ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA (AFK.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Euronext Oslo - OSL:AFK - NO0003572802 - Common Stock
153 NOK
+5 (+3.38%)
Taking everything into account, AFK scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. AFK was compared to 15 industry peers in the Industrial Conglomerates industry. Both the health and profitability get an excellent rating, making AFK a very profitable company, without any liquidiy or solvency issues. AFK has a bad growth rate and is valued cheaply. With these ratings, AFK could be worth investigating further for value investing!.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year AFK was profitable.
- In the past year AFK had a positive cash flow from operations.
- Each year in the past 5 years AFK has been profitable.
- Of the past 5 years AFK 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 37.85%, AFK belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- AFK's Return On Equity of 60.35% is amongst the best of the industry. AFK outperforms 93.33% of its industry peers.
- AFK's Return On Invested Capital of 3.09% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AFK is outperformed by 60.00% of its industry peers.
- AFK had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.74%. This is in line with the industry average of 6.40%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 37.85% | ||
| ROE | 60.35% | ||
| ROIC | 3.09% |
ROA(3y)8.57%
ROA(5y)5.63%
ROE(3y)14.92%
ROE(5y)9.94%
ROIC(3y)5.74%
ROIC(5y)5.55%
1.3 Margins
- AFK has a Profit Margin of 89.95%. This is amongst the best in the industry. AFK outperforms 100.00% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of AFK has grown nicely.
- AFK has a Operating Margin (8.00%) which is in line with its industry peers.
- AFK's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- AFK has a Gross Margin of 60.59%. This is amongst the best in the industry. AFK outperforms 86.67% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AFK has grown nicely.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 8% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 89.95% | ||
| GM | 60.59% |
OM growth 3Y-4.19%
OM growth 5Y9.48%
PM growth 3Y173.12%
PM growth 5Y119.93%
GM growth 3Y-3.02%
GM growth 5Y2.37%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), AFK is destroying value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, AFK has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
- The number of shares outstanding for AFK remains at a similar level compared to 5 years ago.
- AFK has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- An Altman-Z score of 3.06 indicates that AFK is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 3.06, AFK belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 86.67% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of AFK is 7.98, which is on the high side as it means it would take AFK, 7.98 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- AFK has a better Debt to FCF ratio (7.98) than 73.33% of its industry peers.
- AFK has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.28. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
- AFK's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.28 is amongst the best of the industry. AFK outperforms 86.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.28 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.98 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.06 |
ROIC/WACC0.38
WACC8.15%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.99 indicates that AFK should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- AFK's Current ratio of 1.99 is amongst the best of the industry. AFK outperforms 86.67% of its industry peers.
- AFK has a Quick Ratio of 1.54. This is a normal value and indicates that AFK is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- AFK has a Quick ratio of 1.54. This is in the better half of the industry: AFK outperforms 73.33% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.54 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- AFK shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 853.14%, which is quite impressive.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 118.94% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth
- The Revenue for AFK has decreased by -36.01% in the past year. This is quite bad
- AFK shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -0.59% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)853.14%
EPS 3Y175.92%
EPS 5Y118.94%
EPS Q2Q%133200%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-36.01%
Revenue growth 3Y0.97%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.59%
Sales Q2Q%-6.37%
3.2 Future
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y1594.19%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year1036.26%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 2.44, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of AFK.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, AFK is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of AFK to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.47), we can say AFK is valued rather cheaply.
- AFK is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.36.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AFK indicates a rather cheap valuation: AFK is cheaper than 93.33% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 24.26. AFK is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.44 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.36 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as AFK.
- AFK's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 37.5 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 15.31 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- AFK's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
- AFK has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)0
PEG (5Y)0.02
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for AFK!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
OSL:AFK (1/16/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
153
+5 (+3.38%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryIndustrial Conglomerates
Earnings (Last)11-07 2025-11-07
Earnings (Next)02-13 2026-02-13
Inst Owners1.89%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners3.03%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap8.57B
Revenue(TTM)3.85B
Net Income(TTM)3.46B
Analysts80
Price Target170.85 (11.67%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly Dividend4.56
Dividend Growth(5Y)11.52%
DP5.56%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
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)0%
PT rev (3m)-7.97%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 2.44 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.36 | ||
| P/S | 2.23 | ||
| P/FCF | 37.5 | ||
| P/OCF | 16.65 | ||
| P/B | 1.49 | ||
| P/tB | 1.82 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 15.31 |
EPS(TTM)62.83
EY41.07%
EPS(NY)18.31
Fwd EY11.97%
FCF(TTM)4.08
FCFY2.67%
OCF(TTM)9.19
OCFY6%
SpS68.72
BVpS102.43
TBVpS84.14
PEG (NY)0
PEG (5Y)0.02
Graham Number380.53
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 37.85% | ||
| ROE | 60.35% | ||
| ROCE | 4.11% | ||
| ROIC | 3.09% | ||
| ROICexc | 3.9% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.69% | ||
| OM | 8% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 89.95% | ||
| GM | 60.59% | ||
| FCFM | 5.94% |
ROA(3y)8.57%
ROA(5y)5.63%
ROE(3y)14.92%
ROE(5y)9.94%
ROIC(3y)5.74%
ROIC(5y)5.55%
ROICexc(3y)9.12%
ROICexc(5y)15.33%
ROICexgc(3y)20.69%
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)7.63%
ROCE(5y)7.38%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-38.51%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-27.22%
ROICexc growth 3Y-28.04%
ROICexc growth 5Y-17.4%
OM growth 3Y-4.19%
OM growth 5Y9.48%
PM growth 3Y173.12%
PM growth 5Y119.93%
GM growth 3Y-3.02%
GM growth 5Y2.37%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.42
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.28 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 7.98 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.99 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 122.66% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 7.43% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 2.14 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 95.07% | ||
| Profit Quality | 6.6% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.54 | ||
| Altman-Z | 3.06 |
F-Score5
WACC8.15%
ROIC/WACC0.38
Cap/Depr(3y)124.09%
Cap/Depr(5y)112.85%
Cap/Sales(3y)11.86%
Cap/Sales(5y)9.63%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)853.14%
EPS 3Y175.92%
EPS 5Y118.94%
EPS Q2Q%133200%
EPS Next Y1594.19%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-36.01%
Revenue growth 3Y0.97%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.59%
Sales Q2Q%-6.37%
Revenue Next Year1036.26%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-19.79%
EBIT growth 3Y-3.26%
EBIT growth 5Y8.83%
EBIT Next Year-5.82%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y140.55%
FCF growth 3Y-23.89%
FCF growth 5Y-1.99%
OCF growth 1Y5309.47%
OCF growth 3Y-4.64%
OCF growth 5Y9.46%
ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA / AFK.OL FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA (AFK.OL) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to AFK.OL.
What is the valuation status for AFK stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA (AFK.OL). This can be considered as Undervalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA?
ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA (AFK.OL) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.
What is the expected EPS growth for ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA (AFK.OL) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA (AFK.OL) is expected to grow by 1594.19% in the next year.
Is the dividend of ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA sustainable?
The dividend rating of ARENDALS FOSSEKOMPANI ASA (AFK.OL) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 5.56%.