Develops and markets rust and corrosion inhibiting products. Offers plastic and paper packaging with rust inhibitors. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 11% a year over the last 4 years. Every year shown ended in profit.
Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.
The stock trades 57% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 11% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 26 buys and 9 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
It pays out $0.04 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
The company’s market value is 4375 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 39/100.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 45/100.
On our five-subject report card, NTIC sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: NTIC 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 what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Analysts’ average target sits above today’s price, yet the valuation grade (57/100) says the stock isn’t cheap.