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Allen Good, CFA
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Valero's Q3 Earnings Reflect Tough Market Conditions, but Should Improve Over Time

Valero’s third-quarter earnings fell sharply from a year ago as the firm continued to grapple with the same three issues that have plagued it all year long: weak product margins, narrow crude spreads, and high renewable fuel compliance costs. Adjusted earnings fell to $571 million from $1.4 billion a year ago as the aforementioned factors reduced refining operating income by over half, offsetting a trebling of ethanol operating income. Our fair value estimate and moat rating remain unchanged.
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Valero Energy Corporation

Valero Energy is an international manufacturer and marketer of transportation fuels and petrochemical products. The company's segments include: Refining, which includes its refining operations, the associated marketing activities, and logistics assets that support its refining operations; Ethanol, which includes its ethanol operations, the associated marketing activities, and logistics assets that support its ethanol operations; and Renewable Diesel, which includes the operations of its joint ventture, Diamond Green Diesel Holdings LLC, which owns and operates a renewable diesel plant in Norco, LA.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

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Allen Good, CFA

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