We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to ASTC. ASTC was compared to 123 industry peers in the Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components industry. The financial health of ASTC is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. ASTC is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year ASTC has reported negative net income.
In the past year ASTC has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years ASTC always reported negative net income.
In the past 5 years ASTC always reported negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

ASTC has a Return On Assets of -60.40%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: ASTC underperforms 82.93% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -73.54%, ASTC is doing worse than 79.67% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-60.4%
ROE	-73.54%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-34.15%

ROA(5y)-25.76%

ROE(3y)-39.22%

ROE(5y)-29.14%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

ASTC's Gross Margin of 49.85% is amongst the best of the industry. ASTC outperforms 86.18% of its industry peers.
ASTC's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
ASTC does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	49.85%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y26.78%

GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ASTC does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
Compared to 1 year ago, ASTC has more shares outstanding
ASTC has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
ASTC has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -15.69, we must say that ASTC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -15.69, ASTC is doing worse than 89.43% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.00 indicates that ASTC is not too dependend on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of ASTC (0.00) is better than 61.79% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-15.69

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC8.87%

2.3 Liquidity

ASTC has a Current Ratio of 9.79. This indicates that ASTC is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 9.79, ASTC belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 91.06% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 8.13 indicates that ASTC has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
With an excellent Quick ratio value of 8.13, ASTC belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 91.06% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	9.79
Quick Ratio	8.13

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ASTC shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -15.06%.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.06% in the past year.
The Revenue has been growing by 15.97% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-15.06%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-3.05%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.06%

Revenue growth 3Y5.24%

Revenue growth 5Y15.97%

Sales Q2Q%773.53%

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.