REX AMERICAN RESOURCES Corp (REX) stock analysis
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.27BP/E 10.5Yield –
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Prices as of Nov 13, 2026How the score works
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Rex American Resources passes 12 of the 30 checks behind our score; 14 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 4/6
- Growth
- 2/6
- Past performance
- 0/6
- Financial health
- 6/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
Margin of safety over 20%
The price is 37.7% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.
Trading below fair value
The share price of $38.26 is below our fair value estimate of $61.39.
No debt
Rex American Resources has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 47.1% a year over the last three fiscal years.
What to watch
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew -8.7% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
P/B above the industry
Rex American Resources's price-to-book of 1.88 is above the Chemicals and Allied Products median of 1.48.
Growing slower than the industry
Revenue grew 1.3% over the last twelve months; the Chemicals and Allied Products median is 3.5%.
No dividend
Rex American Resources has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Valuation4/6
P/E below its 5-year median
Rex American Resources's P/E of 10.5 is below its own 5-year median of 15.2.
P/E below the industry
Rex American Resources's P/E of 10.5 is below the Chemicals and Allied Products median of 25.2.
EV/EBITDA against its history
Needs positive EBITDA and price history.
P/B above the industry
Rex American Resources's price-to-book of 1.88 is above the Chemicals and Allied Products median of 1.48.
Trading below fair value
The share price of $38.26 is below our fair value estimate of $61.39.
Margin of safety over 20%
The price is 37.7% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.
Growth2/6
Revenue growing under 10% a year
Revenue grew -8.7% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.
EPS growing 10%+ a year
Diluted EPS grew 47.1% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Earnings acceleration
Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.
Growing slower than the industry
Revenue grew 1.3% over the last twelve months; the Chemicals and Allied Products median is 3.5%.
Company guidance
No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.
Gross margin improving
Gross margin was 27.2% over the last twelve months, against 13.2% a year earlier.
Past performance0/6
Return on equity
Needs positive equity and five years of results.
Return on invested capital
Needs operating income and invested capital.
Return on equity against the industry
Needs positive equity.
Earnings over 5 years
Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.
Net margin against its history
Needs five years of revenue and net income.
Net margin against the industry
Needs revenue and net income.
Financial health6/6
No debt
Rex American Resources has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.
Debt not rising
With no debt today, leverage cannot have risen.
Debt covered by cash flow
There is no debt to cover.
Interest well covered
No meaningful interest expense to cover.
Short-term assets cover short-term debts
Current assets are 6.88 times current liabilities.
Low bankruptcy risk
The Altman Z-score is 11.38; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
Rex American Resources has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.
Fair value
How we estimate itOur estimate per share
$61.39
The share price is 38% below this estimate.
| Method | Multiple used | Own 5Y median | Industry median | Value per share | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | 21.7× | 15.2× | 25.2× | $79.20 | 62% |
| P/B | 1.5× | 1.6× | 1.5× | $30.64 | 15% |
| Earnings power | 7.6% cost of equity | – | – | $34.38 | 23% |
| Fair value | $61.39 | 100% | |||
Valuation over time
Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.
- P/E at month end
- Own 5-year median 15.2
- Chemicals and Allied Products median 25.2
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
Medium risk
- Average value traded per day
- $9.38M
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $5.69M
Downside
Low risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 11.9%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 33%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- 0.32
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 0.50
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +1.2% | -8.7% | +11.8% | +4.1% | |
| Gross profit | +37.1% | +37.2% | +45.1% | +9.5% | |
| EPS, diluted | +51.5% | +47.1% | +98.2% | +13.3% | |
| Free cash flow | – | +8.0% | – | +7.2% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 9.9% | 0.8% | – | |
| Return on assets | 7.4% | 0.6% | – | |
| Current ratio | 10.06 | 8.42 | 5.94 | |
| Inventory turnover | 22.4× | 9.7× | 17.5× | |
| Capex to revenue | 3.1% | 2.8% | 10.5% | |
| Diluted shares | 40M | 37M | 33M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Rex American Resources generated $456.50M from operations and spent $265.89M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 75% of that went back into the business.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | 7.3% | 1.34× | 1.29× | 12.7% |
| FY2022 | 3.2% | 1.51× | 1.29× | 6.3% |
| FY2021 | 6.8% | 1.50× | 1.26× | 12.8% |
| FY2020 | 0.8% | 0.76× | 1.25× | 0.8% |
| FY2019 | 1.8% | 0.86× | 1.22× | 1.9% |
| FY2018 | 6.5% | 1.02× | 1.23× | 8.2% |
| FY2017 | 8.8% | 0.97× | 1.29× | 11.0% |
| FY2016 | 7.1% | 1.04× | 1.33× | 9.9% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero–
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$117.83M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year– → –
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$117.83M vs –
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose8.64 → 5.94
- No dilutionShare count did not rise35M → 33M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year14.24% → 19.28%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.97 → 0.90
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