“Cash used in investing activities was $65.3 million for the six months ended June 27, 2025, primarily driven by $63.2 million of cash considerations (net of cash acquired) paid for our 2025 acquisition and $7.7 million for capital expenditures, partially offs…”10-Q · Aug 5, 2026 ↗
Novanta Inc.
NOVT
Market read
Novanta Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 10 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.
- Revenue increased 10.3% versus the comparable filing period.
- NOVT's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Invalidation: The isolated read changes if NOVT's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.
Research brief
The story so far
The latest filing evidence is available. 0 of 10 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.
- Revenue increased 10.3% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 0.6 percentage points.
- Net income increased 178.9% versus the comparable filing period.
No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.
- NOVT's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.
Company research
Understand the business, not just the ticker
Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.
- Which operating variable is changing?
- Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
- What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.
- Operating margin changed -2.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Net margin changed -1.3 percentage points in the latest annual period.
- Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
- Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
- Product pipeline and R&D has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
No credible peer-relative valuation comparison is available yet.
Price as of Sep 11, 2026
146.45Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.
What management says matters
Persistent and emerging business drivers
“Cash provided by financing activities was $12.1 million for the six months ended June 27, 2025, primarily driven by $72.8 million of borrowings under our revolving credit facility to fund our 2025 acquisition, partially offset by $41.0 million of term loan an…”10-Q · Aug 5, 2026 ↗
“The increase in gross profit margin was primarily due to higher volumes, pricing, duty drawback and tariff refunds, and cost reduction actions, partially offset by material inflationary costs, tariffs, and factory redundancy costs associated with our regional…”10-Q · Aug 5, 2026 ↗
“The increase in operating income was primarily due to an increase in gross profit of $7.0 million, a decrease in restructuring, acquisition and related costs of $4.2 million, and a decrease in R&D expenses of $1.2 million, partially offset by an increase in S…”10-Q · Aug 5, 2026 ↗
Valuation discipline
Peer-relative valuation withheld
Jodie found no industry-matched filing peers suitable for a valuation comparison. It will not substitute broader financial-sector names.
Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.
Price action
How the market is pricing the story
Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.
Developments
No sourced recent-development timeline yet
Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for NOVT. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.
Business and financial condition
Reported financial figures are not available yet
Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.
Latest filing assessment
Fundamentals strengthened in the latest filing
10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-05.
Capital and cash conversion
Inventory built faster than revenue
Inventory growth exceeded revenue growth and inventory intensity increased.
- Capital spending YoY
- +51.3%
- Capital spending / revenue
- +2.2%
- Free-cash-flow margin
- +20.0%
- FCF margin change
- +11.8 pts
Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.
What improved
- Revenue increased 10.3% versus the comparable filing period.
- Operating margin improved 0.6 percentage points.
- Net income increased 178.9% versus the comparable filing period.
What weakened
No thresholded deterioration was identified.
Filing receipts
“The increase in gross profit margin was primarily due to higher volumes, pricing, duty drawback and tariff refunds, and cost reduction actions, partially offset by material inflationary costs, tariffs, and factory redundancy costs associated with our regional manufacturing initiative.”
“The decrease in net interest expense was primarily due to lower interest expense as a result of reduced average debt levels and higher interest income.”
“The decrease in net interest expense was primarily due to higher interest income and lower interest expense as a result of reduced average debt levels.”
Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.
Business ecosystem
The relationships behind NOVT
Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.
Depends on
JTGEYFiling-linked namelenderNov 3, 2025 ▾
“Bank National Association, as joint lead arranger and co-syndication agent, Silicon Valley Bank, a Division of First Citizens Bank & Trust Company, as documentation agent and lender, Citibank N.A.”
Filing peers
No filing peers are available for this name yet.
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What is moving around it
Live connections
NOVT is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Growth-Oriented Stocks. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.
This group is retained as the last observed read for NOVT; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.
Context history
Theme membership history
No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.