CHS Inc. 8% Cumulative Redeemable Prefe Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Jan 11, 2012
CHS Inc. 8% Cumulative Redeemable Prefe (CHSCP, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2011-11-30.

Chs Inc. 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock has a market cap of $364.1 million; its shares were traded at around $29.67 . The dividend yield of Chs Inc. 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock stocks is 6.7%.

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Corporate and Other generated income before income taxes of $12.2 million for the three months ended November 30, 2011 compared to $19.3 million during the same period of the previous year, a decrease in earnings of $7.1 million (37%). Business solutions experienced a net decrease in earnings of $0.9 million for the three months ended November 30, 2011 compared with the same period in the prior year, primarily due to decreased margins in our financing business. Our share of earnings from Ventura Foods, our packaged foods joint venture, net of allocated expenses, decreased by $4.1 million for the three months ended November 30, 2011, compared to the same period of the previous year, primarily from decreased margins. Our share of earnings from our wheat milling joint ventures, net of allocated expenses, decreased by $1.5 million during the three months ended November 30, 2011 compared to the same period in the previous year.

Our Energy segment revenues of $3.4 billion, after elimination of intersegment revenues, increased by $1.0 billion (42%) during the three months ended November 30, 2011 compared to the three months ended November 30, 2010. During the three months ended November 30, 2011 and 2010, our Energy segment recorded revenues from sales to our Ag Business segment of $130.1 million and $88.8 million, respectively. The net increase in revenues of $962.9 million is comprised of a net increase of $761.2 million related to higher prices and $201.6 million related to higher sales volume. Refined fuels revenues increased $835.0 million (50%), of which $647.4 million was related to a net average selling price increase, and $187.6 million was related to a net increase in sales volumes, compared to the same period in the previous year. The sales price of refined fuels increased $0.82 per gallon (35%), and sales volumes increased by 11%. Propane revenues increased $85.2 million (51%), of which $48.3 million was related to an increase in the net average selling price and $36.9 million was attributable to an increase in volume, when compared to the same period in the previous year. The average selling price of propane increased $0.29 per gallon (24%) and sales volume increased 22% in comparison to the same period of the prior year. Renewable fuels marketing revenues increased $37.1 million (11%), from an increase in the average selling price of $0.51 per gallon (22%), partially offset by a 10% decrease in volume, when compared with the same three-month period in the previous year.

Our Ag Business segment revenues of $6.5 billion increased $0.6 billion (11%) during the three months ended November 30, 2011 compared to the three months ended November 30, 2010. Grain revenues in our Ag Business segment totaled $4.7 billion and $4.5 billion during the three months ended November 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Of the grain revenues increase of $233.1 million (5%), $572.8 million is due to increased average grain selling prices, partially offset by $339.7 million due to a net decrease in volume of 8% during the three months ended November 30, 2011 compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year. The average sales

Wholesale crop nutrient revenues in our Ag Business segment totaled $658.8 million and $558.9 million during the three months ended November 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Of the wholesale crop nutrient revenues increase of $99.8 million (18%), $154.2 million was related to increased average fertilizer selling prices, partially offset by $54.4 million related to decreased volumes, during the three months ended November 30, 2011 compared to the same period last fiscal year. The average sales price of all fertilizers sold reflected an increase of $123 per ton (31%) over the same three-month period in fiscal 2011. Our wholesale crop nutrient volumes decreased 10% during the three months ended November 30, 2011 compared with the same period in the previous year.

Equity Income from Investments. Equity income from investments of $24.1 million for the three months ended November 30, 2011 decreased $13.5 million (36%) compared to the three months ended November 30, 2010. We record equity income or loss from the investments in which we have an ownership interest of 50% or less and have significant influence, but not control, for our proportionate share of income or loss reported by the entity, without consolidating the revenues and expenses of the entity in our Consolidated Statements of Operations. The net decrease in equity income from investments was attributable to reduced earnings from investments in our Ag Business and Corporate and Other segments of $7.9 million and $5.9 million, respectively, and was partially offset by increased equity investment earnings in our Energy segment of $0.2 million.

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