Saturday, September 13, 2008

A look at some refiners

I will be updating this post with some info about refiners.

WNR
If you did not already know, WNR has by far the most debt. Debt to equity: 2.09
They do not have any refineries near hurricane Ike's path, locations.
Nor do they seem to have any significant retail locations there.
Days To Cover (Short Interest Ratio) 7.8

VLO
They do not have much debt. Debt to equity: 0.35
They have refineries around the hurricane areas, locations.
They also have over 150 retail locations in Houston and other cities. Not a good sign.
The news on it does not look good either.
Days To Cover (Short Interest Ratio) 1.8

TSO
They have some debt. Debt to equity: 0.6
No refining exposure to hurricane areas, locations.
And no retail stores in Texas.
Days To Cover (Short Interest Ratio) 4.7

HOC
Some debt. Debt to equity: 0.7
No refining exposure to hurricane, locations.
No retail stores, but their corporate headquarters is located in Dallas, Texas. Shouldn't be a big deal.
Days To Cover (Short Interest Ratio) 4.8

FTO
Little debt. Debt to equity: .14
No refining exposure to hurricane, locations.
Some retail stores in Houston area.
Days To Cover (Short Interest Ratio) 4.1