---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000095953-25-000122"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ACNT"
cik: "0000095953"
company_name: "ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO."
filed_at: "2025-11-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T00:48:23.441653+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ascent Q3 2025: gross profit nearly doubles to $5.8M; adjusted EBITDA turns positive $1.4M

## Summary
- Net sales $19.7M (-5.7% YoY); gross profit $5.8M (+94.2%), margin 29.7% vs 14.4%.
- Net loss from continuing ops narrowed to $(0.1)M from $(7.8)M; diluted EPS $(0.01) vs $(0.77).
- Adjusted EBITDA $1.4M vs $(0.7)M; margin 7.0% vs (3.4)%.
- Cash $58.0M; no debt drawn on revolver; $13.7M availability; 64,782 shares repurchased at avg $12.85.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000095953-25-000122
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ACNT
- cik: 0000095953
- company_name: ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
- filed_at: 2025-11-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595325000122/0000095953-25-000122-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/95953/000009595325000122/acnt-20251104.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000095953-25-000122
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000095953-25-000122.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000095953-25-000122.txt

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