ACNTNasdaqChemicals & Allied ProductsFiscal year ends December 31
ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 4, 2026
$13.53+0.04 (+0.30%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $123.31M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
23.0%+14.1 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
-9.4%+2.8 pts over 5 years
Net margin
1.2%+11.8 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -7.2% | -34.1% | -21.8% | -8.2% | |
| Gross profit | +61.0% | -26.5% | -5.3% | -3.8% | |
| Net income | – | -66.0% | – | – | |
| EPS, diluted | – | -65.1% | – | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | -7.7% | -29.2% | 1.0% | |
| Return on assets | -4.9% | -11.7% | 0.7% | |
| Current ratio | 2.99 | 4.09 | 6.72 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.10 | 0.76 | – | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | -5.64× | -2.99× | – | |
| Interest coverage | -8.8× | -14.7× | – | |
| Inventory turnover | 2.0× | 2.5× | 8.0× | |
| Capex to revenue | 2.2% | 1.5% | 2.1% | |
| Diluted shares | 9M | 9M | 10M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Ascent Industries generated $62.91M from operations and spent $23.24M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 45% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$62.91M
Used
$23.24M
Capital expenditure$10.44M45%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$12.80M55%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin1.2%
×Asset turnover0.58×
×Equity multiplier1.44×
=Return on equity, FY20251.0%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 1.2% | 0.58× | 1.44× | 1.0% |
| FY2024 | -16.8% | 0.52× | 1.55× | -13.5% |
| FY2023 | -13.8% | 0.89× | 1.79× | -22.0% |
| FY2022 | 8.4% | 0.98× | 2.18× | 18.0% |
| FY2021 | 6.0% | 1.42× | 2.46× | 21.1% |
| FY2020 | -10.7% | 1.10× | 2.48× | -29.2% |
| FY2019 | -1.0% | 1.26× | 2.32× | -2.9% |
| FY2018 | 4.7% | 1.45× | 2.02× | 13.6% |
| FY2017 | 0.7% | 1.35× | 1.67× | 1.5% |
| FY2016 | -5.1% | 0.96× | 1.57× | -7.7% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$867.00K
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero-$519.00K
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-8.3% → 0.6%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income-$519.00K vs $867.00K
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose3.72 → 6.72
- No dilutionShare count did not rise10M → 10M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year13.24% → 22.97%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.49 → 0.51