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Northwest Pipe Company NWPX

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Northwest Pipe Company

Overview of Northwest Pipe Company

NWPX NMS
Industrials Metal Fabrication Small Cap
Northwest Pipe Company (NWPX), is a Small Cap company, in the Metal Fabrication industry, last closed at $70.94, about 21.4% undervalued vs fair value, +69.6% 1Y return, ranked 344/656 in sector.
$70.94
-3.15%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 38.5%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$721.20M
Enterprise Value
$821.73M
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Top Beats
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.nwpx.com
HQ Vancouver, WA
Employees 1,358
Fiscal year Dec 31

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Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$76
$86
$97
Current: $70.94 +21% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

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

Flow Steps
Revenue
$526.0M
6.8%%
Gross Profit
$103.6M
8.6%%
Operating Income
$50.9M
5.4%%
Net Income
$35.4M
3.5%%
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
96.7%
Good

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

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$45.8M
133.8% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Northwest Pipe Company's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
70
/100
Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

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

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 97% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing NWPX's balance between Growth (34.2%), Profitability (32.7%), and Safety (33.1%). Growth 34% Safety 33% Profitability 33%

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Growth

63th percentile vs peers
64
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 6.8% 65p Revenue CAGR 3Y 4.8% 55p EPS CAGR 3Y 43.1% 87p EPS Growth YoY 62.6% 55p
Strengths
  • Eps Cagr 3Y in top 20% of peers (43.1%, 87th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 2 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (90%)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

60th percentile vs peers
61
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Safety

61th percentile vs peers
62
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Northwest Pipe Company.

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