Green Plains(GPRE) ZACKS·2024-10-31 13:05Group 1: Earnings Performance - Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) reported quarterly earnings of $0.35 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.11 per share, and matching the earnings from the same quarter last year [1] - The earnings surprise for this quarter was 218.18%, contrasting with a previous quarter where a loss of $0.16 per share was expected, but the company reported a loss of $0.38, resulting in a surprise of -137.50% [2] - Over the last four quarters, the company has only surpassed consensus EPS estimates once [2] Group 2: Revenue Performance - For the quarter ended September 2024, Green Plains posted revenues of $658.74 million, which missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.11%, and represented a decline from year-ago revenues of $892.77 million [3] - The company has not been able to beat consensus revenue estimates over the last four quarters [3] Group 3: Stock Performance and Outlook - Green Plains shares have declined approximately 53.9% since the beginning of the year, while the S&P 500 has gained 21.9% [4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is $0.14 on revenues of $651.47 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$1.04 on revenues of $2.51 billion [8] - The Zacks Industry Rank indicates that the Chemical - Specialty sector is currently in the bottom 33% of over 250 Zacks industries, suggesting potential challenges for stock performance [9]