Allient Inc. (ALNT)
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In twelve months, motion-technology specialist Allient has nearly tripled and fires in 23 of our scanners — from the all-time high to institutional accumulation. This time the strength is real: the operating margin climbed from 5.7 to 7.9 percent, order intake grew 15 percent, net income 70 percent. We read the annual and quarterly reports — and also did the math that tends to drown in the cheering: $134 million of goodwill from the acquisitions, $140 million of net debt, cyclical end markets — and a price-to-earnings ratio around 62 that makes even the analysts frown. Whoever buys a winner pays for good news that has already happened.
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AI Rating
NeutralErneut geprüft am 10.07.2026 gegen den Geschäftsbericht (10-K) 2025 (eingereicht 05.03.2026) und die vier jüngsten Quartalsberichte (10-Q): In den ausgewerteten SEC-Filings von Allient findet sich kein wesentlicher KI-Bezug. Die einzige Erwähnung von „artificial intelligence“ ist eine generische Cybersecurity-Floskel im Item 1C des 10-K 2025 („Numerous and evolving cybersecurity threats, including artificial intelligence technologies, pose potential risks to the security of our IT systems…“) — weder KI-Umsatzquelle noch operativer KI-Einsatz noch konkretes KI-Geschäftsrisiko fürs eigene Modell. Allient profitiert zwar als Zulieferer von Antriebs- und Power-Quality-Technik von der Nachfrage rund um Rechenzentren („power quality solutions supporting data center infrastructure“ trieb 2025 das Industrie-Segment), doch das ist ein KI-nahes Endmarkt-Narrativ, kein Verkauf eigener KI-Produkte — nach dem Kriterienkatalog bleibt es damit bei „neutral“ (Endmarkt-Exponierung allein begründet kein „verkauft“). Befund gegenüber der Vor-Einstufung bestätigt.
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Filings Reviewed: 10-Q 2026-05-06 · 10-Q 2025-11-05 · 10-Q 2025-08-06 · 10-Q 2025-05-07 · 10-K 2026-03-05 · 10-K 2025-03-05
Rated on July 10, 2026 · How the Rating Is Built
Highlighted are things our editorial team noticed: green = stands out as strong, red = deserves a closer look. No single metric is a verdict on its own — always read it in context.
Quarterly Figures
| Quarter | EPS (Earnings Per Share) | EPS YoY (%) | Sales ($M) | Sales YoY (%) | Net Margin (%) | OCF ($M) | FCF ($M) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024: Q4 | 0.18 | -31.10 | 122 | -13.50 | 2.50 | 12 | 10 |
| 2025: Q1 | 0.21 | -48.90 | 133 | -9.50 | 2.70 | 14 | 13 |
| 2025: Q2 | 0.34 | 384.60 | 140 | 2.60 | 4.00 | 25 | 22 |
| 2025: Q3 | 0.39 | 205.10 | 139 | 10.80 | 4.70 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025: Q4 | 0.38 | 109.30 | 143 | 17.50 | 4.50 | 14 | 12 |
| 2026: Q1 | 0.32 | 48.50 | 139 | 4.60 | 3.90 | 6 | 4 |
- EPS (Earnings Per Share):
- Quarterly profit divided by the total share count — how much of the profit works out to a single share.
- YoY (Year over Year):
- Change versus the same quarter a year ago — this is how you compare without seasonal distortion (e.g. the holiday shopping season).
- Sales:
- All revenue for the quarter, before any costs are deducted — the top line of the income statement.
- Net Margin:
- What percentage of sales is left over as profit in the end. Negative means the company is posting a loss.
- OCF (Operating Cash Flow):
- The cash that actually flows into the till from the core business during the quarter — harder to dress up than book profit.
- FCF (Free Cash Flow):
- Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures — the money that's genuinely free to use, say for paying down debt, buybacks, or dividends.
Assessment: Opportunities & Risks
A genuine, documented improvement: gross margin up 150 basis points to 32.8 percent, operating margin from 5.7 to 7.9 percent, net income +70 percent — carried by the "Simplify to Accelerate NOW" program, not by one-off effects. In the first quarter of 2026, net income grew 51 percent.
Order intake +15 percent to $550.9 million, backlog at $233 million, book-to-bill above one. Demand around data centers (power-quality solutions) supports the industrial segment and provides visibility beyond the day.
The price of the buy-and-build strategy: $134.3 million of goodwill is roughly 23 percent of total assets and about 45 percent of equity (impairment risk). $139.7 million of net debt — reduced from $188.1 million, to be fair — with a $13.2 million interest bill that ties up roughly 30 percent of operating income. Covenants comfortably met.
Broad positioning across four end markets cushions swings, yet demand remains tied to the economy: in 2025 the industrial side boomed while the vehicle business (powersports, trucks) shrank. A broad downturn would hit the single-digit-margin supplier noticeably; beta around 1.6.
Expensive after nearly tripling: price-to-earnings around 62 (forward around 34), EV/EBITDA around 24, price-to-sales around 2.5. The average analyst price target of roughly $73.80 sits below the recent price — the professionals see barely any upside. An all-time high means maximum altitude.
Allient is a genuine strength story: the motion-technology specialist has delivered a documented operational turnaround (operating margin from 5.7 to 7.9 percent, net income +70 percent, order intake +15 percent) and fires in 23 scanners for good reason, from "Best of All" to the all-time high. The honest flip side is the price of that strength: $134 million of goodwill (23 percent of total assets) and $140 million of net debt from the buy-and-build strategy, cyclical end markets — and a stock that, after nearly tripling, is valued at a price-to-earnings ratio around 62 while the average analyst price target sits below the recent price. A very good company; the question is the entry price. Not investment advice.
- Price and valuation figures dated mid-2026; analyses are evergreen, daily prices are not a buy argument. The market value of roughly $1.4 billion refers to roughly 17.0 million shares outstanding.
- Net debt per the annual report (10-K) definition: financial debt of $180.4 million minus cash of $40.7 million equals $139.7 million (prior year: $224.2 minus $36.1 = $188.1 million). Under a broader definition including lease liabilities, net debt comes out somewhat higher; the multi-year chart uses this broader, consistent series for 2020–2023.
- Allient reports in a single operating segment; the split by end markets (industrial, vehicles, medical, A&D) is a revenue disaggregation, not segment reporting. No single customer reached ten percent of revenue in 2025 or 2024 — a customer concentration risk expressly does not exist.
- AI classification: neutral. The SEC filings reviewed contain no material AI exposure; the only mention of "artificial intelligence" is a generic cybersecurity boilerplate. The demand around data centers is an AI-adjacent end-market narrative, not a sale of own AI products.
About the Company
Allient Inc. entwirft, fertigt und verkauft zusammen mit seinen Tochtergesellschaften Präzisions- und Spezialkomponenten und -systeme für die Bewegungssteuerung für verschiedene Branchen in den USA, Kanada, Südamerika, Europa und im asiatisch-pazifischen Raum.
| Employees | 2,478 |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Amherst, NY |
| Website | allient.com |
| IPO Date | 25. Feb 1992 |
| Next Earnings | 5. Aug 2026 |
Management
| Name | Title | Birth Year |
|---|---|---|
| Richard S. Warzala | Chairman, CEO & President | 1953 |
| James A. Michaud | Senior VP & CFO | 1965 |
| Helmut D. Pirthauer | VP & Group President of Allied Dynamos Group | 1971 |
| Ashish A. Bendre | VP & Group President of Allied Orion Group | 1970 |
| Stephen R. Warzala | President of Allient Defense, Chief Growth Officer & Corporate VP | 1983 |
| Kenneth A. May | VP & CTO | 1965 |
| Alex Collichio | VP, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer | – |
| Robert Mastromattei | Chief Commercial Officer & Group President | – |
| Jackson Trostle | Corporate Controller | – |
| Nicholas Hoffman | Secretary | – |
Executives per the latest required filings; titles kept in their original language. Source: fundamental data.
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Data as of: July 20, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.