(OTTR) Otter Tail - Overview
Sector: Industrials | Industry: Conglomerates | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 3.639m USD | Total Return: 15.8% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 23.7M
EPS Trend: -16.7%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: -47.3%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Otter Tail Corporation (NASDAQ: OTTR) is a diversified utility and industrial holding company headquartered in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The company operates through three distinct segments: Electric, Manufacturing, and Plastics. Its Electric segment provides generation, transmission, and distribution services to residential and industrial customers across Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota as a participant in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) market.
The Manufacturing segment provides custom metal fabrication and thermoformed plastic products for diverse end markets, including agriculture and construction. The Plastics segment focuses on the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes used in municipal water and drainage infrastructure. This diversified business model allows the company to balance the stable, regulated returns of a utility with the cyclical growth potential of industrial manufacturing.
Utility companies operating in integrated markets like MISO often benefit from regional transmission planning and diverse fuel sources, including wind and natural gas. Investors looking for deeper fundamental analysis may find further insights on ValueRay. Founded in 1907, Otter Tail maintains a long-standing operational history within the Upper Midwest and southern United States.
- PVC pipe demand and pricing dynamics drive Plastics segment profitability
- Rate case approvals and capital investment cycles impact Electric segment earnings
- Infrastructure and construction activity levels influence Manufacturing segment order volumes
- Commodity resin cost volatility affects margins within the Plastics business segment
- Transition to renewable energy sources increases utility capital expenditure requirements
| Net Income: 301.2m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: -0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -6.92 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 30.09% < 20% (prev 30.50%; Δ -0.41% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.09 > 3% & CFO 390.7m > Net Income 301.2m |
| Net Debt (775.8m) to EBITDA (483.2m): 1.61 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.04 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (42.0m) vs 12m ago -0.26% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 39.03% > 18% (prev 0.44%; Δ 3.86k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 34.46% > 50% (prev 35.73%; Δ -1.26% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 7.47 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 483.2m / Interest Expense TTM 48.8m) |
| A: 0.10 (Total Current Assets 799.0m - Total Current Liabilities 391.9m) / Total Assets 4.15b |
| B: 0.30 (Retained Earnings 1.27b / Total Assets 4.15b) |
| C: 0.09 (EBIT TTM 364.5m / Avg Total Assets 3.92b) |
| D: 0.56 (Book Value of Equity 1.27b / Total Liabilities 2.25b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.85 = A |
| DSRI: 0.80 (Receivables 151.1m/184.1m, Revenue 1.35b/1.32b) |
| GMI: 1.12 (GM 39.03% / 43.75%) |
| AQI: 0.76 (AQ_t 0.07 / AQ_t-1 0.09) |
| SGI: 1.02 (Revenue 1.35b / 1.32b) |
| TATA: -0.02 (NI 301.2m - CFO 390.7m) / TA 4.15b) |
| Beneish M = -3.22 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of May 25, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 86.67 with a total of 151,845 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.51%,
over one month by -0.27%,
over three months by +2.04% and
over the past year by +15.81%.
Otter Tail has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.67. Therefore, it is recommended to hold OTTR.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 2
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 90.5 | 4.4% |
P/E Forward = 14.5773
P/S = 2.7698
P/B = 1.91
P/EG = 1.8233
Revenue TTM = 1.35b USD
EBIT TTM = 364.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 483.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 1.06b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 147.9m USD (from shortLongTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.12b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last fiscal year) + Leases 20.4m
Net Debt = 775.8m USD (calculated: Debt 1.12b - CCE 348.4m)
Enterprise Value = 4.41b USD (3.64b + Debt 1.12b - CCE 348.4m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 7.47 (Ebit TTM 364.5m / Interest Expense TTM 48.8m)
EV/FCF = -32.66x (Enterprise Value 4.41b / FCF TTM -135.2m)
FCF Yield = -3.06% (FCF TTM -135.2m / Enterprise Value 4.41b)
FCF Margin = -9.99% (FCF TTM -135.2m / Revenue TTM 1.35b)
Net Margin = 22.27% (Net Income TTM 301.2m / Revenue TTM 1.35b)
Gross Margin = 39.03% ((Revenue TTM 1.35b - Cost of Revenue TTM 824.7m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 40.76% (prev 25.85%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.06 (Enterprise Value 4.41b / Total Assets 4.15b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.34% (Interest Expense 48.8m / Debt 1.12b)
Taxrate = 6.29% (4.88m / 77.5m)
NOPAT = 341.6m (EBIT 364.5m * (1 - 6.29%))
Current Ratio = 2.04 (Total Current Assets 799.0m / Total Current Liabilities 391.9m)
Debt / Equity = 0.59 (Debt 1.12b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.91b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.61 (Net Debt 775.8m / EBITDA 483.2m)
Debt / FCF = -5.74 (negative FCF - burning cash) (Net Debt 775.8m / FCF TTM -135.2m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.86b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 7.68% (Net Income 301.2m / Total Assets 4.15b)
RoE = 16.24% (Net Income TTM 301.2m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.86b)
RoCE = 12.49% (EBIT 364.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.86b + L.T.Debt 1.06b))
RoIC = 9.61% (NOPAT 341.6m / Invested Capital 3.55b)
WACC = 6.32% (E(3.64b)/V(4.76b) * Re(7.02%) + D(1.12b)/V(4.76b) * Rd(4.34%) * (1-Tc(0.06)))
Discount Rate = 7.02% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 20.0 | Cagr: -0.12%
[DCF] Fair Price = unknown (Cash Flow -135.2m)
EPS Correlation: -16.72 | EPS CAGR: -0.86% | SUE: 2.07 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -47.34 | Revenue CAGR: -0.79% | SUE: 0.55 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=1.56 | Chg30d=+1.90% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=4
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=1.55 | Chg30d=-6.25% | Revisions=+20% | Analysts=4
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=5.84 | Chg30d=+3.54% | Revisions=+20% | GrowthEPS=-10.8% | GrowthRev=+1.2%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=5.38 | Chg30d=+0.56% | Revisions=-20% | GrowthEPS=-7.9% | GrowthRev=+3.1%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +20%