NOA vs NSFDF
North American Construction Group Ltd. and NXT Energy Solutions Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in CAD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | NOA | NSFDF |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CAD 1.3B | CAD 644,294 |
| Net income | CAD 33.8M | CAD -9.1M |
| Gross margin | 12.6% | · |
| Net margin | 2.6% | 1409.0% |
| Return on equity | 8.0% | · |
| Diluted EPS | CAD 1.14 | −CAD 0.12 |
| Dividend / share | CAD 0.48 | · |
| Payout ratio | 39.6% | · |
| Free cash flow | CAD -17.0M | CAD -4.0M |
| Equity | CAD 456.6M | CAD -262,664 |
| Net debt / equity | 1.42× | · |
| Current ratio | 0.88× | 0.14× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 20.8% | · |
| Profit CAGR 5y | −7.2% | · |
NOA bills 1993.3× the revenue of NSFDF, and NSFDF closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | NOA | NSFDF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | CAD 1.2B | CAD 644,294 |
| FY2023 | CAD 964.7M | CAD 2.1M |
| FY2022 | CAD 769.5M | CAD 0 |
| FY2021 | CAD 654.1M | CAD 3.1M |
| FY2020 | CAD 498.5M | CAD 136,566 |
| FY2019 | CAD 719.1M | · |
| FY2018 | CAD 410.1M | CAD 0 |
| FY2017 | CAD 292.6M | CAD 0 |
| FY2016 | CAD 213.2M | · |
| FY2015 | CAD 281.3M | CAD 17.4M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | NOA | NSFDF |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | CAD 44.0M | CAD -9.1M |
| FY2023 | CAD 63.1M | CAD -5.5M |
| FY2022 | CAD 67.4M | CAD -6.7M |
| FY2021 | CAD 51.4M | CAD -3.1M |
| FY2020 | CAD 49.2M | CAD -6.0M |
| FY2019 | CAD 36.9M | CAD 3.8M |
| FY2018 | CAD 15.3M | CAD -7.0M |
| FY2017 | CAD 5.3M | · |
| FY2016 | CAD -445,000 | · |
| FY2015 | CAD -7.5M | · |
13 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | +CAD 1,165,142,706 | NOA |
| FY2023 | +CAD 962,534,284 | NOA |
| FY2022 | +CAD 769,539,000 | NOA |
| FY2021 | +CAD 651,008,750 | NOA |
| FY2020 | +CAD 498,331,434 | NOA |
| FY2018 | +CAD 410,061,000 | NOA |
| FY2017 | +CAD 292,557,000 | NOA |
| FY2015 | +CAD 263,859,849 | NOA |
| FY2014 | +CAD 467,863,633 | NOA |
| FY2013 | +CAD 467,799,905 | NOA |
| FY2012 | +CAD 584,484,425 | NOA |
| FY2011 | +CAD 670,575,350 | NOA |
| FY2010 | +CAD 666,593,989 | NOA |
NOA has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 13 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
13 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
5 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | −1405.2 pp | NSFDF |
| FY2023 | −247.5 pp | NSFDF |
| FY2021 | +107.5 pp | NOA |
| FY2019 | −26.5 pp | NSFDF |
| FY2010 | +999.8 pp | NOA |
The higher net margin has changed hands between NOA and NSFDF over this period.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NSFDF's net margin has been more volatile than NOA's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 774.7 percentage points of standard deviation against 4.6.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between NOA and NSFDF over these 5 fiscal years — NOA led in 2 and NSFDF in 3.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NSFDF's return on equity has been more volatile than NOA's over the 8 comparable fiscal years — 1408.9 percentage points of standard deviation against 14.6.
8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between NOA and NSFDF over these 8 fiscal years — NOA led in 7 and NSFDF in 1.
8 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.