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Northern Technologies International Corporation (NTIC) vs Orion S.A. (OEC)

Northern Technologies International Corporation and Orion S.A. are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Orion S.A. is the larger, with a market value of $235.7M against $72.0M — 3.3× the size. Northern Technologies International Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.70% against 0.86%. Northern Technologies International Corporation has the higher net margin (−1.26% vs −1.75%) and the lower return on invested capital (2.03% vs 3.49%). Both pay a dividend; Orion S.A. yields more (2.11% vs 0.13%). Across the 20 metrics below, Northern Technologies International Corporation leads on 11 and Orion S.A. on 9.

Valuation

Metric NTIC OEC Specialty Chemicals median
P/E n/m n/m 26.45
P/S 0.78 0.12 1.64
P/B 0.93 0.56 1.84
Price to free cash flow n/m 5.07 21.25
EV/EBITDA 16.79 5.22 12.93
EV/Sales 0.86 0.62 1.90
Earnings yield (1.59%) (14.92%) 2.47%
Free cash flow yield (5.50%) 19.72% 2.20%

Profitability

Metric NTIC OEC Specialty Chemicals median
Gross margin 35.76% 18.47% 27.84%
Operating margin 3.01% 3.98% 5.64%
Net margin (1.26%) (1.75%) 4.26%
Free cash flow margin (4.28%) 2.36% 4.75%
Return on equity (1.51%) (8.08%) 3.73%
Return on assets (1.12%) (1.65%) 1.16%
Return on invested capital 2.03% 3.49% 3.21%

Growth

Metric NTIC OEC Specialty Chemicals median
Revenue growth (TTM) 7.70% 0.86% 7.03%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (100.00%) (263.16%) (8.48%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.07% 9.72% 6.27%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric NTIC OEC Specialty Chemicals median
Debt to equity 0.20 2.48 0.59
Current ratio 1.72 1.06 2.16
Net debt to EBITDA 1.25 5.69 2.03

Dividend

Metric NTIC OEC Specialty Chemicals median
Dividend yield 0.13% 2.11% 1.84%
Payout ratio — — 0.40

Size

Metric NTIC OEC Specialty Chemicals median
Market cap 71.98m 235.70m 1.95b

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