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Williams Partners LP (Williams Partners LP) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: 9.22% (As of Jun. 2018)
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Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Williams Partners LP's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 9.22%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Williams Partners LP's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

ACMP' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.95   Med: 6.67   Max: 30.96
Current: 5.79

During the past 11 years, Williams Partners LP's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 30.96%. The lowest was -1.95%. And the median was 6.67%.

ACMP's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 10.56 vs ACMP: 5.79

Williams Partners LP's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.


Williams Partners LP ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williams Partners LP's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % can be seen below:

* 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.

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Williams Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 30.96 11.50 -1.95 4.79 6.45

Williams Partners LP Quarterly Data
Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.99 7.03 -1.63 8.40 9.22

Competitive Comparison

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Williams Partners LP's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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.


Williams Partners LP ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Williams Partners LP's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Williams Partners LP's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Williams Partners LP ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Mar. 2018 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(701 + 160 + 198) - (1495 + 0 + 0)
=-436

Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2018 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(742 + 153 + 260) - (1774 + 0 + 0)
=-619

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Williams Partners LP for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Jun. 2018 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Mar. 2018  Q: Jun. 2018
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=2640/( ( (28547 + max(-436, 0)) + (28718 + max(-619, 0)) )/ 2 )
=2640/( ( 28547 + 28718 )/ 2 )
=2640/28632.5
=9.22 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2018) EBIT 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.


Williams Partners LP  (NYSE:ACMP) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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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.
Executives
Philip L Frederickson director 1111 BAGBY, SUITE 1600, HOUSTON TX 77002
Ted T Timmermans officer: VP, Controller, CAO ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
John E Poarch officer: SVP - Engineering Services ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
Walter J Bennett officer: Senior Vice President 525 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73105
Micheal G. Dunn director, officer: Executive Vice President & COO 333 SOUTH STATE STREET, 333 SOUTH STATE STREET UT 84145-0433
Alan S Armstrong director, officer: Chief Executive Officer ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74102
Alice M Peterson director 3333 BEVERLY RD B5-153A, HOFFMAN ESTTES IL 60179
John D Seldenrust officer: Senior Vice President - E&C 525 CENTRAL PARK DRIVE, OKLAHOMA CITY OK 73105
John D Chandler officer: Sr. Vice President & CFO ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, MD 4700, TULSA OK 74172
Chad J. Zamarin officer: Senior Vice President ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
Frank J Ferazzi officer: Senior Vice President 2800 POST OAK BLVD, HOUSTON TX 77251
Terrance Lane Wilson officer: SVP & General Counsel ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
Robert S Purgason director, officer: Senior Vice President 2818 S. VICTOR AVENUE, TULSA OK 74114
Sarah C. Miller officer: Interim SVP & General Counsel ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172
Craig L Rainey officer: General Counsel ONE WILLIAMS CENTER, TULSA OK 74172

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