ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT)
US04638F1084 - Common Stock
Overall ALOT gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated ALOT against 32 industry peers in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of ALOT get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. ALOT is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year ALOT was profitable.
In the past year ALOT had a positive cash flow from operations.
Each year in the past 5 years ALOT has been profitable.
ALOT had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
ALOT has a Return On Assets of 3.52%. This is in the better half of the industry: ALOT outperforms 68.75% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 5.20%, ALOT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.13% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 8.41%, ALOT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.16%. This is significantly below the industry average of 14.41%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (8.41%) for ALOT is above the 3 year average (5.16%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.52% | ||
| ROE | 5.2% | ||
| ROIC | 8.41% |
ROA(3y)3.68%
ROA(5y)2.74%
ROE(3y)5.43%
ROE(5y)4.11%
ROIC(3y)5.16%
ROIC(5y)3.88%
1.3 Margins
ALOT has a Profit Margin (3.17%) which is in line with its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ALOT has declined.
With a decent Operating Margin value of 8.15%, ALOT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of ALOT (36.26%) is better than 65.63% of its industry peers.
ALOT's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 8.15% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.17% | ||
| GM | 36.26% |
OM growth 3Y57.94%
OM growth 5Y5.08%
PM growth 3Y41.42%
PM growth 5Y-5.34%
GM growth 3Y0.52%
GM growth 5Y-1.7%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ALOT is destroying value.
ALOT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
ALOT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for ALOT has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 4.40 indicates that ALOT is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
ALOT has a Altman-Z score of 4.40. This is in the better half of the industry: ALOT outperforms 75.00% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of ALOT is 1.90, which is an excellent value as it means it would take ALOT, only 1.90 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
ALOT has a Debt to FCF ratio of 1.90. This is amongst the best in the industry. ALOT outperforms 84.38% of its industry peers.
ALOT has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.21. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.21, ALOT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 53.13% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.21 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 1.9 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.4 |
ROIC/WACC0.83
WACC10.09%
2.3 Liquidity
ALOT has a Current Ratio of 2.58. This indicates that ALOT is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
ALOT's Current ratio of 2.58 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 65.63% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.02 indicates that ALOT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
ALOT has a worse Quick ratio (1.02) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.58 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.02 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
ALOT shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 71.93%, which is quite impressive.
ALOT shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -5.25% yearly.
Looking at the last year, ALOT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 3.90% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, ALOT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 1.61% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)71.93%
EPS 3Y51.52%
EPS 5Y-5.25%
EPS growth Q2Q83.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.9%
Revenue growth 3Y8.48%
Revenue growth 5Y1.61%
Revenue growth Q2Q-0.64%
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 YN/A
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Revenue Next YearN/A
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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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings ratio is 28.15, which means the current valuation is very expensive for ALOT.
ALOT's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 25.02. ALOT is around the same levels.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28.15 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
ALOT's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ALOT is cheaper than 71.88% of the companies in the same industry.
71.88% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ALOT, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 11.77 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.8 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
The decent profitability rating of ALOT may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
ALOT does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
ASTRONOVA INC
NASDAQ:ALOT (4/29/2024, 3:30:01 PM)
17.45
-0.05 (-0.29%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
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Market Cap135.06M
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| PE | 28.15 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
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| ROA | 3.52% | ||
| ROE | 5.2% | ||
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| OM | 8.15% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.17% | ||
| GM | 36.26% | ||
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Asset Turnover1.11
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| Debt/Equity | 0.21 | ||
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| Current Ratio | 2.58 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.02 | ||
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EPS 1Y (TTM)71.93%
EPS 3Y51.52%
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Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.9%
Revenue growth 3Y8.48%
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