Manufactures nitrogen-based fertilizers, including ammonia, fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (HDAN), and urea ammonia nitrate. Now — the numbers.
This is an established company with proven profits.
The gap is $340.9M. In times of high interest rates, a gap like that can squeeze a company.
The market pays 33.8× for every dollar this company earns in a year — a price that already assumes things go well.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 91% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 25% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly below the class average.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 57% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Our checks did not surface a specific strength to highlight here.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew only 3% a year on average — the report card’s higher growth grade leans on profit power instead.
The company’s market value is 34 times its annual profit. Even a small disappointment could hit the price hard.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 63 sells against just 18 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
On our five-subject report card, LXU sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: LXU is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.
Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: the revenue breakdown.