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NPK International Inc.

NPKI

Industrials · 13.29 -1.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 14:00 GMT-4

Market read

NPK International Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 12 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company-1.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 12 activeIndustrial-Tech Mix · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 2 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • NPKI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if NPKI's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Industrials · Building Products & Equipment

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 12 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 2 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • NPKI's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 11, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations319
Usable filing statements75
Verified relationships2
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +27.4% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed +2.0 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed +83.1 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 1.87x in the latest annual period.
  • Pricing and mix has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 144% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 351% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 10, 2026

13.20
6m-8.5%12m+28.2%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$614.8M+24.8%$-0.28+1.4%
2022-12-31$193.0M-68.6%$-0.22+2.8%
2023-12-31$207.6M+7.6%$0.16-6.1%
2024-12-31$217.5M+4.7%$-1.72-1.0%
2025-12-31$277.0M+27.4%$0.45-1.9%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 4 filings
Net cash provided by investing activities was $5.4 million for the first quarter of 2025, which includes $10.7 million in additional proceeds from the sale of the Fluids Systems business partially offset by $10.0 million in capital expenditures.
10-Q · May 1, 2026
Legal and regulatory exposurenegative · 4 filings
While the outcome of litigation or other proceedings against us, including pre-closing contingencies of the Fluids Systems business, cannot be predicted with certainty, management does not expect that any loss resulting from such litigation or other proceedin…
10-Q · May 1, 2026
Pricing and mixpositive · 4 filings
Rental revenues increased $7.5 million (27%), primarily due to higher rental volume driven by our organic growth efforts along with the contribution from the Grassform acquisition, as well as modestly higher pricing.
10-Q · May 1, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 3 filings
The decrease in interest expense is primarily due to interest income of $1.8 million earned in 2025 as well as a decrease in average debt outstanding.
10-K · Feb 27, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 4.1× · EV/sales 4.1×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

13.29-1.4% today

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, 14:00 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 NPKI. 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.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for NPKI. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind NPKI

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

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URIUnited Rentals, Inc.competitorFeb 27, 2026

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Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

NPKI is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Industrial-Tech Mix. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 2 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for NPKI; 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.