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Williams Partners LP (Williams Partners LP) Quick Ratio : 0.74 (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Williams Partners LP Quick Ratio?

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets excludes Total Inventories divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Williams Partners LP's quick ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 0.74.

Williams Partners LP has a quick ratio of 0.74. It indicates that the company cannot currently fully pay back its current liabilities.

The historical rank and industry rank for Williams Partners LP's Quick Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

ACMP' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.27   Med: 0.73   Max: 4.33
Current: 0.74

During the past 11 years, Williams Partners LP's highest Quick Ratio was 4.33. The lowest was 0.27. And the median was 0.73.

ACMP's Quick Ratio is not ranked
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.11 vs ACMP: 0.74

Williams Partners LP Quick Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williams Partners LP's Quick Ratio 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 Quick Ratio Chart

Williams Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Quick Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.84 0.53 0.59 0.47 0.83

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
Quick Ratio 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 0.98 0.99 0.83 1.09 0.74

Competitive Comparison of Williams Partners LP's Quick Ratio

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Williams Partners LP's Quick Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Quick Ratio 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 Quick Ratio Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Williams Partners LP's Quick Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Williams Partners LP's Quick Ratio falls into.



Williams Partners LP Quick Ratio Calculation

The quick ratio measures a company's ability to meet its short-term obligations with its most liquid assets. For this reason, the ratio excludes inventories from current assets.

Williams Partners LP's Quick Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (A: Dec. 2017 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(2142-113)/2449
=0.83

Williams Partners LP's Quick Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Quick Ratio (Q: Jun. 2018 )=(Total Current Assets-Total Inventories)/Total Current Liabilities
=(1468-153)/1776
=0.74

* 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) Quick Ratio Explanation

The quick ratio is more conservative than the Current Ratio because it excludes inventories from current assets. The ratio derives its name presumably from the fact that assets such as cash and marketable securities are quick sources of cash. Inventories generally take time to be converted into cash, and if they have to be sold quickly, the company may have to accept a lower price than book value of these inventories. As a result, they are justifiably excluded from assets that are ready sources of immediate cash.

In general, low or decreasing quick ratios generally suggest that a company is over-leveraged, struggling to maintain or grow sales, paying bills too quickly or collecting receivables too slowly. On the other hand, a high or increasing quick ratio generally indicates that a company is experiencing solid top-line growth, quickly converting receivables into cash, and easily able to cover its financial obligations. Such companies often have faster inventory turnover and cash conversion cycles.

The higher the quick ratio, the better the company's liquidity position.


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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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