Northern Technologies International vs XPEL
NTIC and XPEL side by side, both in fabricated metal products, except machinery and transportation equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How NTIC and XPEL compare
XPEL is the larger company, worth 14 times as much as Northern Technologies International ($1.0B against $72.4M).
XPEL grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (12.8% versus 7.7% for Northern Technologies International).
XPEL keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 11.2% compared with −1.3% at Northern Technologies International.
Northern Technologies International pays a dividend yielding 0.13%; XPEL does not pay one.
XPEL scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 4 for Northern Technologies International), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | NTIC | XPEL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $72.4M | $1.0B |
| Share price | $7.62 | $37.85 |
| Change, 1 year | −6.4% | −5.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −52.4% | −49.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.38 | 1.13 |
| Employees | 94 | 1,337 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 18.1× |
| P/S | 0.8× (better) | 2.0× |
| P/B | 1.0× (better) | 3.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.2× | 14.5× (better) |
| PEG | – | 2.50 |
| FCF yield | −4.4% | −1.5% (better) |
| Fair value | $4.75 | $48.97 |
| Margin of safety | −60.4% | 22.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.7% | 12.8% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.1% | 24.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −139% | 24.4% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −140% | 23.7% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 22.9% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 35.8% | 43.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 14.0% (better) |
| Net margin | −1.3% | 11.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | −3.5% | −3.0% (better) |
| Return on equity | −1.6% | 19.7% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 3.3% | 22.3% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.14 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −0.02 |
| Interest coverage | 3.5× | 108× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.72 | 2.56 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 3.30 | 6.64 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.13% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 4.2% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.86% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.13% | 0.86% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 29.9% | 85.0% |
| Held by insiders | 19.5% | 4.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$225K | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.15% | 10.2% |
Go deeper
- NTIC stock overview
- NTIC income statement
- NTIC valuation and score
- XPEL stock overview
- XPEL income statement
- XPEL valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.