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Williams Partners LP (Williams Partners LP) Profitability Rank : 0 (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Williams Partners LP Profitability Rank?

Williams Partners LP has the Profitability Rank of 0.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Williams Partners LP's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 23.01%. As of today, Williams Partners LP's Piotroski F-Score is 0.


Competitive Comparison of Williams Partners LP's Profitability Rank

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Williams Partners LP's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

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Williams Partners LP's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

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* The bar in red indicates where Williams Partners LP's Profitability Rank falls into.



Williams Partners LP Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Williams Partners LP has the Profitability Rank of 0.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Williams Partners LP's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2018 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2018 )
=480 / 2086
=23.01 %

* 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.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Williams Partners LP has an F-score of 0. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Williams Partners LP (Williams Partners LP) Business Description

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Williams Partners is a large pipeline company that owns and operates the large Transco and Northwest pipeline systems and associated natural gas gathering and processing and storage assets. It also owns a 60% stake in Discovery, which owns offshore natural gas assets in the Gulf of Mexico. Williams Companies, a publicly traded C-Corporation, owns a 74% interest in Williams Partners. The partnership owns the underlying assets while the corporation holds the stake in the limited partnership.

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