Sources and distributes basic chemicals, including alcohols and aromatics. Supplies plastic particles, such as polyolefin and chemical polymers. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $25.5M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 68.2× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 39% of them.
No analyst target is on record for this company.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Sales are growing strongly for its sector.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 86% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 2 years, sales grew about 17% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 6 buys and 2 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
The company’s market value is 68 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 10/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 24/100.
On our five-subject report card, NPT sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: NPT does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s whether the price paid for the stock is too high.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the growth trend, earnings execution, the revenue breakdown.