AstroNova, Inc. ALOT
AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.22% (safety: no dividend). FY2026 revenue was $150.5M at a -1.6% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.98 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.235 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.342 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.009 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.266 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALOT | AstroNova, Inc. | 5/9 | 4.04 | — | -0.5% |
| EVLV | Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. | 4/9 | -3.93 | — | +40.5% |
| YIBO | Planet Image International Ltd | 2/9 | 2.64 | — | +3.6% |
| MITK | MITEK SYSTEMS INC | 5/9 | 1.78 | 99 | +4.4% |
| RDCM | RADCOM LTD | 7/9 | 8.07 | 18.7 | +17.2% |
| TACT | TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC | 4/9 | 6.19 | — | +18.7% |
| WETH | Wetouch Technology Inc. | 6/9 | — | 2.3 | +6.8% |
About AstroNova, Inc.
AstroNova, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty printers, and data acquisition and analysis systems in the United States, Europe, Canada, Asia, Central and South America, and internationally. The company offers color label tabletop printers and light commercial label printers, direct-to-package printers, high-volume presses, specialty original equipment manufacturer printing systems, label printers, envelope and packaging printing, data acquisition recorders, as well as label, and tag and other supplies, including ink, toner, and thermal transfer ribbons under the QuickLabel, TrojanLabel, GetLabels, Astro Machine, and MTEX brands; and provides on-site and remote service, spare parts, and various service contracts; training and support services; and develops and licenses software programs to design and manage labels, print images, manage and operate printers. It also provides airborne printer products, such as ToughWriter series used in the flight decks of military transport, commercial transport, and business aircraft to print hard copies of data; ToughSwitch, an ethernet switches to connect multiple computers or ethernet devices; TMX and TMX-200, a high-speed data acquisition systems for applications requiring high channel counts and acquisition rates; Daxus DXS-100, a distributed data acquisition platform; SmartCorder DDX-100, a portable all-in-one data acquisition system; and Everest EV-5000 and RC-300 digital strip chart recording systems for aerospace and defense applications. In addition, the company offers networking solutions; aerospace products comprising flight deck printing solutions, networking hardware, and specialized aerospace-grade thermal paper; and data acquisition systems. The company was formerly known as Astro-Med, Inc. and changed its name to AstroNova, Inc. in May 2016. AstroNova, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island.
FAQ
Is ALOT financially healthy?
AstroNova, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does ALOT pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. AstroNova, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 0.22% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is ALOT?
In FY2026, AstroNova, Inc. had a net margin of -1.6% and a return on equity of -3.1%.
Is ALOT overvalued or undervalued?
AstroNova, Inc. trades at about 45.9× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 17.0×–62.0×, median 27.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is ALOT a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on AstroNova, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 0.22%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.