Analyzing RiceBran Technologies (RIBT) & Its Peers

Profitability

This table compares RiceBran Technologies and its competitors’ 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%

Earnings & Valuation

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

Insider and Institutional 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 insiders. Comparatively, 18.1% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

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

Summary

RiceBran Technologies beats its competitors 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.