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National Presto Industries, Inc NPK

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for National Presto Industries, Inc

Overview of National Presto Industries, Inc.

NPK NYQ
Industrials Aerospace & Defense Framework: General Corporate Small Cap
National Presto Industries, Inc. (NPK), is a Small Cap company, in the Aerospace & Defense industry, last closed at $150.87, about 33.3% overvalued vs fair value, +40.9% 1Y return, ranked 425/669 in sector.
Metrics P/E 23.1× Rev Growth 29.7% ROE 8.7% Gross Margin 16.0% Div Yield 0.94%
USD 150.87
2.06%
(Delayed)
• Vol 90d: 29.1%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$1.08B
Enterprise Value
$1.06B
Overall Score
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Overall
Growth
Good
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Fair
Growth
Good
Profitability
Fair
Health
Fair
Efficiency
Fair
Valuation
Fair
Completeness: 94%
Confidence: 94%
Updated: Oct 31
Top Beats

Quick Facts

Website https://www.gopresto.com
HQ Eau Claire, WI
Employees 1,126
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Oct 30

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$85
$101
$116
Current: $150.87 -33% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
$503.5M
29.7%%
Gross Profit
$80.3M
2.2%%
Operating Income
$40.2M
-11%%
Net Income
$33.1M
-20.2%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio FY2025
-109.3%
Poor

Operating Cash Flow / Net Income

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health critical
Significant cash flow inefficiencies identified. Multiple high-impact leaks require attention.
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Active Leaks
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Improving
0
High Impact
1
Critical
Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating National Presto Industries, Inc's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
58
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors
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Key strengths

  • ROIC Sustainably Above Peers ROIC at 66.7th percentile exceeds peers and WACC, demonstrating superior capital allocation.
  • Margins Stable Across Cycles Operating margin volatility is low (stability score 0.78), demonstrating pricing resilience across cycles.

Key risks

  • Weak or Negative Cash Flow Cash generation is weak (score 0.39), limiting financial flexibility.
  • Inconsistent Cash Generation Cash generation is inconsistent (score 0.39), indicating operational challenges.

The dashed ring is the peer median. Defense scores are percentile ranks against peers, so 50 is roughly the typical company in this group.

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Signals, strengths and risks for Scale & Market Position

Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing NPK's balance between Growth (38.9%), Profitability (30.0%), and Safety (31.1%). Growth 39% Safety 31% Profitability 30%

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Growth

70th percentile vs peers
70
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 29.7% 87p Revenue CAGR 3Y 16.1% 81p EPS CAGR 3Y 16.6% 71p EPS Growth YoY -20.4% 34p TSR 9.5% 58p
Strengths
  • Rev Growth YoY in top 20% of peers (29.7%, 87th percentile)
  • Revenue CAGR 3Y in top 20% of peers (16.1%, 81th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 2 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (100%)
  • Current Ratio in top 20% of peers (4.25, 87th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

54th percentile vs peers
54
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Safety

56th percentile vs peers
56
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for National Presto Industries, Inc.

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Bear
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Base
$100.61
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-33.3% vs current
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