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Delek Logistics Partners, LP

DKL
54
Oil & Gas Midstream · Energy
Price
$54.88
-1.24 (-2.21%)
Market Cap
$2.92B
Winston Score
54
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+23.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 43.5M (2021) → 53.6M (2025)

Delek Logistics Partners is a pipeline and storage company that moves crude oil and refined products like gasoline and diesel from one place to another. It owns pipelines, tanks, and terminals — the infrastructure that connects oil refineries to fuel distributors and end markets. The company operates mainly in the southern United States, including Texas, Tennessee, and surrounding states, and is closely tied to Delek US Holdings, a refining company that is also its largest customer.

Delek Logistics makes money by charging fees each time oil or fuel moves through its pipelines or gets stored in its tanks. This fee-based model provides relatively steady cash flow since payments do not depend heavily on oil prices. However, the company's heavy reliance on Delek US Holdings as its primary customer is a significant concentration risk — if Delek US reduces refinery output or faces financial trouble, Delek Logistics would feel the impact directly. Expanding third-party customer contracts is the key growth lever to reduce that dependency.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+19.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-17.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (1%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

64.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$10M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Delek Logistics Partners, LP is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 19%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
15.4%
Thin — 15.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
13.4%
Healthy — 13.4% operating margin
ROCE
277.5%
Exceptional — 277.5% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales YoY
+13.0%
Fast-growing sales (13.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
+5.7%
Modest earnings growth (5.7% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
218%
Turns 218% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
10.1%
Modest free cash flow (10.1%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
0.92x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.9x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.4x
Fair value — P/E 17.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

P/E vs Forward
+2.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
8.18%
Healthy income — 8.18% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend Growth
+1.9%
Dividend flat

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