AdvanSix Inc. (ASIX) stock analysis

P/E against its history

Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

P/E against the industry

Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

EV/EBITDA against its history

Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

P/B below the industry

AdvanSix's price-to-book of 0.53 is below the Chemicals and Allied Products median of 1.50.

Trading below fair value

The share price of $15.43 is below our fair value estimate of $35.40.

Margin of safety over 20%

The price is 56.4% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew -7.9% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing under 10% a year

Diluted EPS grew -32.8% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings growth not accelerating

Net income grew -143% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 1.4% a year.

Growing faster than the industry

Revenue grew 8.4% over the last twelve months; the Chemicals and Allied Products median is 5.7%.

Guidance lowered

AdvanSix lowered its 2026 pre-tax income impact of plant turnarounds outlook on Aug 7, 2026.

Gross margin slipping

Gross margin was 4.5% over the last twelve months, against 10.0% a year earlier.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was -2.8% over the last twelve months and averaged 14.4% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on invested capital

Needs operating income and invested capital.

Return on equity below the industry

AdvanSix's return on equity of -2.8% is below the Chemicals and Allied Products median of 3.7%.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 1.4% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was -1.4% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 5.4%.

Net margin below the industry

AdvanSix's net margin of -1.4% is below the Chemicals and Allied Products median of 0.8%.

Low debt

Debt is 34.2% of shareholders' equity, under the 40% we consider low.

Debt trend

Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

Debt covered by cash flow

Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 39.6% of total debt.

Interest coverage

Interest expense is not reported separately.

Short-term assets cover short-term debts

Current assets are 1.20 times current liabilities.

Bankruptcy risk in the grey zone

The Altman Z-score is 1.82; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

AdvanSix paid dividends worth 4.1% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 4.1% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield in the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; AdvanSix yields 4.1%.

Dividend stability

Fewer than five years of dividend history.

Earnings cover

Needs dividends paid and net income.

Not covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 446% of free cash flow.