Financial Survey: Lavoro (LVRO) versus Its Rivals
by Doug Wharley · The Cerbat GemLavoro (NASDAQ:LVRO – Get Free Report) is one of 29 public companies in the “Miscellaneous retail” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Lavoro to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Lavoro and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
Lavoro | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Lavoro Competitors | 120 | 542 | 462 | 6 | 2.31 |
Lavoro currently has a consensus target price of $10.88, suggesting a potential upside of 78.57%. As a group, “Miscellaneous retail” companies have a potential downside of 0.18%. Given Lavoro’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lavoro is more favorable than its rivals.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Lavoro and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
Lavoro | $1.79 billion | -$50.50 million | -6.21 |
Lavoro Competitors | $1.86 billion | $34.98 million | 10.84 |
Lavoro’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Lavoro. Lavoro is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
2.5% of Lavoro shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are held by institutional investors. 20.2% of shares of all “Miscellaneous retail” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
Lavoro has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lavoro’s rivals have a beta of 1.07, suggesting that their average share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Lavoro and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
Lavoro | -5.99% | -6.44% | -1.45% |
Lavoro Competitors | -21.64% | -40.86% | -4.19% |
Summary
Lavoro rivals beat Lavoro on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
Lavoro Company Profile
Lavoro Limited operates as an agricultural inputs retailer. The company operates through three segments: Brazil Cluster, LATAM Cluster, and Crop Care Cluster. It distributes agricultural inputs, such as crop protection, seeds, fertilizers, foliar fertilizers, biologicals, adjuvants, organominerals, and others for the agricultural industry. The company also produces specialty fertilizers, crop protection products, and biological crop inputs. It operates in Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay. The company sells its products through its physical stores and digital channel. Lavoro Limited was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil.