ARCHER (ARCH.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Euronext Oslo - OSL:ARCH - BMG0451H2087 - Common Stock
23 NOK
-0.35 (-1.5%)
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. While ARCH is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. ARCH is valued correctly, 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.
ARCH had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years ARCH had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of ARCH (-4.36%) is worse than 81.08% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -23.14%, ARCH is doing worse than 94.59% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Invested Capital of ARCH (8.62%) 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 10.92%.
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
With a Operating Margin value of 5.63%, ARCH is not doing good in the industry: 72.97% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ARCH has grown nicely.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 84.96%, ARCH belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 94.59% 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 | 5.63% | ||
| 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
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), ARCH is creating some value.
ARCH has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, ARCH has less shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, ARCH has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 1.90 indicates that ARCH is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
ARCH has a Altman-Z score of 1.90. This is in the better half of the industry: ARCH outperforms 67.57% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.40 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 2.40, ARCH is doing worse than 89.19% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.4 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.9 |
ROIC/WACC0.93
WACC9.31%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.19 indicates that ARCH should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
ARCH has a worse Current ratio (1.19) than 62.16% of its industry peers.
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 78.38% 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 -179.31%.
ARCH shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 11.24%.
Measured over the past years, ARCH shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 6.97% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-179.31%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%600%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)11.24%
Revenue growth 3Y11.59%
Revenue growth 5Y6.97%
Sales Q2Q%1.25%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 73.39% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
ARCH is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.87% yearly.
EPS Next Y13.86%
EPS Next 2Y116.86%
EPS Next 3Y73.39%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year4.09%
Revenue Next 2Y2.87%
Revenue Next 3Y2.87%
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
The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ARCH. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 5.60, the valuation of ARCH can be described as very cheap.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ARCH is valued cheaply inside the industry as 81.08% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 23.51, ARCH is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.6 |
4.2 Price Multiples
The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as ARCH.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.66 |
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.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as ARCH's earnings are expected to grow with 73.39% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y116.86%
EPS Next 3Y73.39%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for ARCH!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
OSL:ARCH (12/10/2025, 1:35:45 PM)
23
-0.35 (-1.5%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners18.47%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.33%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.29B
Revenue(TTM)1.30B
Net Income(TTM)-44.60M
Analysts84
Price Target34.34 (49.3%)
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)0%
PT rev (3m)-10.22%
EPS NQ rev (1m)4.01%
EPS NQ rev (3m)8.34%
EPS NY rev (1m)5%
EPS NY rev (3m)-52.01%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.82%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.47%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.07%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.07%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 5.6 | ||
| P/S | 0.16 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | 3.93 | ||
| P/B | 1.17 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.66 |
EPS(TTM)-2.33
EYN/A
EPS(NY)4.11
Fwd EY17.85%
FCF(TTM)-0.5
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)5.85
OCFY25.44%
SpS139.92
BVpS19.61
TBVpS-2.08
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/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%
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 Turnover1.34
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
WACC9.31%
ROIC/WACC0.93
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)-179.31%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%600%
EPS Next Y13.86%
EPS Next 2Y116.86%
EPS Next 3Y73.39%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)11.24%
Revenue growth 3Y11.59%
Revenue growth 5Y6.97%
Sales Q2Q%1.25%
Revenue Next Year4.09%
Revenue Next 2Y2.87%
Revenue Next 3Y2.87%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y11.37%
EBIT growth 3Y32.88%
EBIT growth 5Y10.77%
EBIT Next Year99.78%
EBIT Next 3Y31.82%
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%
ARCHER / ARCH.OL FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for ARCH stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ARCH.OL.
What is the valuation status for ARCH stock?
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 4 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for ARCHER?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ARCHER (ARCH.OL) is expected to grow by 13.86% in the next year.