ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:ALOT - US04638F1084 - Common Stock
10.02 USD
-0.1 (-0.99%)
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ALOT gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 33 industry peers in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry. ALOT has a medium profitability rating, but doesn't score so well on its financial health evaluation. ALOT is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
ALOT had positive earnings in the past year.
ALOT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
ALOT had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
Of the past 5 years ALOT 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
ALOT has a Return On Assets of -10.67%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALOT outperforms 45.45% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -20.96%, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 51.52% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.33%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALOT outperforms 57.58% 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 14.98%.
| 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
ALOT has a Operating Margin of 3.33%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALOT outperforms 54.55% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ALOT has grown nicely.
ALOT has a better Gross Margin (34.24%) than 63.64% of its industry peers.
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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
ALOT has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
ALOT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, ALOT has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, ALOT has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.49 indicates that ALOT is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
ALOT has a Altman-Z score (2.49) which is comparable to the rest of the 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.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 27.86, ALOT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 48.48% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.51. This is a neutral value indicating ALOT is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
ALOT has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.51) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.51 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 27.86 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.49 |
ROIC/WACC0.42
WACC7.89%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.67 indicates that ALOT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.67, ALOT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.61% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT has a Quick Ratio of 1.67. This is a bad value and indicates that ALOT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
ALOT has a worse Quick ratio (0.61) than 75.76% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for ALOT have decreased strongly by -75.00% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, ALOT shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 8.76% on average per year.
Looking at the last year, ALOT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 7.14% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.55% on average over the past years.
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
A Price/Earnings ratio of 40.08 indicates a quite expensive valuation of ALOT.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as ALOT.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of ALOT to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.30), we can say ALOT is valued slightly more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40.08 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ALOT is valued cheaper than 87.88% of the companies in the same industry.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as ALOT.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 47.42 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.43 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)4.58
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 |
10.02
-0.1 (-0.99%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners52.76%
Inst Owner Change-2.28%
Ins Owners10.37%
Ins Owner Change3.35%
Market Cap76.15M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.13%
Short Ratio0.79
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 | 40.08 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.49 | ||
| P/FCF | 47.42 | ||
| P/OCF | 32.56 | ||
| P/B | 0.99 | ||
| P/tB | 2.01 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.43 |
EPS(TTM)0.25
EY2.5%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.21
FCFY2.11%
OCF(TTM)0.31
OCFY3.07%
SpS20.53
BVpS10.07
TBVpS4.99
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)4.58
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 | 2.49 |
F-Score2
WACC7.89%
ROIC/WACC0.42
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%