ASTRONOVA INC (ALOT) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:ALOT • US04638F1084

Current stock price

8.35 USD
-0.23 (-2.68%)
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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.

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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

  • The Return On Assets of ALOT (-11.96%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • ALOT has a Return On Equity (-21.90%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 2.68%, ALOT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.16% 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 15.72%.
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

  • The Operating Margin of ALOT (2.73%) is better than 62.16% of its industry peers.
  • ALOT's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • The Gross Margin of ALOT (34.07%) is better than 64.86% 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 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

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so ALOT is destroying value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ALOT has been increased compared to 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.
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 2.54. 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 (2.54) is better than 70.27% of its industry peers.
  • ALOT has a debt to FCF ratio of 3.90. This is a good value and a sign of high solvency as ALOT would need 3.90 years to pay back of all of its debts.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ALOT (3.90) is better than 62.16% 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.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.48, ALOT is in line with its industry, outperforming 54.05% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.48
Debt/FCF 3.9
Altman-Z 2.54
ROIC/WACC0.34
WACC7.97%
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.
  • ALOT has a Current ratio of 1.82. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: ALOT outperforms 59.46% 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.
  • The Quick ratio of ALOT (0.71) is worse than 70.27% 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.
  • ALOT shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 8.76% yearly.
  • 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. ALOT Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • ALOT is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 23.86.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ALOT is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 70.27% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • ALOT's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 25.50.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 23.86
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

  • ALOT's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. ALOT is cheaper than 89.19% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 86.49% 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 6.18
EV/EBITDA 9.56
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)2.72
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. ALOT Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • ALOT does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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ALOT Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ASTRONOVA INC

NASDAQ:ALOT (3/24/2026, 8:13:42 PM)

8.35

-0.23 (-2.68%)

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 Change1.05%
Market Cap63.79M
Revenue(TTM)150.34M
Net Income(TTM)-16.84M
Analysts43.33
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.1%
Short Ratio0.41
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 23.86
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.42
P/FCF 6.18
P/OCF 6.02
P/B 0.83
P/tB 1.69
EV/EBITDA 9.56
EPS(TTM)0.35
EY4.19%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)1.35
FCFY16.17%
OCF(TTM)1.39
OCFY16.6%
SpS19.68
BVpS10.06
TBVpS4.93
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.72
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 2.54
F-Score3
WACC7.97%
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 Fundamental Analysis 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%.