ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC (ASTL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:ASTL • CA0156581070

4.53 USD
+0.03 (+0.67%)
Last: Feb 4, 2026, 09:51 AM
Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, ASTL scores 1 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ASTL was compared to 157 industry peers in the Metals & Mining industry. ASTL may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. ASTL is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year ASTL has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year ASTL has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
  • In multiple years ASTL reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • Of the past 5 years ASTL 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
ASTL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFASTL Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -28.19%, ASTL is not doing good in the industry: 83.44% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -78.53%, ASTL is doing worse than 85.35% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -28.19%
ROE -78.53%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)15.98%
ROA(5y)6.68%
ROE(3y)27.2%
ROE(5y)-4.17%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ASTL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICASTL Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 -40

1.3 Margins

  • In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ASTL has grown nicely.
  • ASTL's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for ASTL so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3Y49.72%
OM growth 5Y-11.88%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y25.82%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
ASTL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsASTL Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10 20 30

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ASTL does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ASTL has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ASTL has a worse debt to assets ratio.
ASTL Yearly Shares OutstandingASTL Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M
ASTL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsASTL Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

2.2 Solvency

  • ASTL has an Altman-Z score of 0.73. This is a bad value and indicates that ASTL is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • ASTL's Altman-Z score of 0.73 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ASTL is outperformed by 84.71% of its industry peers.
  • ASTL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.84. This is a neutral value indicating ASTL is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.84, ASTL is not doing good in the industry: 81.53% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.84
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.73
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.79%
ASTL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFASTL Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 500M 1B 1.5B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 2.29 indicates that ASTL has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 2.29, ASTL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 48.41% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.76 indicates that ASTL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.76, ASTL is doing worse than 80.89% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.29
Quick Ratio 0.76
ASTL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesASTL Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for ASTL have decreased strongly by -1858.57% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, ASTL shows a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 22.22% on average per year.
  • Looking at the last year, ASTL shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -10.69% in the last year.
  • ASTL shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 0.71% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1858.57%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y22.22%
EPS Q2Q%121.79%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.69%
Revenue growth 3Y15.92%
Revenue growth 5Y0.71%
Sales Q2Q%-14.87%

3.2 Future

  • Based on estimates for the next years, ASTL will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -38.62% on average per year.
  • ASTL is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 7.66% yearly.
EPS Next Y-1381.28%
EPS Next 2Y-186.92%
EPS Next 3Y-38.62%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-25.26%
Revenue Next 2Y-23.75%
Revenue Next 3Y-9.85%
Revenue Next 5Y7.66%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
ASTL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesASTL Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2029 2030 2031 2032 1B 2B 3B 4B
ASTL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesASTL Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 5 -5 10

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ASTL. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • Also next year ASTL is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
ASTL Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsASTL Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
ASTL Per share dataASTL EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as ASTL's earnings are expected to decrease with -38.62% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-186.92%
EPS Next 3Y-38.62%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • ASTL has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.77%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.
  • ASTL's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 1.01. ASTL pays more dividend than 85.35% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ASTL's Dividend Yield is comparable with the S&P500 average which is at 1.83.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.77%

5.2 History

  • ASTL has paid a dividend for less than 5 years, so there is no long track record yet.
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
ASTL Yearly Dividends per shareASTL Yearly Dividends per shareYearly Dividends per share 2022 2023 2024 2025 0.05 0.1 0.15

5.3 Sustainability

  • ASTL has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.
DP-3.22%
EPS Next 2Y-186.92%
EPS Next 3Y-38.62%
ASTL Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendASTL Yearly Income VS Free CF VS DividendYearly Income VS Free CF VS Dividend 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC

NASDAQ:ASTL (2/4/2026, 9:51:22 AM)

4.53

+0.03 (+0.67%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorMaterials
GICS IndustryGroupMaterials
GICS IndustryMetals & Mining
Earnings (Last)10-29
Earnings (Next)N/A
Inst Owners77.83%
Inst Owner Change-0.27%
Ins Owners4.1%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap475.33M
Revenue(TTM)2.22B
Net Income(TTM)-686.70M
Analysts43.33
Price Target10.2 (125.17%)
Short Float %3.6%
Short Ratio2.55
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 1.77%
Yearly Dividend0.2
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP-3.22%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years2
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)13.27%
Min EPS beat(2)-93.55%
Max EPS beat(2)120.08%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)184.43%
Min EPS beat(4)-93.55%
Max EPS beat(4)753.6%
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)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)0.5%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.29%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.3%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)3.64%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.29%
Max Revenue beat(4)7.73%
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)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-294.54%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-122.92%
EPS NY rev (1m)-95.45%
EPS NY rev (3m)-49.71%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-24.76%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-24.76%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.72%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-4.79%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.29
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.74
P/tB 0.74
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.62
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.87
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-3.84
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.98
OCFYN/A
SpS15.5
BVpS6.1
TBVpS6.1
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -28.19%
ROE -78.53%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)15.98%
ROA(5y)6.68%
ROE(3y)27.2%
ROE(5y)-4.17%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)28.88%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y49.72%
OM growth 5Y-11.88%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y25.82%
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score2
Asset Turnover0.91
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.84
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 272.76%
Cap/Sales 18.48%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.29
Quick Ratio 0.76
Altman-Z 0.73
F-Score2
WACC8.79%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)322.39%
Cap/Depr(5y)227.68%
Cap/Sales(3y)11.3%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.74%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-1858.57%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5Y22.22%
EPS Q2Q%121.79%
EPS Next Y-1381.28%
EPS Next 2Y-186.92%
EPS Next 3Y-38.62%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.69%
Revenue growth 3Y15.92%
Revenue growth 5Y0.71%
Sales Q2Q%-14.87%
Revenue Next Year-25.26%
Revenue Next 2Y-23.75%
Revenue Next 3Y-9.85%
Revenue Next 5Y7.66%
EBIT growth 1Y-156.81%
EBIT growth 3Y73.56%
EBIT growth 5Y-11.25%
EBIT Next Year-261.44%
EBIT Next 3Y8.12%
EBIT Next 5Y26.78%
FCF growth 1Y-112.47%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-251.35%
OCF growth 3Y231.43%
OCF growth 5Y1.35%

ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC / ASTL FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC (ASTL) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 10 to ASTL.


What is the valuation status of ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC (ASTL) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC (ASTL). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC?

ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC (ASTL) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


What is the financial health of ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC (ASTL) stock?

The financial health rating of ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC (ASTL) is 1 / 10.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for ASTL stock?

The dividend rating of ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC (ASTL) is 3 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is -3.22%.