INSIGHTS - APRIL 2024

UK Fuel Refining Industry

UK Fuel Refining Industry Information

The oil refining industry transforms crude oil into products such as petroleum, gasoline, diesel, asphalt, heating oil, kerosene, liquefied petroleum gas, jet fuel, fuel oils or coke.

Active Businesses

205

Annual Sales

£56bn +

Employees

9,163

Economic Contribution 

£3bn

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Location of Fuel Refining Companies

Fuel Refining Companies by Size

40% Micro

30% Small

11% Large

11% Mega

8% Mid

Fuel Refining Companies by Age

31% Young

29% Mature

20% Established

19% Startup

0% New

Fastest Growing Fuel Refining Companies

28% Healthy

25% Declining

25% High

16% Rapid

6% Low

Fuel Refining Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers

Fuel Refining Industry Valuation

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Fuel Refining Industry Valuation

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Fuel Refining Industry Valuation

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Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products Industry Insights

There are 205 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £56 billion .

The Industry employs around 9,163 people and contributes £3 billion to the economy.

The most popular location for Fuel Refining companies is London with 54 and the fewest are located in South West England with 3.

The largest Fuel Refining company is Phillips 66 Limited with a turnover of £23.5bn. 40% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 11% Large companies.

19% of the Fuel Refining Industry is made up of 19% Startup but the majority are Young businesses (31%) the oldest company is Esso Petroleum Company,limited founded in 1888.

Fuel Refining industry has a number of high growth companies (16%), the fastest growing company is Veedol Uk Limited with a 3 year growth rate of 29%. Other fast growing companies include Granville Oil & Chemicals Limited (29%), Phillips 66 Limited (28%) and Essar Oil (Uk) Limited (27%).

The UK Fuel Refining Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 6.24x, Turnover multiple of 0.91x and a Net Asset multiple of 2.48x.