AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ALOT • • Industrial / General

TechnologyComputer HardwareSpecialty Printers & Data AcquisitionSpecialty Label & Industrial Printers

AboutAstroNova, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes specialty printers, and data acquisition and analysis systems in the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, Central and South America, and internationally. The company operates in two segments, Product Identification (PI) and Test & Measurement (T&M). The PI segment offers tabletop and production-ready digital color label printers, and OEM printing systems under the QuickLabel brand; digital color label mini-presses and inline printing systems under the TrojanLabel brand; and label materials, tags, inks, toners, and thermal transfer ribbons under the GetLabels brand. This segment also develops and licenses various specialized software programs to design and manage labels and print images; and provides training and support. This segment serves chemicals, cosmetics, food and beverage, medical products, pharmaceuticals, and other industries; and brand owners, label converters, commercial printers, and packaging manufacturers. The T&M segment offers airborne printing solutions, such as ToughWriter used to print hard copies of navigation maps, arrival and departure procedures, flight itineraries, weather maps, performance data, passenger data, and various air traffic control data; ToughSwitch, an ethernet switches used to connect multiple computers or Ethernet devices; TMX data acquisition systems; Daxus DXS-100 distributed data acquisition platform; SmartCorder DDX100 portable data acquisition systems for facility maintenance and field testing; and Everest EV-500, a digital strip chart recording system used primarily in telemetry applications. This segment serves aerospace and defense, automotive, commercial airline, energy, manufacturing, and transportation industries. The company was formerly known as Astro-Med, Inc. and changed its name to AstroNova, Inc. in May 2016. AstroNova, Inc. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island.Show more

Revenue $151M +2.2%
EBITDA -$4M -129.6%
Net Income -$14M -408.7%
EPS (Diluted) -1.93 -406.3%
Gross Margin 34.87% -3.8%
EBITDA Margin -2.55% -128.9%
Operating Margin -5.71% -196.2%
Net Margin -9.58% -402.1%
ROE -17.45% -424.7%
ROIC -5.7% -194.5%
Debt/Equity 0.64 +157.7%
Interest Coverage -2.69 -182.5%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Trading at only 0.9x book value
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.0x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 2/9
✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 0.4%

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y5.53%

5Y2.54%

3Y8.79%

TTM-2.07%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-540.72%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-547.19%

ROCE

10Y Avg2.74%

5Y Avg-0.37%

3Y Avg0.58%

Latest-8.52%

Peer Comparison

Specialty Label & Industrial Printers

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
INVEIdentiv, Inc.	81.48M	3.43	1.09	-38.71%	-66.49%	-10.19%		0.01
ALOTAstroNova, Inc.	73.02M	9.56	-4.95	2.16%	-11.2%	-21.9%	5.04%	0.64

Profit & Loss

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Sales/Revenue+	94.66M	98.45M	113.4M	136.66M	133.45M	116.03M	117.48M	142.53M	148.09M	151.28M
Revenue Growth %	0.07%	0.04%	0.15%	0.21%	-0.02%	-0.13%	0.01%	0.21%	0.04%	0.02%
Cost of Goods Sold+	56.5M	58.96M	69.4M	82.66M	84.69M	74.67M	73.74M	94.37M	94.4M	98.53M
COGS % of Revenue	0.6%	0.6%	0.61%	0.6%	0.63%	0.64%	0.63%	0.66%	0.64%	0.65%
Gross Profit+	38.16M	39.49M	44M	54M	48.76M	41.36M	43.74M	48.16M	53.69M	52.75M
Gross Margin %	0.4%	0.4%	0.39%	0.4%	0.37%	0.36%	0.37%	0.34%	0.36%	0.35%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.03%	0.03%	0.11%	0.23%	-0.1%	-0.15%	0.06%	0.1%	0.11%	-0.02%
Operating Expenses+	32.22M	33.21M	38.59M	45.28M	46.33M	38.93M	39.48M	42.71M	44.89M	61.39M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.34%	0.34%	0.34%	0.33%	0.35%	0.34%	0.34%	0.3%	0.3%	0.41%
Selling, General & Admin	25.28M	26.89M	31.14M	37.47M	38.24M	32.72M	32.73M	35.89M	35.92M	41.38M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.27%	0.27%	0.27%	0.27%	0.29%	0.28%	0.28%	0.25%	0.24%	0.27%
Research & Development	6.95M	6.31M	7.45M	7.81M	8.08M	6.21M	6.75M	6.82M	6.91M	6.61M
R&D % of Revenue	0.07%	0.06%	0.07%	0.06%	0.06%	0.05%	0.06%	0.05%	0.05%	0.04%
Other Operating Expenses	0	324K	-255K	0	0	-254K	-27K	119K	0	13.4M
Operating Income+	5.93M	6.28M	5.41M	8.72M	-3.85M	-3.55M	235K	1.65M	8.8M	-8.64M
Operating Margin %	0.06%	0.06%	0.05%	0.06%	-0.03%	-0.03%	0%	0.01%	0.06%	-0.06%
Operating Income Growth %	-0.18%	0.06%	-0.14%	0.61%	-1.44%	0.08%	1.07%	6%	4.34%	-1.98%
EBITDA+	8M	8.71M	9.41M	14.87M	2.43M	2.43M	4.23M	5.56M	13.06M	-3.86M
EBITDA Margin %	0.08%	0.09%	0.08%	0.11%	0.02%	0.02%	0.04%	0.04%	0.09%	-0.03%
EBITDA Growth %	-0.14%	0.09%	0.08%	0.58%	-0.84%	0%	0.74%	0.32%	1.35%	-1.3%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	2.06M	2.43M	3.99M	6.15M	6.28M	5.98M	3.99M	3.92M	4.27M	4.78M
EBIT	6.03M	6.88M	5.41M	8.72M	2.05M	2.43M	4.26M	6.14M	8.77M	-9.08M
Net Interest Income+	0	0	-402K	-731K	-682K	-955K	-677K	-1.68M	-2.7M	-3.21M
Interest Income	0	0	0	145K	143K	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	0	0	402K	876K	826K	955K	677K	1.68M	2.7M	3.21M
Other Income/Expense	975K	324K	-255K	-1.41M	-1.06M	-254K	2.78M	-2.73M	-2.72M	-3.65M
Pretax Income+	6.91M	6.61M	5.16M	7.31M	1.37M	2.18M	7.03M	3.41M	6.07M	-12.29M
Pretax Margin %	0.07%	0.07%	0.05%	0.05%	0.01%	0.02%	0.06%	0.02%	0.04%	-0.08%
Income Tax+	2.38M	2.38M	1.87M	1.58M	-389K	895K	605K	749K	1.38M	2.2M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.65%	0.64%	0.64%	0.78%	1.28%	0.59%	0.91%	0.78%	0.77%	1.18%
Net Income+	4.53M	4.23M	3.29M	5.73M	1.76M	1.28M	6.43M	2.66M	4.69M	-14.49M
Net Margin %	0.05%	0.04%	0.03%	0.04%	0.01%	0.01%	0.05%	0.02%	0.03%	-0.1%
Net Income Growth %	-0.03%	-0.07%	-0.22%	0.74%	-0.69%	-0.27%	4.01%	-0.59%	0.76%	-4.09%
Net Income (Continuing)	4.53M	4.23M	3.29M	5.73M	1.76M	1.28M	6.43M	2.66M	4.69M	-14.49M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	0.61	0.56	0.47	0.81	0.24	0.18	0.88	0.36	0.63	-1.93
EPS Growth %	0.02%	-0.08%	-0.16%	0.72%	-0.7%	-0.25%	3.89%	-0.59%	0.75%	-4.06%
EPS (Basic)	0.62	0.57	0.48	0.83	0.25	0.18	0.89	0.36	0.63	-1.93
Diluted Shares Outstanding	7.47M	7.57M	7.01M	7.08M	7.24M	7.17M	7.34M	7.37M	7.5M	7.51M
Basic Shares Outstanding	7.29M	7.42M	6.91M	6.88M	7.02M	7.1M	7.21M	7.31M	7.42M	7.51M
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.45%	0.49%	0.59%	0.34%	1.12%	0.39%	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Total Current Assets+	54.51M	61.7M	63.78M	62.61M	60.15M	60.72M	63.78M	79.76M	76.67M	77.92M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	20.42M	24.82M	11.69M	7.53M	4.25M	11.44M	5.28M	3.95M	4.53M	5.05M
Cash Only	10.04M	18.1M	10.18M	7.53M	4.25M	11.44M	5.28M	3.95M	4.53M	5.05M
Short-Term Investments	10.38M	6.72M	1.51M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	15.67M	15.7M	22.4M	23.49M	19.78M	17.41M	17.12M	21.6M	23.06M	21.22M
Days Sales Outstanding	60.41	58.22	72.1	62.73	54.11	54.78	53.2	55.31	56.83	51.19
Inventory	14.89M	19.51M	27.61M	30.16M	33.92M	30.06M	34.61M	51.32M	46.37M	47.89M
Days Inventory Outstanding	96.19	120.76	145.21	133.18	146.21	146.93	171.31	198.51	179.29	177.41
Other Current Assets	0	0	832K	0	0	0	3.13M	0	2.62M	0
Total Non-Current Assets+	23.45M	21.97M	58.53M	56.38M	56.51M	54.75M	51.18M	58.75M	56.58M	67.68M
Property, Plant & Equipment	9.81M	9.28M	9.75M	10.38M	12.93M	13.4M	12.54M	15.08M	14.79M	19.42M
Fixed Asset Turnover	9.65x	10.61x	11.63x	13.17x	10.32x	8.66x	9.37x	9.45x	10.01x	7.79x
Goodwill	4.52M	4.52M	13M	12.33M	12.03M	12.81M	12.16M	14.66M	14.63M	14.52M
Intangible Assets	5.98M	5.26M	33.63M	29.67M	25.38M	21.5M	19.2M	20.7M	18.84M	23.52M
Long-Term Investments	0	-273K	101K	85K	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	92K	366K	214K	979K	1.09M	1.1M	1.7M	1.57M	1.44M	1.79M
Total Assets+	77.96M	83.67M	122.31M	118.98M	116.66M	115.47M	114.95M	138.51M	133.25M	145.59M
Asset Turnover	1.21x	1.18x	0.93x	1.15x	1.14x	1.00x	1.02x	1.03x	1.11x	1.04x
Asset Growth %	0.05%	0.07%	0.46%	-0.03%	-0.02%	-0.01%	-0%	0.2%	-0.04%	0.09%
Total Current Liabilities+	9.55M	11.98M	25.91M	24.66M	26.77M	20.97M	20.04M	37.4M	29.76M	46.35M
Accounts Payable	3.19M	4.96M	11.81M	5.96M	4.41M	5.73M	8.59M	8.48M	8.07M	7.93M
Days Payables Outstanding	20.62	30.69	62.1	26.3	19	28.03	42.52	32.79	31.19	29.37
Short-Term Debt	0	0	5.5M	6.71M	11.71M	5.33M	1M	18M	11.74M	27.62M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	529K	472K	367K	373K	466K	285K	262K	1000K	1000K	543K
Other Current Liabilities	2.21M	2.17M	4.68M	6.9M	4.7M	4.92M	5.51M	3.75M	4.62M	4.96M
Current Ratio	5.71x	5.15x	2.46x	2.54x	2.25x	2.90x	3.18x	2.13x	2.58x	1.68x
Quick Ratio	4.15x	3.52x	1.40x	1.32x	0.98x	1.46x	1.46x	0.76x	1.02x	0.65x
Cash Conversion Cycle	135.98	148.28	155.2	169.61	181.33	173.69	181.99	221.02	204.93	199.24
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	1.04M	1.14M	32.75M	24.54M	18.52M	19.82M	13.91M	16.75M	13.21M	23.5M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	17.65M	22.79M	15.73M	17.69M	8.15M	12.04M	10.05M	19.04M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	1.28M	1.06M	808K	555K	415K	1.53M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	78K	11K	698K	40K	435K	384K	186K	167K	99K	40K
Other Non-Current Liabilities	964K	1.13M	14.41M	1.72M	1.08M	681K	4.76M	3.91M	2.64M	1.79M
Total Liabilities	10.59M	13.13M	58.66M	49.21M	45.29M	40.79M	33.94M	54.14M	42.97M	69.84M
Total Debt+	0	0	23.15M	19.58M	29.13M	24.45M	10.29M	30.12M	22.44M	48.52M
Net Debt	-10.04M	-18.1M	12.97M	12.04M	24.88M	13.02M	5.01M	26.17M	17.91M	43.47M
Debt / Equity	-	-	0.36x	0.28x	0.41x	0.33x	0.13x	0.36x	0.25x	0.64x
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	2.46x	1.32x	11.97x	10.05x	2.43x	5.42x	1.72x	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	-1.26x	-2.08x	1.38x	0.81x	10.23x	5.35x	1.19x	4.71x	1.37x	-
Interest Coverage	-	-	13.46x	9.95x	-4.66x	-3.72x	0.35x	0.98x	3.26x	-2.69x
Total Equity+	67.37M	70.54M	63.65M	69.78M	71.38M	74.68M	81.01M	84.37M	90.28M	75.75M
Equity Growth %	0.06%	0.05%	-0.1%	0.1%	0.02%	0.05%	0.08%	0.04%	0.07%	-0.16%
Book Value per Share	9.02	9.32	9.07	9.85	9.86	10.42	11.04	11.44	12.04	10.09
Total Shareholders' Equity	67.37M	70.54M	63.65M	69.78M	71.38M	74.68M	81.01M	84.37M	90.28M	75.75M
Common Stock	483K	492K	500K	511K	517K	521K	528K	534K	541K	547K
Retained Earnings	42.21M	44.36M	45.7M	49.51M	49.3M	50.09M	56.51M	59.17M	63.87M	49.38M
Treasury Stock	-20.02M	-20.78M	-32.4M	-33M	-33.48M	-33.59M	-33.97M	-34.23M	-34.59M	-35.04M
Accumulated OCI	-975K	-1.06M	-172K	-818K	-1.09M	-384K	-1.75M	-2.24M	-2.22M	-3.35M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Cash from Operations+	7.73M	6.95M	3.72M	3.38M	3.22M	15.54M	1.39M	-2.94M	12.35M	4.85M
Operating CF Margin %	0.08%	0.07%	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.13%	0.01%	-0.02%	0.08%	0.03%
Operating CF Growth %	4.18%	-0.1%	-0.46%	-0.09%	-0.05%	3.82%	-0.91%	-3.11%	5.21%	-0.61%
Net Income	4.53M	4.23M	3.29M	5.73M	1.76M	1.28M	6.43M	2.66M	4.69M	-14.49M
Depreciation & Amortization	2.06M	2.43M	3.99M	6.15M	6.28M	5.98M	3.99M	3.92M	4.27M	4.78M
Stock-Based Compensation	1.21M	1.02M	1.58M	1.89M	1.77M	1.82M	1.49M	1.29M	1.35M	1.38M
Deferred Taxes	-422K	174K	744K	-1.64M	-1.64M	-1.02M	210K	-1.34M	-78K	9K
Other Non-Cash Items	-65K	-419K	34K	51K	49K	75K	-3.73M	25K	2.06M	13.59M
Working Capital Changes	415K	-480K	-5.92M	-8.8M	-5M	7.4M	-7.01M	-9.49M	62K	-422K
Change in Receivables	-1.28M	-416K	-4.72M	-1.49M	3.59M	2.7M	77K	-1.23M	-1.49M	2.86M
Change in Inventory	600K	-4.66M	-5.51M	-2.87M	-3.94M	4.25M	-4.88M	-11.58M	2.91M	1.62M
Change in Payables	151K	1.43M	5.21M	-3.97M	-2.73M	-57K	4.05M	-3.24M	-46K	-2.38M
Cash from Investing+	-3.54M	3.12M	-20.78M	-1.53M	-2.91M	-2.59M	-1.8M	-17.26M	-875K	-20.27M
Capital Expenditures	-3.06M	-1.24M	-2.2M	-2.65M	-2.91M	-2.59M	-1.8M	-229K	-875K	-1.17M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.03%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0%	0.01%	0.01%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	2.09M	256K	85K	1.51M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash from Financing+	-1.6M	-2M	9.06M	-4.12M	-3.74M	-5.14M	-5.56M	18.75M	-10.97M	15.38M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	-2.05M	-2.08M	-1.94M	-1.93M	-1.97M	-497K	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	65K	79K	-1.13M	1.45M	0	-2M	156K	13.76M	-1.98M	-2.24M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	4.67M	5.71M	1.52M	735K	318K	12.96M	-402K	-3.17M	11.48M	3.68M
FCF Margin %	0.05%	0.06%	0.01%	0.01%	0%	0.11%	-0%	-0.02%	0.08%	0.02%
FCF Growth %	7.17%	0.22%	-0.73%	-0.52%	-0.57%	39.75%	-1.03%	-6.87%	4.63%	-0.68%
FCF per Share	0.62	0.75	0.22	0.10	0.04	1.81	-0.05	-0.43	1.53	0.49
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.71x	1.64x	1.13x	0.59x	1.83x	12.11x	0.22x	-1.10x	2.63x	-0.33x
Interest Paid	0	0	246K	636K	531K	677K	342K	791K	2.34M	2.7M
Taxes Paid	2.26M	0	1.94M	3.47M	2.91M	446K	2.41M	311K	1.69M	2.21M

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	6.91%	6.13%	4.9%	8.59%	2.49%	1.76%	8.26%	3.22%	5.38%	-17.45%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	7.89%	8.58%	6.29%	8.26%	-3.24%	-2.89%	0.2%	1.26%	6.03%	-5.7%
Gross Margin	40.31%	40.11%	38.8%	39.51%	36.54%	35.64%	37.23%	33.79%	36.25%	34.87%
Net Margin	4.78%	4.29%	2.9%	4.19%	1.32%	1.11%	5.47%	1.87%	3.17%	-9.58%
Debt / Equity	-	-	0.36x	0.28x	0.41x	0.33x	0.13x	0.36x	0.25x	0.64x
Interest Coverage	-	-	13.46x	9.95x	-4.66x	-3.72x	0.35x	0.98x	3.26x	-2.69x
FCF Conversion	1.71x	1.64x	1.13x	0.59x	1.83x	12.11x	0.22x	-1.10x	2.63x	-0.33x
Revenue Growth	7.14%	4%	15.19%	20.51%	-2.35%	-13.05%	1.25%	21.32%	3.9%	2.16%

Revenue by Segment

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Supplies	-	-	-	71.18M	71.84M	71.77M	73.24M	82.07M	79.25M	81.42M
Supplies Growth	-	-	-	-	0.93%	-0.09%	2.05%	12.05%	-3.44%	2.74%
Hardware Products	-	-	-	53.21M	48.96M	34.11M	31.49M	42.45M	49.44M	44.63M
Hardware Products Growth	-	-	-	-	-7.98%	-30.33%	-7.68%	34.78%	16.48%	-9.72%
Service And Other	-	-	-	12.27M	12.65M	10.15M	12.74M	18.01M	19.39M	25.23M
Service And Other Growth	-	-	-	-	3.07%	-19.76%	25.56%	41.32%	7.68%	30.08%
Product Identification	-	69.86M	81.68M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Product Identification Growth	-	-	16.92%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Test And Measurement	27.53M	28.59M	31.72M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Test And Measurement Growth	-	3.83%	10.96%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Quick Label	67.13M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Quick Label Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
UNITED STATES	68.32M	69.85M	69.8M	83.67M	83.67M	70.91M	68.19M	91.92M	84.76M	89.47M
UNITED STATES Growth	-	2.25%	-0.08%	19.88%	0.00%	-15.25%	-3.84%	34.81%	-7.79%	5.56%
Europe	-	-	-	31.57M	29.62M	29.03M	31.92M	31.02M	41.76M	39.12M
Europe Growth	-	-	-	-	-6.20%	-1.99%	9.97%	-2.82%	34.62%	-6.32%
CANADA	4.49M	5.01M	5.37M	6.69M	5.72M	5.57M	6.52M	8.39M	8.74M	8.21M
CANADA Growth	-	11.61%	7.29%	24.55%	-14.54%	-2.54%	16.95%	28.75%	4.16%	-6.09%
Asia	1.74M	1.66M	3.81M	8.21M	8.32M	5.11M	5.93M	5.34M	7.22M	8.02M
Asia Growth	-	-4.42%	128.85%	115.52%	1.33%	-38.61%	16.08%	-9.80%	35.00%	11.11%
Central And South America	2.44M	3.05M	3.4M	4.15M	4.14M	3.95M	3.27M	4.59M	4.22M	4.97M
Central And South America Growth	-	25.33%	11.43%	21.90%	-0.05%	-4.70%	-17.19%	40.29%	-8.02%	17.67%
Others Countries	-	-	-	2.37M	1.98M	1.46M	1.66M	1.26M	1.39M	1.5M
Others Countries Growth	-	-	-	-	-16.50%	-25.99%	13.18%	-23.84%	10.06%	8.06%
Other Countries	848K	25K	1.07M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Countries Growth	-	-97.05%	4200.00%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) reported $150.3M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 90% increase from $79.2M in 2012.

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) grew revenue by 2.2% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) reported a net loss of $16.8M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) has a return on equity (ROE) of -17.5%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) generated $10.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

ALOT • • Industrial / General

TechnologyComputer HardwareSpecialty Printers & Data AcquisitionSpecialty Label & Industrial Printers

Revenue $151M +2.2%
EBITDA -$4M -129.6%
Net Income -$14M -408.7%
EPS (Diluted) -1.93 -406.3%
Gross Margin 34.87% -3.8%
EBITDA Margin -2.55% -128.9%
Operating Margin -5.71% -196.2%
Net Margin -9.58% -402.1%
ROE -17.45% -424.7%
ROIC -5.7% -194.5%
Debt/Equity 0.64 +157.7%
Interest Coverage -2.69 -182.5%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓Trading at only 0.9x book value
✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.0x turnover

✗Weaknesses

✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 2/9
✗Thin 5Y average net margin of 0.4%

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y5.53%

5Y2.54%

3Y8.79%

TTM-2.07%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-540.72%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-

3Y-

TTM-547.19%

ROCE

10Y Avg2.74%

5Y Avg-0.37%

3Y Avg0.58%

Latest-8.52%

Peer Comparison

Specialty Label & Industrial Printers

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
INVEIdentiv, Inc.	81.48M	3.43	1.09	-38.71%	-66.49%	-10.19%		0.01
ALOTAstroNova, Inc.	73.02M	9.56	-4.95	2.16%	-11.2%	-21.9%	5.04%	0.64

Profit & Loss

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Sales/Revenue+	94.66M	98.45M	113.4M	136.66M	133.45M	116.03M	117.48M	142.53M	148.09M	151.28M
Revenue Growth %	0.07%	0.04%	0.15%	0.21%	-0.02%	-0.13%	0.01%	0.21%	0.04%	0.02%
Cost of Goods Sold+	56.5M	58.96M	69.4M	82.66M	84.69M	74.67M	73.74M	94.37M	94.4M	98.53M
COGS % of Revenue	0.6%	0.6%	0.61%	0.6%	0.63%	0.64%	0.63%	0.66%	0.64%	0.65%
Gross Profit+	38.16M	39.49M	44M	54M	48.76M	41.36M	43.74M	48.16M	53.69M	52.75M
Gross Margin %	0.4%	0.4%	0.39%	0.4%	0.37%	0.36%	0.37%	0.34%	0.36%	0.35%
Gross Profit Growth %	0.03%	0.03%	0.11%	0.23%	-0.1%	-0.15%	0.06%	0.1%	0.11%	-0.02%
Operating Expenses+	32.22M	33.21M	38.59M	45.28M	46.33M	38.93M	39.48M	42.71M	44.89M	61.39M
OpEx % of Revenue	0.34%	0.34%	0.34%	0.33%	0.35%	0.34%	0.34%	0.3%	0.3%	0.41%
Selling, General & Admin	25.28M	26.89M	31.14M	37.47M	38.24M	32.72M	32.73M	35.89M	35.92M	41.38M
SG&A % of Revenue	0.27%	0.27%	0.27%	0.27%	0.29%	0.28%	0.28%	0.25%	0.24%	0.27%
Research & Development	6.95M	6.31M	7.45M	7.81M	8.08M	6.21M	6.75M	6.82M	6.91M	6.61M
R&D % of Revenue	0.07%	0.06%	0.07%	0.06%	0.06%	0.05%	0.06%	0.05%	0.05%	0.04%
Other Operating Expenses	0	324K	-255K	0	0	-254K	-27K	119K	0	13.4M
Operating Income+	5.93M	6.28M	5.41M	8.72M	-3.85M	-3.55M	235K	1.65M	8.8M	-8.64M
Operating Margin %	0.06%	0.06%	0.05%	0.06%	-0.03%	-0.03%	0%	0.01%	0.06%	-0.06%
Operating Income Growth %	-0.18%	0.06%	-0.14%	0.61%	-1.44%	0.08%	1.07%	6%	4.34%	-1.98%
EBITDA+	8M	8.71M	9.41M	14.87M	2.43M	2.43M	4.23M	5.56M	13.06M	-3.86M
EBITDA Margin %	0.08%	0.09%	0.08%	0.11%	0.02%	0.02%	0.04%	0.04%	0.09%	-0.03%
EBITDA Growth %	-0.14%	0.09%	0.08%	0.58%	-0.84%	0%	0.74%	0.32%	1.35%	-1.3%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	2.06M	2.43M	3.99M	6.15M	6.28M	5.98M	3.99M	3.92M	4.27M	4.78M
EBIT	6.03M	6.88M	5.41M	8.72M	2.05M	2.43M	4.26M	6.14M	8.77M	-9.08M
Net Interest Income+	0	0	-402K	-731K	-682K	-955K	-677K	-1.68M	-2.7M	-3.21M
Interest Income	0	0	0	145K	143K	0	0	0	0	0
Interest Expense	0	0	402K	876K	826K	955K	677K	1.68M	2.7M	3.21M
Other Income/Expense	975K	324K	-255K	-1.41M	-1.06M	-254K	2.78M	-2.73M	-2.72M	-3.65M
Pretax Income+	6.91M	6.61M	5.16M	7.31M	1.37M	2.18M	7.03M	3.41M	6.07M	-12.29M
Pretax Margin %	0.07%	0.07%	0.05%	0.05%	0.01%	0.02%	0.06%	0.02%	0.04%	-0.08%
Income Tax+	2.38M	2.38M	1.87M	1.58M	-389K	895K	605K	749K	1.38M	2.2M
Effective Tax Rate %	0.65%	0.64%	0.64%	0.78%	1.28%	0.59%	0.91%	0.78%	0.77%	1.18%
Net Income+	4.53M	4.23M	3.29M	5.73M	1.76M	1.28M	6.43M	2.66M	4.69M	-14.49M
Net Margin %	0.05%	0.04%	0.03%	0.04%	0.01%	0.01%	0.05%	0.02%	0.03%	-0.1%
Net Income Growth %	-0.03%	-0.07%	-0.22%	0.74%	-0.69%	-0.27%	4.01%	-0.59%	0.76%	-4.09%
Net Income (Continuing)	4.53M	4.23M	3.29M	5.73M	1.76M	1.28M	6.43M	2.66M	4.69M	-14.49M
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
EPS (Diluted)+	0.61	0.56	0.47	0.81	0.24	0.18	0.88	0.36	0.63	-1.93
EPS Growth %	0.02%	-0.08%	-0.16%	0.72%	-0.7%	-0.25%	3.89%	-0.59%	0.75%	-4.06%
EPS (Basic)	0.62	0.57	0.48	0.83	0.25	0.18	0.89	0.36	0.63	-1.93
Diluted Shares Outstanding	7.47M	7.57M	7.01M	7.08M	7.24M	7.17M	7.34M	7.37M	7.5M	7.51M
Basic Shares Outstanding	7.29M	7.42M	6.91M	6.88M	7.02M	7.1M	7.21M	7.31M	7.42M	7.51M
Dividend Payout Ratio	0.45%	0.49%	0.59%	0.34%	1.12%	0.39%	-	-	-	-

Balance Sheet

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Total Current Assets+	54.51M	61.7M	63.78M	62.61M	60.15M	60.72M	63.78M	79.76M	76.67M	77.92M
Cash & Short-Term Investments	20.42M	24.82M	11.69M	7.53M	4.25M	11.44M	5.28M	3.95M	4.53M	5.05M
Cash Only	10.04M	18.1M	10.18M	7.53M	4.25M	11.44M	5.28M	3.95M	4.53M	5.05M
Short-Term Investments	10.38M	6.72M	1.51M	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Accounts Receivable	15.67M	15.7M	22.4M	23.49M	19.78M	17.41M	17.12M	21.6M	23.06M	21.22M
Days Sales Outstanding	60.41	58.22	72.1	62.73	54.11	54.78	53.2	55.31	56.83	51.19
Inventory	14.89M	19.51M	27.61M	30.16M	33.92M	30.06M	34.61M	51.32M	46.37M	47.89M
Days Inventory Outstanding	96.19	120.76	145.21	133.18	146.21	146.93	171.31	198.51	179.29	177.41
Other Current Assets	0	0	832K	0	0	0	3.13M	0	2.62M	0
Total Non-Current Assets+	23.45M	21.97M	58.53M	56.38M	56.51M	54.75M	51.18M	58.75M	56.58M	67.68M
Property, Plant & Equipment	9.81M	9.28M	9.75M	10.38M	12.93M	13.4M	12.54M	15.08M	14.79M	19.42M
Fixed Asset Turnover	9.65x	10.61x	11.63x	13.17x	10.32x	8.66x	9.37x	9.45x	10.01x	7.79x
Goodwill	4.52M	4.52M	13M	12.33M	12.03M	12.81M	12.16M	14.66M	14.63M	14.52M
Intangible Assets	5.98M	5.26M	33.63M	29.67M	25.38M	21.5M	19.2M	20.7M	18.84M	23.52M
Long-Term Investments	0	-273K	101K	85K	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other Non-Current Assets	92K	366K	214K	979K	1.09M	1.1M	1.7M	1.57M	1.44M	1.79M
Total Assets+	77.96M	83.67M	122.31M	118.98M	116.66M	115.47M	114.95M	138.51M	133.25M	145.59M
Asset Turnover	1.21x	1.18x	0.93x	1.15x	1.14x	1.00x	1.02x	1.03x	1.11x	1.04x
Asset Growth %	0.05%	0.07%	0.46%	-0.03%	-0.02%	-0.01%	-0%	0.2%	-0.04%	0.09%
Total Current Liabilities+	9.55M	11.98M	25.91M	24.66M	26.77M	20.97M	20.04M	37.4M	29.76M	46.35M
Accounts Payable	3.19M	4.96M	11.81M	5.96M	4.41M	5.73M	8.59M	8.48M	8.07M	7.93M
Days Payables Outstanding	20.62	30.69	62.1	26.3	19	28.03	42.52	32.79	31.19	29.37
Short-Term Debt	0	0	5.5M	6.71M	11.71M	5.33M	1M	18M	11.74M	27.62M
Deferred Revenue (Current)	529K	472K	367K	373K	466K	285K	262K	1000K	1000K	543K
Other Current Liabilities	2.21M	2.17M	4.68M	6.9M	4.7M	4.92M	5.51M	3.75M	4.62M	4.96M
Current Ratio	5.71x	5.15x	2.46x	2.54x	2.25x	2.90x	3.18x	2.13x	2.58x	1.68x
Quick Ratio	4.15x	3.52x	1.40x	1.32x	0.98x	1.46x	1.46x	0.76x	1.02x	0.65x
Cash Conversion Cycle	135.98	148.28	155.2	169.61	181.33	173.69	181.99	221.02	204.93	199.24
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	1.04M	1.14M	32.75M	24.54M	18.52M	19.82M	13.91M	16.75M	13.21M	23.5M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	17.65M	22.79M	15.73M	17.69M	8.15M	12.04M	10.05M	19.04M
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	1.28M	1.06M	808K	555K	415K	1.53M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	78K	11K	698K	40K	435K	384K	186K	167K	99K	40K
Other Non-Current Liabilities	964K	1.13M	14.41M	1.72M	1.08M	681K	4.76M	3.91M	2.64M	1.79M
Total Liabilities	10.59M	13.13M	58.66M	49.21M	45.29M	40.79M	33.94M	54.14M	42.97M	69.84M
Total Debt+	0	0	23.15M	19.58M	29.13M	24.45M	10.29M	30.12M	22.44M	48.52M
Net Debt	-10.04M	-18.1M	12.97M	12.04M	24.88M	13.02M	5.01M	26.17M	17.91M	43.47M
Debt / Equity	-	-	0.36x	0.28x	0.41x	0.33x	0.13x	0.36x	0.25x	0.64x
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	2.46x	1.32x	11.97x	10.05x	2.43x	5.42x	1.72x	-
Net Debt / EBITDA	-1.26x	-2.08x	1.38x	0.81x	10.23x	5.35x	1.19x	4.71x	1.37x	-
Interest Coverage	-	-	13.46x	9.95x	-4.66x	-3.72x	0.35x	0.98x	3.26x	-2.69x
Total Equity+	67.37M	70.54M	63.65M	69.78M	71.38M	74.68M	81.01M	84.37M	90.28M	75.75M
Equity Growth %	0.06%	0.05%	-0.1%	0.1%	0.02%	0.05%	0.08%	0.04%	0.07%	-0.16%
Book Value per Share	9.02	9.32	9.07	9.85	9.86	10.42	11.04	11.44	12.04	10.09
Total Shareholders' Equity	67.37M	70.54M	63.65M	69.78M	71.38M	74.68M	81.01M	84.37M	90.28M	75.75M
Common Stock	483K	492K	500K	511K	517K	521K	528K	534K	541K	547K
Retained Earnings	42.21M	44.36M	45.7M	49.51M	49.3M	50.09M	56.51M	59.17M	63.87M	49.38M
Treasury Stock	-20.02M	-20.78M	-32.4M	-33M	-33.48M	-33.59M	-33.97M	-34.23M	-34.59M	-35.04M
Accumulated OCI	-975K	-1.06M	-172K	-818K	-1.09M	-384K	-1.75M	-2.24M	-2.22M	-3.35M
Minority Interest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Cash Flow

	Jan 2016	Jan 2017	Jan 2018	Jan 2019	Jan 2020	Jan 2021	Jan 2022	Jan 2023	Jan 2024	Jan 2025
Cash from Operations+	7.73M	6.95M	3.72M	3.38M	3.22M	15.54M	1.39M	-2.94M	12.35M	4.85M
Operating CF Margin %	0.08%	0.07%	0.03%	0.02%	0.02%	0.13%	0.01%	-0.02%	0.08%	0.03%
Operating CF Growth %	4.18%	-0.1%	-0.46%	-0.09%	-0.05%	3.82%	-0.91%	-3.11%	5.21%	-0.61%
Net Income	4.53M	4.23M	3.29M	5.73M	1.76M	1.28M	6.43M	2.66M	4.69M	-14.49M
Depreciation & Amortization	2.06M	2.43M	3.99M	6.15M	6.28M	5.98M	3.99M	3.92M	4.27M	4.78M
Stock-Based Compensation	1.21M	1.02M	1.58M	1.89M	1.77M	1.82M	1.49M	1.29M	1.35M	1.38M
Deferred Taxes	-422K	174K	744K	-1.64M	-1.64M	-1.02M	210K	-1.34M	-78K	9K
Other Non-Cash Items	-65K	-419K	34K	51K	49K	75K	-3.73M	25K	2.06M	13.59M
Working Capital Changes	415K	-480K	-5.92M	-8.8M	-5M	7.4M	-7.01M	-9.49M	62K	-422K
Change in Receivables	-1.28M	-416K	-4.72M	-1.49M	3.59M	2.7M	77K	-1.23M	-1.49M	2.86M
Change in Inventory	600K	-4.66M	-5.51M	-2.87M	-3.94M	4.25M	-4.88M	-11.58M	2.91M	1.62M
Change in Payables	151K	1.43M	5.21M	-3.97M	-2.73M	-57K	4.05M	-3.24M	-46K	-2.38M
Cash from Investing+	-3.54M	3.12M	-20.78M	-1.53M	-2.91M	-2.59M	-1.8M	-17.26M	-875K	-20.27M
Capital Expenditures	-3.06M	-1.24M	-2.2M	-2.65M	-2.91M	-2.59M	-1.8M	-229K	-875K	-1.17M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.03%	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0.02%	0%	0.01%	0.01%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	2.09M	256K	85K	1.51M	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cash from Financing+	-1.6M	-2M	9.06M	-4.12M	-3.74M	-5.14M	-5.56M	18.75M	-10.97M	15.38M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	-2.05M	-2.08M	-1.94M	-1.93M	-1.97M	-497K	0	0	0	0
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	65K	79K	-1.13M	1.45M	0	-2M	156K	13.76M	-1.98M	-2.24M
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	4.67M	5.71M	1.52M	735K	318K	12.96M	-402K	-3.17M	11.48M	3.68M
FCF Margin %	0.05%	0.06%	0.01%	0.01%	0%	0.11%	-0%	-0.02%	0.08%	0.02%
FCF Growth %	7.17%	0.22%	-0.73%	-0.52%	-0.57%	39.75%	-1.03%	-6.87%	4.63%	-0.68%
FCF per Share	0.62	0.75	0.22	0.10	0.04	1.81	-0.05	-0.43	1.53	0.49
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	1.71x	1.64x	1.13x	0.59x	1.83x	12.11x	0.22x	-1.10x	2.63x	-0.33x
Interest Paid	0	0	246K	636K	531K	677K	342K	791K	2.34M	2.7M
Taxes Paid	2.26M	0	1.94M	3.47M	2.91M	446K	2.41M	311K	1.69M	2.21M

Key Ratios

Metric	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Return on Equity (ROE)	6.91%	6.13%	4.9%	8.59%	2.49%	1.76%	8.26%	3.22%	5.38%	-17.45%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	7.89%	8.58%	6.29%	8.26%	-3.24%	-2.89%	0.2%	1.26%	6.03%	-5.7%
Gross Margin	40.31%	40.11%	38.8%	39.51%	36.54%	35.64%	37.23%	33.79%	36.25%	34.87%
Net Margin	4.78%	4.29%	2.9%	4.19%	1.32%	1.11%	5.47%	1.87%	3.17%	-9.58%
Debt / Equity	-	-	0.36x	0.28x	0.41x	0.33x	0.13x	0.36x	0.25x	0.64x
Interest Coverage	-	-	13.46x	9.95x	-4.66x	-3.72x	0.35x	0.98x	3.26x	-2.69x
FCF Conversion	1.71x	1.64x	1.13x	0.59x	1.83x	12.11x	0.22x	-1.10x	2.63x	-0.33x
Revenue Growth	7.14%	4%	15.19%	20.51%	-2.35%	-13.05%	1.25%	21.32%	3.9%	2.16%

Revenue by Segment

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Supplies	-	-	-	71.18M	71.84M	71.77M	73.24M	82.07M	79.25M	81.42M
Supplies Growth	-	-	-	-	0.93%	-0.09%	2.05%	12.05%	-3.44%	2.74%
Hardware Products	-	-	-	53.21M	48.96M	34.11M	31.49M	42.45M	49.44M	44.63M
Hardware Products Growth	-	-	-	-	-7.98%	-30.33%	-7.68%	34.78%	16.48%	-9.72%
Service And Other	-	-	-	12.27M	12.65M	10.15M	12.74M	18.01M	19.39M	25.23M
Service And Other Growth	-	-	-	-	3.07%	-19.76%	25.56%	41.32%	7.68%	30.08%
Product Identification	-	69.86M	81.68M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Product Identification Growth	-	-	16.92%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Test And Measurement	27.53M	28.59M	31.72M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Test And Measurement Growth	-	3.83%	10.96%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Quick Label	67.13M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Quick Label Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
UNITED STATES	68.32M	69.85M	69.8M	83.67M	83.67M	70.91M	68.19M	91.92M	84.76M	89.47M
UNITED STATES Growth	-	2.25%	-0.08%	19.88%	0.00%	-15.25%	-3.84%	34.81%	-7.79%	5.56%
Europe	-	-	-	31.57M	29.62M	29.03M	31.92M	31.02M	41.76M	39.12M
Europe Growth	-	-	-	-	-6.20%	-1.99%	9.97%	-2.82%	34.62%	-6.32%
CANADA	4.49M	5.01M	5.37M	6.69M	5.72M	5.57M	6.52M	8.39M	8.74M	8.21M
CANADA Growth	-	11.61%	7.29%	24.55%	-14.54%	-2.54%	16.95%	28.75%	4.16%	-6.09%
Asia	1.74M	1.66M	3.81M	8.21M	8.32M	5.11M	5.93M	5.34M	7.22M	8.02M
Asia Growth	-	-4.42%	128.85%	115.52%	1.33%	-38.61%	16.08%	-9.80%	35.00%	11.11%
Central And South America	2.44M	3.05M	3.4M	4.15M	4.14M	3.95M	3.27M	4.59M	4.22M	4.97M
Central And South America Growth	-	25.33%	11.43%	21.90%	-0.05%	-4.70%	-17.19%	40.29%	-8.02%	17.67%
Others Countries	-	-	-	2.37M	1.98M	1.46M	1.66M	1.26M	1.39M	1.5M
Others Countries Growth	-	-	-	-	-16.50%	-25.99%	13.18%	-23.84%	10.06%	8.06%
Other Countries	848K	25K	1.07M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Countries Growth	-	-97.05%	4200.00%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) reported $150.3M in revenue for fiscal year 2025. This represents a 90% increase from $79.2M in 2012.

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) grew revenue by 2.2% over the past year. Growth has been modest.

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) reported a net loss of $16.8M for fiscal year 2025.

Dividend & Returns

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) has a return on equity (ROE) of -17.5%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) generated $10.3M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2025. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.