AstroNova, Inc.
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Company & revenue
About AstroNova, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2026-01-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
AstroNova, Inc., established in 1969 and headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island, is a global enterprise specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, and distribution of advanced printing technologies and sophisticated data acquisition and analysis systems. The company extends its reach across the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, Central and South America, and other international markets. Its business is structured into two primary divisions: Product Identification (PI) and Test & Measurement (T&M).
How they make money
AstroNova designs, manufactures, and distributes specialized printing technology and data acquisition systems. The company generates revenue through the sale of hardware, software, and consumables, as well as through recurring service and maintenance contracts for its installed base of equipment across aerospace and product identification markets.
Products & services
The company provides digital color label printers, specialty printing systems, and data acquisition recorders, along with associated software, maintenance services, and consumable supplies like ink and label media.
Brands & revenue mix
Brand focused on digital color label printing solutions.
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Product / operating segments
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Geographic revenue
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Customer concentration
No quantified customer-concentration disclosure is available in the current saved research.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- unnamed — The company engages with various vendors for components and raw materials, including those that may utilize artificial intelligence in their service offerings.Source
Strengths
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
19
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
33
Poor
Financial Strength
43
Business Quality / Moat
38
Management
22
Growth Quality
24
Risk / Durability
21
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Model Outlook
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Outperformance analysis is not currently available.
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.
A current Opportunity Score is not available.
The 12-month model outlook is not currently available.
No strong positive signal is being highlighted from the currently available summary data.
- •Debt service risk
- •M&A headline · Aug 25, 2026
- •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 ALOT
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 ALOT maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •Is ALOT's positive free cash flow repeatable, or is the current level being helped by temporary working-capital or spending changes?
- •Is ALOT's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for ALOT to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify ALOT's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
19
Market Cap
$227.3M
P/E Ratio
-165.2
EPS
$-0.18
52-Week High
$29.00
52-Week Low
$6.96
Beta
0.86
Shares Outstanding
7.7M
Total Revenue
$152.2M
Total Debt
$37.7M
Dividend
No current dividend
Liquidation Value / Share
$10.14
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Notices for ALOT
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.
Debt service risk
Interest coverage is low (~0.4x). Earnings may be strained to cover interest expense.
M&A headline · Aug 25, 2026
AstroNova Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Arcline Investment Management — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
GuruFocusM&A headline · Aug 25, 2026
AstroNova Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Arcline Investment Management — This is a provider-linked headline, not an independently confirmed event. Check the article and company filings for the subject, proposed/completed status, and subsequent updates.
Business WireCommunity Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on ALOT.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Global installed base of printing technology.
- +Ability to print on a variety of mediums.
- +Positive free cash flow may provide capacity to invest in growth.
Potential downside factors
- −Key risks may include competition, margin pressure, debt levels, valuation risk, and changes in demand within the Computer Hardware industry.
- −Restructuring and integration costs.
- −Technological advancement and AI adoption risks.
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Scores
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Score Changes
5 historical score records availablePrevious Score
19
Sep 8, 2026
Change
-0.1
points
Current Score
19
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
ALOT decreased 0.1 points because some fundamentals weakened.
Projected Score
Projected Score
15
Projected Change
-4.6 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest decline of approximately 4.6 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$28.99
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Margin of Safety
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Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
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 | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 |
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| Revenue | $152.2M | $150.5M | $151.3M | $148.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $100.6M | $100.7M | $98.5M | $96.5M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $51.6M | $49.8M | $52.7M | $51.6M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $7.1M | $6.8M | $6.6M | $6.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $41.9M | $41.4M | $41.4M | $35.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $49.0M | $48.2M | $48.0M | $42.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $6.5M | $4.3M | -$4.3M | $13.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | $2.5M | $1.6M | $4.8M | $8.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $3.3M | $3.5M | $3.2M | $2.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$1.4M | -$2.5M | -$12.3M | $6.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | -$40K | -$161K | $2.2M | $1.4M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$1.3M | -$2.4M | -$14.5M | $4.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-0.18 | $-0.31 | $-1.93 | $0.63 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 7.68M | 7.65M | 7.51M | 7.42M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 7.77M | 7.65M | 7.51M | 7.50M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$39.4M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.08
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-19.9%
Cash Change
-12.7%
Margin Change
+2.7 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
- Margins expanded
- Debt reduced
What Weakened
- Cash position declined
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included EPS growth, cash levels. 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 4.4%. EPS declined 269.0%. Cash declined 12.7%. Total debt declined 19.9%. Net income margin improved by 2.7 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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Computer HardwareNews
Arcline Investment Management and AstroNova Announce Completion of Transaction
AstroNova Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Arcline Investment Management
AstroNova Shareholders Approve Acquisition by Arcline Investment Management
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