Caseys General Stores Inc (CASY) stock analysis

P/E above its 5-year median

Caseys General Stores's P/E of 34.4 is above its own 5-year median of 26.2.

P/E above the industry

Caseys General Stores's P/E of 34.4 is above the Retail-auto dealers & gasoline stations median of 12.5.

EV/EBITDA against its history

Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

P/B above the industry

Caseys General Stores's price-to-book of 6.45 is above the Retail-auto dealers & gasoline stations median of 2.37.

Trading above fair value

The share price of $714.11 is above our fair value estimate of $363.36.

Margin of safety under 20%

The price is 96.5% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew 5.2% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing 10%+ a year

Diluted EPS grew 17.2% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings growth accelerating

Net income grew 32.9% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 18.0% a year.

Growing faster than the industry

Revenue grew 13.8% over the last twelve months; the Retail-auto dealers & gasoline stations median is 1.5%.

Guidance raised

Caseys General Stores raised its fiscal 2027 Depreciation and amortization outlook on Sep 8, 2026.

Gross margin slipping

Gross margin was 23.8% over the last twelve months, against 23.8% a year earlier.

Return on equity over 15%

Return on equity was 20.0% over the last twelve months and averaged 17.6% over five years.

Return on invested capital

Needs operating income and invested capital.

Return on equity above the industry

Caseys General Stores's return on equity of 20.0% is above the Retail-auto dealers & gasoline stations median of 12.4%.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 18.0% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin above its 5-year average

Net margin was 4.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 3.3%.

Net margin above the industry

Caseys General Stores's net margin of 4.1% is above the Retail-auto dealers & gasoline stations median of 2.6%.

High debt

Debt is 59.4% of shareholders' equity, above the 40% we consider low.

Debt falling against equity

Debt to equity fell from 70.6% five years ago to 59.4%.

Debt covered by cash flow

Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 57.2% of total debt.

Interest coverage

Interest expense is not reported separately.

Short-term assets cover short-term debts

Current assets are 1.02 times current liabilities.

Low bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 5.83; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Pays a dividend

Caseys General Stores paid dividends worth 0.3% of the share price over the last twelve months.

Yield below Treasuries

The 0.3% yield is below the 4.4% on a 1-year Treasury.

Yield below the top quarter

The top quarter of US dividend payers yield 3.8% or more; Caseys General Stores yields 0.3%.

Dividend not cut

The dividend per share has not fallen by more than 10% in any of the last 7 fiscal years.

Covered by earnings

Dividends take 11.1% of net income.

Covered by free cash flow

Dividends take 13.2% of free cash flow.