Financial Review: Australian Oilseeds (COOT) vs. Its Rivals

Australian Oilseeds (NASDAQ:COOT) is one of 328 public companies in the “Food Products” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Australian Oilseeds to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

13.0% of Australian Oilseeds shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by institutional investors. 69.1% of Australian Oilseeds shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of shares of all “Food Products” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Australian Oilseeds and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Australian Oilseeds	N/A	N/A	N/A
Australian Oilseeds Competitors	-12.77%	-127.74%	-2.01%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Australian Oilseeds and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Australian Oilseeds	1	0	0	0	1.00
Australian Oilseeds Competitors	2450	8302	8384	404	2.35

As a group, “Food Products” companies have a potential upside of 16.13%. Given Australian Oilseeds’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Australian Oilseeds has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Australian Oilseeds and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Australian Oilseeds	$690,000.00	-$840,000.00	-6.88
Australian Oilseeds Competitors	$6.83 billion	$700.98 million	-2,412.52

Australian Oilseeds’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Australian Oilseeds. Australian Oilseeds is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

Australian Oilseeds has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Australian Oilseeds’ peers have a beta of -3.84, suggesting that their average stock price is 484% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Australian Oilseeds peers beat Australian Oilseeds on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Australian Oilseeds

Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited is an Australia-based agricultural and food-processing company focused on the production and processing of oilseeds. The company’s business includes sourcing, handling and processing agricultural commodities for use in food, feed and industrial applications. Its primary products include oilseed-based products such as edible oils and oilseed meal, along with related agricultural commodities. By combining agricultural supply activities with processing operations, Australian Oilseeds participates in multiple stages of the oilseed supply chain.