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Updated Jun 9, 2026

Benson Hill, Inc. (BHILQ)

Consumer Staples • Over The Counter

$0.00

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

19.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

Benson Hill, Inc. (BHILQ) scores 19/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full BHILQ quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

N/A (Requires more data)

Requires fair value calculation and current price data

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full BHILQ valuation analysis · → View full BHILQ Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):CRITICAL (-177.8%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):CRITICAL (3.33x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (-50.7%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (-220.4%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

Benson Hill, Inc. (BHILQ) stock report — Zyberno Score 19/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

Over the trailing twelve months, BHILQ generated -$59.97M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $9.49M invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: 15.6%.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:0.00

Market Cap:$554.40

Valuation Multiples (3)

P/B Ratio:0.00x

P/S Ratio:0.00x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (1)

Enterprise Value:$8.65M

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (5)

ROE:

-177.8%

📊 Click to view full BHILQ ROE analysis →

ROA:-52.9%

Roic:

-220.4%

📊 Click to view full BHILQ ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:15.6%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-34.5%

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:-50.7%

Net Margin Ttm:-49.5%

Ebitda Margin:-40.7%

TTM Performance (3)

Gross Margin Ttm:5.3%

Operating Margin Ttm:-50.7%

Net Margin Ttm:-49.5%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:-$8.03M

Dividend Yield:0.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-21.5%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:2.21x

Quick Ratio:1.74x

Cash Ratio:0.32x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:3.33x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:3.33x

Debt To Ebitda:-999.00x

Coverage Ratios (1)

Times Interest Earned:-999.00

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:26,397,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:6,986,000.00

Long Term Debt:$13.84M

Net Debt:$8.65M

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $205.59M

Linear Growth: -21.5%

📊 Click to view full BHILQ Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$194.64M

Profitability Breakdown (2)

Gross profit TTM: $10.95M

Linear Growth: 92.1%

📊 Click to view full BHILQ Gross Profit analysis & methodology →

-$104.31M

Bottom Line Performance (3)

-$101.77M

Income Before Tax:-$104.31M

Ebitda Ttm:-83,733,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:0.00

R And D Expense:28,193,000.00

Sga Expense:61,446,000.00

Income Tax Expense:-$69.00K

Interest Expense:0.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:82.7%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:180.2%

Ebitda Margin:-40.7%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$137.54M

Current Assets:$48.17M

Ppe Net:21,143,000.00

Goodwill:0.00

Intangible Assets:$0.00

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:110,701,000.00

Current Liabilities:21,768,000.00

Long Term Debt:$13.84M

Short Term Debt:$1.80M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$26.84M

Retained Earnings:-$587.71M

Common Stock:440,000,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:8,333,000.00

Inventory:10,343,000.00

Accounts Payable:5,329,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:0.00

Stock Based Compensation:1,276,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

-$50.48M-$59.97M

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:$66.42M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:9,489,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:-$60.76M

Dividends Paid Ttm:0.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$0.00

Long Term Debt Repayments:$59.87M

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:20,573,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):-8.03

-$8.03

Earnings Per Share Ttm:-$18.36

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:37.08

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:-$13.19

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$4.84

Cash Per Share:1.26

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:-999.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:1.07x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:7.79x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:24.67x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:14.79

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:18.82x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:19.40

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:9.99

Cash Conversion Cycle:24.20

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:80.00

Quality Score:35.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (1)

-$59.97M

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:15.6%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-34.5%

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-21.5%

Other Growth Rates (2)

Gross Profit Growth Rate (Linear):92.1%

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):23.8%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:BHILQ

Company Name:Benson Hill, Inc.

Sector:Consumer Staples

Industry:Food and Kindred Products

Exchange:Over The Counter

Country:Unknown

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:penny

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:5.54M

Shares Outstanding Basic:5.54M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:5.54M

Data Processing Info (3)

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Last Updated:2026-06-09 02:06:13 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-06-09T02:06:13.908001