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SunocoCorp

SUNC
30
Oil & Gas Midstream · Energy
Price
$74.45
+1.51 (+2.07%)
Market Cap
$3.20B
Winston Score
30
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+20.0% over 9y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 42.9M (2016) → 51.5M (2025)

Sunoco LP (ticker: SUN) is a fuel distribution company based in the United States. It buys gasoline, diesel, and other fuels from refineries and sells them to gas stations, convenience stores, and other businesses that need large amounts of fuel. It is one of the largest motor fuel distributors in the country, supplying fuel to thousands of locations across more than 40 states.

Sunoco makes most of its money by buying fuel at wholesale prices and selling it at slightly higher prices, earning a small margin on each gallon distributed. It also earns revenue from renting fuel storage terminals and pipelines to other companies. Its scale and long-term supply contracts with customers give it a degree of stability, but its thin margins mean profits are sensitive to changes in fuel volumes and wholesale fuel prices. The key long-term risk is the gradual shift toward electric vehicles, which could slowly reduce demand for the gasoline and diesel that make up nearly all of its business.

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Quality

Gross Margin
13.1%
Thin — 13.1% gross margin
Operating Margin
8.1%
Modest — 8.1% operating margin
ROCE
5.2%
Weak — 5.2% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS YoY
+15.0%
Earnings growing (15.0% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
175%
Turns 175% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
1.4%
Thin free cash flow (1.4%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
5.45
Heavy debt load (5.45)
Interest Cover
3.63x
Tight — interest eats into profit (3.6x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
32.0x
Pricey — P/E 32.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward
+17.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (32.0 → 14.2)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
2.80%
Moderate income — 2.80% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
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