Astec Industries Inc. Common Stock (ASTE)

FairStock Score: 36/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

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

I look for durable businesses bought at a sensible price. Astec is a cyclical maker of road-building and construction equipment, and the numbers show why patience matters. In fiscal Q2 2026, the quarter ended 2026-06-30, revenue was $408.1M and net income $10.5M. A year earlier, in fiscal Q2 2025, the quarter ended 2025-06-30, revenue was $330.3M and net income $16.7M. So sales rose but profit fell. Full-year fiscal 2025, ended 2025-12-31, produced revenue of $1.4B, net income of $38.8M, and diluted EPS of $1.68, versus fiscal 2024 net income of $4.3M and diluted EPS of $0.19. That recovery is real, but the FairStock Lynch category is TURNAROUND, returned to profit after a loss within the last three years. Quality is only fair: FairStock calculations show ROE of 2.86%, ROCE of 4.17%, and an Altman Z-Score of 2.10, while debt-to-equity is 0.57. Cash generation is modest: trailing FCF of $32.4M, a 3.5% FCF yield. At the 2026-10-13 close of $40.43, FairStock's P/E is 48.13 and P/B is 1.35. Its Graham Number is $23.80, giving a negative margin of safety of -69.87%, so the price is well above a Graham-style asset/earnings benchmark. EV/EBITDA is 11.34. The Piotroski F-Score of 7/9 is a plus, and the FairStock score is 36/100. Astec has no obvious wide moat in competitive capital equipment; growth depends on infrastructure demand and margin execution.

In plain English: Astec Industries makes equipment used to build and repair roads, plus related construction machinery. Sales are growing, but profits are thin and fell from a year ago, and the company only recently returned to profit after earlier losses. At the 2026-10-13 close of $40.43, the stock looks expensive compared with the company's earnings and book value, though it sits near the low end of its 52-week range.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · 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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