Benson Hill Inc (BHIL)’s liquidity ratios and what they mean

The price of Benson Hill Inc (NYSE: BHIL) closed at $0.21 in the last session, down -5.36% from day before closing price of $0.22. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.0118 from its previous closing price. On the day, 503947 shares were traded. BHIL stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.2396 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.2083.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at BHIL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.85 and its Current Ratio is at 2.26. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.63 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.29.

On October 04, 2022, Lake Street started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $7.

On March 25, 2022, ROTH Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $9.ROTH Capital initiated its Buy rating on March 25, 2022, with a $9 target price.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 02 when Fundler Yevgeny sold 18,872 shares for $0.15 per share. The transaction valued at 2,831 led to the insider holds 41,375 shares of the business.

Molly Montgomery sold 8,484 shares of BHIL for $2,813 on Sep 29. The Director now owns 74,529 shares after completing the transaction at $0.33 per share. On Sep 29, another insider, Bennett Bruce Tyler, who serves as the President, Ingredients of the company, sold 4,615 shares for $0.33 each. As a result, the insider received 1,530 and left with 38,701 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BHIL now has a Market Capitalization of 45.86M and an Enterprise Value of 176.60M. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.36. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.39 whereas that against EBITDA is -3.16.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, BHIL has reached a high of $2.43, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.1867, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.6048.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, BHIL traded on average about 910.10K shares per day over the past 3-months and 719.5k shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 206.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 115.75M. Insiders hold about 44.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 28.19% stake in the company. Shares short for BHIL as of Feb 15, 2024 were 9.46M with a Short Ratio of 10.39, compared to 9.15M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4.54% and a Short% of Float of 4.67%.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 2 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.16 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.16 and a low estimate of -$0.17, while EPS last year was -$0.29. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0, with high estimates of $0 and low estimates of $0.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.62 and -$0.62 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.62. EPS for the following year is -$0.35, with 2 analysts recommending between -$0.34 and -$0.36.

Revenue Estimates

According to 2 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $79.8M. It ranges from a high estimate of $87.3M to a low estimate of $72.3M. As of the current estimate, Benson Hill Inc’s year-ago sales were $99.18M, an estimated decrease of -19.50% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 1 analysts are estimating revenue of $87.5M, a decrease of -35.00% less than the figure of -$19.50% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $87.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $87.5M.

A total of 1 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BHIL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $444M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $444M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $444M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $381.23M, up 16.50% from the average estimate. Based on 2 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $286.65M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $464.6M and the low estimate is $108.7M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -35.40% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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