ACNT — what changed in the latest 10-Q
A section-by-section comparison of ACNT's newest periodic SEC filing (10-K/10-Q) against the prior same-form filing: paragraphs added and removed per section, with verbatim excerpts. Purely a deterministic text diff — no similarity scores, no directional read, not investment advice.
Comparing 10-Q · 2026-11-04 vs the prior 10-Q · 2026-08-04
| Section | Outcome | Added | Removed | Minor | Unchanged |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD&A | Text added/removed | +17 | −18 | ~12 | 24 |
| Market risk (Item 3) | No paragraph-level changes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Controls & procedures | Text added/removed | 0 | −1 | ~3 | 9 |
| Legal proceedings | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
| Risk factors | No material changes reported (points to the 10-K) | — | — | — | — |
| Other information | Text added/removed | 0 | 0 | ~1 | 0 |
Counts are paragraphs; added/removed means text added or removed vs the prior filing — no direction or judgement implied.
Representative excerpts
Up to 5 excerpts of about 300 characters per section, quoted verbatim from the two SEC filings.
MD&A
Text added vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-11-04
sales excluding Midwest was primarily driven by a 21.1% increase in average selling prices and a 7.0% increase in pounds shipped.
Consolidated net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 were $72.2 million, an increase of $16.0 million, or 28.5%, compared to net sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by a 13.4% increase in pounds shipped and a 17.2% increas…
For the third quarter of 2026, consolidated gross profit increased 21.9% to $7.1 million, or 26.2% of sales, compared to $5.8 million, or 29.7% of sales in the third quarter of 2025. Excluding Midwest, gross profit for the third quarter of 2026 increased 14.1% to $6.7 million, or 26.8% of sales. For…
Consolidated selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) for the third quarter of 2026 decreased $0.9 million to $5.3 million, or 19.6% of sales, compared to $6.3 million, or 31.7% of sales in the third quarter of 2025. Consolidated selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) for the…
Consolidated operating income in the third quarter of 2026 totaled $1.6 million compared to an operating loss of $0.8 million in the third quarter of 2025. Consolidated operating loss in the nine months ended September 30, 2026 totaled $1.0 million compared to an operating loss of $5.5 million in th…
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-04
The second quarter represented an important inflection point in Ascent's evolution. Despite continued challenges across the broader specialty chemicals market, our legacy business delivered organic growth well above both the market and many of our peers, reflecting disciplined commercial and operati…
Consolidated net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2026 were $45.1 million, an increase of $8.6 million, or 23.6%, compared to net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2025. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by an 11.5% increase in pounds shipped and a 14.6% increase in average…
For the second quarter of 2026, consolidated gross profit increased 14.0% to $5.5 million, or 21.6% of sales, compared to $4.9 million, or 26.1% of sales in the second quarter of 2025. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, consolidated gross profit increased 5.4% to $8.4 million, or 18.5% of sales…
Consolidated selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) for the second quarter of 2026 decreased $0.9 million to $5.5 million, or 21.5% of sales, compared to $6.4 million, or 34.5% of sales in the second quarter of 2025. Consolidated selling, general, and administrative expense (SG&A) for t…
Consolidated operating loss in the second quarter of 2026 totaled $0.3 million compared to an operating loss of $2.7 million in the second quarter of 2025. Consolidated operating loss in the six months ended June 30, 2026 totaled $2.6 million compared to an operating loss of $4.7 million in the six …
Controls & procedures
Text removed vs the prior filing · source: 10-Q · 2026-08-04
Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2026. 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 e…
How to read Risk Factors (Item 1A) in a 10-Q
A 10-Q risk-factor section usually takes one of three forms; this page classifies it as one of:
- Pointer — the filer states there have been no material changes and points back to the annual 10-K risk factors; there is no own risk text to compare this quarter.
- Partial update — the filer carves out specific updated risks ("except as set forth below"); the excerpts show exactly what is new this quarter.
- Restated in full — the quarter carries the complete risk-factor text. When the prior quarter was only a pointer there is no prior full text to diff against, so the page flags the section as restated instead.
This describes the filing structure only — it is never a judgement on whether risk went up or down.
Source: text-level diff of the two SEC EDGAR filings · deterministic (no AI-generated content) · for reference only · not investment advice