Northern Technologies International Corporation cash flow to debt ratio of 18.58% indicates that the company cannot generate enough cash to cover its debt over time. This level indicates weak financial health.

Northern Technologies International Corporation's free cash flow has decreased 161.15% from $2.46M last year to $-1.51M, signaling decreasing performance

Northern Technologies International Corporation's debt to equity ratio is 0.22, which means that the company's assets are healthy financed, signaling financial stability.

Northern Technologies International Corporation's debt has increased relative to shareholder equity from 0.11 last year to 0.22 today, signaling weakened financials

Northern Technologies International Corporation has a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 1.09x, which is below the 3.00x threshold, indicating healthy leverage and financial stability

Northern Technologies International Corporation's interest coverage ratio is -4.78, which means that the company struggles to meet interest obligations, signaling financial risk.

Northern Technologies International Corporation's profit margin has decreased (119.87%) in the last year from 6.36% to -1.26%, signaling decreasing performance

Northern Technologies International Corporation's short-term assets of $44.34M exceed its short-term liabilities of $23.90M

Northern Technologies International Corporation's return on assets of -1.08% is lower than the 5.00% threshold, indicating inefficient asset utilization

Northern Technologies International Corporation's return on equity of -1.60%, is lower than 15.00%, indicating bad performance

Northern Technologies International Corporation's operating cash flow exceeds its net income, indicating high-quality earnings backed by actual cash generation

Northern Technologies International Corporation had positive net income in 5 out of 5 years, indicating stable and consistent earnings

Northern Technologies International Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating the company is burning cash rather than generating it

Northern Technologies International Corporation has negative free cash flow, indicating cash burn

Northern Technologies International Corporation's yearly earnings has decreased 99.67% since last year from $5.41M to $17.62K, signaling decreasing performance

Northern Technologies International Corporation's yearly revenue has decreased 0.97% since last year from $85.06M to $84.23M, signaling decreasing performance

ROIC 0.17% (Source: FMP key-metrics). Below the 5% partial-credit threshold. Score: 0 of 2. The 5% and 10% cutoffs anchor to typical US weighted-average cost of capital. Below 5% indicates the company is not generating returns above its likely cost of capital under this definition of invested capital. Invested capital here includes equity, non-current liabilities (pension obligations, deferred taxes, lease obligations), and short-term debt. Cash is not subtracted. Companies with substantial float, lease portfolios, or cash holdings will score lower under this definition than under narrower operating-capital definitions. See methodology.

Northern Technologies International Corporation's 3-year revenue CAGR of 4.34% is positive, indicating growing revenue over the past 3 years

Northern Technologies International Corporation had revenue growth in 4 out of 5 years, indicating consistent revenue performance

Northern Technologies International Corporation had positive ROE in 5 out of 5 years, indicating consistent and reliable returns on equity

Northern Technologies International Corporation has insufficient data to evaluate this check.

Northern Technologies International Corporation has negative trailing-twelve-month earnings; this ratio is not meaningful and the check fails

Northern Technologies International Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of 3.36 based on EBITDA multiple model

Northern Technologies International Corporation has an EV/EBITDA ratio of 15.38x, which is below the 20.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its operating earnings

Northern Technologies International Corporation is overvalued relative to its fair value price of -11.90 based on Earnings Fair Value model

Northern Technologies International Corporation had non-positive diluted EPS five years ago; the PEG ratio is not meaningful and the check fails.

Northern Technologies International Corporation has a price-to-book ratio of 1.00x, which is below the 5.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its book value

Northern Technologies International Corporation has a price-to-sales ratio of 0.84x, which is below the 8.00x threshold, indicating reasonable valuation relative to its revenue