Arco Platform 

Company Profile

Arco Platform  had its IPO on 2018-09-26 under the ticker symbol ARCE.

The company operates in the Consumer Defensive sector and Education & Training Services industry. Arco Platform  has a staff strength of 2,986 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Arco Platform  opened at $12.32 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-06-02.

The stocks traded within a range of $12.01 - $12.37, and closed at $12.19.

This is a -0.89% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 30,091 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Arco Platform  have increased by +1.08%.

Arco Platform 's Key Ratios

Arco Platform  has a market cap of $843.86 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.9855 and a price to sales ratio of 0.4499.

In the last 12-months Arco Platform ’s revenue was $1.56 billion with a gross profit of $937.67 million and an EBITDA of $366.96 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Arco Platform 's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Arco Platform ’s operating margin was 13.65% while its return on assets stood at 2.42% with a return of equity of 0.58%.

In Q3, Arco Platform ’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 791.2% while revenue growth was a positive 38.6%.

Arco Platform ’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

121.9512

Trailing PE

0

PEG

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-0.04 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 121.9512 and a PEG multiple of . A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Arco Platform ’s profitability.

Arco Platform  stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.5637 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 2.5303. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.4499.

Arco Platform  stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$5.70 billion

Total Liabilities

$1.25 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-296427000.00

Capital Expenditure

$30.90 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Arco Platform  ended 2023 with $5.70 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $5.70 billion while shareholder equity stood at $1.87 billion.

Arco Platform  ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $1.25 billion in other current liabilities, 11000.00 in common stock, $-221818000.00 in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $314.02 million and cash and short-term investments were $975.48 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $79,460,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.85 billion.

Arco Platform ’s total current assets stands at $1.80 billion while long-term investments were $160.84 million and short-term investments were $661.47 million. Its net receivables were $502.40 million compared to accounts payable of $1.03 billion and inventory worth $231.47 million.

In 2023, Arco Platform 's operating cash flow was $-296427000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $30.90 million.

Comparatively, Arco Platform  paid $0 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$12.19

52-Week High

$22.74

52-Week Low

$7.85

Analyst Target Price

$18.03

Arco Platform  stock is currently trading at $12.19 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $22.74 and a 52-week low of $22.74. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $18.03.

Its 50-day moving average was $11.79 and 200-day moving average was $12.16 The short ratio stood at 17.52 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 102.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8837.5% are held by institutions.