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Ascent Industries Co.
ACNT Basic Materials Chemicals
In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 37.6%, EPS fell 89.2%, free cash flow fell 97.5% and total debt fell 26.3%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 6.42 | 9.75 | 12.11 | 11.45 | 3.81 | 7.47 | 8.12 | 7.20 | 8.16 | 10.76 |
Analyst estimates 2026–2028 Powerpack |
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| High | 11.70 | 15.30 | 24.80 | 19.65 | 14.25 | 16.45 | 19.20 | 11.56 | 12.38 | 16.84 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 412 | 533 | 607 | 606 | 526 | 707 | 698 | 517 | 452 | 198 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.34 | 0.38 | 0.46 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.18 | 0.38 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 139 | 201 | 281 | 305 | 256 | 335 | 262 | 193 | 81 | 75 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 12.20 | 13.96 | 18.24 | 10.08 | 8.85 | 18.15 | 16.52 | 0.79 | 13.24 | 22.97 | |||||
| EBT | (9) | 1 | 16 | (4) | (32) | 25 | 12 | (41) | (11) | (6) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | (6.63) | 0.73 | 5.87 | (1.23) | (12.49) | 7.62 | 4.58 | (21.26) | (13.34) | (7.42) | |||||
| Net income | (7) | 1 | 13 | (3) | (27) | 20 | 22 | (27) | (14) | 1 | |||||
| Depreciation | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 16.02 | 23.11 | 31.89 | 33.97 | 28.01 | 35.84 | 25.61 | 19.05 | 7.99 | 7.77 | ||||
| Earnings | (0.82) | 0.15 | 1.49 | (0.34) | (3.00) | 2.17 | 2.16 | (2.63) | (1.34) | 0.09 | |||||
| Cash flow | 0.17 | 0.26 | (2.41) | 3.19 | 1.97 | 2.04 | 0.55 | 2.28 | 1.45 | (0.05) | |||||
| Capex | 2.22 | (0.60) | (0.84) | (0.48) | (0.38) | (0.01) | (0.32) | (0.28) | (0.11) | (0.16) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 2.39 | (0.34) | (3.25) | 2.70 | 1.59 | 2.03 | 0.22 | 1.99 | 1.34 | (0.21) | |||||
| Book value | 10.24 | 10.30 | 11.64 | 11.86 | 8.79 | 11.95 | 13.12 | 10.59 | 9.26 | 9.02 | |||||
| Shares, m | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 89.67 | 11.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7.61 | 4.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 147.18 | ||||
| P/S | 0.69 | 0.58 | 0.52 | 0.38 | 0.28 | 0.46 | 0.35 | 0.51 | 1.40 | 2.08 | |||||
| P/B | 1.07 | 1.31 | 1.43 | 1.09 | 0.89 | 1.38 | 0.69 | 0.93 | 1.21 | 1.79 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.52 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.52 | 1.24 | 1.36 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 5.24 | (49.65) | (7.87) | 7.87 | 9.11 | 11.78 | 71.66 | 5.02 | 7.40 | (49.34) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 2 | 2 | (21) | 29 | 18 | 19 | 6 | 23 | 15 | (1) | ||||
| Capex | 19 | (5) | (7) | (4) | (3) | 0 | (3) | (3) | (1) | (2) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 21 | (3) | (29) | 24 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 14 | (2) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 65 | 74 | 130 | 107 | 96 | 109 | 137 | 65 | 61 | 71 | ||||
| Total debt | 9 | 26 | 77 | 76 | 61 | 72 | 73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Net debt | 9 | 26 | 74 | 75 | 61 | 70 | 71 | (1) | (15) | (57) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 89 | 90 | 102 | 107 | 80 | 112 | 134 | 107 | 94 | 87 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (4.93) | 0.90 | 6.75 | (1.25) | (11.75) | 8.56 | 8.25 | (12.32) | (8.76) | 0.67 | ||||
| ROIC | (5.30) | 1.11 | 7.50 | (0.59) | (13.73) | 9.42 | 4.42 | (21.89) | (8.60) | (14.55) | |||||
| ROE | (7.72) | 1.50 | 13.63 | (2.91) | (29.19) | 21.10 | 17.95 | (22.04) | (13.53) | 0.96 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Ascent Industries Co. vs peers in Chemicals (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WLKP Westlake Chemical Partners LP | $734.5M | 12.8× | 12.3× | −0.01% (below 0%: shrinking) | −2.44% (below 0%: shrinking) | +866.65% (above 0%: growing) | 31.91% | 29.39% | Compare |
| TROX Tronox Holdings PLC | $565.3M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +18.74% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +241.51% (above 0%: growing) | 6.34% | (2.42%) | Compare |
| RYAM Rayonier Advanced Materials Inc. | $481.0M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +10.61% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +69.92% (above 0%: growing) | 6.10% | (1.69%) | Compare |
| ASIX AdvanSix | $445.5M | — (loss-making) | 24.1× | +2.75% (above 0%: growing) | −89.74% (below 0%: shrinking) | −49.21% (below 0%: shrinking) | 7.38% | 2.15% | Compare |
| VHI Valhi, Inc. | $415.2M | — (loss-making) | 7.0× | +9.82% (above 0%: growing) | +2,500.00% (above 0%: growing) | +435.16% (above 0%: growing) | 22.56% | 9.88% | Compare |
| ASPI ASP Isotopes Inc. | $338.8M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +327.63% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −182.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | 28.89% | (667.48%) | Compare |
| BAK Braskem S.A. | $312.3M | — (loss-making) | — | −99.99% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +611.13% (above 0%: growing) | 80.35% | 48.61% | Compare |
| ACNT Ascent Industries Co. | $122.1M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +37.61% (above 0%: growing) | −89.23% (below 0%: shrinking) | −97.54% (below 0%: shrinking) | 21.62% | (1.02%) | |
| MKD MOLECULAR DATA | $74.9M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −51.50% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | — | 0.83% | 0.00% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $430.4M | — | 12.3× | +6.29% | −2.44% | +241.51% | 14.97% | 1.08% |
Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT) key facts
- Ascent Industries Co. (ACNT) is a Chemicals company in the Basic Materials sector, listed on Nasdaq.
- Net income was $867,000.00, or $0.09 per share (basic), a net margin of 1.16%.
- As of October 16, 2026, ACNT traded at $13.49, a market capitalization of $122.1 million.
- Return on equity was 0.96% and debt-to-equity 0.01.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 7 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 5.55 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.