ARCHER (ARCH.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - OSL:ARCH - BMG0451H2087 - Common Stock
24.5 NOK
-0.5 (-2%)
Taking everything into account, ARCH scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ARCH was compared to 37 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 has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.
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.
Each year in the past 5 years ARCH had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
ARCH has a worse Return On Assets (-4.36%) than 86.49% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -23.14%, ARCH is doing worse than 91.89% of the companies in the same industry.
ARCH has a Return On Invested Capital of 8.62%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ARCH outperforms 54.05% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ARCH is in line with the industry average of 11.43%.
The 3 year average ROIC (12.88%) for ARCH is well above the current ROIC(8.62%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -4.36% | ||
| ROE | -23.14% | ||
| ROIC | 8.62% |
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
ARCH has a Operating Margin of 5.63%. This is in the lower half of the industry: ARCH underperforms 75.68% of its industry peers.
ARCH's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 84.96%, ARCH belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 97.30% of the companies in the same industry.
ARCH's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.63% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 84.96% |
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
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ARCH is still creating some value.
Compared to 1 year ago, ARCH has more shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for ARCH has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
ARCH has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
ARCH has an Altman-Z score of 1.90. This is not the best score and indicates that ARCH is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
With a decent Altman-Z score value of 1.90, ARCH is doing good in the industry, outperforming 64.86% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.40 is on the high side and indicates that ARCH has dependencies on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 2.40, ARCH is not doing good in the industry: 83.78% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.4 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.9 |
ROIC/WACC0.96
WACC8.95%
2.3 Liquidity
ARCH has a Current Ratio of 1.19. This is a normal value and indicates that ARCH is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.19, ARCH is in line with its industry, outperforming 43.24% of the companies in the same industry.
ARCH has a Quick Ratio of 1.19. This is a bad value and indicates that ARCH is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ARCH's Quick ratio of 0.94 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ARCH is outperformed by 72.97% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.94 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
ARCH shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -368.57%.
The Revenue has grown by 12.22% 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)-368.57%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.22%
Revenue growth 3Y11.59%
Revenue growth 5Y6.97%
Sales Q2Q%12.91%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 81.37% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
The Revenue is expected to grow by 1.61% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y43.34%
EPS Next 2Y128.94%
EPS Next 3Y81.37%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year4.31%
Revenue Next 2Y1.47%
Revenue Next 3Y1.61%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less 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.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.14, the valuation of ARCH can be described as very cheap.
91.89% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ARCH, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ARCH to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.88), we can say ARCH is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.14 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ARCH is valued a bit cheaper than 70.27% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.67 |
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.
ARCH's earnings are expected to grow with 81.37% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y128.94%
EPS Next 3Y81.37%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
ARCH does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
OSL:ARCH (9/19/2025, 4:15:15 PM)
24.5
-0.5 (-2%)
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 Cap2.22B
Analysts82.5
Price Target38.25 (56.12%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
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)-39.64%
Min EPS beat(2)-91.83%
Max EPS beat(2)12.56%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-167.49%
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)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.46%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.23%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.31%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.24%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.23%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.13%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.44%
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)-10%
PT rev (3m)-10%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-42.86%
EPS NQ rev (3m)300%
EPS NY rev (1m)-145.45%
EPS NY rev (3m)-145.45%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.05%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.29%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-6%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.14 | ||
| P/S | 0.16 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 3.93 | ||
| P/B | 1.17 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.67 |
EPS(TTM)-4.61
EYN/A
EPS(NY)4.77
Fwd EY19.46%
FCF(TTM)-0.53
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)6.23
OCFY25.41%
SpS148.88
BVpS20.87
TBVpS-2.21
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -4.36% | ||
| ROE | -23.14% | ||
| ROCE | 11.2% | ||
| ROIC | 8.62% | ||
| ROICexc | 9.24% | ||
| ROICexgc | 13.79% | ||
| OM | 5.63% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 84.96% | ||
| 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%
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-Score4
Asset Turnover1.34
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.4 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.24 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 95.71% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 4.54% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.56 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 40.32% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.9 |
F-Score4
WACC8.95%
ROIC/WACC0.96
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)-368.57%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next Y43.34%
EPS Next 2Y128.94%
EPS Next 3Y81.37%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.22%
Revenue growth 3Y11.59%
Revenue growth 5Y6.97%
Sales Q2Q%12.91%
Revenue Next Year4.31%
Revenue Next 2Y1.47%
Revenue Next 3Y1.61%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y11.37%
EBIT growth 3Y32.88%
EBIT growth 5Y10.77%
EBIT Next Year117.49%
EBIT Next 3Y32.78%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-118.85%
FCF growth 3Y28.46%
FCF growth 5Y26.43%
OCF growth 1Y-12.08%
OCF growth 3Y24.99%
OCF growth 5Y13.72%