CHS Inc. operates as a diversified global agribusiness cooperative, providing products and services in energy, agronomy, grain marketing, animal nutrition, food ingredients, and risk management. The company supplies energy products, including refined fuels, propane, lubricants, and renewable fuels such as ethanol, and operates petroleum refineries and pipelines. It provides crop nutrients, seed, crop protection products, seed treatments, proprietary and distributed agronomy products, and grain marketing services. The company manufactures and distributes animal nutrition products, including food and animal feed ingredients from soybeans, sunflowers, and canola, and offers soy-free pet food under the Rancher’s Choice brand. Additional offerings include payment solutions, point of sale systems, equipment for energy and agricultural operations, financial services, transportation and logistics, and market intelligence tools. The company serves farmer-owners, ranchers, agricultural cooperatives, ag retail business units, food and feed companies, energy business customers, and industrial clients in the grain, animal nutrition, fertilizer, ethanol, and transportation sectors. The company was founded in 1931 and is based in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota.
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+18.6% YoY
YoY Growth Rate
Steady revenue growth
EPS data limited
$0/ year
0.0% of revenue
Below sector average (2%)
Research and development spending
Cash flow positive
$4.5B cash & investments
Quarterly Free Cash Flow
↓ Burn rate worsening
Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising
CHS is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 19%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."
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ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.
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FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.
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Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.
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Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.
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