ASIX
AdvanSix Inc. (ASIX) Risks & Opportunities Analysis (2026)
Overall Score
Leverage Solvency Risk
Net debt remains elevated at 7.95x EBITDA, keeping balance-sheet risk meaningful.
Current ratio of 1.28 suggests near-term liquidity is adequate but not strong.
Interest coverage is negative at -2.27x, reflecting ongoing earnings pressure and limited cushion for debt service.
Profitability Margin Pressure
Gross margin is only 5.6%, leaving limited room to absorb input-cost or pricing pressure.
Operating margin is negative at -1.4% and net margin is -1.1%, indicating the business is still not consistently profitable.
Return on equity is -2.2% and return on invested capital is -1.4%, showing weak capital efficiency.
Cash Flow Capital Intensity
Operating cash flow remains positive, but free cash flow is negative at -$17.2M TTM after heavy capex.
Capex-to-operating-cash-flow of 1.30x indicates capital spending is still consuming more than current operating cash generation.
Free cash flow yield is negative at -5.6%, limiting near-term financial flexibility.
Valuation Support
The stock trades at a low price-to-sales ratio of 0.29x and price-to-book of 0.58x, which provides some valuation support.
However, negative earnings and free cash flow make traditional earnings-based valuation less reliable.
Enterprise value to EBITDA of 16.7x is not especially cheap given the weak profitability profile.
Sources
- Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
- Financial and market data providers
- Public news and industry information
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