Produces and markets thermal and metallurgical coal to utilities and industrial users. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $408.8M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 11× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 89% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 13% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
The stock trades below its recent peak — about 9% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 9% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 26 buys and 25 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $2.40 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 49/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, ARLP sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: ARLP is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.