ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
Can this company survive a downturn?
How efficiently does it turn assets into profit?
Is the business becoming more valuable over time?
1.1. Financial Health of ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. (5 min.)
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Key Takeaways
What matters most right now.
β Revenue growth
Revenue grew 5.6% last quarter to $0.0B. Compared to the 5-year average revenue level of $0.1B, the business continues to expand in scale.
β Profitability
Net profit margin is -0.6%, close to its 5-year average of -12.3%. This indicates profitability is broadly in line with the companyβs long-term performance.
β Cash generation
Free cash flow of $0.0B equals a -9.5% margin, broadly in line with its 5-year average of 0.9%, indicating stable cash generation.
β Financial resilience
The company has a current ratio of 6.4, compared to a 5-year average of 4.7. This shows how well it can cover short-term obligations if conditions worsen.
β Debt levels
Debt relative to equity is 1.38, compared to a 5-year average of 1.51. This shows whether leverage is increasing or staying disciplined.
β Share dilution
The share count remained stable year-over-year, preserving shareholder ownership.
β Capital efficiency
Return on equity is -0.1%, compared to a 5-year average of -4.8%. This shows how effectively management turns shareholder capital into profit.
Why this matters
The facts behind the takeaways.
β How much profit the business keeps
The company keeps -4.1% profit from its sales. Over the past 5 years, this was about -7%.
β οΈ How much cash the business generates
About -9.5% of sales turns into real cash. Historically, this was closer to 0.9%.
β Ability to pay short-term bills
The companyβs short-term financial buffer is 6.4, compared to 4.7 historically.
β Debt pressure
Debt levels are 1.38 today, compared to 1.51 over the last 5 years.
What to watch next
Focus points for the next quarters.
β Next earnings
Watch whether revenue growth translates into sustained margin improvement next quarter.
Balance Sheet
Showing financial position from 2010-01-02 to 2025-09-30.
Income Statement
Performance overview from 2010-01-02 to 2025-09-30.
| 2025-09-30 | 2025-06-30 | 2025-03-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-09-30 | 2024-06-30 | 2024-03-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2023-09-30 | 2023-06-30 | 2023-03-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2022-09-30 | 2022-06-30 | 2022-03-31 | 2021-12-31 | 2021-09-30 | 2021-06-30 | 2021-03-31 | 2020-12-31 | 2020-09-30 | 2020-06-30 | 2020-03-31 | 2019-12-31 | 2019-09-30 | 2019-06-30 | 2019-03-31 | 2018-12-31 | 2018-09-30 | 2018-06-30 | 2018-03-31 | 2017-12-31 | 2017-09-30 | 2017-06-30 | 2017-03-31 | 2016-12-31 | 2016-09-30 | 2016-06-30 | 2016-03-31 | 2015-12-31 | 2015-10-03 | 2015-07-04 | 2015-04-04 | 2015-01-03 | 2014-09-27 | 2014-06-28 | 2014-03-29 | 2013-12-28 | 2013-09-28 | 2013-06-29 | 2013-03-30 | 2012-12-29 | 2012-09-29 | 2012-06-30 | 2012-03-31 | 2011-12-31 | 2011-10-01 | 2011-07-02 | 2011-04-02 | 2011-01-01 | 2010-10-02 | 2010-07-03 | 2010-01-02 | |
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| Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | π Member | 18,652 | 24,732 | 177,872 | 20,878 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Segment1 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segment2 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Segment3 | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Cost Of Revenue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | π Member | 13,786 | 19,955 | 155,758 | 17,870 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Gross Profit | π Member | 4,866 | 4,777 | 22,114 | 3,008 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Operating Expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | π Member | 6,666 | 5,693 | 27,353 | 5,626 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Research And Development | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Selling General And Administrative | π Member | 6,444 | 5,575 | 26,586 | 5,034 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Stock Based Compensation | π Member | 222 | 118 | 767 | 592 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Allocated Stock Based Compensation | π Member | 0 | 0 | 800 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Impairment Charges | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Restructuring Charges | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Operating Expenses | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Operating Income | π Member | -2,687 | -1,035 | -5,096 | -1,961 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Non Operating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest Income | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Interest Expense | π Member | 121 | 63 | 277 | 207 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Gain On Asset Sales | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Other Non Operating Income | π Member | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Income Before Tax | π Member | -2,536 | -1,002 | -5,066 | -1,994 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Income Tax | π Member | -89 | 0 | 6,159 | 5,807 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
| Net Income | π Member | -2,447 | -1,002 | -11,225 | -7,801 | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member | π Member |
Cash Flow Statement
Operational cash dynamics from 2010-01-02 to 2025-09-30.