NTIC
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-04 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.
Research, not advice.
À propos
Northern Technologies International Corporation
- Nom
- Northern Technologies International Corporation
- Secteur
- Basic Materials
- Industrie
- Chemicals - Specialty
- Bourse
- NASDAQ
- Capitalisation
- $72.6M
- Employés
- 271
- PDG
- Gautam Ramdas
- Site web
- https://www.ntic.com
- Marché
- AGRZALTOFSIKBSXLGOLOOP
Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC) specializes in the development and global distribution of advanced rust and corrosion prevention solutions. Operating across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the company serves a wide international market. Under its primary ZERUST® brand, NTIC provides a broad spectrum of anti-corrosion products. These encompass protective plastic and paper packaging, liquid formulations, specialized coatings, rust removal agents, industrial cleaners, diffusers, and bespoke engineered solutions tailored specifically for the oil and gas sector. Complementing this, the Natur-Tec® brand features a comprehensive line of bio-based and certified compostable polymer resin compounds and finished goods. Beyond its product lines, the company extends its expertise through on-site technical consulting services aimed at addressing and resolving rust and corrosion challenges. NTIC serves a diverse clientele across various industries, including automotive, electronics, electrical, mechanical, military, retail consumer goods, and the oil & gas sector. Its go-to-market strategy involves a multi-channel approach, leveraging a direct sales force, a global network of independent distributors and agents, manufacturer's representatives, strategic alliances, and joint ventures. Established in 1970, Northern Technologies International Corporation maintains its corporate headquarters in Circle Pines, Minnesota.
Price (1 year)
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VENTE TOTALE: 28 072 titres (~224 571,17 $ US)
- Insiders
- LYNCH G PATRICKNIGON RICHARD
- Total bought
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Avg buy (VWAP, 90d window) —
- Total sold
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$128,523
Avg sell (VWAP, 90d window) $8.00 vs last close —
Total sold sums Form 4 code S in this window. Codes F, M, A and G are left out.
- Last activity
- 2026-07-30
- Last synced
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Recent Form 4
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| Date | Person | Side | Shares | Price | Value | Form 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | LYNCH G PATRICK | Sell · S | 16,070 | $8.00 | $128,507 | Form 4 |
| 2026-07-29 | LYNCH G PATRICK | Sell · S | 2 | $8.10 | $16 | Form 4 |
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Signal
Neutral signalScored 2026-08-04 Drivers: fundamentals. Moteurs : fondamentaux.
NTIC presents a deeply unfavorable risk profile, combining critically weak liquidity (35) and near-collapsed fundamental trends (15) with a negative catalyst environment (score 20, type NONE): insider selling…
The first sentence of the analysis written for NTIC on 2026-08-04 - a real excerpt, not a sample. The rest of it, the 0-100 score and the rating it produced are part of Plus. See plans.
Factor checklist — research, not advice
A check leans with a bullish reading. A cross leans against it. A dash is unavailable or mixed.
- Insider Pulls against a bullish reading. Selling cluster — sale value, no purchase value
- Congress Unavailable or mixed. No purchase disclosures in the stored window
- Narrative Pulls against a bullish reading. Stored narrative reading is in the bearish band
- Timing Unavailable or mixed. No stored price series
- Financial indicators Unavailable or mixed. Current ratio 1.86 · operating margin -7.1% — readings disagree
Market snapshot
Financial ratios
| Metric | Trend | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 | 2022-08-31 | 2021-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.6% | 39.7% | 34.8% | 31.1% | 34.6% | |
| Ebit Margin | 4.3% | 9.4% | 7.6% | 12.3% | 15.0% | |
| Ebitda Margin | 6.4% | 11.5% | 9.6% | 14.5% | 17.0% | |
| Operating Profit Margin | -7.1% | -1.9% | -7.0% | -7.2% | 14.7% | |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 3.6% | 9.0% | 7.0% | 12.2% | 15.0% | |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 1.2% | 7.4% | 5.3% | 9.7% | 12.4% | |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.0% | 6.4% | 3.6% | 8.5% | 11.1% | |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 0.0% | 6.4% | 3.6% | 8.5% | 11.1% | |
| Current Ratio | 1.855 | 2.323 | 2.373 | 2.358 | 3.963 | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.206 | 1.519 | 1.589 | 1.400 | 2.658 | |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.068 | 0.367 | 0.244 | 0.417 | 0.857 | |
| Cash Ratio | 0.303 | 0.277 | 0.323 | 0.313 | 0.902 | |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 3,894.737 | 23.891 | 41.613 | 17.072 | 24.159 | |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -39.082 | 0.309 | -0.756 | 0.000 | -0.031 | |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -39.082 | 0.309 | -0.756 | 0.000 | -0.031 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 4,111.111 | 23.891 | 43.000 | 17.848 | 26.047 | |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -41.246 | 0.287 | -0.788 | 5.712 | -0.035 | |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.972 | 1.815 | 1.820 | 1.707 | 2.437 | |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.832 | 1.519 | 1.511 | 1.464 | 2.690 | |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -46.520 | 52.419 | 55.397 | -194.654 | -55.253 | |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 28.704 | 21.963 | 21.789 | 94.729 | 52.532 | |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.128 | 0.080 | 0.076 | 0.075 | 0.005 | |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.182 | 0.106 | 0.102 | 0.102 | 0.006 | |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.154 | 0.096 | 0.093 | 0.092 | 0.006 | |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.006 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.424 | 1.330 | 1.346 | 1.355 | 1.192 | |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 3.818 | 3.648 | 3.465 | 3.064 | 2.159 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.102 | 0.329 | 0.331 | 0.067 | 0.340 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.029 | 0.069 | 0.069 | 0.015 | 0.051 | |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.617 | 0.419 | 0.393 | -0.487 | -0.951 | |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.255 | 1.082 | 0.884 | 1.390 | 28.157 | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -9.959 | -4.723 | -12.172 | -59.997 | 517.397 | |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.195 | 0.791 | 0.827 | 0.183 | 10.623 | |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.186 | 0.781 | 0.817 | 0.177 | 7.685 | |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.618 | 1.721 | 1.648 | 0.673 | 0.513 | |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.447 | 0.971 | 0.926 | 0.267 | 0.390 | |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 86.007 | 0.488 | 0.901 | 0.408 | 0.284 | |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 14.108 | 13.531 | 15.901 | 10.235 | 15.096 |
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How the latest year compares
For each ratio: its most recent value, the change versus one year earlier, and versus its 5-year average. ▲ higher ▼ lower
| Metric | Current | vs 1Y ago | vs 5Y avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 37.6% | ▼-2.1% | ▲2.0% |
| Ebit Margin | 4.3% | ▼-5.1% | ▼-5.4% |
| Ebitda Margin | 6.4% | ▼-5.1% | ▼-5.4% |
| Operating Profit Margin | -7.1% | ▼-5.2% | ▼-5.4% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 3.6% | ▼-5.4% | ▼-5.8% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 1.2% | ▼-6.3% | ▼-6.0% |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.0% | ▼-6.3% | ▼-5.9% |
| Bottom Line Profit Margin | 0.0% | ▼-6.3% | ▼-5.9% |
| Current Ratio | 1.855 | ▼-0.468 | ▼-0.719 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.206 | ▼-0.314 | ▼-0.469 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.068 | ▼-0.299 | ▼-0.322 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.303 | ▲0.027 | ▼-0.120 |
| Price To Earnings Ratio | 3894.737 | ▲3870.846 | ▲3094.442 |
| Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -39.082 | ▼-39.391 | ▼-31.170 |
| Forward Price To Earnings Growth Ratio | -39.082 | ▼-39.391 | ▼-31.170 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Ratio | 4111.111 | ▲4087.220 | ▲3266.732 |
| Price To Earnings Diluted Growth Ratio | -41.246 | ▼-41.533 | ▼-34.032 |
| Price To Book Ratio | 0.972 | ▼-0.843 | ▼-0.778 |
| Price To Sales Ratio | 0.833 | ▼-0.687 | ▼-0.771 |
| Price To Free Cash Flow Ratio | -46.520 | ▼-98.939 | ▼-8.798 |
| Price To Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 28.704 | ▲6.741 | ▼-15.239 |
| Debt To Assets Ratio | 0.128 | ▲0.048 | ▲0.055 |
| Debt To Equity Ratio | 0.182 | ▲0.076 | ▲0.083 |
| Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.154 | ▲0.058 | ▲0.066 |
| Long Term Debt To Capital Ratio | 0.006 | ▲0.006 | ▲0.005 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 1.424 | ▲0.094 | ▲0.094 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 3.818 | ▲0.170 | ▲0.587 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.102 | ▼-0.227 | ▼-0.132 |
| Operating Cash Flow Sales Ratio | 0.029 | ▼-0.040 | ▼-0.018 |
| Free Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio | -0.617 | ▼-1.036 | ▼-0.369 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.255 | ▼-0.827 | ▼-6.099 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | -9.959 | ▼-5.236 | ▼-96.068 |
| Short Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.195 | ▼-0.596 | ▼-2.329 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.186 | ▼-0.595 | ▼-1.743 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 0.618 | ▼-1.103 | ▼-0.416 |
| Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio | 0.447 | ▼-0.524 | ▼-0.153 |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | 86.007 | ▲85.519 | ▲68.389 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 14.108 | ▲0.577 | ▲0.334 |
Key metrics
| Metric | Trend | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $70.1M | $129.2M | $120.7M | $108.6M | $152.0M | |
| Enterprise value | $76.0M | $131.8M | $122.1M | $109.7M | $144.7M | |
| EV / Sales | 0.90x | 1.55x | 1.53x | 1.48x | 2.56x | |
| EV / Op. cash flow | 31.12x | 22.40x | 22.04x | 95.71x | 50.01x | |
| EV / Free cash flow | -50.43x | 53.47x | 56.03x | -196.67x | -52.60x | |
| EV / EBITDA | 14.11x | 13.53x | 15.90x | 10.23x | 15.10x | |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.09x | 0.27x | 0.18x | 0.10x | -0.76x | |
| Current ratio | 1.85x | 2.32x | 2.37x | 2.36x | 3.96x | |
| Income quality | 2.48x | 0.93x | 1.31x | 0.16x | 0.41x | |
| Graham number | $1 | $9 | $7 | $10 | $10 | |
| Graham net-net | $0 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $2 | |
| Tax burden | 0.6% | 70.7% | 52.1% | 69.8% | 74.3% | |
| Interest burden | 83.5% | 95.7% | 92.4% | 99.0% | 99.8% | |
| Working capital | $20.4M | $23.7M | $23.0M | $23.2M | $25.2M | |
| Invested capital | $49.7M | $50.8M | $48.4M | $47.3M | $38.1M | |
| Return on assets | 0.0% | 5.7% | 3.3% | 7.3% | 8.4% | |
| Operating ROA | -6.1% | -1.7% | -6.4% | -6.7% | 11.9% | |
| Return on tangible assets | 0.0% | 6.4% | 3.7% | 8.5% | 8.5% | |
| Return on equity | 0.0% | 7.6% | 4.4% | 9.9% | 10.1% | |
| Return on invested capital | -2.1% | -1.6% | -5.4% | -5.6% | 10.4% | |
| Return on capital employed | -7.6% | -2.1% | -7.7% | -7.7% | 12.6% | |
| Earnings yield | 0.0% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 5.8% | 4.1% | |
| Free cash flow yield | -2.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | -0.5% | -1.8% | |
| Capex / Op. cash flow | 161.7% | 58.1% | 60.7% | 148.7% | 195.1% | |
| Capex / Depreciation | 224.8% | 195.0% | 206.1% | 108.6% | 509.2% | |
| Capex / Sales | 4.7% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 10.0% | |
| SG&A / Sales | 38.7% | 36.0% | 35.6% | 31.9% | 35.9% | |
| R&D / Sales | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 6.4% | 7.8% | |
| Stock comp / Sales | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.3% | 1.2% | |
| Intangibles / Total assets | 13.2% | 11.1% | 12.2% | 13.2% | 1.0% | |
| Days sales outstanding | 86d | 89d | 87d | 82d | 88d | |
| Days payables outstanding | 56d | 46d | 42d | 56d | 42d | |
| Operating cycle | 194d | 192d | 179d | 198d | 198d | |
| Cash conversion cycle | 138d | 146d | 137d | 143d | 156d |
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Recent news
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