ALOT Fundamental Analysis - ASTRONOVA INC

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, ALOT scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. ALOT was compared to 33 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.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

ALOT had positive earnings in the past year.

ALOT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

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

ALOT has a Return On Assets (-10.67%) which is in line with its industry peers.

The Return On Equity of ALOT (-20.96%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

ALOT has a Return On Invested Capital of 3.33%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALOT outperforms 57.58% of its industry peers.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ALOT is significantly below the industry average of 14.98%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-10.67%
ROE	-20.96%
ROIC	3.33%

ROA(3y)-1.5%

ROA(5y)0.44%

ROE(3y)-3.58%

ROE(5y)-0.22%

ROIC(3y)5.22%

ROIC(5y)4.21%

1.3 Margins

ALOT has a Operating Margin (3.33%) which is in line with its industry peers.

ALOT's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

The Gross Margin of ALOT (34.24%) is better than 63.64% 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	3.33%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	34.24%

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%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), ALOT is destroying value.

ALOT has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.

Compared to 5 years ago, ALOT has more shares outstanding

Compared to 1 year ago, ALOT has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

ALOT has an Altman-Z score of 2.49. 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.

The Altman-Z score of ALOT (2.49) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

The Debt to FCF ratio of ALOT is 27.86, which is on the high side as it means it would take ALOT, 27.86 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.

ALOT has a Debt to FCF ratio (27.86) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

ALOT has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.51. This is a neutral value indicating ALOT is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.51, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 51.52% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.51
Debt/FCF	27.86
Altman-Z	2.49

ROIC/WACC0.42

WACC7.91%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.67 indicates that ALOT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.67, ALOT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 60.61% of the companies in the same industry.

A Quick Ratio of 0.61 indicates that ALOT may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of ALOT (0.61) is worse than 75.76% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.67
Quick Ratio	0.61

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WACC

Debt/Equity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

ALOT shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -75.00%.

The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.76% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

The Revenue has been growing slightly by 7.14% 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)-75%

EPS 3Y42.88%

EPS 5Y8.76%

EPS Q2Q%-66.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.14%

Revenue growth 3Y8.79%

Revenue growth 5Y2.55%

Sales Q2Q%14.41%

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 40.76, ALOT can be considered very expensive at the moment.

The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as ALOT.

When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of ALOT to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.41), we can say ALOT is valued slightly more expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	40.76
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ALOT is valued cheaper than 87.88% of the companies in the same industry.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of ALOT is on the same level as its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	48.48
EV/EBITDA	9.39

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)4.65

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

ALOT does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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ASTRONOVA INC

NASDAQ:ALOT (9/18/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

10.19

+0.18 (+1.8%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

Earnings (Last)09-15 2025-09-15

Earnings (Next)12-10 2025-12-10

Inst Owners52.76%

Inst Owner Change-2.28%

Ins Owners10.37%

Ins Owner Change3.39%

Market Cap77.85M

Analysts43.33

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.11%

Short Ratio0.7

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	40.76
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.5
P/FCF	48.48
P/OCF	33.28
P/B	1.02
P/tB	2.05
EV/EBITDA	9.39

EPS(TTM)0.25

EY2.45%

EPS(NY)N/A

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)0.21

FCFY2.06%

OCF(TTM)0.31

OCFY3%

SpS20.42

BVpS10.02

TBVpS4.96

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)4.65

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-10.67%
ROE	-20.96%
ROCE	5.1%
ROIC	3.33%
ROICexc	3.49%
ROICexgc	5.25%
OM	3.33%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	34.24%
FCFM	1.03%

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%

ROICexcg growth 3Y2.14%

ROICexcg 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-Score2

Asset Turnover1.04

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.51
Debt/FCF	27.86
Debt/EBITDA	3.74
Cap/Depr	14.21%
Cap/Sales	0.47%
Interest Coverage	1.69
Cash Conversion	22.61%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.67
Quick Ratio	0.61
Altman-Z	2.49

F-Score2

WACC7.91%

ROIC/WACC0.42

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)-75%

EPS 3Y42.88%

EPS 5Y8.76%

EPS Q2Q%-66.67%

EPS Next YN/A

EPS Next 2YN/A

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)7.14%

Revenue growth 3Y8.79%

Revenue growth 5Y2.55%

Sales Q2Q%14.41%

Revenue Next YearN/A

Revenue Next 2YN/A

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-56.61%

EBIT growth 3Y12.39%

EBIT growth 5Y19.96%

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y46.94%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y64.05%

OCF growth 1Y77.2%

OCF growth 3Y51.65%

OCF growth 5Y8.53%

ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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