ALTO
Neutral signal
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- Insider Supports a bullish reading. Open-market purchases outweigh sales
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Financial indicators Supports a bullish reading. Current ratio 2.64 · operating margin 0.8%
- Narrative Unavailable or mixed. Stored narrative reading is in the neutral band
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ACHAT TOTAL: 60 000 titres (~246 799,00 $ US)
- Insiders
- NATHAN GILBERT E
- Total bought
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$246,799
Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) $4.11 vs last close —
- Total sold
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Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Last activity
- 2026-09-14
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-14 | NATHAN GILBERT E | Buy | 10,000 | $3.93 | $39,299 | Form 4 |
| 2026-08-11 | NATHAN GILBERT E | Buy | 50,000 | $4.15 | $207,500 | Form 4 |
Price (1 year)
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Market snapshot
Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-14
ALTO presents a compelling event-driven setup anchored by a strong Q2 2026 earnings beat, four consecutive profitable quarters, and meaningful 45Z tax credit tailwinds, further validated by insider buying and a…
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Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2022-12-31 | 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 2.9% | 1.0% | 1.3% | -2.1% | 5.6% | |
| Ebit Margin | 2.6% | -5.3% | -1.7% | -2.8% | 4.2% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 5.3% | -2.8% | 0.2% | -1.0% | 6.2% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | 0.8% | -5.4% | -2.0% | -4.6% | 3.3% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 1.4% | -6.1% | -2.3% | -3.0% | 3.9% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 1.5% | -6.1% | -2.3% | -3.1% | 3.8% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.5% | -6.1% | -2.3% | -3.1% | 3.8% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 1.3% | -6.2% | -2.4% | -3.2% | 3.7% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.639 | 2.649 | 2.585 | 2.552 | 3.298 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.595 | 1.785 | 1.779 | 1.698 | 2.516 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.269 | -0.196 | -0.028 | -0.097 | 0.496 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.435 | 0.614 | 0.460 | 0.467 | 0.727 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 18.000 | -1.902 | -6.650 | -4.966 | 7.758 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.151 | -0.018 | 0.214 | 0.026 | -0.025 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.151 | -0.018 | 0.214 | 0.026 | -0.025 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 18.000 | -1.902 | -6.650 | -4.966 | 7.885 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.151 | -0.018 | 0.214 | 0.025 | -0.025 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.875 | 0.509 | 0.698 | 0.673 | 0.991 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.234 | 0.119 | 0.160 | 0.155 | 0.283 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 24.813 | -7.858 | -25.990 | -6.537 | 32.766 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 16.201 | -32.557 | 8.857 | 34.253 | 12.751 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.251 | 0.286 | 0.232 | 0.182 | 0.131 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.398 | 0.509 | 0.377 | 0.283 | 0.184 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.285 | 0.338 | 0.274 | 0.221 | 0.156 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.204 | 0.292 | 0.227 | 0.182 | 0.127 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.585 | 1.784 | 1.625 | 1.553 | 1.405 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 9.554 | 9.711 | 10.891 | 9.505 | 8.416 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.224 | -0.061 | 0.337 | 0.078 | 0.385 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.014 | -0.004 | 0.018 | 0.005 | 0.022 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.653 | 4.143 | -0.341 | -5.240 | 0.389 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.526 | -3.523 | 0.337 | -8.032 | 20.340 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.663 | -6.760 | -3.212 | -33.585 | 11.171 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.614 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.136 | -0.031 | 0.209 | 0.069 | 0.421 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 2.881 | -0.318 | 0.746 | 0.160 | 1.637 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.259 | -0.285 | 0.715 | 0.155 | 1.394 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.095 | -0.022 | -0.045 | -0.030 | 0.062 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 5.883 | -7.244 | 104.169 | -20.236 | 4.770 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 2.9% | ▲1.9% | ▲1.2% |
| Ebit Margin | 2.6% | ▲7.9% | ▲3.2% |
| Ebitda Margin | 5.3% | ▲8.1% | ▲3.7% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 0.8% | ▲6.1% | ▲2.3% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 1.4% | ▲7.5% | ▲2.6% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 1.5% | ▲7.6% | ▲2.7% |
| Net Profit Margin | 1.5% | ▲7.6% | ▲2.7% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 1.3% | ▲7.6% | ▲2.7% |
| Current Ratio | 2.639 | ▼-0.009 | ▼-0.105 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.595 | ▼-0.190 | ▼-0.280 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.269 | ▲0.465 | ▲0.180 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.435 | ▼-0.179 | ▼-0.106 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 18.000 | ▲19.902 | ▲15.552 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.151 | ▼-0.133 | ▼-0.160 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -0.151 | ▼-0.133 | ▼-0.160 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 18.000 | ▲19.902 | ▲15.527 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -0.151 | ▼-0.133 | ▼-0.160 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.875 | ▲0.366 | ▲0.126 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.234 | ▲0.115 | ▲0.044 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | 24.813 | ▲32.671 | ▲21.374 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 16.201 | ▲48.758 | ▲8.300 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.251 | ▼-0.035 | ▲0.035 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.398 | ▼-0.112 | ▲0.048 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.285 | ▼-0.053 | ▲0.030 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.204 | ▼-0.088 | ▼-0.002 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.585 | ▼-0.198 | ▼-0.005 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 9.554 | ▼-0.157 | ▼-0.062 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.224 | ▲0.285 | ▲0.032 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.014 | ▲0.018 | ▲0.003 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.653 | ▼-3.490 | ▲0.732 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 1.526 | ▲5.049 | ▼-0.604 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.663 | ▲7.423 | ▲7.008 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.614 | ▲0.614 | ▲0.491 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.136 | ▲0.166 | ▼-0.025 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 2.881 | ▲3.199 | ▲1.860 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 2.260 | ▲2.545 | ▲1.412 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 0.095 | ▲0.116 | ▲0.083 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 5.883 | ▲13.127 | ▼-11.585 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $214.6M | $114.6M | $195.1M | $207.2M | $342.0M | |
| Enterprise value | $286.5M | $193.8M | $270.5M | $258.0M | $355.0M | |
| EV / Sales | 0.31x | 0.20x | 0.22x | 0.19x | 0.29x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 21.63x | -55.05x | 12.28x | 42.65x | 13.24x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | 33.13x | -13.29x | -36.04x | -8.14x | 34.02x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.88x | -7.24x | 104.17x | -20.24x | 4.77x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.48x | -2.96x | 29.05x | -3.98x | 0.17x | |
| Current ratio | 2.64x | 2.65x | 2.58x | 2.55x | 3.30x | |
| Income quality | 0.99x | 0.06x | -0.79x | -0.14x | 0.58x | |
| Graham number | $4 | — | — | — | $8 | |
| Graham net-net | -$1 | -$1 | -$1 | -$1 | $0 | |
| Tax burden | 104.9% | 100.3% | 100.3% | 104.9% | 96.9% | |
| Interest burden | 54.2% | 114.9% | 136.2% | 104.8% | 93.0% | |
| Working capital | $96.8M | $95.3M | $103.5M | $121.1M | $159.9M | |
| Invested capital | $319.9M | $335.1M | $383.3M | $394.2M | $398.6M | |
| Return on assets | 3.4% | -14.7% | -6.2% | -8.7% | 9.5% | |
| Operating ROA | 1.8% | -12.1% | -5.1% | -12.7% | 8.3% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 3.5% | -14.9% | -6.3% | -9.0% | 9.6% | |
| Return on equity | 5.4% | -26.2% | -10.0% | -13.5% | 13.3% | |
| Return on invested capital | 2.0% | -14.8% | -6.1% | -15.2% | 9.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | 2.2% | -15.0% | -6.1% | -15.3% | 9.6% | |
| Earnings yield | 6.2% | -51.5% | -14.4% | -20.1% | 13.5% | |
| Free cash flow yield | 4.0% | -12.7% | -3.8% | -15.3% | 3.1% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 34.7% | -314.3% | 134.1% | 624.0% | 61.1% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 18.2% | 45.3% | 128.0% | 150.4% | 70.3% | |
| Capex / Sales | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 1.4% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 3.0% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 2.4% | |
| R&D / Sales | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.2% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 1.9% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 3.1% | 0.6% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 25d | 22d | 18d | 19d | 26d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 6d | 8d | 6d | 8d | 7d | |
| Operating cycle | 50d | 41d | 33d | 37d | 44d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 44d | 33d | 27d | 29d | 36d |
Change by theme
Grouped by what each metric measures. Each figure is the change over the period shown — ▲ up ▼ down versus then.
Change over 1 year
Valuation
Market cap ▲+87.2%EV / Sales ▲+55.4%EV / EBITDA ▲+181.2%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+76.681Earnings yield ▲+0.577
Profitability
Return on equity ▲+0.316Return on assets ▲+0.181Return on invested capital ▲+0.169Return on capital employed ▲+0.172Operating ROA ▲+0.139Income quality ▲+0.933Tax burden ▲+0.046
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▲+2.866Days payables outstanding ▼-1.838Operating cycle ▲+9.063Cash conversion cycle ▲+10.900Capex / Sales ▼-0.006R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.009Net debt / EBITDA ▲+4.437Working capital ▲+1532000.000Invested capital ▼-15266000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.008
Change over 5 years
Valuation
Market cap ▼-37.3%EV / Sales ▲+6.2%EV / EBITDA ▲+23.3%EV / Op. cash flow ▲+8.394Earnings yield ▼-0.073Graham number ▼-4.774
Profitability
Return on equity ▼-0.079Return on assets ▼-0.061Return on invested capital ▼-0.072Return on capital employed ▼-0.075Operating ROA ▼-0.065Income quality ▲+0.411Tax burden ▲+0.080
Efficiency
Days sales outstanding ▼-1.376Days payables outstanding ▼-1.501Operating cycle ▲+6.480Cash conversion cycle ▲+7.981Capex / Sales ▼-0.009R&D / Sales n/a
Balance-sheet strength
Current ratio ▼-0.658Net debt / EBITDA ▲+1.302Working capital ▼-63078000.000Invested capital ▼-78713000.000Intangibles / Total assets ▲+0.014
Employee count
Peer market caps
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Recent news
- 2026-09-16 Alto Ingredients: Profit Is Still Cyclical But Valuation Is Becoming Interesting Alto Ingredients has posted four consecutive profitable quarters, improved its balance sheet, and is rated Buy at $3.90 due to attractive forward valuation. Q2 2026 results were strong, driven by favorable ethanol markets, but future earnings depend on structural improvements like Section 45Z and Pekin plant expansion. Section 45Z credits could add ~$15M net profit in 2026, with further upside from lower carbon intensity and E15-driven demand growth from 2027 onward.
- 2026-09-14 Alto Ingredients, Inc. to Participate in the H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment Conference PEKIN, Ill., Sept. 14, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTO), a producer and distributor of renewable fuel, essential ingredients and specialty alcohols, today announced that management will take part in the H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment Conference, conducting one-on-one meetings throughout the day on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
- 2026-08-31 Will Alto Ingredients'' Higher Maintenance Costs Pressure Margins? ALTO''s second-quarter gross profit rebounds on stronger crush margins and lower utilities, but $2M more in maintenance costs partly offset the gains.
- 2026-08-26 Alto Ingredients vs. Green Plains: Which Ethanol Stock Is Better? ALTO and GPRE are pursuing different biofuel strategies as ethanol producers navigate corn prices, policy shifts and low-carbon demand.
- 2026-08-24 Can Alto Ingredients Sustain Gains as Alcohol Premiums Narrow? ALTO''s higher alcohol volumes and hedging cushioned narrower premiums, but softer pricing remains a key profitability watchpoint.
- 2026-08-17 Can Alto Ingredients'' Export Challenges Weigh on Growth Outlook? ALTO''s renewable fuel exports fall as Middle East disruption raises freight costs, but stronger premiums and U.S. ethanol demand soften the impact.
- 2026-08-14 Should You Buy, Hold or Sell Alto Ingredients Stock Post Q2 Earnings? ALTO has delivered stronger second-quarter profitability, but export headwinds, rising costs and estimate cuts cloud the near-term outlook.
- 2026-08-13 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Purchases 281,833 Shares of Alto Ingredients, Inc. $ALTO Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in shares of Alto Ingredients, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTO) by 74.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 659,268 shares of the company''s stock after acquiring an additional 281,833 shares during the
- 2026-08-11 Can 45Z Tax Credits Become Alto Ingredients'' Next Earnings Driver? ALTO''s 45Z tax credits are contributing to earnings as it works to expand eligible production and lower carbon intensity.
- 2026-08-10 Alto Ingredients: Strong Quarter, Decent Prospects - Buy The Dip Alto Ingredients reported strong second quarter results, with better-than-expected profitability and impressive cash generation. ALTO''s results would have been even better without some unexpected headwinds in the company''s high-margin export business and hedging losses. Despite strong results, shares have sold off by more than 15% in recent sessions likely due to the company''s unfortunate decision to establish a $50 million at-the-market offering ("ATM").