CropEnergies AG manufactures and distributes bioethanol, and other biofuels and related products produced from grain or other agricultural raw materials in Germany and internationally.
CropEnergies AG manufactures and distributes bioethanol, and other biofuels and related products produced from grain or other agricultural raw materials in Germany and internationally. The company also produces and sells protein food and animal feed products, including ProtiGrain, a protein animal feed for various types of livestock and pets; wheat gluten for food and animal feed; animal feed from the stillage; and ProtiWanze, a liquid animal feed for cattle and pigs. In addition, it offers liquefied carbon dioxide; and produces neutral alcohol for beverage, food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries, as well as for industrial applications.
CropEnergies Fundamentals Summary
How do CropEnergies's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
Is CropEnergies undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
34.7%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: CE2d (€12.76) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€19.53)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CE2d is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: CE2d is poor value based on its PE Ratio (13.4x) compared to the UK Oil and Gas industry average (13x).
PE vs Market: CE2d is good value based on its PE Ratio (13.4x) compared to the UK market (16.7x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: CE2d's earnings are forecast to decline next year, so we can't calculate its PEG ratio.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: CE2d is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (1.7x) compared to the GB Oil and Gas industry average (1.3x).
Future Growth
How is CropEnergies forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 2 analysts?
-13.5%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: CE2d's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-13.5% per year).
Earnings vs Market: CE2d's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-13.5% per year).
High Growth Earnings: CE2d's earnings are forecast to decline over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: CE2d's revenue (2.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the UK market (4.9% per year).
High Growth Revenue: CE2d's revenue (2.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if CE2d's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
Past Performance
How has CropEnergies performed over the past 5 years?
9.2%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CE2d has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CE2d's current net profit margins (8.4%) are lower than last year (10%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CE2d's earnings have grown by 9.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CE2d's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: CE2d had negative earnings growth (-2.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Oil and Gas industry average (183.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CE2d's Return on Equity (12.9%) is considered low.
Financial Health
How is CropEnergies's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: CE2d's short term assets (€584.3M) exceed its short term liabilities (€231.1M).
Long Term Liabilities: CE2d's short term assets (€584.3M) exceed its long term liabilities (€72.2M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: CE2d is debt free.
Reducing Debt: CE2d has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 11.6%.
Debt Coverage: CE2d has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: CE2d has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
Dividend
What is CropEnergies's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
2.72%
Current Dividend Yield
Upcoming Dividend Payment
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: CE2d's dividend (2.72%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (1.7%).
High Dividend: CE2d's dividend (2.72%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (4.58%).
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: CE2d's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: CE2d's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (36.6%), CE2d's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: With its reasonably low cash payout ratio (28.9%), CE2d's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Stephan Meeder (51 yo)
7yrs
Tenure
€479,028
Compensation
Dr. Stephan Meeder serves as Chief Executive Officer and Spokesperson of the Executive Board at CropEnergies AG since July 14, 2020. He has been Chief Financial Officer at CropEnergies AG since April 30, 2...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Stephan's total compensation ($USD517.70K) is below average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD1.64M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Stephan's compensation with company performance.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: CE2d's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: CE2d's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.7 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
CropEnergies AG's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2022/04/15 00:00
End of Day Share Price
2022/04/14 00:00
Earnings
2021/11/30
Annual Earnings
2021/02/28
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.