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ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.

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United States Fiscal year ends December CIK 0000095953
$13.55 -1.02% Close, 9 Oct 2026
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Price $13.55 +27.65% Close, 9 Oct 2026

Closing prices at the end of each trading day, from 12 Oct 2016. Not a live quote. Adjusted for share splits, so the line has no step at a split; dividends are not added back. P/E and P/FCF are the market value over the last full fiscal year's net income or free cash flow, as public on each day, so they step once a year when the annual report comes out. A hatched band marks a stretch with none: a year of net loss, or of cash burnt.

Revenue and profit

What the business sells, and what is left of it. Point at a year for the detail.
RevenueOperating incomeNet income
Fiscal year 2016Revenue138.6Operating income−8.2Net income−7.1EPS, diluted−0.81Fiscal year 2017Revenue201.1 +45.2%Operating income2.1Net income1.3EPS, diluted0.15Fiscal year 2018Revenue280.8 +39.6%Operating income21.2Net income13.1 +876.7%EPS, diluted1.48 +886.7%Fiscal year 2019Revenue305.2 +8.7%Operating income−1.7Net income−3.0 −123.2%EPS, diluted−0.34 −123.0%Fiscal year 2020Revenue256.0 −16.1%Operating income−31.1Net income−27.3EPS, diluted−2.98Fiscal year 2021Revenue334.7 +30.7%Operating income27.3Net income20.2EPS, diluted2.14Fiscal year 2022Revenue262.0 −21.7%Operating income14.5Net income22.1 +9.0%EPS, diluted2.12 −0.9%Fiscal year 2023Revenue193.2 −26.3%Operating income−37.4Net income−26.6 −220.7%EPS, diluted−2.63 −224.1%Fiscal year 2024Revenue80.8 −58.2%Operating income−10.8Net income−13.6EPS, diluted−1.35Fiscal year 2025Revenue74.9 −7.2%Operating income−7.0Net income0.9EPS, diluted0.09
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue 138.6 201.1 280.8 305.2 256.0 334.7 262.0 193.2 80.8 74.9
Growth +45.2% +39.6% +8.7% −16.1% +30.7% −21.7% −26.3% −58.2% −7.2%
Operating income −8.2 2.1 21.2 −1.7 −31.1 27.3 14.5 −37.4 −10.8 −7.0
Net income −7.1 1.3 13.1 −3.0 −27.3 20.2 22.1 −26.6 −13.6 0.9
Growth +876.7% −123.2% +9.0% −220.7%
EPS, diluted −0.81 0.15 1.48 −0.34 −2.98 2.14 2.12 −2.63 −1.35 0.09
Growth +886.7% −123.0% −0.9% −224.1%

Margins

How much of each dollar of revenue it keeps. Point at a year for the detail.
Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Fiscal year 2016Gross margin12.2%Operating margin−6.0%Net margin−5.1%Free cash flow margin−1.1%Fiscal year 2017Gross margin14.0%Operating margin1.0%Net margin0.7%Free cash flow margin−1.5%Fiscal year 2018Gross margin18.2%Operating margin7.6%Net margin4.7%Free cash flow margin−10.2%Fiscal year 2019Gross margin10.1%Operating margin−0.6%Net margin−1.0%Free cash flow margin7.9%Fiscal year 2020Gross margin8.8%Operating margin−12.1%Net margin−10.7%Free cash flow margin5.6%Fiscal year 2021Gross margin18.2%Operating margin8.2%Net margin6.0%Free cash flow margin5.2%Fiscal year 2022Gross margin16.5%Operating margin5.6%Net margin8.4%Free cash flow margin0.8%Fiscal year 2023Gross margin0.8%Operating margin−19.4%Net margin−13.8%Free cash flow margin10.5%Fiscal year 2024Gross margin13.2%Operating margin−13.4%Net margin−16.8%Free cash flow margin16.8%Fiscal year 2025Gross margin23.0%Operating margin−9.4%Net margin1.2%Free cash flow margin−2.8%
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin 12.2% 14.0% 18.2% 10.1% 8.8% 18.2% 16.5% 0.8% 13.2% 23.0%
Operating margin −6.0% 1.0% 7.6% −0.6% −12.1% 8.2% 5.6% −19.4% −13.4% −9.4%
Net margin −5.1% 0.7% 4.7% −1.0% −10.7% 6.0% 8.4% −13.8% −16.8% 1.2%
Free cash flow margin −1.1% −1.5% −10.2% 7.9% 5.6% 5.2% 0.8% 10.5% 16.8% −2.8%

Cash flow

The cash the business makes, what it reinvests, and what it hands back. Point at a year for the detail.
Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow
Fiscal year 2016Operating cash flow1.5Capital expenditure−3.0Free cash flow−1.5Buybacks−0.3Dividends paid0.0Fiscal year 2017Operating cash flow2.2Capital expenditure−5.3Free cash flow−3.0Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−1.1Fiscal year 2018Operating cash flow−21.2Capital expenditure−7.4Free cash flow−28.6Buybacks0.0Dividends paid−2.2Fiscal year 2019Operating cash flow28.6Capital expenditure−4.5Free cash flow24.1Buybacks0.0Dividends paid0.0Fiscal year 2020Operating cash flow18.0Capital expenditure−3.7Free cash flow14.2 −41.0%Buybacks−0.6Fiscal year 2021Operating cash flow19.1Capital expenditure−1.5Free cash flow17.6 +23.4%Buybacks0.0Fiscal year 2022Operating cash flow5.6Capital expenditure−3.4Free cash flow2.2 −87.6%Buybacks−1.3Fiscal year 2023Operating cash flow23.1Capital expenditure−2.9Free cash flow20.2 +825.0%Buybacks−1.3Fiscal year 2024Operating cash flow14.7Capital expenditure−1.1Free cash flow13.6 −32.8%Buybacks−1.0Fiscal year 2025Operating cash flow−0.5Capital expenditure−1.5Free cash flow−2.1 −115.2%Buybacks−9.1
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Operating cash flow 1.5 2.2 −21.2 28.6 18.0 19.1 5.6 23.1 14.7 −0.5
Capital expenditure −3.0 −5.3 −7.4 −4.5 −3.7 −1.5 −3.4 −2.9 −1.1 −1.5
Free cash flow −1.5 −3.0 −28.6 24.1 14.2 17.6 2.2 20.2 13.6 −2.1
Growth −41.0% +23.4% −87.6% +825.0% −32.8% −115.2%
Buybacks −0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 −0.6 0.0 −1.3 −1.3 −1.0 −9.1
Dividends paid 0.0 −1.1 −2.2 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a

Balance sheet

What it holds against what it owes, at each year end. Point at a year for the detail.
CashTotal debt
Fiscal year 2016Cash0.1Total debt8.8Net cash (debt)−8.7Shareholders’ equity88.6Debt to equity0.10Fiscal year 2017Cash0.0Total debt25.9Net cash (debt)−25.9Shareholders’ equity89.7Debt to equity0.29Fiscal year 2018Cash2.2Total debt76.4Net cash (debt)−74.2Shareholders’ equity102.5Debt to equity0.75Fiscal year 2019Cash0.6Total debt75.6Net cash (debt)−74.9Shareholders’ equity106.5Debt to equity0.71Fiscal year 2020Cash0.2Total debt61.4Net cash (debt)−61.1Shareholders’ equity80.3Debt to equity0.76Fiscal year 2021Cash2.0Total debt70.4Net cash (debt)−68.4Shareholders’ equity111.6Debt to equity0.63Fiscal year 2022Cash1.4Total debt71.5Net cash (debt)−70.1Shareholders’ equity134.3Debt to equity0.53Fiscal year 2023Cash1.9Total debt0.0Net cash (debt)1.9Shareholders’ equity107.4Debt to equity0.00Fiscal year 2024Cash16.1Total debt0.0Net cash (debt)16.1Shareholders’ equity93.5Debt to equity0.00Fiscal year 2025Cash57.6Shareholders’ equity87.0
FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Cash 0.1 0.0 2.2 0.6 0.2 2.0 1.4 1.9 16.1 57.6
Total debt 8.8 25.9 76.4 75.6 61.4 70.4 71.5 0.0 0.0 n/a
Net cash (debt) −8.7 −25.9 −74.2 −74.9 −61.1 −68.4 −70.1 1.9 16.1 n/a
Shareholders’ equity 88.6 89.7 102.5 106.5 80.3 111.6 134.3 107.4 93.5 87.0
Debt to equity 0.10 0.29 0.75 0.71 0.76 0.63 0.53 0.00 0.00 n/a

In millions of USD, except per-share figures and ratios. Fiscal years, as last filed with the SEC.

Financial statements FY2025 · 10-K

Ratios

Percentages worked out from the filed figures; debt to equity in times. Fiscal years ending December, each column as last filed with the SEC.
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Fiscal year FY2016 31 Dec 2016 FY2017 31 Dec 2017 FY2018 31 Dec 2018 FY2019 31 Dec 2019 FY2020 31 Dec 2020 FY2021 31 Dec 2021 FY2022 31 Dec 2022 FY2023 31 Dec 2023 FY2024 31 Dec 2024 FY2025 31 Dec 2025
Margins
12.2% 14.0% 18.2% 10.1% 8.8% 18.2% 16.5% 0.8% 13.2% 23.0%
−6.0% 1.0% 7.6% −0.6% −12.1% 8.2% 5.6% −19.4% −13.4% −9.4%
−6.6% 0.7% 5.9% −1.2% −12.5% 7.6% 4.6% −21.3% −13.3% −7.4%
−5.1% 0.7% 4.7% −1.0% −10.7% 6.0% 8.4% −13.8% −16.8% 1.2%
−1.1% −1.5% −10.2% 7.9% 5.6% 5.2% 0.8% 10.5% 16.8% −2.8%
Spending
0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% n/a n/a n/a 0.0% 0.1%
n/a 12.4% 9.9% 10.7% 11.2% 9.0% 10.5% 13.8% 24.6% 30.6%
2.2% 2.6% 2.6% 1.5% 1.5% 0.4% 1.3% 1.5% 1.4% 2.1%
n/a 9.3% 20.5% n/a n/a 20.6% −46.4% n/a n/a n/a
Returns
−8.0% 1.5% 12.8% −2.9% −34.0% 18.1% 16.4% −24.8% −14.5% 1.0%
−5.1% 0.8% 5.7% −1.2% −13.2% 7.6% 8.2% −16.3% −9.2% 0.8%
Balance and payout
0.10 0.29 0.75 0.71 0.76 0.63 0.53 0.00 0.00 n/a
n/a n/a n/a n/a 61.2% 58.0% 50.1% 34.2% 36.5% 22.3%
n/a 85.7% 16.9% n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a
n/a n/a n/a 0.0% 4.5% 0.0% 61.5% 6.4% 7.6% n/a