9.57 USD
+0.01 (+0.1%)
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. ALOT has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. ALOT does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year ALOT was profitable.
- ALOT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- Of the past 5 years ALOT 4 years were profitable.
- ALOT had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- ALOT has a Return On Assets (-11.96%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- ALOT's Return On Equity of -21.90% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.
- ALOT has a Return On Invested Capital (2.44%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- ALOT had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 5.22%. This is significantly below the industry average of 16.06%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -11.96% | ||
| ROE | -21.9% | ||
| ROIC | 2.44% |
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
- Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 2.49%, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 60.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- ALOT's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- ALOT's Gross Margin of 34.07% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 62.86% of its industry peers.
- ALOT's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.49% | ||
| 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%
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
- ALOT has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
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's Altman-Z score of 2.61 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ALOT outperforms 65.71% 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.
- With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 3.90, ALOT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.71% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.48 indicates that ALOT is not too dependend on debt financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.48, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.14% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.48 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.9 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.61 |
ROIC/WACC0.31
WACC7.99%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.82 indicates that ALOT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- ALOT has a Current ratio of 1.82. This is in the better half of the industry: ALOT outperforms 68.57% 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.
- With a Quick ratio value of 0.71, ALOT is not doing good in the industry: 62.86% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.71 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for ALOT have decreased strongly by -546.94% in the last year.
- ALOT shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 8.76% yearly.
- ALOT shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -2.07%.
- 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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 27.34, ALOT can be considered very expensive at the moment.
- ALOT's Price/Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. ALOT is cheaper than 68.57% of the companies in the same industry.
- Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 27.47, ALOT is valued at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27.34 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, ALOT is valued cheaper than 82.86% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ALOT is valued cheaply inside the industry as 88.57% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 7.09 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.87 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)3.12
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 | 0% |
NASDAQ:ALOT (1/16/2026, 8:00:00 PM)
9.57
+0.01 (+0.1%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Earnings (Last)12-10 2025-12-10/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-13 2026-04-13
Inst Owners49.65%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners10.85%
Ins Owner Change1.76%
Market Cap73.11M
Revenue(TTM)150.34M
Net Income(TTM)-16.84M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.15%
Short Ratio0.54
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27.34 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.49 | ||
| P/FCF | 7.09 | ||
| P/OCF | 6.9 | ||
| P/B | 0.95 | ||
| P/tB | 1.94 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.87 |
EPS(TTM)0.35
EY3.66%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.35
FCFY14.11%
OCF(TTM)1.39
OCFY14.48%
SpS19.68
BVpS10.06
TBVpS4.93
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)3.12
Graham Number8.9
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -11.96% | ||
| ROE | -21.9% | ||
| ROCE | 3.73% | ||
| ROIC | 2.44% | ||
| ROICexc | 2.52% | ||
| ROICexgc | 3.83% | ||
| OM | 2.49% | ||
| 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 Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.48 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 3.9 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.4 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 5.8% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.18% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 1.21 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 125.61% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.82 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.71 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.61 |
F-Score3
WACC7.99%
ROIC/WACC0.31
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-55.54%
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%.