Gevo vs Green Plains
GEVO and GPRE side by side, both in chemicals and allied products. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GEVO and GPRE compare
Green Plains is the larger company, worth 2.1 times as much as Gevo ($934M against $452M).
Gevo grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (80.1% versus −19.1% for Green Plains).
Green Plains keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.9% compared with −83.7% at Gevo.
Green Plains scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 8 for Gevo), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GEVO | GPRE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $452M | $934M |
| Share price | $1.83 | $13.32 |
| Change, 1 year | −13.7% | 36.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −71.0% | −67.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.73 | 0.85 |
| Employees | 151 | 642 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 2 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 5.4× |
| P/S | 2.1× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/B | 1.5× | 1.0× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 4.8× |
| P/FCF | – | 11.6× |
| FCF yield | −6.8% | 8.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $2.94 | $68.08 |
| Margin of safety | 37.7% | 80.4% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 80.1% (better) | −19.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 96.1% (better) | 1.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 51.2% (better) | 19.7% |
| Operating margin | −68.2% | 9.3% (better) |
| Net margin | −83.7% | 10.9% (better) |
| FCF margin | −14.2% | 4.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | −47.5% | 22.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −24.5% | 15.4% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.56 | 0.50 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.21 |
| Interest coverage | −7.1× | 5.0× (better) |
| Current ratio | 2.04 | 2.31 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −1.81 | 2.17 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 37.2% | 111% |
| Held by insiders | 4.8% | 18.1% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.5M | $101K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 10.6% | 22.7% |
Go deeper
- GEVO stock overview
- GEVO income statement
- GEVO valuation and score
- GPRE stock overview
- GPRE income statement
- GPRE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.