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AstroNova, Inc.

$ALOT·$132M·Computer Hardware·Technology
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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

AstroNova, Inc., established in 1969 and headquartered in West Warwick, Rhode Island, is a global enterprise specializing in the design, development, manufacturing, and distribution of advanced printing technologies and sophisticated data acquisition and analysis systems. The company extends its reach across the United States, Europe, Asia, Canada, Central and South America, and other international markets. Its business is structured into two primary divisions: Product Identification (PI) and Test & Measurement (T&M). The Product Identification segment provides an array of digital color label printers, encompassing both tabletop and production-ready units under the QuickLabel brand, as well as digital color label mini-presses and inline printing systems branded TrojanLabel. This segment also supplies essential consumables like label materials, tags, inks, toners, and thermal transfer ribbons via its GetLabels brand. Additionally, PI develops and licenses specialized software for label design and management, complemented by comprehensive training and support services. Its diverse customer base includes brand owners, label converters, commercial printers, and packaging manufacturers across sectors such as chemicals, cosmetics, food and beverage, medical products, and pharmaceuticals. The Test & Measurement segment delivers airborne printing solutions, such as the ToughWriter, which produces hard copies of critical flight data including navigation maps, arrival/departure procedures, itineraries, weather maps, and air traffic control information. This segment also manufactures ToughSwitch Ethernet switches for device connectivity, various TMX data acquisition systems, the Daxus DXS-100 distributed data acquisition platform, and SmartCorder DDX100 portable systems for facility maintenance and field testing. Furthermore, it offers the Everest EV-500 digital strip chart recording system, primarily utilized in telemetry applications. Key industries served by T&M include aerospace and defense, automotive, commercial airlines, energy, manufacturing, and transportation. The company, incorporated in 1969, adopted its current name, AstroNova, Inc., in May 2016, having previously operated as Astro-Med, Inc.

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-97.0How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
2.2%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
1.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
7.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-1.8%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
33.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.5Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.19$0.05+280.0%
Q1 2026Jun 8, 2026$0.09$0.04+112.5%
Q1 2026Apr 13, 2026$-0.04$0.12-133.3%
Q3 2025Dec 10, 2025$0.20——
Next earningsTue, Sep 15·consensus EPS $0.04

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY27$39.4M+4.4%36.6%4.4%$0.09$3.0M
Q4 FY26$37.5M+0.5%30.2%0.1%$-0.15$3.5M
Q3 FY26$39.2M-3.1%36.2%4.2%$0.05$3.3M
Q2 FY26$36.1M-10.9%32.2%-2.0%$-0.16$202K

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 1 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY29$134.4M$134.4M – $134.4M$0.65$0.65 – $0.651
FY30$136.0M$136.0M – $136.0M$0.46$0.46 – $0.461
FY31$115.8M$115.8M – $115.8M$0.11$0.11 – $0.111
FY32$117.5M$117.5M – $117.5M$0.99$0.99 – $0.991
FY33$125.0M$125.0M – $125.0M$0.35$0.35 – $0.351

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.2.8×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.95%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+23.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+64.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatTiny float · 5.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.995-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

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Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

No open-market buys or sells in the last 180 days.

+ 31 other (11 exempts · 10 inkinds · 10 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementMay 188-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
AI summary

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) and its subsidiaries AstroNova Portugal and MTEX New Solution S.A. entered into a settlement on May 15, 2026 with Eloi Ferreira, Effort Premier Solutions, and Atlantiprestigio resolving all claims arising from the May 2024 acquisition of MTEX. Under the settlement, Atlantiprestigio will transfer to AstroNova Portugal an industrial property currently leased by MTEX in Porto, Portugal and waive all future lease amounts owed by MTEX; property valuation and any cash consideration are described further in the filing but cut off in the excerpt. This resolves a post-acquisition legal dispute and transfers a strategically useful industrial asset to AstroNova, eliminating a recurring lease liability.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 168-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

AstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) entered into Stock-Settled Performance Award Amendment Agreements on April 10, 2026 with four named executives — CEO Jorik Ittmann, CFO Thomas DeByle, SVP/GM Aerospace Thomas Carll, and CTO Michael Natalizia — amending existing Stock Settled Performance Awards (SSPAs) to allow the Human Capital and Compensation Committee, at its discretion, to settle the awards in cash rather than shares; all other terms remain unchanged. This is a routine compensation modification that reduces mandatory share issuance risk for existing shareholders while preserving board flexibility to settle in cash or shares depending on circumstances.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

AstroNova Q1: The Cross Over To Financial Stability Is Hereseekingalpha.com·1d agoAstroNova, Inc. (ALOT) Q1 2027 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·4d agoAstroNova Q1 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·4d agoAstroNova Reports 4.4% Growth in Sales for First Quarter Fiscal 2027businesswire.com·5d agoAstroNova Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2027 Financial Results Conference Call and Webcastgurufocus.com·17d ago

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