Alto Ingredients, Inc. · Industrial Organic Chemicals

ALTO

Low riskNext report: Around Nov 4 (est.)

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The short version

A profitable company with growing sales. Institutions are adding.

Going well

Sales up 13% in the latest quarter vs a year ago
Profitable
Brings in more cash than it spends

Money moves

No insider buying or selling in the last 30 days
Institutions added 11% to their holdings in the quarter ending June 2026 (93 bought, 51 sold)

Facts from SEC filings, not a recommendation.

What the price means

Price as of Oct 26

$3.66+1.4% that day

Company value: $284M; Share price times all shares
Price vs profit (P/E): 5.4x; You pay about $5 for each $1 of yearly profit
Price vs sales: 0.30x; Company value is 0.30 times a year of sales
Cash vs value: 8%; Cash as a share of company value
Debt vs value: 30%; Debt as a share of company value

From ALTO's last IEX trade and its SEC filings (profits and sales over the last four quarters). A starting point for research, not a verdict.

The business over time

Last 12 quarters, from SEC filings

Sales, Jun '26

$245.7M+12% vs a year earlier

Sep '23Tap a barJun '26

Last 12 months: $943.3M, up 1.1% from the 12 months before. Over 5 years, sales grew about 0.5% a year.

What the price assumes

Your guesses, our math

Move the sliders to your own view of ALTO. Starting points are the company's recent numbers.

Sales growth+1% a yearRecently: +1.1% a yearProfit margin4%Last 12 months: 4.1%P/E at the end8xToday: 5.4x. Many steady companies trade at 12x to 25xShare count change+2% a yearBelow zero means buybacks; above zero means new shares (dilution)

Sales in 5 years$991M

Profit in 5 years$40M

Price these guesses point to$3.70+1.2% vs $3.66 todayAbout +0.2% a year, before dividends

What today's price needs: with a 4% margin and a 8x P/E, sales would have to grow about 0.8% a year for 5 years just to match today's price.

Simple math on your guesses, not a forecast or a price target. Real results depend on many things these sliders leave out.

Price

Price chart by TradingView.

Business quality

The checklist Warren Buffett-style investors use. Annual numbers for 2025.

2/7Weak

MissReturn on equity 15%+Earns a lot on the money owners have in the business.0.0%
PassDebt under half of equityNot relying on borrowed money.0.34x equity
MissNet margin 10%+Keeps at least 10 cents of profit from each dollar of sales.0.0%
MissProfitable every yearSteady profits, not one good year.3 of 10 years
PassFree cash flow positiveBrings in more cash than it spends to run and grow.$8.6M
MissShare count not growingNot diluting owners. Falling means buybacks.+5.2% in 3 years
MissGross margin 40%+Pricing power: sells for well above what it costs to make.3.8%

Revenue: $917.9M; -4.9% vs prior year
5-year growth: +0.5%/yr; revenue, per year
Total debt: $84.6M; 0.34x equity
Current ratio: 2.64x; short-term assets / bills due

From annual reports filed with the SEC. A checklist is a starting point for research, not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Quarter ended Jun 30, 2026

Reported Aug 5

Revenue: $245.7M; +12.5% YoY
EPS: $0.15; vs -$0.15
Op. margin: 3.5%; +7.2 pts
Gross margin: 6.8%; +7.7 pts
Free cash flow: $17.9M
Share count: +3.3%; vs a year ago

Insider rating

Last 90 days

No open-market insider buys or sells in the last 90 days.

Weekly insider trend

No trades to chart yet.

Filing buzz

Last 7 days vs normal

0/ 100

This week: 0
Normal week: 0.5
vs normal: 0.0x

SEC filings of any kind. 50 means a normal week.

Institutional ownership

Accumulating+10.8%

Institutions added 10.8% to their holdings. 93 bought, 51 sold. 3 quarters of net buying in a row.

Shares held by institutions35.9M

Sep '24Jun '26

Safety check

From SEC filings

Share count growthYearly rate, last 3 years

+0.7%

Cash runwayAt last year's cash burn

Cash flow positive

Debt to equityLatest balance sheet: debt compared with what owners have

0.3x · $64.5M debt

Shares outstandingLatest reported

78M

Earnings reports

Last 12

Next reportAround Nov 4 (est.)Estimated from the same quarter last year

Results filedAug 5
Results filedMay 6
Results filedMar 4
Results filedNov 5, 2025
Results filedAug 6, 2025

Flags and big holders

Offerings 6 months, flags 12 months, holders 90 days

Offering prospectusAug 5 · View filing ↗Offering Shelf offering registrationMay 8 · View filing ↗Offering

Insider trades

Open-market buys and sells, last 90 days

No open-market buys or sells in 90 days. Grants and option exercises are left out.

"Owns after" is the insider's holding right after the trade. Pre-planned (10b5-1) sales are set up months ahead, a weaker signal.

Latest filings

Straight from SEC EDGAR

BoughtGilbert E NathanDirector

10,000 shares at $3.93 · $39K

+1% of holdings
Now owns 866,393 shares
Filed same day

Sep 14Form 4 ↗

BoughtGilbert E NathanDirector

50,000 shares at $4.15 · $208K

+6% of holdings
Now owns 856,393 shares
Filed 1 day after trade

Aug 11Form 4 ↗

Quarterly reportAug 7 · Form 10-Q ↗Major agreementAug 7 · Form 8-K ↗Offering prospectusAug 5 · Form 424B5 ↗Earnings resultsAug 5 · Form 8-K ↗New 5%+ holder (passive)Jul 27 · Form SCHEDULE 13G ↗

Stock awardMaria G GrayDirector

23,605 shares

+15% of holdings
Now owns 179,229 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Jun 23Form 4 ↗

Stock awardAlan Robert TankDirector

23,605 shares

+64% of holdings
Now owns 60,271 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Jun 23Form 4 ↗

Stock awardGilbert E NathanDirector

31,652 shares

+4% of holdings
Now owns 806,393 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Jun 23Form 4 ↗

Stock awardDianne S. NuryDirector

23,605 shares

+11% of holdings
Now owns 241,015 shares
Filed 2 days after trade

Jun 23Form 4 ↗

Leadership changeJun 23 · Form 8-K ↗Employee stock plan registrationJun 23 · Form S-8 ↗EFFECTMay 22 · Form EFFECT ↗CORRESPMay 20 · Form CORRESP ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. For informational purposes. Not investment advice.

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