Alon USA Energy, Inc. (ALJ)

Alon USA Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the refining and marketing of petroleum products primarily in the south central, southwestern, and western regions of the United States. The company operates in three segments: Refining and Unbranded Marketing, Asphalt, and Retail and Branded Marketing. The Refining and Unbranded Marketing segment refines crude oil into petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel fuel, jet fuel, motor fuel, petrochemicals, feedstocks, and asphalts in its sour and heavy crude oil refineries in Big Spring, Texas, and Paramount and Long Beach in California; and light sweet crude oil refinery in Krotz Springs, Louisiana. The Asphalt segment markets paving and roofing grades of asphalt, including performance-graded asphalts emulsions, and cutbacks through its 12 refinery/terminal locations in Big Spring, Texas; Paramount, Long Beach, Elk Grove, Bakersfield, and Mojave, California; Willbridge, Oregon; Richmond Beach, Washington; Phoenix, Flagstaff, and Fredonia, Arizona; and Fernley, Nevada. This segment also owns a 50% interest in Wright Asphalt Products Company, LLC, which specializes in patented tire rubber modified asphalt products. The Retail and Branded Marketing segment operates convenience stores that offer various grades of gasoline, diesel fuels, general merchandise, and food and beverage products to the general public, primarily under the 7-Eleven and FINA brand names. It also licenses the use of the FINA brand name and provides credit card processing services to approximately 240 licensed locations. As of December 31, 2008, this segment operated 306 convenience stores primarily in central and west Texas, and New Mexico. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Alon USA Energy Inc. is a subsidiary of Alon Israel Oil Company, Ltd.

For the nine months ended 30 September 2006, Alon USA Energy Inc.'s revenues increased 38% to $2.28B. Net income increased 82% to $135.4M. Revenues reflect increased sales of refined petroleum products through refining & marketing and increased sales of merchandise including food products & motor fuels. Net income also reflects improved operating margin, higher gain on disposition of assets, higher operating income and increased equity earnings in subsidiary