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Williams Partners LP (Williams Partners LP) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 0.97 (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Williams Partners LP Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow assesses how much of a company’s cash flow from operations is being devoted to capital expenditure. It’s also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not.

Williams Partners LP's Capital Expenditure for the three months ended in Jun. 2018 was $-924.00 Mil. Its Cash Flow from Operations for the three months ended in Jun. 2018 was $958.00 Mil.

Hence, Williams Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the three months ended in Jun. 2018 was 0.97.


Williams Partners LP Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williams Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Williams Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1.53 1.57 1.05 0.49 0.85

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
Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Get a 7-Day Free Trial 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 0.61 1.93 0.95 1.26 0.97

Competitive Comparison of Williams Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Williams Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Williams Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Williams Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.



Williams Partners LP Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Williams Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-2415) / 2840
=0.85

Williams Partners LP's Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow=- Capital Expenditure / Cash Flow from Operations
=- (-924) / 958
=0.96

* 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) Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Explanation

Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio assesses how much of a company’s Cash Flow from Operations is being devoted to Capital Expenditure. It is a good indicator in terms of how much the company is focused on growth. In general, a high Capex-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio indicates that the company is investing more in physical assets and is focused on growth and expansion. Conversely, lower ratio could indicate that a company has reached maturity and is no longer pursuing aggressive growth.

Moreover, the ratio is also useful to distinguish whether the company is capital intensive or not. If the ratio is large, then the company tends to be capital intensive. Lower ratio suggests that it’s a capital-light business. The ratio can be combined with ROIC % to identify whether the company is an asset-light business that has a high return on invested capital. This is one question investors commonly ask to see if a company qualifies as a good company.


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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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