secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORP (NTIC)
CIK:        0000875582
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-09T12:00:27+00:00
Accession:  0001171843-26-004547
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

NTIC Q3 net loss of $263K vs prior-year profit; sales up 12.6% to record $24.2M
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- Net loss attributable to NTIC of $263K ($0.03 diluted) vs net income of $122K ($0.01) a year ago.
- Consolidated net sales rose 12.6% to a record $24.2M; ZERUST oil & gas sales surged 72.3%.
- Gross margin fell 477 bps to 33.6% due to raw material cost spikes and Natur-Tec pricing pressure.
- Joint venture operating income up 12.2% to $2.55M; JV net sales increased 15.1% to $26.7M.
- Pending sale of Beachwood, OH facility for $1.15M expected to close in fiscal 2027.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875582/000117184326004547/0001171843-26-004547-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875582/000117184326004547/f8k_070726.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-26-004547

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