AstroNova

NMQ:ALOT · US04638F1084

Technology Hardware, Storage & PeripheralsSmall

360

Medium confidence — indicative

Value42

Profit price11

Cash yield17

Owner Earnings Yield32

Dividend Yield1

Sales & asset price66

Price/Sales74

EV / Gross Profit54

Price/Book70

Quality51

Returns on capital28

Return on Capital37

Cash Return on Capital30

Return on Equity17

Profit margins62

EBIT Margin47

Gross Profitability77

Cash backing66

Accruals91

Owner Earnings Margin40

Growth48

Sales growth30

Profit growth19

Profit Growth9

Long-Term EPS Growth29

Reinvestment18

Price momentum81

Safety31

Debt load52

Debt serviceability48

Refinancing83

Debt Payback13

Liquidity62

Sentiment47

Analyst ratings—

Expectations trend—

Market mood32

Value Creation10/20creating some value

Creates more value than its capital costs
Owner earnings growing
Owner earnings per share growing
Reinvests at strong returns
Solid earnings base

What this means

AstroNova clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA

IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals

SizeSmall

TypePublic Company

ExchangeNASDAQGM

Founded1969

Employees187

Websiteastronovainc.com

ISINUS04638F1084

Last UpdateApr 2, 2026

Indices

NASDAQ (USA)

Themes

Industrial AutomationSoftware DevelopmentDetectors, Sensors and MemsPackaging ServicesDefenseTech3D PrintingElectronics

Description

AstroNova, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and distributes a broad range of specialty printers and data acquisition and analysis systems, including both hardware and software, which incorporate advanced technologies to acquire, store, analyze,…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

AstroNova, Inc. is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is expensive. You pay 60.9× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 10/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

Nothing is flagged here: no red or amber gates, no divergence between profits and cash. That is itself information: the numbers are straightforward. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250

20232026

All-time high

Jan 2023

All-time low

Jun 2026

Average rank

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Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023

Price/Sales

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Price/Earnings

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Price/Book

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Dividend Yield

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Value (overall)

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Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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360° View

1 · Watch OutGood· 100

Value

1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100

Quality

1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100

Growth

1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100

Safety

1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100

Sentiment

1 · SkepticismPositive· 100

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