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Alto Ingredients, Inc.

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PositoAI's own ratios from Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Basic Materials companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

Where $100 of sales goes

$98Operating costs$1.2Interest$1.5Net profit$0.1Paid as dividends

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

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Loss-making or profit too small

Over the last 3 years profit was a loss or under 2% of sales, so cash per 100 of profit is not meaningful.

Self-Funding Ratio

0.7×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash paid for 70% of its investment spending (capex); the rest came from other sources such as borrowing, cash reserves or new shares.

Lower than 71% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

$12

For every $100 of sales, $12 is tied up in day-to-day operations (money owed by customers + stock − money owed to suppliers), against $8 tied up three years earlier.

Less money tied up than 79% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

0/3 · 2/3

Sales grew in 0 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 2 of 3.

Less steady than 63% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

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Sales fell 31%

Sales fell 31% in 3 years, so extra profit per extra sales cannot be measured.

Asset Productivity Ratio

-31% / -19%

In 3 years sales changed by -31% while total assets changed by -19%. Assets grew faster than sales.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

0.8×

Debt due within a year is covered 0.8 times by its yearly operating cash.

Lower than 67% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

−27%

Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 27% of its market value (net debt).

Lower than 68% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

98%

Of every $100 the company owns, $98 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

More tangible than 83% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

97%

Of every $100 of net worth, $97 is tangible; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles, often from buying other companies.

More tangible than 82% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

+3%

Share count rose 3% in 3 years, so each share's slice of the company became smaller.

Bigger rise in share count than 64% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Alto Ingredients, Inc. owes $0.35 for every $1 it owns. Alto Ingredients, Inc. returned to profit in the year to Dec 2025, after a loss the year before.

Compared with Basic Materials companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

5.3

Investors pay $5.3 for every $1 of Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s yearly profit, lower than almost all Basic Materials companies in United States.

P/B ratio

1.07

The share price is 1.07 times Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s book value per share, lower than 82% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Market cap

$278 M

The total market value of all of Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), smaller than 81% of Basic Materials companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Mini Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$260 M

What Alto Ingredients, Inc. would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$3.35

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $3.59 is 1.1 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

22.2%

Alto Ingredients, Inc. earned 22.2% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 88% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.35×

Alto Ingredients, Inc. owes $0.35 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 63% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Dividend yield

None

Alto Ingredients, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

Revenue growth

-5%

Revenue fell 5% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 12% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

Back to profit

Alto Ingredients, Inc. returned to profit in the year to Dec 2025, after a loss the year before.

Profit margin

1.5%

Alto Ingredients, Inc. keeps $1 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

0.99×

Cash from Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s business was 0.99× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — less cash came in than the profit reported.

Interest cover

1.4×

Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s operating profit covered its interest costs 1.4 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Alto Ingredients, Inc. had $74 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

What is Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s P/E ratio?

Investors pay $5.3 for every $1 of Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s yearly profit, lower than almost all Basic Materials companies in United States.

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Alto Ingredients, Inc.: $278 M ÷ $260 M (30 Jun 2026) = 1.1.

What is Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s return on equity?

Alto Ingredients, Inc. earned 22.2% on its shareholders' money over the last year, higher than 88% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

How much does Alto Ingredients, Inc. owe compared with what it owns?

Alto Ingredients, Inc. owes $0.35 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 63% of Basic Materials companies in United States.

Does Alto Ingredients, Inc. pay a dividend?

No. Alto Ingredients, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

Is Alto Ingredients, Inc.'s revenue growing?

Revenue fell 5% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 12% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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