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ACNT

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.

Next earnings Aug 4, 2026

Last earnings -2.3% on 2026-05-06

Sell
$13.90
▼ -3.74%
$13.90▲ +14.88%
over 1Y
L $11.70EODHDH $17.78
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-3.7%
1W+1.8%
1M-0.8%
3M+7.9%
YTD-13.4%
1Y+14.9%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
C
Valuation
Overvalued
Filings
Watch
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 7 analysts
Buy

Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.29x); but revenue declined -7.2% YoY.

Revenue (FY2025) $74.9M · FY2025

The read

Weak on both the fundamentals and the price — little to like at the current level.

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. shows $74.9M in FY2025 revenue (-7.2% YoY), a 1.2% net margin, and 1.0% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$335M$262M$193M$80.8M$74.9M
Gross profit$60.8M$43.3M$1.53M$10.7M$17.2M
Operating income$27.3M$14.5M-$37.4M-$10.8M-$7.03M
Net income$20.2M$22.1M-$26.6M-$13.6M$867K
Diluted EPS$2.14$2.12-$2.63-$1.35$0.09
Net margin6.0%8.4%-13.8%-16.8%1.2%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$74.0M
EV / EBITDA—
EV / Sales1.0
EV / FCF—
P / FCF—
PEG (trailing)1.45
Earnings yield0.7%
FCF yield-1.6%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)-6.4%
Free cash flow-$2.06M
Total debt$0.00
Net cash$57.6M
Altman Z-Score4.96 safe
Piotroski F-Score7/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield6.9%
Dividend yield (est.)0.0%
Shareholder yield6.9%
Shares Δ YoY-6.0%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-06-10
  2. 8-K Reg FD disclosure2026-05-18
  3. 8-K Material agreement2026-05-06
  4. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-06
  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-30
  6. 8-K Officer / director change2026-04-01
  7. S-3 Shelf registration (potential raise)2026-03-31
  8. 8-K Reg FD disclosure2026-03-23
  9. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-03

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-102026-06-10open ↗3Period ending 2026-05-042026-05-20open ↗3Period ending 2026-05-042026-05-20open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-182026-05-18open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-06open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-042026-05-06open ↗

Quality score

C
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueC-
GrowthB-
ProfitabilityF
Financial healthA
Momentum—
  • ✗Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
  • ✗P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$3.19

Overvalued -77% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $0.09 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 0.85 quality = 35.5× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$74.9M
-7.2% YoY
Net margin
1.2%
ROE
1.0%
P/E
154.4

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

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■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$74.9M-7.2%
Net income$867K+106.4%
Gross profit$17.2M+61.0%
Operating income-$7.03M+34.9%
Diluted EPS$0.09+106.7%
Cash & equivalents$57.6M+257.8%
Total assets$112M-24.0%
Total liabilities$24.9M-53.6%
Stockholders' equity$87.0M-7.0%
Gross: 23.0%Op.: -9.4%L/E: 0.29x

Frequently asked

Is ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. (ACNT) a buy?
ACNT currently carries a Sell rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Conservative balance sheet (liabilities/equity 0.29x); but revenue declined -7.2% YoY.
What is ACNT's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on ACNT's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $3.19. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is ACNT overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, ACNT currently appears overvalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.'s quality score?
ACNT scores 57.94117647058823/100 (grade C) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000095953, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-06) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 8:10:14 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-06-10
Rohen Jeremy
Director
Award4.78K @ $13.59$65.0K
2026-06-10
Mazzaferro Aldo John Jr
Director
Award4.23K @ $13.59$57.5K
2026-06-10
Hutter Christopher Gerald
Director
Award4.23K @ $13.59$57.5K
2026-06-10
Guy Henry L
Director
Award4.78K @ $13.59$65.0K
2026-06-10
Giannantonio Carmen Joseph
Director
Award5.52K @ $13.59$75.0K
2026-06-10
Rosenzweig Benjamin L
Director
Award4.42K @ $13.59$60.0K
2026-04-01
Giannantonio Carmen Joseph
Director
Award976.00 @ $13.32$13.0K
2026-04-01
Rohen Jeremy
Director
Award2.16K @ $13.32$28.7K

Dividends

Irregular
Yield (TTM)
—
Annual / share
—
Last ex-date
2018-11-29
Last amount
$0.25
ex 2018-11-29paid 2018-12-12$0.25
ex 2017-10-24paid 2017-11-06$0.13
ex 2015-11-24paid 2015-12-08$0.30
ex 2014-11-20paid 2014-12-09$0.30
ex 2013-11-14paid 2013-12-03$0.26
ex 2012-11-21paid 2012-12-10$0.25

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-06—▼ -2.34%8-K ↗
2026-03-03—▼ -2.14%8-K ↗
2025-11-04—▼ -0.91%8-K ↗
2025-08-06—▲ +0.46%8-K ↗
2025-05-12Miss -165.4% est▼ -0.31%8-K ↗
2025-03-04—▼ -0.18%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Recent news

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seekingalpha.com· 2026-03-04
Ascent Industries Q4 Earnings Call HighlightsBullish
finance.yahoo.com· 2026-03-04

Vs tracked universe

compare →

1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score58 vs 67
Revenue growth-7.2% vs 7.1%
Net margin1.2% vs 10.5%
Return on equity1.0% vs 12.3%
P/E154.4 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 2d
Bullish
+0.18
vs typical · 2 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.