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REX American Resources (REX American Resources) Earnings Power Value (EPV) : $36.69 (As of Jan24)


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What is REX American Resources Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

As of Jan24, REX American Resources's earnings power value is $36.69. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is -53.22

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


REX American Resources Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

The historical data trend for REX American Resources's Earnings Power Value (EPV) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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REX American Resources Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

REX American Resources Annual Data
Trend Jan15 Jan16 Jan17 Jan18 Jan19 Jan20 Jan21 Jan22 Jan23 Jan24
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 33.78 16.79 21.05 22.17 36.69

REX American Resources Quarterly Data
Apr19 Jul19 Oct19 Jan20 Apr20 Jul20 Oct20 Jan21 Apr21 Jul21 Oct21 Jan22 Apr22 Jul22 Oct22 Jan23 Apr23 Jul23 Oct23 Jan24
Earnings Power Value (EPV) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 22.17 21.01 23.14 29.19 36.69

Competitive Comparison of REX American Resources's Earnings Power Value (EPV)

For the Chemicals subindustry, REX American Resources's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


REX American Resources's Earnings Power Value (EPV) Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, REX American Resources's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where REX American Resources's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.



REX American Resources Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

REX American Resources's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 650.7
DDA 24.0
Operating Margin % 3.11
SGA * 25% 5.8
Tax Rate % -97.50
Maintenance Capex 13.5
Cash and Cash Equivalents 378.7
Short-Term Debt 4.5
Long-Term Debt 8.4
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 17.9

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = 3.11%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = $650.7 Mil, Average Operating Margin = 3.11%, Average Adjusted SGA = 5.8,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 650.7 * 3.11% +5.8 = $26.03867125 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = -97.50%, and "Normalized" EBIT = $26.03867125 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = 26.03867125 * ( 1 - -97.50% ) = $51.425724751969 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 24.0 * 0.5 * -97.50% = $-11.6927776775 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = 51.425724751969 + -11.6927776775 = $39.732947074469 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
REX American Resources's Average Maintenance CAPEX = $13.5 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. REX American Resources's current cash and cash equivalent = $378.7 Mil.
REX American Resources's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 8.4 + 4.5 = $12.847 Mil.
REX American Resources's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 17.9 Mil.

REX American Resources's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Jan24 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( 39.732947074469 - 13.5)/ 9%+378.7-12.847 )/17.9
=36.69

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( 36.69143405593-56.22 )/36.69143405593
= -53.22%

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.


REX American Resources  (NYSE:REX) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


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REX American Resources (REX American Resources) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
7720 Paragon Road, Dayton, OH, USA, 45459
REX American Resources Corp operates as a holding company, which engages in investment in alternative energy and ethanol production entities. Its operating segments include Ethanol and By-Products. Its products include dried distillers grains, modified distillers grains, and non-food grade corn oil.
Executives
Douglas Bruggeman officer: CFO, VP-Finance, Treasurer 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Cheryl Lea Bustos director 43 SUGARCREEK TRAIL, GALENA IL 61036
Stuart A Rose director, 10 percent owner, officer: COB; CEO 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Mervyn L Alphonso director 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Anne Macmillan director 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Lawrence Tomchin director 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Zafar A Rizvi officer: VP Loss Prevention 7720 PARAGON ROAD, DAYTON OH 45459
Edward M Kress director, officer: Secretary 6505 LANDSEND COURT, DAYTON OH 45414
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David Fuchs officer: VP Mgmt Information Systems 1366 HOLLOWCREEK DRIVE, MIAMISBURG OH 45342
Keith B Magby officer: VP Operations 1947 FOUNTAINVIEW DRIVE, DAYTON OH 45414
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Lee Fisher director 3605 WARRENSVILLE CENTER ROAD, SHAKER HEIGHTS OH 44122
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