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Today we're going to take a closer look at large-cap Consumer Staples company Archer-Daniels-Midland Company, whose shares are currently trading at $73.83. We've been asking ourselves whether the company is under or over valued at today's prices... let's perform a brief value analysis to find out!

The Market May Be Undervaluing Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's Earnings and Assets:

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company procures, transports, stores, processes, and merchandises agricultural commodities, products, and ingredients in the United States, Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company belongs to the Consumer Staples sector, which has an average price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 21.21 and an average price to book (P/B) ratio of 4.12. In contrast, Archer-Daniels-Midland Company has a trailing 12 month P/E ratio of 10.3 and a P/B ratio of 1.57.

When we divide Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's P/E ratio by its expected EPS growth rate of the next five years, we obtain its PEG ratio of -1.93. Since it's negative, the company has negative growth expectations, and most investors will probably avoid the stock unless it has an exceptionally low P/E and P/B ratio.

Growing Revenues With Increasing Reinvestment in the Business:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (MM) $64,341 $64,656 $64,355 $85,249 $101,556 $96,896
Revenue Growth n/a 0.49% -0.47% 32.47% 19.13% -4.59%
Gross Margins 6% 6% 7% 7% 7% 8%
Operating Margins 3% 2% 3% 4% 5% 5%
Net Margins 3% 2% 3% 3% 4% 4%
Net Income (MM) $1,815 $1,379 $1,782 $2,735 $4,365 $3,948
Net Interest Expense (MM) $364 $402 $339 $265 $396 $616
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) $941 $993 $976 $996 $1,028 $1,036
Earnings Per Share $3.19 $2.44 $3.15 $4.79 $7.71 $7.18
EPS Growth n/a -23.51% 29.1% 52.06% 60.96% -6.87%
Diluted Shares (MM) 567 565 565 566 563 501
Free Cash Flow (MM) -$5,626 -$6,280 -$3,209 $5,426 $2,159 $488
Capital Expenditures (MM) $842 $828 $823 $1,169 $1,319 $1,533
Current Ratio 1.75 1.55 1.5 1.45 1.46 1.69
Long Term Debt (MM) $7,698 $7,672 $7,885 $8,011 $7,735 $8,224
Net Debt / EBITDA 3.54 4.82 5.22 3.88 2.75 2.47

Archer-Daniels-Midland Company's financial statements include several red flags such as slimmer gross margins than its peers, weak operating margins with a positive growth rate, and an unconvincing cash flow history. Additionally, the firm has a highly leveraged balance sheet. On the other hand, the company benefits from growing revenues and increasing reinvestment in the business and a strong EPS growth trend.

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