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RiceBran Technologies

In its 2024 annual report the company says: “We are a specialty ingredient company focused on the development, production, and marketing of products derived from traditional and ancient small grains. We create and produce products utilizing proprietary processes to deliver improved nutrition, ease of use, and extended shelf-life, while addressing consumer demand for all natural, non-GMO and organic products. We own and operate a grain mill and processing facility in East Grand Forks, Minnesota operated by MGI Grain, Incorporated (MGI), acquired in 2019.”4 It is headquartered in Tomball, United States.2

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryGrain Mill Products2
  • HeadquartersTomball, United States2
  • Incorporated inCA3
  • Business address25420 Kuykendahl Road, Suite B300, Tomball, Tx 773753
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company3
  • Legal formFor-Profit Corporation General Stock2
  • LEI549300DZDR8N8C3WJ1442
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered addressC/O JEFF PIETSCH, 94111 San Francisco, United States2
  • Registered withSecretary of State, 20828472

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We are a specialty ingredient company focused on the development, production, and marketing of products derived from traditional and ancient small grains. We create and produce products utilizing proprietary processes to deliver improved nutrition, ease of use, and extended shelf-life, while addressing consumer demand for all natural, non-GMO and organic products.4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2023

-1.8%Gross margin5
-34.9%Operating margin5
-77.5%Net margin5
-15.0%Revenue growth, 20235
-$3.1MFree cash flow5

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023

  • Cost of revenue78¢$23.1M
  • Selling, general and admin20¢$5.9M
  • Interest2¢$672.0K
  • Income tax0¢$12.0K

Out of $22.6M in revenue.5 The company lost money this year.

Financial statements

Revenue6789105$22.6M in 2023+70% since 2017
0$10.0M$20.0M$30.0M$40.0M2017: $13.4M$13.4M20172018: $14.8M$14.8M2018+11%2019: $23.7M$23.7M2019+61%2020: $26.2M$26.2M2020+10%2021: $31.1M$31.1M2021+19%2022: $26.6M$26.6M2022−14%2023: $22.6M$22.6M2023−15%
Gross profit6789105-$411.0K in 2023
-$4.0M-$2.0M0$2.0M$4.0M2017: $3.8M$3.8M20172018: $3.0M$3.0M2018−21%2019: -$861.0K-$861.0K20192020: -$2.5M-$2.5M2020+187%2021: $442.0K$442.0K20212022: -$763.0K-$763.0K20222023: -$411.0K-$411.0K2023−46%
Operating income6789105-$7.9M in 2023+30% since 2017
-$15.0M-$10.0M-$5.0M02017: -$6.1M-$6.1M20172018: -$8.2M-$8.2M2018+35%2019: -$14.6M-$14.6M2019+77%2020: -$11.3M-$11.3M2020−22%2021: -$10.6M-$10.6M2021−6%2022: -$6.2M-$6.2M2022−42%2023: -$7.9M-$7.9M2023+28%
Net income689105-$17.6M in 2023+288% since 2017
-$20.0M-$15.0M-$10.0M-$5.0M02017: -$4.5M-$4.5M20172018: -$8.1M-$8.1M2018+79%2019: -$14.0M-$14.0M2019+72%2020: -$11.7M-$11.7M2020−16%2021: -$8.9M-$8.9M2021−24%2022: -$7.9M-$7.9M2022−12%2023: -$17.6M-$17.6M2023+123%
Fiscal year2017201820192020202120222023
Revenue$13.4M6$14.8M7$23.7M8$26.2M9$31.1M10$26.6M5$22.6M5
Cost of revenue$9.6M6$11.8M7$24.6M8$28.7M9$30.7M10$27.4M5$23.1M5
Gross profit$3.8M6$3.0M7-$861.0K8-$2.5M9$442.0K10-$763.0K5-$411.0K5
Selling, general and admin$9.9M6$11.2M7$13.7M8$8.0M9$7.1M10$5.4M5$5.9M5
Operating income-$6.1M6-$8.2M7-$14.6M8-$11.3M9-$10.6M10-$6.2M5-$7.9M5
Interest$1.6M6$12.0K7$96.0K8$318.0K9$463.0K10$516.0K5$672.0K5
Income before tax-$8.9M10-$6.6M5-$8.5M5
Income tax-$5.0M6$45.0K7$07$19.0K9$21.0K10$19.0K5$12.0K5
Net income-$4.5M6-$8.1M6-$14.0M8-$11.7M9-$8.9M10-$7.9M5-$17.6M5
Earnings per share-$0.456-$0.377-$0.438-$0.299-$1.8710-$1.425-$2.515
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.456-$0.377-$0.438-$0.299-$1.8710-$1.4210
Shares (weighted, basic)4.8M shares105.5M shares57.0M shares5
Shares (weighted, diluted)4.8M shares105.5M shares57.0M shares5

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Corporate structure

RiceBran Technologies sits at the top of its group. 1 entity, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of RiceBran Technologies

  • RiceBran Technologies Tomball, Texas, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What RiceBran Technologies reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Construction in progress$1.2M10 Dec 31, 2022$900.0K10 Dec 31, 2021+33.3%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$8.8M5 Dec 31, 2023$10.3M5 Dec 31, 2022−14.1%
Accumulated depreciation$4.6M5 Dec 31, 2023$4.3M5 Dec 31, 2022+7.7%
Property and equipment, net$4.2M5 Dec 31, 2023$6.0M5 Dec 31, 2022−29.6%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$05 Dec 31, 2023$77.0K5 Dec 31, 2022−100.0%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$1.1M5 Dec 31, 2023$3.9M5 Dec 31, 2022−71.1%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$270.0K5 Dec 31, 2023$380.0K5 Dec 31, 2022−28.9%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$965.0K5 Dec 31, 2023$965.0K5 Dec 31, 20220%
Accumulated amortization$695.0K5 Dec 31, 2023$585.0K5 Dec 31, 2022+18.8%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$270.0K5 Dec 31, 2023$380.0K5 Dec 31, 2022−28.9%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$543.0K5 Dec 31, 2023$465.0K5 Dec 31, 2022+16.8%
Raw materials$393.0K5 Dec 31, 2023$212.0K5 Dec 31, 2022+85.4%
Finished goods$123.0K5 Dec 31, 2023$228.0K5 Dec 31, 2022−46.1%
Supplies$27.0K5 Dec 31, 2023$25.0K5 Dec 31, 2022+8.0%

Leadership

Who has led RiceBran Technologies, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Bradley Edson2006–2008
  2. W. John Short2009–2016
  3. Brent Robert Rystrom2018–2020

Chair

  1. W. John Short2009
  2. Peter Bradley2021–2023
  3. Eric Tompkins2023–2024

President

  1. Bradley Edson2006
  2. W. John Short2009–2012
  3. Leo Gerard Gingras2010
  4. Michael Goose2016–2018
  5. Brent Robert Rystrom2018–2020

Chief financial officer

  1. Todd Crow2008
  2. Jeffrey W. Sanders2008
  3. Olga Hernandez-Longan2008
  4. Dale Belt2010–2016
  5. Brent Robert Rystrom2017–2018
  6. Dennis Dykes2018–2019
  7. Peter Bradley2023
  8. William J. Keneally2023

Chief operating officer

  1. Ike E. Lynch2006
  2. Leo Gerard Gingras2007–2011
  3. Brent Robert Rystrom2018
  4. Peter Bradley2023
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (34)

Former names

  • NUTRACEAOct 6, 2003 to Sep 11, 20123
  • NUTRASTAR INCDec 26, 2001 to Sep 25, 20033
  • ALLIANCE CONSUMER INTERNATIONAL INCNov 21, 2001 to Oct 25, 20013

Timeline

  1. Dec 9, 20248-K Executive or director change65
  2. Nov 19, 20248-K Executive or director change66
  3. Nov 6, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; Debt or obligation accelerated67
  4. Oct 15, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Change of auditor68
  5. Sep 24, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Ended a material agreement; New debt or obligation69
  6. Jun 7, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Unregistered sale of shares70
  7. Jan 31, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; Completed an acquisition or sale; Unregistered sale of shares71
  8. Jan 10, 20248-K Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure72
  9. Dec 20, 20238-K Results of operations73
  10. Dec 6, 20238-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Unregistered sale of shares74
  11. Nov 2, 20238-K Listing notice or transfer75
  12. Oct 20, 20238-K Shareholder vote76
  13. Oct 3, 2018New chief executive Brent Robert Rystrom becomes CEO14
  14. Dec 9, 2009New chief executive W. John Short becomes CEO15
  15. Jan 18, 2006New chief executive Bradley Edson becomes CEO16
  16. Mar 18, 1998Founded RiceBran Technologies is founded2

Calendar

When it reported results

  1. Dec 20, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results73
  2. Aug 21, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results77
  3. May 11, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results78
  4. Mar 16, 2023Reported quarterly or annual results79
  5. Nov 3, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results80
  6. Aug 11, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results81
  7. Apr 28, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results82
  8. Mar 17, 2022Reported quarterly or annual results83

Upcoming dates from Nasdaq's calendar; past results from the company's 8-K filings (Item 2.02). The full markets calendar

Filings

150 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 8 quarterly reports, 39 major events, 66 insider forms, 9 large holders, 23 other. The latest 20:

  1. Feb 21, 2025SEC STAFF ACTION EDGAR
  2. Dec 9, 20248-K EDGAR
  3. Nov 19, 20248-K EDGAR
  4. Nov 6, 20248-K EDGAR
  5. Oct 15, 20248-K EDGAR
  6. Sep 24, 20248-K EDGAR
  7. Jun 7, 20248-K EDGAR
  8. May 13, 202410-Q EDGAR
  9. Apr 19, 2024S-1 EDGAR
  10. Apr 1, 202410-K EDGAR
  11. Jan 31, 20248-K EDGAR
  12. Jan 16, 20243 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  13. Jan 12, 20243 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  14. Jan 12, 20243 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  15. Jan 12, 20243 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  16. Jan 11, 20243 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  17. Jan 10, 20248-K EDGAR
  18. Jan 8, 20244 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  19. Jan 8, 20244 PRIMARY DOCUMENT EDGAR
  20. Dec 20, 202310-Q EDGAR

The 150 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Insider trades

17 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 1 buys and 16 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
May 24, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale1,267,000$0.72$912.2KForm 4
May 23, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale530,000$0.73$386.9KForm 4
May 16, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale150,000$0.60$90.0KForm 4
May 13, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale240,000$0.54$129.6KForm 4
May 12, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale867,253$0.55$477.0KForm 4
May 11, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale810,000$0.55$445.5KForm 4
May 10, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale710,000$0.54$383.4KForm 4
May 9, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale1,000,000$0.49$490.0KForm 4
May 4, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale88,820$0.47$41.7KForm 4
May 3, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale15,100$0.48$7.2KForm 4
May 2, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale4,734$0.51$2.4KForm 4
Mar 31, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale166,000$0.46$76.4KForm 4
Mar 30, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale671,661$0.48$322.4KForm 4
Mar 29, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale164,107$0.46$75.5KForm 4
Mar 28, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale300,000$0.49$147.0KForm 4
Mar 25, 2022CONTINENTAL GRAIN CO10% ownerSale121,232$0.54$65.5KForm 4
Mar 24, 2022CHEMEROW DAVID I.DirectorBuy50,000$0.50$25.0KForm 4

From Forms 4 filed with the SEC.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$1.8M 2020–2020
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2020: $1.8M in all. PPP loans $1.8M.$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M2020 · PPP loans: $1.8M2020
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2020$1.8M$1.8M

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA87. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 13, 2020$1.8M PPP loan (first draw) from Simmons Bank87To RICEBRAN TECHNOLOGIES, Spring TX; $1.8M forgiven Jan 20, 2021

SEC filer profile

How RiceBran Technologies is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARRiceBran Technologies1
  • CIK0001063537
  • Employer ID (EIN)87-06733751
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer<br>smaller reporting company1
  • Incorporated inCalifornia1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)2040 Grain Mill Products1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Manufacturing, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address25420 Kuykendahl Road, Suite B300, Tomball, TX 773751
  • Phone28167524211
  • Shares outstanding10,004,002 as of May 1, 202413
  • Public float$10.4M as of Jun 30, 20235
  • On EDGAR sinceApr 19, 20011
  • Filings1,284 in all: 4 (481), 8-K (267), 3 (55), 10-Q (53), CORRESP (30), DEFA14A (24), 4/A (23), 424B3 (23)1
    All 59 form types

    SC 13G/A (23), SC 13D/A (22), UPLOAD (20), DEF 14A (19), 10-K (18), EFFECT (17), 10QSB (16), 8-K/A (16), SC 13G (13), NT 10-Q (12), 424B5 (10), S-3 (10), SC 13D (10), POS AM (9), PRE 14A (9), 10-K/A (6), D (6), DFAN14A (6), NT 10-K (6), 10KSB (5), 3/A (5), CT ORDER (5), REGDEX (5), 10KSB/A (4), 10QSB/A (4), 5 (4), S-1 (4), S-1/A (4), S-8 (4), 10-Q/A (3), DEF 14C (3), DEFR14A (3), PRE 14C (3), SB-2 (3), 25-NSE (2), 424B1 (2), 8-A12B (2), S-3/A (2), 10SB12G (1), 424B2 (1), 424B4 (1), CERTNAS (1), DEFC14A (1), DEFM14A (1), NTN 10Q (1), PREM14A (1), PREN14A (1), PRRN14A (1), RW (1), SB-2/A (1), SEC STAFF ACTION (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Apr 1, 2024
    Quarterly report (10-Q) May 13, 2024
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Aug 31, 2023
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Dec 9, 2024

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