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Green Plains Inc.
GPRE
$1.1B
Mkt Cap
$16.95
-1.45%
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of -5.9%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) has a market capitalization of $1.2B. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
Yes, Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) pays a dividend with a trailing twelve-month yield of 0.06%. The company also returns capital through share buybacks, with a buyback yield of 2.53%.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) operates in the Industrial Organic Chemicals industry, within the Materials sector.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) reported annual revenue of $2.1 billion in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) has a net profit margin of -5.8%. The company is currently unprofitable.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) generated $74 million in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Positive free cash flow supports dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction.
References to “we,” “us,” “our,” “Green Plains,” or the “company” refer to Green Plains Inc. and its subsidiaries. Incorporated in Iowa, Green Plains is a renewable fuels and agricultural technology company focused on producing low-cost, low-CI ethanol and related co-products, including high protein feeds and corn oil from locally sourced corn. Our goal is to create value through an operational excellence focus including disciplined operations, cost leadership and carbon reduction as we position the company to benefit from expanding low-carbon fuel markets. Founded in 2004, Green Plains now owns nine strategically located plants across the Midwest, capable of processing approximately 287 million bushels of corn annually, when all plants are operating. Today, our focus is on operating safely, efficiently and cost-effectively while reducing the CI of our products and maintaining financial flexibility to support long term growth.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 1.9B | 2.1B | 2.5B | 3.3B | 3.7B | 2.8B |
| Net Income | -15M | -121M | -82M | -93M | -127M | -66M |
| EPS | $-0.29 | $-1.80 | $-1.29 | $-1.59 | $-2.29 | $-1.41 |
| Free Cash Flow | 99M | 74M | -125M | -52M | -143M | -183M |
| ROIC | 2.7% | -10.0% | -6.3% | -6.8% | -8.9% | 2.4% |
| Gross Margin | 11.5% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 7.1% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.75 | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.83 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | $0.01 | $0.08 | $0.39 | $0.41 | $0.20 |
| Operating Income | 40M | -67M | -47M | -62M | -99M | 26M |
| Operating Margin | 2.1% | -3.2% | -1.9% | -1.9% | -2.7% | 0.9% |
| ROE | -2.0% | -14.9% | -9.7% | -10.6% | -13.7% | -8.3% |
| Shares Outstanding | 70M | 67M | 64M | 59M | 56M | 47M |
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | 3.2B | 3.0B | 3.4B | 3.3B | 3.0B | 2.4B | 1.9B | 2.8B | 3.7B | 3.3B | 2.5B | 2.1B | 1.9B |
| Gross Margin | 11.6% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 9.7% | 5.9% | 1.3% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 6.5% | 11.5% |
| 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 | 78M | 80M | 105M | 108M | 108M | 77M | 85M | 91M | 119M | 133M | 118M | 123M | 99M |
| EBIT | 286M | 61M | 92M | 24M | 90M | -143M | -123M | 26M | -99M | -62M | -47M | -67M | 40M |
| Op. Margin | 8.8% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 3.0% | -5.9% | -6.4% | 0.9% | -2.7% | -1.9% | -1.9% | -3.2% | 2.1% |
| Net Income | 160M | 7.1M | 11M | 61M | 16M | -167M | -109M | -66M | -127M | -93M | -82M | -121M | -15M |
| Net Margin | 4.9% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.9% | 0.5% | -6.9% | -5.7% | -2.3% | -3.5% | -2.8% | -3.4% | -5.8% | -0.8% |
| Non-Recurring | 4.7M | 0 | 0 | 3.3M | 150M | 0 | 3.2M | 30M | 0 | 5.3M | 31M | 70M | 70M |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | 17.8% | 4.1% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 5.5% | -14.9% | -11.3% | 2.4% | -8.9% | -6.8% | -6.3% | -10.0% | 2.7% |
| ROE | 23.8% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 6.8% | 1.7% | -19.6% | -15.6% | -8.3% | -13.7% | -10.6% | -9.7% | -14.9% | -2.0% |
| ROA | 9.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 0.6% | -8.5% | -6.6% | -3.5% | -5.9% | -4.6% | -4.4% | -7.2% | -1.0% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 222M | 14M | 101M | -182M | 39M | -9.5M | 99M | 4.2M | 70M | 56M | -30M | 111M | 126M |
| Free Cash Flow | 162M | -49M | 43M | -227M | -1.6M | -85M | -12M | -183M | -143M | -52M | -125M | 74M | 99M |
| Owner Earnings | 156M | -61M | 7.0M | -298M | -71M | -91M | 13M | -94M | -32M | -55M | -129M | -4.7M | 17M |
| CapEx | 60M | 63M | 58M | 45M | 41M | 75M | 111M | 187M | 212M | 108M | 95M | 37M | 27M |
| Maint. CapEx | 62M | 66M | 84M | 104M | 98M | 72M | 78M | 92M | 93M | 98M | 91M | 98M | 100M |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.4M | 32M | 95M | 120M | 9.8M | 4.5M | 0 | 0 |
| D&A | 62M | 66M | 84M | 104M | 98M | 72M | 78M | 92M | 93M | 98M | 91M | 98M | 100M |
| CapEx/OCF | 26.9% | 620.2% | 68.2% | N/A | 104.0% | N/A | 111.8% | 4408.7% | 304.6% | 191.8% | N/A | 33.6% | 21.3% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 8.9M | 20M | 37M | 39M | 41M | 32M | 9.7M | 9.3M | 23M | 23M | 5.2M | 721K | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.8% | 2.3% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.5% | 0.1% | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 4.0M | 6.0M | 6.7M | 3.0M | 62M | 11M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30M | 30M |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 10.6% | 2.4% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.3% | 2.5% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 3.4M | 8.8M | 9.5M | 12M | 11M | 9.7M | 7.9M | 6.1M | 9.1M | 13M | 8.3M | 17M | 10M |
| Debt Repayment | 558M | 196M | 107M | 510M | 576M | 2.8B | 2.5B | 3.4B | 1.9B | 1.2B | 724M | 506M | 506M |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | 247M | 279M | 805M | 1.1B | 265M | 373M | 357M | 238M | 266M | 327M | 476M | 282M | 397M |
| Cash & Equiv. | 426M | 385M | 304M | 267M | 252M | 246M | 234M | 426M | 445M | 350M | 173M | 182M | 96M |
| Long-Term Debt | 399M | 432M | 783M | 767M | 298M | 244M | 287M | 514M | 495M | 492M | 432M | 362M | 389M |
| Debt/Equity | 0.84 | 0.83 | 1.29 | 1.45 | 0.55 | 0.82 | 0.91 | 0.83 | 0.78 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 0.61 | 0.63 |
| Interest Coverage | 7.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -3.5 | -3.1 | 0.4 | -3.0 | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.9 | 0.5 |
| Equity | 797M | 798M | 863M | 942M | 947M | 752M | 647M | 951M | 910M | 844M | 865M | 766M | 785M |
| Total Assets | 1.8B | 1.9B | 2.5B | 2.8B | 2.2B | 1.7B | 1.6B | 2.2B | 2.1B | 1.9B | 1.8B | 1.6B | 1.6B |
| Total Liabilities | 1.0B | 959M | 1.5B | 1.7B | 1.2B | 833M | 802M | 1.1B | 1.1B | 949M | 908M | 806M | 796M |
| Intangibles | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23M | 18M | 15M | 13M | 10M | 10M |
| Retained Earnings | 299M | 291M | 283M | 325M | 325M | 148M | 39M | -15M | -142M | -236M | -318M | -440M | -407M |
| Working Capital | 392M | 474M | 406M | 320M | 373M | 126M | 190M | 646M | 442M | 348M | 183M | 214M | 224M |
| Current Assets | 903M | 913M | 1.0B | 1.2B | 1.2B | 668M | 642M | 1.1B | 929M | 733M | 569M | 482M | 542M |
| Current Liabilities | 512M | 439M | 595M | 886M | 834M | 542M | 453M | 472M | 487M | 385M | 386M | 269M | 318M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | 3.96 | 0.18 | 0.28 | 1.47 | 0.39 | -4.38 | -3.14 | -1.41 | -2.29 | -1.59 | -1.29 | -1.80 | -0.29 |
| Owner EPS | 3.87 | -1.55 | 0.18 | -7.17 | -1.73 | -2.40 | 0.37 | -2.00 | -0.58 | -0.94 | -2.01 | -0.07 | 0.24 |
| Book Value | 19.80 | 20.33 | 22.65 | 22.68 | 23.19 | 19.74 | 18.67 | 20.31 | 16.38 | 14.37 | 13.53 | 11.37 | 11.21 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 5.50 | 0.35 | 2.64 | -4.39 | 0.95 | -0.25 | 2.85 | 0.09 | 1.25 | 0.96 | -0.47 | 1.65 | 1.20 |
| Dividends/Share | 0.22 | 0.50 | 0.98 | 0.95 | 1.01 | 0.83 | 0.28 | 0.20 | 0.41 | 0.39 | 0.08 | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 40.3M | 39.2M | 38.1M | 41.5M | 40.8M | 38.1M | 34.6M | 46.8M | 55.6M | 58.7M | 64.0M | 67.4M | 70.0M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | 5.8 | 111.4 | 92.7 | 11.1 | 32.5 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -57.6 |
| P/FCF | 5.7 | N/A | 23.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9.0 | 11.9 |
| EV/EBIT | 4.1 | 17.4 | 19.6 | 42.4 | 8.7 | N/A | N/A | 89.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 39.8 |
| Price/Book | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 |
| Price/Sales | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| FCF Yield | 17.4% | -6.3% | 4.3% | -33.5% | -0.3% | -14.6% | -2.5% | -8.7% | -7.7% | -3.2% | -19.7% | 10.7% | 8.4% |
| Market Cap | 931M | 787M | 988M | 677M | 518M | 582M | 471M | 2.1B | 1.9B | 1.6B | 634M | 690M | 1.2B |
| Avg. Price | 27.67 | 22.32 | 19.35 | 19.73 | 17.15 | 13.15 | 11.80 | 30.83 | 31.90 | 30.87 | 16.79 | 7.62 | 16.95 |
| Year-End Price | 23.11 | 20.05 | 25.95 | 16.30 | 12.69 | 15.28 | 13.60 | 35.50 | 28.99 | 25.37 | 9.08 | 9.88 | 16.95 |
Green Plains Inc. passes 1 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
On a free-cash-flow basis, the stock trades at 16.1x vs a median of 16.1x. The company's 5-year average gross margin is 5.4%. Total shareholder yield (buybacks) is 2.6%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is +7.4%.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. This indicates moderate leverage.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $-1.80 in its most recent fiscal year.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) has a return on equity (ROE) of -14.9%. A negative ROE may indicate losses or negative equity.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) has a 5-year average gross margin of 5.4%. This lower margin is typical of capital-intensive or commodity businesses.
The Ledger Terminal provides 17 years of financial data for Green Plains Inc. (GPRE), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) has a book value per share of $11.37, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.