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NORTECH SYSTEMS INC NSYS

Nasdaq · stock · Electronic Components, NEC · website · IPO 1964-03-05

NORTECH SYSTEMS INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$45.9M
P / S0.4×
P / B1.3×
P / FCF22.0×
Net margin-0.2%
Return on equity-0.7%
FCF margin1.8%
Return on capital2.3%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-2.20% 0.10% -1.10% -1.50% 6.20% 1.50% 4.90% -1.00% -0.20% 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
10.80% 11.70% 10.80% 9.30% 13.80% 15.30% 16.60% 13.10% 15.20% 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-1.10% 1.10% 0.20% -0.60% 2.00% 2.90% 4.30% -0.20% 0.80% 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-12.30% 0.80% -6.10% 2.10% -8.30% 27.40% 7.20% 19.40% -3.80% -0.70% 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
2.7M 2.7M 2.7M 2.7M 2.7M 2.8M 2.9M 2.9M 2.8M 2.8M 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$4.9M $3.9M $3.3M $9.1M $6.7M 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-4.70% 0.30% -2.00% 0.70% -2.70% 10.70% 2.90% 9.10% -1.80% -0.40% 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
0.00% 0.90% 0.20% 0.80% -5.10% 2.30% 0.30% -2.70% 1.80% 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.27× 0.21× 0.18× 0.47× 0.38× 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$0.89 $0.06 -$0.46 -$0.58 $2.54 $0.70 $2.38 -$0.47 -$0.09 2017201820192020202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

NORTECH SYSTEMS INC trades at about 6.4× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4×–207.5×, median 18×).

4× 207.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (4×–207.5×); dot = today's 6.4×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017
Gross margin15.2%13.1%16.6%15.3%13.8%9.3%—10.8%11.7%10.8%
Operating margin0.8%-0.2%4.3%2.9%2.0%-0.6%—0.2%1.1%-1.1%
Net margin-0.2%-1.0%4.9%1.5%6.2%-1.5%—-1.1%0.1%-2.2%
FCF margin1.8%-2.7%0.3%2.3%-5.1%0.8%—0.2%0.9%-0.0%
Return on assets-0.4%-1.8%9.1%2.9%10.7%-2.7%0.7%-2.0%0.3%-4.7%
Return on equity-0.7%-3.8%19.4%7.2%27.4%-8.3%2.1%-6.1%0.8%-12.3%
Debt / equity—————0.38×0.47×0.18×0.21×0.27×
Current ratio1.882.582.212.082.322.101.991.951.842.09

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.