Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) Reports Q1 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates

Company Performance - Green Plains Renewable Energy (GPRE) reported a quarterly loss of $0.88 per share, which was worse than the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.51, and compared to a loss of $0.81 per share a year ago [1][2] - The earnings surprise for this quarter was -72.55%, and the company had a previous quarter loss of $0.86 per share against an expected loss of $0.28, resulting in a surprise of -207.14% [2] - The company posted revenues of $601.52 million for the quarter ended March 2025, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 2.24%, and showing a slight increase from year-ago revenues of $597.21 million [3] Stock Performance - Green Plains shares have declined approximately 60.2% since the beginning of the year, in contrast to the S&P 500's decline of -4.3% [4] - The current Zacks Rank for Green Plains is 3 (Hold), indicating that the shares are expected to perform in line with the market in the near future [7] Earnings Outlook - The consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is -$0.21 on revenues of $623.87 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is -$0.67 on revenues of $2.51 billion [8] - The estimate revisions trend for Green Plains is mixed, and changes in earnings expectations may occur following the recent earnings report [7] Industry Context - The Chemical - Specialty industry, to which Green Plains belongs, is currently ranked in the bottom 38% of over 250 Zacks industries, which may impact the stock's performance [9]