Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (NAII)Consumer Defensive | Packaged Foods | Carlsbad, United States | NasdaqGM
2.16 USD
-0.13
(-5.677%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.16 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:51 a.m. EDT
The investment case for this consumer defensive stock has collapsed under the weight of deteriorating fundamentals and a brutal multi-year price trajectory. The business is currently bleeding cash, reporting negative operating margins and a trailing EPS of -$2.42, while free cash flow remains deeply negative. This operational distress is reflected in the market's verdict: the stock has suffered a catastrophic 62.5% decline over the last nine years, with four consecutive years of negative annual returns ending recently. Despite a recent 23% jump in top-line revenue, the inability to convert that into profit or generate cash suggests the growth is unsustainable or masking severe efficiency issues. With a debt-to-equity ratio exceeding 100% and no history of paying dividends, there is no safety net for investors. The technical picture confirms the bearish thesis, with the price trading significantly below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, indicating persistent selling pressure. Any hope for a rebound is currently outweighed by the stark reality of a company struggling to maintain profitability in a tough environment. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.036236 |
| AutoETS | 0.040960 |
| AutoTheta | 0.053904 |
| MSTL | 0.078305 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 54% |
| H-stat | 0.98 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.404 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.89 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 103.261 |
| Revenue per Share | 23.603 |
| Market Cap | 13,554,495 |
| Beta | 0.37 |
| Profit Margins | -10.13% |
| Website | https://www.nai-online.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.369146 |
| Address1 | 1,535 Faraday Avenue |
| All Time High | 26.625 |
| All Time Low | 1.08 |
| Ask | 2.9 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 31,400 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 43,959 |
| Average Volume | 43,959 |
| Average Volume10Days | 31,400 |
| Beta | 0.372 |
| Bid | 1.66 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 10.344 |
| City | Carlsbad |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.16 |
| Current Ratio | 1.636 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.2997 |
| Day Low | 2.16 |
| Debt To Equity | 103.261 |
| Display Name | Natural Alternatives |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,759,176,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,759,176,000 |
| Ebitda | -1,435,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.01011 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -48.451 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.49 |
| Enterprise Value | 69,526,496 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -2.31 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.2858 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.1257999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.05503539 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -36.9146 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 4.96 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -2.8 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5645161 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.16000009 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.08000004 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.0 - 4.96 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 751,815,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 4,934,401 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,995,125 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 293 |
| Fullday Change | -0.13 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -5.67685 |
| Fullday Price | 2.16 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.07617 |
| Gross Profits | 10,806,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.21683 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.37046 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 6,275,229 |
| Industry | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Disp | Packaged Foods |
| Industry Key | packaged-foods |
| Ir Website | http://www.nai-online.com/investor_relations.php |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,751,241,600 |
| Long Business Summary | Natural Alternatives International, Inc. engages in formulating, manufacturing, and marketing nutritional supplements in the United States and internationally. It operates through two segments: Private-Label Contract Manufacturing, and Patent and Trademark Licensing. The company offers private-label contract manufacturing services to companies that market and distribute vitamins, minerals, herbal, and other nutritional supplements, as well as other health care products. It also provides strategic partnering services, such as customized product formulation, clinical study design and support, manufacturing, marketing support, international regulatory and label law compliance, international product registration, packaging in multiple formats and labeling design, scientific research, proprietary ingredients, customer-specific nutritional product formulation, product testing and evaluation, marketing management, packaging and delivery system design, regulatory review, and international product registration assistance. In addition, the company sells beta-alanine ingredient under the CarnoSyn, TriBsynm, and SR CarnoSyn names. The company manufactures products in various forms, including capsules, tablets, chewable wafers, and powders. Its private-label contract manufacturing customers include companies that market nutritional supplements through direct sales marketing channels, direct to consumer e-commerce channels, and retail stores. Natural Alternatives International, Inc. was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, California. |
| Long Name | Natural Alternatives International, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 13,554,495 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_290602 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -14,371,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,782,777,600 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 14,495,778 |
| Open | 2.2997 |
| Operating Cashflow | -4,505,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.113129996 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 5.41 |
| Phone | 760 744 7700 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 2.16 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,947,804 |
| Previous Close | 2.29 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.20881672 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.095539644 |
| Profit Margins | -0.101289995 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.763 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.13 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -5.67685 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.2997 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.16 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.16 - 2.2997 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.2997 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.29 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.16 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 4,126 |
| Return On Assets | -0.0247 |
| Return On Equity | -0.2057 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.233 |
| Revenue Per Share | 23.603 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Disp | Consumer Defensive |
| Sector Key | consumer-defensive |
| Shares Outstanding | 6,275,229 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.004 |
| Shares Short | 24,895 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 9,367 |
| Short Name | Natural Alternatives Internatio |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.005 |
| Short Ratio | 0.37 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CA |
| Symbol | NAII |
| Total Cash | 9,196,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.465 |
| Total Debt | 65,168,000 |
| Total Revenue | 141,872,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -2.31 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.8776 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.71759987 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.24937443 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 4,126 |
| Website | https://www.nai-online.com |
| Zip | 92,008 |