Arq vs FutureFuel
ARQ and FF side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ARQ and FF compare
Arq and FutureFuel are about the same size, with market caps of $136M and $123M.
FutureFuel grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (71.2% versus 7.3% for Arq).
FutureFuel keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −10.9% compared with −38.5% at Arq.
FutureFuel pays a dividend yielding 5.0%; Arq does not pay one.
FutureFuel scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 6 for Arq), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ARQ | FF |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $136M | $123M |
| Share price | $3.12 | $2.81 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.8% | −27.6% |
| Change, 5 years | −55.2% | −65.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.31 | 0.83 |
| Employees | 202 | 493 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 3 | 3 |
| Growth score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.1× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 0.8× (better) | 0.9× |
| P/FCF | 97.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 1.0% (better) | −47.1% |
| Fair value | $5.38 | $4.96 |
| Margin of safety | 42.0% | 43.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.3% | 71.2% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.3% (better) | −14.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 32.1% (better) | −5.0% |
| Operating margin | −38.3% | −11.5% (better) |
| Net margin | −38.5% | −10.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | 1.1% (better) | −24.7% |
| Return on equity | −25.0% | −16.2% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −18.2% (better) | −20.4% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.16 (better) | 0.00 |
| Interest coverage | −17.5× (better) | −500.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.20 | 3.87 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 1.32 | 2.01 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 5.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 5.0% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 35.5% | 38.6% |
| Held by insiders | 21.1% | 40.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $524K (better) | $42.8K |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.4% | 6.8% |
Go deeper
- ARQ stock overview
- ARQ income statement
- ARQ valuation and score
- FF stock overview
- FF income statement
- FF valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.