ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
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SEC XBRL · annual| FY25 | FY24 | FY23 | FY22 | FY21 | FY20 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $74.9M | $80.8M | $193.2M | $71.2M | $334.7M | $256.0M |
| Operating income | −$7.0M | −$10.8M | −$37.4M | $14.5M | $27.3M | −$31.1M |
| Net income | $867,000 | −$13.6M | −$26.6M | $10.3M | $20.2M | −$27.3M |
| Total assets | $111.9M | $147.3M | $163.3M | $269.0M | $266.0M | $207.0M |
| Total liabilities | $24.9M | $53.7M | $55.9M | $134.8M | $154.4M | $126.7M |
| Equity | $87.0M | $93.5M | $107.4M | $134.3M | $111.6M | $80.3M |
| EPS (diluted) | $0.09 | $-1.35 | $-2.63 | $0.99 | $2.14 | $-2.98 |
| Shares out. | 10.1M | 10.1M | 10.2M | 10.2M | 9.2M | 9.1M |
Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.
Key ratios
from filings · FY2025- Operating margin
- −9.4%
- Net margin
- 1.2%
- Return on equity
- 1.0%
- Return on assets
- 0.8%
- Return on capital (ROCE)
- −7.1%
- Liabilities / assets
- 22.3%
- Debt / equity
- 0.29×
- Book value / share
- $8.63
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- −7.2%
- Net income growth (YoY)
- —
Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.
Financial health
forensic scores · FY2025- Altman Z″ (distress)
- 8.71safe
- Accruals / assets
- 1.2%clean
- Piotroski F-Score
- 7/9strong
Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Quality score
EDS ScoreOur own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Signs
● 1 severe● 3 warning● 3 good- Filed a late-filing notice (Form NT) — missed an SEC deadline
- Operating losses (negative operating margin)
- Revenue declined year-over-year
- Negative operating cash flow
- Conservative leverage (liabilities < 50% of assets)
- Clean earnings (low accruals)
- Altman Z″ in the safe zone
Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.
Risk flags
late SEC filings- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Mar 18, 2024
- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Mar 17, 2023
- NT 10-Qmissed a reporting deadline ↗Aug 11, 2020
- NT 10-Kmissed a reporting deadline ↗Mar 15, 2016
A Form NT means the company notified the SEC it would file a periodic report late — often an accounting, audit or liquidity warning sign. Also search SEC enforcement actions for this company.
5%+ owners
SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs- Mink Brook Partners LpPassive (13G)Apr 6, 2026
- Pinnacle Family Office Investments L.P.Passive (13G)Nov 17, 2025
- Jumana Capital Investments LlcActivist (13D)Oct 23, 2025
- Radoff Bradley LouisPassive (13G)Aug 13, 2025
- Blackrock, Inc.Passive (13G)Jul 17, 2025
Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.
Short interest
FINRA · bi-monthly| Settlement | Shares short | Days to cover | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2026 | 412,058 | 5.0 | +6.6% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 386,388 | 6.4 | +6.3% |
| Apr 15, 2026 | 363,417 | 3.2 | +7.4% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 338,424 | 2.4 | +19.5% |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 283,226 | 1.1 | +0.9% |
Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.
Material events
SEC Form 8-K · most recent- Regulation FD disclosureMay 18, 2026
- Entered a material agreement · Completed an acquisition or disposition · Results of operations · Regulation FD disclosureMay 6, 2026
- Director / officer change · Other material eventApr 1, 2026
- Regulation FD disclosureMar 23, 2026
- Results of operationsMar 3, 2026
- Other material eventDec 19, 2025
- Entered a material agreementDec 15, 2025
- Regulation FD disclosureDec 9, 2025
Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.