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BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY CO BDCO

OTC · stock · Crude Petroleum & Natural Gas · website · IPO 1990-04-10

BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY CO statistics & valuation

Market cap$56.0M
P / S0.2×
P / B2.0×
Net margin-2.0%
Return on equity-20.5%
FCF margin-0.3%
Return on capital-5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
-9.40% -8.60% -0.20% 2.40% -8.30% -4.30% 6.70% 7.80% -2.70% -2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
3.90% 2.60% 3.70% -1.20% 0.30% 9.50% 11.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-7.30% -8.50% 0.80% 1.80% -4.50% -2.20% 8.00% 9.20% -1.40% -0.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-94.40% 211.20% 310.70% 74.50% -26.20% -20.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
10.6M 10.9M 11.0M 12.3M 12.7M 12.69B 14.9M 14.9M 14.9M 14.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$3.8M -$11000 $341000 $1.2M $15.2M $44.3M $1.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-20.90% -30.40% -0.70% 10.30% -20.90% -19.40% 39.20% 29.20% -8.50% -5.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
3.30% 5.00% -5.00% -0.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.14× 0.54× 0.22× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
-$1.51 -$2.09 -$0.05 $0.66 -$1.15 -$1.01 $2.34 $2.08 -$0.58 -$0.38 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

BLUE DOLPHIN ENERGY CO trades at about 5.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 0.6×–261.5×, median 2.8×).

0.6× 261.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (0.6×–261.5×); dot = today's 5.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin——11.3%9.5%0.3%-1.2%3.7%2.6%3.9%—
Operating margin-0.5%-1.4%9.2%8.0%-2.2%-4.5%1.8%0.8%-8.5%-7.3%
Net margin-2.0%-2.7%7.8%6.7%-4.3%-8.3%2.4%-0.2%-8.6%-9.4%
FCF margin-0.3%-5.0%5.0%3.3%——————
Return on assets-5.7%-8.5%29.2%39.2%-19.4%-20.9%10.3%-0.7%-30.4%-20.9%
Return on equity-20.5%-26.2%74.5%310.7%54.3%134.0%211.2%10.0%471.7%-94.4%
Debt / equity———0.22×-2.32×-1.51×0.54×-0.38×-0.45×0.14×
Current ratio0.640.700.890.360.070.070.090.050.090.22

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.