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Ascent Industries Co. ACNT R2K

Basic Materials · Chemicals · United States
https://ascentco.com
Company Profile ↓
$15.01
+15.11% 1Y
Mkt Cap$135.66M
P/E-26.33
P/B1.59
52W High$17.78
52W Low$11.70
Book Value$8.86
EPS (TTM)$-0.57

Company Overview

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.

Why Investors Should Care

Conservative Balance Sheet

Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16.

Positive Free Cash Flow

Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.

Recent Developments

  • Dec 2025 Revenue of $74.94M (-7.2% YoY); net profit $867.00K.
  • Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +8.9%.
  • 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR -34.1%, profit CAGR -66.0%.

Growth & Price Performance

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:+15.11%
6 Months:-7.46%
3 Months:+10.21%
1 Month:+8.06%

Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.

Technical Snapshot Bullish
52-Week Range 54% of range
$11.70 $17.78
Trend Signals
  • Price vs 50-DMAAbove
  • Price vs 200-DMAAbove
  • RSI (14)58.00 · Neutral
Price Performance
1M+8.06%
3M+10.21%
6M-7.46%
1Y+15.11%

Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.

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Fundamental Growth Charts

Interactive charts for Revenue, Net Income, EBITDA, Free Cash Flow, EPS, ROE, ROCE, Gross/Net/Operating Margin and more — switch metric and period using the dropdowns above. CAGR is computed across the displayed window (quarterly CAGR is annualised). Visual growth charts make it easy to spot multi-year compounding trends at a glance — far faster than reading raw numbers in a table.

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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Valuation

Stock P/E
-26.33
Industry PE
22.91
Forward P/E
18.76
PEG Ratio
0.94
Book Value
$8.86
Price to Book
1.59
P/S
1.66
EV/EBITDA
-26.46
Dividend Yield
0.00%

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
-34.11%
Profit 5Y
-66.00%
Revenue (YoY)
8.90%
Earnings (YoY)
-

Profitability & Returns

ROCE
-6.98%
ROE
-6.24%
ROA
-3.69%
Profit Margin
1.54%
Op Margin
-12.24%
Gross Margin
22.16%
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
$102.61M
Current Assets
$74.31M
Working Capital
$70.67M

Ownership

Promoter Holding
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Chg in Prom Hold
-
FII / Inst Holding
-
Chg in FII Hold
-

Financial Snapshot

Enterprise Value
$135.66M
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%

Peer comparison

Peer companies in the same sector (Basic Materials).

#NameCMP $P/E Mkt CapDiv Yld % ROCE %ROE % Rev CAGR 5Y %Profit CAGR 5Y %
1 ACNT Ascent Industries Co. R2K 15.01 -26.33 $135.66M 0.00% -6.98% -6.24% -34.11% -66.00%
2 LIN Linde plc NDXSPX 522.54 34.65 $241.59B 1.22% 12.46% 18.23% 13.90% 18.47%
3 NEM Newmont Corporation SPX 94.75 12.29 $101.15B 1.04% - 25.83% 6.53% 20.15%
4 FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. SPX 61.95 32.78 $89.06B 0.88% 12.50% 15.63% 1.35% -1.26%
5 SHW The Sherwin-Williams Company SPX 328.50 31.56 $81.02B 1.01% 21.93% 60.72% 6.18% 8.26%
6 ECL Ecolab Inc. SPX 269.75 36.55 $75.92B 1.10% 14.29% 22.43% 6.17% 9.18%
7 CRH CRH plc SPX 103.91 19.28 $69.43B 1.47% 10.97% 15.81% 6.41% 9.30%
8 APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. SPX 299.40 31.55 $66.67B 2.57% -0.62% 12.35% -1.77% -39.16%
9 CTVA Corteva, Inc. SPX 84.91 45.90 $56.79B 0.95% - 5.14% 2.86% 9.94%
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios

Quarterly Results

Figures in USD.

Metric Dec 2015Mar 2016Jun 2016Sep 2016Dec 2016Mar 2017Jun 2017Sep 2017Dec 2017Mar 2018Jun 2018Sep 2018Dec 2018Mar 2019Jun 2019Sep 2019Dec 2019Mar 2020Jun 2020Sep 2020Mar 2021Jun 2021Sep 2021Mar 2022Jun 2022Sep 2022Dec 2022Mar 2023Jun 2023Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue -----42.20M51.51M54.60M52.84M58.48M71.89M77.79M72.67M84.80M78.78M73.64M67.95M74.70M66.14M59.27M69.78M83.09M86.18M71.24M72.44M64.13M54.18M54.86M50.35M46.75M41.22M27.95M21.47M--17.84M18.65M19.70M18.76M19.41M
Cost of Revenue -----------------------------------14.77M13.79M13.86M15.32M16.60M
Gross Profit 3.42M4.72M4.00M4.50M3.68M7.40M8.18M4.84M7.66M11.23M15.72M14.03M10.26M8.68M7.84M7.29M6.96M7.15M4.36M5.00M8.73M14.09M18.01M15.79M14.35M8.26M4.89M1.47M-777.00K2.98M-2.15M2.33M2.81M--3.07M4.87M5.84M3.44M2.81M
Operating Expenses -----------------------------------4.87M6.44M6.25M6.60M5.19M
Operating Income --853.78K-1.73M-3.77M-1.16M1.51M-1.77M-5.22M4.98M7.53M--556.00K573.00K79.00K--927.00K-10.67M-12.57M2.10M4.05M10.70M13.22M11.90M4.68M--6.38M-6.95M-15.09M--4.34M-1.84M---1.80M-1.58M-412.00K-3.16M-2.38M
EBITDA ------------------------------------762.00K-532.00K595.00K-2.15M-1.40M
Interest Expense ---------------------------------124.00K95.00K114.00K----
Pretax Income ------------------------------------2.01M-2.54M-67.00K-953.00K-1.87M
Tax Provision -----------------------------------169.00K-89.00K58.00K54.00K114.00K
Net Income -18.97M-1.37M-1.68M-2.61M-1.44M701.54K829.88K-1.21M1.02M3.83M3.68M5.04M549.00K-927.00K-262.00K-954.00K-893.00K-1.18M-6.96M-10.54M1.09M2.89M8.20M10.26M11.06M624.00K127.00K-5.20M-14.64M-17.93M11.14M-5.49M-926.00K---2.29M6.29M-2.09M-1.04M-1.98M
Diluted EPS --0.16-0.19-0.30--0.10-0.14-------0.03-0.11--0.13-0.77-1.160.120.310.870.991.060.060.01-0.51-1.44-1.771.07-0.54-0.09---0.230.65-0.22-0.11-0.21
R&D Expense -----------------------------------0---63.00K

Profit & Loss (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2010Jan 2011Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Jan 2015Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Revenue 103.64M151.12M170.58M166.16M196.75M199.50M175.46M138.57M201.15M280.84M305.17M256.00M-261.99M193.18M80.76M74.94M
Cost of Revenue -------------218.71M191.65M70.07M57.73M
Gross Profit 9.49M15.92M21.09M19.73M19.80M32.93M25.32M16.90M28.08M51.24M30.77M22.65M-43.29M1.53M10.69M17.21M
Operating Expenses -------------27.64M26.71M20.90M24.16M
Operating Income 702.24K6.19M8.81M7.32M3.50M16.10M-13.03M-8.25M2.06M21.24M-1.71M-31.07M-15.65M-25.19M-10.21M-6.95M
EBITDA -------------23.03M-29.17M-5.63M-2.77M
Interest Expense ------------1.49M2.74M4.24M418.00K-
Pretax Income -------------12.01M-41.08M-10.77M-5.56M
Tax Provision --------------5.57M-6.92M1.81M22.00K
Net Income 214.52K4.03M5.80M4.23M1.76M5.46M-11.52M-7.09M1.34M13.10M-3.04M-27.27M-22.07M-26.63M-13.60M867.00K
Diluted EPS 0.030.640.910.660.25------0.34-2.98-2.122.63-1.340.09
R&D Expense -392.00K352.00K612.00K558.00K531.00K548.26K603.07K600.00K500.00K600.00K500.00K---071.00K

Balance Sheet (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2009Jan 2010Jan 2011Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Jan 2015Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Total Assets --81.38M98.92M148.51M163.26M187.85M149.04M138.64M159.87M228.40M257.20M206.98M-269.04M163.29M147.25M111.94M
Current Assets --------------170.38M89.41M83.07M83.02M
Cash & Equivalents 97.22K108.90K108.90K110.14K1.09M1.77M26.62K391.42K62.87K14.71K2.22M626.00K236.00K-1.44M1.85M16.10M57.61M
Inventory --------------67.67M52.31M5.73M8.74M
Receivables --------------33.20M26.60M12.23M10.04M
Total Liabilities ------------126.69M-134.78M55.88M53.70M24.95M
Current Liabilities --14.27M18.29M25.00M24.62M40.73M26.79M32.64M33.25M37.24M40.58M31.05M-33.48M24.79M22.35M12.36M
Long Term Debt ---8.65M37.59M20.90M27.26M23.41M8.80M25.91M76.41M71.55M60.49M67.93M69.08M---
Total Debt --------------105.34M32.83M33.14M13.78M
Total Equity 62.87M62.72M63.88M68.62M71.77M106.10M109.45M95.15M88.59M89.70M102.48M106.51M80.30M-134.26M107.41M93.55M86.99M
Shares Outstanding --------------11.09M11.09M11.09M11.09M

Cash Flows (Annual)

Figures in USD.

Metric Jan 2010Jan 2011Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Jan 2015Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Operating Cash Flow 20.19M-6.05M-3.86M1.63M-5.54M28.89M16.53M1.51M2.23M-21.22M28.64M17.98M-5.58M23.08M14.68M-519.00K
Investing Cash Flow 4.87M-5.03M-3.15M-30.36M-9.45M-36.40M-8.94M17.67M-17.40M-22.70M-25.70M994.00K--4.97M50.50M905.00K50.98M
Financing Cash Flow -11.06M-2.91M7.01M29.70M15.68M5.76M-7.22M-19.51M15.12M46.13M-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-11.19M20.82M5.62M-1.53M-3.04M-28.58M24.10M14.23M-2.18M20.19M13.56M-2.06M
Net Change in Cash --------------576.00K410.00K14.27M41.50M
Share Buybacks ----00820.46K253.89K000635.00K01.34M1.29M1.04M9.14M
Dividends Paid -3.17M-----01.10M--------

Ratios (Annual)

Figures in %.

Metric Jan 2010Jan 2011Dec 2011Dec 2012Dec 2013Jan 2015Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024Dec 2025
Gross Margin % 9.2%10.5%12.4%11.9%10.1%16.5%14.4%12.2%14.0%18.2%10.1%8.8%-16.5%0.8%13.2%23.0%
Operating Margin % 0.7%4.1%5.2%4.4%1.8%8.1%-7.4%-6.0%1.0%7.6%-0.6%-12.1%-6.0%-13.0%-12.6%-9.3%
Net Margin % 0.2%2.7%3.4%2.5%0.9%2.7%-6.6%-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%

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Latest News

Recent headlines for ACNT

Yahoo Finance hu, 11 Jun 2026

Ascent Industries Pitches Pure-Play Chemicals Shift, Buybacks and Growth Runway

Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) President and CEO Bryan Kitchen said the company has completed a major portfolio shift and is now focused entirely on specialty chemicals after divesting its stainless steel-related assets. Speaking at the Ea…

Yahoo Finance Wed, 06 May 2026

Ascent Industries Q1 Earnings Call Highlights

Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) executives highlighted accelerating revenue from prior project wins, near-term gross margin pressure tied to onboarding and absorption, and a recently announced acquisition during the company’s first-quarter …

Yahoo Finance Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Traders Weigh Prospects of US-Iran Talks, Lifting US Equity Futures Pre-Bell

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Yahoo Finance Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Ascent Industries Co (ACNT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Highlights: Strong Gross Profit Growth Amid ...

Ascent Industries Co (ACNT) reports a significant increase in gross profit and improved EBITDA, despite facing revenue declines and market softness.

Yahoo Finance Wed, 04 Mar 2026

Ascent Industries Q4 Earnings Call Highlights

Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) executives said the company exited fiscal 2025 as a “pure-play specialty chemical company” after fully leaving its legacy tubular segment, pointing to what management described as structural margin and earnin…

Yahoo Finance ue, 03 Mar 2026

Ascent (ACNT) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Before we continue, I would like to remind all participants that the discussion today may contain certain forward-looking statements pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the federal securities laws. Ascent Industries Co. does not unde…

ACNT — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the current share price of Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT)?

As of 2026-07-14 21:23 PDT, Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT) trades at $15.01 on NasdaqGM. Its 52-week range is $11.70 to $17.78.

What is the market capitalisation of ACNT?

Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT) has a market capitalisation of $135.66M on NasdaqGM.

What is the P/E ratio of ACNT?

ACNT trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -26.33. The industry average P/E is 22.91. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 1.59.

What is the return on equity (ROE) of ACNT?

ACNT has a return on equity (ROE) of -6.24%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -6.98%.

Is ACNT a good stock to buy?

This page provides a data-driven analysis of Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.

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