Arq, Inc.
Business
Arq, Inc. is an environmental technology company that manufactures and sells activated carbon-based consumable solutions to reduce contaminants in air, water and soil. It offers powdered activated carbon (PAC), granular activated carbon (GAC), colloidal carbon products (CCP) and other chemical consumables, and owns feedstock sources including the Five Forks lignite mine and the Corbin Facility producing Arq Powder. The company serves advanced purification technologies (APT) markets including coal-fired power, industrial, water treatment and remediation. Sales are primarily direct through its internal sales organization under multi-year customer contracts across North America and select international markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-03-05
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 120 | 109 | 99 | 103 | 100 | |
| Cost of revenue, exclusive of depreciation and amortization | 87 | 70 | 67 | — | — | |
| Selling, general and administrative | 23 | 29 | 34 | — | — | |
| Research and development | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | |
| Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | |
| Impairment of long-lived assets | 45 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Loss on sale of assets | 96,000 | 64,000 | −3 | — | — | |
| Total operating expenses | 86 | 41 | 45 | 115 | 95 | |
| Operating loss | −53 | −2 | −13 | −12 | 5 | |
| Earnings from equity method investment | 2 | 127,000 | 2 | 4 | 69 | |
| Interest expense | −2 | −3 | −3 | — | — | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Other income | 858,000 | 1 | 3 | 155,000 | 640,000 | |
| Total other income (expense) | 360,000 | −3 | 1 | 3 | 71 | |
| Loss before income taxes | −53 | −5 | −12 | −9 | 76 | |
| Income tax expense (benefit) | 12,000 | −164,000 | 153,000 | 209,000 | 16 | |
| Net loss | −53 | −5 | −12 | −9 | 60 | |
| Basic (in dollars per share) | −1.27 | −0.14 | −0.42 | −0.48 | 3.31 | |
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | −1.27 | −0.14 | −0.42 | −0.48 | 3.27 | |
| Basic (in shares) | 42 | 36 | 29 | 18 | 18 | |
| Diluted (in shares) | 42 | 36 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 7 | 14 | 45 | 66 | 79 | |
| Receivables, net | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | |
| Inventories, net | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 8 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | |
| Total current assets | 44 | 52 | 86 | 106 | 108 | |
| Restricted cash, long-term | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |
| Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $28,375 and $26,619, respectively | 143 | 179 | 95 | 35 | 30 | |
| Other long-term assets, net | 35 | 45 | 46 | 31 | 37 | |
| Total Assets | 231 | 284 | 236 | 181 | 185 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 15 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 16 | |
| Revolving credit facility | 19 | 14 | 0 | — | — | |
| Current portion of long-term debt obligations | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Other current liabilities | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
| Total current liabilities | 42 | 45 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
| Long-term debt obligations, net of current portion | 8 | 9 | 18 | 3 | — | |
| Other long-term liabilities | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | |
| Total Liabilities | 63 | 67 | 57 | 41 | 38 | |
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 8) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock: par value of $0.001 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized, none issued or outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock: par value of $0.001 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 47,348,394 and 46,639,930 shares issued, and 42,730,248 and 42,021,784 shares outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 47,000 | 47,000 | 38,000 | 24,000 | 23,000 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost: 4,618,146 and 4,618,146 shares as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | −48 | −48 | −48 | −48 | — | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 202 | 198 | 155 | 104 | 102 | |
| Retained earnings | 14 | 66 | 72 | 84 | 93 | |
| Total Stockholders Equity | 168 | 217 | 178 | 140 | 147 | |
| Total Liabilities and Stockholders Equity | 231 | 284 | 236 | 181 | 185 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 8 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
| Operating lease expense | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs | 359,000 | 601,000 | 546,000 | 0 | 945,000 | |
| Other non-cash items, net | −678,000 | 37,000 | −75,000 | 530,000 | −209,000 | |
| Receivables | −104,000 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | −2 | 1 | 5 | −876,000 | −2 | |
| Inventories | 3 | 2 | −3 | −10 | 1 | |
| Other long-term assets, net | −4 | −2 | −5 | 245,000 | −4 | |
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | −7 | 216,000 | −12 | −911,000 | 5 | |
| Other current liabilities | −260,000 | 1 | −184,000 | 1 | −8 | |
| Operating lease liabilities | 205,000 | −1 | — | — | — | |
| Other long-term liabilities | −481,000 | −2 | 764,000 | −6,000 | −3 | |
| Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | −3 | 10 | −17 | −6 | 26 | |
| Acquisition of property, plant, equipment and intangible assets, net | −9 | −85 | −28 | −9 | −6 | |
| Acquisition of mine development costs | −531,000 | −181,000 | −3 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from insurance recovery related to property and equipment | 685,000 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Distributions from equity method investee in excess of cumulative earnings | 251,000 | 127,000 | 2 | 4 | 51 | |
| Proceeds from sale of property and equipment | 10,000 | 150,000 | 0 | 1 | — | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −8 | −85 | −29 | −5 | 44 | |
| Borrowings on revolving credit facility | 129 | 14 | — | — | — | |
| Repayments of revolving credit facility | −124 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Principal payments on notes payable | −914,000 | −11 | −473,000 | 0 | — | |
| Principal payments on finance lease obligations | −447,000 | −1 | −1 | −1 | −1 | |
| Repurchase of common stock to satisfy tax withholdings | −66,000 | −1 | −230,000 | −388,000 | −246,000 | |
| Net proceeds from common stock issued in private placement transactions | 0 | 15 | 15 | — | — | |
| Payment of debt issuance costs | 0 | −633,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Payment of debt extinguishment costs | 0 | −220,000 | 0 | — | — | |
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 4 | 43 | 23 | −2 | −18 | |
| Decrease in Cash and Restricted Cash | −7 | −32 | −22 | −12 | 53 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 661,000 | 2 | 2 | 334,000 | 524,000 | |
| Cash received for income taxes | −27,000 | −100,000 | −2 | — | — | |
| Change in accrued purchases for property and equipment | 949,000 | 6 | 914,000 | 532,000 | 183,000 | |
| Purchase of property and equipment through note payable | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — |