ARCHER (ARCH.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

Europe - Euronext Oslo - OSL:ARCH - BMG0451H2087 - Common Stock

24.025 NOK

+0.07 (+0.31%)

Last: 1/29/2026, 10:01:11 AM

Fundamental Rating

ARCH gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 36 industry peers in the Energy Equipment & Services industry. ARCH has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. ARCH has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ARCH had negative earnings in the past year.
ARCH had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years ARCH reported 4 times negative net income.
Each year in the past 5 years ARCH had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -4.09%, ARCH is not doing good in the industry: 86.11% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
ARCH has a worse Return On Equity (-20.04%) than 94.44% of its industry peers.
ARCH has a Return On Invested Capital of 8.30%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ARCH outperforms 52.78% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ARCH is above the industry average of 10.31%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (8.30%) for ARCH is well below the 3 year average (12.88%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that ARCH had better years and this may not be a problem.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-4.09%
ROE	-20.04%
ROIC	8.3%

ROA(3y)-1.53%

ROA(5y)-1.44%

ROE(3y)-4.88%

ROE(5y)-7.65%

ROIC(3y)12.88%

ROIC(5y)9.12%

1.3 Margins

The Operating Margin of ARCH (5.80%) is worse than 72.22% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ARCH has grown nicely.
The Gross Margin of ARCH (85.44%) is better than 94.44% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ARCH has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	5.8%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	85.44%

OM growth 3Y19.08%

OM growth 5Y3.55%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-0.81%

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ARCH has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.
The number of shares outstanding for ARCH has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
ARCH has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for ARCH has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 1.84 indicates that ARCH is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of ARCH (1.84) is better than 77.78% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.10 is on the high side and indicates that ARCH has dependencies on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 2.10, ARCH is doing worse than 86.11% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.1
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.84

ROIC/WACC0.93

WACC8.95%

2.3 Liquidity

ARCH has a Current Ratio of 1.18. This is a normal value and indicates that ARCH is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Current ratio value of 1.18, ARCH is not doing good in the industry: 63.89% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
ARCH has a Quick Ratio of 1.18. This is a bad value and indicates that ARCH is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.93, ARCH is doing worse than 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.18
Quick Ratio	0.93

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ARCH shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -179.31%.
The Revenue has grown by 9.66% in the past year. This is quite good.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.97% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-179.31%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%600%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.66%

Revenue growth 3Y11.59%

Revenue growth 5Y6.97%

Sales Q2Q%1.25%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, ARCH will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 73.20% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, ARCH will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.68% on average per year.

EPS Next Y11.6%

EPS Next 2Y121.13%

EPS Next 3Y73.2%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year4.09%

Revenue Next 2Y2.36%

Revenue Next 3Y2.68%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ARCH reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
ARCH is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.76.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ARCH is valued cheaply inside the industry as 91.67% of the companies are valued more expensively.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.83. ARCH is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	5.76

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ARCH is valued a bit cheaper than 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	4.94

4.3 Compensation for Growth

ARCH's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as ARCH's earnings are expected to grow with 73.20% in the coming years.