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Williams Partners LP (Williams Partners LP) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : 12.77% (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Williams Partners LP Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Williams Partners LP's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was $1,672 Mil. Williams Partners LP's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was $13,091 Mil. Therefore, Williams Partners LP's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 12.77%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Williams Partners LP's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

WPZ's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 8.96
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Return-on-Tangible-Equity only.

Williams Partners LP Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williams Partners LP's Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Williams Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Return-on-Tangible-Equity
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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
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Competitive Comparison of Williams Partners LP's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Williams Partners LP's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Williams Partners LP's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Williams Partners LP's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Williams Partners LP Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Williams Partners LP's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2017 )  (A: Dec. 2016 )(A: Dec. 2017 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2017 )  (A: Dec. 2016 )(A: Dec. 2017 )
=871/( (11791+13240 )/ 2 )
=871/12515.5
=6.96 %

Williams Partners LP's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2018 )  (Q: Mar. 2018 )(Q: Jun. 2018 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Jun. 2018 )  (Q: Mar. 2018 )(Q: Jun. 2018 )
=1672/( (13048+13134)/ 2 )
=1672/13091
=12.77 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2018) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Williams Partners LP  (NYSE:WPZ) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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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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