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Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

GPRE • • Industrial / General
Basic MaterialsSpecialty ChemicalsRenewable & Bio-based ChemicalsBiofuels & Renewable Energy Chemicals
AboutGreen Plains Inc. produces, markets, and distributes ethanol in the United States and internationally. It operates through three segments: Ethanol Production, Agribusiness and Energy Services, and Partnership. The Ethanol Production segment produces and sells ethanol, including industrial-grade alcohol, distiller grains, and ultra-high protein and corn oil. The Agribusiness and Energy Services segment engages in the grain procurement, handling, and storage activities; and commodity marketing business, which purchases, markets, sells, and distributes ethanol, distiller grains, and ultra-high protein and corn oil, as well as grain, natural gas, and other commodities in various markets. This segment also provides grain drying and storage services to grain producers. The Partnership segment offers fuel storage and transportation services. As of December 31, 2021, it operated through 29 ethanol storage facilities; 4 fuel terminal facilities; and a fleet of approximately 2,300 leased railcars. The company was formerly known as Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. and changed its name to Green Plains Inc. in May 2014. Green Plains Inc. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska.Show more
  • Revenue $2.46B -25.4%
  • EBITDA $43M +17.6%
  • Net Income -$82M +11.7%
  • EPS (Diluted) -1.29 +18.9%
  • Gross Margin 5.31% +6.1%
  • EBITDA Margin 1.75% +57.7%
  • Operating Margin -1.93% -3.3%
  • Net Margin -3.36% -18.4%
  • ROE -8.85% +2.8%
  • ROIC -2.67% +23.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.74 +8.7%
  • Interest Coverage -1.43 +12.2%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Momentum leader: RS Rating 88 (top 12%)
  • ✓Trading at only 0.8x book value
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.4x turnover

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Weak Piotroski F-Score: 3/9
  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y-2.71%
5Y0.34%
3Y-4.55%
TTM-13.15%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-825.54%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM-673.68%

ROCE

10Y Avg-1.67%
5Y Avg-4.39%
3Y Avg-4.34%
Latest-3.22%

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Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+2.97B3.41B3.6B3.86B2.42B1.92B2.83B3.66B3.3B2.46B
Revenue Growth %-0.08%0.15%0.05%0.07%-0.37%-0.2%0.47%0.3%-0.1%-0.25%
Cost of Goods Sold+2.73B3.1B3.3B3.64B2.38B1.84B2.65B3.55B3.13B2.33B
COGS % of Revenue0.92%0.91%0.92%0.94%0.99%0.96%0.94%0.97%0.95%0.95%
Gross Profit+235.99M314.8M294.58M215.72M32.29M85.43M179M112.68M164.75M130.45M
Gross Margin %0.08%0.09%0.08%0.06%0.01%0.04%0.06%0.03%0.05%0.05%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.63%0.33%-0.06%-0.27%-0.85%1.65%1.1%-0.37%0.46%-0.21%
Operating Expenses+174.91M223.11M244.54M87.01M174.86M208.13M153.49M211.63M226.33M177.91M
OpEx % of Revenue0.06%0.07%0.07%0.02%0.07%0.11%0.05%0.06%0.07%0.07%
Selling, General & Admin79.59M104.68M112.02M108.26M77.08M84.93M91.14M118.93M133.35M118.05M
SG&A % of Revenue0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.03%0.04%0.03%0.03%0.04%0.05%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses-457K118.44M137.03M-21.25M97.78M123.19M62.35M92.7M92.98M59.86M
Operating Income+61.08M91.69M23.75M89.95M-142.57M-122.7M25.51M-98.95M-61.58M-47.46M
Operating Margin %0.02%0.03%0.01%0.02%-0.06%-0.06%0.01%-0.03%-0.02%-0.02%
Operating Income Growth %-0.79%0.5%-0.74%2.79%-2.58%0.14%1.21%-4.88%0.38%0.23%
EBITDA+127.03M175.91M131.11M188.21M-70.44M-44.45M117.46M-6.25M36.67M43.13M
EBITDA Margin %0.04%0.05%0.04%0.05%-0.03%-0.02%0.04%-0%0.01%0.02%
EBITDA Growth %-0.63%0.38%-0.25%0.44%-1.37%0.37%3.64%-1.05%6.87%0.18%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)65.95M84.23M107.36M98.26M72.13M78.24M91.95M92.7M98.24M90.59M
EBIT61.83M90.2M47.01M-56.2M-132.74M-121.14M24.14M-66.06M-44.65M-38.2M
Net Interest Income+-39.16M-50.31M-82.11M-84.49M-35.87M-39.33M-66.57M-27.36M-26M-25.54M
Interest Income1.21M1.54M1.6M2.96M4.33M659K575K5.28M11.71M7.56M
Interest Expense40.37M51.85M83.7M87.45M40.2M39.99M67.14M32.64M37.7M33.09M
Other Income/Expense-39.61M-53.34M-28.77M-84.31M-27.57M-17.34M-67.81M318K-20.34M-27.52M
Pretax Income+21.46M38.35M-43.15M5.64M-170.15M-140.04M-42.3M-98.63M-81.92M-74.98M
Pretax Margin %0.01%0.01%-0.01%0%-0.07%-0.07%-0.01%-0.03%-0.02%-0.03%
Income Tax+6.24M7.86M-124.78M-16.73M-21.32M-50.38M1.84M4.75M-5.62M6.21M
Effective Tax Rate %0.33%0.28%-1.42%2.82%0.98%0.78%1.56%1.29%1.14%1.1%
Net Income+7.06M10.66M61.06M15.92M-166.86M-108.78M-65.99M-127.22M-93.38M-82.5M
Net Margin %0%0%0.02%0%-0.07%-0.06%-0.02%-0.03%-0.03%-0.03%
Net Income Growth %-0.96%0.51%4.73%-0.74%-11.48%0.35%0.39%-0.93%0.27%0.12%
Net Income (Continuing)15.23M30.49M81.63M25.2M-148.83M-89.65M-44.15M-103.38M-76.3M-81.19M
Discontinued Operations005M11.54M829K00000
Minority Interest161.08M116.68M116.95M116.17M113.38M129.81M151.52M151.03M146.32M9.32M
EPS (Diluted)+0.180.281.470.39-4.38-3.14-1.41-2.29-1.59-1.29
EPS Growth %-0.95%0.56%4.25%-0.73%-12.23%0.28%0.55%-0.62%0.31%0.19%
EPS (Basic)0.190.281.560.39-4.38-3.14-1.41-2.29-1.59-1.29
Diluted Shares Outstanding39.03M38.57M50.24M41.25M38.11M34.63M46.65M55.54M58.81M63.8M
Basic Shares Outstanding37.95M38.32M44.68M40.32M38.11M34.63M46.65M55.54M58.81M63.8M
Dividend Payout Ratio2.8%3.5%0.64%2.59%------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+912.58M1B1.21B1.21B667.91M642.35M1.12B928.75M732.73M569.03M
Cash & Short-Term Investments384.87M304.21M266.65M251.68M245.98M233.86M551.08M444.66M349.57M173.04M
Cash Only384.87M304.21M266.65M251.68M245.98M233.86M426.22M444.66M349.57M173.04M
Short-Term Investments000000124.86M000
Accounts Receivable105.25M147.5M157.53M100.92M113.4M56.23M120.87M109.9M95.27M94.9M
Days Sales Outstanding12.9515.7815.999.5417.1210.6715.6110.9510.5514.09
Inventory353.96M422.18M711.88M734.88M252.99M269.49M267.84M278.95M215.81M227.44M
Days Inventory Outstanding47.3349.7778.773.6138.7253.5136.9228.6825.1635.65
Other Current Assets57.56M109.59M52.6M549.74M41.86M66.24M161.48M95.24M72.08M73.65M
Total Non-Current Assets+1.02B1.51B1.56B1.01B1.03B936.56M1.04B1.19B1.21B1.21B
Property, Plant & Equipment922.07M1.18B1.18B886.58M879.75M863.57M957.56M1.1B1.1B1.11B
Fixed Asset Turnover3.22x2.89x3.06x4.35x2.75x2.23x2.95x3.32x3.01x2.21x
Goodwill40.88M183.7M182.88M34.69M34.69M10.6M029.13M29.1M0
Intangible Assets000000017.99M15.14M0
Long-Term Investments-122.67M-323.96M-182.88M-10.12M69M3.99M017.3M41.7M0
Other Non-Current Assets94.68M327.21M344.41M88.53M-81.93M-60.96M84.45M-95.6M24.73M98.52M
Total Assets+1.93B2.51B2.76B2.22B1.7B1.58B2.16B2.12B1.94B1.78B
Asset Turnover1.54x1.36x1.30x1.74x1.42x1.22x1.31x1.73x1.70x1.38x
Asset Growth %0.06%0.3%0.1%-0.2%-0.23%-0.07%0.37%-0.02%-0.09%-0.08%
Total Current Liabilities+438.67M594.95M886.26M833.7M541.79M452.56M471.8M486.92M384.96M385.69M
Accounts Payable166.96M192.28M205.48M135.83M156.69M140.06M146.06M234.3M186.64M154.82M
Days Payables Outstanding22.3322.6722.7213.6123.9827.8120.1324.0921.7624.27
Short-Term Debt231.44M326.28M594.1M218.52M320.37M238.86M208.7M139.52M107.81M142.95M
Deferred Revenue (Current)01000K1000K1000K1000K1000K0000
Other Current Liabilities8.24M27.1M12.88M429.49M8.72M-18.21M43.24M49.85M20.49M9.5M
Current Ratio2.08x1.68x1.36x1.45x1.23x1.42x2.37x1.91x1.90x1.48x
Quick Ratio1.27x0.97x0.56x0.56x0.77x0.82x1.80x1.33x1.34x0.89x
Cash Conversion Cycle37.9642.8971.9769.5531.8636.3732.3915.5413.9525.47
Total Non-Current Liabilities+531.75M932.36M818.4M318.97M291.14M349.7M585.93M575.14M564.3M521.95M
Long-Term Debt432.14M782.61M767.4M298.11M243.99M287.3M514.01M495.24M491.92M432.46M
Capital Lease Obligations000038.31M49.55M49.8M55.52M53.88M49.19M
Deferred Tax Liabilities81.8M140.26M11.5M9.35M128.8M119.36M0122.99M122.67M0
Other Non-Current Liabilities99.61M149.75M71.86M21.63M8.84M12.85M22.13M24.39M18.51M40.3M
Total Liabilities970.42M1.53B1.7B1.15B832.93M802.25M1.06B1.06B949.27M907.64M
Total Debt+443.55M1.11B1.36B891.24M619.3M590.61M789.32M711M676.51M649.31M
Net Debt58.68M804.68M1.09B639.56M373.32M356.75M363.1M266.33M326.94M476.27M
Debt / Equity0.46x1.13x1.29x0.84x0.72x0.76x0.72x0.67x0.68x0.74x
Debt / EBITDA3.49x6.30x10.38x4.74x--6.72x-18.45x15.06x
Net Debt / EBITDA0.46x4.57x8.35x3.40x--3.09x-8.92x11.04x
Interest Coverage1.51x1.77x0.28x1.03x-3.55x-3.07x0.38x-3.03x-1.63x-1.43x
Total Equity+958.91M979.19M1.06B1.06B865.29M776.66M1.1B1.06B990.06M874.54M
Equity Growth %0.2%0.02%0.08%0%-0.19%-0.1%0.42%-0.04%-0.07%-0.12%
Book Value per Share24.5725.3921.0825.7722.7022.4323.6219.1016.8313.71
Total Shareholders' Equity797.83M862.51M942.18M946.82M751.9M646.85M950.5M910.03M843.73M865.22M
Common Stock45K46K46K47K47K47K62K62K62K68K
Retained Earnings290.97M283.21M325.41M324.73M148.15M39.38M-15.2M-142.42M-235.8M-318.3M
Treasury Stock-69.81M-75.82M-55.18M-58.16M-119.81M-131.29M-91.63M-31.17M-31.17M-31.17M
Accumulated OCI-1.17M-4.14M-13.11M-16.02M-11.06M-2.17M-12.31M-26.59M-3.16M973K
Minority Interest161.08M116.68M116.95M116.17M113.38M129.81M151.52M151.03M146.32M9.32M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+10.23M82.99M-159.82M38.97M-9.53M98.89M4.25M69.71M56.35M-29.96M
Operating CF Margin %0%0.02%-0.04%0.01%-0%0.05%0%0.02%0.02%-0.01%
Operating CF Growth %-0.95%7.12%-2.93%1.24%-1.24%11.38%-0.96%15.42%-0.19%-1.53%
Net Income15.23M30.49M81.63M36.73M-148M-89.65M-44.15M-103.38M-76.3M-81.19M
Depreciation & Amortization65.95M84.23M107.36M103.62M72.13M78.24M91.95M92.7M98.24M90.59M
Stock-Based Compensation5.11M7.29M12.16M11.42M9.69M7.92M6.06M9.07M13.03M8.27M
Deferred Taxes-27.51M4.91M-162.59M-25.26M-17.25M-13.34M1.23M4.51M-6.86M3.94M
Other Non-Cash Items9.37M14.54M39.12M-136.47M31.36M74.87M13.84M16.42M1.82M-20.12M
Working Capital Changes-57.92M-58.47M-237.5M48.92M42.55M40.85M-64.69M50.39M26.4M-31.46M
Change in Receivables41.92M-36.89M3.62M39.7M-21.76M57.06M-64.09M8.52M14.16M-455K
Change in Inventory-78.41M-42.01M-268.22M31.28M50.02M-21.63M-20.54M-23.43M53.47M-12.74M
Change in Payables-33.21M49.08M6.5M-49.93M-1.78M-22.77M17.19M75.31M-34.57M-27.91M
Cash from Investing+-183.2M-572.6M-128.48M507.46M30.64M-11.45M-236.28M-105.25M-106.9M-62.05M
Capital Expenditures-63.42M-58.17M-46.47M-44.19M-75.48M-110.58M-187.19M-212.37M-108.09M-95.08M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.02%0.01%0.01%0.03%0.06%0.07%0.06%0.03%0.04%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing68K58K-83.89M679.15M76.4M39.95M78.72M16.9M1.2M33.03M
Cash from Financing+132.33M408.95M250.74M-540.6M-69.41M-82.53M518.19M-25.14M-70.96M-77.35M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-19.8M-37.28M-39.38M-41.27M-31.69M-9.68M-9.25M-22.55M-22.73M-5.17M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing-1.82M-30.69M186.34M-3.06M-47.46M-5.16M-35.45M-6.93M-1.59M-39.75M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+-53.19M24.82M-206.29M-5.22M-85.01M-11.68M-182.95M-142.66M-51.75M-125.05M
FCF Margin %-0.02%0.01%-0.06%-0%-0.04%-0.01%-0.06%-0.04%-0.02%-0.05%
FCF Growth %-1.33%1.47%-9.31%0.97%-15.29%0.86%-14.66%0.22%0.64%-1.42%
FCF per Share-1.360.64-4.11-0.13-2.23-0.34-3.92-2.57-0.88-1.96
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)1.45x7.78x-2.62x2.45x0.06x-0.91x-0.06x-0.55x-0.60x0.36x
Interest Paid32.75M38.24M0035.84M029.37M30.89M35.16M31.31M
Taxes Paid43.83M4.69M00563K01.48M583K1.24M486K

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)0.8%1.1%5.99%1.5%-17.31%-13.25%-7.03%-11.76%-9.11%-8.85%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)5.12%4.91%0.9%3.5%-7.27%-7.76%1.47%-5.32%-3.49%-2.67%
Gross Margin7.96%9.23%8.19%5.59%1.34%4.44%6.33%3.08%5%5.31%
Net Margin0.24%0.31%1.7%0.41%-6.9%-5.65%-2.33%-3.47%-2.83%-3.36%
Debt / Equity0.46x1.13x1.29x0.84x0.72x0.76x0.72x0.67x0.68x0.74x
Interest Coverage1.51x1.77x0.28x1.03x-3.55x-3.07x0.38x-3.03x-1.63x-1.43x
FCF Conversion1.45x7.78x-2.62x2.45x0.06x-0.91x-0.06x-0.55x-0.60x0.36x
Revenue Growth-8.35%15.02%5.43%7.33%-37.37%-20.42%46.96%29.56%-10.02%-25.39%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Products And Services Other--------50.81M64.3M
Products And Services Other Growth---------26.53%
Ethanol Production-------3.07B--
Ethanol Production Growth----------
Agribusiness And Energy Services-------615.62M--
Agribusiness And Energy Services Growth----------
Partnership-------79.77M--
Partnership Growth----------
Product---3.84B2.41B1.92B2.81B---
Product Growth-----37.18%-20.39%46.26%---
Service---6.48M6.86M4.83M20.54M---
Service Growth----5.79%-29.48%324.80%---
Ethanol1.87B2.26B2.41B-------
Ethanol Growth-20.91%6.66%-------
Food And Food Ingredients Product Line-279.04M444.63M-------
Food And Food Ingredients Product Line Growth--59.34%-------
Distillers Grains474.7M488.3M430.7M-------
Distillers Grains Growth-2.86%-11.80%-------
Corn Oil101.13M152.07M160.45M-------
Corn Oil Growth-50.38%5.51%-------
Grain240.47M174.53M81.19M-------
Grain Growth--27.42%-53.48%-------
Product Line Other--63.94M-------
Product Line Other Growth----------
Service Revenues8.39M8.3M6.18M-------
Service Revenues Growth--1.03%-25.50%-------
All Others53.82M50.07M--------
All Others Growth--6.97%--------
Cattle219.05M---------
Cattle Growth----------

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) reported $2.25B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 37% decrease from $3.55B in 2011.

Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) saw revenue decline by 25.4% over the past year.

Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) reported a net loss of $188.2M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) pays a dividend with a yield of 0.70%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) has a return on equity (ROE) of -8.8%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Green Plains Inc. (GPRE) had negative free cash flow of $78.3M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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