VERTEX ENERGY INC (VTNR)

US92534K1079 - Common Stock

0.0521  -0.06 (-51.53%)

After market: 0.0536 +0 (+2.88%)

Fundamental Rating

2

Taking everything into account, VTNR scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. VTNR was compared to 205 industry peers in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. VTNR has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. VTNR is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.



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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

VTNR had negative earnings in the past year.
VTNR had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
VTNR had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: VTNR reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -14.95%, VTNR is not doing good in the industry: 92.72% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
VTNR's Return On Equity of -91.88% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VTNR is outperformed by 93.20% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -14.95%
ROE -91.88%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-5.62%
ROA(5y)-10.31%
ROE(3y)-37.65%
ROE(5y)-49.23%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

VTNR's Gross Margin of 3.55% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. VTNR is outperformed by 82.04% of its industry peers.
VTNR's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for VTNR so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 3.55%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y28.72%
GM growth 5Y-22.54%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

VTNR does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
VTNR has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for VTNR has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for VTNR has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

VTNR has an Altman-Z score of 3.11. This indicates that VTNR is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
VTNR has a better Altman-Z score (3.11) than 75.24% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.63 indicates that VTNR is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
VTNR has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.63. This is in the lower half of the industry: VTNR underperforms 62.62% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.63
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 3.11
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC15.42%

2.3 Liquidity

VTNR has a Current Ratio of 0.56. This is a bad value and indicates that VTNR is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
VTNR has a worse Current ratio (0.56) than 83.98% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.30 indicates that VTNR may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of VTNR (0.30) is worse than 90.78% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.56
Quick Ratio 0.3

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for VTNR have decreased strongly by -309.38% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, VTNR shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 2.72% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing by 77.43% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)-309.37%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%43.69%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.72%
Revenue growth 3Y307.36%
Revenue growth 5Y77.43%
Sales Q2Q%2.06%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -4.86% on average over the next years.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.53% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-29.72%
EPS Next 2Y41.03%
EPS Next 3Y-4.86%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-16.41%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.55%
Revenue Next 3Y-3.39%
Revenue Next 5Y2.53%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for VTNR. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for VTNR. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A cheap valuation may be justified as VTNR's earnings are expected to decrease with -4.86% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y41.03%
EPS Next 3Y-4.86%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for VTNR!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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VERTEX ENERGY INC

NASDAQ:VTNR (10/7/2024, 8:26:20 PM)

After market: 0.0536 +0 (+2.88%)

0.0521

-0.06 (-51.53%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorEnergy
GICS IndustryGroupEnergy
GICS IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Earnings (Last)08-08 2024-08-08/bmo
Earnings (Next)11-05 2024-11-05/amc
Inst Owners13.47%
Inst Owner Change-57.7%
Ins Owners2.38%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap4.87M
Analysts45.71
Price Target1.99 (3719.58%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-181.07%
Min EPS beat(2)-337.41%
Max EPS beat(2)-24.74%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-189.14%
Min EPS beat(4)-410.3%
Max EPS beat(4)15.88%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-65.05%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)-118.82%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-434.71%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.04%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.32%
Max Revenue beat(2)1.24%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.21%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2%
Max Revenue beat(4)10.91%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.13%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)9.99%
Revenue beat(16)7
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.03%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-10.34%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-111.34%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-104.05%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-26.14%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-5.94%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 0.15
P/B 0.04
P/tB 0.04
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.34
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.01
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.31
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.35
OCFY665.93%
SpS34.18
BVpS1.34
TBVpS1.24
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -14.95%
ROE -91.88%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 3.55%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-5.62%
ROA(5y)-10.31%
ROE(3y)-37.65%
ROE(5y)-49.23%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y28.72%
GM growth 5Y-22.54%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover4.14
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.63
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 165.92%
Cap/Sales 1.93%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.56
Quick Ratio 0.3
Altman-Z 3.11
F-Score4
WACC15.42%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)365.42%
Cap/Depr(5y)287.05%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.59%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.74%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-309.37%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%43.69%
EPS Next Y-29.72%
EPS Next 2Y41.03%
EPS Next 3Y-4.86%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)2.72%
Revenue growth 3Y307.36%
Revenue growth 5Y77.43%
Sales Q2Q%2.06%
Revenue Next Year-16.41%
Revenue Next 2Y-6.55%
Revenue Next 3Y-3.39%
Revenue Next 5Y2.53%
EBIT growth 1Y-201.08%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-375.47%
EBIT Next 3Y110.57%
EBIT Next 5Y79.97%
FCF growth 1Y65.63%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y138.83%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A