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Ascent Industries IAccess Alpha Virtual MicroCap Conference summary

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IAccess Alpha Virtual MicroCap Conference summary9 Dec, 2025

Management background and transformation

  • Leadership team with proven turnaround experience from prior specialty chemical companies.

  • Assembled a new management team in early 2024, leveraging talent from previous successful ventures.

  • Executed a portfolio optimization strategy, divesting all tubular assets to become a pure-play specialty chemical company.

  • Achieved significant cost savings and improved gross profit and EBITDA since management change.

  • Aggressively repurchased 7.2% of outstanding shares in 2024.

Business model and operations

  • Manufactures and sells specialty chemical raw materials and offers custom manufacturing services.

  • Focuses on partnering with small to mid-size manufacturers, providing tailored solutions and supply chain support.

  • Operates three manufacturing sites in Virginia, Tennessee, and South Carolina, with built-in redundancy.

  • 95% of sales are supported by domestically sourced raw materials, minimizing tariff exposure.

  • Underutilized asset base with current utilization below 50%, offering significant operating leverage for growth.

Market focus and growth strategy

  • Serves diverse end markets: life sciences, personal care, agriculture, HI&I, oil and gas, water treatment, CASE, and pulp and paper.

  • Strategic focus on HI&I, oil and gas, water treatment, and CASE for resource allocation.

  • Shifted business mix from 90% custom manufacturing/10% product sales to 75%/25% in 2024, improving gross margins.

  • Won 73 selling projects YTD with a 16% conversion rate and a three-month average sales cycle.

  • 77% of new business comes from existing customers, with strong EBITDA margins on wins.

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Ascent Industries Co. is an industrial manufacturing company that specializes in producing and distributing stainless steel pipes, tubes, and specialty chemicals. The company operates through two primary segments: Tubular Products and Specialty Chemicals. In the Tubular Products division, Ascent manufactures welded pipes and tubes from materials such as stainless steel, nickel alloys, and duplex for use in industries like automotive, marine, and construction. The Specialty Chemicals division produces defoamers, surfactants, and lubricants for applications in sectors like agriculture, paper, water treatment, and mining. The company is headquartred in Schaumburg, Illinois, and its shares are listed on the NASDAQ.

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