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Stock Expert AI presents
OTTR
Otter Tail Corporation
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Otter Tail Corporation. What it actually does.

Generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. Operates in Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 1990
2,198 employees
$3.7B market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
43%Electric
ElectricPlastics 32%Manufacturing 24%
43% of all revenue comes from a single line: Electric.

Revenue is spread across several lines; no single product carries the company.

Revenue last year:
$1.3B
The net profit left over:
$275.9M
Out of every $100 in sales, $21 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 21%

This is an established company with proven profits.

Cash on hand:
$440.5M
Total debt:
$1.1B
The debt outweighs the cash.

The gap is $663.3M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.

Every quarter, analysts set a profit bar.
How many of the last 8 did the company clear?
8 / 8
EXPECTATIONS MET OR BEATEN
8
Nov 2024
Aug 2026
8 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 QUARTERS
It clears the bar, quarter after quarter.
What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
42 buy41 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

INSIDE THE REPORT CARD

We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.

A score of 50 means class average.

BUSINESS QUALITY
62
average

Profit indicators sit around the sector average.

FINANCIAL STRENGTH
56
average

A solid grade overall — yet the debt outweighs the cash. The strength here comes from earnings power.

VALUATION
50
average

The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.

GROWTH
52
average

There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.

PRICE MOMENTUM
67
strong

Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.

No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Trading below its recent peak.

The stock trades below its recent peak — about 12% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
A fat but narrowing margin

The net profit margin is 21% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Delivers on expectations

It met or beat analyst expectations in 8 of the last 8 quarters — consistency is a promise kept.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 42 buys and 41 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

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THE RISKS · 1/1
Growth has stalled

Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 2% a year on average. At this size, speeding back up is not easy.

FINALE · THE GRADE
B+
62 / 100 · MoonshotScore

On our five-subject report card, OTTR sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.

The takeaway: OTTR is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.

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This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film