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ARCHER (ARCH.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

Europe - Euronext Oslo - OSL:ARCH - BMG0451H2087 - Common Stock

21.95 NOK
0 (0%)
Last: 12/19/2025, 7:00:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to ARCH. 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.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ARCH had negative earnings in the past year.
ARCH had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years ARCH reported 4 times negative net income.
ARCH had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M -200M -300M

1.2 Ratios

ARCH has a Return On Assets of -4.13%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: ARCH underperforms 81.08% of its industry peers.
ARCH's Return On Equity of -20.18% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ARCH is outperformed by 94.59% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 8.30%, ARCH perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.05% of the companies in the same industry.
ARCH had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 12.88%. This is above the industry average of 10.86%.
The 3 year average ROIC (12.88%) for ARCH is well above the current ROIC(8.30%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.13%
ROE -20.18%
ROIC 8.3%
ROA(3y)-1.54%
ROA(5y)-1.45%
ROE(3y)-4.92%
ROE(5y)-7.67%
ROIC(3y)12.88%
ROIC(5y)9.12%
ARCH.OL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICARCH.OL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -100 -200 -300 -400 -500

1.3 Margins

With a Operating Margin value of 5.80%, 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 85.44%, ARCH belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 94.59% of the companies in the same industry.
ARCH's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 5.8%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 85.44%
OM growth 3Y18.86%
OM growth 5Y3.43%
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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 60 80

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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.
The number of shares outstanding for ARCH has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, ARCH has an improved debt to assets ratio.
ARCH.OL Yearly Shares OutstandingARCH.OL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

ARCH has an Altman-Z score of 1.82. 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.
ARCH has a Altman-Z score of 1.82. This is in the better half of the industry: ARCH outperforms 72.97% of its industry peers.
ARCH has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.10. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 2.10, ARCH is not doing good in the industry: 86.49% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 2.1
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.82
ROIC/WACC0.89
WACC9.36%
ARCH.OL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFARCH.OL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.18 indicates that ARCH should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of ARCH (1.18) is worse than 62.16% 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 78.38% 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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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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 9.64%.
ARCH shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 6.97% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-179.31%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%600%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)9.64%
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
The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.87% on average over the next years.
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.
ARCH.OL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesARCH.OL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 500M 1B 1.5B 2B
ARCH.OL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesARCH.OL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 -10 -20

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ARCH reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 5.32, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of ARCH.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ARCH is valued cheaper than 89.19% of the companies in the same industry.
ARCH is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 23.84, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 5.32
ARCH.OL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsARCH.OL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20

4.2 Price Multiples

The rest of the industry has a similar Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio as ARCH.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.72
ARCH.OL Per share dataARCH.OL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 100

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 73.39% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y116.86%
EPS Next 3Y73.39%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ARCH does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

ARCHER

OSL:ARCH (12/19/2025, 7:00:00 PM)

21.95

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryEnergy Equipment & Services
Earnings (Last)11-28 2025-11-28/bmo
Earnings (Next)02-27 2026-02-27
Inst Owners18.47%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.33%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.18B
Revenue(TTM)1.38B
Net Income(TTM)-44.00M
Analysts84
Price Target34.34 (56.45%)
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)-10.22%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-6.25%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-31.82%
EPS NY rev (1m)5%
EPS NY rev (3m)-52.01%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.15%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.15%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.07%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.22%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 5.32
P/S 0.16
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 4.66
P/B 0.99
P/tB 214.68
EV/EBITDA 4.72
EPS(TTM)-2.34
EYN/A
EPS(NY)4.12
Fwd EY18.79%
FCF(TTM)-1.11
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)4.71
OCFY21.47%
SpS140.96
BVpS22.19
TBVpS0.1
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -4.13%
ROE -20.18%
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)-1.54%
ROA(5y)-1.45%
ROE(3y)-4.92%
ROE(5y)-7.67%
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)16.73%
ROCE(5y)11.84%
ROICexgc growth 3Y35.33%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-55.58%
ROICexc growth 3Y32.61%
ROICexc growth 5Y-12.99%
OM growth 3Y18.86%
OM growth 5Y3.43%
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 85.07%
Cap/Sales 4.13%
Interest Coverage 1.29
Cash Conversion 31.36%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.18
Quick Ratio 0.93
Altman-Z 1.82
F-Score4
WACC9.36%
ROIC/WACC0.89
Cap/Depr(3y)89.07%
Cap/Depr(5y)79.23%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.14%
Cap/Sales(5y)3.98%
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)9.64%
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 1Y12.04%
EBIT growth 3Y32.64%
EBIT growth 5Y10.65%
EBIT Next Year99.78%
EBIT Next 3Y31.82%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-142.22%
FCF growth 3Y28.77%
FCF growth 5Y26.61%
OCF growth 1Y12.99%
OCF growth 3Y25.03%
OCF growth 5Y13.74%

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.