{"id":510799,"date":"2021-07-08T08:03:23","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/northern-technologies-international-corporation-reports-financial-results-for-third-quarter-fiscal-2021\/"},"modified":"2021-07-08T08:03:23","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:03:23","slug":"northern-technologies-international-corporation-reports-financial-results-for-third-quarter-fiscal-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/northern-technologies-international-corporation-reports-financial-results-for-third-quarter-fiscal-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Technologies International Corporation Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mw_release\">\n<p>MINNEAPOLIS, July  08, 2021  (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Northern Technologies International Corporation (NASDAQ: NTIC), a leading developer of corrosion inhibiting products and services, as well as bio-based and biodegradable polymer resin compounds, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Third quarter fiscal 2021 highlights include (with growth rates compared to third quarter of fiscal 2020, except as otherwise noted):<\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li>Consolidated net sales increased 58.2% to a record $15,419,000, up 3.5% over third quarter of fiscal 2019<\/li>\n<li>ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> industrial net sales increased 61.4% to a record $10,101,000, up 22.5% over third quarter of fiscal 2019<\/li>\n<li>NTIC China net sales increased 30.7% to $4,037,000<\/li>\n<li>ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> oil and gas net sales increased 141.0% to $1,024,000<\/li>\n<li>Natur-Tec<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> net sales increased 27.3% to $3,040,000<\/li>\n<li>Joint venture operating income increased 114.6% to $3,623,000<\/li>\n<li>Net income attributable to NTIC increased to $2,054,000, compared to a net loss of $(965,000)<\/li>\n<li>Net income per diluted share attributable to NTIC increased to $0.21, compared to a net loss of $(0.11) per share<\/li>\n<li>Consolidated balance sheet at May 31, 2021, was strong with no debt and total cash and cash equivalents and available for sale securities of $11,006,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cSales for the fiscal 2021 third quarter accelerated past second quarter levels and set a new record as momentum continued to build across our global product categories. Consolidated sales increased 58.2% year-over-year, and were up 20.6% from the second quarter, while sales at NTIC\u2019s joint ventures increased 10.0% from the fiscal 2021 second quarter and are up 70.2% year-over-year,\u201d said G. Patrick Lynch, President and Chief Executive Officer of NTIC.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cThroughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we maintained our operations, staffing levels and services to our customers, while investing in new product development and pursuing new sales opportunities. This kept us ready to benefit from the significant current resurgence in industrial production.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> oil and gas sales for the quarter were also strong as a result of improving market dynamics. Furthermore, the American Petroleum Institute (\u201cAPI\u201d) released its technical report detailing how Vapor Corrosion Inhibitor (\u201cVCI\u201d) based technologies, like the ones offered by ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> oil and gas, can provide effective corrosion protection for the bottoms of above ground storage tanks. We believe this API technical report validates our technology and will help NTIC\u2019s long-term sales growth efforts within the oil and gas market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\u201cNatur-Tec sales continue to recover and were at the highest sales levels in over 12 months as large users of compostable plastics began re-opening their facilities after prolonged COVID-19 shutdowns. We anticipate that demand for our Natur-Tec compostable solutions will continue to increase further as the pace of re-openings accelerates. Trends across our markets are encouraging, and we expect to see continued year-over-year sales and earnings growth during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021,\u201d concluded Mr. Lynch.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">NTIC\u2019s consolidated net sales increased 58.2% to $15,419,000 during the three months ended May 31, 2021, compared to $9,745,000 for the three months ended May 31, 2020. The year-over-year increase in consolidated sales was primarily due to sales growth across all the Company\u2019s product categories as a result of higher global demand and the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. For the nine months ended May 31, 2021, consolidated net sales increased 9.0% to $40,981,000, compared to $37,610,000 for the same period last fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p>The following tables set forth NTIC\u2019s net sales by product category for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2021 and May 31, 2020, by segment:<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"14\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Three Months Ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>May 31,<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>2021<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>% of Net <br \/>Sales<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>May 31,<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>2020<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>% of Net <br \/>Sales<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>% <\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>Change<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:36%;width:36%;min-width:36%;vertical-align: top\">ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> industrial net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010,100,638<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">65.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a06,258,348<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">64.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">61.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> joint venture net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01,253,920<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">8.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0673,752<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">6.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">86.1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> oil &amp; gas net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01,023,657<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">6.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0424,681<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">4.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">141.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a012,378,215<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">80.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07,356,781<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">75.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">68.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Total Natur-Tec<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03,040,309<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">19.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02,388,042<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">24.5<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">27.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a015,418,524<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09,744,823<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">58.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        \n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"14\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">\n            <strong>Nine Months Ended<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>May 31,<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>2021<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>% of Net <br \/>Sales<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>May 31,<\/strong><br \/>\n            <br \/>\n            <strong>2020<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>% of Net <br \/>Sales<\/strong><br \/>\n            <strong><br \/>\n              <br \/>\n            <\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>% <br \/>Change<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:36%;width:36%;min-width:36%;vertical-align: top\">ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> industrial net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a028,574,297<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">69.7<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a022,804,975<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">60.6<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:11%;width:11%;min-width:11%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">25.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> joint venture net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02,361,165<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">5.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01,504,997<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">4.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">56.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> oil &amp; gas net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01,947,420<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">4.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02,012,543<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">5.4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">(3.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">)%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a032,882,882<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">80.2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a026,322,515<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">70.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">24.9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">Total Natur-Tec<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08,097,636<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">19.8<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a011,287,491<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">30.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">(28.3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">)%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: top\">Total net sales\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a040,980,518<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a037,610,006<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">100.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">9.0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"justify\">NTIC\u2019s joint venture operating income increased 114.6% to $3,623,000 during the three months ended May 31, 2021, compared to joint venture operating income of $1,688,000 during the three months ended May 31, 2020. This increase was primarily attributable to a corresponding improvement in total net sales of the joint ventures, as fees for services provided to joint ventures are primarily a function of the net sales of NTIC\u2019s joint ventures, which increased 70.2% to $31,960,000 during the three months ended May 31, 2021, compared to $18,782,000 for the three months ended May 31, 2020. Year-to-date, NTIC\u2019s joint venture operating income increased 46.1% to $10,168,000, compared to joint venture operating income of $6,958,000 during the nine months ended May 31, 2020. Net sales of NTIC\u2019s joint ventures increased 28.1% to $87,795,000 during the nine months ended May 31, 2021, compared to $68,532,000 for the nine months ended May 31, 2020.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Operating expenses, as a percent of net sales, for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 were 40.9%, compared to 58.0% for the same period last fiscal year. This improvement in operating leverage was due to higher third quarter sales, and NTIC\u2019s continued focus on controlling operating expenses. Year-to-date, operating expenses, as a percent of net sales, were 44.1%, compared to 47.9% for the same period last fiscal year.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">The Company reported net income attributable to NTIC for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 of $2,054,000, or $0.21 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $(965,000), or ($0.11) per diluted share for the same period last fiscal year. For the nine months ended May 31, 2021, net income attributable to NTIC increased to $4,629,000, or $0.47 per diluted share, from $427,000, or $0.05 per diluted share for the same period last fiscal year.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">NTIC\u2019s balance sheet remains strong, with no debt, and working capital of $29,676,000 at May 31, 2021, including $5,881,000 in cash and cash equivalents and $5,125,000 in available for sale securities, compared to $27,105,000 of working capital at August 31, 2020, including $6,403,000 in cash and cash equivalents and $5,545,000 in available for sale securities.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">At May 31, 2021, the Company had $26,938,000 of investments in joint ventures, of which over $14,773,000, or 54.8%, is cash, with the remaining balance primarily invested in other working capital.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Conference Call and Webcast<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">NTIC will host a conference call today at 8:00 a.m. Central Time to review its results of operations for the third quarter of fiscal 2021 and its outlook, followed by a question-and-answer session. The conference call will be available to interested parties through a live audio webcast available through NTIC\u2019s website at www.ntic.com or https:\/\/ntic.gcs-web.com\/events-presentations where the webcast will be archived and accessible for at least 12 months. The dial-in number for the conference call is (877) 670-9776 and the confirmation code is 1250369.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>About Northern Technologies International Corporation<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">Northern Technologies International Corporation develops and markets proprietary environmentally beneficial products and services in over 60 countries either directly or via a network of subsidiaries, joint ventures, independent distributors and agents. NTIC\u2019s primary business is corrosion prevention marketed primarily under the ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> brand. NTIC has been selling its proprietary ZERUST<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> rust and corrosion inhibiting products and services to the automotive, electronics, electrical, mechanical, military and retail consumer markets for over 40 years and in recent years has targeted and expanded into the oil and gas industry. NTIC offers worldwide on-site technical consulting for rust and corrosion prevention issues. NTIC\u2019s technical service consultants work directly with the end users of NTIC\u2019s products to analyze their specific needs and develop systems to meet their technical requirements. NTIC also markets and sells a portfolio of bio-based and biodegradable polymer resins and finished products marketed under the Natur-Tec<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> brand.<\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <strong>Forward-Looking Statements<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\">\n        <em>Statements contained in this release that are not historical information are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include NTIC\u2019s expectations that the API technical report will help NTIC\u2019s long-term sales growth efforts within the oil and gas market, demand for NTIC\u2019s Natur-Tec compostable solutions will continue to increase as the pace of re-openings accelerates, and that it will continue to see higher year-over-year sales and earnings growth throughout the remainder of fiscal 2021 and other statements that can be identified by words such as \u201cbelieves,\u201d \u201ccontinues,\u201d \u201cexpects,\u201d \u201canticipates,\u201d \u201cintends,\u201d \u201cpotential,\u201d \u201coutlook,\u201d \u201cwill,\u201d \u201cmay,\u201d \u201cwould,\u201d \u201cshould,\u201d \u201cguidance\u201d or words of similar meaning, the use of future dates and any other statements that are not historical facts. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of NTIC\u2019s management and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or implied. Such potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, in no particular order: the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on NTIC\u2019s business and operating results; the ability of NTIC to continue to pay dividends; the effect of economic uncertainty and trade disputes; NTIC\u2019s dependence on the success of its joint ventures and fees and dividend distributions that NTIC receives from them; NTIC\u2019s relationships with its joint ventures and its ability to maintain those relationships; NTIC\u2019s dependence on its joint venture in Germany in particular due to its significance and the effect of a termination of this or its other joint ventures on NTIC\u2019s business and operating results; the ability of NTIC China to achieve significant sales; costs and expenses incurred by NTIC in connection with its ongoing litigation against its former Chinese joint venture partner; the effect of the United Kingdom\u2019s exit from the European Union, economic slowdown and political unrest; risks associated with NTIC\u2019s international operations; exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and tariffs, including in particular the Euro compared to the U.S. dollar; the health of the U.S. and worldwide economies, including in particular the U.S. automotive industry; the level of growth in NTIC\u2019s markets; NTIC\u2019s investments in research and development efforts; acceptance of existing and new products; timing of NTIC\u2019s receipt of purchase orders under supply contracts; variability in sales to customers in the oil and gas industry and the effect on NTIC\u2019s quarterly financial results; increased competition; the costs and effects of complying with changes in tax, fiscal, government and other regulatory policies, including the new tax reform law, which could result in a write-down of our deferred tax assets, and rules relating to environmental, health and safety matters; pending and potential litigation; and NTIC\u2019s reliance on its intellectual property rights and the absence of infringement of the intellectual property rights of others. More detailed information on these and additional factors which could affect NTIC\u2019s operating and financial results is described in the Company\u2019s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2020 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. NTIC urges all interested parties to read these reports to gain a better understanding of the many business and other risks that the Company faces. Additionally, NTIC undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements, which may be made to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.<\/em>\n      <\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES <\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF MAY 31, 2021<\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong> (UNAUDITED) <\/strong><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <strong>AND AUGUST 31, 2020 (AUDITED)<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n<p>            <strong>May 31, 2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>August 31, 2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>ASSETS<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">CURRENT ASSETS:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:66%;width:66%;min-width:66%;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Cash and cash equivalents<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:14%;width:14%;min-width:14%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">5,880,923<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:14%;width:14%;min-width:14%;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a06,403,032<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Available for sale securities<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">5,125,052<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05,544,722<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Receivables:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Trade, excluding joint ventures, less allowance for doubtful accounts<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0of $120,000 at May 31, 2021 and $90,000 at August 31, 2020<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">11,165,605<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08,072,212<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Trade, joint ventures<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">1,040,049<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0475,900<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Fees for services provided to joint ventures<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">1,427,240<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0927,286<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">247,895<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a019,907<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Inventories<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">11,306,598<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010,961,796<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Prepaid expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">1,035,046<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0797,495<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Total current assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a037,228,408<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a033,202,350<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT, NET<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07,177,012<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07,110,789<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">OTHER ASSETS:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Investments in joint ventures<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a026,937,857<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a024,090,826<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Deferred income taxes<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0223,739<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0209,729<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Patents and trademarks, net<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0746,305<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0802,006<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Operating lease right of use asset<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">486,854<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 658,788<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Total other assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a028,394,755<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a025,761,349<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Total assets<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a072,800,175<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a066,074,488<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\n            <strong>LIABILITIES AND EQUITY<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">CURRENT LIABILITIES:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Accounts payable<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04,103,932<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03,205,241<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Income taxes payable<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">166,574<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0310,922<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Accrued liabilities:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Payroll and related benefits<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02,295,421<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01,314,978<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Other<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0873,280<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0880,118<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Current portion of operating lease<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0113,688<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0386,345<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Total current liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07,552,895<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a06,097,604<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Operating lease, less current portion<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0373,166<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0272,443<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 30.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Total long-term liabilities<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0373,166<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0272,443<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">EQUITY:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Preferred stock, no par value; authorized 10,000 shares; none issued and outstanding<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2014<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Common stock, $0.02 par value per share; authorized 15,000,000 shares as of<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">May 31, 2021 and August 31, 2020; issued and outstanding 9,109,861 and 9,099,990, respectively<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0182,197<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0182,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Additional paid-in capital<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a017,992,518<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a017,415,043<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Retained earnings<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a045,917,757<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a042,472,810<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Accumulated other comprehensive loss<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(2,717,935<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(3,410,438<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Stockholders\u2019 equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a061,374,537<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a056,659,415<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">Non-controlling interests<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03,499,577<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03,045,026<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Total equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a064,874,114<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a059,704,441<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 25.0px\">Total liabilities and equity<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a072,800,175<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a066,074,488<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n        <strong>NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong>CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS <\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong>(UNAUDITED)<br \/><\/strong><br \/>\n        <strong>FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED MAY 31, 2021 AND 2020<\/strong>\n      <\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"6\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n<p>            <strong>Three Months Ended May 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"5\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\n<p>            <strong>Nine Months Ended May 31,<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"max-width:44%;width:44%;min-width:44%;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:12%;width:12%;min-width:12%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:12%;width:12%;min-width:12%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:12%;width:12%;min-width:12%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2021<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:1%;width:1%;min-width:1%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"max-width:12%;width:12%;min-width:12%;border-top: solid black 1pt;border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: center;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: middle\">\n            <strong>2020<\/strong>\n          <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">NET SALES:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: top\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Net sales, excluding joint ventures<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a014,164,604<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09,071,072<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a038,619,353<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a036,105,009<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Net sales, to joint ventures<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,253,920<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">673,751<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,361,165<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,504,997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Total net sales<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">15,418,524<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9,744,823<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">40,980,518<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">37,610,006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">Cost of goods sold<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">10,152,582<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6,499,102<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a026,997,582<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a024,991,487<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: middle\">Gross profit<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5,265,942<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,245,721<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a013,982,936<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a012,618,519<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">JOINT VENTURE OPERATIONS:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Equity in income from joint ventures<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,033,536<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">811,787<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05,779,260<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,466,581<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Fees for services provided to joint ventures<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,589,621<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">876,706<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04,388,866<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,491,244<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: bottom\">Total joint venture operations<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,623,157<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,688,493<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a010,168,126<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6,957,825<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 10.0px;text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">OPERATING EXPENSES:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Selling expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">3,171,657<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,487,396<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a08,745,433<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">8,484,928<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">General and administrative expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,072,195<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,213,552<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a06,125,151<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6,608,352<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: justify;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">Research and development expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,066,493<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">950,127<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03,217,410<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,918,163<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle;text-align: left;padding-left: 15.0px;vertical-align: middle\">Total operating expenses<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">6,310,345<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">5,651,075<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a018,087,994<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">18,011,443<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,578,754<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(716,861<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a06,063,068<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,564,901<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">INTEREST INCOME (EXPENSE)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">7,632<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(73,378<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a085,191<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">15,881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAX EXPENSE<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,586,386<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(790,239<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a06,148,259<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">1,580,782<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">INCOME TAX EXPENSE<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">276,338<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">142,285<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0929,588<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">869,945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">NET INCOME (LOSS)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">2,310,048<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">(932,524<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05,218,671<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">710,837<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO NON- <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0CONTROLLING INTERESTS<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">256,132<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">32,697<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0589,781<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: solid black 1pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">283,674<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: solid black 1pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NTIC<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02,053,916<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(965,221<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04,628,890<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"border-bottom: double 15px 3pt;padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0427,163<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"border-top: double black 3pt;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">NET INCOME (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO NTIC PER COMMON SHARE:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Basic<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00.23<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0(0.11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00.51<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00.05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Diluted<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0.21<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (0.11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00.47<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">$<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a00.05<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ASSUMED OUTSTANDING:<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"3\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" style=\"vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: middle\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Basic<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9,109,861<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9,099,990<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9,107,243<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-right: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">\u00a0<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 0;text-align: right;vertical-align: middle;vertical-align: bottom\">9,096,981<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"vertical-align: 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Third quarter fiscal 2021 highlights include (with growth rates compared to third quarter of fiscal 2020, except as otherwise noted): Consolidated net sales increased 58.2% to a record $15,419,000, up 3.5% over third quarter of fiscal 2019 ZERUST\u00ae industrial net sales increased 61.4% to a record $10,101,000, up 22.5% over third quarter of fiscal 2019 NTIC China net sales increased 30.7% to $4,037,000 ZERUST\u00ae oil and gas net sales increased 141.0% to $1,024,000 Natur-Tec\u00ae net sales increased &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/northern-technologies-international-corporation-reports-financial-results-for-third-quarter-fiscal-2021\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Northern Technologies International Corporation Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2021&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-510799","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Northern Technologies International Corporation Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 - Market Newsdesk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/northern-technologies-international-corporation-reports-financial-results-for-third-quarter-fiscal-2021\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Northern Technologies International Corporation Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter Fiscal 2021 - Market Newsdesk\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MINNEAPOLIS, July 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Northern Technologies International Corporation (NASDAQ: NTIC), a leading developer of corrosion inhibiting products and services, as well as bio-based and biodegradable polymer resin compounds, today reported its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal 2021. 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