Cardinal Ethanol LLC has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:
1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
Competitive Comparison of Cardinal Ethanol LLC's Profitability Rank
For the Chemicals subindustry, Cardinal Ethanol LLC's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Cardinal Ethanol LLC's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Chemicals Industry
For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Cardinal Ethanol LLC's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Cardinal Ethanol LLC's Profitability Rank falls into.
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.
The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.
Cardinal Ethanol LLC has the Profitability Rank of 8. It has a higher profitability and may stay that way.
Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.
Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1
Cardinal Ethanol LLC has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank
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Cardinal Ethanol LLC (Cardinal Ethanol LLC) Business Description
Cardinal Ethanol LLC is a producer and seller of fuel-grade ethanol, distiller's grains, corn oil, and carbon dioxide throughout the continent of the United States. The company's prime selling products include ethanol, dried distillers grains, corn oil, and carbon dioxide. Its two operating segments are ethanol production through the Ethanol Division; and trading of agricultural grains through the Trading Division. The revenues from Ethanol Division come from primary sources: sales of fuel ethanol which is the key revenue driver. Revenues from the Trading Division are derived from procuring, transporting, and selling grain commodities. The majority of the revenue for the company is generated from its Ethanol Division.
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