Financial Contrast: RiceBran Technologies (RIBT) vs. The Competition

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares RiceBran Technologies and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
RiceBran Technologies	$41.16 million	-$17.56 million	-0.00
RiceBran Technologies Competitors	$7.40 billion	$706.66 million	-322.11

RiceBran Technologies’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than RiceBran Technologies. RiceBran Technologies is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

2.5% of RiceBran Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of RiceBran Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

RiceBran Technologies has a beta of -1.21, indicating that its share price is 221% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RiceBran Technologies’ peers have a beta of -3.85, indicating that their average share price is 485% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares RiceBran Technologies and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RiceBran Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A
RiceBran Technologies Competitors	-15.28%	-138.66%	-4.07%

Summary

RiceBran Technologies beats its peers on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

RiceBran Technologies Company Profile

RiceBran Technologies, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a specialty ingredient company in the United States and internationally. The company focuses on development, production, and marketing of products derived from traditional and ancient small grains. It also produces products utilizing proprietary processes to deliver improved nutrition, ease of use, and extended shelf-life, while addressing consumer demand for all natural, non-GMO, and organic products. In addition, the company owns and operates grain mill and processing facility to produce barley, oats, and mustard. It markets its products to animal food producers, food manufacturers, mass merchandisers, health food retailers, and other companies for use in their products. The company was formerly known as NutraCea and changed its name to RiceBran Technologies in October 2012. RiceBran Technologies was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Tomball, Texas.