ALOT Fundamental Analysis - ASTRONOVA INC

Fundamental Rating

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. There are concerns on the financial health of ALOT while its profitability can be described as average. ALOT has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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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.

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

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -11.86%, ALOT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 45.45% of the companies in the same industry.

The Return On Equity of ALOT (-22.40%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.23%, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.58% 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 14.92%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-11.86%
ROE	-22.4%
ROIC	2.23%

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 2.26%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALOT outperforms 51.52% of its industry peers.

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

ALOT's Gross Margin of 33.47% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 60.61% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ALOT has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	2.26%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	33.47%

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

Operating and Profit Margin

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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 2.57 indicates that ALOT is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

ALOT has a Altman-Z score (2.57) which is in line with its industry peers.

The Debt to FCF ratio of ALOT is 21.90, which is on the high side as it means it would take ALOT, 21.90 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

The Debt to FCF ratio of ALOT (21.90) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.50 indicates that ALOT is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.50, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 51.52% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.5
Debt/FCF	21.9
Altman-Z	2.57

ROIC/WACC0.28

WACC7.91%

2.3 Liquidity

ALOT has a Current Ratio of 1.71. This is a normal value and indicates that ALOT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

ALOT has a Current ratio of 1.71. This is in the better half of the industry: ALOT outperforms 60.61% of its industry peers.

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

With a Quick ratio value of 0.61, ALOT is not doing good in the industry: 75.76% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.71
Quick Ratio	0.61

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ALOT shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -368.31%.

The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.76% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

ALOT shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 0.63%.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 2.55% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-368.31%

EPS 3Y42.88%

EPS 5Y8.76%

EPS Q2Q%-308.25%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.63%

Revenue growth 3Y8.79%

Revenue growth 5Y2.55%

Sales Q2Q%-10.95%

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

The Price/Earnings ratio is 28.09, which means the current valuation is very expensive for ALOT.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of ALOT indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ALOT is cheaper than 63.64% of the companies listed in the same industry.

The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.86. ALOT is around the same levels.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	28.09
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 75.76% of the companies 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	37.85
EV/EBITDA	11.62

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)3.21

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 (10/3/2025, 8:22:08 PM)

9.83

-0.52 (-5.02%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

Earnings (Last)09-15 2025-09-15

Earnings (Next)12-10 2025-12-10

Inst Owners52.26%

Inst Owner Change-2.28%

Ins Owners10.53%

Ins Owner Change2.83%

Market Cap75.10M

Analysts43.33

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.13%

Short Ratio0.59

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	28.09
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.5
P/FCF	37.85
P/OCF	30.96
P/B	0.99
P/tB	1.99
EV/EBITDA	11.62

EPS(TTM)0.35

EY3.56%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.26

FCFY2.64%

OCF(TTM)0.32

OCFY3.23%

SpS19.84

BVpS9.92

TBVpS4.94

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)3.21

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-11.86%
ROE	-22.4%
ROCE	3.44%
ROIC	2.23%
ROICexc	2.3%
ROICexgc	3.44%
OM	2.26%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	33.47%
FCFM	1.31%

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-Score4

Asset Turnover1.06

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.5
Debt/FCF	21.9
Debt/EBITDA	4.43
Cap/Depr	8.61%
Cap/Sales	0.29%
Interest Coverage	1.06
Cash Conversion	28.36%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.71
Quick Ratio	0.61
Altman-Z	2.57

F-Score4

WACC7.91%

ROIC/WACC0.28

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)-368.31%

EPS 3Y42.88%

EPS 5Y8.76%

EPS Q2Q%-308.25%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.63%

Revenue growth 3Y8.79%

Revenue growth 5Y2.55%

Sales Q2Q%-10.95%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-71.89%

EBIT growth 3Y12.39%

EBIT growth 5Y19.96%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-60.64%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y64.05%

OCF growth 1Y-56.69%

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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