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Employees: 2,812
Size NLI (NL) is a United States Industrials company (Metal Fabrication) with a market value of $349M, the 2982nd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $7.13 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 19.4%, against -28.8% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 6.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.4%); the operating margin is 11.1% (peer median 3.9%).
Valuation It trades at 8.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.3× (2nd cheapest of 6).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +7%, so the hurdle is -4 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.5 points below its cost of capital (6.4% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 0.2% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $162M | $158M | $146M | $161M | $167M |
| Revenue growth | — | +8% | -10% | -3% | — |
| Gross profit | $51.9M | $48.2M | $21.1M | $48.6M | $48.3M |
| EBITDA | $21.5M | $17.2M | $44.0M | $23.1M | $22.4M |
| Net income | -$25.6M | -$37.8M | $67.2M | -$2.31M | $33.8M |
| Free cash flow | $8.11M | -$40.1M | $24.1M | $35.9M | $23.2M |
| Capital expenditure | $3.10M | $3.75M | $1.43M | $1.13M | $3.69M |
| Total debt | $1.41M | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
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| Measure | NL | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +2.3% | -14.5% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +19.4% | -28.8% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -17.1% | -45.0% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +6.0% | +7.4% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 11.1% | 3.9% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.2× | 13.3× | 2nd cheapest of 6 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 2.7% | 6.9% | 5th least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.7% | +6.4% | 6th highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -4.0 pp | -3.6 pp | 6th least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.5 pp | -3.4 pp | 8th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 12.0× | 15.8× | 4th cheapest of 11 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -5.1× | 0.8× | least indebted of 14 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLI NL | United States | $349M | +19% | +6% | 11% | 8.2× | 2.7% | +6.7% |
| Itcenglobal 124500.KS | South Korea | $343M | -63% | +103% | 3% | n/a | -17.9% | +31.3% |
| Shandong Liancheng Precision Manufacturing 002921.SZ | China | $357M | -46% | +20% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Fasten 000890.SZ | China | $359M | -64% | +30% | -10% | n/a | 29.1% | -7.8% |
| Zhejiang Huaye Plastics Machinery 301616.SZ | China | $335M | -31% | +9% | 8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Taiwan Steel Union 6581.TW | Taiwan | $363M | 0% | +6% | 46% | n/a | -7.6% | +6.4% |
| Brave C&H Supply 6538.TWO | Taiwan | $330M | +258% | -26% | 5% | n/a | 52.6% | -5.7% |
| Guizhou Wire Rope 600992.SS | China | $326M | -22% | -4% | -10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhangjiagang Zhonghuan Hailu High-End Equipment 301040.SZ | China | $323M | -33% | -5% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Earth-Panda Advanced Magnetic Material 688077.SS | China | $378M | -27% | +36% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Anhui Xinbo Aluminum 003038.SZ | China | $379M | -29% | +6% | -3% | 6.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Xiangtan Yongda Machinery Manufacturing 001239.SZ | China | $317M | -20% | +6% | 0% | n/a | 18.0% | +21.4% |
| Shenke Slide Bearing 002633.SZ | China | $313M | -28% | +9% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hvm 295310.KS | South Korea | $389M | -53% | +75% | 8% | 38.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Qingdao Victall Railway Co. Ltd. Class 1 605001.SS | China | $309M | -30% | +2% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| W&B Technology 7744.TWO | Taiwan | $396M | -29% | +177% | 26% | 13.0× | 6.7% | +49.1% |
| Taewoong 044490.KS | South Korea | $299M | -62% | +1% | 1% | 13.3× | 22.3% | +0.3% |
| Nippon Denko 5563.T | Japan | $298M | -12% | -2% | 11% | n/a | -6.1% | +7.4% |
| SUNG KWANG BEND 014620.KS | South Korea | $421M | -54% | +10% | 15% | 15.8× | -5.0% | +6.3% |
| Qingdao Huijintong Power Equipment 603577.SS | China | $431M | -23% | -16% | 4% | n/a | 13.1% | +16.7% |
| Shenzhen Zhilai Sci & Tech 300771.SZ | China | $437M | -28% | +10% | 6% | n/a | 6.9% | -10.4% |