Rents natural gas compression units to energy companies. Fabricates and manufactures natural gas compressors. Now — the numbers.
Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 24% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The gap is $230.5M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 23.4× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 41% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 47% above today's price.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades 17% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 24% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 41 buys and 28 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.52 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 34/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 41/100.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 44/100.
On our five-subject report card, NGS sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: NGS is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (41/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.