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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q


x			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2025


☐			TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
			For the Transition Period from _____ to _____

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-19687

Ascent Industries Co.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

57-0426694

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

20 N. Martingale Rd,

Suite 430,

Schaumburg,

Illinois

60173

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(630)

884-9181

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	ACNT	NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Yes x No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company or emerging growth company. See definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

☐

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

☐

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Yes ☐ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No x

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of October 31, 2025 was 9,364,814

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Ascent Industries Co.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Disclosure Regarding Forward Looking Statements		2
Item 1.	Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2025 (unaudited) and December 31, 2024	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 (unaudited)	6
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)
	Note 1: Basis of Presentation	8
	Note 2: Discontinued Operations	9
	Note 3: Revenue Recognition	10
	Note 4: Fair Value of Financial Instruments	11
	Note 5: Inventories	12
	Note 6: Property, Plant and Equipment	13
	Note 7: Intangible Assets and Deferred Charges	13
	Note 8: Debt	14
	Note 9: Leases	14
	Note 10: Shareholders' Equity	16
	Note 11: Earnings Per Share	17
	Note 12: Income Taxes	17
	Note 13: Commitments and Contingencies	18
	Note 14: Industry Segments	18
	Note 15: Subsequent Events	20
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	21
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	27
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	27

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	28
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	28
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	28
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	28
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	28
Item 5.	Other Information	28
Item 6.	Exhibits	29

	Signatures	30

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Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other applicable federal securities laws. All statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward looking statements can be identified through the use of words such as "estimate," "project," "intend," "expect," "believe," "should," "anticipate," "hope," "optimistic," "plan," "outlook," "should," "could," "may" and similar expressions. The forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including without limitation those identified below, which could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The following factors could cause actual results to differ materially from historical results or those anticipated: adverse economic conditions, including risks relating to the impact and spread of and the government’s response to pandemics; inability to weather an economic downturn; the impact of competitive products and pricing; product demand and acceptance risks; raw material and other increased costs, including the impact of tariffs; raw material availability; financial stability of the Company’s customers; customer delays or difficulties in the production of products; loss of consumer or investor confidence; employee relations; ability to maintain workforce by hiring trained employees; labor efficiencies; risks associated with acquisitions; environmental issues; negative or unexpected results from tax law changes; inability to comply with covenants and ratios required by the Company’s debt financing arrangements; and other risks detailed from time-to-time in Ascent Industries Co.'s Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which filings are available from the SEC. Ascent Industries Co. assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking information included in this release.

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Part I - Financial Information

Item 1. Financial Statements

Ascent Industries Co.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except par value and share data)


	(Unaudited)
	September 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	58,042	$	16,098
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $1,161 and $202, respectively	12,603		12,232
Advances and other receivables	5,378		52
Inventories	7,178		5,727
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,682		1,122

Current assets of discontinued operations	—		47,841
Total current assets	84,883		83,072
Property, plant and equipment, net	16,096		17,589
Right-of-use assets, operating leases, net	15,075		28,140

Intangible assets, net	2,986		3,445

Deferred charges, net	338		309
Other non-current assets, net	511		512
Long-term assets of discontinued operations	—		14,183
Total assets	$	119,889	$	147,250

Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	5,466	$	6,836

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	5,691		3,598
Current portion of note payable	758		369



Current portion of operating lease liabilities	1,035		1,495
Current portion of finance lease liabilities	306		293
Current liabilities of discontinued operations	—		9,756
Total current liabilities	13,256		22,347


Long-term portion of operating lease liabilities	18,563		29,972
Long-term portion of finance lease liabilities	784		1,015
Deferred income taxes	153		320
Other long-term liabilities	45		51

Total non-current liabilities	19,545		31,358
Total liabilities	$	32,801	$	53,705

Commitments and contingencies – See Note 13

Shareholders' equity:
Common stock, par value $1 per share; 24,000,000 shares authorized; 9,373,680 and 10,072,590 shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively	$	11,085	$	11,085
Capital in excess of par value	47,577		47,339
Retained earnings	46,825		44,919
	105,487		103,343
Less: cost of common stock in treasury - 1,711,423 and 1,012,513 shares, respectively	(18,399)		(9,798)
Total shareholders' equity	87,088		93,545
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	119,889	$	147,250

Note: The condensed consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2024 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date. See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Ascent Industries Co.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) (Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Net sales	$	19,697	$	20,878	$	56,183	$	62,642
Cost of sales	13,856		17,870		42,410		55,435
Gross profit	5,841		3,008		13,773		7,207
Selling, general and administrative	6,253		5,034		17,567		15,518
Acquisition costs and other	398		2		665		54

Asset impairments	—		—		1,622		—


Gain on lease modification	—		(67)		(544)		(67)
Operating loss from continuing operations	(810)		(1,961)		(5,537)		(8,298)
Other expense (income)
Interest expense (income), net	(447)		124		(347)		323


Other, net	(296)		(91)		(581)		(303)
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes	(67)		(1,994)		(4,609)		(8,318)
Income tax expense (benefit)	58		5,807		(32)		4,413
Loss from continuing operations	(125)		(7,801)		(4,577)		(12,731)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	(1,962)		1,649		6,483		160
Net income (loss)	$	(2,087)	$	(6,152)	$	1,906	$	(12,571)







Net loss per common share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	(0.01)	$	(0.77)	$	(0.47)	$	(1.26)
Diluted	$	(0.01)	$	(0.77)	$	(0.47)	$	(1.26)

Net income (loss) per common share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.21)	$	0.16	$	0.67	$	0.02
Diluted	$	(0.21)	$	0.16	$	0.67	$	0.02

Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic	$	(0.22)	$	(0.61)	$	0.20	$	(1.24)
Diluted	$	(0.22)	$	(0.61)	$	0.20	$	(1.24)

Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic	9,379		10,114		9,733		10,111

Diluted	9,379		10,114		9,733		10,111

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Ascent Industries Co.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(in thousands)


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024
Operating activities
Net income (loss)	$	1,906	$	(12,571)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	6,483		160
Net loss from continuing operations	(4,577)		(12,731)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation expense	2,724		2,923
Amortization expense	459		522
Amortization of debt issuance costs	217		74
Asset impairments	1,622		—
Deferred income taxes	(32)		6,639
(Reduction of) provision for losses on accounts receivable	(488)		214


Non-cash lease expense	85		96

Stock-based compensation expense	512		592
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable and advances	(5,210)		(246)
Inventories	(1,450)		3,692
Other assets and liabilities	(1,517)		(708)
Accounts payable	(1,535)		(2,621)

Accrued expenses	1,741		1,809
Accrued income taxes	(119)		669
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities - continuing operations	(7,568)		924
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations	6,783		4,934
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(785)		5,858
Investing activities
Purchases of property, plant and equipment	(1,082)		(737)

Net cash used in investing activities - continuing operations	(1,082)		(737)
Net cash provided by investing activities - discontinued operations	52,525		2,253
Net cash provided by investing activities	51,443		1,516
Financing activities
Borrowings from credit facilities	114,470		156,923
Proceeds from note payable	1,085		914

Payments on credit facilities	(114,470)		(156,923)
Payments on note payable	(696)		(633)
Principal payments on finance lease obligations	(219)		(219)


Repurchase of common stock	(8,875)		(738)
Net cash used in financing activities - continuing operations	(8,705)		(676)
Net cash used in financing activities - discontinued operations	(19)		(2)
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,724)		(678)
Increase in cash and cash equivalents	41,934		6,696
Less: Cash and cash equivalents of discontinued operations	—		10
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	16,108		1,841
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	58,042	$	8,547


Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	148	$	207

Noncash Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures, not yet paid	$	149	$	107

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Ascent Industries Co.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited)

(in thousands)


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2025

	Common Stock			Capital in Excess of Par Value		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock				Total
	Shares	Amount						Shares		Amount
Balance June 30, 2025	11,085	$	11,085	$	47,375	$	48,912	1,655		$	(17,656)	$	89,716
Net loss	—	—		—		(2,087)				—		(2,087)
Issuance of 8,279 shares of common stock from treasury	—	—		(89)		—		(8)		89		—

Stock-based compensation	—	—		291		—				—		291
Repurchase of 64,782 shares of common stock	—	—		—		—		65		(832)		(832)
Balance as of September 30, 2025	11,085	$	11,085	$	47,577	$	46,825	1,712		$	(18,399)	$	87,088

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025

	Common Stock			Capital in Excess of Par Value		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock				Total
	Shares	Amount						Shares		Amount
Balance at December 31, 2024	11,085	$	11,085	$	47,339	$	44,919	$	1,012	$	(9,798)	$	93,545
Net income	—	—		—		1,906				—		1,906
Issuance of 26,865 shares of common stock from treasury	—	—		(274)		—		(26)		274		—
Stock-based compensation	—	—		512		—				—		512
Repurchase of 725,775 shares of common stock	—	—		—		—		726		(8,875)		(8,875)
Balance as of September 30, 2025	11,085	$	11,085	$	47,577	$	46,825	$	1,712	$	(18,399)	$	87,088

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Ascent Industries Co.

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity (Unaudited)

Continued


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024

	Common Stock			Capital in Excess of Par Value		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock			Total
	Shares	Amount						Shares	Amount
Balance June 30, 2024	11,085	$	11,085	$	47,111	$	52,098	960	$	(9,252)	$	101,042
Net loss	—	—		—		(6,152)			—		(6,152)
Issuance of 10,852 shares of common stock from treasury	—	—		(105)		—		(11)	105		—

Stock-based compensation	—	—		232		—			—		232
Repurchase of 42,623 shares of common stock	—	—		—		—		43	(417)		(417)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	11,085	11,085		47,238		45,946		992	(9,564)		$	94,705

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024

	Common Stock			Capital in Excess of Par Value		Retained Earnings		Treasury Stock			Total
	Shares	Amount						Shares	Amount
Balance at December 31, 2023	11,085	$	11,085	$	47,333	$	58,517	990	$	(9,525)	$	107,410
Net loss	—	—		—		(12,571)			—		(12,571)

Issuance of 72,331 shares of common stock from treasury	—	—		(696)		—		(72)	696		—

Stock-based compensation	—	—		601		—			—		601
Repurchase 74,186 of common stock	—	—		—		—		74	(735)		(735)
Balance as of September 30, 2024	11,085	11,085		47,238		45,946		992	(9,564)		$	94,705

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Unless indicated otherwise, the terms "Company," "we," "us," and "our" refer to Ascent Industries Co. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Note 1: Basis of Presentation

Basis of Financial Statement Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and do not include all the disclosures normally required in annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("GAAP"). The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present a fair statement of the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2025, the statements of income (loss) and shareholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and the statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The December 31, 2024 condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from the audited financial statements.

These interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the "Annual Report"). The financial results for the interim periods may not be indicative of the financial results for the entire year as our future assessment of our current expectations could result in material impacts to our consolidated financial statements in future reporting periods.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the Company's financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, sales and expenses, and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying value of property, plant and equipment; intangible assets; valuation allowances for receivables and deferred income tax assets and liabilities; environmental liabilities; liabilities for potential tax deficiencies; and, potential litigation claims and settlements. The Company bases these estimates on historical results and various other assumptions believed to be reasonable, all of which form the basis for making estimates concerning the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are readily available from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

Reclassifications

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current period presentation, including the Company's Tubular Products segment, which includes Bristol Metals ("BRISMET") and American Stainless Tubing ("ASTI"), to discontinued operations and provision for (reduction of) inventory losses on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows.

Accounting Pronouncements Recently Adopted

In December 2024, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. The ASU expands public entities’ segment disclosures by requiring disclosure of significant segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker and included within each reported measure of segment profit or loss, an amount and description of its composition for other segment items, and interim disclosures of a reportable segment’s profit or loss and assets. All disclosure requirements under ASU 2023-07 are also required for public entities with a single reportable segment. The adoption of this standard by the Company did not have a material effect on the consolidated financial statements or footnote disclosures.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. The ASU requires consistent categories and greater disaggregation of information in the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid disaggregated by jurisdiction. The amendments also require that all entities disclose more detailed information about income taxes paid, including by jurisdiction; pretax income (or loss) from continuing operations; and income tax expense (or benefit). The ASU is effective for the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and subsequent interim periods, with early

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adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures. The ASU requires updated disclosures, in the notes to the financial statements, of specified information about certain costs and expenses. The amendments require that at each interim and annual reporting period an entity disclose the amounts of purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, intangible asset amortization and depreciation, depletion, and amortization recognized as part of oil and gas producing activities included in relevant expense captions. The amendments also require disclosure of qualitative descriptions of amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated and to disclose the total amount of selling expenses as well as the entity's definition of selling expenses. The ASU is effective for the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2027, and subsequent interim periods, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this ASU on its consolidated financial statements and footnote disclosures.

Recent accounting pronouncements pending adoption not discussed in this Form 10-Q are either not applicable to the Company or are not expected to have a material impact on the Company.

Note 2: Discontinued Operations

Divestiture of Bristol Metals

On March 12, 2025, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Synalloy Metals, Inc. ("Synalloy Metals") and Bristol Metals, LLC. ("BRISMET"), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which they sold substantially all of the assets related to BRISMET to Bristol Pipe and Tube, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Ta Chen International, Inc. (the “Purchaser”). Ascent and Purchaser also entered into a Transition Services Agreement (the “TSA”) dated March 12, 2025, pursuant to which Ascent has agreed to provide certain transition services to Purchaser immediately after the closing for certain agreed upon transition periods. On April 4, 2025, the Company and Purchaser completed the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. The consideration for the transaction was approximately $45 million of cash proceeds, of which $4.5 million was placed in an escrow account to be received in 18 months from the closing date. The escrow amount is presented within "Advances and other receivables" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. During the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company and Purchaser completed the measurement period closing adjustments under the terms of the Purchase Agreement resulting in a pretax gain on sale of $2.5 million. As result of the sale, BRISMET results of operations are classified under discontinued operations for all periods presented. Prior to the divestiture, BRISMET was reported under the Company's former Tubular Products segment.

Divestiture of American Stainless Tubing

On June 23, 2025, the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary American Stainless Tubing, Inc. ("ASTI"), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which they sold substantially all of the assets related to ASTI to First Tube, LLC., a Texas limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Triple-S Steel Holdings, Inc (the “Purchaser”). On June 30, 2025, the Company and Purchaser completed the transaction contemplated by the Purchase Agreement. The consideration for the transaction was approximately $16 million of cash proceeds, of which $0.8 million was placed in an escrow account to be received in 12 months from the closing date. The escrow amount is presented within "Advances and other receivables" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The sale resulted in a preliminary, pretax gain on sale of $4.6 million, subject to certain measurement period closing adjustments. ASTI's results of operations are classified under discontinued operations for all periods presented. Prior to the divestiture, ASTI was reported under the Company's former Tubular Products segment.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following table presents the aggregate carrying amounts of the classes of assets and liabilities of the Company's discontinued operations:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
Carrying amounts of assets included as part of discontinued operations:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	10
Accounts receivable, net	—		11,597
Inventories	—		35,236
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	—		998
Current assets classified as discontinued operations	—		47,841
Property, plant and equipment, net	—		7,873
Right-of-use assets, operating leases, net	—		85
Intangible assets, net	—		3,564
Other non-current assets, net	—		2,661
Long-term assets classified as discontinued operations	—		14,183
Total assets classified as discontinued operations	$	—	$	62,024

Carrying amounts of current liabilities included as part of discontinued operations:
Accounts payable	—		6,252
Deferred revenue	—		1,360
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	—		2,019
Current portion of operating lease liabilities	—		84
Current portion of finance lease liabilities			41
Current liabilities classified as discontinued operations	—		9,756

Total liabilities classified as discontinued operations	$	—	$	9,756

The financial results are presented as income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss). The following table summarizes the results of the Company's discontinued operations:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2025		2024		2025		2024
Net sales	$	—	$	22,051	$	34,460	$	74,848
Cost of sales	—		19,037		29,770		68,982
Gross profit	—		3,014		4,690		5,866

Selling, general and administrative expense	—		632		1,888		4,115
Loss (gain) on sale of assets	1,900		(1,541)		(7,094)		(1,541)
Acquisition costs and other	—		8		3,421		153
Asset impairments	—		—		—		1,115
Income (loss) on discontinued operations before income taxes	(1,900)		3,915		6,475		2,024
Income tax expense (benefit)	62		2,266		(8)		1,864
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	(1,962)	$	1,649	$	6,483	$	160

Note 3: Revenue Recognition

Revenue is generated primarily from contracts to produce, ship and deliver specialty chemical products. Revenues are recognized when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers upon shipment, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company's revenues are derived from contracts with customers where performance obligations are satisfied at a point-in-time or over-time. For certain contracts under which the Company produces product with no alternative use and for which the Company has an enforceable

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right to payment during the production cycle, product in which the material is customer owned or in which the customer simultaneously consumes the benefits throughout the production cycle, progress toward satisfying the performance obligation is measured using an output method of units produced. Certain customer arrangements consist of bill-and-hold characteristics under which transfer of control has been met (including the passing of title and significant risk and reward of ownership to the customers). Therefore, the customers can direct the use of the bill-and-hold inventory while we retain physical possession of the product until it is shipped to a customer at a point in time in the future.

Sales tax and other taxes we collect with revenue-producing activities are excluded from revenue. Shipping costs charged to customers are treated as fulfillment activities and are recorded in both revenue and cost of sales at the time control is transferred to the customer. Costs related to obtaining sales contracts are incidental and are expensed when incurred. Because customers are invoiced at the time title transfers and the Company’s right to consideration is unconditional at that time, the Company does not maintain contract asset balances. Additionally, the Company does not maintain material contract liability balances, as performance obligations for substantially all contracts are satisfied prior to customer payment for product. The Company offers industry standard payment terms.

The following table presents the Company's revenues, disaggregated by revenue source from continuing operations:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2025		2024		2025		2024
Custom Manufacturing	$	12,802	$	14,706	$	40,591	$	45,469
Product Innovation & Sales	6,895		6,172		15,592		17,173
Net sales	$	19,697	$	20,878	$	56,183	$	62,642

Performance obligations are supported by contracts with customers, providing a framework for the nature of the distinct goods, services or bundle of goods and services. The timing of satisfying the performance obligation is typically indicated by the terms of the contract. The following table represents the Company's revenue recognized at a point-in-time and over-time:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2025		2024		2025		2024
Point-in-time	$	16,322	$	16,509	$	41,640	$	46,600
Over-time	$	3,375	$	4,369	$	14,543	$	16,042

Note 4: Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability (exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. To measure fair value, we use a three-tier valuation hierarchy based upon observable and non-observable inputs:

Level 1 - Unadjusted quoted prices that are available in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level 2 - Significant other observable inputs available at the measurement date, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, either directly or indirectly, including:

•Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets;

•Quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets;

•Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability; and

•Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by other observable market data.

Level 3 - Significant unobservable inputs that cannot be corroborated by observable market data and reflect the use of significant management judgment. These values are generally determined using model-based techniques, including option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, probability weighted models, and Monte Carlo simulations.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company's only significant measurements of assets or liabilities at fair value on a non-recurring basis subsequent to their initial recognition were certain right-of-use assets. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 the Company's only significant measurements of assets or liabilities at fair value on a non-recurring basis subsequent to their initial recognition were certain long-lived assets.

The Company reviews the carrying amounts of right-of-use and long-lived assets whenever certain events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The Company assesses performance quarterly against historical patterns, projections of future profitability, and whether it is more likely than not that the assets will be disposed of significantly prior to the end of their estimated useful life for evidence of possible impairment. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of the asset (disposal) group is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The Company estimates the fair values of assets subject to right-of-use and long-lived asset impairment based on the Company's own judgments about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the assets and observable market data, when available.

Right-of-use assets

During the second quarter of 2025, the Company incurred impairment charges of $1.6 million related to the write down of the right-of-use asset for the Company's Master lease associated with the former Munhall facility. Fair value was estimated by using a discounted cash flow method. The discounted future cash flows were determined based on future sublease rental rates, future sublease market conditions and a discount rate based on the Company's incremental borrowing rate. The Company remains obligated under the terms of the lease for the rent and other costs that may be associated with the lease of the facility through 2036 and is actively exploring alternatives for the facility.

Long-lived assets

During the second quarter of 2023, the Board of Directors of the Company made the decision to permanently cease operations at the Munhall facility effective on or around August 31, 2023. As a result of this decision, it was determined to be more likely than not that the assets of Munhall would be sold or otherwise disposed of significantly before the end of their previously estimated useful lives, and therefore, experienced a triggering event and were evaluated for recoverability. During the first quarter of 2024, the Company incurred asset impairment charges of $1.1 million related to the write down of the remaining long-lived assets at the facility. During the third quarter of 2024, the Company entered into a purchase agreement to sell the remaining assets at the Munhall facility for approximately $2.8 million. The Company recognized a $1.5 million gain on the sale in the third quarter of 2024.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The fair values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and the Company's note payable approximated their carrying value because of the short-term nature of these instruments. The Company's revolving line of credit and long-term debt, which is based on a variable interest rate, are also reflected in the financial statements at carrying value which approximate fair values as of September 30, 2025. The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents are considered Level 1 measurements. The carrying amounts of accounts receivable, accounts payable, note payable, revolving line of credit and long-term debt are considered Level 2 measurements. See Note 8 for further information on the Company's debt.

Note 5: Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined by either specific identification or weighted average methods. The components of inventories from continuing operations are as follows:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
Raw materials	$	6,344	$	5,506

Finished goods	2,381		1,381
	8,725		6,887
Less: inventory reserves	(1,547)		(1,160)
Inventories	$	7,178	$	5,727

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Note 6: Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment from continuing operations consist of the following:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
Land	$	518	$	665
Leasehold improvements	2,374		2,220
Buildings	1,830		1,475
Machinery, fixtures and equipment	39,911		39,038
Construction-in-progress	551		875
	45,184		44,273
Less: accumulated depreciation and amortization	(29,088)		(26,684)
Property, plant and equipment, net	$	16,096	$	17,589

The following table sets forth depreciation expense related to property, plant and equipment:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2025		2024		2025		2024
Cost of sales	$	789	$	903	$	2,543	$	2,739
Selling, general and administrative	71		59		181		184
Total depreciation	$	860	$	962	$	2,724	$	2,923

Note 7: Intangible Assets and Deferred Charges

Intangible Assets

Intangible assets represent the fair value of intellectual, non-physical assets resulting from business acquisitions and are amortized over their estimated useful life using either an accelerated or straight-line method over a period of 15 years.

The balance of intangible assets from continuing operations subject to amortization are as follows:


	September 30, 2025				December 31, 2024
(in thousands)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Definite-lived intangible assets:
Customer related	$	5,100	$	(2,593)	$	5,100	$	(2,167)
Trademarks and trade names	150		(39)		150		(32)
Other	500		(132)		500		(106)
Total definite-lived intangible assets	$	5,750	$	(2,764)	$	5,750	$	(2,305)

Estimated amortization expense related to intangible assets for the next five years are as follows:


(in thousands)
Remainder of 2025	$	153
2026	468
2027	375
2028	310
2029	277
2030	248
Thereafter	1,155

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Deferred Charges

Deferred charges represent debt issuance costs and are amortized over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method over a period of 2.5 years.

The balance of deferred charges subject to amortization are as follows:


(in thousands)	September 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
Deferred charges, gross	$	401	$	326
Accumulated amortization of deferred charges	(63)		(17)
Deferred charges, net	$	338	$	309

Note 8: Debt

Short-term debt

On June 21, 2025, the Company entered into a note payable in the amount of $1.1 million with an annual interest rate of 3.68% maturing April 1, 2026. The agreement is associated with the financing of the Company's insurance premium in the current term year. As of September 30, 2025, the outstanding balance was $0.8 million.

Credit Facilities

On April 4, 2025, Ascent entered into a Limited Consent, Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement to Loan Documents with BMO Bank N.A. under Ascent’s credit facility (the “Fourth Credit Facility Amendment”) which released the lien on the assets of BRISMET and removed BRISMET as a loan party and reduced the maximum revolving loan commitment under the credit facility from $60 million to $30 million.

On June 30, 2025, Ascent entered into a Limited Consent, Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement to Loan Documents with BMO Bank N.A. under Ascent’s credit facility (the “Fifth Credit Facility Amendment”) which released the lien on the assets of ASTI and removed ASTI as a loan party. The maximum revolving loan commitment under the credit facility remains $30 million with an interest rate between 1.85% and 2.35%, depending on average availability under the credit facility and the Company's consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio. The term of the credit facility remains through December 31, 2027.

We have pledged all of our accounts receivable, inventory, and certain machinery and equipment as collateral for the Credit Agreement. Availability under the Credit Agreement is subject to the amount of eligible collateral as determined by the lenders' borrowing base calculations. Amounts outstanding under the revolving line of credit currently bear interest at (a) the Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 0.75%, or (b) SOFR plus 1.75%. The Credit Agreement also provides an unused commitment fee based on the daily used portion of the credit facility.

Pursuant to the Fifth Credit Facility Amendment, the Company was required to pledge all of its tangible and intangible properties, including the stock and membership interests of its subsidiaries. The Fifth Credit Facility Amendment contains covenants requiring the maintenance of a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio if excess availability falls below the greater of (i) $4.5 million and (ii) 15% of the revolving credit facility. As of September 30, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all financial debt covenants.

The Company had no debt outstanding under its credit facilities as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

As of September 30, 2025, the Company had $13.7 million of remaining availability under it credit facilities.

Note 9: Leases

The Company's portfolio of leases contains both finance and operating leases that relate to real estate and manufacturing equipment. Substantially all of the value of the Company's leased plants and facilities relate to the Master Lease with Store Master Funding XII, LLC (“Store”), an affiliate of Store Capital Corporation ("Store Capital"), that was entered into in 2016 and since amended, with the latest amendment occurring in 2025.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

On April 4, 2025, Ascent and Store entered into a Fifth Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (the "Fifth Master Lease") to remove the BRISMET facility and reduce the Company's rent pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement between the parties dated August 28, 2024. The Fifth Master Lease was determined to be a lease modification that qualified for a remeasurement of the existing lease and not a separate contract. Upon modification of the Fifth Master Lease, the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability were remeasured using an incremental borrowing rate determined on the date of modification. As such, the Company recognized a decrease in the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability related to the Fifth Master Lease of $6.5 million and $7.0 million, respectively, and recognized a gain on the modification of $0.5 million, which is reported within operating expenses on the unaudited consolidated statements of income (loss).

On June 30, 2025, Ascent and Store entered into a Sixth Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement (the "Sixth Master Lease") to remove the ASTI facility and reduce the Company's rent pursuant to the Fifth Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement between the parties dated April 4, 2025. The Sixth Master Lease was determined to be a lease modification that qualified for a remeasurement of the existing lease and not a separate contract. Upon modification of the Sixth Master Lease, the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability were remeasured using an incremental borrowing rate determined on the date of modification. As such, the Company recognized a decrease in the right-of-use asset and operating lease liability related to the Fifth Master Lease of $4.0 million. See Note 2 for additional information on the Company's divestitures of BRISMET and ASTI.

As of September 30, 2025, operating lease liabilities related to the master lease agreement with Store Capital totaled $19.1 million, or 92% of the total lease liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company did not enter into any new finance lease agreements.

Operating and finance lease amounts from continuing operations included in the unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet are as follows (in thousands):


Classification	Financial Statement Line Item	September 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
Long-term Assets	Right-of-use assets, operating leases	$	15,075	$	28,140
Long-term Assets	Property, plant and equipment	1,001		1,227
Current liabilities	Current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases	1,035		1,495
Current liabilities	Current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases	306		293
Non-current liabilities	Non-current portion of lease liabilities, operating leases	18,563		29,972
Non-current liabilities	Non-current portion of lease liabilities, finance leases	784		1,015

Total Lease Cost

Individual components of the total lease cost incurred by the Company are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2025		2024		2025		2024
Operating lease cost1	$	702	$	1,002	$	2,423	$	2,963
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of right-of-use assets	75		78		226		235
Interest on finance lease liabilities	17		22		53		65
Sublease income	(145)		(92)		(406)		(276)
Total lease cost	$	649	$	1,010	$	2,296	$	2,987

1Includes short term leases, which are immaterial

Reduction in carrying amounts of right-of-use assets held under finance leases is included in depreciation expense. Minimum rental payments under operating leases are recognized on a straight-line method over the term of the lease including any periods of free rent and are included in selling, general, and administrative expense on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

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The Company currently subleases the former Palmer and Specialty Pipe & Tube ("SPT") facilities and records cash receipts related to the subleases in other expense (income) on the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of income (loss).

Future expected cash receipts from the Company's sublease as of September 30, 2025 are as follows:


(in thousands)	Sublease Receipts
Remainder of 2025	$	148
2026	594
2027	606
2028	618
2029	631
Thereafter	4,597
Total sublease receipts	$	7,194

Maturity of Leases

The amounts of undiscounted future minimum lease payments under leases in continuing operations as of September 30, 2025 are as follows:


(in thousands)	Operating		Finance
Remainder of 2025	$	630	$	90
2026	2,481		361
2027	2,532		361
2028	2,584		303
2029	2,637		85
Thereafter	18,310		—
Total undiscounted minimum future lease payments	29,174		1,200
Imputed interest	(9,576)		(110)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	19,598	$	1,090

Lease Term and Discount Rate


Weighted-average remaining lease term	September 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
Operating leases	10.83 years		11.59 years
Finance leases	3.39 years		4.13 years
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases	7.64	%	7.15	%
Finance leases	5.93	%	5.75	%

Note 10: Shareholders' Equity

Share Repurchase Program

The Company's previous share repurchase program allowed for repurchase of up to 790,383 shares of the Company's outstanding common stock and expired on February 17, 2025. On February 17, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program allowing for repurchase of up to 1.0 million shares of the Company's outstanding common stock over 24 months. The shares will be purchased from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or privately negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions. Under the program, the purchases will be funded from available working capital, and the repurchased shares will be held in treasury. There is no guarantee as to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased by the Company, and the Company may discontinue purchases at any time that management determines additional purchases are not warranted. As of September 30, 2025, the Company has 274,970 shares of its share repurchase authorization remaining.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Shares repurchased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Number of shares repurchased1	64,782		42,623		725,775		74,186
Average price per share	$	12.85	$	9.79	$	12.23	$	9.92
Total cost of shares repurchased2	$	834,520	$	418,563	$	8,897,903	$	738,361

1Includes 745 shares repurchased under previous share repurchase program which expired on February 17, 2025

2Includes broker commissions paid as part of repurchase transactions

Note 11: Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per share:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands, except per share data)	2025		2024		2025		2024
Numerator:
Net loss from continuing operations	$	(125)	$	(7,801)	$	(4,577)	$	(12,731)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations	$	(1,962)	$	1,649	$	6,483	$	160
Net income (loss)	$	(2,087)	$	(6,152)	$	1,906	$	(12,571)
Denominator:
Weighted-average common shares outstanding	9,379		10,114		9,733		10,111
Effect of dilutive securities:
Employee stock options and stock grants	—		—		—		—
Weighted-average common shares, as adjusted	9,379		10,114		9,733		10,111

Net loss per share from continuing operations:
Basic	$	(0.01)	$	(0.77)	$	(0.47)	$	(1.26)
Diluted	$	(0.01)	$	(0.77)	$	(0.47)	$	(1.26)

Net income (loss) per share from discontinued operations:
Basic	$	(0.21)	$	0.16	$	0.67	$	0.02
Diluted	$	(0.21)	$	0.16	$	0.67	$	0.02

Net income (loss) per share:
Basic	$	(0.22)	$	(0.61)	$	0.20	$	(1.24)
Diluted	$	(0.22)	$	(0.61)	$	0.20	$	(1.24)

The diluted earnings (loss) per share calculations exclude the effect of potentially dilutive shares when the inclusion of those shares in the calculation would have an anti-dilutive effect. The Company had $0.1 million shares that were anti-dilutive for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Note 12: Income Taxes

The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to U.S. federal income tax as well as income tax of multiple state jurisdictions. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal examinations for years before 2021 or state examinations for years before 2020. During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company did not identify nor reserve for any unrecognized tax benefits.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

In July 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBA”) was enacted, permanently extending several tax provisions originally introduced under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that were set to expire at the end of 2025. The OBBA also introduces changes to certain U.S. corporate tax rules, most of which take effect in 2026. We have evaluated the impact of the OBBA and do not expect any material changes to our effective tax rate or results of operations in 2025.

Our income tax expense (benefit) and overall effective tax rates for continuing operations for the periods presented are as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2025			2024			2025			2024
Income tax expense (benefit)	$	58		$	5,807		$	(32)		$	4,413
Effective income tax rate	(92.3)		%	(291.4)		%	0.7		%	(53.1)		%

The effective tax rate for continuing operations was 0.7% and (92.3)% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to the valuation allowance over federal and U.S. state deferred tax assets.

The effective tax rate for continuing operation was (53.1)% and (291.4)% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. The three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 effective tax rate was lower than the U.S. statutory rate of 21.0% primarily due to the valuation allowance over federal and U.S state deferred tax assets.

Note 13: Commitments and Contingencies

In August of 2023, the Company was named as a defendant in a lawsuit filed with the Court of Common Pleas for Delaware County, Ohio, asserting various claims for breach of contracts resulting in losses to the plaintiff and seeking damages in the amount of $0.7 million plus prejudgment interest and attorney's fees. In December 2024, the Company entered into mediation with the plaintiff subject to negotiation of a mutually agreeable settlement. The Company had an estimated liability of $0.4 million related to the lawsuit as of December 31, 2024. In January of 2025, the Company resolved the case through a settlement agreement and no longer has funds reserved for the matter.

In addition, from time to time, we are involved in various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business activities. We are not presently a party to any other such litigation the outcome of which, we believe, if determined adversely to us, would individually, or taken together, have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results, cash flows, or financial condition. Defending such proceedings is costly and can impose a significant burden on management and employees. We may receive unfavorable preliminary or interim rulings in the course of litigation, and there can be no assurances that favorable final outcomes will be obtained.

Note 14: Industry Segments

Ascent Industries Co. has one reportable segment: Specialty Chemicals. The Specialty Chemicals segment includes the operating results of the Company’s plants involved in the production of specialty chemicals and produces critical ingredients and process aids for the oil & gas, household, industrial and institutional ("HII"), personal care, coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE), pulp and paper, textile, automotive, agricultural, water treatment, construction and other industries.

The chief executive officer, who is also the chief operating decision maker (CODM), evaluates performance and determines resource allocations based on a number of factors, the primary measures being gross margin and segment net income (loss).

The accounting principles applied at the operating segment level are the same as those applied at the consolidated financial statement level. The significant expense categories and amounts below align with the segment-level information that is regularly provided to the CODM. Intersegment sales and transfers are eliminated at the corporate consolidation level.

The following table summarizes certain information regarding segments of the Company's continuing operations:

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2025						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2025
(in thousands)	Specialty Chemicals		Corporate & Other1		Total Continuing Operations		Specialty Chemicals		Corporate & Other1		Total Continuing Operations
Net sales	$	19,697	$	—	$	19,697	$	56,183	$	—	$	56,183
Cost of goods sold - material	8,173		—		8,173		25,351		—		25,351
Cost of goods sold - other2	5,683		—		5,683		17,059		—		17,059
Gross profit	5,841		—		5,841		13,773		—		13,773
Selling, general and administrative expense3	3,696		2,557		6,253		9,267		8,300		17,567
Acquisition costs and other	—		398		398		92		573		665
Asset impairments	—		—		—		—		1,622		1,622
Gain on lease modification	—		—		—		—		(544)		(544)
Interest expense (income), net	7		(454)		(447)		38		(385)		(347)
Income taxes	—		58		58		—		(32)		(32)
Other expense (income)	—		(296)		(296)		—		(581)		(581)
Net income (loss)	$	2,138	$	(2,263)	$	(125)	$	4,376	$	(8,953)	$	(4,577)


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2024						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024
(in thousands)	Specialty Chemicals		Corporate & Other1		Total Continuing Operations		Specialty Chemicals		Corporate & Other1		Total Continuing Operations
Net sales	$	20,878	$	—	$	20,878	$	62,642	$	—	$	62,642
Cost of goods sold - material	10,657		—		10,657		32,387		—		32,387
Cost of goods sold - other2	7,088		125		7,213		22,653		395		23,048
Gross profit	3,133		(125)		3,008		7,602		(395)		7,207
Selling, general and administrative expense3	2,747		2,287		5,034		8,226		7,292		15,518
Acquisition costs and other	—		2		2		—		54		54
Gain on lease modification	—		(67)		(67)		—		(67)		(67)
Interest expense, net	19		105		124		57		266		323
Income taxes	—		5,807		5,807		—		4,413		4,413
Other expense (income)	—		(91)		(91)		—		(303)		(303)
Net income (loss)	$	367	$	(8,168)	$	(7,801)	$	(681)	$	(12,050)	$	(12,731)


	As of
(in thousands)	September 30, 2025		December 31, 2024
Identifiable assets
Specialty Chemicals	$	39,130	$	38,928

Corporate and other	80,759		46,298

	$	119,889	$	85,226

1All Other includes corporate overhead expenses and ongoing expenses for properties under the Master Lease not assigned to a segment in which the Company is the responsible party.

2Cost of good sold - other includes manufacturing labor and overhead expenses, depreciation expense, repair and maintenance expense, shipping expense, scrap and shrinkage expense, and other operational manufacturing overhead expenses.

3Selling, general and administrative expenses include sales and administrative salaries, wages and benefits and overhead expenses, professional fees, depreciation and amortization expense, corporate overhead allocation expense and other administrative overhead expenses.

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 15: Subsequent Events

The Company evaluated subsequent events and transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date up to the date that the financial statements were available to be issued. Based upon this review, the Company did not identify any subsequent events that would have required adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This discussion and analysis summarizes the significant factors affecting our consolidated operating results, liquidity, and capital resources during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We intend for this discussion to provide the reader with information that will assist in understanding our financial statements, the changes in certain key items in those financial statements from year to year, and the primary factors that accounted for those changes, as well as how certain accounting principles affect our financial statements. This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes to the consolidated financial statements that are included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the Annual Report), as well as the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) and notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) contained in this report. Unless otherwise specified, all comparisons made are to the corresponding period of 2024. This discussion and analysis is presented in five sections:

•Executive Overview

•Results of Operations and Non-GAAP Financial Measures

•Liquidity and Capital Resources

•Material Cash Requirements from Contractual and Other Obligations

•Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Executive Overview

Ascent Industries Co. is a specialty chemicals platform focused on the development, production, and distribution of tailored, performance-driven chemical solutions. Ascent Industries Co. was incorporated in 1958 as the successor to a chemical manufacturing business founded in 1945 known as Blackman Uhler Industries Inc.

The Company has one reportable segment: Specialty Chemicals. The Specialty Chemicals segment produces critical ingredients and process aids for the oil & gas, household, industrial and institutional ("HII"), personal care, coatings, adhesives, sealants and elastomers (CASE), pulp and paper, textile, automotive, agricultural, water treatment, construction and other industries.

During the third quarter, the Company's first as a pure-play specialty chemicals company, we delivered continued earnings improvements with our strongest earnings performance since 2022. Gross profit nearly doubled year-over-year with margins continuing to expand reflecting disciplined sourcing, focused product line management and operational rigor even in a demand environment that remains muted across many end markets. The discussion and analysis of our results of operations refers to continuing operations unless noted.

Divestiture of American Stainless Tubing

Divestiture of Bristol Metals

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measurement period closing adjustments under the terms of the Purchase Agreement resulting in a pretax gain on sale of $2.5 million. As result of the sale, BRISMET results of operations are classified under discontinued operations for all periods presented. Prior to the divestiture, BRISMET was reported under the Company's former Tubular Products segment.

Macroeconomic Events

We continue to monitor macroeconomic trends and uncertainties such as key material inflation, the effects of recently implemented tariffs, and the potential imposition of modified or additional tariffs, which may have adverse effects on net sales and profitability. As a result of the recent tariffs announced by the U.S. presidential administration and potential tariff modifications or the imposition of tariffs or export controls by other countries, we have worked with our suppliers to mitigate supply chain challenges, cost volatility, and consumer and economic uncertainty due to rapid changes in global trade policies. Much of our raw material used in production is domestically sourced and while we do not expect these factors to result in a material negative effect on our net sales or profitability for the remainder of fiscal year 2025, we are continuing to evaluate these factors and their potential effects as well as our ability to potentially offset all or a portion of cost increases through pricing actions and additional cost savings efforts. Economic pressures on customers and consumers, including the challenges of high inflation and the effects of increased tariffs, may negatively affect our net sales and profitability in the future.

Results of Operations

Consolidated Performance Summary

Consolidated net sales for the third quarter of 2025 were $19.7 million, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 5.7%, compared to net sales for the third quarter of 2024. The decrease in net sales was primarily driven by a 12.4% decrease in pounds shipped partially offset by a 6.3% increase in average selling prices.

Consolidated net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were $56.2 million, a decrease of $6.5 million, or 10.3%, compared to net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The decrease in net sales was primarily driven by a 23.1% decrease in pounds shipped partially offset by a 15.4% increase in average selling prices.

For the third quarter of 2025, consolidated gross profit increased 94.2% to $5.8 million, or 29.7% of sales, compared to $3.0 million, or 14.4% of sales in the third quarter of 2024. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025, consolidated gross profit increased 91.1% to $13.8 million, or 24.5% of sales, compared to $7.2 million, or 11.5% of sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase for the third quarter was primarily attributable to continued sourcing improvements resulting in lower raw material costs as well as reductions in other production related costs. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to aforementioned price gains, continued sourcing improvements resulting in lower raw material costs, reductions in production related costs and a reclass of $1.2 million from cost of good sold to SG&A to better reflect the nature of the ongoing Munhall and Palmer facility expenses.

Consolidated selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) for the third quarter of 2025 increased $1.2 million to $6.3 million, or 31.7% of sales, compared to $5.0 million, or 24.1% of sales in the third quarter of 2024. The increase in SG&A expense for the third quarter of 2025 was primarily driven by increases in salaries, wages and benefits, stock compensation, incentive bonus, taxes and licenses, utilities and insurance expense, partially offset by decreases in professional fees.

Consolidated selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $17.6 million, or 31.3% of sales, compared to $15.5 million, or 24.8% of sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in SG&A expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by increases in salaries, wages and benefits, stock compensation, incentive bonus, taxes and licenses and utilities expenses, partially offset by decreases in professional fees and bad debt expense. The increase in SG&A is attributable to the aforementioned reclass of $1.2 million from cost of good sold to SG&A, and other labor related increases, partially offset by decrease in professional fees and bad debt expense.

Consolidated operating loss in the third quarter of 2025 totaled $0.8 million compared to operating loss of $2.0 million in the third quarter of 2024. Consolidated operating loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2025 totaled $5.5 million compared to operating loss of $8.3 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The operating loss decrease in the third quarter of 2025 and nine months ended September 30, 2025 was primarily driven by aforementioned increase in gross profit offset by increases in SG&A expense.

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Gross profit for the third quarter of 2025 increased to $5.8 million, or 29.7% of sales, compared to $3.1 million, or 15.0% of sales in the third quarter of 2024. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased to $13.8 million, or

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24.5% of sales, compared to $7.6 million, or 12.1% of sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increases for the third quarter and nine months were primarily attributable to higher selling prices and continued sourcing improvements resulting in lower raw material cost.

SG&A expense for the third quarter of 2025 was $3.7 million, or 18.8% of sales, compared to $2.7 million, or 13.2% of sales in the third quarter of 2024. SG&A expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $9.3 million, or 16.5% of sales, compared to $8.2 million, or 13.1% of sales in the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The increase in dollars for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2025 were driven by increases in corporate expense allocation, offset by decreases in salaries, wages and benefits, incentive bonus, professional fees and bad debt expense.

Operating income increased to $2.1 million for the third quarter of 2025 compared to operating income of $0.4 million for the third quarter of 2024. Operating income increased to $4.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to operating loss of $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The current year increases in operating income was primarily driven by the aforementioned increases in gross profit offset by increase in SG&A expense.

Corporate & Other Items

Unallocated corporate and other expenses for the third quarter of 2025 increased $0.1 million, or 6.0%, to $2.6 million, or 13.0% of sales, compared to $2.4 million, or 11.6% of sales, in the prior year. The third quarter of 2025 increase in dollars was primarily driven by increases in salaries, wages and benefits, professional fees, taxes and licenses and insurance expenses, partially offset by decreases in corporate allocation expense related to the divestiture of BRISMET and ASTI.

Unallocated corporate and other expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 increased $0.6 million, or 8.0%, to $8.3 million, or 14.8% of sales, compared to $7.7 million, or 12.3% of sales, in the prior year. The nine months of 2025 increase in dollars was primarily driven by increases in salaries, wages and benefits, incentive bonus, tax and licenses and insurance expenses, partially offset by decreases in professional fees and corporate allocation expense related to the divestiture of BRISMET and ASTI and professional fees.

Interest income was $0.5 million and $0.4 million for the third quarter and nine months of 2025 compared to interest expense of $0.1 million and $0.3 million for the third quarter and nine months of 2024 due to escrow interest from ASTI and BRIMET divestiture. The Company had no debt outstanding in either period.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), we use the following non-GAAP financial measures: EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. Management believes that these non-GAAP measures are useful because they are key measures used by our management team to evaluate our operating performance, generate future operating plans and make strategic decisions as well as allow readers to compare the financial results between periods. Non-GAAP measures should not be considered as an alternative to any measure of performance or financial condition as promulgated under GAAP, and investors should consider the Company's performance and financial condition as reported under GAAP and all other relevant information when assessing the performance or financial condition of the Company. Non-GAAP measures have limitations as analytical tools, and investors should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of the Company's results or financial condition as reported under GAAP.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

We define "EBITDA" as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We define "Adjusted EBITDA" as EBITDA further adjusted for the impact of non-cash and other items we do not consider in our evaluation of ongoing performance. These items include: goodwill impairment, asset impairment, gain on lease modification, stock-based compensation, non-cash lease cost, acquisition costs and other fees, shelf registration costs, loss on extinguishment of debt, retention costs and restructuring and severance costs from net income. We caution investors that amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies because not all companies calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in the same manner. We present EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA because we consider them to be important supplemental measures of our performance and investors' understanding of our performance is enhanced by including these non-GAAP financial measures as a reasonable basis for comparing our ongoing results of operations.

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Consolidated EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations are as follows:


		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands)		2025			2024			2025			2024
Consolidated
Net loss from continuing operations		$	(125)		$	(7,801)		$	(4,577)		$	(12,731)
Adjustments:
	Interest expense (income), net	(447)			124			(347)			323

	Income taxes	58			5,807			(32)			4,413
	Depreciation	854			962			2,725			2,923
	Amortization	153			174			458			522
EBITDA		493			(734)			(1,773)			(4,550)
	Acquisition costs and other	398			2			665			54





	Asset impairments	—			—			1,622			—

	Gain on lease modification	—			(67)			(544)			(67)
	Stock-based compensation	197			55			318			148
	Non-cash lease expense	86			35			85			96
	Retention expense	—			—			—			3
	Restructuring and severance cost	202			—			202			177
Adjusted EBITDA		$	1,376		$	(709)		$	575		$	(4,139)
	% of sales	7.0		%	(3.4)		%	1.0		%	(6.6)		%

Specialty Chemicals EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are as follows:


		Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands)		2025			2024			2025			2024
Specialty Chemicals
Net income (loss)		$	2,138		$	367		$	4,375		$	(681)
Adjustments:
	Interest expense, net	7			19			39			57
	Depreciation	830			945			2,671			2,863
	Amortization	153			174			458			522
EBITDA		3,128			1,505			7,543			2,761
	Acquisition costs and other	—			—			92			—

	Stock-based compensation	4			—			4			7
	Non-cash lease expense	26			19			30			57
	Restructuring and severance costs	—			—			—			109
Specialty Chemicals Adjusted EBITDA		$	3,158		$	1,524		$	7,669		$	2,934
	% of segment sales	16.0		%	7.3		%	13.7		%	4.7		%

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We closely manage our liquidity and capital resources. Our liquidity requirements depend on key variables, including level of investment required to support our business strategies, the performance of our business, capital expenditures, credit facilities and working capital management. Capital expenditures and share repurchases are a component of our cash flow and capital management strategy which we can adjust in response to economic and other changes in our business environment. We have a disciplined approach to capital allocation focusing on priorities that support our business and growth.

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Sources of Liquidity

Funds generated by operating activities supplemented by our available cash and cash equivalents and our credit facilities are our most significant sources of liquidity. As of September 30, 2025, we held $58.0 million of cash and cash equivalents, as well as $13.7 million of remaining available capacity on our revolving line of credit. We believe our sources of liquidity will be sufficient to fund operations and anticipated capital expenditures as well as repay our debt obligations as they become due over the next 12 months and beyond.

Cash Flows

Cash flows from continuing operations were as follows:


	Nine Months Ended September 30,
(in thousands)	2025		2024
Total cash (used in) provided by:
Operating activities	$	(7,568)	$	924
Investing activities	(1,082)		(737)
Financing activities	(8,705)		(676)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	$	(17,355)	$	(489)

Operating Activities

The increase in cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, compared to cash provided by operating activities in the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was primarily driven by changes in working capital and increases in advances partially offset by decreases in net loss year over year. Changes in working capital can vary significantly depending on factors such as the timing of inventory production and purchases, customer payments of accounts receivable and payments to vendors in the regular course of business. Inventory decreased operating cash flows for the first nine months of 2025 by $1.5 million compared to an increase of $3.7 million for the first nine months of 2024, while accounts payable decreased operating cash flows by $1.5 million for the first nine months of 2025, compared to decrease of $2.6 million in the first nine months of 2024. The changes in inventory and accounts payable is primarily driven by higher inventory purchases to match inventory levels with expected sales growth, higher inventory turns year-over-year and decreases in days payables outstanding. Accounts receivable and advances decreased operating cash flows by $5.2 million in the first nine months of 2025 compared to a $0.2 million decrease in the first nine months of 2024. The decrease in cash generated by accounts receivable and advances is primarily driven by the $5.3 million of escrow receivables from the BRISMET and ASTI divestitures partially offset by a slight decrease in days sales outstanding compared to the first nine months of 2024.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities primarily consists of transactions related to capital expenditures. The increase in cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to increases in capital expenditures in the current year compared to the prior year.

Financing Activities

Net cash used in financing activities primarily consists of transactions related to our credit facilities and share repurchases. The increase in cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to cash used in financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to increased repurchases of common stock. The Company had no debt outstanding as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024.

Short-term Debt

The Company has a note payable in the amount of $1.1 million with an annual interest rate of 3.68% maturing April 1, 2026, associated with the financing of the Company's insurance premium in 2025. As of September 30, 2025, the outstanding balance was $0.8 million.

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Credit Facilities

The Company had no debt outstanding under its credit facilities as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024. See Note 8 for additional information on the Company's debt.

Share Repurchases and Dividends

We have a share repurchase program, authorized by the Company's Board of Directors, that is executed through purchases made from time to time at prevailing market prices, through open market or privately negotiated transactions, depending on market conditions. Shares repurchased are returned to status of authorized, but unissued shares of common stock or held in treasury. As of September 30, 2025, the Company has 274,970 shares of its share repurchase authorization remaining.

Shares repurchased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:


	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2025		2024		2025		2024
Number of shares repurchased	64,782		42,623		725,775		74,186
Average price per share	$	12.85	$	9.79	$	12.23	$	9.92
Total cost of shares repurchased	$	834,520	$	418,563	$	8,897,903	$	738,361

At the end of each fiscal year the Board of Directors reviews the financial performance and capital needed to support future growth to determine the amount of cash dividend, if any, which is appropriate. In 2024, no dividends were declared or paid by the Company.

Other Financial Measures

Below are additional financial measures that we believe are important in understanding the Company's liquidity position from year to year. The metrics are defined as:

Liquidity Measure:

•Current ratio = current assets divided by current liabilities. The current ratio will be determined by the Company using generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

Profitability Ratio:

•Return on average equity ("ROAE") = net income divided by the trailing 12-month average of equity. The ROAE will be determined by the Company using generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.

Results of these additional measures are as follows:


	September 30, 2025	December 31, 2024
Current ratio	6.4	2.8

Return on average equity	(7.2)%	(34.0)%

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Material Cash Requirements from Contractual and Other Obligations

As of September 30, 2025, our material cash requirements for our known contractual and other obligations were as follows:

•Operating and Finance Leases - The Company enters into various lease agreements for the real estate and manufacturing equipment used in the normal course of business. Operating and finance lease obligations were $20.7 million, with $1.3 million payable within 12 months. See Note 9 for further detail of our lease obligations and the timing of expected future payments.

The Company has no off-balance sheet arrangements that are reasonably likely to have a material current or future effect on the Company's financial position, revenues, results of operations, liquidity, or capital expenditures. We expect capital spending to be as much as $1.6 million for the remainder of fiscal 2025.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

We describe our significant accounting policies in Note 1, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, in the notes to the consolidated financial statements presented in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. We discuss our critical accounting estimates in Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024. There have been no significant changes in our significant accounting policies or critical accounting estimates since the end of fiscal 2024.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risks

We are a smaller reporting company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act; therefore, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The term “disclosure controls and procedures” is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act as “controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act are recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms.” The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that material information relating to the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries is accumulated and communicated to its management, including its Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. The Company’s management, with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2025. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2025, because of the previously reported material weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting, as described below.

Previously Reported Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15f-15(f). As reported in our 2024 Form 10-K, based upon the ongoing ineffectiveness of our IT general controls, we did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2024 as a result of material weaknesses in the control environment. A material weakness (as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Refer to our 2024 Form 10-K for a description of our material weaknesses.

Ongoing Remediation Efforts to Address Material Weaknesses

Our Board of Directors and management are committed to the continued implementation of remediation efforts to address the material weaknesses. The material weaknesses were first identified in 2021 and 2022 and while the Company has significantly improved its internal control over financial reporting, the material weaknesses remain un-remediated as of September 30, 2025 due to the continued IT general control ineffectiveness. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, management, with oversight from the Company's Audit Committee, continued executing a detailed plan for remediation which includes:

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•Enhancing corporate oversight over process-level controls and structures to ensure that there is appropriate assignment of authority, responsibility and accountability as well as maintaining a sufficient number of qualified resources in key personnel areas over the performance and maintenance of the Company's control environment.

•Engaging an external advisor to assist with enhancing, designing, and implementing general information technology controls, including user access provisioning, cyber-security, and segregation of duties.

•Formalizing information technology policies and procedures to ensure that they are current and comprehensive and support the timely execution of information technology processes and control procedures.

•Enhancing review controls for inventory, revenue accounting, financial close processes and complex accounting to ensure accurate reporting and timely disclosures and ensuring evidence is appropriately retained.

•Improving and maintaining effective controls for communicating and sharing information between the operations, accounting, information technology, sales, finance and legal departments to ensure that the accounting department is consistently provided with complete and adequate support, documentation and information, and that matters are resolved in a timely and effective manner.

The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is monitoring management's ongoing remediation efforts. With the Audit Committee's oversight, management has dedicated significant resources and efforts to improve our internal control environment to remedy the identified material weaknesses. As we continue to evaluate and implement improvements to our internal control over financial reporting, our management may decide to take additional measures to address our control deficiencies or to modify the remediation efforts undertaken. Because the reliability of the internal control process requires repeatable execution, our material weaknesses cannot be considered fully remediated until all remedial processes and procedures (including additional remediation efforts identified by our senior management as necessary) have been implemented, each applicable control has operated for a sufficient period of time and management has concluded, through testing, that the controls are operating effectively. Until all identified material weaknesses are remediated, we will not be able to assert that our internal controls are effective.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Other than the ongoing remediation efforts described above, there have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial reporting.

PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

It is not unusual for us and our subsidiaries to be involved in various unresolved legal actions, administrative proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business involving, among other things, product liability, commercial, employment, workers' compensation, and environmental matters.. With respect to such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, the Company records reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We cannot predict with any certainty the outcome of these unresolved legal actions or, in some cases, the range of possible loss or recovery. Information pertaining to legal proceedings can be found in Note 13 - Commitments and Contingencies in the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There were no material changes in our assessment of risk factors as discussed in Part I, Item 1A in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The following table sets forth information with respect to purchases of the Company’s common stock on a trade date basis made during the three months ended September 30, 2025:

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Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs1	Number of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased under the Program
July 1, 2025 - July 31, 2025	56,389	$	12.86	56,389	283,363
August 1, 2025 - August 31, 2025	8,393	12.77		8,393	274,970
September 1, 2025 - September 30, 2025	—	—		—	274,970
As of September 30, 2025	64,782	$	12.85	64,782	274,970

1On February 17, 2025, the Board of Directors authorized a new share repurchase program allowing for repurchase of up to 1.0 million shares of the Company's outstanding common stock. The stock repurchase program expires in February 2027 and there is no guarantee to the exact number of shares that will be repurchased by the Company over that period. See Note 10 for additional information.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5. Other Information

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, none of the Company’s directors or executive officers adopted or terminated any contract, instruction, or written plan for the purchase or sale of Company securities that was intend-ed to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) or any “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” (as those terms are defined in Regulation S-K, Item 408).

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description
31.1						Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of Chief Executive Officer
31.2						Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of the Chief Financial Officer
32.1						Certifications Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
101.INS*						XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.LAB*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
101.DEF*						XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101*)
*						In accordance with Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q shall be deemed "furnished" and not "filed."

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



	ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO.
	(Registrant)


Date:	November 4, 2025	By:	/s/ J. Bryan Kitchen
			J. Bryan Kitchen
			President and Chief Executive Officer
			(principal executive officer)

Date:	November 4, 2025	By:	/s/ Ryan Kavalauskas
			Ryan Kavalauskas
			Chief Financial Officer
			(principal accounting officer)

ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO. 10-Q