ARG Fundamental Analysis - ARGAN

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to ARG. ARG was compared to 40 industry peers in the Diversified REITs industry. ARG scores excellent on profitability, but there are concerns on its financial health. ARG is valued quite cheap, while showing a decent growth score. This is a good combination! Finally ARG also has an excellent dividend rating.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ARG had positive earnings in the past year.

ARG had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

Of the past 5 years ARG 4 years were profitable.

Each year in the past 5 years ARG had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

ARG has a better Return On Assets (6.75%) than 100.00% of its industry peers.

ARG has a better Return On Equity (12.65%) than 97.50% of its industry peers.

ARG's Return On Invested Capital of 3.47% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ARG outperforms 55.00% of its industry peers.

Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ARG is in line with the industry average of 3.44%.

The last Return On Invested Capital (3.47%) for ARG is above the 3 year average (3.13%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	6.75%
ROE	12.65%
ROIC	3.47%

ROA(3y)0.48%

ROA(5y)4.9%

ROE(3y)0.46%

ROE(5y)10.33%

ROIC(3y)3.13%

ROIC(5y)3.04%

1.3 Margins

ARG's Profit Margin of 139.47% is amongst the best of the industry. ARG outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ARG has declined.

With an excellent Operating Margin value of 92.63%, ARG belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 95.00% of the companies in the same industry.

ARG's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	92.63%
PM (TTM)	139.47%
GM	N/A

OM growth 3Y-0.31%

OM growth 5Y17.53%

PM growth 3Y-33.91%

PM growth 5Y-10.3%

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ARG has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

Compared to 1 year ago, ARG has more shares outstanding

The number of shares outstanding for ARG has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for ARG has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

ARG has an Altman-Z score of 1.27. This is a bad value and indicates that ARG is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

ARG has a better Altman-Z score (1.27) than 85.00% of its industry peers.

ARG has a debt to FCF ratio of 9.50. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as ARG would need 9.50 years to pay back of all of its debts.

ARG has a better Debt to FCF ratio (9.50) than 77.50% of its industry peers.

ARG has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.76. This is a neutral value indicating ARG is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.76, ARG perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 42.50% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.76
Debt/FCF	9.5
Altman-Z	1.27

ROIC/WACC0.61

WACC5.67%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.52 indicates that ARG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

ARG has a Current ratio (0.52) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.52 indicates that ARG may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

ARG has a Quick ratio (0.52) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.52
Quick Ratio	0.52

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ARG shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 188.61%, which is quite impressive.

The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -3.87% on average over the past years.

ARG shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 7.89%.

Measured over the past years, ARG shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 14.50% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)188.61%

EPS 3Y-30.53%

EPS 5Y-3.87%

EPS Q2Q%39.97%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.89%

Revenue growth 3Y8.41%

Revenue growth 5Y14.5%

Sales Q2Q%7.59%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 2.73% on average over the next years.

Based on estimates for the next years, ARG will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.41% on average per year.

EPS Next Y8.03%

EPS Next 2Y4.26%

EPS Next 3Y3.05%

EPS Next 5Y2.73%

Revenue Next Year6.24%

Revenue Next 2Y4.15%

Revenue Next 3Y4.2%

Revenue Next 5Y3.41%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 5.54, the valuation of ARG can be described as very cheap.

ARG's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ARG is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.32, ARG is valued rather cheaply.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.35 indicates a reasonable valuation of ARG.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ARG indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ARG is cheaper than 62.50% of the companies listed in the same industry.

ARG's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.89.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	5.54
Fwd PE	10.35

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as ARG.

ARG's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ARG is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	8.44
EV/EBITDA	17.66

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.

ARG has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.

PEG (NY)0.69

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y4.26%

EPS Next 3Y3.05%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ARG has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 5.01%, which is a nice return.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 5.58, ARG has a dividend in line with its industry peers.

ARG's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.38.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	5.01%

5.2 History

The dividend of ARG is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 32.61%!

Dividend Growth(5Y)32.61%

Div Incr Years2

Div Non Decr Years2

5.3 Sustainability

22.49% of the earnings are spent on dividend by ARG. This is a low number and sustainable payout ratio.

ARG's earnings are growing slower than its dividend. This means the dividend growth is not sustainable.

DP22.49%

EPS Next 2Y4.26%

EPS Next 3Y3.05%

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ARGAN

EPA:ARG (9/26/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

63.2

+0.4 (+0.64%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorReal Estate

GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

GICS IndustryDiversified REITs

Earnings (Last)07-17 2025-07-17

Earnings (Next)10-01 2025-10-01

Inst Owners34.29%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners36.31%

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap1.63B

Analysts78.33

Price Target79.94 (26.49%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	5.01%

Yearly Dividend2.17

Dividend Growth(5Y)32.61%

DP22.49%

Div Incr Years2

Div Non Decr Years2

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

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)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

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)-1.72%

PT rev (3m)-1.04%

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)1.5%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.14%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.27%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	5.54
Fwd PE	10.35
P/S	7.8
P/FCF	8.44
P/OCF	8.43
P/B	0.71
P/tB	0.73
EV/EBITDA	17.66

EPS(TTM)11.41

EY18.05%

EPS(NY)6.11

Fwd EY9.66%

FCF(TTM)7.49

FCFY11.85%

OCF(TTM)7.49

OCFY11.86%

SpS8.1

BVpS89.25

TBVpS87.09

PEG (NY)0.69

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	6.75%
ROE	12.65%
ROCE	4.72%
ROIC	3.47%
ROICexc	3.5%
ROICexgc	3.55%
OM	92.63%
PM (TTM)	139.47%
GM	N/A
FCFM	92.46%

ROA(3y)0.48%

ROA(5y)4.9%

ROE(3y)0.46%

ROE(5y)10.33%

ROIC(3y)3.13%

ROIC(5y)3.04%

ROICexc(3y)3.21%

ROICexc(5y)3.17%

ROICexgc(3y)3.25%

ROICexgc(5y)3.22%

ROCE(3y)4.26%

ROCE(5y)4.13%

ROICexcg growth 3Y3.68%

ROICexcg growth 5Y17.66%

ROICexc growth 3Y3.74%

ROICexc growth 5Y18.7%

OM growth 3Y-0.31%

OM growth 5Y17.53%

PM growth 3Y-33.91%

PM growth 5Y-10.3%

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score6

Asset Turnover0.05

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.76
Debt/FCF	9.5
Debt/EBITDA	8.99
Cap/Depr	69.58%
Cap/Sales	0.09%
Interest Coverage	250
Cash Conversion	99.78%
Profit Quality	66.3%
Current Ratio	0.52
Quick Ratio	0.52
Altman-Z	1.27

F-Score6

WACC5.67%

ROIC/WACC0.61

Cap/Depr(3y)57.59%

Cap/Depr(5y)2471.73%

Cap/Sales(3y)0.08%

Cap/Sales(5y)39.63%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)188.61%

EPS 3Y-30.53%

EPS 5Y-3.87%

EPS Q2Q%39.97%

EPS Next Y8.03%

EPS Next 2Y4.26%

EPS Next 3Y3.05%

EPS Next 5Y2.73%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.89%

Revenue growth 3Y8.41%

Revenue growth 5Y14.5%

Sales Q2Q%7.59%

Revenue Next Year6.24%

Revenue Next 2Y4.15%

Revenue Next 3Y4.2%

Revenue Next 5Y3.41%

EBIT growth 1Y7.58%

EBIT growth 3Y8.07%

EBIT growth 5Y34.57%

EBIT Next Year-10.14%

EBIT Next 3Y-1.47%

EBIT Next 5Y-0.65%

FCF growth 1Y5.49%

FCF growth 3Y0.28%

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y5.46%

OCF growth 3Y0.29%

OCF growth 5Y66.22%

ARGAN (ARG.PA) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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