YHGJ | Market Cap: $7.9M (07/13/26)
Industry:
Consumer Goods

DESCRIPTION

Yunhong Green CTI is a small Illinois-based manufacturer of foil and latex balloons and related novelty products, with a small secondary business in flexible film packaging. Foil balloons — made from metalized nylon or polyester film — are the core product, accounting for roughly 65% of revenue. Foil balloons hold helium longer than latex and carry printed designs ranging from generic birthday messages to licensed characters, placing them in the "social expression" category alongside greeting cards. The company also resells latex balloons sourced from a third party to offer customers a combined product line. Balloon-inspired gift products — candy arrangements presented with a small balloon — account for roughly 29% of revenue and are assembled at the company's Elgin, Illinois facility. Flexible film packaging makes up the remaining ~6% of revenue. Yunhong Green CTI sells primarily to U.S. grocery chains, mass merchandisers, drugstores, and party goods stores, either directly or through distributors. The business is heavily concentrated: two unnamed large retailers accounted for ~81% of 2025 revenue, with no minimum purchase commitments. Profitability is pressured by commodity-linked raw material costs, helium price sensitivity, and thin gross margins of roughly 18%. The company has 52 employees and has been generating operating losses, with auditors raising going concern doubt. Management's near-term focus is on the core U.S. foil balloon business and cost discipline, having wound down a nascent China manufacturing initiative that resulted in impairment charges.

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