Albany International Corporation Common Stock (AIN)

FairStock Score: 34/100 — RISKY

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach Albany International as a cyclical industrial with a consumable paper-machine clothing business and an engineered-composites segment. The record is uneven. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $329.5 million, net income $17.4 million, and diluted EPS $0.61; in fiscal Q2 2025, revenue was $311.4 million, net income $9.2 million, and EPS $0.31. That is genuine progress. But fiscal 2025 produced a $57.3 million net loss and EPS of -$1.94, after fiscal 2024 net income of $87.6 million and EPS of $2.80, and fiscal Q3 2025 alone lost $97.8 million. The computed Lynch category is TURNAROUND—loss in the latest year after earlier profits—and that fits. Financial health is adequate, not fortress-like: debt-to-equity is 0.60, TTM FCF is $58.5 million, FCF yield is 3.3%, FairStock Altman is 2.56, Piotroski is 6/9, and the FairStock Score is 34/100. Valuation does not scream bargain at the 2026-10-26 close of $63.15: P/B is 2.40, EV/EBITDA is 38.33, and P/E is -37.81 because trailing EPS is -$1.67; the 1.85% dividend is modest. ROE is -6.13% and ROCE is -0.63% on FairStock calculations. I want proof that Q2 2026 margins and cash generation persist before paying a premium. The business may be decent, but the figures do not yet demonstrate a wide moat.

In plain English: Albany International makes materials used in papermaking machines and advanced composite parts for industry. The business had a loss in its latest full year, but the two most recent reported quarters were profitable and it generates positive cash flow. At $63.15, the stock looks neither clearly cheap nor clearly expensive: it is priced above its accounting value and offers only a modest cash return, while the recent profit rebound is still unproven.

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Data as of 2026-10-26 close · note generated 2026-10-28 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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