Ascent Industries Co.

NasdaqGM:ACNT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$125.1m

Ascent Industries Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

Ascent Industries has a total shareholder equity of $81.6M and total debt of $107.0K, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 0.1%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $102.6M and $21.0M respectively.

Key information

0.13%

Debt to equity ratio

US$107.00k

Debt

Interest coverage ration/a
CashUS$47.82m
EquityUS$81.64m
Total liabilitiesUS$20.97m
Total assetsUS$102.61m

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha Dec 24

Ascent Industries: Priced For Stagnation, Pivoting For Growth

Summary Ascent Industries has completed its strategic pivot, divesting steel assets and emerging as a focused, high-margin specialty chemicals platform. ACNT boasts a fortress balance sheet, with $58–65 million in cash, no debt, and an enterprise value at a deep discount to potential EBITDA. Management’s proven turnaround playbook has already doubled gross margins, with further upside, as plant utilization rises from 50% toward 85%. Key catalysts include a revamped sales pipeline, aggressive buybacks, and disciplined M&A, while downside is protected by the cash position. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article Dec 04

Ascent Industries Co. (NASDAQ:ACNT) Surges 27% Yet Its Low P/S Is No Reason For Excitement

Ascent Industries Co. ( NASDAQ:ACNT ) shareholders have had their patience rewarded with a 27% share price jump in the...
Seeking Alpha Mar 14

Ascent Industries: Can The Small Steel Maker Take Advantage Of Trade Tarriffs?

Summary ACNT is rated as a HOLD due to its potential benefits from Trump tariffs but requires evidence of improved performance in a changing market. The firm has solid financial health, limited debt, and efficient capital deployment but faces challenges with declining steel tube sales and small scale operations. ACNT's valuation is in line with industry peers, but its smaller scale and customer concentration risks warrant caution before investing. Investors should monitor ACNT for signs of successfully leveraging of tariff changes and achieving a turnaround in its steel operations. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article Dec 04

Ascent Industries Co. (NASDAQ:ACNT) Shares Fly 29% But Investors Aren't Buying For Growth

Ascent Industries Co. ( NASDAQ:ACNT ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 29% after a shaky period...
Analysis Article Dec 04

Ascent Industries Co. (NASDAQ:ACNT) Stock Catapults 29% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Ascent Industries Co. ( NASDAQ:ACNT ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 29% after a shaky period...
Seeking Alpha Feb 17

Ascent Industries: Operations Are Improving Again

Summary Revenues are expected to remain depressed for more quarters. Profit margins improved for three consecutive quarters, and recent moves suggest that they will keep increasing. The recent divestment of Specialty Tubes & Pipe should help to reduce debt significantly. I believe this is a good time to acquire shares, but only investors with enough risk appetite should do so. Read the full article on Seeking Alpha
Analysis Article Dec 28

Ascent Industries Co.'s (NASDAQ:ACNT) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

Ascent Industries Co.'s ( NASDAQ:ACNT ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.3x might make it look like a buy right now...
Analysis Article Sep 08

Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) Has Debt But No Earnings; Should You Worry?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it might be obvious that you need to...
Analysis Article Apr 15

We Think Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' It's only natural to consider a company's...
Analysis Article Jan 12

Is Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) A Risky Investment?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article Sep 07

Is Ascent Industries (NASDAQ:ACNT) A Risky Investment?

Warren Buffett famously said, 'Volatility is far from synonymous with risk.' So it might be obvious that you need to...
Seeking Alpha Aug 09

Synalloy GAAP EPS of $1.06, revenue of $116.2M

Synalloy press release (NASDAQ:SYNL): Q2 GAAP EPS of $1.06. Revenue of $116.2M (+39.8% Y/Y). Adjusted EBITDA increased 58% to $15.5M compared to $9.8M in the second quarter of 2021.
Analysis Article May 18

Is Synalloy (NASDAQ:SYNL) A Risky Investment?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article Nov 16

Shareholders Will Be Pleased With The Quality of Synalloy's (NASDAQ:SYNL) Earnings

Synalloy Corporation ( NASDAQ:SYNL ) recently posted some strong earnings, and the market responded positively. We have...

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: ACNT's short term assets ($74.3M) exceed its short term liabilities ($8.6M).

Long Term Liabilities: ACNT's short term assets ($74.3M) exceed its long term liabilities ($12.4M).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: ACNT has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: ACNT's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 78.2% to 0.1% over the past 5 years.


Balance Sheet


Cash Runway Analysis

For companies that have on average been loss-making in the past, we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.

Stable Cash Runway: ACNT has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.

Forecast Cash Runway: ACNT has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 18.3% each year


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/05/11 16:05
End of Day Share Price 2026/05/11 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Ascent Industries Co. is covered by 2 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Elizabeth CollinsMorningstar Inc.
Vincent AndersonStifel, Equities Research