Contrasting Northann (NCL) and Its Peers

Northann (NYSE:NCL) is one of 16 public companies in the “Plastics products, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Northann to related businesses based on the strength of its dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.3% of Northann shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.7% of shares of all “Plastics products, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of shares of all “Plastics products, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Northann and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northann	$15.18 million	-$7.13 million	-0.45
Northann Competitors	$2.37 billion	$59.71 million	23.42

Northann’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Northann. Northann is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Northann and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northann	0	0	0	0	N/A
Northann Competitors	86	782	963	93	2.55

As a group, “Plastics products, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 9.75%. Given Northann’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Northann has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Northann and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northann	-49.80%	-6,763.31%	-54.75%
Northann Competitors	0.34%	-553.55%	0.83%

Summary

Northann competitors beat Northann on 9 of the 9 factors compared.

Northann Company Profile

Northann Corp. engages in the manufacture, wholesale, and retail of the 3D printed vinyl flooring panels and other decorative panels in North America, Europe, and internationally. The company offers its products under the Benchwick brand name. Northann Corp. was founded in 2013 and is based in Elk Grove, California.