Ascent Industries Co. cash flow to debt ratio of -3.77% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Ascent Industries Co.'s free cash flow has decreased -116.13% from $12.79M last year to $-2.06M, signaling decreasing performance

Ascent Industries Co.'s debt to equity ratio is 0.16, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability. READ MORE: A ratio under 0.60 means the company finances its assets with own equity, signaling financial stability and good management.

Ascent Industries Co.'s debt has decreased relative to shareholder equity from 0.36 last year to 0.16 today, signaling strengthened financials

Ascent Industries Co. has negative EBITDA, making leverage ratio unreliable

Ascent Industries Co. earns at least as much interest as it pays. Interest obligations are fully covered.

Ascent Industries Co.'s profit margin has increased (-120.72%) in the last year from -7.64% to 1.58%, signaling increasing performance

Ascent Industries Co.'s short-term assets of $83.02M exceed its short-term liabilities of $12.36M

Ascent Industries Co.'s return on assets of 0.00% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Ascent Industries Co.'s return on equity of 1.40%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Ascent Industries Co.'s operating cash flow is lower than its net income, indicating that earnings may not be fully backed by cash generation

Ascent Industries Co. had positive net income in only 2.00 out of 5 years, indicating unstable earnings

Ascent Industries Co. has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

Ascent Industries Co. has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Ascent Industries Co.'s yearly earnings has increased -58.94% since last year from $-13.60M to $-5.58M, signaling increasing performance

Ascent Industries Co.'s yearly revenue has decreased -57.87% since last year from $177.87M to $74.94M, signaling decreasing performance

ROIC -7.86% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

Ascent Industries Co.'s 3-year revenue CAGR of -34.11% is negative, indicating declining revenue over the past 3 years

Ascent Industries Co. had revenue growth in only 1.00 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent revenue performance

Ascent Industries Co. had positive ROE in only 2.00 out of 5 years, indicating inconsistent returns on equity

Ascent Industries Co. has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Ascent Industries Co. has an earnings yield of 0.86%, which is below the 4.00% threshold, indicating the stock may be expensive relative to its earnings

Ascent Industries Co. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 2.81 based on EBITDA multiple model

Ascent Industries Co. has negative or missing EBITDA, making EV/EBITDA ratio unreliable

Ascent Industries Co. is overvalued relative to its fair value price of -1.50 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Ascent Industries Co. has a PEG-ratio under 1 which is considered undervalued

Ascent Industries Co. has a price-to-book ratio of 1.73x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Ascent Industries Co. has a price-to-sales ratio of 1.85x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue