ACNT Fundamental Analysis - ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, ACNT scores 4 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ACNT was compared to 156 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. No worries on liquidiy or solvency for ACNT as it has an excellent financial health rating, but there are worries on the profitability. ACNT has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year ACNT has reported negative net income.

ACNT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: ACNT reported negative net income in multiple years.

Each year in the past 5 years ACNT had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -2.60%, ACNT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 46.79% of the companies in the same industry.

ACNT has a Return On Equity of -3.55%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ACNT outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.6%
ROE	-3.55%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-5.78%

ROA(5y)-4.58%

ROE(3y)-7.62%

ROE(5y)-7.75%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Gross Margin of ACNT (18.41%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ACNT has grown nicely.

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for ACNT so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	18.41%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-11.87%

GM growth 5Y4.26%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ACNT does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

ACNT has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

ACNT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for ACNT has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

ACNT has an Altman-Z score of 4.37. This indicates that ACNT is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.

The Altman-Z score of ACNT (4.37) is better than 69.87% of its industry peers.

ACNT has a debt to FCF ratio of 0.26. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 0.26 years to pay back of all of its debts.

The Debt to FCF ratio of ACNT (0.26) is better than 93.59% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.01 indicates that ACNT is not too dependend on debt financing.

With a decent Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.01, ACNT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
Debt/FCF	0.26
Altman-Z	4.37

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.29%

2.3 Liquidity

ACNT has a Current Ratio of 6.64. This indicates that ACNT is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of ACNT (6.64) is better than 86.54% of its industry peers.

ACNT has a Quick Ratio of 6.13. This indicates that ACNT is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

ACNT's Quick ratio of 6.13 is amongst the best of the industry. ACNT outperforms 85.90% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	6.64
Quick Ratio	6.13

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 85.91% over the past year.

Looking at the last year, ACNT shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -20.35% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, ACNT shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -10.24% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)85.91%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%811.11%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-20.35%

Revenue growth 3Y-19%

Revenue growth 5Y-10.24%

Sales Q2Q%-62.84%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

EPS Next Y229.52%

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year6.79%

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.

No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ACNT. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 14.98, which indicates a correct valuation of ACNT.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ACNT is valued a bit cheaper than 64.74% of the companies in the same industry.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.76. ACNT is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	14.98

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ACNT is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 63.46% of the companies are valued more expensively.

Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ACNT is valued cheaply inside the industry as 90.38% of the companies are valued more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	13.37
EV/EBITDA	12.81

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ACNT does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO

NASDAQ:ACNT (8/29/2025, 8:05:17 PM)

After market: 12.22 0 (0%)

12.22

+0.28 (+2.35%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorMaterials

GICS IndustryGroupMaterials

GICS IndustryMetals & Mining

Earnings (Last)08-04 2025-08-04/amc

Earnings (Next)11-10 2025-11-10/amc

Inst Owners38.63%

Inst Owner ChangeN/A

Ins Owners18.87%

Ins Owner Change-12.76%

Market Cap114.50M

Analysts85.71

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %4.19%

Short Ratio3.39

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)N/A

Avg EPS beat(2)N/A

Min EPS beat(2)N/A

Max EPS beat(2)N/A

EPS beat(4)N/A

Avg EPS beat(4)N/A

Min EPS beat(4)N/A

Max EPS beat(4)N/A

EPS beat(8)N/A

Avg EPS beat(8)N/A

EPS beat(12)N/A

Avg EPS beat(12)N/A

EPS beat(16)N/A

Avg EPS beat(16)N/A

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-59.14%

Min Revenue beat(2)-67.86%

Max Revenue beat(2)-50.42%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-39.34%

Min Revenue beat(4)-67.86%

Max Revenue beat(4)-14.07%

Revenue beat(8)1

Avg Revenue beat(8)-25.59%

Revenue beat(12)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A

Revenue beat(16)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)0%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)0%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	14.98
P/S	0.9
P/FCF	13.37
P/OCF	11.28
P/B	1.28
P/tB	1.32
EV/EBITDA	12.81

EPS(TTM)-0.63

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0.82

Fwd EY6.68%

FCF(TTM)0.91

FCFY7.48%

OCF(TTM)1.08

OCFY8.87%

SpS13.55

BVpS9.57

TBVpS9.24

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.6%
ROE	-3.55%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	18.41%
FCFM	6.75%

ROA(3y)-5.78%

ROA(5y)-4.58%

ROE(3y)-7.62%

ROE(5y)-7.75%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-11.87%

GM growth 5Y4.26%

F-Score8

Asset Turnover1.04

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
Debt/FCF	0.26
Debt/EBITDA	0.2
Cap/Depr	27.36%
Cap/Sales	1.25%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	231.11%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	6.64
Quick Ratio	6.13
Altman-Z	4.37

F-Score8

WACC10.29%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)34.33%

Cap/Depr(5y)30.57%

Cap/Sales(3y)1.26%

Cap/Sales(5y)1.14%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)85.91%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%811.11%

EPS Next Y229.52%

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-20.35%

Revenue growth 3Y-19%

Revenue growth 5Y-10.24%

Sales Q2Q%-62.84%

Revenue Next Year6.79%

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y94.51%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year361.19%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-48.2%

FCF growth 3Y-10.03%

FCF growth 5Y-11.9%

OCF growth 1Y-51.08%

OCF growth 3Y-8.33%

OCF growth 5Y-12.51%

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO (ACNT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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