American Resources Corp

AREC

American Resources Corporation engages in the production of rare earth and critical mineral concentrates for the infrastructure and electrification markets. It operates through Electrified Materials and Corporate segments. The Electrified Materials segment aggregates and processes used metals for recycling into new steel-based products for the recovery and sale of recovered metal and steels.

About the company

Country: United StatesPrice: $1.03Market Cap: $110.2M

Investment snapshot

12%positive consensus

Scored 1d ago

Positive

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

4 / 10

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$6.54

+535.0% vs price

Models with upside

2 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

AREC undervalued: all 2 models price fair value above $1.03 (median $6.54)

Key risk

All 8 investors flag AREC's growth

Framework analysis

Verdict	Meaning
BUY	Positive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASS	The company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRAL	Neither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAIL	The company does not clear the framework's requirements.
Ranked	Ranked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

Metric	Graham Defensive Value	Buffett Quality Compounder	Lynch GARP	Greenblatt Magic Formula	Piotroski F-Score	Dreman Contrarian Value	Munger Quality Focus	Pabrai Dhandho Framework	Akre Three-Legged Stool	Marks Risk-Aware Value	Ackman Activist Value	Templeton Global Bargain Hunter	Sleep Scale Economies Shared	Asness Systematic Factors	Neff Low-P/E Total Return	Schloss Asset-Value Discipline	O'Shaughnessy Systematic Factor Composite
Verdict	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL · Rank #2309 (Top 74.6%)	FAIL	PASS	NEUTRAL	NEUTRAL	FAIL	FAIL	FAIL	PASS	FAIL	NEUTRAL	FAIL	FAIL	NEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Margin of Safety	+70.9%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	+89.2%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Financial Basis	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14	Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 Latest source filing: 2026-05-20 Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

Valuation models100% pass✓ 2▾
AREC undervalued: all 2 models price fair value above $1.03 (median $6.54)
Graham fair value$3.54
✓Graham+70.9% margin vs $1.03
Akre fair value$9.54
✓Akre+89.2% margin vs $1.03
Debt & Leverage75% pass✓ 12✗ 3▾
9 of 12 pass — Buffett, Piotroski and Marks object
LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $1.0M vs NCA $73.1M
✓GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.01, IC: N/A
✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
Total Debt / Equity0.01
✓Lynch< 0.33
Cash - Long-term Debt$30.7M
✓LynchPositive preferred
LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.57%
✗PiotroskiDecreased YoY
Current Assets / Current Liabilities2.19
✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.01
✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
Debt Levels0.01
✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDA
✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0.01
✓Ackman<= 1.0
Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.0102; #620/4210 (top 14.7%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

Growth0% pass✗ 13▾
All 8 investors flag AREC's growth
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
✗Graham>= 33% growth
Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)P/E 1.6x (growth N/A)
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
3-5 Year EPS CAGR
✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
Inventory Growth vs Revenue Growth
✗LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
EPS Growth Direction
✗DremanPositive over recent years
EPS CAGR
✗Dreman> 5% annualized
Positive Net Income Frequency1/12 years positive
✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
3yr Median Revenue Growth-84.9%
✗Ackman>= 5%
Positive EPS Growth Frequency
✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
5-Year EPS CAGR
✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
5-year Revenue CAGR
✗SleepCAGR > 7%
3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
✗Neff7%-20% annualized
Cash Flow10% pass✓ 1✗ 11▾
9 of 10 flag AREC's cash flow — Buffett, Lynch, Piotroski +6 more
Free Cash Flow Proxy$-66.7M
✗BuffettPositive and growing
FCF Positive and Growing$-22.3M
✗LynchPositive and growing
Operating Cash Flow$-10.4M
✗PiotroskiCFO > 0
(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-6.16%, ROA=32.79%
✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
✗Dreman< 8x
P/E or FCF YieldP/E=1.6x
✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
FCF Positive0/6 years FCF positive
✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
(OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
✗Ackman>= 4%
Price / FCF per Share
✗Ackman<= 25
Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency1/11 years positive
✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures
✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Profitability13% pass✓ 9✗ 26▾
14 of 16 flag AREC's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +11 more
Positive EPS (10 years)1/12 years positive
✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
✗Graham>= 33% growth
Net Income Positive (10+ years)1/12 years positive
✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-12.2%
✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-41734.7% (latest)
✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
Free Cash Flow Proxy$-66.7M
✗BuffettPositive and growing
Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
Retained Earnings Effectiveness
✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)P/E 1.6x (growth N/A)
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
3-5 Year EPS CAGR
✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
ROE58.4%
✓Lynch> 15%
EBIT / Enterprise Value-14.2%
✗Greenblatt> 10%
Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-14.2%, ROC=-27.3%
✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
Net Income / Total Assets32.79%
✓PiotroskiROA > 0
ROA Change YoY-13.92% -> 32.79% (delta: +46.71%)
✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
(CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-6.16%, ROA=32.79%
✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
Gross Margin Change YoY
✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
Pre-Tax Income / Revenue
✗Dreman>= 8%
Net Income / Shareholders' Equity58.4%
✓Dreman> 12%
Margin of SafetyP/E=1.6x, P/B=1.2x
✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
Return on Equity-12.2% (3-yr avg)
✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
Positive Net Income Frequency1/12 years positive
✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
Operating Income / Revenue
✗Ackman>= 15%
Net Income / Shareholders Equity58.4%
✓Ackman>= 15%
5-Year EPS CAGR
✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
Operating Margin Trend
✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trend
✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
Net income / market capitalization+50.27%; #140/6340 (top 2.2%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Gross profit / total assets
✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Net income / positive book equity+58.44%; #181/5226 (top 3.5%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.3932; #4790/5884 (top 81.4%)
✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
✗Neff7%-20% annualized
Positive Diluted-EPS Years1/9 years positive
✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
Verdicts15% pass✓ 2✗ 11▾
Split decision: 10 FAIL · 4 NEUTRAL · 2 PASS
Overall verdict
✗GrahamFAIL (3/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (3/7)✗GreenblattRank #2309✗PiotroskiFAIL (F-Score 3)✓DremanPASS (5/11)•MungerNEUTRAL (3/4)•PabraiNEUTRAL (2/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (2/9)✓TempletonPASS (4/8)✗SleepFAIL (0/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (2/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
Valuation23% pass✓ 12✗ 16▾
10 of 13 flag AREC's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +7 more
Price / Book Value per Share1.2x
✓Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
Price / 3-yr avg EPS
✗Graham<= 15x
Price-to-Book Ratio1.2x
✓Graham<= 1.5x
P/E x P/B
✗Graham<= 22.5
Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)P/E 1.6x (growth N/A)
✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
EBIT / Enterprise Value-14.2%
✗Greenblatt> 10%
Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-14.2%, ROC=-27.3%
✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
Price / EPS1.6x
✓Dreman< 12x✓Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
✗Dreman< 8x
Valuation ReasonablenessP/E=1.6x
✓MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
P/E or FCF YieldP/E=1.6x
✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/E=1.6x, P/B=1.2x
✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
Price / FCF per Share
✗Ackman<= 25
Price vs. Trailing Low221% of trailing low ($0.47)
✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
Net income / market capitalization+50.27%; #140/6340 (top 2.2%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Positive book equity / market capitalization+0.8602; #1776/6449 (top 27.5%)
✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
Price / Diluted EPS1.6x
✓NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
(EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
Price / Tangible Book Value per Share1.16x
✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
Book Value per Share Change
✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
Revenue / market capitalization+0.0000; #5080/5247 (top 96.8%)
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
(Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-53.08%; #5242/6202 (top 84.5%)
✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
Efficiency25% pass✓ 3✗ 8▾
6 of 8 flag AREC's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Piotroski +3 more
Current Ratio2.19
✓Graham>= 2.0
ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-51.6%
✗Buffett> 10%
ROIC - WACC-61.6%
✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)-27.3%
✗Greenblatt> 25%
Current Ratio Change YoY0.56 -> 2.19
✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.00x -> 0.00x
✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
Current Assets / Current Liabilities2.19
✓Dreman> 1.5
Return on Invested Capital-9.3%
✗Munger> 15%
ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=unavailable; FY2024: ROIC=unavailable; FY2025: ROIC=-9.3%
✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
Reinvestment Rate x ROIC-9.3% (RR=100% x ROIC=-9.3%)
✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
ROIC (5-year)0/2 years above 12% (latest -9.3%)
✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years

Business & financials

Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

Company Profile

Industry: Coal

SIC Sector: Coal Mining

Size: Micro Cap($110.2M)

Revenue: $0.00-100.0% YoY

Net Income: $55.4M+241.3% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin--

Return on Equity58.4%

Debt / Equity0.01

Current Ratio2.19

EPS (Diluted)$0.63

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Company Financials

Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.

Metric	Q4 FY 2025 2025-10-01 – 2025-12-31 Sources · derived quarter values 10-K · 2026-05-20 Derived from cumulative filings: revenue, net income, operating income, ebit.	Q3 FY 2025 2025-07-01 – 2025-09-30 Sources 10-Q · 2025-11-14	FY 2025 Sources 10-K · 2026-05-20	FY 2024 Sources 10-K/A · 2025-06-02	FY 2023 Sources 10-K/A · 2025-06-02	FY 2022 Sources 10-K · 2024-04-15	FY 2021 Sources 10-K · 2022-03-30
Market Cap	$110.2Mcurrent	--	$338.0Mest.	$50.3Mest.	$102.9Mest.	$103.5Mest.	$121.6Mest.
Revenue	-$95.3K	$50.2K↓79%	$0↓100%	$34.1K↓100%	$11.8M↓70%	$39.5M↑409%	$7.8M
Operating Income	$4.7M	-$4.3M↑48%	-$11.3M↑20%	-$14.2M↑61%	-$36.4M↓87%	-$19.5M↑31%	-$28.3M
Net Income	$77.0M	-$6.3M↑32%	$55.4M↑241%	-$39.2M↓2%	-$38.5M↓2565%	-$1.4M↑96%	-$32.5M
EPS (Diluted)	--	$-0.07	$0.63↑221%	$-0.52↓2%	$-0.51	--	$-0.59
Gross Margin	—	—	—	—	—	45.1%↑424%	8.6%
Operating Margin	-4979.8%	-8590.8%↓145%	—	-41734.7%↓13464%	-307.7%↓523%	-49.4%↑86%	-365.3%
ROE	—	—	58.4%↑18%	49.4%↓44%	88.5%↑1120%	7.3%↓99%	1385.9%
Total Debt	$965.3K	$2.5M↑53%	$965.3K↓54%	$2.1M↑29%	$1.6M↓58%	$3.8M↓34%	$5.8M
Shareholders' Equity	$94.8M	-$93.4M↓80%	$94.8M↑219%	-$79.4M↓82%	-$43.5M↓118%	-$19.9M↓750%	-$2.3M
Current Ratio	2.19	0.11↓55%	2.19↑293%	0.56↑16%	0.48↑4%	0.47↓50%	0.93
Debt / Equity	0.01	-0.03↑15%	0.01↑139%	-0.03↑29%	-0.04↑81%	-0.19↑92%	-2.49
Operating Cash Flow	--	--	-$10.4M↑51%	-$21.2M↓9%	-$19.5M↓866%	$2.5M↑109%	-$29.1M
Free Cash Flow	--	--	--	-$22.3M↑4%	-$23.1M	--	--

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Revenue$0.00Bottom 25%

Net Income$55.4MMedian

ROE58.4%Top 25%

D/E0.01Top 25%

Op. Margin—

Curr. Ratio2.19Median

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PEABODY ENERGY CORPBTU	$2.1B	$17.41	$3.9B	$42.5M	-1.2%	0.10	-2.1%	1.85	3/9	3/9	1/7	0/3	F-Score 4	5/11
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