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AstroNova, Inc. ALOT

Nasdaq · stock · Computer Peripheral Equipment, NEC · website · IPO 1983-05-26 · LEI

AstroNova, Inc. statistics & valuation

Market cap$221.2M
P / S1.5×
P / B2.9×
P / FCF19.4×
Net margin-1.6%
Return on equity-3.1%
FCF margin7.6%
Net debt$14.2M
Net debt / EBITDA2.4×
Enterprise value USD$235.5M
EV / EBITDA39.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV0.5%
Return on capital1.2%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
4.30% 2.90% 4.20% 1.30% 1.10% 5.50% 1.90% 3.20% -9.60% -1.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gross margin (%)
40.10% 38.80% 39.50% 36.50% 35.60% 37.20% 33.80% 33.40% 33.50% 31.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Operating margin (%)
6.40% 4.80% 6.40% 1.80% 2.10% 3.60% 3.80% 5.90% -5.70% 0.80% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on equity (%)
6.00% 5.20% 8.20% 2.50% 1.70% 7.90% 3.20% 5.20% -19.10% -3.10% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Shares outstanding
7.6M 7.0M 7.1M 7.2M 7.2M 7.3M 7.4M 7.5M 7.5M 7.6M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Net debt ($)
$7.5M $5.3M $3.5M -$4.3M $2.9M $8.1M $5.5M $14.0M $14.2M 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Return on assets (%)
5.10% 2.70% 4.80% 1.50% 1.10% 5.60% 1.90% 3.50% -10.00% -1.70% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Free cash flow margin (%)
5.80% 1.30% 1.70% 0.20% 11.20% -0.30% -2.20% 7.80% 2.40% 7.60% 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Debt / equity (×)
0.28× 0.18× 0.11× 0.10× 0.10× 0.14× 0.11× 0.25× 0.24× 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
EPS ($)
$0.56 $0.47 $0.81 $0.24 $0.18 $0.88 $0.36 $0.63 -$1.93 -$0.31 2017201820192020202120222023202420252026

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

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin31.6%33.5%33.4%33.8%37.2%35.6%36.5%39.5%38.8%40.1%
Operating margin0.8%-5.7%5.9%3.8%3.6%2.1%1.8%6.4%4.8%6.4%
Net margin-1.6%-9.6%3.2%1.9%5.5%1.1%1.3%4.2%2.9%4.3%
FCF margin7.6%2.4%7.8%-2.2%-0.3%11.2%0.2%1.7%1.3%5.8%
Return on assets-1.7%-10.0%3.5%1.9%5.6%1.1%1.5%4.8%2.7%5.1%
Return on equity-3.1%-19.1%5.2%3.2%7.9%1.7%2.5%8.2%5.2%6.0%
Debt / equity0.24×0.25×0.11×0.14×0.10×0.10×0.11×0.18×0.28×—
Current ratio1.841.682.582.133.182.902.252.542.435.12

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.