Arq

ARQ

Industrial - Pollution & Treatment Controls · Industrials

Price

$2.06

-0.12 (-5.50%)

Market Cap

$88.4M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+124.9% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 18.5M (2021) → 41.5M (2025)

Arq, 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 Solu

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+6.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-512.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$7M/ year

↑ Rising (+81% vs prior year)

6.1% of revenue

1.5x the sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

25.5%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~23 months

$5M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Growth context

Arq is growing revenue at 7% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

34.2%

Modest — 34.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

-3.4%

Losing money on operations — -3.4%

ROCE

-0.5%

Weak — -0.5% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+6.7%

Slow sales growth (6.7% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-2.4%

Burning cash (-2.4%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.20

Conservative — low debt load (0.20)

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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