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Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT) Financial Ratios

30 years of historical data (1996–2025) · Basic Materials · Steel

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P/E Ratio

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-24.22

↓-572% vs avg

5yr avg: 5.13

00%ile100

30Y Low3.6·High89.3

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EV/EBITDA

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N/A

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5yr avg: 23.70

30Y Low3.8·High57.5

P/FCF

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N/A

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5yr avg: 15.96

30Y Low3.2·High41.3

P/B Ratio

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1.56

↑+30% vs avg

5yr avg: 1.19

077%ile100

30Y Low0.5·High2.5

ROE

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-6.2%

↑-1043% vs avg

5yr avg: -0.5%

023%ile100

30Y Low-29%·High21%

Debt/EBITDA

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N/A

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5yr avg: 7.18

30Y Low0.0·High20.6

Percentile shows where the current value sits in 30-year historical distribution. Sparklines show 5-year trend.

ACNT Valuation Multiples

Price-based multiples — how expensive the stock is relative to earnings, sales, book value, and cash flow

Ascent Industries Co. currently has a negative P/E ratio, indicating the company is operating at a loss on a trailing-twelve-month basis.

Metric	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016
Market Cap	$127M	$156M	$113M	$97M	$90M	$155M	$71M	$116M	$147M	$117M	$95M
Enterprise Value	$83M	$112M	$130M	$128M	$192M	$256M	$165M	$229M	$221M	$143M	$103M
P/E Ratio →	-24.22	—	—	3.63	4.09	7.68	—	—	11.21	89.33	—
P/S Ratio	1.69	2.08	0.64	0.50	0.34	0.46	0.28	0.38	0.52	0.58	0.68
P/B Ratio	1.56	1.79	1.21	0.90	0.67	1.39	0.88	1.09	1.44	1.30	1.07
P/FCF	—	—	8.83	4.80	41.34	8.85	4.99	4.81	—	—	—
P/OCF	—	—	7.70	4.20	16.18	8.15	3.95	4.05	—	52.32	64.98

P/E links to full P/E history page with 30-year chart

ACNT EV Ratios

Enterprise-value multiples — capital-structure-neutral measures of total business value

Metric	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016
EV / Revenue	—	1.49	0.73	0.66	0.73	0.77	0.64	0.75	0.79	0.71	0.75
EV / EBITDA	—	—	55.91	—	8.40	6.79	—	24.46	7.38	14.64	—
EV / EBIT	—	—	—	—	12.99	9.49	—	4160.21	11.85	58.19	—
EV / FCF	—	—	10.18	6.33	87.81	14.58	11.59	9.49	—	—	—

ACNT Profitability

Margins and return-on-capital ratios measuring operating efficiency

Ascent Industries Co. earns an operating margin of -9.0%, below the Basic Materials sector average of 10.3%. Operating margins have expanded from -19.4% to -9.0% over the past 3 years, signaling improving operational efficiency. A negative ROE of -6.2% indicates the company is currently destroying shareholder equity.

Margins

Full margin charts and quarterly trend are on the Earnings History page

Metric	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016
Gross Margin	22.6%	22.6%	12.4%	0.8%	16.5%	18.2%	8.8%	10.1%	18.2%	14.0%	12.2%
Operating Margin	-9.0%	-9.0%	-2.9%	-19.4%	5.6%	8.2%	-12.1%	-0.6%	7.6%	1.0%	-6.0%
Net Profit Margin	-7.5%	-7.5%	-7.6%	-13.8%	8.4%	6.0%	-10.7%	-1.0%	4.7%	0.7%	-5.1%

Return on Capital

Metric	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016
ROE	-6.2%	-6.2%	-13.5%	-22.0%	18.0%	21.1%	-29.2%	-2.9%	13.6%	1.5%	-7.7%
ROA	-4.3%	-4.3%	-8.8%	-12.3%	8.2%	8.6%	-11.7%	-1.3%	6.7%	0.9%	-4.9%
ROIC	-6.6%	-6.6%	-3.1%	-15.0%	4.9%	10.6%	-11.8%	-0.6%	10.8%	1.4%	-5.6%
ROCE	-6.0%	-6.0%	-3.9%	-20.0%	6.4%	14.0%	-15.8%	-0.8%	13.4%	1.8%	-7.2%

ACNT Leverage & Debt

Solvency and debt-coverage ratios — lower is generally safer

The company holds a net cash position — cash of $58M exceeds total debt of $13M, providing substantial financial flexibility for buybacks, acquisitions, or weathering downturns.

Metric	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016
Debt / Equity	0.15	0.15	0.36	0.31	0.77	0.92	1.17	1.07	0.76	0.29	0.10
Debt / EBITDA	—	—	14.29	—	4.51	2.73	—	12.13	2.59	2.70	—
Net Debt / Equity	—	-0.51	0.18	0.29	0.76	0.90	1.17	1.06	0.72	0.29	0.10
Net Debt / EBITDA	—	—	7.37	—	4.45	2.67	—	12.06	2.47	2.70	—
Debt / FCF	—	—	1.34	1.53	46.47	5.74	6.60	4.68	—	—	—
Interest Coverage	—	—	-11.12	-8.69	5.38	18.16	-14.15	0.01	8.45	2.50	-8.86

Net cash position: cash ($58M) exceeds total debt ($13M)

ACNT Liquidity & Efficiency

Short-term solvency ratios and asset-utilisation metrics

Ascent Industries Co.'s current ratio of 6.72x is well above the 1.0 safety threshold, indicating strong short-term liquidity with ample room to cover current liabilities. The quick ratio of 6.01x is notably lower than the current ratio, indicating a significant portion of current assets is tied up in inventory. The current ratio has improved from 3.61x to 6.72x over the past 3 years.

Metric	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016
Current Ratio	6.72	6.72	3.73	3.61	5.09	3.17	4.09	3.63	4.50	3.24	2.98
Quick Ratio	6.01	6.01	1.89	1.50	3.07	1.12	1.35	1.21	1.43	1.07	1.12
Cash Ratio	4.66	4.66	0.72	0.07	0.04	0.04	0.01	0.12	0.06	0.02	0.00
Asset Turnover	—	0.67	1.21	1.18	0.97	1.26	1.24	1.19	1.23	1.26	1.00
Inventory Turnover	6.63	6.63	3.80	3.66	3.23	2.65	2.74	2.79	2.01	2.40	2.00
Days Sales Outstanding	—	48.90	49.00	50.27	46.26	54.66	40.18	41.95	53.37	52.09	47.49

ACNT Shareholder Yields

Earnings, FCF, buyback, and dividend yields — total returns to shareholders

Ascent Industries Co. returns 7.2% to shareholders annually primarily through share buybacks.

Dividends

Full dividend history and growth charts are on the Dividend History page

Metric	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016
Dividend Yield	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1.5%	1.0%	—
Payout Ratio	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	16.9%	85.6%	—

Total Shareholder Return Metrics

Metric	TTM	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017	FY 2016
Earnings Yield	—	—	—	27.5%	24.5%	13.0%	—	—	8.9%	1.1%	—
FCF Yield	—	—	11.3%	20.8%	2.4%	11.3%	20.1%	20.8%	—	—	—
Buyback Yield	7.2%	5.9%	0.9%	1.3%	1.5%	0.0%	0.9%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%
Total Shareholder Yield	7.2%	5.9%	0.9%	1.3%	1.5%	0.0%	0.9%	0.0%	1.5%	1.0%	0.3%
Shares Outstanding	—	$10M	$10M	$10M	$10M	$9M	$9M	$9M	$9M	$9M	$9M

Peer Comparison

Compare ACNT with 10 similar companies in its peer group

Company	Market Cap	P/E	EV/EBITDA	P/FCF	Gross Margin	Op Margin	ROE	ROIC	Debt/EBITDA
ACNTYou	$127M	-24.2	—	—	22.6%	-9.0%	-6.2%	-6.6%	—
ZEUS	$533M	24.3	10.6	127.1	23.2%	2.5%	4.1%	4.3%	4.0
KALU	$3B	28.2	13.4	—	9.5%	5.7%	15.1%	7.8%	3.6
NVS	$292B	21.3	14.2	16.5	75.0%	31.2%	31.0%	18.8%	1.7
TRS	$2B	14.0	28.6	22.5	20.3%	2.2%	17.5%	0.9%	7.1
MFIN	$231M	5.5	1.9	1.8	96.7%	50.5%	9.1%	17.2%	1.8
NNBR	$158M	-2.8	20.1	21.9	5.7%	-4.3%	-30.8%	-4.5%	11.9
MTRN	$5B	69.1	31.0	102.9	16.7%	6.5%	8.3%	6.0%	3.2
NUE	$61B	35.4	15.8	—	11.9%	8.2%	8.0%	7.7%	1.7
STLD	$41B	35.4	21.9	81.7	13.0%	8.1%	13.3%	9.2%	2.1
RS	$21B	29.6	17.6	42.0	26.8%	7.2%	10.3%	8.9%	1.5
Basic Materials Median	—	23.1	11.1	28.7	31.1%	10.3%	-0.0%	4.6%	2.4

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ACNT — Frequently Asked Questions

Quick answers to the most common questions about buying ACNT stock.

What is Ascent Industries Co.'s P/E ratio?

Ascent Industries Co.'s current P/E ratio is -24.2x. The historical average is 22.4x.

What is Ascent Industries Co.'s ROE?

Ascent Industries Co.'s return on equity (ROE) is -6.2%. The historical average is 2.3%.

Is ACNT stock overvalued?

Based on historical data, Ascent Industries Co. is trading at a P/E of -24.2x. Compare with industry peers and growth rates for a complete picture.

What are Ascent Industries Co.'s profit margins?

Ascent Industries Co. has 22.6% gross margin and -9.0% operating margin.