ARCHER (ARCH.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis
OSL:ARCH - Euronext Oslo - BMG0451H2087 - Common Stock - Currency: NOK
Taking everything into account, ARCH scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ARCH was compared to 35 industry peers in the Energy Equipment & Services industry. There are concerns on the financial health of ARCH while its profitability can be described as average. ARCH is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
ARCH had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year ARCH had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years ARCH reported 4 times negative net income.
In the past 5 years ARCH always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of ARCH (-4.22%) is worse than 85.71% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -22.92%, ARCH is doing worse than 91.43% of the companies in the same industry.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 7.90%, ARCH perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.29% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ARCH is in line with the industry average of 11.23%.
The 3 year average ROIC (12.88%) for ARCH is well above the current ROIC(7.90%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -4.22% | ||
| ROE | -22.92% | ||
| ROIC | 7.9% |
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
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 5.42%, ARCH is doing worse than 77.14% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ARCH has grown nicely.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 85.35%, ARCH belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 97.14% of the companies in the same industry.
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 | 5.42% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 85.35% |
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
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), ARCH is creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, ARCH has more shares outstanding
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
ARCH has an Altman-Z score of 0.51. This is a bad value and indicates that ARCH is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
ARCH has a Altman-Z score (0.51) which is in line with its industry peers.
ARCH has a debt to FCF ratio of 43.08. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as ARCH would need 43.08 years to pay back of all of its debts.
ARCH has a Debt to FCF ratio of 43.08. This is in the lower half of the industry: ARCH underperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.47 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 2.47, ARCH is doing worse than 82.86% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.47 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 43.08 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.51 |
ROIC/WACC0.86
WACC9.2%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.25 indicates that ARCH should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of ARCH (1.25) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.01 indicates that ARCH should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
ARCH has a worse Quick ratio (1.01) than 68.57% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.01 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for ARCH have decreased strongly by -403.23% in the last year.
ARCH shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 10.23%.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 6.97% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-403.23%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-3200%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.23%
Revenue growth 3Y11.59%
Revenue growth 5Y6.97%
Sales Q2Q%11.09%
3.2 Future
ARCH is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 138.87% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 6.49% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y224.66%
EPS Next 2Y138.87%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year10.98%
Revenue Next 2Y6.49%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
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 4.19.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ARCH is valued cheaply inside the industry as 91.43% of the companies are valued more expensively.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 36.80. ARCH is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 4.19 |
4.2 Price Multiples
ARCH's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ARCH is cheaper than 65.71% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ARCH is valued a bit more expensive than 62.86% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 18.36 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.61 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The 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 138.87% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y138.87%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
ARCH has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 2.69%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 6.40, ARCH has a dividend in line with its industry peers.
Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.34, ARCH has a dividend comparable with the average S&P500 company.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.69% |
5.2 History
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
5.3 Sustainability
DPN/A
EPS Next 2Y138.87%
EPS Next 3YN/A
OSL:ARCH (7/31/2025, 4:19:59 PM)
23.825
-0.18 (-0.73%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners13.2%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.35%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.16B
Analysts82.22
Price Target42.5 (78.38%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 2.69% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)-258.67%
Min EPS beat(2)-529.9%
Max EPS beat(2)12.56%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-166.26%
Min EPS beat(4)-529.9%
Max EPS beat(4)12.56%
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.69%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.23%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.15%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.67%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.23%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.13%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.99%
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)8.23%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-7.69%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.34%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 4.19 | ||
| P/S | 0.16 | ||
| P/FCF | 18.36 | ||
| P/OCF | 2.8 | ||
| P/B | 1.09 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.61 |
EPS(TTM)-4.8
EYN/A
EPS(NY)5.68
Fwd EY23.84%
FCF(TTM)1.3
FCFY5.45%
OCF(TTM)8.5
OCFY35.67%
SpS150.67
BVpS21.86
TBVpS-1.11
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -4.22% | ||
| ROE | -22.92% | ||
| ROCE | 10.26% | ||
| ROIC | 7.9% | ||
| ROICexc | 8.84% | ||
| ROICexgc | 13.05% | ||
| OM | 5.42% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 85.35% | ||
| FCFM | 0.86% |
ROA(3y)-1.53%
ROA(5y)-1.44%
ROE(3y)-4.88%
ROE(5y)-7.65%
ROIC(3y)12.88%
ROIC(5y)9.12%
ROICexc(3y)26.55%
ROICexc(5y)17.43%
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)16.72%
ROCE(5y)11.84%
ROICexcg growth 3Y35.61%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-55.53%
ROICexc growth 3Y32.84%
ROICexc growth 5Y-12.9%
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
F-Score3
Asset Turnover1.27
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.47 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 43.08 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.48 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 97.85% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 4.78% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.09 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 54.76% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.25 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.01 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.51 |
F-Score3
WACC9.2%
ROIC/WACC0.86
Cap/Depr(3y)89.27%
Cap/Depr(5y)79.35%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.13%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.97%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-403.23%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-3200%
EPS Next Y224.66%
EPS Next 2Y138.87%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)10.23%
Revenue growth 3Y11.59%
Revenue growth 5Y6.97%
Sales Q2Q%11.09%
Revenue Next Year10.98%
Revenue Next 2Y6.49%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y3.14%
EBIT growth 3Y32.88%
EBIT growth 5Y10.77%
EBIT Next Year117.49%
EBIT Next 3Y32.78%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-73.32%
FCF growth 3Y28.46%
FCF growth 5Y26.43%
OCF growth 1Y-6.34%
OCF growth 3Y24.99%
OCF growth 5Y13.72%