Industry: Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing

Sector: Energy

Granite Falls Energy, LLC, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of ethanol and its co-products in the continental United States. The company offers wet, modified wet and dried distillers' grains, corn oil, and corn syrup. Its ethanol is a fuel component for the wholesale gasoline distributors or blenders, which is produced from corn and various other grains for use as an octane enhancer in fuels; an oxygenated fuel additive for reducing ozone and carbon monoxide vehicle emissions; a non-petroleum-based gasoline substitute; and a renewable fuel to displace consumption of imported oil. The company also provides distillers grains, a co-product of the ethanol production process that is used as an animal feed ingredient in the beef and dairy industries; corn oil, which is used primarily as a biodiesel feedstock and as a supplement for animal feed; and corn syrup, a by-product of the ethanol production process. In addition, it operates 190 miles of natural gas pipeline. The company markets and distributes its ethanol and distillers' grains through its third-party marketers; and sells corn oil to diesel manufacturers. In addition, it exports its products. Granite Falls Energy, LLC was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Granite Falls, Minnesota.

Granite Falls Energy, LLC is evaluated using Mavefund's quality framework: growing earnings, durable profit margins, conservative leverage, strong return on equity, and disciplined share repurchases.