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Global Clean Energy Holdings (Global Clean Energy Holdings) Earnings Power Value (EPV) : $-32.33 (As of Dec23)


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What is Global Clean Energy Holdings Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

As of Dec23, Global Clean Energy Holdings's earnings power value is $-32.33. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is N/A.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


Global Clean Energy Holdings Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Global Clean Energy Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Global Clean Energy Holdings Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

Global Clean Energy Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.85 -4.70 -36.72 -40.64 -32.33

Global Clean Energy Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Earnings Power Value (EPV) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -40.64 -38.10 -38.01 -34.88 -32.33

Competitive Comparison of Global Clean Energy Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV)

For the Farm Products subindustry, Global Clean Energy Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Global Clean Energy Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) Distribution in the Consumer Packaged Goods Industry

For the Consumer Packaged Goods industry and Consumer Defensive sector, Global Clean Energy Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Global Clean Energy Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.



Global Clean Energy Holdings Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

Global Clean Energy Holdings's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 1.53
DDA 1.24
Operating Margin % 210.56
SGA * 25% 6.42
Tax Rate % 0.26
Maintenance Capex 101.51
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1.93
Short-Term Debt 200.04
Long-Term Debt 423.06
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 50.79

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = 210.56%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = $1.53 Mil, Average Operating Margin = 210.56%, Average Adjusted SGA = 6.42,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 1.53 * 210.56% +6.42 = $9.643806458 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = 0.26%, and "Normalized" EBIT = $9.643806458 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = 9.643806458 * ( 1 - 0.26% ) = $9.6186843421769 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 1.24 * 0.5 * 0.26% = $0.0016153605 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = 9.6186843421769 + 0.0016153605 = $9.6202997026769 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
Global Clean Energy Holdings's Average Maintenance CAPEX = $101.51 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. Global Clean Energy Holdings's current cash and cash equivalent = $1.93 Mil.
Global Clean Energy Holdings's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 423.06 + 200.04 = $623.093 Mil.
Global Clean Energy Holdings's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 50.79 Mil.

Global Clean Energy Holdings's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Dec23 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( 9.6202997026769 - 101.51)/ 9%+1.93-623.093 )/50.79
=-32.33

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( -32.332007678091-0.9349 )/-32.332007678091
= N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.


Global Clean Energy Holdings  (OTCPK:GCEH) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


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Global Clean Energy Holdings (Global Clean Energy Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
2790 Skypark Drive, Suite 105, Torrance, CA, USA, 90505
Global Clean Energy Holdings Inc is a United States-based renewable feedstocks and finished fuels company. The business model of the company is designed to control all aspects of the value chain, with business anchored in plant science and the other in renewable fuel production. The company contract directly with farmers to grow ultra-low carbon, nonfood, proprietary Camelina crop.
Executives
Nikhil Vasa officer: EVP & Chief Financial Officer 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Michael Zilkha 10 percent owner
Antonio D'amico officer: See Remarks 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Exxonmobil Renewables Llc director, 10 percent owner 22777 SPRINGWOODS VILLAGE PARKWAY, SPRING TX 77389
Amy K. Wood director 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Edward Nicholas Jones director 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Exxon Mobil Corp director, 10 percent owner 22777 SPRINGWOODS VILLAGE PARKWAY, SPRING TX 77389-1425
Michael Karst officer: Vice President 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Phyllis E. Currie director 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Susan L. Anhalt director 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Jerald S. Feitelson officer: VP, Chief Scientific Officer 2790 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Ralph J Goehring officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O BERRY PETROLEUM CO, 5201 TREUXTUN AVE STE 300, BAKERSFIELD CA 93309
Noah Verleun officer: EVP - Development % Regulatory 2709 SKYPARK DRIVE, SUITE 105, TORRANCE CA 90505
Jeffrey S Skoll 10 percent owner C/O EBAY INC, 2145 HAMILTON AVENUE, SAN JOSE CA 95125
Pacific Sequoia Holdings Llc 10 percent owner CAPRICORN INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, 250 UNIVERSITY AVE, SUITE 300, PALO ALTO CA 94301

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