CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) has a current P/E ratio of 95.5, compared to its historical median P/E of 40.6. The stock is currently considered Expensive based on its historical valuation range.
CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of 1.5%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) has a market capitalization of $23M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) does not currently pay a regular dividend. However, the company returns capital to shareholders through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 0.63%.
Based on historical P/E analysis, CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) appears expensive. The current P/E of 95.5 is 135% above its historical median of 40.6. The estimated fair value CAGR (P/E method) is -14.6%.
CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) operates in the Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas industry, within the Energy sector.
CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) generated $460 thousand in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
CKX LANDS, INC. operates in the Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas industry, Energy sector. Full business description from SEC filing not yet available.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 0 | - | 1.5M | 1.5M | 1.1M | 745K |
| Net Income | 3.0M | 3.0M | 250K | 143K | -1.3M | 819K |
| EPS | $1.47 | $1.47 | $0.12 | $0.07 | $-0.67 | $0.42 |
| Free Cash Flow | 460K | 460K | 205K | 877K | 414K | -286K |
| ROIC | 12.4% | 12.4% | 0.5% | 0.4% | -10.4% | 4.8% |
| Gross Margin | - | - | - | - | 93.9% | - |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.00 | - | - | - | - |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Operating Income | 3.6M | 3.6M | 117K | 122K | -1.8M | 1.1M |
| Operating Margin | 0.0% | - | 7.7% | 8.2% | -166.7% | - |
| ROE | 0.0% | 0.0% | - | - | - | - |
| Shares Outstanding | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M | 2M |
| Metric | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 2.6M | 1.1M | 863K | 1.1M | 1.2M | 811K | 672K | 745K | 1.1M | 1.5M | 1.5M | N/A | 0 |
| Gross Margin | 93.0% | N/A | 80.6% | 90.5% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 93.9% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| R&D | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| SG&A | 527K | 501K | 508K | 495K | 574K | 619K | 605K | 652K | 2.9M | 1.5M | 1.4M | 687K | 687K |
| EBIT | 1.9M | 651K | 187K | 541K | 1.2M | 192K | 379K | 1.1M | -1.8M | 122K | 117K | 3.6M | 3.6M |
| Op. Margin | 72.9% | 61.3% | 21.7% | 47.3% | N/A | 23.6% | 56.4% | N/A | -166.7% | 8.2% | 7.7% | N/A | 0.0% |
| Net Income | 1.3M | 463K | 171K | 523K | 882K | 250K | 339K | 819K | -1.3M | 143K | 250K | 3.0M | 3.0M |
| Net Margin | 49.1% | 43.6% | 19.8% | 45.7% | 73.8% | 30.8% | 50.5% | 110.0% | -119.2% | 9.6% | 16.4% | N/A | 0.0% |
| Non-Recurring | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19K | 150K | 86K | 3.6M | 3.6M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 9.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 6.0% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 4.8% | -10.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 12.4% | 12.4% |
| ROE | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| ROA | 9.6% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 1.6% | 2.1% | 4.9% | -7.6% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 14.6% | 13.5% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 1.4M | 442K | 281K | 404K | 242K | 195K | 140K | -264K | 414K | 877K | 205K | 460K | 460K |
| Free Cash Flow | 728K | 154K | 267K | 249K | 186K | 168K | 131K | -286K | 414K | 877K | 205K | 460K | 460K |
| Owner Earnings | 1.4M | 439K | 280K | 387K | 238K | 192K | 138K | -266K | -1.9M | 30K | -23K | 456K | 456K |
| CapEx | 713K | 288K | 14K | 155K | 55K | 27K | 9K | 23K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maint. CapEx | 67K | 3K | 0 | 17K | 4K | 2K | 2K | 2K | 5K | 5K | 4K | 3K | 3K |
| Growth CapEx | 646K | 285K | 14K | 138K | 52K | 24K | 7K | 21K | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 |
| D&A | 67K | 3K | 0 | 17K | 4K | 2K | 2K | 2K | 5K | 5K | 4K | 3K | 3K |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 544K | 194K | 0 | 194K | 233K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177K | 87K | 209K | 148K | 148K |
| Buyback Yield | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | N/A | N/A | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Stock-Based Comp | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 2.3M | 842K | 224K | 0 | 0 |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -8.4M | -5.9M | -4.6M | -5.3M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -18M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 5.2M | 2.8M | 1.1M | 1.7M | 1.9M | 3.3M | 6.5M | 7.4M | 7.1M | 7.5M | 3.4M | 18M | 18M |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Debt/Equity | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Equity | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 14M | 14M | 14M | 15M | 16M | 16M | 16M | 17M | 18M | 19M | 19M | 22M | 22M |
| Total Liabilities | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | 14M | 14M | 14M | 14M | 15M | 15M | 16M | 17M | 15M | 15M | 16M | 19M | 19M |
| Working Capital | 7.0M | 6.1M | 4.4M | 4.3M | 5.4M | 6.4M | 6.7M | 7.7M | 8.0M | 8.9M | 9.3M | 17M | 17M |
| Current Assets | 7.1M | 6.2M | 4.5M | 4.5M | 5.6M | 6.6M | 7.1M | 8.0M | 8.3M | 9.4M | 9.6M | 18M | 18M |
| Current Liabilities | 61K | 54K | 132K | 221K | 217K | 227K | 342K | 261K | 267K | 495K | 264K | 730K | 730K |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 0.66 | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.27 | 0.45 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.42 | -0.67 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 1.47 | 1.47 |
| Owner EPS | 0.71 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.07 | -0.14 | -0.97 | 0.01 | -0.01 | 0.22 | 0.22 |
| Book Value | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 0.74 | 0.23 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.07 | -0.14 | 0.21 | 0.43 | 0.10 | 0.22 | 1.47 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.28 | 0.10 | N/A | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 1.9M | 2.0M | 2.0M | 2.0M | 2.1M | 2.0M | 2.0M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 54.2 | 27.0 | N/A | 183.1 | 107.2 | N/A | 7.8 |
| P/FCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 136.7 | N/A | 47.5 | 29.9 | 131.0 | N/A | 51.1 |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 1.5 |
| Price/Book | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Sales | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 26.7 | 31.0 | 19.9 | 15.0 | 18.2 | N/A | N/A |
| FCF Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.7% | -1.3% | 2.1% | 3.3% | 0.8% | N/A | 2.0% |
| Market Cap | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18M | 22M | 20M | 26M | 27M | 0 | 23M |
| Avg. Price | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8.99 | 11.68 | 11.17 | 10.88 | 13.31 | 0.00 | 11.46 |
| Year-End Price | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.21 | 11.20 | 10.00 | 12.82 | 12.86 | 0.00 | 11.46 |
CKX LANDS, INC. passes 2 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
CKX LANDS, INC. trades at 95.5x trailing earnings, compared to its 15-year median P/E of 40.6x, suggesting it is currently Expensive relative to its historical range. On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 116.7x vs a median of 38.7x. The company's 5-year average ROIC is 1.5% with a gross margin of 93.9%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 0.6%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +8.9%.
CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.00. This indicates a conservatively financed balance sheet.
CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $1.47 in its most recent fiscal year.
CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX) has a 5-year average gross margin of 93.9%. This high margin suggests strong pricing power and a potential competitive moat.
The Ledger Terminal provides 16 years of financial data for CKX LANDS, INC. (CKX), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
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