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AstroNova (AstroNova) ROE % : 12.24% (As of Jan. 2024)


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What is AstroNova ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. AstroNova's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $10.8 Mil. AstroNova's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was $88.6 Mil. Therefore, AstroNova's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 was 12.24%.

The historical rank and industry rank for AstroNova's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

ALOT' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.76   Med: 5.76   Max: 8.59
Current: 5.44

During the past 13 years, AstroNova's highest ROE % was 8.59%. The lowest was 1.76%. And the median was 5.76%.

ALOT's ROE % is ranked better than
54.19% of 2412 companies
in the Hardware industry
Industry Median: 4.53 vs ALOT: 5.44

AstroNova ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for AstroNova's ROE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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AstroNova ROE % Chart

AstroNova Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.49 1.76 8.26 3.22 5.38

AstroNova Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
ROE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.58 3.99 -7.62 12.85 12.24

Competitive Comparison of AstroNova's ROE %

For the Computer Hardware subindustry, AstroNova's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


AstroNova's ROE % Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, AstroNova's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where AstroNova's ROE % falls into.



AstroNova ROE % Calculation

AstroNova's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Jan. 2024 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Jan. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Jan. 2024 ))/ count )
=4.694/( (84.367+90.282)/ 2 )
=4.694/87.3245
=5.38 %

AstroNova's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jan. 2024 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Jan. 2024 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Oct. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Jan. 2024 ))/ count )
=10.844/( (86.888+90.282)/ 2 )
=10.844/88.585
=12.24 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


AstroNova  (NAS:ALOT) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=10.844/88.585
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(10.844 / 158.372)*(158.372 / 133.727)*(133.727 / 88.585)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=6.85 %*1.1843*1.5096
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=8.11 %*1.5096
=12.24 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Jan. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=10.844/88.585
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (10.844 / 13.408) * (13.408 / 15.656) * (15.656 / 158.372) * (158.372 / 133.727) * (133.727 / 88.585)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.8088 * 0.8564 * 9.89 % * 1.1843 * 1.5096
=12.24 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Jan. 2024) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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AstroNova (AstroNova) Business Description

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Address
600 East Greenwich Avenue, West Warwick, RI, USA, 02893
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, and present data in multiple formats. Target markets for its hardware and software products include aerospace, apparel, automotive, avionics, chemicals, computer peripherals, communications, distribution, food and beverage, general manufacturing, packaging and transportation. Its business consists of two segments, Product Identification and Test & Measurement. It derives revenue from The PI segment that includes specialty printing systems and related supplies sold under the QuickLabel, TrojanLabel and GetLabels brand names.
Executives
Alexis P Michas director 940 WINTER STREET, C/O PERKINELMER, WALTHAM MA 02451
Yvonne Schlaeppi director 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, WEST WARWICK X1 02893
Richard S Warzala director 495 COMMERCE DRIVE, AMHERST NY 14228
Thomas Wayne Carll officer: Vice President 264 CASTLE ROCKS ROAD, WARWICK RI 02864
David S Smith officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O STANDARD MICROSYSTEMS CORPORATION, 80 ARKAY DRIVE, HAUPPAUGE NY 11788
Mitchell I Quain director 53 FOREST AVENUE, SUITE 101, OLD GREENWICH CT 06870
Jean A Bua director
Harold Schofield director 9 ATLANTIC AVENUE, NARRAGANSETT RI 02882
Michael J Natalizia officer: Vice President and CTO 50 EDGEWATER ROAD, NARRAGANSETT RI 02882
Michael Morawetz officer: VP - International Branches 36396 STEINAU, SUDENTENSTRASSE 2M 12
Everett V Pizzuti director ADAMS J GWALTNEY, 1500 FLEET CENTER, PROVIDENCE RI 029302393
Albert W. Ondis Declaration Of Trust 10 percent owner 515 BEACH ROAD, FAIRFIELD CT 02903
Eric E Pizzuti officer: Vice President 72 FOOTE STREET, BARRINGTON RI 02806
John P Jordan officer: Chief Financial Officer 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, WEST WARWICK RI 02893
April Ondis director C/O ASTRO-MED, INC., 600 EAST GREENWICH AVENUE, PROVIDENCE RI 02893