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Intrepid Potash, Inc. IPI
Intrepid Potash, Inc. (IPI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 12.15% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $298.3M at a 3.7% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.87 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
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How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.374 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.254 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.017 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.492 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPI | Intrepid Potash, Inc. | 7/9 | 5.4 | 41.5 | +17.1% |
| SND | Smart Sand, Inc. | 5/9 | 3.81 | 160.4 | +6% |
| USLM | UNITED STATES LIME & MINERALS INC | 4/9 | — | 23.4 | +17.3% |
| LEU | CENTRUS ENERGY CORP | 4/9 | 5.82 | 41.9 | +1.5% |
| UUUU | ENERGY FUELS INC | 2/9 | 3.68 | — | -15.6% |
| ABAT | AMERICAN BATTERY TECHNOLOGY Co | 5/9 | -6.8 | — | — |
| ATLX | Atlas Lithium Corp | 2/9 | -5.51 | — | — |
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About Intrepid Potash, Inc.
Intrepid Potash, Inc. delivers potassium, magnesium, sulfur, salt, and water products. It operates through three segments: Potash, Trio, and Oilfield Solutions. The company offers muriate of potash for various markets, such as in agricultural market as a fertilizer input, in animal feed market as a nutrient supplement, in industrial market as a component in drilling and fracturing fluids, as well as input to other industrial processes. It also provides Trio, a specialty fertilizer that delivers potassium, sulfate, and magnesium in a single particle; salt for various markets, including animal feed, industrial applications, pool salt, and the treatment of roads and walkways for ice melting or to manage road conditions; magnesium chloride for use as a road treatment agent for deicing and dedusting; brines for use in oil and gas industry to support well workover and completion activities; and metal recovery salts. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Denver, Colorado.
FAQ
Is IPI financially healthy?
Intrepid Potash, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does IPI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Intrepid Potash, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 12.15% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is IPI?
In FY2025, Intrepid Potash, Inc. had a net margin of 3.7% and a return on equity of 2.3%.
Is IPI overvalued or undervalued?
Intrepid Potash, Inc. trades at about 42.9× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.1×–1023.8×, median 38.6×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for IPI?
The average Wall-Street price target for Intrepid Potash, Inc. is $26.00, about 28.6% below the recent price, from 1 analysts (consensus: sell).
Is IPI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Intrepid Potash, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 41.5×, a dividend yield of 12.15%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.