Ascent Industries Co. ACNT R2K
Basic Materials · Chemicals · United States
Ascent Industries Co. engages in the development, production, and distribution of specialty chemical solutions. It offers surfactants, defoamers, lubricating agents, flame retardants, and specialty intermediates in petroleum-based and bio-based formulations. The company also provides custom manufacturing services, including product development, process optimization, scale-up, and commercial production. It serves the oil and gas; household, industrial and institutional; personal care; coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers; pulp and paper; textile; automotive; agricultural; water treatment; construction; and other industries. The company was formerly known as Synalloy Corporation and changed its name to Ascent Industries Co. in August 2022. Ascent Industries Co. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois.
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Market & Price
Market Cap
$122.47M
Current Price
$13.55
High / Low (52W)
$17.78 / $11.70
Beta
0.58
Valuation
Stock P/E
-
Industry PE
24.80
Forward P/E
16.94
PEG Ratio
0.94
Book Value
$8.86
Price to Book
1.53
P/S
1.60
EV/EBITDA
-25.16
Dividend Yield
-
Profitability & Returns
ROCE
-6.98%
ROE
-6.24%
ROA
-3.69%
Profit Margin
1.54%
Op Margin
-12.24%
EPS (Latest Qtr)
$-0.21
EPS (TTM)
$-0.57
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Debt/Equity
0.16
Quick Ratio
7.06
Current Ratio
8.69
Debt
$13.20M
Total Assets
$111.94M
Current Assets
$83.02M
Working Capital
$70.67M
Ownership
Promoter Holding
16.80%
Chg in Prom Hold
-2.04%
FII / Inst Holding
74.98%
Chg in FII Hold
-0.00%
Financial Snapshot
Enterprise Value
$87.84M
Total Revenue (TTM)
$76.52M
EBITDA
$-3.49M
Free Cash Flow
$27.19M
Operating Cash Flow
$-5.25M
Shares Outstanding
9.04M
Gross Margin
22.16%
Payout Ratio
0.00%
Growth (CAGR)
Revenue 5Y
-34.11%
Profit 5Y
-66.00%
Revenue (YoY)
8.90%
Earnings (YoY)
-
PROS
- Generates positive free cash flow.
CONS
- Revenue declined at -34.1% CAGR over 5 years.
- Earnings shrank at -66.0% CAGR over 5 years.
- In a downtrend (50-DMA below 200-DMA).
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
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Fundamental Growth
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Peer comparison
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Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | 42.20M | 51.51M | 54.60M | 52.84M | 58.48M | 71.89M | 77.79M | 72.67M | 84.80M | 78.78M | 73.64M | 67.95M | 74.70M | 66.14M | 59.27M | 69.78M | 83.09M | 86.18M | 71.24M | 72.44M | 64.13M | 54.18M | 54.86M | 50.35M | 46.75M | 41.22M | 27.95M | 21.47M | - | - | 17.84M | 18.65M | 19.70M | 18.76M | 19.41M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14.77M | 13.79M | 13.86M | 15.32M | 16.60M |
| Gross Profit | 3.42M | 4.72M | 4.00M | 4.50M | 3.68M | 7.40M | 8.18M | 4.84M | 7.66M | 11.23M | 15.72M | 14.03M | 10.26M | 8.68M | 7.84M | 7.29M | 6.96M | 7.15M | 4.36M | 5.00M | 8.73M | 14.09M | 18.01M | 15.79M | 14.35M | 8.26M | 4.89M | 1.47M | -777.00K | 2.98M | -2.15M | 2.33M | 2.81M | - | - | 3.07M | 4.87M | 5.84M | 3.44M | 2.81M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4.87M | 6.44M | 6.25M | 6.60M | 5.19M |
| Operating Income | - | -853.78K | -1.73M | -3.77M | - | 1.16M | 1.51M | -1.77M | - | 5.22M | 4.98M | 7.53M | - | -556.00K | 573.00K | 79.00K | - | -927.00K | -10.67M | -12.57M | 2.10M | 4.05M | 10.70M | 13.22M | 11.90M | 4.68M | - | -6.38M | -6.95M | -15.09M | - | -4.34M | -1.84M | - | - | -1.80M | -1.58M | -412.00K | -3.16M | -2.38M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -762.00K | -532.00K | 595.00K | -2.15M | -1.40M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 124.00K | 95.00K | 114.00K | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -2.01M | -2.54M | -67.00K | -953.00K | -1.87M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 169.00K | -89.00K | 58.00K | 54.00K | 114.00K |
| Net Income | -18.97M | -1.37M | -1.68M | -2.61M | -1.44M | 701.54K | 829.88K | -1.21M | 1.02M | 3.83M | 3.68M | 5.04M | 549.00K | -927.00K | -262.00K | -954.00K | -893.00K | -1.18M | -6.96M | -10.54M | 1.09M | 2.89M | 8.20M | 10.26M | 11.06M | 624.00K | 127.00K | -5.20M | -14.64M | -17.93M | 11.14M | -5.49M | -926.00K | - | - | -2.29M | 6.29M | -2.09M | -1.04M | -1.98M |
| Diluted EPS | - | -0.16 | -0.19 | -0.30 | - | - | 0.10 | -0.14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.03 | -0.11 | - | -0.13 | -0.77 | -1.16 | 0.12 | 0.31 | 0.87 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 0.06 | 0.01 | -0.51 | -1.44 | -1.77 | 1.07 | -0.54 | -0.09 | - | - | -0.23 | 0.65 | -0.22 | -0.11 | -0.21 |
| R&D Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | 63.00K |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Jan 2015 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 138.57M | 201.15M | 280.84M | 305.17M | 256.00M | - | 261.99M | 193.18M | 80.76M | 74.94M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 218.71M | 191.65M | 70.07M | 57.73M |
| Gross Profit | 9.49M | 15.92M | 21.09M | 19.73M | 19.80M | 32.93M | 25.32M | 16.90M | 28.08M | 51.24M | 30.77M | 22.65M | - | 43.29M | 1.53M | 10.69M | 17.21M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.64M | 26.71M | 20.90M | 24.16M |
| Operating Income | 702.24K | 6.19M | 8.81M | 7.32M | 3.50M | 16.10M | -13.03M | -8.25M | 2.06M | 21.24M | -1.71M | -31.07M | - | 15.65M | -25.19M | -10.21M | -6.95M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.03M | -29.17M | -5.63M | -2.77M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.49M | 2.74M | 4.24M | 418.00K | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.01M | -41.08M | -10.77M | -5.56M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -5.57M | -6.92M | 1.81M | 22.00K |
| Net Income | 214.52K | 4.03M | 5.80M | 4.23M | 1.76M | 5.46M | -11.52M | -7.09M | 1.34M | 13.10M | -3.04M | -27.27M | - | 22.07M | -26.63M | -13.60M | 867.00K |
| Diluted EPS | 0.03 | 0.64 | 0.91 | 0.66 | 0.25 | - | - | - | - | - | -0.34 | -2.98 | - | 2.12 | 2.63 | -1.34 | 0.09 |
| R&D Expense | - | 392.00K | 352.00K | 612.00K | 558.00K | 531.00K | 548.26K | 603.07K | 600.00K | 500.00K | 600.00K | 500.00K | - | - | - | 0 | 71.00K |
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | -34.11% |
| 1 Year: | 8.90% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | -66.00% |
| 1 Year: | - |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +4.88% |
| 6 Months: | -7.13% |
| 3 Months: | -21.04% |
| 1 Month: | -6.55% |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2009 | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Jan 2015 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 81.38M | 98.92M | 148.51M | 163.26M | 187.85M | 149.04M | 138.64M | 159.87M | 228.40M | 257.20M | 206.98M | - | 269.04M | 163.29M | 147.25M | 111.94M |
| Current Assets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 170.38M | 89.41M | 83.07M | 83.02M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 97.22K | 108.90K | 108.90K | 110.14K | 1.09M | 1.77M | 26.62K | 391.42K | 62.87K | 14.71K | 2.22M | 626.00K | 236.00K | - | 1.44M | 1.85M | 16.10M | 57.61M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 67.67M | 52.31M | 5.73M | 8.74M |
| Receivables | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 33.20M | 26.60M | 12.23M | 10.04M |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 126.69M | - | 134.78M | 55.88M | 53.70M | 24.95M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 14.27M | 18.29M | 25.00M | 24.62M | 40.73M | 26.79M | 32.64M | 33.25M | 37.24M | 40.58M | 31.05M | - | 33.48M | 24.79M | 22.35M | 12.36M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | - | 8.65M | 37.59M | 20.90M | 27.26M | 23.41M | 8.80M | 25.91M | 76.41M | 71.55M | 60.49M | 67.93M | 69.08M | - | - | - |
| Total Debt | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 105.34M | 32.83M | 33.14M | 13.78M |
| Total Equity | 62.87M | 62.72M | 63.88M | 68.62M | 71.77M | 106.10M | 109.45M | 95.15M | 88.59M | 89.70M | 102.48M | 106.51M | 80.30M | - | 134.26M | 107.41M | 93.55M | 86.99M |
| Shares Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 11.09M | 11.09M | 11.09M | 11.09M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Jan 2015 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 20.19M | -6.05M | -3.86M | 1.63M | -5.54M | 28.89M | 16.53M | 1.51M | 2.23M | -21.22M | 28.64M | 17.98M | - | 5.58M | 23.08M | 14.68M | -519.00K |
| Investing Cash Flow | 4.87M | -5.03M | -3.15M | -30.36M | -9.45M | -36.40M | -8.94M | 17.67M | -17.40M | -22.70M | -25.70M | 994.00K | - | -4.97M | 50.50M | 905.00K | 50.98M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -11.06M | -2.91M | 7.01M | 29.70M | 15.68M | 5.76M | -7.22M | -19.51M | 15.12M | 46.13M | -4.54M | -19.36M | - | -1.18M | -73.17M | -1.33M | -8.96M |
| Capital Expenditure | -1.89M | -5.10M | -3.19M | -4.54M | -5.65M | -8.07M | -10.91M | -3.04M | -5.28M | -7.36M | -4.54M | -3.75M | - | -3.39M | -2.88M | -1.12M | -1.54M |
| Free Cash Flow | 18.30M | -11.14M | -7.04M | -2.91M | -11.19M | 20.82M | 5.62M | -1.53M | -3.04M | -28.58M | 24.10M | 14.23M | - | 2.18M | 20.19M | 13.56M | -2.06M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -576.00K | 410.00K | 14.27M | 41.50M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 820.46K | 253.89K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 635.00K | 0 | 1.34M | 1.29M | 1.04M | 9.14M |
| Dividends Paid | - | 3.17M | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1.10M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Jan 2010 | Jan 2011 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Jan 2015 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12.2% | 14.0% | 18.2% | 10.1% | 8.8% | - | 16.5% | 0.8% | 13.2% | 23.0% |
| Operating Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -6.0% | 1.0% | 7.6% | -0.6% | -12.1% | - | 6.0% | -13.0% | -12.6% | -9.3% |
| Net Margin % | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -5.1% | 0.7% | 4.7% | -1.0% | -10.7% | - | 8.4% | -13.8% | -16.8% | 1.2% |
| ROE % | 0.3% | 6.3% | 8.4% | 5.9% | 1.7% | 5.0% | -12.1% | -8.0% | 1.5% | 12.8% | -2.9% | -34.0% | - | 16.4% | -24.8% | -14.5% | 1.0% |
| ROCE % | - | 9.2% | 10.9% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 10.9% | -10.7% | -7.8% | 1.6% | 11.1% | -0.8% | -17.7% | - | 6.6% | -18.2% | -8.2% | -7.0% |
Shareholding Pattern
Insiders
16.80%
Institutions
74.98%
Public Float
90.13%
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mink Brook Asset Management LLC | 9.81% | 886.77K | $12.02M |
| 2 | Blackrock Inc. | 5.65% | 510.50K | $6.92M |
| 3 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 3.82% | 345.49K | $4.68M |
| 4 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 3.64% | 329.00K | $4.46M |
| 5 | Bard Associates Inc. | 3.60% | 325.58K | $4.41M |
| 6 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 3.14% | 283.57K | $3.84M |
| 7 | Wells Fargo & Company | 2.31% | 208.50K | $2.83M |
| 8 | De Lisle Partners LLP | 2.19% | 197.82K | $2.68M |
| 9 | Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 2.17% | 196.11K | $2.66M |
| 10 | American Century Companies Inc | 1.94% | 175.22K | $2.37M |
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