Vertex Energy Inc. Stock Analysis VTNRQ

Vertex Energy is an environmental services company that recycles industrial waste streams and off-specification commercial chemical products. The company is headquartered in Houston, Texas and currently employs 481 full-time employees. The firm is engaged in operations across the petroleum value chain, including refining, collection, aggregation, transportation, storage and sales of aggregated feedstock and refined products to end-users. Its segments include Refining and Marketing and Black Oil and Recovery. The Refining and Marketing segment is engaged in the refining and distribution of petroleum products and includes the Mobile Refinery and related operations. The Mobile Refinery processes crude oils into refined finished products, which include gasolines, distillates including jet fuel, liquefied petroleum gases, and other residual fuels. The Black Oil and Recovery segment is engaged in operations across the entire used motor oil recycling value chain, including refinement, collection, aggregation, transportation, storage, recovery, and sales of aggregated feedstock and re-refined products to end-users.