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Williams Partners LP (Williams Partners LP) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Williams Partners LP Financial Strength?

Williams Partners LP has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

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.

Williams Partners LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 2.27. Williams Partners LP's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 2.04. As of today, Williams Partners LP's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Williams Partners LP's Financial Strength

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

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Williams Partners 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:

Williams Partners LP's Interest Expense for the months ended in Jun. 2018 was $-211 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Jun. 2018 was $480 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was $17,018 Mil.

Williams Partners LP's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is

Interest Coverage=-1*Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2018 )/Interest Expense (Q: Jun. 2018 )
=-1*480/-211
=2.27

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

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

Williams Partners LP's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Jun. 2018 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2 + 17018) / 8344
=2.04

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.

Williams Partners LP has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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:WPZ) 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.

Williams Partners LP has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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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.

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