ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:ALOT • US04638F1084

8.96 USD
-0.12 (-1.32%)
Last: Mar 2, 2026, 08:00 PM
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Fundamental Rating

3

Overall ALOT gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated ALOT against 36 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. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year ALOT was profitable.
  • ALOT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • ALOT had positive earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
  • ALOT had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
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

  • ALOT's Return On Assets of -11.96% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT is outperformed by 63.89% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -21.90%, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Return On Invested Capital value of 2.68%, ALOT perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ALOT is significantly below the industry average of 16.73%.
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

  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 2.73%, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 58.33% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ALOT's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 34.07%, ALOT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.11% 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. 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.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, ALOT has more shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, ALOT has more shares outstanding
  • The debt/assets ratio for ALOT is higher compared to a year ago.
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 2.58. 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.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 2.58, ALOT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 69.44% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 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 has a better Debt to FCF ratio (3.90) than 63.89% of its industry peers.
  • ALOT has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.48. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.
  • ALOT has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.48) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.48
Debt/FCF 3.9
Altman-Z 2.58
ROIC/WACC0.35
WACC7.77%
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

  • A Current Ratio of 1.82 indicates that ALOT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of ALOT (1.82) is better than 63.89% of its industry peers.
  • 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 69.44% 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. Growth

3.1 Past

  • ALOT shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -546.94%.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.76% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -2.07% in the past year.
  • Measured over the past years, ALOT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 2.55% on average per year.
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. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 25.60, the valuation of ALOT can be described as expensive.
  • ALOT's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ALOT is cheaper than 69.44% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 27.13. ALOT is around the same levels.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 25.6
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 cheaper than 88.89% of the companies in the same industry.
  • ALOT's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ALOT is cheaper than 88.89% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 6.64
EV/EBITDA 9.99
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)2.92
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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ASTRONOVA INC

NASDAQ:ALOT (3/2/2026, 8:00:00 PM)

8.96

-0.12 (-1.32%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Earnings (Last)12-10
Earnings (Next)04-13
Inst Owners49.65%
Inst Owner Change-2.28%
Ins Owners10.85%
Ins Owner Change1.08%
Market Cap68.45M
Revenue(TTM)150.34M
Net Income(TTM)-16.84M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.1%
Short Ratio0.3
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 25.6
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.46
P/FCF 6.64
P/OCF 6.46
P/B 0.89
P/tB 1.82
EV/EBITDA 9.99
EPS(TTM)0.35
EY3.91%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.35
FCFY15.07%
OCF(TTM)1.39
OCFY15.47%
SpS19.68
BVpS10.06
TBVpS4.93
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.92
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 2.58
F-Score3
WACC7.77%
ROIC/WACC0.35
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%.