Short Interest in Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO) Rises By 22.4%

Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,100 shares, a growth of 22.4% from the March 15th total of 5,800 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Blue Dolphin Energy Stock Up 1.4 %

OTCMKTS:BDCO traded up $0.10 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $7.00. 3,475 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,499. The firm has a market cap of $104.44 million, a P/E ratio of 3.37 and a beta of 0.15. Blue Dolphin Energy has a twelve month low of $1.60 and a twelve month high of $8.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 0.45 and a current ratio of 0.89. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $4.94 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $4.61.

Blue Dolphin Energy (OTCMKTS:BDCO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, April 1st. The company reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter. Blue Dolphin Energy had a return on equity of 91.40% and a net margin of 7.83%. The company had revenue of $107.96 million for the quarter.

About Blue Dolphin Energy

Blue Dolphin Energy Company, an independent downstream energy company, engages in the refining and marketing of petroleum products in the United States. It operates through two segments, Refinery Operations, and Tolling and Terminaling. The company produces finished products, including jet fuel, as well as various intermediate products, such as naphtha, heavy oil mud blendstock, and atmospheric gas oil; and conducts tolling and terminaling services at the Nixon facility.