Valero Acquires LyondellBasell Refinery on the Cheap
Valero agreed to acquire LyondellBasell’s 165 mbd Houston refinery for $325 million.
Valero Energy Corp VLO
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
Valero enjoys a cost advantage thanks to its proximity to cost-advantaged light crude oil, ability to process discount heavy sour crude, and low operating cost from lower domestic natural gas prices.
Bears
Growing EV adoption will destroy gasoline demand and leave Valero's refineries uneconomic, given the high portion of gasoline production.
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Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $351.23
- Day Range
- $342.00–355.26
- 52-Week Range
- $159.90–461.52
- Bid/Ask
- $347.00 / $348.25
- Shares Outstanding
- 278.88M
- Market Cap
- $96.62B
- Volume/Avg
- 3M / 3M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 7.87
- Price/Sales
- 0.67
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 1.37%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 1.39%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Mar, Jun, Aug, Dec
- Total Yield
- 8.88%
Company Profile
Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 15 refineries, with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the US, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 12 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.6 billion gallons a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which can produce 1.2 billion gallons per year of renewable diesel.
- Sector
- Energy
- Industry
- Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
- Stock Style Box
- Large Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 9,811
- Website
- https://www.valero.com
Competitors
Valuation
Metric | VLO | DINO | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 7.87 | 5.17 | 9.32 |
Price/Book Value | 3.45 | 1.43 | 2.79 |
Price/Sales | 0.67 | 0.50 | 0.59 |
Price/Cash Flow | 6.26 | 4.42 | 7.49 |
Price/Earnings
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DINO
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Financial Strength
Metric | VLO | DINO | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 1.26 | 1.38 | 0.92 |
Current Ratio | 1.72 | 2.27 | 1.34 |
Interest Coverage | 31.76 | 26.44 | 14.15 |
Quick Ratio
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Profitability
Metric | VLO | DINO | PSX |
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 20.80% | 18.48% | 13.21% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 52.09% | 33.68% | 35.28% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 34.21% | 25.99% | 21.69% |
Return on Assets
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