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Table of Contents Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 X ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended January 31 , 2021 Rhode Island ( State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization ) FORM 10 - K TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to 600 East Greenwich Avenue , West Warwick , Rhode Island ( Address of principal executive offices ) Title of each class Common Stock , $ .05 Par Value OR Commission file number 0-13200 AstroNova , Inc. ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 401 ) 828-4000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 05-0318215 Accelerated filer Trading Symbol ALOT No 区 No 区 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes □ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes 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 > No D 02893 ( Zip Code ) Name of each exchange on which registered NASDAQ Global Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Non - accelerated filer Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See the 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 Smaller reporting company X 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 . □ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . □ Yes > No The aggregate market value of the registrant's voting common equity held by non - affiliates at July 31 , 2020 was approximately $ 47,045,000 based on the closing price on the Nasdaq Global Market on that date . As of April 9 , 2021 , there were 7,212,977 shares of Common Stock ( par value $ 0.05 per share ) of the registrant outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the Company's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10 - K where indicated .