ATERIAN INC (ATER) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:ATER • US02156U2006

0.5782 USD
-0.06 (-9.23%)
At close: Feb 17, 2026
0.5732 USD
-0.01 (-0.86%)
After Hours: 2/17/2026, 8:00:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

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Overall ATER gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated ATER against 60 industry peers in the Household Durables industry. ATER has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. ATER is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ATER had negative earnings in the past year.
  • ATER had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years ATER always reported negative net income.
  • In multiple years ATER reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
ATER Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFATER Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -50M -100M -150M -200M

1.2 Ratios

  • ATER's Return On Assets of -30.72% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ATER is outperformed by 95.00% of its industry peers.
  • ATER has a worse Return On Equity (-54.48%) than 90.00% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -30.72%
ROE -54.48%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-89.98%
ROA(5y)-77.06%
ROE(3y)-146.33%
ROE(5y)-162.85%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ATER Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICATER Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -100 -200 -300 -400 -500

1.3 Margins

  • ATER has a Gross Margin of 59.52%. This is amongst the best in the industry. ATER outperforms 98.33% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ATER has grown nicely.
  • ATER does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 59.52%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y8.08%
GM growth 5Y9.55%
ATER Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsATER Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ATER does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ATER has more shares outstanding
  • ATER has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for ATER has been reduced compared to a year ago.
ATER Yearly Shares OutstandingATER Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M 8M
ATER Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsATER Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M

2.2 Solvency

  • ATER has an Altman-Z score of -23.57. This is a bad value and indicates that ATER is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of -23.57, ATER is not doing good in the industry: 95.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.29 indicates that ATER is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of ATER (0.29) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.29
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -23.57
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC11.61%
ATER Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFATER Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M 200M

2.3 Liquidity

  • ATER has a Current Ratio of 1.76. This is a normal value and indicates that ATER is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 1.76, ATER is not doing good in the industry: 75.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.77 indicates that ATER may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.77, ATER is doing worse than 63.33% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.76
Quick Ratio 0.77
ATER Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesATER Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • ATER shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 41.03%, which is quite impressive.
  • Looking at the last year, ATER shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -26.81% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has been decreasing by -2.85% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)41.03%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-12%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-26.81%
Revenue growth 3Y-26.33%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.85%
Sales Q2Q%-27.51%

3.2 Future

  • The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 15.95% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ATER will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 26.83% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-35.4%
EPS Next 2Y-8.68%
EPS Next 3Y23.7%
EPS Next 5Y15.95%
Revenue Next Year-25.15%
Revenue Next 2Y-10.31%
Revenue Next 3Y39.5%
Revenue Next 5Y26.83%

3.3 Evolution

  • When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
ATER Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesATER Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 100M 200M 300M
ATER Yearly EPS VS EstimatesATER Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 0 -20 -40 -60 -80

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • ATER reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for ATER. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
ATER Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsATER 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
ATER Per share dataATER EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 4 6

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as ATER's earnings are expected to grow with 23.70% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-8.68%
EPS Next 3Y23.7%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • ATER does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

ATERIAN INC

NASDAQ:ATER (2/17/2026, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 0.5732 -0.01 (-0.86%)

0.5782

-0.06 (-9.23%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Durables & Apparel
GICS IndustryHousehold Durables
Earnings (Last)11-13
Earnings (Next)03-05
Inst Owners5.9%
Inst Owner Change-16.09%
Ins Owners10.55%
Ins Owner Change3.3%
Market Cap5.80M
Revenue(TTM)78.45M
Net Income(TTM)-12.34M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %3.9%
Short Ratio2
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)21.02%
Min EPS beat(2)-14.38%
Max EPS beat(2)56.43%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)33.47%
Min EPS beat(4)-14.38%
Max EPS beat(4)65.73%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)33.56%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)7.48%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)-41.44%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-6.26%
Min Revenue beat(2)-6.32%
Max Revenue beat(2)-6.19%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.26%
Min Revenue beat(4)-6.32%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.74%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.97%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.85%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.72%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.96%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.07
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.26
P/tB 0.41
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.61
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-2.02
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.99
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.98
OCFYN/A
SpS7.82
BVpS2.26
TBVpS1.4
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -30.72%
ROE -54.48%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 59.52%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-89.98%
ROA(5y)-77.06%
ROE(3y)-146.33%
ROE(5y)-162.85%
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)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y8.08%
GM growth 5Y9.55%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover1.95
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.29
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 2.83%
Cap/Sales 0.06%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.76
Quick Ratio 0.77
Altman-Z -23.57
F-Score4
WACC11.61%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)5.92%
Cap/Depr(5y)1512.25%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.17%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.08%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)41.03%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-12%
EPS Next Y-35.4%
EPS Next 2Y-8.68%
EPS Next 3Y23.7%
EPS Next 5Y15.95%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-26.81%
Revenue growth 3Y-26.33%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.85%
Sales Q2Q%-27.51%
Revenue Next Year-25.15%
Revenue Next 2Y-10.31%
Revenue Next 3Y39.5%
Revenue Next 5Y26.83%
EBIT growth 1Y37.1%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year45.69%
EBIT Next 3Y51.58%
EBIT Next 5Y39.37%
FCF growth 1Y-36.72%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-54.24%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

ATERIAN INC / ATER FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ATERIAN INC (ATER) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to ATER.


What is the valuation status for ATER stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to ATERIAN INC (ATER). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for ATERIAN INC?

ATERIAN INC (ATER) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for ATER stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ATERIAN INC (ATER) is expected to decline by -35.4% in the next year.