Vertex Energy, Inc. Investigation - VTNR
Case Summary
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Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP has launched an investigation into potential violations of U.S. federal securities laws by Vertex Energy, Inc. (NASDAQ: VTNR) focused on whether Vertex Energy and certain of its top executive officers made false and misleading statements and/or failed to disclose material information to investors.
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THE COMPANY: Prior to 2022, Vertex Energy’s primary business involved the collection and processing of used motor oil. In early 2021, Vertex Energy announced that it reached an agreement to acquire an oil refinery located in Mobile, Alabama from Shell Oil. The refinery was viewed as a “transformative” acquisition for Vertex Energy and was expected to increase Vertex Energy’s projected annual revenues by more than tenfold. A key component of the acquisition was Vertex Energy’s plan to convert a portion of the refinery’s 91,000 barrel-per-day output to renewable diesel fuel, which was expected to generate higher profits than the refinery’s conventional gasoline and diesel fuel outputs.
THE REVELATION: On August 9, 2022, Vertex Energy revealed a net loss of $63.8 million during the second quarter of 2022, including a net loss at its Mobile refinery of $24 million. Specifically, Vertex Energy disclosed that adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization for its Mobile refinery was just $63.6 million – well short of Vertex Energy’s guidance of $120 million to $130 million it gave just three months earlier. Vertex Energy also withdrew its financial guidance for the remainder of fiscal years 2022 and 2023. On this news, Vertex Energy’s stock price fell by more than 44%.
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