Stock fact sheet · data as of
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (ARLP): fair value, margin of safety and Wheel Score
Ticker symbol ARLP · Energy · Coal · United States · Partnership units · Value Income
ARLP trades as units of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., a limited partnership: owners receive a K-1 tax form instead of a 1099, and the payouts are distributions rather than dividends.
Is ARLP undervalued?
At 25.18 (close of 5 Nov 2026), ARLP trades 41% below the GLS average fair value of 42.92. That average comes from 9 models run on the latest filings, and 7 of them land above the current price. Margins of safety over 30% are the exception rather than the rule across the ~7,400 stocks we value each night, so the number earns Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. the full Value points in the Wheel Score - and a closer look at what the market is pricing in.
There is a wide gap between GLS Growth (7.07) and DCF (84.19). When the models are this far apart the "fair value" is really a range, and the margin of safety above should be read with that range in mind.
Ranked against every other company we cover, ARLP is clearly cheaper than it is fast-growing, so the nightly engine files it under Value (value score 63, growth score 13, out of 100). It also carries the Income tag (Income = a dividend yield of 4% or more).
Nine valuation models for ARLP
Each model turns the latest filed numbers into a value per share; the GLS fair value is the simple average of the ones that produce a positive number. The last two rows are shown for reference and never enter the average. The Quote page lets you switch any model off and add your own margin of safety.
| Model | Value | vs price | What it measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| DCF | 84.19 | +234% | Present value of the projected free cash flows, discounted at the cost of capital |
| Graham Number | 27.97 | +11% | The most a defensive investor pays for the earnings and book value per share |
| Graham Growth | 50.77 | +102% | Graham's growth formula: EPS × (8.5 + 2 × growth), adjusted for bond yields |
| Lynch | 15.69 | -38% | EPS × the earnings growth rate (PEG of 1), growth capped at 25% |
| GLS Growth | 7.07 | -72% | EPS compounded ten years at the blended growth rate, discounted back at 15% a year |
| 10 Cap | 78.84 | +213% | Owner's earnings (operating cash flow less maintenance capex) capitalised at 10% |
| Payback Time | 59.56 | +137% | Eight years of compounded free cash flow: the price at which the business pays for itself |
| DDM | 35.31 | +40% | Dividend discount model: next year's dividend ÷ (10% − 3% growth); needs a dividend |
| EPV | 26.85 | +7% | Earnings power value: current EPS capitalised at 9% with no growth |
| Zombie (liquidation) | -4.38 | -117% | Current assets less all liabilities, per share: the balance-sheet floor. Not in the average |
| Wall St target | 30.00 | +19% | Analysts' average 12-month price target. Not in the average |
Quality and financial health
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. scores 5 of 9 on the Piotroski F-score: a middling result that falls one point short of the "Piotroski 6 or more" Wheel Trade Filter. Some of the nine tests on profitability, leverage and efficiency are failed, so the accounts are worth a look before selling a put on the name. On durability ARLP scores 5.6/10 on the GLS Moat - a middle reading; the Moat Score tab on the Quote page's Financials view shows which of the four parts hold it back.
Returns on capital are high - ROIC 13.4%, ROE 16.9%, ROA 10.9% - with debt at 0.26 times equity and a free-cash-flow yield of 12.3%.
The dividend yield is high at 9.53% (payout ratio 100%) - a payout above 100% of earnings, which is not covered by profits. A yield this size is often the market's way of pricing a risk to the payout, so the health score and cash flow matter more than usual. Revenue comes mainly from Coal Products and Services Revenue 85%, Royalty 8%, Product and Service, Other 5% (quarter Q2 FY2026).
Institutional ownership scores 2/10, insider activity 10/10 and Congressional trading 1/10 on the GLS smart-money scales.
| Piotroski F-score | 5 / 9 | ROIC | 13.4% |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLS Moat | 5.6 / 10 | ROE | 16.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.26 | ROA | 10.9% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 12.3% | Payout ratio | 100% |
| Institutions | 2 / 10 | Insiders · Congress | 10 · 1 / 10 |
Wheel Score 43: Weak
With a Wheel Score of 43 Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. sits in the Weak band. It fails filter 4, financially healthy - Piotroski 5/9 (under 6); Option trading (weak) is its weakest part.
Implied volatility is 28% on the near-the-money contracts 20-60 days out: enough to pass the 25-80% Wheel Trade Filter, but under the 35-60% sweet spot the score rewards most. Chain open interest is 11,586 contracts across all expiries - enough for the wheel at normal size.
Volume runs at 799k shares a day on a market cap of $3.2B, with a beta of 0.20 - a low beta, so day-to-day moves are smaller than the market's; the Stability part of the Wheel Score rates that fair.
| Filter | Wheel Trade Filter | Result | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Options that actually trade | Passes | Listed options with 1,000+ contracts of open interest and 100+ traded a day |
| 2 | A real business, not a gamble | Passes | Profitable over the last twelve months - not a speculative stock, fund or note |
| 3 | Below fair value | Passes | Trading below the nine-model average fair value (margin of safety above 0) |
| 4 | Financially healthy | Fails | Piotroski 5/9 (under 6) |
| 5 | Can repay its debt | Passes | Long-term debt repaid from 3 years of operating cash flow or less (6 for real estate and utilities; banks and insurers are not judged on it) |
| 6 | No serious red flags | Passes | Red Flags score 60 or more out of 100 (earnings, margins, debt, analysts, filings and price checked the same way for every stock) |
| 7 | A premium worth selling | Passes | Implied volatility 25-80% (enough premium, not a lottery ticket) |
| 8 | Big enough | Passes | Market cap $1 billion or more |
| 9 | Not a penny stock | Passes | Share price $5 or more |
| How it ranks | Rating | From | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value | Strong | 41% below fair value | |
| Premium | Fair | implied volatility 28% | |
| Moat | Fair | moat 5.6/10 | |
| Health | Fair | Piotroski 5/9 | |
| Red Flags | Good | Red Flags score 80/100 | |
| Option trading | Weak | 356 contracts a day, 11,586 open interest | |
| Stability | Fair | beta 0.20, $3.2B company |
The Wheel Score ranks ~7,400 US stocks for selling cash-secured puts and covered calls: a stock must pass all 9 Wheel Trade Filters to score 70, and the score then ranks the ones that pass; the Sunday Scan is the top 10. It is updated nightly and is not a recommendation. How the Wheel Score works · the walkthrough lesson shows how it fits into a trade, start to finish.
Upcoming events
The next earnings report is due on 1 Feb 2027, 88 days away - outside the window of a 30-45-day put sold today. The shares go ex-dividend on 6 Nov 2026 (0.6000 per share), so a covered call sold before then carries a small early-assignment risk around that date.
Earnings, dividend, IPO, split and economic calendars for the whole market, filterable to your watchlists.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNR Core Natural Resources, Inc. | 80.22 | 191.21 | +58% | 84Good | $4.0B |
| HCC Warrior Met Coal, Inc. | 80.92 | 57.65 | -40% | 40Weak | $4.3B |
| BTU Peabody Energy Corporation | 17.02 | 52.43 | +68% | 48Weak | $2.1B |
| AMR Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. | 153.81 | 149.70 | -3% | 28Weak | $1.9B |
| NRP Natural Resource Partners L.P. | 118.50 | 123.78 | +4% | 70Good | $1.6B |
| METC Ramaco Resources, Inc. | 6.98 | 1.21 | -478% | 19Weak | $362M |
| METCZ Ramaco Resources, Inc. | 24.48 | 2.75 | -790% | 14No options | $362M |
| METCB Ramaco Resources, Inc. | 3.98 | 0.9654 | -312% | 14No options | $340M |
| NC NACCO Industries, Inc. | 33.67 | 34.10 | +1% | 19No options | $254M |
| PDER Pardee Resources Company | 294.00 | 199.00 | -48% | 17No options | $192M |
| CODQL Coronado Global Resources Inc. | 0.1050 | 0.1728 | +39% | 28No options | $176M |
| AREC American Resources Corporation | 0.9963 | 16.92 | +94% | 24Weak | $107M |
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Is ARLP undervalued right now?
By the GLS models, yes: at 25.18 the stock is 41% below the average fair value of 42.92 (data as of 5 Nov 2026). Whether the discount is deserved is the question to research next.
What is the Wheel Score of ARLP and what does it mean?
ARLP scores 43 out of 100 (Weak) - it fails Wheel Trade Filter 4. The Wheel Score ranks stocks for the wheel strategy - selling cash-secured puts, then covered calls if assigned - in two parts: the 9 pass/fail Wheel Trade Filters (busy options, a real business, below fair value, Piotroski 6 or more, debt it can repay, a Red Flags score of 60 or more, implied volatility of 25-80%, a $1 billion company, $5 a share) and a ranking of how strongly a stock passes on value, premium, moat, health, red flags, option trading and stability. A stock that fails any filter stays under 70; 70-84 is Good, 85 and above is Prime. The Sunday Scan is the top 10 that pass, sorted by Wheel Score.
What is the GLS fair value for ARLP?
42.92 per share as of 5 Nov 2026 - the simple average of the 9 valuation models (out of nine: DCF, Graham Number, Graham Growth, Lynch, GLS Growth, 10 Cap, Payback Time, DDM and EPV) that produced a positive value. The models run every night on the latest filings; the Quote page lets you switch any of them off and add a margin of safety of your own.
When does Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. report earnings next?
The next earnings report is due on 1 Feb 2027, 88 days from the data date of 5 Nov 2026. The Calendars page lists every upcoming report with its time of day.
Does ARLP have listed options, and how liquid are they?
Yes. The nightly snapshot found 32 listed contracts with 11,586 open interest across all expiries and implied volatility of 28% on the near-the-money contracts. The Options scanner lists the cash-secured put and covered call set-ups with premium and annualised yield worked out.
Is ARLP a partnership?
Yes. ARLP trades as units of Alliance Resource Partners, L.P., a limited partnership: owners receive a K-1 tax form instead of a 1099, and the payouts are distributions rather than dividends.