ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:ALOT - US04638F1084 - Common Stock
8.25 USD
-0.22 (-2.6%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to ALOT. ALOT was compared to 35 industry peers in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry. While ALOT is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. ALOT does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
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.
Of the past 5 years ALOT 4 years were profitable.
Of the past 5 years ALOT 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -12.15%, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 42.86% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT has a Return On Equity (-22.87%) which is in line with its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of ALOT (2.64%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for ALOT is significantly below the industry average of 16.16%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -12.15% | ||
| ROE | -22.87% | ||
| ROIC | 2.64% |
ROA(3y)-1.38%
ROA(5y)0.51%
ROE(3y)-3.34%
ROE(5y)-0.08%
ROIC(3y)5.29%
ROIC(5y)4.25%
1.3 Margins
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 2.65%, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.14% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
ALOT has a better Gross Margin (33.47%) than 62.86% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ALOT has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.65% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 33.47% |
OM growth 3Y5.56%
OM growth 5Y18.5%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.13%
GM growth 5Y-0.96%
2. Health
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.
ALOT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
ALOT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, ALOT has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.46 indicates that ALOT is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
ALOT has a better Altman-Z score (2.46) than 62.86% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of ALOT is 21.78, which is on the high side as it means it would take ALOT, 21.78 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 21.78, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 51.43% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.50 indicates that ALOT is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.50, ALOT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 51.43% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.5 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 21.78 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.46 |
ROIC/WACC0.34
WACC7.82%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.70 indicates that ALOT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.70, ALOT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.86% of the companies in the same industry.
ALOT has a Quick Ratio of 1.70. 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 (0.61) than 77.14% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
ALOT shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -373.81%.
Measured over the past years, ALOT shows a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 8.76% on average per year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.63% in the past 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)-373.81%
EPS 3Y42.88%
EPS 5Y8.76%
EPS Q2Q%-300%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.63%
Revenue growth 3Y8.79%
Revenue growth 5Y2.55%
Sales Q2Q%-10.95%
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 23.57 indicates a rather expensive valuation of ALOT.
ALOT's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ALOT is cheaper than 62.86% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of ALOT to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.51), we can say ALOT is valued inline with the index average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.57 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of ALOT indicates a rather cheap valuation: ALOT is cheaper than 85.71% of the companies listed in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ALOT is valued a bit cheaper than 65.71% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 31.93 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.33 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.69
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 (11/18/2025, 8:00:00 PM)
8.25
-0.22 (-2.6%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners52.26%
Inst Owner Change-8.58%
Ins Owners10.53%
Ins Owner Change7.87%
Market Cap63.03M
Revenue(TTM)151.59M
Net Income(TTM)-17.38M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.18%
Short Ratio0.61
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.57 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.42 | ||
| P/FCF | 31.93 | ||
| P/OCF | 26 | ||
| P/B | 0.83 | ||
| P/tB | 1.66 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.33 |
EPS(TTM)0.35
EY4.24%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.26
FCFY3.13%
OCF(TTM)0.32
OCFY3.85%
SpS19.84
BVpS9.95
TBVpS4.97
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.69
Graham Number8.85
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -12.15% | ||
| ROE | -22.87% | ||
| ROCE | 4.06% | ||
| ROIC | 2.64% | ||
| ROICexc | 2.72% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.08% | ||
| OM | 2.65% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 33.47% | ||
| FCFM | 1.3% |
ROA(3y)-1.38%
ROA(5y)0.51%
ROE(3y)-3.34%
ROE(5y)-0.08%
ROIC(3y)5.29%
ROIC(5y)4.25%
ROICexc(3y)5.51%
ROICexc(5y)4.48%
ROICexgc(3y)8.07%
ROICexgc(5y)6.72%
ROCE(3y)7.78%
ROCE(5y)6.06%
ROICexgc growth 3Y4.24%
ROICexgc growth 5Y13.25%
ROICexc growth 3Y5.12%
ROICexc growth 5Y15.88%
OM growth 3Y5.56%
OM growth 5Y18.5%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.13%
GM growth 5Y-0.96%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover1.06
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.5 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 21.78 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.15 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 8.77% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.3% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.25 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 26.47% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.61 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.46 |
F-Score4
WACC7.82%
ROIC/WACC0.34
Cap/Depr(3y)16.95%
Cap/Depr(5y)27.86%
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)-373.81%
EPS 3Y42.88%
EPS 5Y8.76%
EPS Q2Q%-300%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.63%
Revenue growth 3Y8.79%
Revenue growth 5Y2.55%
Sales Q2Q%-10.95%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-66.92%
EBIT growth 3Y14.83%
EBIT growth 5Y21.52%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-60.84%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y64.02%
OCF growth 1Y-56.72%
OCF growth 3Y51.67%
OCF growth 5Y8.54%
ASTRONOVA INC / ALOT FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for ASTRONOVA INC?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ALOT.
Can you provide the valuation status for ASTRONOVA INC?
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.
What are the PE and PB ratios of ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) is 23.57 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.83.
Can you provide the financial health for ALOT stock?
The financial health rating of ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) is 3 / 10.