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LKCRU
Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC
~5 min film100% real numbersplain English
WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC. What it actually does.

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

on the stock market since 2018
47 employees
$215M market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
76%Ethanol
EthanolDistillers Grain 18%Corn Oil 6%
76% of all revenue comes from a single line: Ethanol.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

Revenue last year:
$280.4M
The net profit left over:
$42.4M
Out of every $100 in sales, $15 stays as net profit.
THE SLICE THAT TURNS INTO PROFIT: 15%

This is an established company with proven profits.

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

Average growth of 25% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$116M
2019
2020
2021
2022
$280.4M
2023
THE PRICE TAG
MARKET VALUE / ANNUAL PROFIT
5.1×

The market pays 5.1× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.

No analyst target is on record for this company.

What executives did with their own stock over the last 12 months:
8 buy0 sell

Executives buying with their own money is usually read as confidence in the company’s future.

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 9% off the top. A pullback, not a collapse.

1
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/3
A fat but narrowing margin

The net profit margin is 15% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/3
Sales keep climbing

Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 25% a year on average.

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

There is $36.8M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $14.1M would remain.

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.

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