When inflation flares, energy prices jump, and bond yields climb, expensive growth stocks often grab the headlines, but value stocks can quietly become more interesting. With the Iran war disrupting the Strait of Hormuz, higher Treasury yields and a pricey S&P 500 on many investors’ minds, some established companies with lower P/E and P/B ratios may look relatively resilient or better positioned. This article highlights 3 stocks from a global value screener that are directly exposed to these macro shocks, showing how the same set of pressures can create potential opportunities as well as clear risks for patient investors.

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Arch Resources (ARCH)

Overview: Arch Resources is a US based coal producer that supplies metallurgical coal for steelmaking and thermal coal for power generation from a portfolio of mines across multiple states, selling to utility, industrial, and steel customers at home and overseas.

Operations: Arch Resources generates about US$1.6b from its Metallurgical segment and about US$1.1b from its Thermal segment, so revenue is currently weighted toward coal used in steel production.

Market Cap: US$2.4b

Arch Resources sits in an interesting spot for value focused investors, with the stock trading on a relatively low P/E and the current price well below one estimate of fair value, while coal remains part of the global energy mix and a key input for steel. Forecast earnings growth of around 41% a year contrasts with pressure on margins, which have fallen from 25.5% to 6.8%, and with revenue expected to decline modestly, so the quality and durability of any recovery matters. High external borrowing and an unstable dividend record add risk, but experienced management, active cost control and direct exposure to energy pricing make Arch a stock to watch as inflation, yields and energy markets shift.

Arch’s low P/E, pressured margins and heavy borrowing hint at a story investors may be misreading, and the real tension sits inside the DCF valuation analysis for Arch Resources where one key risk could flip the thesis.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR)

Overview: Alpha Metallurgical Resources is a US mining company that produces, processes, and sells metallurgical and thermal coal from a network of mines and preparation facilities in Virginia and West Virginia, supplying coal mainly to steel and power industry customers.

Operations: Alpha generates about US$2.1b in revenue from its Met segment, with sales weighted toward exports at roughly US$1.6b compared with about US$0.6b from the United States.

Market Cap: US$2.4b

Alpha Metallurgical Resources sits at the intersection of value and volatility, with a low P/E, strong balance sheet and a focus on premium met coal that fits the Value Stocks screener. It is still working through losses and a met coal market that remains oversupplied. Management is leaning into higher quality coal and cost discipline. Q1 2026 losses have narrowed, and a sizeable buyback program is shrinking the share count. At the same time, inflation, higher energy prices and interest rate expectations are pushing many investors toward cash generative, asset heavy businesses. Structural shifts in steelmaking, regulatory pressure and tariff risks also hang over the story, which makes the real risk reward trade off less obvious than the headline P/E suggests.

Alpha’s low P/E, premium met coal focus and buybacks hint at a story investors may not be fully pricing. Get the full picture in the analysis report for Alpha Metallurgical Resources, where one capital allocation twist could change the script.

International Paper (IP)

Overview: International Paper is a global packaging company that turns renewable wood fiber into linerboard, containerboard and corrugated boxes for everyday uses, from shipping food and beverages to protecting consumer goods and pharmaceuticals across North America, Latin America, Europe and North Africa.

Operations: International Paper generates about US$15.1b in revenue from Packaging Solutions North America and US$9.2b from Packaging Solutions EMEA, with small contributions from other sales and intersegment eliminations.

Market Cap: US$18.5b

International Paper gives value focused investors a large cap, cash oriented industrial that is currently loss making but priced on low multiples, with analysts expecting a turn back to profitability and margin improvement over the next few years. The company is leaning into fiber based packaging, e commerce volumes and sustainability trends, while investing heavily in mill upgrades, new facilities and acquisitions such as NORPAC and Delmarva Corrugated to improve efficiency and broaden its footprint. At the same time, high debt, an uncovered 5.12% dividend and European pricing and demand risks keep the risk profile elevated. The real question is whether this mix of low valuation, self help and inflation resilience is being fully reflected in expectations for International Paper’s future cash flows and earnings quality.

International Paper’s low multiples, heavy reinvestment and uncovered 5.12% dividend could be masking a very different earnings profile. Get the context inside the 3 key rewards and 2 important warning signs (1 is major!)

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