Stock on Focus: Western Refining, Inc. (WNR)

Company Profile:

Western Refining, Inc. (Western) is an independent crude oil refiner and marketer of refined products. The Company operates through four business segments: refining, Northern Tier Energy LP (NTI), Western Refining Logistics, LP (WNRL) and retail. The Company’s refining segment owns and operates two refineries in the Southwest that process crude oil and other feedstocks primarily into gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel and asphalt. The NTI segment owns and operates refining and transportation assets and operates and supports retail convenience stores primarily in the Upper Great Plains region of the United States. The WNRL segment owns and operates terminal, storage, transportation and provides related services primarily to its refining segment in the Southwest. The retail segment operates retail convenience stores and unmanned commercial fleet fueling locations located in the Southwest. The retail convenience stores sell gasoline, diesel fuel and convenience store merchandise. Western Refining, Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in El Paso, Texas.

Recent News:

On Apr. 08, 2016, Western Refining, Inc. announced its Board of Directors approved a $0.38 per share dividend for the second quarter of 2016. The dividend will be paid on May 2, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of market on April 18, 2016.

Western Refining, Inc. will announce earnings results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2016, on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, before the open of trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The Company has scheduled a conference call for May 3, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. EDT to discuss these results.

Fundamental Analysis:

Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

Growth – Measures the growth of both the company’s income statement and cash flow.

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Profitability – Measures the historical price movement of the stock.

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Solvency – Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios.

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Efficiency – Measures the strength and historic growth of a company’s return on invested capital.

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Conclusion:

WNR’s strengths can be seen in its better growth, better profitability and strong efficiency. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish cross in MACD and Stochastic Oscillator and RSI is increasing to 52.31. The P/E ratio indicates it is undervalued compared to the average P/E ratio of the industry and the sector. We rate Western Refining, Inc. (WNR) a STRONG BUY.