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Alto Ingredients, Inc.
ALTO
$350M
Mkt Cap
$4.64
-6.64%
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of -5.0%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) has a market capitalization of $350M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 0.36%.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) operates in the Industrial Organic Chemicals industry, within the Materials sector.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) reported annual revenue of $918 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) has a net profit margin of 1.3%. This is a modest margin.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) generated $9 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
Business Overview We are a leading producer and distributor of specialty alcohols, renewable fuels and essential ingredients in the United States. We operate five alcohol production facilities. Three of our production facilities are located in Illinois, one is located in Oregon, and another is located in Idaho. We have an annual alcohol production capacity of 330 million gallons, including both renewable fuels and specialty alcohols ranging from industrial-, pharmaceutical-, and high-quality food- and beverage-grade alcohols. Of this amount, we can produce up to 110 million gallons annually of specialty alcohols, depending on our product mix among high-quality beverage-grade alcohol and other quality specification alcohols. We market and distribute all of the alcohols produced at our facilities as well as alcohols produced by third parties.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 918M | 918M | 965M | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.2B |
| Net Income | 12M | 12M | -60M | -29M | -43M | 44M |
| EPS | $0.16 | $0.16 | $-0.82 | $-0.40 | $-0.60 | $0.61 |
| Free Cash Flow | 8.6M | 8.6M | -15M | -7.5M | -32M | 10M |
| ROIC | 2.4% | 2.0% | -17.7% | -7.9% | -11.1% | 9.7% |
| Gross Margin | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1.3% | -2.1% | 5.6% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.40 | 0.40 | 1.06 | 0.73 | 0.28 | 0.26 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.02 | $0.04 |
| Operating Income | 7.4M | 7.4M | -52M | -24M | -61M | 40M |
| Operating Margin | 0.8% | 0.8% | -5.4% | -2.0% | -4.6% | 3.3% |
| ROE | 4.9% | 5.1% | -23.9% | -10.0% | -13.1% | 13.8% |
| Shares Outstanding | 75M | 75M | 73M | 73M | 71M | 72M |
| Metric | 2018 | 2019 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 1.1B | 1.2B | 1.6B | 1.6B | 1.5B | 1.4B | 897M | 1.2B | 1.3B | 1.2B | 965M | 918M | 918M |
| Gross Margin | 9.8% | 0.9% | 3.3% | 0.4% | -1.0% | -0.7% | 5.9% | 5.6% | -2.1% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 17M | 26M | 31M | 32M | 36M | 35M | 32M | 29M | 28M | 30M | 30M | 27M | 27M |
| EBIT | 91M | -18M | 24M | -26M | -52M | -75M | 9.9M | 40M | -61M | -24M | -52M | 7.4M | 7.4M |
| Op. Margin | 8.3% | -1.5% | 1.4% | -1.6% | -3.4% | -5.2% | 1.1% | 3.3% | -4.6% | -2.0% | -5.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% |
| Net Income | 19M | -20M | 1.4M | -36M | -62M | -90M | -16M | 44M | -43M | -29M | -60M | 12M | 12M |
| Net Margin | 1.8% | -1.7% | 0.1% | -2.2% | -4.1% | -6.3% | -1.8% | 3.7% | -3.2% | -2.4% | -6.2% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Non-Recurring | -439K | 2.0M | 0 | 2.7M | 350K | 29M | 26M | 7.7M | 2.4M | 5.7M | 26M | 803K | 803K |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 28.5% | -4.9% | 3.8% | -6.3% | -15.2% | -22.5% | 2.2% | 9.7% | -11.1% | -7.9% | -17.7% | 2.0% | 2.4% |
| ROE | 12.8% | -6.9% | 0.4% | -9.7% | -18.2% | -41.0% | -6.3% | 13.8% | -13.1% | -10.0% | -23.9% | 5.1% | 4.9% |
| ROA | 7.2% | -4.1% | 0.2% | -5.1% | -8.9% | -14.7% | -3.0% | 9.2% | -8.9% | -6.3% | -14.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 88M | -28M | 37M | 37M | 1.6M | -23M | 72M | 27M | 6.0M | 22M | -3.5M | 13M | 13M |
| Free Cash Flow | 75M | -49M | 18M | 16M | -14M | -27M | 65M | 10M | -32M | -7.5M | -15M | 8.6M | 8.6M |
| Owner Earnings | 73M | -54M | -829K | -6.0M | -192M | -74M | 39M | 646K | -22M | -5.0M | -32M | -15M | -15M |
| CapEx | 13M | 21M | 19M | 21M | 15M | 3.3M | 6.6M | 16M | 38M | 30M | 11M | 4.6M | 4.6M |
| Maint. CapEx | 13M | 24M | 35M | 39M | 190M | 48M | 30M | 23M | 25M | 23M | 24M | 25M | 25M |
| Growth CapEx | 73K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13M | 6.5M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 13M | 24M | 35M | 39M | 190M | 48M | 30M | 23M | 25M | 23M | 24M | 25M | 25M |
| CapEx/OCF | 15.0% | N/A | 47.5% | 57.2% | 967.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 34.7% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 3.5M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 946K | 0 | 2.9M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.3M | 1.3M |
| Dividend Yield | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.0% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.4% |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3M | 3.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 1.8M | 2.0M | 2.6M | 3.8M | 3.4M | 2.8M | 2.7M | 2.9M | 3.3M | 3.9M | 4.4M | 3.0M | 3.0M |
| Debt Repayment | 4.9M | 5.1M | 7.1M | 626K | 772K | 1.3M | 72M | 30M | 5.2M | 714K | 0 | 5.0M | 5.0M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -11M | 332M | 134M | 192M | 205M | 230M | 130M | 39M | 51M | 175M | 204M | 74M | 74M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 62M | 52M | 64M | 49M | 27M | 19M | 48M | 51M | 36M | 30M | 35M | 23M | 23M |
| Long-Term Debt | 35M | 204M | 188M | 221M | 85M | 181M | 72M | 50M | 68M | 82M | 93M | 63M | 63M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.24 | 1.03 | 0.51 | 0.68 | 0.72 | 1.22 | 0.60 | 0.26 | 0.28 | 0.73 | 1.06 | 0.40 | 0.40 |
| Interest Coverage | 9.7 | -1.4 | 1.0 | -2.0 | -3.0 | -3.7 | 0.5 | 11.2 | -33.6 | -3.2 | -6.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 |
| Equity | 214M | 372M | 388M | 356M | 319M | 220M | 296M | 345M | 308M | 280M | 225M | 245M | 245M |
| Total Assets | 298M | 675M | 708M | 720M | 660M | 612M | 477M | 485M | 478M | 454M | 401M | 389M | 389M |
| Total Liabilities | 80M | 303M | 290M | 337M | 341M | 385M | 181M | 140M | 170M | 175M | 176M | 144M | 144M |
| Intangibles | 2.8M | 2.7M | 2.7M | 2.7M | 5.4M | 2.7M | 2.7M | 2.7M | 9.1M | 8.5M | 4.5M | 7.6M | 7.6M |
| Retained Earnings | -512M | -532M | -532M | -568M | -630M | -720M | -737M | -692M | -735M | -764M | -824M | -812M | -812M |
| Working Capital | 112M | 125M | 156M | 113M | -63M | 72M | 127M | 160M | 121M | 103M | 95M | 97M | 97M |
| Current Assets | 138M | 198M | 235M | 203M | 169M | 232M | 214M | 230M | 199M | 169M | 153M | 156M | 156M |
| Current Liabilities | 25M | 73M | 79M | 91M | 232M | 160M | 87M | 70M | 78M | 65M | 58M | 59M | 59M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.43 | -0.60 | 0.04 | -0.85 | -1.42 | -1.90 | -0.28 | 0.61 | -0.60 | -0.40 | -0.82 | 0.16 | 0.16 |
| Owner EPS | 1.62 | -1.61 | -0.02 | -0.14 | -4.44 | -1.56 | 0.66 | 0.01 | -0.31 | -0.07 | -0.44 | -0.20 | -0.20 |
| Book Value | 4.72 | 11.12 | 9.75 | 8.36 | 7.37 | 4.63 | 5.06 | 4.76 | 4.31 | 3.82 | 3.06 | 3.25 | 3.25 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 1.95 | -0.84 | 0.94 | 0.86 | 0.04 | -0.49 | 1.23 | 0.37 | 0.08 | 0.30 | -0.05 | 0.18 | 0.49 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.08 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | N/A | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Shares Out. | 45.2M | 33.4M | 39.8M | 42.6M | 43.3M | 47.5M | 58.5M | 72.5M | 71.4M | 73.2M | 73.5M | 75.5M | 75.5M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 12.9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 29.0 |
| P/FCF | 6.7 | N/A | 20.9 | 12.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 40.5 |
| EV/EBIT | 2.5 | N/A | 21.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 57.6 |
| Price/Book | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.4 |
| Price/Sales | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.4 |
| FCF Yield | 29.8% | -31.6% | 4.8% | 8.0% | -38.7% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.5% |
| Market Cap | 252M | 153M | 378M | 196M | 35M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350M |
| Avg. Price | 13.75 | 8.55 | 5.81 | 6.11 | 2.78 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.64 |
| Year-End Price | 11.13 | 4.59 | 9.50 | 4.60 | 0.81 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.64 |
Alto Ingredients, Inc. passes 1 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
The company's 5-year average gross margin is 1.9%. Total shareholder yield (dividends) is 0.4%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -33.2%.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.40. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $0.16 in its most recent fiscal year.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) has a return on equity (ROE) of 5.1%. This indicates moderate shareholder returns.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) has a 5-year average gross margin of 1.9%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 16 years of financial data for Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
Alto Ingredients, Inc. (ALTO) has a book value per share of $3.25, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.