MarkWest Energy Partners LP stock P/B Ratio (=1.74) is close to 5-year low of 1.71
The historical rank and industry rank for MarkWest Energy Partners LP's PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
FRA:MWT'
s PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.35 Med: 2.38 Max: 35.98
Current: 1.74
During the past 13 years, MarkWest Energy Partners LP's highest PB Ratio was 35.98. The lowest was 0.35. And the median was 2.38.
FRA:MWT's PB Ratio is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.24
vs FRA:MWT: 1.74
During the past 12 months, MarkWest Energy Partners LP's average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was -4.80% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 64.30% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 15.60% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate was 9.50% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Book Value Per Share Growth Rate of MarkWest Energy Partners LP was 140.40% per year. The lowest was -55.50% per year. And the median was 4.60% per year.
Back to Basics: PB Ratio
MarkWest Energy Partners LP PB Ratio Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Competitive Comparison of MarkWest Energy Partners LP's PB Ratio
For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, MarkWest Energy Partners LP's PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
MarkWest Energy Partners LP's PB Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, MarkWest Energy Partners LP's PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where MarkWest Energy Partners LP's PB Ratio falls into.
MarkWest Energy Partners LP PB Ratio Calculation
The PB Ratio, or Price-to-Book ratio, or Price/Book, is a financial ratio used to compare a company's market price to its Book Value per Share. It is a ratio widely used to value stocks.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:
A closely related ratio is called Price-to-Tangible-Book. The difference between Price-to-Tangible-Book and PB Ratio is that book value other than intangibles are used in the calculation.
MarkWest Energy Partners LP (FRA:MWT) PB Ratio Explanation
The PB Ratio works the best for the businesses that earn most of their profit from their assets, e.g. banks and insurance companies.
Be Aware
Some businesses have very light assets, such as software companies or insurance agencies. The PB Ratio does not work well for these companies. Some companies even have negative equity, so the PB Ratio cannot be applied to them.
MarkWest Energy Partners LP PB Ratio Related Terms
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MarkWest Energy Partners LP (FRA:MWT) Business Description
MarkWest Energy Partners LP a Delaware corporation was formed in Delaware on January 24, 2002. The Company is engaged in the gathering, processing and transportation of natural gas; the gathering, transportation, fractionation, storage and marketing of NGLs; and the gathering and transportation of crude oil. The Company has presence in many unconventional gas plays including the Marcellus Shale, Utica Shale, Huron/Berea Shale, Haynesville Shale, Woodford Shale and Granite Wash formation. The Company conducts operations in the following operating segments: Marcellus, Utica, Northeast and Southwest. Its primary business is to provide top-tier midstream services by developing and operating high-quality, strategically located assets in the liquids-rich areas of six core natural gas producing resource plays in the United States. The Company provides services in the midstream sector of the natural gas industry. The midstream natural gas industry is the link between the exploration for and production of natural gas and the delivery of its hydrocarbon components to end-use markets. In the Marcellus segment, it provides fully integrated natural gas midstream services in southwestern Pennsylvania and northern West Virginia through its wholly owned subsidiary, MarkWest Liberty Midstream. The Company operates five processing complexes in its Marcellus segment that include the Houston Complex located in Washington County, Pennsylvania: the Majorsville Complex located in Marshall County, West Virginia; the Mobley Complex located in Wetzel County, West Virginia; the Sherwood Complex located in Doddridge County, West Virginia; and the Keystone Complex located in Butler County, Pennsylvania. In addition, it operates two gathering systems: one currently delivering over 475 MMcf/d of natural gas to its Houston and Majorsville Complexes and the other delivering over 74 MMcf/d of natural gas to its Keystone complex. MarkWest Utica EMG provides gathering, processing, fractionation and marketing services in the liquids-rich corridor of the Utica Shale in eastern Ohio. In each of its operating segments, the company faces competition for natural gas gathering, crude oil transportation and in obtaining natural gas supplies for its processing and related services; in obtaining unprocessed NGLs for gathering and fractionation; and in marketing its products and services. The Company's processing and fractionation plants, pipelines and associated facilities are subject to multiple obligations and potential liabilities under a variety of stringent and comprehensive federal, regional, state and local laws and regulations governing discharges of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental protection.
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