Develops intellectual property assets. Licenses its patents to technology companies. Now — the numbers.
The company closed last year at a loss: costs ran above sales. The picture changes only if spending is reined in.
An average decline of 75% a year over the last 4 years — the most striking risk in this picture. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
At this burn rate the cash pile isn’t the pressing question — for now, time is on the company’s side.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly below the class average.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
Clearly below the class average.
There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.
Valuation: The stock trades at a price that looks expensive next to its earnings; that can cap future returns.
The stock trades 47% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The company sells $150K a year; the problem isn’t sales — it’s costs running above that number.
There is $36.9M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $36.9M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 12 buys and 9 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
A loss of $2.4M against $150K in annual sales.
Measured against its sector, the quality of the business sits below the class average. Report-card grade: 22/100.
Today’s price already includes part of tomorrow’s optimism. Report-card grade: 36/100.
On our five-subject report card, NTIP sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: NTIP’s sales are going backwards, and it closed last year at a loss. The road back runs through both.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution, the revenue breakdown.