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CRDE
Cardinal Ethanol, LLC
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Cardinal Ethanol, LLC. What it actually does.

Produces fuel-grade ethanol for use as an octane enhancer. Manufactures ethanol as an oxygenated fuel additive to reduce emissions. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2011
72 employees
$277.5M market value
Revenue last year:
$502.7M
The net profit left over:
$69.8M
Out of every $100 in sales, $14 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 14%

This is an established company with proven profits.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing overall, with a pause along the way.

Average growth of 18% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$260.2M
2019
2020
2021
2022
$502.7M
2023
Cash on hand:
$82.3M
Total debt:
$33.6M
The cash outweighs the debt.

If every debt were paid off today, $48.7M would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.

THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT

The market pays for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

THE COUNCIL REVIEW
9

angles, checked one by one.

The 2 that stand out are on screen; the rest came back neutral.

The council scores out of 10; report-card grades are out of 100.

WEAK SPOTS
The stock has lost its spark0/10
Thin profit on each sale3/10
WORTH WATCHING

Profit per Sale: The profit kept from each sale is thin.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
Trading below its recent peak.

The stock trades below its recent peak — about 14% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 18% a year on average.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Strong cash, light debt

There is $82.3M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $48.7M would remain.

3
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 3/3
Pays a steady dividend

It pays out $800 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.

1
THE RISKS · 1/2
The stock has lost its spark

The price action doesn’t yet back an upward turn. Council score: 0/10.

2
THE RISKS · 2/2
Thin profit on each sale

As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit. Council score: 3/10.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

We don’t have a report card for this stock yet — the data isn’t mature enough to grade. No grade is information too: it means the evidence is thin.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution, the revenue breakdown.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 11, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film