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Northern Technologies International (Northern Technologies International) Cash Ratio : 0.36 (As of Feb. 2024)


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What is Northern Technologies International Cash Ratio?

The Cash Ratio measures a company’s ability to meet its short-term obligations with cash and near-cash resources. It is calculated as a company's Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 was 0.36.

Northern Technologies International has a Cash Ratio of 0.36. It indicates that there are more current liabilities than Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities, and the company does not have sufficient cash on hand to pay off its short-term debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

NTIC' s Cash Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.31   Med: 1.22   Max: 2.71
Current: 0.36

During the past 13 years, Northern Technologies International's highest Cash Ratio was 2.71. The lowest was 0.31. And the median was 1.22.

NTIC's Cash Ratio is ranked worse than
63.14% of 1549 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 0.53 vs NTIC: 0.36

Northern Technologies International Cash Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Northern Technologies International Cash Ratio Chart

Northern Technologies International Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Cash Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.20 1.96 0.90 0.31 0.32

Northern Technologies International Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Cash Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.34 0.40 0.32 0.38 0.36

Competitive Comparison of Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cash Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio falls into.



Northern Technologies International Cash Ratio Calculation

The Cash Ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its cash and near-cash resources.

Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Aug. 2023 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (A: Aug. 2023 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=5.406/16.721
=0.32

Northern Technologies International's Cash Ratio for the quarter that ended in Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Cash Ratio (Q: Feb. 2024 )=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities/Total Current Liabilities
=4.835/13.358
=0.36

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Northern Technologies International  (NAS:NTIC) Cash Ratio Explanation

The cash ratio is more conservative than other liquidity ratios, such as Quick Ratio and Current Ratio, because it only considers a company's most liquid resources. The numerator of cash ratio only considers Cash, Cash Equivalents and marketable securities. Other current assets, such as accounts receivable and inventories, are not included. The rationale is that these assets may require time to be transformed into cash, and the amount of money received is also uncertain.

The cash ratio shows a company’s ability to pay all current liabilities immediately without selling or liquidating other assets. Generally speaking, a higher cash ratio suggests the company has a stronger ability to cover its short-term debt. However, a high cash ratio could also indicate inefficient management: the company is inefficient in making full utilization of cash to invest protential profitable project. It may also suggest that the company is not confident about future profitability.

In general, the higher the cash ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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Northern Technologies International (Northern Technologies International) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
4201 Woodland Road, P.O. Box 69, Circle Pines, MN, USA, 55014
Northern Technologies International Corp, or NTIC is a United States-based firm that develops and markets environmentally beneficial products and services world-wide either directly or through a network of joint ventures, distributors, and agents. It operates through two segments which include ZERUST products and services and Nature-Tec products. Its main business is providing corrosion prevention solutions that are marketed under the ZERUST brand. The company also sells a portfolio of bio-based and biodegradable (compostable) polymer resin compounds and finished products marketed under the Nature-Tec brand. The ZERUST brand generates a vast majority of the revenue for the company.
Executives
Nancy E. Calderon director 1285 WAKEFIELD TRAIL, RENO NV 89523
Richard Nigon director CEDAR POINT CAPITAL, 150 SOUTH 5TH STREET, MINNEAPOLIS MN 55402
Sarah E. Kemp director 4201 WOODLAND ROAD, PO BOX 69, CIRCLE PINES MN 55014
Pinho Cristina Lucia Duarte director 4201 WOODLAND ROAD, PO BOX 69, CIRCLE PINES MN 55014
Falkenhausen Konstantin Von director 4201 WOODLAND ROAD, PO BOX 69, CIRCLE PINES MN 55014
Barbara D. Colwell director 4201 WOODLAND ROAD, CIRCLE PINES MN 55014
G Patrick Lynch director 4201 WOODLAND ROAD, CIRCLE PINES MN 55014
Pierre Chenu director 118B AVENUE W CHURCHILL, PO BOX 15, BRUSSELS C9 1180
Mark J Stone director 689 5TH AVENUE, 14TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Inter Alia Holding Co 10 percent owner
Juliane I Lynch 10 percent owner 23205 MERCANTILE ROAD, BEACHWOOD OH 44122
Koh Soo Keong director 4201 WOODLAND ROAD, POST OFFICE BOX 69, CIRCLE PINES MN 55014
Tilman Bernhard Frank director 4201 WOODLAND ROAD, POST OFFICE BOX 69, CIRCLE PINES MN 55014
Sunggyu Lee director 4912 MCKENNA CT, COLUMBIA MO 65203
Ramani Narayan director 4275 CONIFER CIRCLE, OKEMOS MI 48864

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