Ascent Industries Co.
ACNT · Price history
Price at last available close
$13.68
−$0.84 (-5.79%) 1M
2026-10-27
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Company & revenue
About Ascent Industries Co.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
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.
How they make money
Ascent Industries Co. operates as a specialty chemicals platform that provides performance-driven chemical solutions. The company utilizes a Chemicals-as-a-Service (CaaS) strategy, focusing on solving customer problems across the value chain through flexible manufacturing, development, and delivery of chemical products.
Products & services
Specialty chemicals used as critical ingredients and process aids in applications including cleaning formulations, coatings systems, oilfield production chemicals, agrochemical formulations, metalworking fluids, water treatment solutions, and industrial textiles.
Brands & revenue mix
No separate brand or brand-level revenue disclosure was confirmed in the reviewed sources. This does not mean the company has no brands.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
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Customer types
Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Chemical raw material suppliers — The company relies on various third-party suppliers for the raw materials required for its chemical manufacturing processes.Source
Strengths
Financial risk observations and what to check
These are saved observations about business performance, not predictions. Review the company filings alongside the interpretation below. Latest stored financial period end: 2026-06-30.
Quarterly EPS fell 89.1% versus the same quarter last year.
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Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
27
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
37
Poor
Financial Strength
65
Business Quality / Moat
9
Management
40
Growth Quality
39
Risk / Durability
10
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
33
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
42/100
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Balance-sheet / debt profile scores strongly
- •Recent buyback activity is present
- •Debt service risk
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Asset quality is a weaker factor
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for ACNT
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can ACNT maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •How long can ACNT fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
- •How is ACNT likely to use its cash advantage: reinvestment, acquisitions, debt reduction, dividends or buybacks?
- •What specifically needs to improve for ACNT to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify ACNT's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
27
Opportunity Score
33
Market Cap
$123.2M
P/E Ratio
-30.0
EPS
$-0.47
52-Week High
$17.92
52-Week Low
$11.86
Beta
0.50
Analyst Target
$18.00
Shares Outstanding
9.6M
Total Revenue
$83.5M
Total Debt
$13.8M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$8.25
Momentum & Volatility Signals
Two different market-behavior signals. Momentum measures direction and trend strength. Volatility measures how large and unstable the price moves are, regardless of direction.
Weakening momentum
Low movement
A high momentum score means price has been trending upward with confirming short- and medium-term strength. A low score means downward or weakening momentum.
A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for ACNT
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Historical repurchase activity
Reported cash flows or share-count measures indicate past repurchase activity. This does not verify an active buyback authorization or future purchases.
Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~-38.6x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on ACNT.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Agile business model allowing flexible manufacturing and delivery.
- +Chemicals-as-a-Service (CaaS) strategy focused on differentiated solutions.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Chemicals - Specialty industry.
- −Dependence on third-party suppliers for raw materials.
- −Operational risks associated with chemical manufacturing and distribution.
- −Negative free cash flow may increase the need for outside financing and dilution.
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Scores
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
27
Sep 8, 2026
Change
+0.3
points
Current Score
27
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
ACNT increased 0.3 points because overall fundamentals improved.
Projected Score
Projected Score
26
Projected Change
-1.2 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 1.2 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$13.68
Model Intrinsic Value
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Large reported revenue change: -57.9%
Revenue changed sharply from 2024 to 2025. This can reflect a real business change, acquisition, divestiture, discontinued operations, restatement, or reporting-basis change. Compare the underlying filing before treating it as normal growth or decline.
TTM may combine quarters from before and after the event, so its trend can also be distorted.
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $83.5M | $74.9M | $177.9M | $193.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $66.1M | $58.0M | $155.8M | $191.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $17.4M | $16.9M | $22.1M | $1.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $241K | $71K | $0.00 | $0.00 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $22.9M | $23.6M | $26.6M | $26.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $23.4M | $23.7M | $27.2M | $39.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $601K | -$1.4M | $2.8M | -$29.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | -$6.0M | -$6.7M | -$5.1M | -$37.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | -$114K | $0.00 | $418K | $4.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$2.8M | -$5.6M | -$5.1M | -$41.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$545K | $22K | $6.2M | -$6.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$10.9M | -$5.6M | -$13.6M | -$26.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-1.13 | $-0.58 | $-1.34 | $-2.63 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 9.05M | 9.64M | 10.11M | 10.14M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 9.11M | 9.64M | 10.11M | 10.14M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$25.7M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.07
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-37.4%
Cash Change
-53.6%
Margin Change
-31.1 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Margins contracted
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, debt levels. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels, net income margin. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 37.6%. EPS declined 89.1%. Cash declined 53.6%. Total debt declined 37.4%. Net income margin declined by 31.1 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
These results may influence future scores when the next evaluation is completed.
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