25 Best-Yielding Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs)

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Dec 08, 2011
Here is a current table of the best yielding master limited partnerships with a market capitalization of more than USD2 billion (mid capitalized). The table summarizes 25 stocks with a yield of more than 6 percent. Three of them have a dividend yield of more than 10 percent.


These are the 3 top dividend stocks by market capitalization in detail:


Energy Transfer Partners (ETP, Financial) hasa market capitalization of $9.32 billion. The company employs 5,433 people, generates revenues of $5,884.83 million and has a net income of $617.22 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,348.56 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 22.92 percent (operating margin 17.09 percent and the net profit margin finally 10.49 percent).


The total debt representing 53.01 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 135.77 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 5.01 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.35 of which $3.58 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 32.96, Price/Sales 1.68 and Price/Book ratio 1.88. Dividend Yield: 8.04 percent. The beta ratio is 0.65.


Energy Transfer Equity (ETE) hasa market capitalization of $8.48 billion. The company employs 6,229 people, generates revenues of $6,598.13 million and has a net income of $337.82 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $1,412.72 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 21.41 percent (operating margin 14.91 percent and the net profit margin finally 5.12 percent).


The total debt representing 53.98 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 7,774.53 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to 322.52 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.35 of which $2.16 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 28.24, Price/Sales 1.28 and Price/Book ratio 70.42. Dividend Yield: 6.59 percent. The beta ratio is 0.75.


Enbridge Energy Partners (EEP) hasa market capitalization of $8.34 billion. The company employs people, generates revenues of $7,736.10 million and has a net income of $-137.90 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $438.50 million. Because of these figures, the EBITDA margin is 5.67 percent (operating margin 1.65 percent and the net profit margin finally -1.78 percent).


The total debt representing 49.39 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 150.79 percent. Due to the financial situation, the return on equity amounts to -7.83 percent. Finally, earnings per share amounts to $1.04 of which $2.02 were paid in form of dividends to shareholders last fiscal.


Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is 29.37, Price/Sales 1.12 and Price/Book ratio 2.23. Dividend Yield: 6.96 percent. The beta ratio is 0.68.


Take a closer look at the full table of best yielding MLPs. The average price to earnings ratio amounts to 25.49 while the forward price to earnings ratio is 18.02. The dividend yield has a value of 7.98 percent. Price to book ratio is 11.29 and price to sales ratio 4.15. The operating margin amounts to 28.63 percent.


Related stock ticker symbols:

NRGY, CQP, CLMT, UAN, BBEP, FGP, PVR, ETP, PNG, BWP, LGCY, NRP, NS, TNH, LINE, EROC, SPH, EEP, ETE, CPNO, APU, NSH, PSE, HEP, TCLP


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