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▼ FY 2025 Summary Analysis
Annual report ending Sep 30, 2025Overview and Growth
In fiscal 2025, COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC recorded $1.24B of revenue, net loss of $79.80M, and an operating cash inflow of $197.70M. At $1.24B, the top line establishes the operating scale supporting the company’s profit and cash-flow profile. Compared with $1.12B in fiscal 2024, revenue recorded a 11.3% year-over-year increase. Total assets stood at $1.52B, showing the scale of resources supporting revenue, earnings, liquidity, and financing. The revenue-to-assets relationship was 0.82x, showing the sales generated relative to the resources carried on the balance sheet.Profitability
The first profit layer was $190.70M of gross profit, the amount available after reported direct revenue costs to absorb operating expenses. The gross-profit relationship equaled 15.3% of revenue, quantifying the portion retained before operating expenses were recognized. Operations produced $25.30M of income after the reported operating expense base, before the remaining non-operating and tax effects. Relative to revenue, operating income represented 2.0%, showing how efficiently sales converted into operating profit. The company ended the period with a net loss of $79.80M, extending the operating result through all remaining items. The net loss equaled 6.4% of revenue, showing the bottom-line deficit relative to the company’s sales base. The pretax result was a loss of $53.70M, establishing the deficit before tax effects. Pretax margin was -4.3%, reflecting a pre-tax loss equal to 4.3% of revenue. The reported income-tax provision was $26.10M, the amount recognized between pretax income and the final net-income result. The net loss equaled 34.1% of period-end equity, showing the deficit relative to book capital. Relative to total assets, the net loss represented 5.3%.Liquidity and Capital Structure
Total assets were $1.52B, supported by $1.29B of liabilities and $234.10M of shareholder equity. Current assets were $572.20M against $265.60M of current liabilities, framing the resources and obligations classified within the near-term balance-sheet horizon. Current assets covered current liabilities by 2.15x, leaving a positive buffer for near-term obligations. Cash and equivalents totaled $59.70M, identifying the most liquid reported component available within the broader current-asset balance. The cash balance equaled 22.5% of current liabilities, showing how much near-term coverage came from cash alone. The company carried $832.20M of total debt at period end, which frames its leverage and debt-service burden. The debt-to-equity relationship was 3.55x, showing how much debt the company carried for each unit of book equity. Debt represented 54.8% of total assets, placing borrowing in the context of the company’s full resource base. Liabilities represented 84.6% of total assets, quantifying the liability-funded share of the company’s resource base. Cash and equivalents equaled 3.9% of total assets, showing the liquid cash component within the company’s broader resource base. The asset base changed 7.4% from $1.64B in fiscal 2024, leaving current total assets lower year over year. Against $316.60M of equity in fiscal 2024, the current book-equity balance moved 26.1% and ended lower.Cash Flow and Earnings Quality
The company reported $197.70M of operating cash flow, a cash inflow that shows the cash generated by operations. Capital expenditures used $69.70M, identifying the reported investment outflow deducted from operating cash flow in the free-cash-flow calculation. Relative to operating cash flow, capital expenditures measured 35.3%, connecting investment intensity with the company’s cash-generation base. The combination of operating cash flow and capital spending produced $128.00M of positive free cash flow for the period. Free cash flow represented 10.3% of revenue, linking post-investment cash generation with the company’s operating scale. Free cash flow equaled 8.4% of total assets, relating post-investment cash generation to the company’s resource base.
Based on the annual report for the fiscal year ending Sep 30, 2025.
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