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Ascent Industries (DE:SY4)
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Ascent Industries (SY4) Price & Analysis

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SY4 Stock Chart & Stats

€12.30
-€0.10(-0.89%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
€12.30
-€0.10(-0.89%)

Bulls Say, Bears Say

Bulls Say
Conservative Balance Sheet And LiquidityA strong cash position and minimal short-term leverage provide durable financial flexibility to fund integration, working capital and targeted investments. This liquidity buffer reduces solvency risk, supports capital allocation choices (M&A, buybacks) and gives time to execute margin recovery initiatives.
Growing, Convertable Commercial PipelineA larger pipeline and meaningful conversion (31 projects, 22% conversion, ~3.5-month sales cycle) indicate sustainable demand and faster revenue realization. Mix (58% product / 42% custom) and recent wins create a more predictable revenue base that supports durable top-line recovery if conversion and fulfillment remain consistent.
Accretive Acquisition Enhancing MarginsThe Midwest Graphics/Sigma acquisition immediately adds revenue and above-platform adjusted EBITDA, improving overall earnings quality. High pre-synergy gross margins (~25%) and expected accretion provide structural margin lift and scale benefits that help advance the company toward its long-term margin targets.
Bears Say
Negative Operating And Free Cash FlowRecent cash burn is a durable concern: negative operating and free cash flow reduce optionality for reinvestment, increase dependency on existing cash and credit, and raise execution risk if turnaround actions don’t restore positive cash generation. Persistent FCF deficits could force tradeoffs in capex or M&A.
Sustained Unprofitable OperationsOperating losses and negative net margins reflect that current scale and cost structure do not cover fixed and overhead costs. Revenue contraction from prior years amplifies leverage on profitability, meaning durable profitability depends on sustained revenue recovery and structural SG&A/COGS improvements.
Margin Pressure From Conversion And UtilitiesOperational inefficiencies (timing, absorption, routing), deferred manufacturing variances and higher utilities are structural margin headwinds until factory throughput, routing and overhead recovery improve. These cost drivers can persist across quarters and meaningfully delay sustainable margin normalization to management targets.

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SY4 FAQ

What was Ascent Industries’s price range in the past 12 months?
Ascent Industries lowest stock price was €9.95 and its highest was €15.00 in the past 12 months.
    What is Ascent Industries’s market cap?
    Ascent Industries’s market cap is €106.68M.
      When is Ascent Industries’s upcoming earnings report date?
      Ascent Industries’s upcoming earnings report date is Aug 11, 2026 which is in 69 days.
        How were Ascent Industries’s earnings last quarter?
        Ascent Industries released its earnings results on May 06, 2026. The company reported -€0.179 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of N/A by -€0.179.
          Is Ascent Industries overvalued?
          According to Wall Street analysts Ascent Industries’s price is currently Overvalued. Get more investment ideas with TipRanks Premium
            Does Ascent Industries pay dividends?
            Ascent Industries does not currently pay dividends.
            What is Ascent Industries’s EPS estimate?
            Ascent Industries’s EPS estimate for its next earnings report is not yet available.
            How many shares outstanding does Ascent Industries have?
            Ascent Industries has 9,038,215 shares outstanding.
              What happened to Ascent Industries’s price movement after its last earnings report?
              Ascent Industries reported an EPS of -€0.179 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of N/A. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -2.4%.
                Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Ascent Industries?
                Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in DE:SY4
                What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
                Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology

                  Company Description

                  Ascent Industries

                  Ascent Industries Co. an industrials company, focuses on the production and distribution of industrial tubular products and specialty chemicals in the United States and internationally. It manufactures welded pipes and tubes, primarily from stainless steel, duplex, and nickel alloys; and galvanized carbon tubes, as well as related stainless pipe products. The company also manufactures ornamental stainless-steel tubes for supply to the automotive, commercial transportation, marine, food services, construction, furniture, healthcare, and other industries; provides fiberglass and steel storage tanks for the oil and gas, waste water treatment, and municipal water industries; and distributes hot finish, seamless, carbon steel pipes, and tubes for use in mechanical and high-pressure applications in the oil and gas, heavy industrial, construction equipment, and chemical and other industries. In addition, it produces defoamers, surfactants, and lubricating agents for end users, including companies that supply agrochemical paper, metal working, coatings, water treatment, paint, mining, oil and gas, and janitorial and other applications. Further, the company provides contract manufacturing services, as well as operates as a multi-purpose plant to process various difficult to handle materials, including flammable solvents, viscous liquids, and granular solids. The company was formerly known as Synalloy Corporation and changed its name to Ascent Industries Co. in August 2022. Ascent Industries Co. was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Oak Brook, Illinois.

                  Ascent Industries (SY4) Earnings & Revenues

                  SY4 Earnings Call

                  Q1 2026
                  0:00 / 0:00
                  Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
                  The call conveyed a balanced picture: clear commercial momentum with revenue growth, significant pipeline expansion and a disciplined acquisition that adds immediate earnings quality, alongside a strong balance sheet and active capital allocation (buybacks and investments). However, near-term profitability was meaningfully pressured by operational conversion costs, timing/absorption effects, higher utilities and a deferred manufacturing variance that produced a YOY gross margin decline and an adjusted EBITDA loss. Management provided a specific, actionable plan to drive $3M–$5M incremental run-rate gross profit by Q4 2026 and expects margins to normalize into the low-20% range over the next one to two quarters, which moderates near-term concerns but retains execution risk.View all DE:SY4 earnings summaries
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