Ascent Industries Co. Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results

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SCHAUMBURG, Ill., March 03, 2026 --( BUSINESS WIRE )--Ascent Industries Co. (Nasdaq: ACNT) ("Ascent" or the "Company"), a specialty chemicals platform delivering differentiated, performance-driven chemical solutions, is reporting its results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. Fourth Quarter 2025 Summary 1 Full Year 2025 Summary 1 Management Commentary "Fourth quarter results reflected normal seasonal softness, compounded by continued market softness across several end markets," said Bryan Kitchen, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ascent Industries Co. "Despite that environment, the progress delivered across the full year underscores the strengthening earnings profile of the business." "Full-year results reflected a strong step forward, with gross profit increasing 61%, gross margin expanding by nearly 1,000 basis points, and Adjusted EBITDA improving by more than $4 million year over year, achieved while executing two divestitures and an asset carve-out associated with the Tubular segment." Kitchen added, "We are entering 2026 with a clean, focused, specialty chemicals platform. The actions taken over the past year are translating into higher-quality earnings and increasing operating leverage, positioning the Company to accelerate profitable growth as market conditions evolve." Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Results Net sales from continuing operations were $18.8 million compared to $18.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2024. The increase was a result of higher volume partially offset by decreases in average selling prices. Gross profit from continuing operations decreased 2.9% to $3.4 million, or 18.3% of net sales, compared to $3.5 million, or 19.2% of net sales, in the fourth quarter of 2024. The decrease was primarily driven by increases in material and fulfillment costs. Net loss from continuing operations increased to ($1.0) million, or ($0.11) diluted loss per share compared to net income from continuing operations of $0.2 million, or $0.01 diluted earnings per share, in the fourth quarter of 2024. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations decreased to a loss of ($1.1) million in the fourth quarter of 2025, with adjusted EBITDA margin decreasing to (6.1)% compared to (3.4)% in the prior year period. The decrease was primarily driven by the aforementioned decrease in gross profit and by strategic investments in selling, general and administrative expenses. Full Year 2025 Financial Results Net sales from continuing operations were $74.9 million compared to $80.8 million in 2024. The decline was a result of lower volume partially offset by increased average selling prices. Gross profit from continuing operations increased 61.0% to $17.2 million, or 23.0% of net sales, compared to $10.7 million, or 13.2% of net sales in 2024. The increase was primarily driven by continued cost management, strategic sourcing enhancements and product line optimization. Net loss from continuing operations decreased to ($5.6) million, or ($0.58) diluted loss per share compared to a net loss from continuing operations of ($12.6) million, or ($1.24) diluted loss per share in 2024. Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations increased to ($0.6) million with adjusted EBITDA margin increasing to (0.8)% compared to Adjusted EBITDA of ($4.7) million and Adjusted EBITDA margin of (5.8)% in the prior year period. The increase was primarily driven by the aforementioned increase in gross profit partially offset by investments in selling, general and administrative expenses. Liquidity As of December 31, 2025, the Company had $57.6 million in cash and cash equivalents, no debt outstanding under its revolving credit facilities and had $11.4 million in availability under its revolving credit facility. For the quarter ended December 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 19,749 shares at an average cost of $13.23 per share for approximately $0.3 million. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the Company repurchased 745,524 shares at an average cost of $12.26 per share for approximately $9.2 million. Conference Call Ascent will hold a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time to discuss its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. Ascent management will host the conference call, followed by a question-and-answer period. Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 Time: 5:00 p.m. Eastern time Live Call Registration Link: Here Webcast Registration Link: Here Please call the conference telephone number 5-10 minutes prior to the start time. An operator will register your name and organization. If you have any difficulty connecting with the conference call, please contact Investor Relations at 1-630-884-9181. The conference call will also be broadcast live and available for replay via the webcast registration link above. The webcast will be archived for one year in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.ascentco.com . About Ascent Industries Co. Ascent Industries Co. (Nasdaq: ACNT) is a specialty chemicals platform delivering differentiated, performance-driven chemical solutions. For more information about Ascent, please visit its website at www.ascentco.com . Forward-Looking Statements This press release may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable federal securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements can be identified through the use of words such as "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "believe," "should," "anticipate," "hope," "optimistic," "plan," "outlook," "should," "could," "may" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements and to review the risks as set forth in more detail in Ascent Industries Co.’s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which filings are available from the SEC or on our website. Ascent Industries Co. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information included in this release. Non-GAAP Financial Information Financial statement information included in this earnings release includes non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) measures and should be read along with the accompanying tables which provide a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to GAAP measures. We define "EBITDA" as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define "Adjusted EBITDA" as EBITDA further adjusted for the impact of non-cash and other items we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing performance. These items include: goodwill impairment, asset impairment, gain on lease modification, stock-based compensation, non-cash lease cost, acquisition costs and other fees, shelf registration costs, loss on extinguishment of debt, retention costs and restructuring and severance costs from net income. We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies because not all companies calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we consider them to be important supplemental measures of our performance and investors' understanding of our performance is enhanced by including these non-GAAP financial measures as a reasonable basis for comparing our ongoing results of operations.   View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260303410552/en/ Contacts Investor Relations 1-630-884-9181 [email protected]

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