| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 0/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
SEED Stock Overview
Origin Agritech Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates an agricultural biotechnology and an e-commerce platform in the People’s Republic of China.
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$7.78 |
| 52 Week High | US$14.40 |
| 52 Week Low | US$4.21 |
| Beta | 0.84 |
| 1 Month Change | 3.87% |
| 3 Month Change | -6.83% |
| 1 Year Change | -10.47% |
| 3 Year Change | 29.45% |
| 5 Year Change | -45.97% |
| Change since IPO | -83.62% |
Recent News & Updates
Origin Agritech Ltd. Is Poised For Explosive Growth - Could Be The Right Time To Plant A SEED
The company is poised to capitalize on an expected shift in China to allow government-approved GMO seeds, being one of only three Chinese companies in a 15 billion Yuan market. The stock price recently cratered on the successive filings of a $25M shelf, and then an Equity Purchase Agreement with Oasis Capital, providing a good entry point. Key near-term catalyst: Approval for sale of its GMO corn by Chinese regulators is expected in the near term – with billion yuan revenue potential to shortly follow. This little Chinese seed company could be worth a small speculative investment.
Shareholder Returns
| SEED | US Food | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1.7% |
| 1Y | -10.5% | -1.7% | -20.4% |
Return vs Industry: SEED underperformed the US Food industry which returned -1.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: SEED exceeded the US Market which returned -20.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| SEED volatility | |
|---|---|
| SEED Average Weekly Movement | 12.8% |
| Food Industry Average Movement | 6.5% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.0% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.8% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: SEED is more volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 13% a week.
Volatility Over Time: SEED's weekly volatility (13%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54 | Gengchen Han | https://www.originseed.com.cn |
Origin Agritech Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates an agricultural biotechnology and an e-commerce platform in the People’s Republic of China. The company engages in crop seed breeding and genetic improvement activities. It develops, produces, and distributes hybrid crop seeds, as well as develops hybrid seed technology.
Origin Agritech Fundamentals Summary
| SEED fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | CN¥300.96m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -CN¥86.24m |
| Revenue (TTM) | CN¥81.14m |
3.7x
P/S Ratio-3.5x
P/E RatioIs SEED overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| SEED income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥81.14m |
| Cost of Revenue | CN¥59.70m |
| Gross Profit | CN¥21.45m |
| Other Expenses | CN¥107.69m |
| Earnings | -CN¥86.24m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -14.94 |
| Gross Margin | 26.43% |
| Net Profit Margin | -106.28% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | -74.0% |
How did SEED perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is SEED undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
1/6Valuation Score 1/6
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PEG Ratio
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SEED?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
| What is SEED's n/a Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| n/a Ratio | 0x |
| n/a | n/a |
| Market Cap | CN¥300.96m |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 4.9x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | -7.3x |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does SEED's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| SEED PS Ratio vs Peers |
|---|
| Company | PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 51.1x | ||
SANW S&W Seed | 0.5x | 19.3% | US$40.4m |
MRGO Margo Caribe | 0.6x | n/a | US$29.6m |
GCEH Global Clean Energy Holdings | 202.7x | 154.9% | US$106.7m |
GGRO.U Golden Growers Cooperative | 0.7x | n/a | US$74.4m |
SEED Origin Agritech | 3.7x | n/a | US$44.9m |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: SEED is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.7x) compared to the peer average (51.1x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does SEED's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Food Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: SEED is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (3.7x) compared to the US Food industry average (1.1x)
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is SEED's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 3.7x |
| Fair PS Ratio | n/a |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate SEED's Price-To-Sales Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of SEED when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate SEED's fair value for valuation analysis.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate SEED's fair value for valuation analysis.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate SEED's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
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Future Growth
How is Origin Agritech forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
Future Growth Score
0/6Future Growth Score 0/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
7.5%
Forecasted Food, Beverage & Tobacco industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Origin Agritech has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
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Past Performance
How has Origin Agritech performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
0/6Past Performance Score 0/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
-3.2%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: SEED is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: SEED is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: SEED is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 3.2% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare SEED's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: SEED is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Food industry (13.1%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: SEED's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.
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Financial Health
How is Origin Agritech's financial position?
Financial Health Score
0/6Financial Health Score 0/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Stable Cash Runway
Forecast Cash Runway
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SEED has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: SEED has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SEED has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: SEED's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: SEED has less than a year of cash runway based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: SEED has less than a year of cash runway if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 7.4% each year
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Dividend
What is Origin Agritech current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate SEED's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate SEED's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SEED's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if SEED's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as SEED has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
4.4yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Gengchen Han (66 yo)
3.5yrs
Tenure
Dr. Gengchen Han, Ph.D. has been the Executive Chairman of Beijing Origin and its affiliated companies since 1997. Dr. Han founded Origin Agritech Limited in 1997 and serves as its Chairman of the Board an...
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: SEED's management team is considered experienced (4.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: SEED's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 12.6 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 been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 2.7%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Origin Agritech Limited's employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Origin Agritech Limited
- Ticker: SEED
- Exchange: NasdaqCM
- Founded: 1997
- Industry: Agricultural Products
- Sector: Food, Beverage & Tobacco
- Implied Market Cap: US$44.915m
- Shares outstanding: 5.77m
- Website: https://www.originseed.com.cn
Number of Employees
Location
- Origin Agritech Limited
- No. 21 Sheng Ming Yuan Road
- Changping District
- Beijing
- 102206
- China
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/06/29 00:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/06/29 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2022/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/09/30 |
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.