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Sunoco LP (Sunoco LP) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Sunoco LP Financial Strength?

Sunoco LP has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Sunoco LP did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Sunoco LP's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.18. As of today, Sunoco LP's Altman Z-Score is 4.28.


Competitive Comparison of Sunoco LP's Financial Strength

For the Oil & Gas Refining & Marketing subindustry, Sunoco LP's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Sunoco LP's Financial Strength Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Sunoco LP's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sunoco LP's Financial Strength falls into.



Sunoco LP Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Sunoco LP's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-50 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-42 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $4,091 Mil.

Sunoco LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Sunoco LP did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Sunoco LP's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(22 + 4091) / 22564
=0.18

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Sunoco LP has a Z-score of 4.28, indicating it is in Safe Zones. This implies the Z-Score is strong.

Good Sign:

Altman Z-score of 4.28 is strong.

* 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.


Sunoco LP  (NYSE:SUN) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Sunoco LP has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Sunoco LP (Sunoco LP) Business Description

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Address
8111 Westchester Drive, Suite 400, Dallas, TX, USA, 75225
Sunoco LP is a Delaware limited partnership formed in June 2012 by Susser Holdings Corporation or SUSS. In September 2012, the Company completed its initial public offering. The Company, along with its wholly owned subsidiary, is an independent motor fuel distributor by gallons in Texas, and among the distributors of Valero and Chevron branded motor fuel in the United States. The Company also receives rental income from real estate that it leases or subleases. SUSS operated approximately 580 retail convenience stores under its proprietary Stripes convenience store brand at year-end, mainly in growing Texas markets. Stripes is an independent chain of convenience stores in Texas based on store count and retail motor fuel volumes sold. Its business is integral to the success of SUSS' retail operations, and SUSS purchases substantially all of its motor fuel from the Company. In addition to distributing motor fuel, it also distributes other petroleum products such as propane and lube oil, and receives rental income from real estate that it leases or subleases. The Company purchases motor fuel mainly from independent refiners and oil companies and distributes it throughout Texas and in Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. The Company competes mainly with other independent motor fuel distributors. The Company is subject to various federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those relating to underground storage tanks; the release or discharge of hazardous materials into the air, water and soil; the generation, storage, handling, use, transportation and disposal of regulated materials; the exposure of persons to regulated materials; and the remediation of contaminated soil and groundwater.
Executives
Arnold Dodderer officer: General Counsel 8020 PARK LANE, DALLAS TX 75231
Joseph Kim officer: EVP-Chief Development Officer 8020 PARK LANE, DALLAS TX 75231
Austin Harkness officer: SVP - Pricing & REO 8111 WESTCHESTER DRIVE., SUITE 600, DALLAS TX 75225
Ray W Washburne director 47 HIGHLAND PARK VILLAGE, SUITE 200, DALLAS TX 75205
Matthew S. Ramsey director 6002 DEERWOOD, HOUSTON TX 77057
David K Skidmore director 400 N. SAINT PAUL ST., STE. 800, DALLAS TX 75201
Imad K. Anbouba director 10440 N CENTRAL EXPWAY, SUITE 1010, DALLAS TX 75231
Dylan Bramhall officer: CFO 8111 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 600, DALLAS TX 75225
Rick Raymer officer: VP & Controller & POA 8020 PARK LANE, SUITE 200, DALLAS TX 75231
Alison Gladwin officer: SVP, Marketing & Admin. 8111 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 400, DALLAS TX 75225
Karl R Fails officer: EVP, Supply & Trading 8111 WESTCHESTER DRIVE, SUITE 500, DALLAS TX 75225
Brian A Hand officer: SVP-Chief Dev. & Mktg. Officer 910 BEECHWOOD LANE, FAIRVIEW TX 75069
Christopher Curia director, officer: Sr. VP - Human Resources 1250 VIA MILANO, SAN ANTONIO TX 78260
Thomas R Miller officer: CFO 2030 DONAHUE FERRY ROAD, PINEVILLE LA 71360
Camilla A. Harris officer: VP, Controller & PAO 8020 PARK LANE, DALLAS TX 75231