Private company

Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.

Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. is an American industrial organic chemicals company, incorporated in Delaware.1 It is headquartered in Torrance, California.1

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

  • IndustryIndustrial Organic Chemicals1
  • HeadquartersTorrance, California1
  • Incorporated inDE2
  • Business address2790 Skypark Drive, Suite 105, Torrance, Ca 905052
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer, Smaller reporting company2

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GCEH is a Delaware corporation. GCEH currently operates through various wholly-owned U.S. and foreign subsidiaries. The principal subsidiaries include: (i) Sustainable Oils, Inc., (“SusOils”) our Delaware corporation that conducts feedstock breeding, owns proprietary rights to various Camelina varieties and operates our Camelina business; (ii) GCE Holdings Acquisitions, LLC and its five Delaware limited liability company subsidiaries that were formed to finance and own, directly or indirectly, Bakersfield Renewable Fuels, LLC (“BKRF”) our Delaware limited liability company that owns our Bakersfield Renewable Fuels Facility ("Facility"); (iii) GCE Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company that operates our Bakersfield, California Renewable Fuels Facility, and employs various personnel throughout the Company; (iv) Agribody Technologies, Inc., (“ATI”) our Delaware corpora…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

-23.6%Gross margin5
-1987.6%Operating margin5
-1873.6%Net margin5
84.6%Revenue growth, 20235
-$133.9MFree cash flow5

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023

  • Cost of revenue49¢$6.0M
  • Research and development13¢$1.6M
  • Interest35¢$4.2M
  • Income tax3¢$321.0K

Out of $4.8M in revenue.5 The company lost money this year.

Financial statements

Revenue6785$4.8M in 2023+1198% since 2017
0$2.0M$4.0M$6.0M2017: $369.7K$369.7K20172020: $0$020202021: $200.0K$200.0K20212022: $2.6M$2.6M2022+1200%2023: $4.8M$4.8M2023+85%
Gross profit85-$1.1M in 2023
-$1.5M-$1.0M-$500.0K0$500.0K$1.0M2021: $73.7K$73.7K20212022: $569.0K$569.0K2022+672%2023: -$1.1M-$1.1M2023
Operating income69785-$95.4M in 2023+10642% since 2017
-$100.0M-$75.0M-$50.0M-$25.0M02017: -$888.1K-$888.1K20172018: -$2.1M-$2.1M2018+132%2019: -$4.9M-$4.9M2019+140%2020: -$11.7M-$11.7M2020+137%2021: -$40.7M-$40.7M2021+248%2022: -$64.3M-$64.3M2022+58%2023: -$95.4M-$95.4M2023+48%
Net income69785-$89.9M in 2023+7470% since 2017
-$100.0M-$75.0M-$50.0M-$25.0M02017: -$1.2M-$1.2M20172018: -$8.0M-$8.0M2018+573%2019: -$11.8M-$11.8M2019+48%2020: -$10.6M-$10.6M2020−11%2021: -$51.4M-$51.4M2021+387%2022: -$54.1M-$54.1M2022+5%2023: -$89.9M-$89.9M2023+66%
Fiscal year2017201820192020202120222023
Revenue$369.7K6$07$200.0K8$2.6M5$4.8M5
Cost of revenue$141.2K8$2.0M5$6.0M5
Gross profit$73.7K8$569.0K5-$1.1M5
Research and development$05$1.6M5
Operating expenses$40.8M8$64.8M5$94.3M5
Operating income-$888.1K6-$2.1M6-$4.9M9-$11.7M7-$40.7M8-$64.3M5-$95.4M5
Interest$312.1K6$441.3K6$439.5K9$2.8M7$2.9M8$3.8M5$4.2M5
Income before tax-$52.5M8-$54.5M5-$89.6M5
Income tax-$1.1M8-$348.0K5$321.0K5
Net income-$1.2M6-$8.0M6-$11.8M9-$10.6M7-$51.4M8-$54.1M5-$89.9M5
Earnings per share-$0.307-$1.338-$1.285-$1.975
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.307-$1.338-$1.285-$1.975
Shares (weighted, basic)38.8M shares842.3M shares545.7M shares5
Shares (weighted, diluted)38.8M shares842.3M shares545.7M shares5

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Corporate structure

Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.

  • ExxonMobil Renewables LLC Filed SC 13D/A on Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc., latest Jun 26, 2024
  • Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. Torrance, California
    • Camelina Company España, S.L.U., a company formed under the laws of Subsidiary · Spain

Built from subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. 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
Property and equipment, before depreciation$1.3B5 Dec 31, 2023$649.6M5 Dec 31, 2022+95.9%
Accumulated depreciation$2.2M5 Dec 31, 2023$1.1M5 Dec 31, 2022+100.4%
Property and equipment, net$1.3B5 Dec 31, 2023$648.5M5 Dec 31, 2022+95.9%
Finance-lease assets$08 Dec 31, 2022$3.4M8 Dec 31, 2021−100.0%
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$3.2M5 Dec 31, 2023$5.3M5 Dec 31, 2022−40.8%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$10.2M5 Dec 31, 2023$9.5M5 Dec 31, 2022+7.5%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$9.9M5 Dec 31, 2023$11.5M5 Dec 31, 2022−14.1%
Indefinite-lived intangibles (excluding goodwill)$90.0K5 Dec 31, 2023$90.0K5 Dec 31, 20220%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$15.0M5 Dec 31, 2023$15.8M5 Dec 31, 2022−5.5%
Accumulated amortization$5.1M5 Dec 31, 2023$4.4M5 Dec 31, 2022+17.3%
Finite-lived intangibles, net$9.8M5 Dec 31, 2023$11.5M8 Dec 31, 2022−14.9%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$4.6M5 Dec 31, 2023$7.4M5 Dec 31, 2022−38.3%

Leadership

Who has led Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc., and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Richard Nmn Palmer2010–2024

Chair

  1. David R. Walker2019

President

  1. Richard Nmn Palmer2010
  2. Noah Verleun2022–2023

Chief financial officer

  1. Bruce K. Nelson2008–2010
  2. Gregory Cardenas2011
  3. Ralph J. Goehring2021–2022
  4. Nikhil Vasa2023
  5. Wade Adkins2024

Chief operating officer

  1. Richard Nmn Palmer2007–2008
2010201520202025
Board members and other officers (15)

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries (Exhibit 21)

  • Camelina Company España, S.L.U., a company formed under the laws of Spain3

The subsidiaries the company lists in Exhibit 21 of its annual report, as filed.

Former names

  • MEDICAL DISCOVERIES INCMay 20, 1996 to Jan 8, 20082

Timeline

  1. Aug 12, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; Bankruptcy or receivership; New debt or obligation36
  2. Apr 18, 20258-K Entered a material agreement; Bankruptcy or receivership; Debt or obligation accelerated37
  3. Apr 8, 20258-K New debt or obligation38
  4. Mar 4, 20258-K New debt or obligation39
  5. Feb 26, 20258-K New debt or obligation40
  6. Jan 30, 20258-K New debt or obligation41
  7. Jan 30, 20258-K New debt or obligation42
  8. Dec 20, 20248-K New debt or obligation; Executive or director change; Regulation FD disclosure43
  9. Nov 22, 20248-K Shareholder vote44
  10. Nov 8, 20248-K Entered a material agreement45
  11. Oct 25, 20248-K Ended a material agreement46
  12. Aug 30, 20248-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Executive or director change47
  13. Mar 18, 2010New chief executive Richard Nmn Palmer becomes CEO12

Filings

149 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 4 annual reports, 10 quarterly reports, 49 major events, 51 insider forms, 1 large holders, 34 other. The latest 20:

  1. Aug 14, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
  2. Aug 14, 2025EFFECT EDGAR
  3. Aug 12, 202515-12G EDGAR
  4. Aug 12, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  5. Aug 12, 2025S-8 POS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 EDGAR
  6. Aug 12, 2025S-8 POS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 EDGAR
  7. Aug 12, 2025S-8 POS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 EDGAR
  8. Aug 12, 2025POS AM POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 EDGAR
  9. Aug 12, 2025POS AM POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 EDGAR
  10. Apr 18, 20258-K CURRENT REPORT EDGAR
  11. Apr 8, 20258-K EDGAR
  12. Apr 1, 2025NT 10-K EDGAR
  13. Mar 4, 20258-K EDGAR
  14. Feb 26, 20258-K EDGAR
  15. Jan 30, 20258-K EDGAR
  16. Jan 30, 20258-K EDGAR
  17. Dec 30, 20243 EDGAR
  18. Dec 26, 2024UPLOAD EDGAR
  19. Dec 20, 20248-K EDGAR
  20. Dec 19, 2024CORRESP EDGAR

The 149 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

13 open-market trades by officers, directors and large owners since October 2021: 13 buys and 0 sales. Grants, option exercises and gifts are left out.

DateWhoTradeSharesPriceValueFiling
Apr 23, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy20,000$0.75$15.0KForm 4
Apr 19, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy9,000$0.75$6.8KForm 4
Apr 14, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy2,169$0.75$1.6KForm 4
Apr 12, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy400$0.65$260Form 4
Apr 6, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy45,894$0.75$34.4KForm 4
Apr 5, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy95,960$0.75$72.0KForm 4
Apr 4, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy200$0.75$150Form 4
Apr 3, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy8,242$0.75$6.2KForm 4
Mar 24, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy89,856$0.75$67.4KForm 4
Mar 22, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy20,000$0.75$15.0KForm 4
Mar 21, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy6,200$0.75$4.7KForm 4
Mar 16, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy4,270$0.75$3.2KForm 4
Mar 3, 2023ZILKHA MICHAEL10% ownerBuy141,020$0.56$79.0KForm 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.

SEC filer profile

How Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARGlobal Clean Energy Holdings, Inc.1
  • CIK0000748790
  • Employer ID (EIN)87-04078581
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer<br>smaller reporting company1
  • Incorporated inDelaware1
  • Fiscal year endsDecember 311
  • Industry code (SIC)2860 Industrial Organic Chemicals1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Industrial Applications and Services, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business address2790 Skypark Drive, Suite 105, Torrance, CA 905051
  • Phone(310) 641-42341
  • Shares outstanding50,182,233 as of Nov 7, 202411
  • Public float$31.9M as of Jun 30, 20235
  • On EDGAR sinceMay 14, 19961
  • Filings507 in all: 8-K (118), 4 (73), 10-Q (40), 3 (38), 10QSB (36), UPLOAD (24), CORRESP (22), 10-K (13)1
    All 43 form types

    NT 10-K (12), SC 13G/A (11), 10KSB (10), DEF 14A (9), NT 10-Q (8), 8-K/A (7), SC 13G (7), 10-K/A (6), S-8 (6), SC 13D/A (6), 10QSB/A (5), EFFECT (5), PRE 14A (5), SC 13D (5), REGDEX (4), REGDEX/A (4), SB-2/A (4), 10KSB/A (3), DEFA14A (3), S-8 POS (3), 10KSB40 (2), 424B3 (2), POS AM (2), PRER14A (2), S-3 (2), 10-Q/A (1), 10KSB40/A (1), 15-12G (1), 3/A (1), 4/A (1), 5 (1), ARS (1), D (1), NTN 10Q (1), SB-2 (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Apr 16, 2024
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Nov 14, 2024
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Oct 3, 2024
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 12, 2025

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