ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:ALOT • US04638F1084

8.685 USD
-0.07 (-0.86%)
Last: Mar 9, 2026, 04:00 PM
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This ALOT fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

3

We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to ALOT. ALOT was compared to 37 industry peers in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of ALOT get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. ALOT does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. ALOT Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • ALOT had positive earnings in the past year.
  • ALOT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • ALOT had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • Of the past 5 years ALOT 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
ALOT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFALOT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10M -10M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -11.96%, ALOT is doing worse than 62.16% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ALOT's Return On Equity of -21.90% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 51.35% of its industry peers.
  • ALOT's Return On Invested Capital of 2.68% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 59.46% of its industry peers.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ALOT is significantly below the industry average of 15.91%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -11.96%
ROE -21.9%
ROIC 2.68%
ROA(3y)-1.5%
ROA(5y)0.44%
ROE(3y)-3.58%
ROE(5y)-0.22%
ROIC(3y)5.22%
ROIC(5y)4.21%
ALOT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICALOT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 -5 -10 -15

1.3 Margins

  • With a Operating Margin value of 2.73%, ALOT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 59.46% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ALOT has grown nicely.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 34.07%, ALOT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.86% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ALOT's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 2.73%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 34.07%
OM growth 3Y3.31%
OM growth 5Y16.98%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.13%
GM growth 5Y-0.96%
ALOT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsALOT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10 20 30 40

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2. ALOT Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ALOT has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ALOT has more shares outstanding
  • ALOT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ALOT has a worse debt to assets ratio.
ALOT Yearly Shares OutstandingALOT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2M 4M 6M
ALOT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsALOT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M

2.2 Solvency

  • ALOT has an Altman-Z score of 2.56. 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's Altman-Z score of 2.56 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 70.27% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ALOT is 3.90, which is a good value as it means it would take ALOT, 3.90 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • ALOT's Debt to FCF ratio of 3.90 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 64.86% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.48 indicates that ALOT is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of ALOT (0.48) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.48
Debt/FCF 3.9
Altman-Z 2.56
ROIC/WACC0.34
WACC7.88%
ALOT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFALOT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20M 40M 60M 80M

2.3 Liquidity

  • ALOT has a Current Ratio of 1.82. This is a normal value and indicates that ALOT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a decent Current ratio value of 1.82, ALOT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 64.86% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ALOT has a Quick Ratio of 1.82. This is a bad value and indicates that ALOT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • ALOT has a worse Quick ratio (0.71) than 67.57% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.82
Quick Ratio 0.71
ALOT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesALOT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 20M 40M 60M

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3. ALOT Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for ALOT have decreased strongly by -546.94% in the last year.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.76% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
  • Looking at the last year, ALOT shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -2.07% in the last year.
  • ALOT shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 2.55% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-546.94%
EPS 3Y42.88%
EPS 5Y8.76%
EPS Q2Q%233.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.07%
Revenue growth 3Y8.79%
Revenue growth 5Y2.55%
Sales Q2Q%-3.09%

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.
ALOT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesALOT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M
ALOT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesALOT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2016 2019 2020 2021 2022 2025 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1

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4. ALOT Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 24.81, the valuation of ALOT can be described as rather expensive.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of ALOT indicates a somewhat cheap valuation: ALOT is cheaper than 70.27% of the companies listed in the same industry.
  • ALOT's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 26.29.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 24.81
Fwd PE N/A
ALOT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsALOT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ALOT is valued cheaply inside the industry as 89.19% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • 89.19% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ALOT, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 6.43
EV/EBITDA 9.71
ALOT Per share dataALOT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.83
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. ALOT Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for ALOT!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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ALOT Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ASTRONOVA INC

NASDAQ:ALOT (3/9/2026, 4:00:00 PM)

8.685

-0.07 (-0.86%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Earnings (Last)12-10
Earnings (Next)04-13
Inst Owners48.68%
Inst Owner Change-2.28%
Ins Owners10.85%
Ins Owner Change1.08%
Market Cap66.35M
Revenue(TTM)150.34M
Net Income(TTM)-16.84M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.07%
Short Ratio0.27
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
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 RankSector Rank
PE 24.81
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.44
P/FCF 6.43
P/OCF 6.27
P/B 0.86
P/tB 1.76
EV/EBITDA 9.71
EPS(TTM)0.35
EY4.03%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.35
FCFY15.55%
OCF(TTM)1.39
OCFY15.96%
SpS19.68
BVpS10.06
TBVpS4.93
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.83
Graham Number8.9
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -11.96%
ROE -21.9%
ROCE 4.1%
ROIC 2.68%
ROICexc 2.77%
ROICexgc 4.2%
OM 2.73%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 34.07%
FCFM 6.86%
ROA(3y)-1.5%
ROA(5y)0.44%
ROE(3y)-3.58%
ROE(5y)-0.22%
ROIC(3y)5.22%
ROIC(5y)4.21%
ROICexc(3y)5.43%
ROICexc(5y)4.43%
ROICexgc(3y)7.95%
ROICexgc(5y)6.64%
ROCE(3y)7.66%
ROCE(5y)5.99%
ROICexgc growth 3Y2.14%
ROICexgc growth 5Y11.88%
ROICexc growth 3Y3.25%
ROICexc growth 5Y14.64%
OM growth 3Y3.31%
OM growth 5Y16.98%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.13%
GM growth 5Y-0.96%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover1.07
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.48
Debt/FCF 3.9
Debt/EBITDA 4.22
Cap/Depr 5.8%
Cap/Sales 0.18%
Interest Coverage 1.32
Cash Conversion 120.36%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.82
Quick Ratio 0.71
Altman-Z 2.56
F-Score3
WACC7.88%
ROIC/WACC0.34
Cap/Depr(3y)16.92%
Cap/Depr(5y)27.83%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.51%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.06%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-546.94%
EPS 3Y42.88%
EPS 5Y8.76%
EPS Q2Q%233.33%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.07%
Revenue growth 3Y8.79%
Revenue growth 5Y2.55%
Sales Q2Q%-3.09%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-51.17%
EBIT growth 3Y12.39%
EBIT growth 5Y19.96%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y12.94%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y64.05%
OCF growth 1Y1.61%
OCF growth 3Y51.65%
OCF growth 5Y8.53%

ASTRONOVA INC / ALOT FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ALOT.


What is the valuation status of ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 3 / 10 to ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of ALOT stock?

ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for ALOT stock?

The dividend rating of ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.