ELKEM ASA (ELK.OL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

Europe • Euronext Oslo • OSL:ELK • NO0010816093

27.96 NOK
-0.16 (-0.57%)
Last: Feb 6, 2026, 07:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

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Overall ELK gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated ELK against 73 industry peers in the Chemicals industry. ELK has an average financial health and profitability rating. ELK is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year ELK has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year ELK had a positive cash flow from operations.
  • Each year in the past 5 years ELK has been profitable.
  • In the past 5 years ELK always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
ELK.OL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFELK.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 2B -2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -1.07%, ELK is doing worse than 68.12% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -2.13%, ELK is doing worse than 69.57% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ELK's Return On Invested Capital of 2.29% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ELK outperforms 44.93% of its industry peers.
  • ELK had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 8.73%. This is in line with the industry average of 7.31%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (8.73%) for ELK is well above the current ROIC(2.29%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.07%
ROE -2.13%
ROIC 2.29%
ROA(3y)6.39%
ROA(5y)6.2%
ROE(3y)11.85%
ROE(5y)12.17%
ROIC(3y)8.73%
ROIC(5y)8.61%
ELK.OL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICELK.OL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10 20 30

1.3 Margins

  • ELK's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • ELK's Operating Margin of 8.13% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ELK outperforms 57.97% of its industry peers.
  • ELK's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • With a decent Gross Margin value of 53.81%, ELK is doing good in the industry, outperforming 79.71% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ELK has grown nicely.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 8.13%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 53.81%
OM growth 3Y-7.33%
OM growth 5Y22.64%
PM growth 3Y-41.92%
PM growth 5Y-6.54%
GM growth 3Y0.8%
GM growth 5Y2.02%
ELK.OL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsELK.OL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10 20 30 40 50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ELK is still creating some value.
  • ELK has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ELK has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • ELK has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
ELK.OL Yearly Shares OutstandingELK.OL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M
ELK.OL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsELK.OL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10B 20B 30B 40B 50B

2.2 Solvency

  • ELK has an Altman-Z score of 1.72. This is a bad value and indicates that ELK is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • ELK's Altman-Z score of 1.72 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ELK is outperformed by 71.01% of its industry peers.
  • ELK has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.47. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.47, ELK perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 47.83% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.47
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.72
ROIC/WACC0.3
WACC7.54%
ELK.OL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFELK.OL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10B 20B

2.3 Liquidity

  • ELK has a Current Ratio of 3.27. This indicates that ELK is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of ELK (3.27) is better than 88.41% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.67 indicates that ELK should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • ELK's Quick ratio of 1.67 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ELK outperforms 76.81% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 3.27
Quick Ratio 1.67
ELK.OL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesELK.OL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • ELK shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -1100.00%.
  • ELK shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -11.90% yearly.
  • Looking at the last year, ELK shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -46.80% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been decreasing by -4.35% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1100%
EPS 3Y-53.14%
EPS 5Y-11.9%
EPS Q2Q%-66.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-46.8%
Revenue growth 3Y-18.65%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.35%
Sales Q2Q%-2.63%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, ELK will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 49.55% on average per year.
  • ELK is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 0.27% yearly.
EPS Next Y-185.57%
EPS Next 2Y32.5%
EPS Next 3Y49.55%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-8.51%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.48%
Revenue Next 3Y0.27%
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
ELK.OL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesELK.OL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 10B 20B 30B 40B
ELK.OL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesELK.OL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 5 10 15

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • ELK reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 20.42, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of ELK.
  • The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as ELK.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of ELK to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.77), we can say ELK is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 20.42
ELK.OL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsELK.OL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ELK is valued cheaper than 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 6.49
ELK.OL Per share dataELK.OL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as ELK's earnings are expected to grow with 49.55% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y32.5%
EPS Next 3Y49.55%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • ELK has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.07%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
  • ELK's Dividend Yield is slightly below the industry average, which is at 2.26.
  • With a Dividend Yield of 1.07, ELK pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.81.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.07%

5.2 History

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

DPN/A
EPS Next 2Y32.5%
EPS Next 3Y49.55%
ELK.OL Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendELK.OL Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 2B -2B 4B 6B 8B

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ELKEM ASA

OSL:ELK (2/6/2026, 7:00:00 PM)

27.96

-0.16 (-0.57%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryChemicals
Earnings (Last)10-23
Earnings (Next)02-11
Inst Owners19.77%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.04%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap17.88B
Revenue(TTM)16.90B
Net Income(TTM)-509.00M
Analysts80
Price Target32.51 (16.27%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.07%
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)-794.23%
Min EPS beat(2)-1717.16%
Max EPS beat(2)128.7%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-1012.51%
Min EPS beat(4)-2351.11%
Max EPS beat(4)128.7%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-1098.43%
EPS beat(12)3
Avg EPS beat(12)-769.13%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)-570.96%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.07%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.2%
Max Revenue beat(2)5.35%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.45%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.85%
Max Revenue beat(4)5.35%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.9%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.35%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.31%
PT rev (1m)7.98%
PT rev (3m)14.65%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-187.5%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-133.82%
EPS NY rev (1m)-7.07%
EPS NY rev (3m)-230.98%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.32%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.71%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-1.25%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 20.42
P/S 1.06
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 13.23
P/B 0.75
P/tB 0.77
EV/EBITDA 6.49
EPS(TTM)-0.8
EYN/A
EPS(NY)1.37
Fwd EY4.9%
FCF(TTM)-2.28
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)2.11
OCFY7.56%
SpS26.42
BVpS37.29
TBVpS36.53
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -1.07%
ROE -2.13%
ROCE 3.14%
ROIC 2.29%
ROICexc 2.45%
ROICexgc 2.48%
OM 8.13%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 53.81%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)6.39%
ROA(5y)6.2%
ROE(3y)11.85%
ROE(5y)12.17%
ROIC(3y)8.73%
ROIC(5y)8.61%
ROICexc(3y)10.76%
ROICexc(5y)10.71%
ROICexgc(3y)11.49%
ROICexgc(5y)11.66%
ROCE(3y)12.41%
ROCE(5y)12.33%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-39.97%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-3.21%
ROICexc growth 3Y-38.01%
ROICexc growth 5Y-2.06%
OM growth 3Y-7.33%
OM growth 5Y22.64%
PM growth 3Y-41.92%
PM growth 5Y-6.54%
GM growth 3Y0.8%
GM growth 5Y2.02%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.36
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.47
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 2.7
Cap/Depr 100.39%
Cap/Sales 16.64%
Interest Coverage 1.76
Cash Conversion 32.37%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 3.27
Quick Ratio 1.67
Altman-Z 1.72
F-Score5
WACC7.54%
ROIC/WACC0.3
Cap/Depr(3y)178.1%
Cap/Depr(5y)168.55%
Cap/Sales(3y)17.35%
Cap/Sales(5y)14.34%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1100%
EPS 3Y-53.14%
EPS 5Y-11.9%
EPS Q2Q%-66.67%
EPS Next Y-185.57%
EPS Next 2Y32.5%
EPS Next 3Y49.55%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-46.8%
Revenue growth 3Y-18.65%
Revenue growth 5Y-4.35%
Sales Q2Q%-2.63%
Revenue Next Year-8.51%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.48%
Revenue Next 3Y0.27%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y55.61%
EBIT growth 3Y-24.62%
EBIT growth 5Y17.3%
EBIT Next Year154.93%
EBIT Next 3Y52.93%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-428.99%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-73.43%
OCF growth 3Y-25.52%
OCF growth 5Y2%

ELKEM ASA / ELK.OL FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ELKEM ASA (ELK.OL) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to ELK.OL.


What is the valuation status for ELK stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to ELKEM ASA (ELK.OL). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of ELK stock?

ELKEM ASA (ELK.OL) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.


How financially healthy is ELKEM ASA?

The financial health rating of ELKEM ASA (ELK.OL) is 4 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for ELK stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ELKEM ASA (ELK.OL) is expected to decline by -185.57% in the next year.