ACNT · NASDAQ
Basic Materials · Chemicals
$13.80
+1.40%
Close on Oct 29, 2026
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of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Quality research reads 21 of 100, in the weaker band of the covered universe. This is a research reading about business durability, not a view on the share price.
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How this is measured35
of 100 · stored research reading
Stored Capital Returns research reads 35 of 100, recorded as weak. A dividend is recorded, but no consecutive-year record is stored. Share count has been reduced at about 0.5% a year in the stored window.
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In the company’s own words
Ascent Industries Co. ("Ascent" or the "Company") is a specialty chemicals platform delivering differentiated, performance-driven chemical solutions to a diverse set of end markets. The Company develops, manufactures, and supplies tailored formulations and intermediates that enhance product performance and optimize industrial processes.
Ascent operates three production facilities located in Cleveland, Tennessee; Fountain Inn, South Carolina; and Danville, Virginia. These facilities support customers across energy, household, industrial and institutional ("HII"), personal care, coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers ("CASE"), agriculture, water treatment, pulp and paper, construction, automotive, and other industrial markets.
The Company’s core product portfolio includes surfactants, defoamers, lubricating agents, flame retardants, and specialty intermediates, offered in both petroleum-based and bio-based formulations. Ascent’s products are used as critical ingredients and process aids in applications such as cleaning formulations, coatings systems, oilfield production chemicals, agrochemical formulations, metalworking fluids, water treatment solutions, and industrial textiles.
Beyond its product portfolio, Ascent provides comprehensive custom manufacturing services spanning product development, process optimization, scale-up, and commercial production. The Company operates both customer-dedicated assets and flexible multi-purpose manufacturing systems capable of blending, complex reaction chemistry, and multi-step processing. This flexible operating model enables customers to accelerate commercialization while avoiding the capital investment and operational complexity of building and maintaining their own manufacturing infrastructure. The Company has one reportable segment: Specialty Chemicals.
Quoted from the business section of this company’s 10-K filed March 3, 2026. Read the filing
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