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Updated Jun 2, 2026

Associated Capital Group, Inc. (AC)

Financial Services • NYSE

$35.00

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

29.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

Associated Capital Group, Inc. (AC) scores 29/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full AC quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

N/A (Requires more data)

Requires fair value calculation and current price data

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full AC valuation analysis · → View full AC Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):POOR (6.0%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):EXCELLENT (0.00x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (-196.3%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (-2.6%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

Associated Capital Group, Inc. (AC) stock report — Zyberno Score 29/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:35.00

Market Cap:$739.73M

Valuation Multiples (4)

P/E Ratio:

16.83x

📊 Click to view full AC P/E analysis →

P/B Ratio:0.81x

P/S Ratio:62.14x

Peg Ratio:0.80x

Enterprise Metrics (1)

Enterprise Value:$490.37M

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (5)

ROE:

6.0%

📊 Click to view full AC ROE analysis →

ROA:5.7%

Roic:

-2.6%

📊 Click to view full AC ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:2.1%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-0.1%

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:-196.3%

Net Margin Ttm:451.7%

Ebitda Margin:-193.3%

TTM Performance (2)

Operating Margin Ttm:-196.3%

Net Margin Ttm:451.7%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:$5.94

Dividend Yield:6.6%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Earnings Surprise (SUE) (3)

Earnings Surprise (SUE):

-0.45

📊 Click to view full AC Earnings Surprise analysis →

EPS Surprise vs Expected:-78.6%

Latest Earnings Filed:2025-03-19

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):2.4%

Earnings Growth (Linear) (1)

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):9.5%

Cash Flow Growth (Linear) (1)

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):84.6%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:6.44x

Quick Ratio:6.44x

Cash Ratio:6.44x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:0.00x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:0.00x

Debt To Ebitda:-999.00x

Coverage Ratios (2)

Interest Coverage Ratio:-83.72x

Times Interest Earned:-83.72

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:210,658,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:249,360,000.00

Long Term Debt:$0.00

Net Debt:-$249.36M

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $11.91M

Linear Growth: 2.4%

📊 Click to view full AC Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$0.00

Profitability Breakdown (2)

$0.00-$23.37M

Bottom Line Performance (3)

Net income TTM: $53.78M

Linear Growth: 9.5%

📊 Click to view full AC Net Income analysis & methodology →

Income Before Tax:$66.94M

Ebitda Ttm:-23,014,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:35,279,000.00

R And D Expense:0.00

Sga Expense:0.00

Income Tax Expense:$17.30M

Interest Expense:224,000.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Ebitda Margin:-193.3%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$959.13M

Current Assets:$249.36M

Ppe Net:16,158,000.00

Goodwill:3,519,000.00

Intangible Assets:$0.00

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:38,702,000.00

Current Liabilities:38,702,000.00

Long Term Debt:$0.00

Short Term Debt:$0.00

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$914.65M

Retained Earnings:$69.95M

Common Stock:0.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:0.00

Inventory:0.00

Accounts Payable:0.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:0.00

Stock Based Compensation:0.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

Operating cash flow TTM: $19.84M

Linear Growth: 84.6%

$0.00

Investment Activities (1)

Investing Cash Flow:$1.22M

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:-$1.43M

Dividends Paid Ttm:48,862,000.00

Stock Repurchase:1,417,000.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$0.00

Long Term Debt Repayments:$0.00

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:360,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):2.54

Eps diluted TTM: $2.08

Linear Growth: -6.5%

📊 Click to view full AC EPS analysis & methodology →

Earnings Per Share Ttm:$2.54

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:0.56

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:$1.27

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$43.28

Cash Per Share:11.80

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:86.94x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.01x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:0.06x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:-999.00

Cash Conversion Cycle:-999.00

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:100.00

Quality Score:85.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:2.1%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-0.1%

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (2)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):2.4%

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):9.5%

Cash Flow Growth Rates (1)

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):84.6%

Other Growth Rates (1)

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):-0.4%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:AC

Company Name:Associated Capital Group, Inc.

Sector:Financial Services

Industry:Investment Services

Exchange:NYSE

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:medium

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:21.14M

Shares Outstanding Basic:21.14M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:21.35M

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Last Updated:2026-06-02 22:40:54 UTC

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