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Fundamentals snapshot
Benson Hill, Inc.
BHILQ · PNK · Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs
Current price
$0.00
52-week range
$0.00 - $0.00
Market cap
$611.00
Balance sheet
Distressed
-2.44x Concerning
Net debt $79.99M. Interest coverage shows how many times profit covers the interest bill.
What stands out
1 Reward
2 Risks
1 rewards · 2 risks
- Reward Revenue grew 24.2% last year.
- Risk Return on equity was -158.3% last year — the company lost money on shareholders' equity.
- Risk Insider ownership is only 12.3% (peer median: 17.0%).
What this company does
Benson Hill, Inc.
Benson Hill is a food technology company that uses science to create improved versions of crops like soybeans and peas for food production. It makes money by selling these enhanced crops to be used as ingredients, and also by selling fresh produce directly to grocery stores. By improving the first step of the food supply chain (the entire process of getting food from farm to table), the company aims to make our food more sustainable and nutritious.
How the company got here
Benson Hill was founded in 2012 as a food technology company with a big idea: to use data and artificial intelligence to design better plants. After raising money from private investors, it went public in 2021 through a SPAC merger (a faster way for a private company to start trading on the stock market). The company initially bought processing facilities to control its entire production process but later shifted its strategy to focus just on designing seeds and licensing that technology to partners. Facing financial difficulties, Benson Hill filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in early 2025 and is now undergoing Chapter 7 liquidation (the process of selling off all its assets to pay its debts).
What it actually does
At its core, Benson Hill used a technology platform called CropOS®, which combines data science and plant biology, to create new types of seeds. Think of it like a high-tech breeding program that could develop soybeans with higher protein or yellow peas with better flavor for plant-based foods. The goal was to create ingredients for food, animal feed, and even fuel that were more nutritious and sustainable, starting from the seed itself. The company worked with farmers to grow these special crops and then sold the resulting products.
Ingredients
This was the company's main focus, centered on making better raw materials for the food and feed industries. They developed and sold specialized soybeans and yellow peas, such as an Ultra-High Protein soybean variety designed for plant-based foods and animal feed. Companies that make plant-based meat alternatives, pet food, or livestock feed would buy these ingredients to improve their own products. This segment was the heart of Benson Hill's technology-driven mission to improve the food supply chain (the entire process from farm to table).
Fresh
This part of the business focused on growing and selling fresh produce directly to grocery stores and food service companies. This segment was established through the acquisition of a produce company called J&J Family of Farms. The idea was to eventually apply its seed-designing technology to fresh vegetables, creating better-tasting or more nutritious options for consumers. This was a smaller part of the overall business compared to the ingredients division.
What management is betting on now
Since the company is in Chapter 7 liquidation, its operations have ceased and management's focus has completely changed. The main goal is no longer about growth but about maximizing the value of its remaining assets through a court-supervised sale. This means they are focused on selling the company's most valuable possessions, like its CropOS® technology platform and its seed innovations. The hope is that another company will see value in this technology and purchase it through the bankruptcy process.
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Is it drowning in debt?
Distressed
Net debt $80.0M. Interest coverage -2.4x.
Net debt
$79.99M
Interest coverage
-2.44x
Benson Hill, Inc.'s profit covers its interest bill about 0.0 times over. which is weaker than most peers shown here and 3 peers sit below 1x, which is the danger zone where profit does not fully cover the interest bill.
Distressed
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BHILQ
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Benson Hill, Inc.
Total debt $94.40M Interest coverage -2.44x This is the baseline the peer rows are being compared against.
Total debt $0.00 Interest coverage -499.75x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $286.26M Interest coverage -1.90x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $236.80M Interest coverage -0.03x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
What you should know
The case for and against BHILQ
1 Reward
2 Risks
Rewards
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Revenue grew 24.2% last year.
Risks
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Return on equity was -158.3% last year — the company lost money on shareholders' equity.
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Insider ownership is only 12.3% (peer median: 17.0%).
The numbers
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Valuation
How expensive the stock looks
P/E (TTM)
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Forward P/E
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P/B
0.00x
P/S
0.00x
EV/EBITDA
-1.77x
PEG ratio
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Profitability
How much profit each dollar creates
Gross margin
4.3%
Operating margin
-57.8%
Net margin
-21.8%
ROE
-158.3%
ROA
-16.0%
Health
Liquidity and balance-sheet strength
Debt / equity
3.52x
Current ratio
2.21x
Quick ratio
1.04x
Total debt
$94.40M
Total cash
$14.41M
Growth
How the business has been compounding
Revenue TTM
$466.72M
Revenue 5Y CAGR
128.1%
EPS TTM
-21.34
EPS 5Y CAGR
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Cash flow
How much cash the business throws off
Operating CF TTM
$-73.13M
Free CF TTM
$-84.89M
FCF margin
-18.2%
Dividend
Shareholder payout
Yield
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Payout ratio
0.0%
Last ex-div date
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