CF Industries Holdings Inc CF
Management holds this up; Moat is the soft spot.
| Moat | 4.0 |
| Management | 7.0 |
| Valuation | 6.0 |
| Risk · 10 = lowest | 6.0 |
| Business model | 6.0 |
| Optionality | 6.0 |
The price needs 3.0% growth a year for ten years. The AI thinks 3.5% is achievable, at a 20.0% margin.
CF trades at a low multiple because the market sees a slow-growth fertilizer maker. The company actually throws off very high free cash flow today, but those margins are boosted by temporary tight supply. Over time margins will likely settle lower, so the stock needs only low-single-digit growth to be fairly valued. The Blue Point low-carbon ammonia project adds a modest long-term growth tailwind, but it is still years away and does not change the core commodity nature of the business.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production of ammonia in North America, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Ammonia, Granular Urea, UAN, AN, and Other segments. The company offers ammonia products; nitrogen products, such as granular urea, urea ammonium nitrate solution, and ammonium nitrate; diesel exhaust fluid, urea liquor, and nitric acid products. It serves cooperatives, retailers, independent fertilizer distributors, traders, wholesalers, and industrial users. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Northbrook, Illinois.
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