stockrowFutureFuel Corp. (FF) vs Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC)
- FutureFuel Corp. FF 5.36 −0.74%
- Northern Technologies International Corporation NTIC 7.53 −0.66%
FutureFuel Corp. and Northern Technologies International Corporation are both Specialty Chemicals companies. FutureFuel Corp. is the larger, with a market value of $236.9M against $72.0M — 3.3× the size. Northern Technologies International Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.70% against −7.63%. Northern Technologies International Corporation has the higher net margin (−1.26% vs −19.9%) and the higher return on invested capital (2.03% vs −14.5%). Both pay a dividend; FutureFuel Corp. yields more (2.59% vs 0.13%). Across the 19 metrics below, Northern Technologies International Corporation leads on 15 and FutureFuel Corp. on 4.
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| Metric | FF | NTIC | Specialty Chemicals median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | (8.28%) | 35.76% | 27.84% |
| Operating margin | (17.99%) | 3.01% | 5.64% |
| Net margin | (19.94%) | (1.26%) | 4.19% |
| Free cash flow margin | (33.26%) | (4.28%) | 3.49% |
| Return on equity | (18.44%) | (1.51%) | 2.34% |
| Return on assets | (14.10%) | (1.12%) | 0.45% |
| Return on invested capital | (14.51%) | 2.03% | 3.21% |
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