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ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. ACNT

Nasdaq · stock · Chemicals & Allied Products · website · IPO 1952-01-16

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. statistics & valuation

Market cap$125.6M
P / E144.9×
P / S1.7×
P / B1.4×
Net margin1.2%
FCF margin-11.8%
Return on capital-7.1%
Graham number -71%$4.27

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($4.27); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-5.10% 0.70% 4.70% -1.00% -10.70% 6.00% 8.40% -13.80% -16.80% 1.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
12.20% 14.00% 18.20% 10.10% 8.80% 18.20% 16.50% 0.80% 13.20% 23.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-6.00% 1.00% 7.60% -0.60% -12.10% 8.20% 5.60% -19.40% -13.40% -9.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-8.00% 1.50% 12.80% -2.90% -34.00% 18.10% 16.40% -24.80% -14.50% 1.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
8.6M 8.7M 8.9M 9.0M 9.1M 10.2M 10.4M 10.1M 10.1M 9.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$8.7M $25.9M $74.2M $74.9M $61.1M $68.4M $70.1M -$1.9M -$16.1M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-5.10% 0.80% 5.70% -1.20% -13.20% 7.60% 8.20% -16.30% -9.20% 0.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.70% -1.50% -10.20% 7.90% 5.60% 5.20% 0.80% 10.50% 16.80% -11.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.10× 0.29× 0.75× 0.71× 0.76× 0.63× 0.53× 0.00× 0.00× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.34 -$2.98 $2.14 $2.12 -$2.63 -$1.35 $0.09 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. trades at about 163.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.3×–180.1×, median 21.6×).

5.3× 180.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.3×–180.1×); dot = today's 163.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin23.0%13.2%0.8%16.5%18.2%8.8%10.1%18.2%14.0%12.2%
Operating margin-9.4%-13.4%-19.4%5.6%8.2%-12.1%-0.6%7.6%1.0%-6.0%
Net margin1.2%-16.8%-13.8%8.4%6.0%-10.7%-1.0%4.7%0.7%-5.1%
FCF margin-11.8%16.8%10.5%0.8%5.2%5.6%7.9%-10.2%-1.5%1.7%
Return on assets0.8%-9.2%-16.3%8.2%7.6%-13.2%-1.2%5.7%0.8%-5.1%
Return on equity1.0%-14.5%-24.8%16.4%18.1%-34.0%-2.9%12.8%1.5%-8.0%
Debt / equity0.00×0.00×0.53×0.63×0.76×0.71×0.75×0.29×0.10×
Current ratio6.723.723.615.093.174.093.634.503.242.99

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.