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Blue Dolphin Energy CoBDCO -1.69%44 Days Payable is 23.69 as of Mar. 2026, which is 383% above its 10-year median of 4.90. GuruFocus rates BDCO with a GF Score™ of 44/100 and a GF Value™ of $2.34 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 851 Oil & Gas companies, Blue Dolphin Energy Co ranks worse than 85.43% on this metric.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Days Payable, along with its competitors' market caps and Days Payable data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Blue Dolphin Energy Co Days Payable vs Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Days Payable distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Days Payable falls into.
Days Payable indicates the number of days that the account payable relative to cost of goods sold the company has. An increase of Days Payable may suggest that the company delays paying its suppliers.
Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Days Payable for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Blue Dolphin Energy Co (BDCO) has a Days Payable of 23.69 as of Mar. 2026. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Blue Dolphin Energy Co and its competitors. This is 383% above median its historical median of 4.90. Over the past decade, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Days Payable has ranged from 2.06 to 31.62. According to the industry distribution chart, Blue Dolphin Energy Co ranks #727 out of 851 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, placing it in the top 85.4%.
Is Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Days Payable too high?
Blue Dolphin Energy Co's current Days Payable of 23.69 is 383% above median its 10-year median of 4.90. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 2.06 to a high of 31.62. The Oil & Gas industry median Days Payable is 57.95. Blue Dolphin Energy Co's value of 23.69 is 59.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Blue Dolphin Energy Co ranks #727 out of 851 companies in the Oil & Gas industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. Overall, Blue Dolphin Energy Co has a GF Score™ of 44/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Days Payable compare to HEOL and DLXY?
According to the Oil & Gas industry distribution chart, Blue Dolphin Energy Co ranks #727 out of 851 companies for Days Payable. This places Blue Dolphin Energy Co in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Days Payable is 57.95. Blue Dolphin Energy Co's value of 23.69 is 59.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's own Days Payable has ranged from 2.06 to 31.62 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 4.90 vs. the industry median of 57.95, Blue Dolphin Energy Co has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Days Payable for an Oil & Gas company?
The median Days Payable among Oil & Gas companies is 57.95, based on 851 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Days Payable significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Days Payable should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Blue Dolphin Energy Co's current Days Payable of 23.69 is 59.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Days Payable mean?
A high Days Payable can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Days payable represents the average amount of days a company waits to pay its invoices from suppliers. View historical data on Blue Dolphin Energy Co and its competitors. For the Oil & Gas industry, the median Days Payable is 57.95 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Blue Dolphin Energy Co's current Days Payable is 23.69, which is 383% above median its own 10-year median of 4.90. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blue Dolphin Energy Co stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blue Dolphin Energy Co (BDCO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $2.34, compared to a current price of $3.83 — trading 63.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Days Payable is 23.69, which is 383% above median its 10-year median of 4.90 and 59.1% below the Oil & Gas industry median of 57.95. Blue Dolphin Energy Co's overall GF Score™ is 44/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Days Payable calculated?
Days Payable is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blue Dolphin Energy Co (BDCO), the current Days Payable is 23.69 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Blue Dolphin Energy Co (BDCO) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blue Dolphin Energy Co stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $3.83 is trading 63.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $2.34.
GuruFocus considers Blue Dolphin Energy Co to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for BDCO:
Days Payable: 23.69 (383% above median its 10-year median of 4.90)
GF Value™: $2.34 vs. price of $3.83 (63.8% above fair value)
Industry Position: 59.1% below the Oil & Gas median (#727 of 851)
No single metric tells the full story. See the BDCO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Blue Dolphin Energy Co is an independent downstream energy company operating in the Gulf Coast region of the U.S. Operations consist of a light sweet-crude, bpd crude distillation tower, and petroleum storage tank capacity in Nixon, Texas. It operates in two segments Refinery operations, which derives revenue from refined product sales, and Tolling and Terminaling, which derives revenue from storage tank rental fees, ancillary services fees (such as for in-tank blending) and tolling and reservation fees for use of the naphtha stabilizer at the Nixon refinery. Majority of the revenue is derived form Refinery operations segment.
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