ACNT ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.

Overview and Growth

In fiscal 2025, ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. recorded $74.94M of revenue, net income of $867.00K, and an operating cash outflow of $519.00K. The $74.94M revenue base provides substantial context for the company’s earnings, cash generation, and capital requirements. The top line contracted 7.2% from $80.76M in fiscal 2024; this top-line contraction left the company with a smaller revenue base. Diluted earnings per share were $0.09, translating the period’s attributable earnings into the amount reported for each diluted share. The company employed $111.94M of total assets, the balance-sheet base supporting its current operating and cash-flow results. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 0.67x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.

Profitability

Gross profit was $17.21M, representing the portion of revenue remaining after the reported cost of revenue and before operating expenses. Gross margin was 23.0%, so that share of each revenue unit remained after the cost of revenue reported for the period. The company recorded an operating loss of $7.03M after the reported operating expense base. The operating loss equaled 9.4% of revenue, showing the scale of the operating deficit relative to sales. Net income came to $867.00K, completing the progression from revenue through gross and operating profitability to the final reported result. Net margin was 1.2%, meaning that this portion of revenue remained as net income after all recognized expenses. Before income taxes, the company recorded a loss of $5.56M, bridging the operating result to the final net loss. The pretax loss equaled 7.4% of revenue, measuring the pre-tax deficit against sales. Income tax expense totaled $22.00K, providing the reported tax component that separates pretax and after-tax earnings. Net income equaled 1.0% of period-end equity, showing the earnings generated on shareholders’ book capital. Net income represented 0.8% of period-end assets, placing the company’s bottom-line result against the total resource base employed. The company moved from a $13.60M net loss in fiscal 2024 to net income of $867.00K.

Liquidity and Capital Structure

Total assets were $111.94M, supported by $24.95M of liabilities and $86.99M of shareholder equity. Current assets were $83.02M against $12.36M of current liabilities, framing the resources and obligations classified within the near-term balance-sheet horizon. The current ratio was 6.72x, with current assets exceeding current liabilities and providing a short-term liquidity cushion. The company held $57.61M in cash and equivalents, a narrower liquidity measure than total current assets. Cash and equivalents represented 466.3% of current liabilities, showing the portion of near-term obligations matched by reported cash alone. The equity-to-assets relationship was 77.7%, placing book capital against the total resource base. Relative to total assets, liabilities measured 22.3%, complementing the separate equity-based view of the company’s capital structure. The cash-to-assets relationship was 51.5%, comparing reported cash and equivalents with the full positive asset balance. The asset base changed 24.0% from $147.25M in fiscal 2024, leaving current total assets lower year over year. Reported equity changed 7.0% from $93.55M in fiscal 2024, placing the current capital base lower year over year. The reported cash balance changed 257.6% from $16.11M in fiscal 2024, ending higher year over year.

Cash Flow and Earnings Quality

Operating activities used $519.00K of cash, resulting in an operating cash outflow for the year. Capital expenditures used $1.54M in addition to the operating cash outflow, increasing the total cash consumed by operations and investment during the period. Operating cash flow and capital spending combined to leave a $2.06M cash deficit after capital spending. Free-cash-flow margin was -2.8%, reflecting a cash deficit equal to 2.8% of revenue after capital spending. Relative to total assets, the post-investment cash deficit measured 1.8%.

Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2025. Analysis generated Oct 21, 2026.