Ratios

		vs industry	vs history
P/E(ttm)	7.10	ALJ's P/E(ttm) is ranked higher than 56% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 15.60 vs. ALJ: 7.10 )	ALJ' s 10-Year P/E(ttm) Range Min: 3.14   Max: 38.11 Current: 7.1 3.14 38.11
P/B	1.88	ALJ's P/B is ranked lower than 70% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 1.60 vs. ALJ: 1.88 )	ALJ' s 10-Year P/B Range Min: 0.75   Max: 6.01 Current: 1.88 0.75 6.01
P/S	0.15	ALJ's P/S is ranked higher than 58% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 0.28 vs. ALJ: 0.15 )	ALJ' s 10-Year P/S Range Min: 0.05   Max: 0.75 Current: 0.15 0.05 0.75
PFCF	2.83	ALJ's PFCF is ranked higher than 62% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 12.87 vs. ALJ: 2.83 )	ALJ' s 10-Year PFCF Range Min: 2.12   Max: 49.09 Current: 2.83 2.12 49.09
EV-to-EBIT	3.57	ALJ's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than 73% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 10.60 vs. ALJ: 3.57 )	ALJ' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range Min: 3   Max: 97.2 Current: 3.57 3 97.2
Shiller P/E	98.19	ALJ's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than 97% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 9.10 vs. ALJ: 98.19 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range Min: 7.76   Max: 110.33 Current: 98.19 7.76 110.33

Dividend & Buy Back

		vs industry	vs history
Dividend Yield	0.91	ALJ's Dividend Yield is ranked lower than 62% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 2.65 vs. ALJ: 0.91 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range Min: 0.12   Max: 3.07 Current: 0.91 0.12 3.07
Dividend Payout	0.1	ALJ's Dividend Payout is ranked higher than 96% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 0.51 vs. ALJ: 0.1 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Dividend Payout Range Min: 0.05   Max: 0.23 Current: 0.1 0.05 0.23
Yield on cost (5-Year)	0.90	ALJ's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked lower than 64% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 2.69 vs. ALJ: 0.90 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range Min: 0.12   Max: 3.07 Current: 0.9 0.12 3.07
Share Buyback Rate	-8.1	ALJ's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than 77% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: -3.30 vs. ALJ: -8.1 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range Min: 0   Max: -8.1 Current: -8.1

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Current Asset Value	5.3	ALJ's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 64% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 4.10 vs. ALJ: 5.3 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Min: 1.4   Max: 7.6 Current: 5.3 1.4 7.6
Price/Tangible Book	2.4	ALJ's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than 75% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 2.10 vs. ALJ: 2.4 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range Min: 1   Max: 4.6 Current: 2.4 1 4.6
Price/DCF (Projected)	3	ALJ's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than 96% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 1.50 vs. ALJ: 3 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range Min: 2   Max: 3.1 Current: 3 2 3.1
Price/Median PS Value	1.1	ALJ's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than 66% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 1.00 vs. ALJ: 1.1 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range Min: 0.6   Max: 3.2 Current: 1.1 0.6 3.2
Price/Graham Number	1.1	ALJ's Price/Graham Number is ranked higher than 81% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 0.60 vs. ALJ: 1.1 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Price/Graham Number Range Min: 0.6   Max: 1.6 Current: 1.1 0.6 1.6
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt)	28.00	ALJ's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than 81% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 9.50 vs. ALJ: 28.00 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range Min: 1   Max: 33.5 Current: 28 1 33.5
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman)	-7.84	ALJ's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than 74% of the 73 Companies in the Global Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing industry. ( Industry Median: 2.68 vs. ALJ: -7.84 )	ALJ' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range Min: -13.3   Max: -3.1 Current: -7.84 -13.3 -3.1

Business Description

Alon USA Energy, Inc. is a Delaware corporation, which was formed in 2000. It is an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products operating mainly in the South Central, Southwestern and Western regions of the United States. Its crude oil refineries are located in Texas, California, Oregon and Louisiana and have a combined throughput capacity of approximately 250,000 barrels per day. The Company's refineries produce petroleum products including various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, petrochemicals, petrochemical feedstocks, asphalt, and other petroleum-based products. Its refining and unbranded marketing segment includes sour and heavy crude oil refineries that are located in Big Spring, Texas, and Paramount and Long Beach, California and a light sweet crude oil refinery located in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. These refineries have a combined throughput capacity of approximately 240,000 bpd. At these refineries the Company refines crude oil into petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, petrochemicals, petrochemical feedstocks and asphalts, which are marketed mainly in the South Central, Southwestern and Western United States. The Company has three operating segments: refining and unbranded marketing; asphalt; and retail and branded marketing. Its refining and unbranded marketing segment includes sour and heavy crude oil refineries located in Big Spring, Texas, and Paramount and Long Beach, California and a light sweet crude oil refinery located in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. The Company's asphalt segment includes the Willbridge, Oregon refinery and 12 refinery/terminal locations in Texas, California, Oregon, Washington, Arizona and Nevada as well as a 50% interest in Wright which specializes in marketing patented tire rubber modified asphalt products. The Company's retail and branded marketing segment operates 306 convenience stores located mainly in Central and West Texas and New Mexico. These convenience stores typically offer various grades of gasoline, diesel fuel, general merchandise and food and beverage products to the general public mainly under the 7-Eleven and FINA brand names. This segment markets gasoline and diesel under the FINA brand name, mainly in the Southwestern and South Central United States through a network of approximately 950 locations, including the Company's convenience stores. Operations in the corporate category consist mainly of corporate headquarter operating and depreciation expenses. The Company markets transportation fuels produced at its Big Spring refinery in West and Central Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona. It markets refined products produced at its Paramount refinery to wholesale distributors, other refiners and third parties mainly on the West Coast. Many of the Company's main competitors are integrated, multi-national oil companies and other major independent refining and marketing entities that operate in its market areas. The Company's operati
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Industry:	Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing
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