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Blue Dolphin Energy Co (Blue Dolphin Energy Co) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow : 5.25 (As of Apr. 27, 2024)


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What is Blue Dolphin Energy Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2024-04-27), Blue Dolphin Energy Co's share price is $7.04. Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.34. Hence, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 5.25.

The historical rank and industry rank for Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

BDCO' s Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.96   Med: 6.68   Max: 281.58
Current: 5.24

During the past 13 years, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's highest Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio was 281.58. The lowest was 0.96. And the median was 6.68.

BDCO's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is ranked better than
73.91% of 594 companies
in the Oil & Gas industry
Industry Median: 10.17 vs BDCO: 5.24

Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.45. Its Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in was $1.34.

During the past 12 months, the average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Blue Dolphin Energy Co was 16.10% per year.

During the past 13 years, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's highest 3-Year average Free Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 59.70% per year. The lowest was -241.90% per year. And the median was 21.15% per year.


Blue Dolphin Energy Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow can be seen below:

* 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.

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Blue Dolphin Energy Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Chart

Blue Dolphin Energy Co Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 1.38 3.24

Blue Dolphin Energy Co Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.38 0.99 5.29 3.13 3.24

Competitive Comparison of Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow 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's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow falls into.



Blue Dolphin Energy Co Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculation

Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/ Free Cash Flow per Share (TTM)
=7.04/1.342
=5.25

Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Share Price of today is $7.04.
Blue Dolphin Energy Co's Free Cash Flow per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $1.34.

* 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.

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Free Cash Flow

Blue Dolphin Energy Co  (OTCPK:BDCO) Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Explanation

Free Cash Flow is considered more important than earnings by value investors. The reason is because, in principle, only the net cash that can be taken from the business belongs to shareholders. This Free Cash Flow can be used to grow the business, reduce debt or return to shareholders in dividends or share buybacks.

In a DCF Calculation Free Cash Flow is used to determine the intrinsic value of companies.


Be Aware

In real business, Free Cash Flow can be affected by the change in accounts receivable, accounts payable, management's decision on expansion, etc. Therefore, investors should look at the Free Cash Flow over the longer term. Long-term average of Free Cash Flow is a more reliable indicator for real free cash flow.


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Blue Dolphin Energy Co (Blue Dolphin Energy Co) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
801 Travis Street, Suite 2100, Houston, TX, USA, 77002
Blue Dolphin Energy Co is a United States-based refiner and marketer of petroleum products. It operates in two segments: Refinery operations and Tolling and Terminaling. The vast majority of its revenue comes from Refinery operations that include refining and marketing petroleum products. Tolling and terminating operations relate to tolling and storage terminating services under related-party and third-party lease agreements.
Executives
Jonathan P Carroll 10 percent owner, officer: CEO & President 4265 SAN FELIPE, 8TH FLOOR, HOUSTON TX 77027
Ryan A. Bailey director C/O BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY COMPANY, 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Amitav Misra director 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Christopher Todd Morris director C/O BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY COMPANY, 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Blue Sky Langsa Ltd 10 percent owner 1509 EAST CHAPMAN AVE., ORANGE CA 92866
Tommy L Byrd officer: INTERIM CFO C/O BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY COMPANY, 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Herbert N Whitney director 400 EAST KALISTE SALOOM #1300, LAFAYETTE LA 70508
A Haag Sherman director 600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 5900, HOUSTON TX 77002
Mcreynolds Thomas J Jr officer: CFO, SVP & Treasurer C/O BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY COMPANY, 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
Thomas Wayne Heath officer: Executive Vice President 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
William J. Dale officer: CFO, Treasurer & Secretary 12918 PARK FOREST TRAIL, CYPRESS TX 77429
T Scott Howard officer: Accting Mgr, Asst Trea/Sect 801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2100, HOUSTON TX 77002
John N Goodpasture director 1200 SMITH STREET, SUITE 2300, HOUSTON TX 77002
Michael S Chadwick director 3100 JP MORGAN CHASE TOWER, HOUSTON TX 77002
Erik Ostbye director 1599 POST ROAD EAST, WESTPORT CT 06880

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