MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. Reports Operating Results (10-Q)

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Aug 06, 2012
MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. (MWE, Financial) filed Quarterly Report for the period ended 2012-06-30.

Markwest Energy Partners Lp has a market cap of $5.72 billion; its shares were traded at around $51.69 with a P/E ratio of 20.74 and P/S ratio of 3.8. The dividend yield of Markwest Energy Partners Lp stocks is 6.12%. Markwest Energy Partners Lp had an annual average earning growth of 5.1% over the past 10 years.

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Effective January 1, 2012, the Partnership and EMG Utica, LLC (EMG Utica) executed agreements to form a joint venture, MarkWest Utica EMG, to develop significant natural gas gathering, processing and NGL fractionation, transportation and marketing infrastructure in Eastern Ohio. Under the terms of the agreements, the Partnership will make an initial contribution to MarkWest Utica EMG in a nominal amount in exchange for a 60% membership interest in MarkWest Utica EMG, and EMG Utica will make an initial contribution in a nominal amount and has agreed to contribute to MarkWest Utica EMG $350 million in cash on an as needed basis (the Initial EMG Contribution) in exchange for a 40% membership interest in MarkWest Utica EMG. Following the funding of the Initial EMG Contribution, the Partnership has the one time right to elect that (i) EMG Utica fund, as needed, all capital required to develop projects within MarkWest Utica EMG until the earlier of December 31, 2016 or such time as EMG Uticas total investment balance reaches $500 million (the Minimum EMG Investment) or (ii) the Partnership fund 60% of all capital required to develop projects within MarkWest Utica EMG until such time as EMG Uticas total investment balance equals the Minimum EMG Investment and EMG Utica will be required to fund the remaining 40% of all such capital. Once EMG Utica has funded capital equal to the Minimum EMG Investment, or if EMG has not funded the Minimum EMG Investment by December 31, 2016, then commencing on January 1, 2017, the Partnership is required to fund, as needed, 100% of all capital required to develop projects within MarkWest Utica EMG until such time as the total investment balances of the Partnership and EMG Utica are in the ratio of 60% and 40%, respectively (such time being referred to as the First Equalization Date). If the First Equalization Date has not occurred by December 31, 2016, each members ownership interest will be adjusted to equal the proportionate share of capital that it has contributed, and allocations of profits and losses and distributions of available cash will be made in accordance with those adjusted

and $1.5 million of the revenue deferral adjustment is attributable to the Southwest segment and Northeast segment, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, in comparison, approximately $0.2 million and $2.2 million of the revenue deferral adjustment is attributable to the Southwest segment and Northeast segment, respectively. Beginning in 2015, the cash consideration received from these contracts will decline and the reported segment revenue will be less than the revenue recognized for GAAP purposes.

(1) Amount relates to certain contracts in which the cash consideration that the Partnership receives for providing service is greater during the initial years of the contract compared to the later years. In accordance with GAAP, the revenue is recognized evenly over the term of the contract as the Partnership will perform a similar level of service for the entire term; therefore, the revenue recognized in the current reporting period is less than the cash received. However, the Partnerships chief operating decision maker and management evaluate the segment performance based on the cash consideration received and therefore the impact of the revenue deferrals is excluded for segment reporting purposes. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, approximately $0.4 million and $3.6 million of the revenue deferral adjustment is attributable to the Southwest segment and Northeast segment, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, approximately $6.7 million and $3.6 million of the revenue deferral adjustment is attributable to the Southwest segment and Northeast segment, respectively. Beginning in 2015, the cash consideration received from these contracts will decline and the reported segment revenue will be less than the revenue recognized for GAAP purposes.

Revenue Deferral Adjustment. Revenue deferral adjustment relates primarily to certain contracts in which the cash consideration we receive for providing service is greater during the initial years of the contract compared to the later years. In accordance with GAAP, the revenue is recognized evenly over the term of the contract as we will perform a similar level of service for the entire term; therefore, the revenue recognized in the current reporting period is less than the cash received. However, the chief operating decision maker and management evaluate the segment performance based on the cash consideration received and therefore, the impact of the revenue deferrals is excluded for segment reporting purposes. For the three months ended June 30, 2012, approximately $0.2 million and $1.5 million of the revenue deferral adjustment is attributable to the Southwest segment and Northeast segment, respectively. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, approximately $0.2 million and $2.2 million of the revenue deferral adjustment is attributable to the Southwest segment and Northeast segment, respectively. Based on current commodity prices, management expects the deferred revenue in subsequent periods to approximate the second quarter 2012s amount until the beginning

Revenue Deferral Adjustment. Revenue deferral adjustment relates primarily to certain contracts in which the cash consideration we receive for providing service is greater during the initial years of the contract compared to the later years. In accordance with GAAP, the revenue is recognized evenly over the term of the contract as we will perform a similar level of service for the entire term; therefore, the revenue recognized in the current reporting period is less than the cash received. However, the chief operating decision maker and management evaluate the segment performance based on the cash consideration received and therefore the impact of the revenue deferrals is excluded for segment reporting purposes. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, approximately $0.4 million and $3.6 million of the revenue deferral adjustment is attributable to the Southwest segment and Northeast segment, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2011, approximately $6.7 million and $3.6 million of the revenue deferral adjustment is attributable to the Southwest segment and Northeast segment, respectively. Based on current commodity prices, management expects the deferred revenue in subsequent periods to approximate the second quarter 2012s amount until the beginning

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