ARCHER (ARCH.OL) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

OSL:ARCH • BMG0451H2087

25.35 NOK
-0.5 (-1.93%)
Last: Mar 13, 2026, 04:19 PM

This ARCH.OL fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

3

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to ARCH. ARCH was compared to 39 industry peers in the Energy Equipment & Services industry. ARCH has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. ARCH is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. ARCH.OL Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year ARCH has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year ARCH had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • In the past 5 years ARCH reported 4 times negative net income.
  • Of the past 5 years ARCH 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
ARCH.OL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFARCH.OL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50M -50M 100M -100M -150M

1.2 Ratios

  • ARCH has a Return On Assets of -4.09%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: ARCH underperforms 84.62% of its industry peers.
  • ARCH has a Return On Equity of -20.04%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: ARCH underperforms 92.31% of its industry peers.
  • ARCH has a Return On Invested Capital (8.30%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ARCH is in line with the industry average of 11.00%.
  • 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 RankSector 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%
ARCH.OL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICARCH.OL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -100 -200 -300 -400 -500

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 5.80%, ARCH is doing worse than 71.79% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ARCH's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • ARCH's Gross Margin of 85.44% is amongst the best of the industry. ARCH outperforms 94.87% 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 RankSector 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
ARCH.OL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsARCH.OL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40 60 80

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2. ARCH.OL Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), ARCH is creating some value.
  • ARCH has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
ARCH.OL Yearly Shares OutstandingARCH.OL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M
ARCH.OL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsARCH.OL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • An Altman-Z score of 1.86 indicates that ARCH is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
  • With a decent Altman-Z score value of 1.86, ARCH is doing good in the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ARCH has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.10. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of ARCH (2.10) is worse than 89.74% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.1
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.86
ROIC/WACC0.92
WACC9.05%
ARCH.OL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFARCH.OL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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.
  • ARCH has a Current ratio of 1.18. This is in the lower half of the industry: ARCH underperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
  • 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 87.18% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.18
Quick Ratio 0.93
ARCH.OL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesARCH.OL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. ARCH.OL Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for ARCH have decreased strongly by -53.33% in the last year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-53.33%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-13.52%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 103.74% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ARCH will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 3.11% on average per year.
EPS Next Y257.43%
EPS Next 2Y103.74%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year1.36%
Revenue Next 2Y3.11%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

ARCH.OL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesARCH.OL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 500M 1B 1.5B
ARCH.OL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesARCH.OL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 -10 -20

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4. ARCH.OL Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ARCH. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 7.25 indicates a rather cheap valuation of ARCH.
  • 87.18% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ARCH, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • ARCH's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 23.82.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 7.25
ARCH.OL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsARCH.OL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ARCH is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 76.92% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 5.07
ARCH.OL Per share dataARCH.OL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 20 40 60 80 100

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 103.74% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y103.74%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. ARCH.OL Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for ARCH!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

ARCH.OL Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ARCHER

OSL:ARCH (3/13/2026, 4:19:11 PM)

25.35

-0.5 (-1.93%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Earnings (Last)02-02
Earnings (Next)05-13
Inst Owners18.88%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.33%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.52B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-43.60M
Analysts85.45
Price Target34.68 (36.8%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
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)62.45%
Min EPS beat(2)-91.83%
Max EPS beat(2)216.73%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-98.11%
Min EPS beat(4)-529.9%
Max EPS beat(4)216.73%
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)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.54%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.31%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.77%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.08%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.23%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.77%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.38%
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)0.99%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-40%
EPS NY rev (1m)-76.92%
EPS NY rev (3m)-81.57%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.15%
Revenue NY rev (1m)1.31%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.31%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 7.25
P/S 0.19
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 5.66
P/B 1.2
P/tB 174.02
EV/EBITDA 5.07
EPS(TTM)-2.22
EYN/A
EPS(NY)3.5
Fwd EY13.8%
FCF(TTM)-1.06
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)4.48
OCFY17.66%
SpS133.92
BVpS21.13
TBVpS0.15
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.09%
ROE -20.04%
ROCE 10.78%
ROIC 8.3%
ROICexc 8.3%
ROICexgc 11.71%
OM 5.8%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 85.44%
FCFM N/A
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%
ROICexgc growth 3Y35.61%
ROICexgc 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-Score4
Asset Turnover1.29
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.1
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 3.11
Cap/Depr 84.95%
Cap/Sales 4.13%
Interest Coverage 1.29
Cash Conversion 31.34%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.18
Quick Ratio 0.93
Altman-Z 1.86
F-Score4
WACC9.05%
ROIC/WACC0.92
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)-53.33%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next Y257.43%
EPS Next 2Y103.74%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-13.52%
Revenue Next Year1.36%
Revenue Next 2Y3.11%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y12.04%
EBIT growth 3Y32.88%
EBIT growth 5Y10.77%
EBIT Next Year99.1%
EBIT Next 3Y33.79%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-142.22%
FCF growth 3Y28.46%
FCF growth 5Y26.43%
OCF growth 1Y12.99%
OCF growth 3Y24.99%
OCF growth 5Y13.72%

ARCHER / ARCH.OL FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for ARCH stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ARCH.OL.


Can you provide the valuation status for ARCHER?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 5 / 10 to ARCHER (ARCH.OL). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is ARCHER (ARCH.OL) stock?

ARCHER (ARCH.OL) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.