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12. Valero Energy
Valero Energy
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Rank: 12 (Previous rank: 24)
CEO: William R. Klesse
Was this company a 2011 top stock?

Thanks to higher oil prices, the nation's largest oil refiner has been on the move. Its $730 million purchase of Chevron's Welsh refining operations helped increase its oil output. And, the company stepped up production at a number of its U.S. refineries, a big reason why analysts anticipate double-digit earnings growth in the years ahead.

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Key financials $ millions % change
from 2010
Revenues 125,095.0 45.4
Profits 2,090.0 545.1
Assets 42,783.0 —
Stockholders' equity 16,423.0 —
Market value (3/29/2012) 14,792.6 —
Profits as % of  
Revenues 1.7
Assets 4.9
Stockholders' equity 12.7
Earnings per share  
2011 $ 3.68
% change from 2010 545.6
2001-2011 annual growth rate % 5.2
Total return to investors %
2011 -7.7
2001-2011 annual rate 9.6
Rank Company 500
rank		 Revenues
($ millions)
1 Exxon Mobil 1 452,926.0
2 Chevron 3 245,621.0
3 ConocoPhillips 4 237,272.0
4 Valero Energy 12 125,095.0
5 Marathon Petroleum 31 73,645.0
6 Sunoco 61 45,765.0
7 Hess 74 37,871.0
8 Murphy Oil 98 31,446.3
9 Tesoro 101 29,927.0
10 HollyFrontier 170 15,439.5
11 Western Refining 285 9,071.0
12 CVR Energy 477 5,029.1
Issue date: May 21, 2012
Excise taxes have been deducted.
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Valero Energy
1 Valero Way
San Antonio, TX 78249
210-345-2000
www.valero.com
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