NTSC: "National Technical Systems (NTS) is a diversified engineering services company, providing a wide range of product design consulting services, testing and certifications and supply chain management solutions.. NTS has the largest network of test laboratories and engineering service centers in North America and over 50 years of experience."
NTSC has seen some net positive insider purchases during 2012 and 2011. The stock has dropped -22.13%. Enterprise value per share has not moved when comparing the year end 2008 EV per share of 11.27 versus today's EV per share of 11.24. But the EV to book value has improved 20% from a EV/BV of 2.85 to the current EV/BV of 2.26.EV/Sales improved 6 % over the same period.
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| NTSC: | ||||
| 2008 Yr End | Current | Change | Change % | |
| Market Price | $5.91 | $5.52 | -$0.39 | -7.07% |
| Cash | 2,863,000 | 11,720,000 | 8,857,000 | 75.57% |
| Liabilties | 53,537,000 | 74,599,000 | 21,062,000 | 28.23% |
| Book Value | 37,355,000 | 54,727,000 | 17,372,000 | 31.74% |
| Revenue | 122,376,000 | 150,770,000 | 28,394,000 | 18.83% |
| Gross Profit | 29,875,000 | 35,918,000 | 6,043,000 | 16.82% |
| SGA | 24,071,000 | 30,167,000 | 6,096,000 | 20.21% |
| Float | 4,660,000 | |||
| Shares Outstanding | 9,457,000 | 10,986,250 | 1,529,250 | 13.92% |
| Market Cap | 55,890,870 | 60,644,100 | 4,753,230 | 7.84% |
| EV (MC-Cash+Liab) | 106,564,870 | 123,523,100 | 16,958,230 | 13.73% |
| Price | 5.91 | 5.52 | -0.39 | -7.07% |
| EV Per Share | 11.27 | 11.24 | -0.02 | -0.22% |
| Sales Per Share | 12.94 | 13.72 | 0.78 | 5.71% |
| GP Per Share | 3.16 | 3.27 | 0.11 | 3.37% |
| SGA Per Share | 2.55 | 2.75 | 0.20 | 7.30% |
| BV Per Share | 3.95 | 4.98 | 1.03 | 20.71% |
| EV/MC | 1.91 | 2.04 | 0.13 | 6.39% |
| EV/BV | 2.85 | 2.26 | -0.60 | -26.39% |
| EV/Sales | 0.87 | 0.82 | -0.05 | -6.29% |
| EV/GP | 3.57 | 3.44 | -0.13 | -3.72% |
| GM % | 24.41% | 23.82% | -0.01 | -2.47% |
| Float/Shares Outstanding | 42.42% | |||
| 52 wk change | -22.13% | |||
| Insider Acivity | Positive | |||
| Activitst Shareholder | Yes | Sandler Capital Management | ||
| YOY Qtrly Rev Incr | 4.90% | |||
| Avg ROIC 2008 to TTM | 3.81% | |||
| 3 year Avg Rev Growth | 5.59% | |||
| EV/EBITDA | 1.74 | |||
| % Held by Insiders | 26.99% | |||
| % Held by Institutions | 6.10% | |||
