GENC250117C00025000 Option on Gencor Industries

GENC Stock  USD 12.87  0.68  5.02%   
Gencor Industries' latest option contracts expiring on May 16th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 1.33. The Gencor Industries option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current Gencor Industries option contracts. It shows all of Gencor Industries' listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on Gencor Industries

Analyzing Gencor Industries' in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in Gencor Industries regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when Gencor Industries' options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money Gencor Industries' options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with Gencor Industries' stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
Gencor Industries' stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of Gencor Industries common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell Gencor stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If Gencor Industries' stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, Gencor Industries' Liabilities And Stockholders Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Other Stockholder Equity is expected to grow to about 16 M, whereas Common Stock Shares Outstanding is forecasted to decline to about 14.1 M.

Gencor Industries In The Money Call Balance

When Gencor Industries' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Gencor Industries stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying Gencor Industries' options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on Gencor Industries are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

Gencor Current Options Market Mood

Gencor Industries' open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps Gencor Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most Gencor Industries' options investors are not very successful. Gencor Industries' option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current Gencor contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that Gencor Industries will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0831% per day over the life of the 2025-05-16 option contract. With Gencor Industries trading at USD 12.87, that is roughly USD 0.0107. If you think that the market is fully incorporating Gencor Industries' daily price movement you should consider buying Gencor Industries options at the current volatility level of 1.33%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing Gencor Industries options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" Gencor calls. Remember, the seller must deliver Gencor Industries stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

Gencor Industries Option Chain

When Gencor Industries' strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against Gencor Industries stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
Gencor Industries' option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on Gencor. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for Gencor. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a Gencor Industries against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
GENC250516C00025000025.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
GENC250516C00022500022.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
GENC250516C00020000020.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
Call
GENC250516C00017500017.50.0 - 1.61.6Out
Call
GENC250516C00015000015.00.0 - 1.71.7Out
Call
GENC250516C00012500012.50.0 - 2.352.35In
Call
GENC250516C00010000010.01.45 - 4.41.45In
Call
GENC250516C0000750007.53.9 - 6.93.9In
Call
GENC250516C0000500005.06.7 - 9.26.7In
Call
GENC250516C0000250002.58.7 - 12.48.7In
 Put
GENC250516P00025000025.011.7 - 12.911.7In
 Put
GENC250516P00022500022.59.1 - 10.89.1In
 Put
GENC250516P00020000020.06.6 - 7.66.6In
 Put
GENC250516P00017500017.54.1 - 5.54.1In
 Put
GENC250516P00015000015.01.8 - 3.11.8In
 Put
GENC250516P00012500012.50.0 - 1.31.3Out
 Put
GENC250516P00010000010.00.0 - 0.650.65Out
 Put
GENC250516P0000750007.50.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
GENC250516P0000500005.00.0 - 0.750.75Out
 Put
GENC250516P0000250002.50.0 - 0.750.75Out

Gencor Industries Market Cap Over Time

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Gencor Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

219.26 Million

At present, Gencor Industries' Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

Gencor Industries Corporate Executives

Elected by the shareholders, the Gencor Industries' board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Gencor Industries inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Gencor. The board's role is to monitor Gencor Industries' management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Gencor Industries' inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Gencor Industries' outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Eric MellenCFO and TreasurerProfile
When determining whether Gencor Industries offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of Gencor Industries' financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of Gencor Industries Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on Gencor Industries Stock:
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Is Industrial Machinery & Supplies & Components space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of Gencor Industries. If investors know Gencor will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about Gencor Industries listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
(0.20)
Earnings Share
1.1
Revenue Per Share
7.717
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.08)
Return On Assets
0.0483
The market value of Gencor Industries is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of Gencor that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of Gencor Industries' value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is Gencor Industries' true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because Gencor Industries' market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect Gencor Industries' underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between Gencor Industries' value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if Gencor Industries is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, Gencor Industries' price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.