Produces granular activated carbon (GAC) for water treatment. Manufactures powdered activated carbon (PAC) for air emissions control. Now — the numbers.
The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.
No real growth (5% a year). Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly below the class average.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 73% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Sales run at $120.3M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 37 buys and 12 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $52.6M against $120.3M in annual sales.
This stock swings about 2.9 times as much as the market average. Big rallies — and big drops — can both happen fast.
At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts less than a year. After that, the company needs to find new money.
On our five-subject report card, ARQ sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: ARQ is a high-risk stock — not yet profitable, and its future rides on its product catching on.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (57/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.