Benson Hill, Inc. (BHILQ) vs CVR Partners, LP (UAN)

Benson Hill, Inc. and CVR Partners, LP are both Agricultural Inputs companies. CVR Partners, LP is the larger, with a market value of $1.2B against $1.5M — 756.6× the size. Benson Hill, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; CVR Partners, LP trades at 10.8×. Benson Hill, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 139.6% against 7.31%. CVR Partners, LP has the higher net margin (16.1% vs −21.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (12.5% vs −57.8%). Across the 15 metrics below, CVR Partners, LP leads on 11 and Benson Hill, Inc. on 4.

Valuation

Metric BHILQ UAN Agricultural Inputs median
P/E n/m 10.84 14.64
P/S n/m 1.75 0.78
P/B n/m 4.24 0.80
Price to free cash flow n/m 7.75 10.41
EV/EBITDA n/m 6.95 5.38
EV/Sales 0.15 2.37 1.07
Earnings yield 0.00% 9.23% 0.00%
Free cash flow yield 0.00% 12.91% 5.69%

Profitability

Metric BHILQ UAN Agricultural Inputs median
Gross margin 4.29% 39.94% 29.38%
Operating margin (19.41%) 20.61% 0.60%
Net margin (21.80%) 16.14% (9.43%)
Free cash flow margin (3.50%) 22.56% 3.70%
Return on equity (138.16%) 36.04% 0.00%
Return on assets (41.53%) 10.16% 0.00%
Return on invested capital (57.78%) 12.45% 1.70%

Growth

Metric BHILQ UAN Agricultural Inputs median
Revenue growth (TTM) 139.60% 7.31% 8.63%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 14.08% 61.98% 23.08%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 11.61% 4.64%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric BHILQ UAN Agricultural Inputs median
Debt to equity 3.19 2.09 0.51
Current ratio 2.21 1.65 1.58
Net debt to EBITDA (1.32) 2.37 0.25

Dividend

Metric BHILQ UAN Agricultural Inputs median
Dividend yield — 13.27% 3.99%
Payout ratio — 1.44 0.67

Size

Metric BHILQ UAN Agricultural Inputs median
Market cap 1.52m 1.15b 998.68m

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