CF Industries is the largest nitrogen producer in North America, with operations in the United States and Canada. CF's plants, which benefit from low-cost North American natural gas, are connected to its main customers in the US Corn Belt by an extensive distribution network of pipelines, rail, and barge, giving the company a transportation cost advantage over foreign competition.
High shipping and storage costs for importers of nitrogen fertilizer limit the competition CF faces in North American markets from outside regions with low natural gas costs.
Soybeans, which do not require nitrogen fertilizer, have seen a growing share of planted acres in North America, hurting nitrogen fertilizer demand.
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CF
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NTR
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MOS
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Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 9.06 | 14.60 | 14.96 |
Price/Book Value | 3.02 | 1.29 | 0.60 |
Price/Sales | 2.31 | 1.23 | 0.56 |
Price/Cash Flow | 5.36 | 7.05 | 4.50 |
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Metric
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CF
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NTR
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MOS
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Quick Ratio | 4.14 | 0.83 | 0.35 |
Current Ratio | 4.86 | 1.39 | 1.34 |
Interest Coverage | 19.70 | 5.18 | −0.15 |
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Metric
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CF
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NTR
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MOS
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Return on Assets (Normalized) | 17.32% | 4.70% | −0.66% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 48.27% | 9.83% | −1.33% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 21.87% | 7.80% | 0.04% |
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