ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) Stock Fundamental Analysis
NASDAQ:ALOT - Nasdaq - US04638F1084 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, ALOT scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ALOT was compared to 32 industry peers in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry. There are concerns on the financial health of ALOT while its profitability can be described as average. ALOT is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
ALOT had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year ALOT had a positive cash flow from operations.
Each year in the past 5 years ALOT has been profitable.
ALOT had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of ALOT (2.30%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
ALOT has a Return On Equity of 4.15%. This is in the better half of the industry: ALOT outperforms 67.74% of its industry peers.
ALOT has a Return On Invested Capital (4.62%) which is in line with its industry peers.
ALOT had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.16%. This is significantly below the industry average of 18.10%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.3% | ||
| ROE | 4.15% | ||
| ROIC | 4.62% |
ROA(3y)3.68%
ROA(5y)2.74%
ROE(3y)5.43%
ROE(5y)4.11%
ROIC(3y)5.16%
ROIC(5y)3.88%
1.3 Margins
ALOT has a Profit Margin (2.49%) which is in line with its industry peers.
ALOT's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
ALOT has a Operating Margin (5.48%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ALOT has grown nicely.
ALOT's Gross Margin of 35.65% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 67.74% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ALOT has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.48% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.49% | ||
| GM | 35.65% |
OM growth 3Y57.94%
OM growth 5Y5.08%
PM growth 3Y41.42%
PM growth 5Y-5.34%
GM growth 3Y0.52%
GM growth 5Y-1.7%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ALOT is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, ALOT has more shares outstanding
The number of shares outstanding for ALOT has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for ALOT has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
ALOT has an Altman-Z score of 2.61. This is not the best score and indicates that ALOT is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
ALOT has a Altman-Z score (2.61) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
ALOT has a debt to FCF ratio of 6.05. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as ALOT would need 6.05 years to pay back of all of its debts.
With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 6.05, ALOT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 74.19% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.46 indicates that ALOT is not too dependend on debt financing.
ALOT has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.46) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.46 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.05 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.61 |
ROIC/WACC0.54
WACC8.61%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.83 indicates that ALOT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.83, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.84% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.77 indicates that ALOT may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
ALOT has a worse Quick ratio (0.77) than 70.97% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 13.64% over the past year.
The Earnings Per Share has been decreasing by -5.25% on average over the past years.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.49% in the past year.
Measured over the past years, ALOT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 1.61% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)13.64%
EPS 3Y51.52%
EPS 5Y-5.25%
EPS Q2Q%-83.78%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.49%
Revenue growth 3Y8.48%
Revenue growth 5Y1.61%
Sales Q2Q%7.64%
3.2 Future
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
A Price/Earnings ratio of 18.53 indicates a rather expensive valuation of ALOT.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ALOT is valued a bit cheaper than 67.74% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 29.62.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
83.87% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ALOT, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ALOT is valued cheaper than 93.55% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 10.69 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.4 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
ALOT does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NASDAQ:ALOT (2/21/2025, 8:00:54 PM)
11.49
-0.5 (-4.17%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners53.69%
Inst Owner Change-94.3%
Ins Owners12.14%
Ins Owner Change0.53%
Market Cap86.52M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.21%
Short Ratio0.71
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 18.53 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.56 | ||
| P/FCF | 10.69 | ||
| P/OCF | 9.86 | ||
| P/B | 0.94 | ||
| P/tB | 2.04 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.4 |
EPS(TTM)0.62
EY5.4%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.07
FCFY9.36%
OCF(TTM)1.17
OCFY10.14%
SpS20.39
BVpS12.24
TBVpS5.62
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 2.3% | ||
| ROE | 4.15% | ||
| ROCE | 6.95% | ||
| ROIC | 4.62% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.77% | ||
| ROICexgc | 7.47% | ||
| OM | 5.48% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 2.49% | ||
| GM | 35.65% | ||
| FCFM | 5.27% |
ROA(3y)3.68%
ROA(5y)2.74%
ROE(3y)5.43%
ROE(5y)4.11%
ROIC(3y)5.16%
ROIC(5y)3.88%
ROICexc(3y)5.39%
ROICexc(5y)4.09%
ROICexgc(3y)7.93%
ROICexgc(5y)6.22%
ROCE(3y)7.13%
ROCE(5y)5.32%
ROICexcg growth 3Y48.87%
ROICexcg growth 5Y-2.89%
ROICexc growth 3Y57.07%
ROICexc growth 5Y2.58%
OM growth 3Y57.94%
OM growth 5Y5.08%
PM growth 3Y41.42%
PM growth 5Y-5.34%
GM growth 3Y0.52%
GM growth 5Y-1.7%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.92
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.46 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 6.05 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.27 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 14.76% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.44% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 3.31 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 67.34% | ||
| Profit Quality | 211.83% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.83 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.61 |
F-Score4
WACC8.61%
ROIC/WACC0.54
Cap/Depr(3y)23.83%
Cap/Depr(5y)32.23%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.76%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.34%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)13.64%
EPS 3Y51.52%
EPS 5Y-5.25%
EPS Q2Q%-83.78%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)3.49%
Revenue growth 3Y8.48%
Revenue growth 5Y1.61%
Sales Q2Q%7.64%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-18.58%
EBIT growth 3Y71.34%
EBIT growth 5Y6.77%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y177.68%
FCF growth 3Y-3.94%
FCF growth 5Y42.41%
OCF growth 1Y188.57%
OCF growth 3Y-7.36%
OCF growth 5Y19.78%