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ACNT Stock Chart & Stats
$14.30
>-$0.01(-0.09%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$14.30
>-$0.01(-0.09%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$11.62 - $17.92
Previous CloseN/A
Volume27.05K
Average Volume (3M)83.67K
Market Cap
$125.63M
Enterprise Value$90.47M
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$47.82M
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$13.20M
Price to Earnings (P/E)144.9
Beta0.14
Next Earnings
Aug 11, 2026EPS EstimateN/A
Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend YieldN/A
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.10
Shares Outstanding9,038,215
10 Day Avg. Volume78,101
30 Day Avg. Volume83,666
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.49
Price to Book (P/B)1.79
Price to Sales (P/S)2.08
P/FCF Ratio-75.68
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.72
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.18
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.42
Enterprise Value/Ebitda-65.18
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Conservative Balance Sheet And LiquidityA low debt-to-equity ratio and a cash balance near $48M with revolver availability provide durable financial flexibility. This conservatism supports execution of margin-recovery plans, disciplined acquisitions and buybacks while lowering refinancing risk during the multi-quarter turnaround.
Commercial Momentum And Pipeline GrowthImproving shipments, pricing and a 34% larger pipeline with $7.6M of annualized converted programs indicate repeatable commercial traction. Shorter ~3.5 month sales cycles and a 22% conversion rate point to a scalable revenue recovery that can underpin sustainable growth over coming quarters.
Acquisition That Is Immediately EBITDA-accretiveThe acquired business meaningfully boosts revenue and adjusted EBITDA with above-platform margins, diversifying the specialty-chemicals mix. Immediate accretion improves reported earnings quality and provides a concrete, structural boost to scaled profitability if integration remains on plan.
Bears Say
Multi-year Revenue ContractionA dramatic shrinkage in scale reduces fixed-cost absorption, weakens supplier and customer leverage, and raises the hurdle to reach prior margin targets. Restoring durable profitability will require sustained top-line recovery or additional structural portfolio actions to rebuild scale.
Negative Operating And Free Cash FlowPersistent cash burn erodes liquidity cushions and limits ability to self-fund investments or buybacks. If negative cash generation persists, the company may need to curtail discretionary actions or access external financing, increasing execution risk during margin normalization.
Margin Pressure From Operational InefficienciesNon-material COGS issues—routing, absorption, labor inefficiency, utilities and deferred variances—are driving sizable margin erosion. These are executional and can persist; failure to sustainably fix them would prevent long-term margin recovery toward management's 30% target.
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ACNT FAQ
What was Ascent Industries’s price range in the past 12 months?
Ascent Industries lowest stock price was $11.62 and its highest was $17.92 in the past 12 months.
What is Ascent Industries’s market cap?
Ascent Industries’s market cap is $125.63M.
When is Ascent Industries’s upcoming earnings report date?
Ascent Industries’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 11, 2026 which is in 41 days.
How were Ascent Industries’s earnings last quarter?
Ascent Industries released its earnings results on May 06, 2026. The company reported -$0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of N/A by -$0.21.
Is Ascent Industries overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Ascent Industries’s price is currently Overvalued.
Does Ascent Industries pay dividends?
Ascent Industries pays a Annually dividend of $0.25 which represents an annual dividend yield of N/A. See more information on Ascent Industries dividends here
What is Ascent Industries’s EPS estimate?
Ascent Industries’s EPS estimate for its next earnings report is not yet available.
How many shares outstanding does Ascent Industries have?
Ascent Industries has 9,038,215 shares outstanding.
What happened to Ascent Industries’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Ascent Industries reported an EPS of -$0.21 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of N/A. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -8.225%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Ascent Industries?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in ACNT
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
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Ascent Industries Stock Smart Score
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Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
ACNT Sentiment 100%
Sector Average ―
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Insider Transactions
Sold Shares
Worth $21.1K over
the Last 3 Months
the Last 3 Months
News Sentiment
Neutral
Bullish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Bearish news 50%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
42.10%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
1.40%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
-32.73%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Ascent Industries
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.
ACNT Earnings Call
Q1 2026
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Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
The call conveyed a balanced picture: clear commercial momentum with revenue growth, significant pipeline expansion and a disciplined acquisition that adds immediate earnings quality, alongside a strong balance sheet and active capital allocation (buybacks and investments). However, near-term profitability was meaningfully pressured by operational conversion costs, timing/absorption effects, higher utilities and a deferred manufacturing variance that produced a YOY gross margin decline and an adjusted EBITDA loss. Management provided a specific, actionable plan to drive $3M–$5M incremental run-rate gross profit by Q4 2026 and expects margins to normalize into the low-20% range over the next one to two quarters, which moderates near-term concerns but retains execution risk.View all ACNT earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
Ownership Overview
9.19% Insiders
10.27% Mutual Funds
20.26% Other Institutional Investors
49.35% Public Companies and
Individual Investors
Options Prices
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