ALOT Fundamental Analysis - ASTRONOVA INC

Fundamental Rating

ALOT gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 32 industry peers in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry. While ALOT is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. ALOT is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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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.

Of the past 5 years ALOT 4 years were profitable.

Of the past 5 years ALOT 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -10.67%, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 40.63% of the companies in the same industry.

ALOT has a Return On Equity of -20.96%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALOT outperforms 53.13% of its industry peers.

ALOT has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.33%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALOT outperforms 56.25% of its industry peers.

ALOT had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.22%. This is significantly below the industry average of 16.42%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-10.67%
ROE	-20.96%
ROIC	3.33%

ROA(3y)-1.5%

ROA(5y)0.44%

ROE(3y)-3.58%

ROE(5y)-0.22%

ROIC(3y)5.22%

ROIC(5y)4.21%

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 3.33%, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 53.13% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ALOT has grown nicely.

With a Gross Margin value of 34.24%, ALOT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 59.38% of the companies in the same industry.

ALOT's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.33%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	34.24%

OM growth 3Y3.31%

OM growth 5Y16.98%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.13%

GM growth 5Y-0.96%

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ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), ALOT is destroying value.

The number of shares outstanding for ALOT has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for ALOT has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

The debt/assets ratio for ALOT is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 2.42 indicates that ALOT is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

With a decent Altman-Z score value of 2.42, ALOT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.

The Debt to FCF ratio of ALOT is 27.86, which is on the high side as it means it would take ALOT, 27.86 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

ALOT's Debt to FCF ratio of 27.86 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 53.13% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.51 indicates that ALOT is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

ALOT has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.51) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.51
Debt/FCF	27.86
Altman-Z	2.42

ROIC/WACC0.32

WACC10.27%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.67 indicates that ALOT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

ALOT has a Current ratio of 1.67. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALOT outperforms 59.38% of its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.61 indicates that ALOT may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.61, ALOT is doing worse than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.67
Quick Ratio	0.61

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WACC

Debt/Equity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for ALOT have decreased strongly by -75.00% in the last year.

ALOT shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 8.76% yearly.

ALOT shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 7.14%.

Measured over the past years, ALOT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 2.55% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-75%

EPS 3Y42.88%

EPS 5Y8.76%

EPS Q2Q%-66.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.14%

Revenue growth 3Y8.79%

Revenue growth 5Y2.55%

Sales Q2Q%14.41%

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

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next YearN/A

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

ALOT is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 35.84.

ALOT's Price/Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.

ALOT's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit more expensive than the S&P500 average which is at 26.31.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	35.84
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ALOT indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ALOT is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.

ALOT's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	42.4
EV/EBITDA	8.58

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)4.09

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ALOT does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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ASTRONOVA INC

NASDAQ:ALOT (6/13/2025, 8:00:01 PM)

8.96

-0.33 (-3.55%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

Earnings (Last)06-05 2025-06-05/bmo

Earnings (Next)09-15 2025-09-15

Inst Owners52.84%

Inst Owner Change-9.27%

Ins Owners12.68%

Ins Owner Change2.35%

Market Cap68.10M

Analysts43.33

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.19%

Short Ratio0.88

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)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A

Min Revenue beat(2)N/A

Max Revenue beat(2)N/A

Revenue beat(4)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A

Min Revenue beat(4)N/A

Max Revenue beat(4)N/A

Revenue beat(8)N/A

Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A

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)N/A

PT rev (3m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)N/A

EPS NY rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A

Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	35.84
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.44
P/FCF	42.4
P/OCF	29.11
P/B	0.89
P/tB	1.8
EV/EBITDA	8.58

EPS(TTM)0.25

EY2.79%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.21

FCFY2.36%

OCF(TTM)0.31

OCFY3.43%

SpS20.53

BVpS10.07

TBVpS4.99

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)4.09

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-10.67%
ROE	-20.96%
ROCE	5.1%
ROIC	3.33%
ROICexc	3.49%
ROICexgc	5.25%
OM	3.33%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	34.24%
FCFM	1.03%

ROA(3y)-1.5%

ROA(5y)0.44%

ROE(3y)-3.58%

ROE(5y)-0.22%

ROIC(3y)5.22%

ROIC(5y)4.21%

ROICexc(3y)5.43%

ROICexc(5y)4.43%

ROICexgc(3y)7.95%

ROICexgc(5y)6.64%

ROCE(3y)7.66%

ROCE(5y)5.99%

ROICexcg growth 3Y2.14%

ROICexcg growth 5Y11.88%

ROICexc growth 3Y3.25%

ROICexc growth 5Y14.64%

OM growth 3Y3.31%

OM growth 5Y16.98%

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-2.13%

GM growth 5Y-0.96%

F-Score2

Asset Turnover1.04

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.51
Debt/FCF	27.86
Debt/EBITDA	3.74
Cap/Depr	14.21%
Cap/Sales	0.47%
Interest Coverage	1.69
Cash Conversion	22.61%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.67
Quick Ratio	0.61
Altman-Z	2.42

F-Score2

WACC10.27%

ROIC/WACC0.32

Cap/Depr(3y)16.92%

Cap/Depr(5y)27.83%

Cap/Sales(3y)0.51%

Cap/Sales(5y)1.06%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-75%

EPS 3Y42.88%

EPS 5Y8.76%

EPS Q2Q%-66.67%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.14%

Revenue growth 3Y8.79%

Revenue growth 5Y2.55%

Sales Q2Q%14.41%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-56.61%

EBIT growth 3Y12.39%

EBIT growth 5Y19.96%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y46.94%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y64.05%

OCF growth 1Y77.2%

OCF growth 3Y51.65%

OCF growth 5Y8.53%

ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) 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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