Detailed financial statements for Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC): income statement, balance sheet and cash-flow summary. Track margins, debt, liquidity and profitability trends year over year with up to 20 years of history.
Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC) specializes in the development and global distribution of advanced rust and corrosion prevention solutions. Operating across North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East, the company serves a wide international market. Under its primary ZERUST® brand, NTIC provides a broad spectrum of anti-corrosion products.
Analysis Summary
Northern Technologies International Corporation reported revenue of $84.2M in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 12.1%.
Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 35.8%, operating margin -4.1%, net margin -1.3%.
At the current price of $7.72, NTIC has negative trailing earnings (P/E not meaningful) and an ROE of -1.60%. Market capitalisation stands at $73M.
Balance sheet quality for NTIC: current ratio of 1.9, net debt of $5.9M. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.
Cash flow quality is below average: free cash flow of -$1.5M represents -8555% conversion of reported net income. High conversion (above 90%) suggests earnings translate cleanly into cash; lower conversion may indicate working capital tightness or accounting timing differences.
Income Statement (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $32.9M | $39.6M | $51.4M | $55.8M | $47.6M | $56.5M | $74.2M | $79.9M | $85.1M | $84.2M |
| Cost of Revenue | $22.3M | $26.3M | $34.2M | $38.0M | $31.6M | $36.9M | $51.1M | $52.1M | $51.3M | $52.6M |
| Gross Profit | $10.6M | $13.3M | $17.3M | $17.8M | $16.0M | $19.6M | $23.1M | $27.8M | $33.8M | $31.7M |
| Research & Development | $4.7M | $2.9M | $3.5M | $3.8M | $4.0M | $4.4M | $4.8M | $5.0M | $4.8M | $5.0M |
| Selling, General & Admin | $14.5M | $17.1M | $19.4M | $20.3M | $19.3M | $20.3M | $23.6M | $28.5M | $30.6M | $32.6M |
| Operating Expenses | $19.2M | $20.0M | $22.9M | $24.1M | $14.4M | $11.3M | $28.4M | $33.4M | $35.4M | $37.7M |
| Operating Income | $1.3M | $4.6M | $8.0M | $6.6M | $1.6M | $8.3M | -$5.3M | -$5.6M | -$1.6M | -$6.0M |
| EBITDA | $220119 | $5.6M | $9.2M | $7.8M | $2.8M | $9.6M | $10.7M | $7.7M | $9.7M | $5.4M |
| Interest Expense | $13261 | $20382 | $17962 | $13567 | $16034 | $16086 | $89096 | $461805 | $340129 | $599927 |
| Pre-tax Income | -$572182 | $4.6M | $8.1M | $6.7M | $1.7M | $8.5M | $9.1M | $5.6M | $7.6M | $3.0M |
| Income Tax | $626120 | $699519 | $876103 | $841837 | $2.7M | $1.5M | $1.9M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $2.0M |
| Net Income | -$867514 | $3.4M | $6.7M | $5.2M | -$1.3M | $6.3M | $6.3M | $2.9M | $5.4M | $17619 |
| EPS | $-0.10 | $0.38 | $0.74 | $0.57 | $-0.10 | $0.69 | $0.69 | $0.31 | $0.55 | $0.00 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $-0.10 | $0.38 | $0.72 | $0.55 | $-0.10 | $0.64 | $0.66 | $0.30 | $0.55 | $0.00 |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | $9.1M | $9.2M | $9.4M | $9.4M | $9.1M | $9.9M | $9.6M | $9.7M | $9.8M | $9.6M |
Balance Sheet (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $3.4M | $6.4M | $4.2M | $5.9M | $6.4M | $7.7M | $5.3M | $5.4M | $5.0M | $7.3M |
| Short-term Investments | $2.2M | $3.8M | $3.3M | $3.6M | $5.5M | $4634 | $5590 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receivables | $7.2M | $8.0M | $12.3M | $12.3M | $9.5M | $13.6M | $16.6M | $19.1M | $20.8M | $19.9M |
| Inventory | $7.7M | $7.5M | $9.1M | $10.5M | $11.0M | $11.1M | $16.3M | $13.1M | $14.4M | $15.5M |
| Total Current Assets | $20.9M | $26.1M | $30.6M | $33.3M | $33.2M | $33.7M | $40.2M | $39.7M | $41.6M | $44.3M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | $7.3M | $7.4M | $7.2M | $7.4M | $7.8M | $12.2M | $12.7M | $14.5M | $16.7M | $15.7M |
| Goodwill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $4.8M | $4.8M | $4.8M | $4.8M |
| Intangible Assets | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $802006 | $709572 | $6.6M | $6.2M | $5.7M | $8.8M |
| Total Assets | $51.1M | $56.6M | $63.5M | $67.5M | $66.1M | $74.4M | $86.2M | $89.3M | $94.7M | $102.7M |
| Accounts Payable | $2.8M | $2.7M | $3.9M | $4.5M | $3.2M | $4.3M | $7.8M | $6.1M | $6.4M | $8.0M |
| Short-term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $386345 | $272336 | $6.3M | $6.7M | $7.4M | $12.5M |
| Total Current Liabilities | $4.0M | $4.9M | $7.7M | $7.8M | $6.1M | $8.5M | $17.1M | $16.7M | $17.9M | $23.9M |
| Long-term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $466984 |
| Total Liabilities | $4.0M | $4.9M | $7.7M | $7.8M | $6.4M | $8.6M | $18.9M | $18.6M | $19.5M | $26.0M |
| Retained Earnings | $33.7M | $37.1M | $42.0M | $45.0M | $42.5M | $47.0M | $50.7M | $51.0M | $53.8M | $52.3M |
| Total Equity | $44.5M | $48.9M | $53.1M | $56.6M | $56.7M | $62.4M | $63.6M | $66.4M | $71.2M | $72.1M |
| Total Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $658788 | $376438 | $6.5M | $6.8M | $7.5M | $13.1M |
| Net Debt | -$5.6M | -$10.1M | -$7.5M | -$9.4M | -$11.3M | -$7.3M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $2.6M | $5.9M |
| Working Capital | $16.9M | $21.2M | $22.8M | $25.5M | $27.1M | $25.2M | $23.2M | $23.0M | $23.7M | $20.4M |
Cash Flow (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | -$1.2M | $3.9M | $7.2M | $5.8M | -$934760 | $7.0M | $7.2M | $4.2M | $6.3M | $986393 |
| Depreciation & Amortization | $779040 | $906144 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.8M |
| Stock-based Compensation | $427437 | $391664 | $413010 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $664174 | $931532 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Change in Working Capital | -$548720 | $102456 | -$4.5M | -$561273 | $415720 | -$2.5M | -$5.6M | -$542149 | -$1.8M | $257347 |
| Operating Cash Flow | $2.1M | $5.7M | $608687 | $5.5M | $4.9M | $2.9M | $1.1M | $5.5M | $5.9M | $2.4M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$778817 | -$1.1M | -$766983 | -$1.1M | -$807408 | -$5.6M | -$1.7M | -$3.4M | -$3.4M | -$4.0M |
| Acquisitions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -$5.4M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stock Repurchased | -$138881 | -$196225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | -$1.8M | -$2.2M | -$1.2M | -$1.8M | -$2.6M | -$2.6M | -$2.6M | -$1.5M |
| Free Cash Flow | $1.3M | $4.7M | -$158296 | $4.4M | $4.1M | -$2.8M | -$557745 | $2.2M | $2.5M | -$1.5M |
Growth & Margins (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | +20.1% | +30.0% | +8.4% | -14.5% | +18.6% | +31.3% | +7.7% | +6.5% | -1.0% | |
| Net Income Growth (YoY) | +494.5% | +95.8% | -22.3% | -125.7% | +569.6% | +0.7% | -54.0% | +85.7% | -99.7% | |
| EPS Growth (YoY) | +497.5% | +94.7% | -23.0% | -117.5% | +790.0% | +0.0% | -55.1% | +77.4% | -99.7% | |
| Shares Change (YoY) | +0.9% | +2.4% | +0.5% | -3.4% | +8.5% | -2.4% | +0.6% | +1.4% | -2.0% | |
| FCF Growth (YoY) | +264.3% | -103.4% | +2881.0% | -6.8% | -167.0% | +79.7% | +490.8% | +13.1% | -161.2% | |
| Gross Margin | 32.2% | 33.5% | 33.6% | 31.9% | 33.6% | 34.6% | 31.1% | 34.8% | 39.7% | 37.6% |
| Operating Margin | 3.9% | 11.6% | 15.6% | 11.8% | 3.3% | 14.7% | -7.2% | -7.0% | -1.9% | -7.1% |
| EBITDA Margin | 0.7% | 14.0% | 17.9% | 13.9% | 5.9% | 17.0% | 14.5% | 9.6% | 11.5% | 6.4% |
| Net Margin | -2.6% | 8.6% | 13.0% | 9.3% | -2.8% | 11.1% | 8.5% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 0.0% |
| FCF Margin | 3.9% | 11.8% | -0.3% | 7.9% | 8.6% | -4.9% | -0.8% | 2.7% | 2.9% | -1.8% |
| Effective Tax Rate | -109.4% | 15.1% | 10.8% | 12.6% | 153.7% | 17.3% | 20.7% | 24.2% | 17.3% | 67.5% |
Per-Share Data (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FCF Per Share | $0.14 | $0.51 | $-0.02 | $0.47 | $0.45 | $-0.28 | $-0.06 | $0.22 | $0.25 | $-0.16 |
| Dividends Per Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.23 | $0.13 | $0.18 | $0.27 | $0.27 | $0.27 | $0.16 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | $9.1M | $9.1M | $9.1M | $9.1M | $9.1M | $9.1M | $9.2M | $9.4M | $9.8M | $9.5M |
What to look at in Basic Materials
Miners, chemicals, steel. 100% commodity-driven. Analysing them with pure P/E is a mistake — look at cost position and dividend sustainability.
- FCF yield — In commodities FCF is gold — EPS is very misleading
- Gross margin — 5y consistent gross margin = moat signal
- Net debt / EBITDA (trough) — Use EBITDA from the worst year of the cycle, not the current one
- Dividend coverage — Dividend covered by FCF in an average year, not at peak
- Capex / D&A — >1x = maintain/grow reserves. <0.7x = decapitalising
- Altman Z-Score — Bankruptcy model (NYU 1968) — combines liquidity, leverage and profitability. Key in cyclicals
- P/B across cycles — Commodities: 0.8-1.2x at troughs, 2x+ at peaks. <2x still reasonable zone
Profitability
| Return on Equity | -1.60% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 0.17% |
| Return on Assets | -1.08% |
| Gross Margin | 35.76% |
| Operating Margin | -4.06% |
| Net Margin | -1.26% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.22 |
| Current Ratio | 1.72 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 4 |
| Altman Z-Score | 3.20 |
Key Ratios (10y)
| Year | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | -72.70 | 23.16 | 24.59 | 19.21 | -83.10 | 24.16 | 17.07 | 41.61 | 23.89 | 3894.74 |
| P/B | 1.42 | 1.63 | 3.11 | 1.76 | 1.33 | 2.44 | 1.71 | 1.82 | 1.81 | 0.97 |
| P/S | 1.92 | 2.01 | 3.21 | 1.78 | 1.59 | 2.69 | 1.46 | 1.51 | 1.52 | 0.83 |
| Gross Margin | 32.2% | 33.5% | 33.6% | 31.9% | 33.6% | 34.6% | 31.1% | 34.8% | 39.7% | 37.6% |
| Operating Margin | 3.9% | 11.6% | 15.6% | 11.8% | 3.3% | 14.7% | -7.2% | -7.0% | -1.9% | -7.1% |
| Net Margin | -2.6% | 8.6% | 13.0% | 9.3% | -2.8% | 11.1% | 8.5% | 3.6% | 6.4% | 0.0% |
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