Recent News
April 2, 2026 — Allient announced the appointment of Cory Morton as Corporate Controller. April 3, 2026 — the board paid a $0.03 quarterly cash dividend to shareholders of record March 20, 2026. Allient also listed demonstrations and product showcases at industry events, including SPIE Photonics West 2026.
Technical Analysis
Directional indicators show an emerging trend: ADX at 23.8 signals an emerging trend environment while DI+ at 28.86 increasing indicates bullish directional strength and DI- at 18.02 decreasing reinforces that bullish bias relative to the valuation that WMDST calls fair-valued.
MACD at 2.54 above its signal line at 1.93 with an increasing MACD_trend denotes bullish momentum; the MACD crossing above the signal line strengthens the case for continued upside pressure over the near term, although this must reconcile with the company’s fair-value standing.
MRO reads 29.25 with a dip & reversal pattern; because MRO sits positive, price currently sits above the oscillator’s target and faces greater likelihood of downward mean reversion despite the MACD-driven momentum.
RSI at 56.38 and rising places the stock in neutral-to-mildly-bullish territory rather than overbought, supporting continued trend-following moves while leaving room for consolidation near recent highs.
Price sits above multiple longer-term averages: close at $74.18 versus the 200-day average $54.46 and the 50-day average $65.88, with the 12-day EMA rising at $71.51. The share price trades near the upper 1x Bollinger band (~$74.54) and approaches the 52-week high of $75.72, creating a technical setup where momentum can persist but also where pullback risk increases.
Volume at 124,917 trails the 10-day average (144,809) and far below 50/200-day averages, suggesting recent moves lack above-average participation, which reduces conviction behind continued directional expansion from a liquidity perspective.
Fundamental Analysis
Revenue totaled $143,354,000 with revenue growth of 3.32% and a quarter-over-quarter decline of 6.56%; year-over-year revenue registered roughly -2.30%. Gross profit reached $46,420,000, producing a gross margin of 32.38%, slightly below the industry peer mean of 35.37% and below the industry peer median of 36.83%.
Operating performance improved: EBIT $11,237,000 and EBIT margin 7.84%, up 37.33% year-over-year but down 7.22% quarter-over-quarter; the company’s EBIT margin sits below the industry peer mean of 14.92% and below the industry peer median of 19.35%.
Net income $6,383,000 with operating cash flow $9,504,000 and a cash flow margin of 6.63%. Cash flow converts strongly relative to earnings (cash flow to earnings 148.90%), supported by a working-capital release of $6,383,000 that lifted operating cash generation.
EPS came in at $0.55 versus an estimate of $0.45, producing a $0.10 beat and an EPS surprise of 22.22%, while reported PE stands at 110.67 and forward PE at 67.01, both above typical earnings multiples though within the industry peer mean forward PE context. PEG metrics show negative PEGratio (-16.32) and forward PEG (-9.88), reflecting a growth/multiple mismatch rather than reliable secular growth expectations.
Leverage and coverage show manageable interest burden: interest expense $2,587,000 with interest-coverage ratio 4.34x, below the industry peer mean of 16.77x but positive, indicating earnings cover interest with limited cushion versus stronger peers. Return on invested capital of 4.76% sits modestly above the industry peer mean of 3.47% but below the industry peer high range.
R&D investment remains material at $9,651,000, supporting the product roadmap in precision motion and lightweighting solutions. WMDST values the stock as fair-valued based on the mix of improving margins, robust cash conversion, modest revenue growth, and valuation multiples that exceed near-term earnings visibility.
MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
| REPORT PERIOD ENDING: | 2025-12-31 |
| REPORT DATE: | 2026-03-05 |
| NEXT REPORT DATE: | 2026-06-04 |
| CASH FLOW | Begin Period Cash Flow | — |
| Operating Cash Flow | $ 9.5 M | |
| Capital Expenditures | — | |
| Change In Working Capital | $ -6.38 M | |
| Dividends Paid | — | |
| Cash Flow Delta | — | |
| End Period Cash Flow | — | |
| INCOME STATEMENT | REVENUE | |
| Total Revenue | $ 143.4 M | |
| Forward Revenue | — | |
| COSTS | ||
| Cost Of Revenue | $ 96.9 M | |
| Depreciation | $ -3.12 M | |
| Depreciation and Amortization | $ 3.1 M | |
| Research and Development | $ 9.7 M | |
| Total Operating Expenses | $ 131.5 M | |
| PROFITABILITY | ||
| Gross Profit | $ 46.4 M | |
| EBITDA | $ 17.5 M | |
| EBIT | $ 11.2 M | |
| Operating Income | $ 11.9 M | |
| Interest Income | — | |
| Interest Expense | $ 2.6 M | |
| Net Interest Income | $ -2.59 M | |
| Income Before Tax | $ 8.7 M | |
| Tax Provision | $ 2.3 M | |
| Tax Rate | 26.208 % | |
| Net Income | $ 6.4 M | |
| Net Income From Continuing Operations | $ 6.4 M | |
| EARNINGS | ||
| EPS Estimate | $ 0.45 | |
| EPS Actual | $ 0.55 | |
| EPS Difference | $ 0.10 | |
| EPS Surprise | 22.222 % | |
| Forward EPS | $ 0.78 | |
| BALANCE SHEET | ASSETS | |
| Total Assets | — | |
| Intangible Assets | — | |
| Net Tangible Assets | — | |
| Total Current Assets | — | |
| Cash and Short-Term Investments | — | |
| Cash | — | |
| Net Receivables | — | |
| Inventory | — | |
| Long-Term Investments | — | |
| LIABILITIES | ||
| Accounts Payable | — | |
| Short-Term Debt | — | |
| Total Current Liabilities | — | |
| Net Debt | — | |
| Total Debt | — | |
| Total Liabilities | — | |
| EQUITY | ||
| Total Equity | — | |
| Retained Earnings | — | |
| VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS | EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS | |
| Book Value Per-Share | — | |
| Shares Outstanding | — | |
| Revenue Per-Share | — | |
| VALUATION | Market Capitalization | — |
| Enterprise Value | — | |
| Enterprise Multiple | — | |
| Enterprise Multiple QoQ | — | |
| Enterprise Multiple YoY | — | |
| Enterprise Multiple IPRWA | — | |
| EV/R | — | |
| CAPITAL STRUCTURE | ||
| Asset To Equity | — | |
| Asset To Liability | — | |
| Debt To Capital | — | |
| Debt To Assets | — | |
| Debt To Assets QoQ | — | |
| Debt To Assets YoY | — | |
| Debt To Assets IPRWA | — | |
| Debt To Equity | — | |
| Debt To Equity QoQ | — | |
| Debt To Equity YoY | — | |
| Debt To Equity IPRWA | — | |
| PRICE-BASED VALUATION | ||
| Price To Book (P/B) | — | |
| Price To Book QoQ | — | |
| Price To Book YoY | — | |
| Price To Book IPRWA | — | |
| Price To Earnings (P/E) | 110.67 | |
| Price To Earnings QoQ | 38.437 % | |
| Price To Earnings YoY | 38.144 % | |
| Price To Earnings IPRWA | high: 265.806 mean: 116.927 ALNT: 110.67 median: 102.422 low: -66.062 |
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| PE/G Ratio | -16.323 | |
| Price To Sales (P/S) | — | |
| Price To Sales QoQ | — | |
| Price To Sales YoY | — | |
| Price To Sales IPRWA | — | |
| FORWARD MULTIPLES | ||
| Forward P/E | 67.013 | |
| Forward PE/G | -9.884 | |
| Forward P/S | — | |
| EFFICIENCY | OPERATIONAL | |
| Operating Leverage | -1.247 | |
| ASSET & SALES | ||
| Asset Turnover Ratio | — | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ | — | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio YoY | — | |
| Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA | — | |
| Receivables Turnover | — | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ | — | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY | — | |
| Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA | — | |
| Inventory Turnover | — | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ | — | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY | — | |
| Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA | — | |
| Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) | — | |
| CASH CYCLE | ||
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) | — | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ | — | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY | — | |
| Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA | high: 282.34 mean: 106.29 median: 84.944 low: 76.103 ALNT: 0 |
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| CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT | ||
| Cash Conversion Ratio | — | |
| CapEx To Revenue | — | |
| CapEx To Depreciation | — | |
| CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE | CAPITAL STRUCTURE | |
| Total Capital | — | |
| Net Invested Capital | — | |
| Invested Capital | $ 174.1 M | |
| Net Tangible Assets | — | |
| Net Working Capital | — | |
| LIQUIDITY | ||
| Cash Ratio | — | |
| Current Ratio | — | |
| Current Ratio QoQ | — | |
| Current Ratio YoY | — | |
| Current Ratio IPRWA | — | |
| Quick Ratio | — | |
| Quick Ratio QoQ | — | |
| Quick Ratio YoY | — | |
| Quick Ratio IPRWA | — | |
| COVERAGE & LEVERAGE | ||
| Debt To EBITDA | — | |
| Cost Of Debt | 0.867 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 4.344 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ | 26.015 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio YoY | 92.67 % | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA | high: 113.753 median: 19.5 mean: 16.775 ALNT: 4.344 low: -57.382 |
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| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | — | |
| TIMING / LIQUIDITY | ||
| Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) | — | |
| DIVIDENDS | ||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio | — | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | — | |
| Dividend Rate | — | |
| Dividend Yield | — | |
| PERFORMANCE | GROWTH | |
| Asset Growth Rate | — | |
| Revenue Growth | 3.323 % | |
| Revenue Growth QoQ | -655.686 % | |
| Revenue Growth YoY | -229.906 % | |
| Revenue Growth IPRWA | high: 56.341 % mean: 4.285 % ALNT: 3.323 % median: 0.959 % low: -78.064 % |
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| Earnings Growth | -6.78 % | |
| Earnings Growth QoQ | -293.217 % | |
| Earnings Growth YoY | -83.832 % | |
| Earnings Growth IPRWA | high: 200.0 % mean: 21.997 % median: 8.469 % ALNT: -6.78 % low: -128.571 % |
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| MARGINS | ||
| Gross Margin | 32.381 % | |
| Gross Margin QoQ | -2.716 % | |
| Gross Margin YoY | 2.954 % | |
| Gross Margin IPRWA | high: 44.281 % median: 36.825 % mean: 35.374 % ALNT: 32.381 % low: -27.164 % |
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| EBIT Margin | 7.839 % | |
| EBIT Margin QoQ | -7.22 % | |
| EBIT Margin YoY | 37.334 % | |
| EBIT Margin IPRWA | high: 22.162 % median: 19.348 % mean: 14.916 % ALNT: 7.839 % low: -555.833 % |
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| Return On Sales (ROS) | 8.296 % | |
| Return On Sales QoQ | -11.688 % | |
| Return On Sales YoY | 45.34 % | |
| Return On Sales IPRWA | high: 22.855 % median: 19.646 % mean: 17.171 % ALNT: 8.296 % low: -96.362 % |
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| CASH FLOW | ||
| Free Cash Flow (FCF) | — | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | — | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ | — | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield YoY | — | |
| Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA | — | |
| Free Cash Growth | — | |
| Free Cash Growth QoQ | — | |
| Free Cash Growth YoY | — | |
| Free Cash Growth IPRWA | — | |
| Free Cash To Net Income | — | |
| Cash Flow Margin | 6.63 % | |
| Cash Flow To Earnings | 1.489 | |
| VALUE & RETURNS | ||
| Economic Value Added | — | |
| Return On Assets (ROA) | — | |
| Return On Assets QoQ | — | |
| Return On Assets YoY | — | |
| Return On Assets IPRWA | — | |
| Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) | — | |
| Return On Equity (ROE) | — | |
| Return On Equity QoQ | — | |
| Return On Equity YoY | — | |
| Return On Equity IPRWA | — | |
| DuPont ROE | — | |
| Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.763 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital QoQ | 148.851 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital YoY | 87.372 % | |
| Return On Invested Capital IPRWA | high: 6.694 % ALNT: 4.763 % median: 4.077 % mean: 3.471 % low: -7.193 % |
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