ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NASDAQ:ALOT - Nasdaq - US04638F1084 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
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. 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
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
ALOT's Return On Assets of -10.67% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 43.75% of its industry peers.
ALOT has a Return On Equity (-20.96%) which is in line with its industry peers.
With a Return On Invested Capital value of 3.33%, ALOT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.25% of the companies in the same industry.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ALOT is significantly below the industry average of 16.47%.
| 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
With a Operating Margin value of 3.33%, ALOT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 53.13% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
ALOT's Gross Margin of 34.24% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 56.25% 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
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so 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.
ALOT has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
ALOT has an Altman-Z score of 2.58. This is not the best score and indicates that ALOT is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
ALOT has a Altman-Z score of 2.58. This is in the better half of the industry: ALOT outperforms 71.88% of its industry peers.
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.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.51, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.51 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 27.86 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.58 |
ROIC/WACC0.41
WACC8.12%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.67 indicates that ALOT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of ALOT (1.67) is better than 62.50% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.61 indicates that ALOT may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
ALOT's Quick ratio of 0.61 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT is outperformed by 75.00% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.67 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
ALOT shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -75.00%.
ALOT shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 8.76% yearly.
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
With a Price/Earnings ratio of 45.96, ALOT can be considered very expensive at the moment.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as ALOT.
The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.48. ALOT is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 45.96 | ||
| 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 71.88% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of ALOT is on the same level as its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 54.37 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.44 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)5.25
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for ALOT!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NASDAQ:ALOT (8/8/2025, 8:18:49 PM)
11.49
+0.31 (+2.77%)
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-0.17%
Ins Owners10.37%
Ins Owner Change2.69%
Market Cap87.32M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.14%
Short Ratio0.58
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 | 45.96 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.56 | ||
| P/FCF | 54.37 | ||
| P/OCF | 37.33 | ||
| P/B | 1.14 | ||
| P/tB | 2.3 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.44 |
EPS(TTM)0.25
EY2.18%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.21
FCFY1.84%
OCF(TTM)0.31
OCFY2.68%
SpS20.53
BVpS10.07
TBVpS4.99
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)5.25
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 | 2.58 |
F-Score2
WACC8.12%
ROIC/WACC0.41
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%