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Arq, Inc. (ARQ) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ARQ • • Industrial / General
IndustrialsEnvironmental ServicesWater Treatment & PurificationActivated Carbon & Filtration Media
AboutArq, Inc. produces activated carbon products in North America. The company's products include granular activated carbon, powdered activated carbon, and colloidal carbon products; Arq Powder Wetcake, a fine and low-ash coal waste-derived particle; and additives for air emissions control. Its products are used in various applications, including; water treatment, ground water remediation, soil sediments, air emissions, and asphalt additives. The company was formerly known as Advanced Emissions Solutions, Inc. and changed its name to Arq, Inc. in February 2024. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.Show more
  • Revenue $109M +9.9%
  • EBITDA $7M +337.6%
  • Net Income -$5M +58.3%
  • EPS (Diluted) -0.14 +66.7%
  • Gross Margin 36.2% +12.7%
  • EBITDA Margin 6.09% +316.3%
  • Operating Margin -1.8% +86.6%
  • Net Margin -4.69% +62.0%
  • ROE -2.58% +66.4%
  • ROIC -0.73% +90.9%
  • Debt/Equity 0.16 -11.1%
  • Interest Coverage -0.60 +86.4%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Trading at only 0.6x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Weak momentum: RS Rating 20 (bottom 20%)
  • ✗Shares diluted 23.9% in last year
  • ✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 0.9%
  • ✗Trading more than 30% below 52-week high

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-
5Y9.23%
3Y2.8%
TTM7.2%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-717.08%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-1418.18%

ROCE

10Y Avg-8.61%
5Y Avg-9.27%
3Y Avg-5.21%
Latest-0.87%

Peer Comparison

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
ARQArq, Inc.154.98M3.63-25.939.86%-3.33%-1.81%0.16

Profit & Loss

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+50.62M45.36M23.95M70.09M67.36M100.29M102.99M99.18M108.96M
Revenue Growth %--0.1%-0.47%1.93%-0.04%0.49%0.03%-0.04%0.1%
Cost of Goods Sold+51.13M32.67M6.98M49.44M50.4M65.58M80.47M67.32M69.52M
COGS % of Revenue1.01%0.72%0.29%0.71%0.75%0.65%0.78%0.68%0.64%
Gross Profit+-504K12.69M16.97M20.64M16.96M34.72M22.52M31.86M39.44M
Gross Margin %-0.01%0.28%0.71%0.29%0.25%0.35%0.22%0.32%0.36%
Gross Profit Growth %-26.18%0.34%0.22%-0.18%1.05%-0.35%0.41%0.24%
Operating Expenses+12.73M16.83M15.74M35.54M57.95M29.87M34.59M45.2M41.4M
OpEx % of Revenue0.25%0.37%0.66%0.51%0.86%0.3%0.34%0.46%0.38%
Selling, General & Admin13.68M16.83M15.74M28.16M24.43M24.64M28.14M37.38M28.7M
SG&A % of Revenue0.27%0.37%0.66%0.4%0.36%0.25%0.27%0.38%0.26%
Research & Development-648K157K0000004.05M
R&D % of Revenue-0.01%0%------0.04%
Other Operating Expenses-299K007.37M33.51M5.23M6.45M7.81M8.66M
Operating Income+-13.24M-4.14M1.23M-14.89M-40.98M4.85M-12.07M-13.34M-1.96M
Operating Margin %-0.26%-0.09%0.05%-0.21%-0.61%0.05%-0.12%-0.13%-0.02%
Operating Income Growth %-0.69%1.3%-13.12%-1.75%1.12%-3.49%-0.1%0.85%
EBITDA+-12.26M-3.35M1.95M-7.52M-32.44M12.79M-5.65M-2.79M6.63M
EBITDA Margin %-0.24%-0.07%0.08%-0.11%-0.48%0.13%-0.05%-0.03%0.06%
EBITDA Growth %-0.73%1.58%-4.85%-3.31%1.39%-1.44%0.51%3.38%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)979K789K723K7.37M8.54M7.93M6.42M10.54M8.59M
EBIT41.81M55.05M48.03M54.71M-9.87M77.56M-8.37M-9.08M-2.02M
Net Interest Income+-4.8M-2.97M-2.15M-6.91M-3.79M-1.16M-97K-1.17M-2.15M
Interest Income268K54K0261K127K326K239K1.85M1.1M
Interest Expense5.07M3.02M2.15M7.17M3.92M1.49M336K3.01M3.26M
Other Income/Expense49.98M56.17M44.65M62.43M27.19M71.22M3.36M1.24M-3.31M
Pretax Income+36.74M52.02M45.88M47.54M-13.79M76.07M-8.71M-12.1M-5.27M
Pretax Margin %0.73%1.15%1.92%0.68%-0.2%0.76%-0.08%-0.12%-0.05%
Income Tax+-60.94M24.15M10.42M12M6.51M15.67M209K153K-164K
Effective Tax Rate %2.63%0.53%0.77%0.75%1.47%0.79%1.02%1.01%0.97%
Net Income+96.57M27.7M35.34M35.54M-20.3M60.4M-8.92M-12.25M-5.11M
Net Margin %1.91%0.61%1.48%0.51%-0.3%0.6%-0.09%-0.12%-0.05%
Net Income Growth %--0.71%0.28%0.01%-1.57%3.98%-1.15%-0.37%0.58%
Net Income (Continuing)97.68M27.87M35.45M35.54M-20.3M60.4M-8.92M-12.25M-5.11M
Discontinued Operations000000000
Minority Interest000000000
EPS (Diluted)+4.341.291.761.93-1.133.27-0.48-0.42-0.14
EPS Growth %--0.7%0.36%0.1%-1.59%3.89%-1.15%0.13%0.67%
EPS (Basic)4.401.301.781.96-1.133.31-0.48-0.42-0.14
Diluted Shares Outstanding22.23M21.41M20.03M18.37M18.04M18.46M18.45M29.1M36.05M
Basic Shares Outstanding21.93M21.37M19.9M18.15M18.04M18.26M18.45M29.1M36.05M
Dividend Payout Ratio-0.57%0.57%0.51%-0%---

Balance Sheet

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+38.91M36.89M59.78M47.05M61.99M108.37M105.66M86.46M52.36M
Cash & Short-Term Investments26.94M30.69M18.58M12.08M25.93M78.75M66.43M45.36M13.52M
Cash Only26.94M30.69M18.58M12.08M25.93M78.75M66.43M45.36M13.52M
Short-Term Investments000000000
Accounts Receivable10.61M4.36M13.84M11.68M16.58M15.1M13.86M16.19M14.88M
Days Sales Outstanding76.4835.08210.9460.8189.8354.9649.1459.5949.83
Inventory16K74K21.79M15.46M9.88M7.85M17.83M19.69M19.31M
Days Inventory Outstanding0.110.831.14K114.1371.5743.6980.87106.77101.41
Other Current Assets172K83K1.4M1.9M6.3M1.31M2.4M2.44M1.41M
Total Non-Current Assets+68.61M45.88M108.17M126.75M84.68M77.07M75.5M149.04M232.01M
Property, Plant & Equipment735K410K48.51M58.61M37.41M43.24M49.71M105.24M196.51M
Fixed Asset Turnover68.87x110.64x0.49x1.20x1.80x2.32x2.07x0.94x0.55x
Goodwill000000000
Intangible Assets696K805K4.83M4.17M1.96M1.24M847K7.9M7.57M
Long-Term Investments4.97M4.9M12.79M39.71M8.24M2.39M008.72M
Other Non-Current Assets586K951K1.22M10.17M26.46M30.2M24.95M35.9M19.22M
Total Assets+107.52M82.77M167.95M173.8M146.67M185.44M181.16M235.5M284.37M
Asset Turnover0.47x0.55x0.14x0.40x0.46x0.54x0.57x0.42x0.38x
Asset Growth %--0.23%1.03%0.03%-0.16%0.26%-0.02%0.3%0.21%
Total Current Liabilities+23.71M6.88M40.72M39.31M42.54M22.62M23.88M23.05M44.65M
Accounts Payable1.92M1M6.24M8.05M7.85M16.49M16.11M14.6M21.02M
Days Payables Outstanding13.7111.17326.2359.456.8491.7673.0779.17110.35
Short-Term Debt0024.07M23.93M18.44M1.01M1.13M2.65M15.45M
Deferred Revenue (Current)1000K1000K479K000000
Other Current Liabilities14.4M2.46M1.66M1.04M9.74M-4.32M2.88M2.9M3.78M
Current Ratio1.64x5.36x1.47x1.20x1.46x4.79x4.42x3.75x1.17x
Quick Ratio1.64x5.35x0.93x0.80x1.22x4.44x3.68x2.90x0.74x
Cash Conversion Cycle62.8924.741.02K115.54104.556.956.9487.1840.89
Total Non-Current Liabilities+7.64M2.44M59.28M26.19M18.92M15.51M17.3M34.05M22.44M
Long-Term Debt0043.64M20.43M5.45M3.15M3.45M18.27M8.96M
Capital Lease Obligations0002.81M1.11M4.18M5.13M8.87M7.87M
Deferred Tax Liabilities219K155K8.28M000000
Other Non-Current Liabilities5.6M285K9.22M2.95M12.36M8.18M8.72M6.91M5.61M
Total Liabilities31.35M9.32M100M65.51M61.46M38.13M41.19M57.1M67.09M
Total Debt+0074.13M49.56M26.88M10.5M12.44M31.74M34.36M
Net Debt-26.94M-30.69M55.55M37.48M946K-68.25M-53.99M-13.62M20.85M
Debt / Equity--1.09x0.46x0.32x0.07x0.09x0.18x0.16x
Debt / EBITDA--37.97x--0.82x--5.18x
Net Debt / EBITDA--28.46x---5.34x--3.14x
Interest Coverage-2.61x-1.37x0.57x-2.08x-10.45x3.26x-35.92x-4.42x-0.60x
Total Equity+76.17M73.45M67.95M108.29M85.21M147.3M139.98M178.4M217.28M
Equity Growth %--0.04%-0.07%0.59%-0.21%0.73%-0.05%0.27%0.22%
Book Value per Share3.433.433.395.894.727.987.596.136.03
Total Shareholders' Equity76.17M73.45M67.95M108.29M85.21M147.3M139.98M178.4M217.28M
Common Stock22K22K23K23K23K23K24K38K47K
Retained Earnings-43.35M-15.48M12.91M57.34M32.45M92.86M83.95M71.54M66.43M
Treasury Stock0-16.4M-41.74M-47.53M-47.69M-47.69M-47.69M-47.69M-47.69M
Accumulated OCI000000000
Minority Interest000000000

Cash Flow

Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+19.99M37.13M37.29M62.26M54.05M26M-6.06M-16.65M10.48M
Operating CF Margin %0.39%0.82%1.56%0.89%0.8%0.26%-0.06%-0.17%0.1%
Operating CF Growth %-0.86%0%0.67%-0.13%-0.52%-1.23%-1.75%1.63%
Net Income96.57M27.7M35.34M35.54M-20.3M60.4M-8.92M-12.25M-5.11M
Depreciation & Amortization979K789K723K7.37M8.54M7.93M6.42M10.54M8.59M
Stock-Based Compensation0002.01M2.5M1.93M1.98M2.65M2.71M
Deferred Taxes-61.4M22.73M5.23M8.65M3.49M10.6M000
Other Non-Cash Items-26.73M-31.57M-15.7M10.22M60.62M-49.05M2M-1.13M4M
Working Capital Changes-12.52M-12.51M36K-1.53M-790K-5.81M-7.54M-16.47M276K
Change in Receivables29.31M32.48M13.06M2.16M-1.75M1.51M1.17M-2.26M1.32M
Change in Inventory00237K5.5M4.75M1.39M-9.69M-2.57M1.64M
Change in Payables-4.25M-920K-197K2.22M-196K1.98M0-12.06M216K
Cash from Investing+1.65M-489K-63.72M-13.24M-7.47M44.38M-4.61M-28.54M-85.07M
Capital Expenditures-289K-428K-467K-7.85M-6.68M-6.2M-8.91M-30.21M-85.35M
CapEx % of Revenue0.01%0.01%0.02%0.11%0.1%0.06%0.09%0.3%0.78%
Acquisitions---------
Investments---------
Other Investing-223K00-4.73M-781K50.58M4.31M1.62M127K
Cash from Financing+-15.67M-32.89M19.51M-55.72M-27.73M-17.53M-1.68M22.91M42.68M
Debt Issued (Net)---------
Equity Issued (Net)---------
Dividends Paid0-15.69M-20.16M-18.27M-4.98M-93K-45K00
Share Repurchases---------
Other Financing-979K0-76K156K0000-853K
Net Change in Cash---------
Free Cash Flow+19.7M36.7M36.82M54.41M47.36M19.8M-14.97M-44.17M-74.69M
FCF Margin %0.39%0.81%1.54%0.78%0.7%0.2%-0.15%-0.45%-0.69%
FCF Growth %-0.86%0%0.48%-0.13%-0.58%-1.76%-1.95%-0.69%
FCF per Share0.891.711.842.962.621.07-0.81-1.52-2.07
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.21x1.34x1.06x1.75x-2.66x0.43x0.68x1.36x-2.05x
Interest Paid3.65M3.64M1.4M5.65M2.49M524K334K00
Taxes Paid541K1.67M7.46M4.31M08.88M3K00

Key Ratios

Metric201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)126.79%37.03%49.99%40.33%-20.98%51.96%-6.21%-7.69%-2.58%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-20.17%-6.75%1.11%-8.3%-26.5%4.41%-10.97%-7.98%-0.73%
Gross Margin-1%27.97%70.87%29.45%25.18%34.62%21.87%32.12%36.2%
Net Margin190.77%61.07%147.6%50.7%-30.14%60.22%-8.66%-12.35%-4.69%
Debt / Equity--1.09x0.46x0.32x0.07x0.09x0.18x0.16x
Interest Coverage-2.61x-1.37x0.57x-2.08x-10.45x3.26x-35.92x-4.42x-0.60x
FCF Conversion0.21x1.34x1.06x1.75x-2.66x0.43x0.68x1.36x-2.05x
Revenue Growth--10.39%-47.22%192.7%-3.89%48.89%2.69%-3.69%9.86%

Revenue by Geography

2024
UNITED STATES101.1M
UNITED STATES Growth-
CANADA7.86M
CANADA Growth-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Arq, Inc. (ARQ) reported $117.9M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 133% increase from $50.6M in 2016.

Arq, Inc. (ARQ) grew revenue by 9.9% over the past year. This is steady growth.

Arq, Inc. (ARQ) reported a net loss of $3.9M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Arq, Inc. (ARQ) has a return on equity (ROE) of -2.6%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Arq, Inc. (ARQ) had negative free cash flow of $40.8M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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