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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
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<ul><li>Valvoline reported its second-quarter 2025 financial results, providing a mixed picture of its current standing and projections.</li><li>The company experienced an 11% increase in system-wide sales to $826 million, driven by a 5.8% same-store sales growth and an expansion of its store network by 8% over the previous year.</li><li>Total net sales saw an increase of 11% to $403 million, adjusted for refranchising impacts.</li></ul>

Valvoline reported its second-quarter 2025 financial results, providing a mixed picture of its current standing and projections.The company experienced an 11% increase in system-wide sales to $826 million, driven by a 5.8% same-store sales growth and an expansion of its store network by 8% over the previous year.Total net sales saw an increase of 11% to $403 million, adjusted for refranchising impacts.

Valvoline Inc.: Igniting Growth With Aggressive Franchise Expansion & Market Penetration!

<ul><li>Valvoline Inc. reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 that were substantially in line with internal expectations, driven by a balanced mix of transaction and ticket growth.</li><li>Net sales for the quarter reached $414 million, representing an 11% increase year-over-year, while adjusted EBITDA rose 14% to $103 million.</li><li>Systemwide same-store sales grew 8%, supported by non-oil change revenue service penetration and improved customer retention.</li></ul>

Valvoline Inc. reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 that were substantially in line with internal expectations, driven by a balanced mix of transaction and ticket growth.Net sales for the quarter reached $414 million, representing an 11% increase year-over-year, while adjusted EBITDA rose 14% to $103 million.Systemwide same-store sales grew 8%, supported by non-oil change revenue service penetration and improved customer retention.

Valvoline Is Winning Big Through High-Margin Premium Products & Rapid Customer Growth – But How Long Will This Last?

<ul><li>Valvoline Inc. announced its fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2024 earnings, underlining its solid market position in the retail services sector, yet facing specific growth challenges.</li><li>For fiscal 2024, Valvoline reported a significant 12% increase in system-wide store sales reaching $3.1 billion, along with adjusted EBITDA growth of 17% to $443 million.</li><li>However, there were concerns as net revenue and same-store sales growth landed just below expectations.</li></ul>

Valvoline Inc. announced its fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2024 earnings, underlining its solid market position in the retail services sector, yet facing specific growth challenges.For fiscal 2024, Valvoline reported a significant 12% increase in system-wide store sales reaching $3.1 billion, along with adjusted EBITDA growth of 17% to $443 million.However, there were concerns as net revenue and same-store sales growth landed just below expectations.

Valvoline Inc.: Expansion of Market Share & Franchise Growth As A Key Growth Catalyst! - Major Drivers

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Global Base Oils and Lubricants Markets

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Commodities

<ul><li>Global base oils margins stay more mixed but mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to maintain firm output of the lubricants feedstock.</li><li>Fob Asia light-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil extends rise, while heavy-grades stay more rangebound.</li><li>FOB Asia Group II light-grade price-premium to gasoil rises to highest since H1 June 2025.</li></ul>

Global base oils margins stay more mixed but mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to maintain firm output of the lubricants feedstock.Fob Asia light-grade base oils price-premium to Singapore gasoil extends rise, while heavy-grades stay more rangebound.FOB Asia Group II light-grade price-premium to gasoil rises to highest since H1 June 2025.

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 11 August

<ul><li>US Group III 4cSt base oils price-premium to Group II light grades falls at end-July for first time in three months, before extending dip in August 2025.</li><li>Asia’s Group III 4cSt (low) price-premium to Group II light grades starts trending lower from late-June 2025.</li><li>Europe Group III 4cSt (low) price-premium to Group I and Group II light grades continues to edge higher after protracted slump since early-2023.</li></ul>

US Group III 4cSt base oils price-premium to Group II light grades falls at end-July for first time in three months, before extending dip in August 2025.Asia’s Group III 4cSt (low) price-premium to Group II light grades starts trending lower from late-June 2025.Europe Group III 4cSt (low) price-premium to Group I and Group II light grades continues to edge higher after protracted slump since early-2023.

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 11 August

United States

Valvoline Inc. manufactures and distributes automotive lubricants and chemicals. The Company offers motor oil, additives, antifreeze, brake fluid, and grease products. Valvoline also owns the oil change and express care chains of car repair centers.

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Valvoline Inc.: Igniting Growth With Aggressive Franchise Expansion & Market Penetration!

Valvoline reported its second-quarter 2025 financial results, providing a mixed picture of its current standing and projections. The company...

Baptista Research

Valvoline Is Winning Big Through High-Margin Premium Products & Rapid Customer Growth – But How Long Will This Last?

Valvoline Inc. reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 that were substantially in line with internal expectations, driven by a...

Baptista Research

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 11 August

Global base oils margins stay more mixed but mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to maintain firm output of the lubricants...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 11 August

US Group III 4cSt base oils price-premium to Group II light grades falls at end-July for first time in three months, before extending dip in...

Base Oil News

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Valvoline Inc.: Igniting Growth With Aggressive Franchise Expansion & Market Penetration!

Valvoline reported its second-quarter 2025 financial results, providing a mixed picture of its current standing and projections. The company...

Baptista Research

Valvoline Is Winning Big Through High-Margin Premium Products & Rapid Customer Growth – But How Long Will This Last?

Valvoline Inc. reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 that were substantially in line with internal expectations, driven by a...

Baptista Research

Valvoline Inc.: Expansion of Market Share & Franchise Growth As A Key Growth Catalyst! - Major Drivers

Valvoline Inc. announced its fourth-quarter and full fiscal year 2024 earnings, underlining its solid market position in the retail services...

Baptista Research

Global base oils margins outlook: Week of 11 August

Global base oils margins stay more mixed but mostly hold at levels that sustain incentive for refiners to maintain firm output of the lubricants...

Base Oil News

Global base oils arb outlook: Week of 11 August

US Group III 4cSt base oils price-premium to Group II light grades falls at end-July for first time in three months, before extending dip in...

Base Oil News