Valero Energy Corporation

$ 236.30 -1.45 %

Valero Energy Corporation functions as a global producer and marketer of transportation fuels and petrochemicals, with operations spanning the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and other international territories. The company organizes its business across three primary divisions: Refining, Renewable Diesel, and Ethanol. Its Refining segment generates a wide array of products, including various types of gasoline (conventional, premium, reformulated, and California Air Resources Board-compliant), diverse diesel fuels (low-sulfur, ultra-low-sulfur, and CARB diesel), jet fuels, blendstocks, asphalts, petrochemicals, and lubricants. This division also handles the sale of lube oils and natural gas liquids. As of the end of 2021, Valero managed 15 petroleum refineries, boasting a combined daily processing capacity of approximately 3.2 million barrels of crude oil. The Ethanol division comprises 12 plants, capable of producing around 1.6 billion gallons of ethanol annually. These facilities also yield co-products such as dry distiller grains, syrup, and inedible corn oil, which are largely supplied to animal feed markets. Valero distributes its refined goods through wholesale rack and bulk channels, in addition to approximately 7,000 branded retail stations operating under names like Valero, Beacon, Diamond Shamrock, Shamrock, Ultramar, and Texaco. Furthermore, Valero contributes to renewable energy production by owning and operating a facility dedicated to converting animal fats, used cooking oils, and inedible distillers corn oils into renewable diesel. Supporting its extensive operations, the company maintains a comprehensive logistics network that includes crude oil and refined product pipelines, storage terminals, tanks, marine docks, and truck rack bays. Originally established in 1980 as Valero Refining and Marketing Company, the firm adopted its current name, Valero Energy Corporation, in August 1997. Its corporate headquarters are situated in San Antonio, Texas.

CEO: R. Lane Riggs - https://www.valero.com

Price objectif

$244.67 3.54 %

Recommandation

Buy

DCF

$ 366.60

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Quick ratio

1.15

suggests a healthy liquidity position, showing that the company can likely meet its short-term obligations.

P/E ratio

17.27

is considered reasonable, suggesting that the company has a valuation in line with its current profits.

EPS

13.68

is the net profit of a company divided by the number of outstanding shares, indicating the profit earned per share.

ROE

17.63 %

reflects reasonable profitability, showing good use of equity.

ROIC

9.55 %

generates a return higher than the cost of its capital, thereby creating value for its investors.

WACC

6.37

is a company's average cost of capital, weighted by the proportion of debt and equity in its financing. It represents the minimum return the company must generate to satisfy its investors.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

0.48

indicates that the company uses more equity than debt, suggesting prudent management.

Free cash flow per share

19.89

is a measure of a company's financial flexibility that is determined by dividing free cash flow by the total number of shares outstanding.

Dividend payout ratio

33.48 %

indicates that the company is retaining a large portion of its profits to reinvest in growth

Earnings per share

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Financials

Piotroski score
8 indicates good financial health
Altman score
4.84 indicates good financial health and low risk of bankruptcy
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Cash / Debt

Cash Ratio
0.32 indicates liquidity risk, as the company may not have enough cash to meet its immediate obligations
Debt Ratio
0.18 indicates that the company uses little debt to finance its assets, suggesting good financial stability
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Free Cash Flow

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Sales

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