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Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (Tallgrass Energy Partners LP) Debt-to-EBITDA : 3.48 (As of Mar. 2018)


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What is Tallgrass Energy Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA?

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $0.0 Mil. Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $2,302.0 Mil. Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's annualized EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was $661.3 Mil. Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 was 3.48.

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt. According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

TEP's Debt-to-EBITDA is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 1.76
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Debt-to-EBITDA only.

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA 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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Tallgrass Energy Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA Chart

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Debt-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 1.78 5.46 2.50 3.87 5.78

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP Quarterly Data
Jun13 Sep13 Dec13 Mar14 Jun14 Sep14 Dec14 Mar15 Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18
Debt-to-EBITDA 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 4.45 5.68 5.31 5.70 3.48

Competitive Comparison of Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA

For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and Debt-to-EBITDA 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.


Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry

For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA falls into.



Tallgrass Energy Partners LP Debt-to-EBITDA Calculation

Debt-to-EBITDA measures a company's ability to pay off its debt.

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Debt-to-EBITDA for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2017 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 2146.993) / 371.552
=5.78

Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's annualized Debt-to-EBITDA for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 is calculated as

Debt-to-EBITDA=Total Debt / EBITDA
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / EBITDA
=(0 + 2302.014) / 661.324
=3.48

* 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 Debt-to-EBITDA, the EBITDA of the last fiscal year is used. In calculating the annualized quarterly data, the EBITDA data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2018) EBITDA data.


Tallgrass Energy Partners LP  (NYSE:TEP) Debt-to-EBITDA Explanation

In the calculation of Debt-to-EBITDA, we use the total of Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation divided by EBITDA. In some calculations, Total Liabilities is used to for calculation.


Be Aware

A high Debt-to-EBITDA ratio generally means that a company may spend more time to paying off its debt.

According to Joel Tillinghast's BIG MONEY THINKS SMALL: Biases, Blind Spots, and Smarter Investing, a ratio of Debt-to-EBITDA exceeding four is usually considered scary unless tangible assets cover the debt.


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Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (Tallgrass Energy Partners LP) Business Description

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Tallgrass Energy Partners is a young master limited partnership that focuses opportunistically on growth through acquisition and development of natural gas and crude oil transportation, as well as gathering and processing assets. Tallgrass operates and has participating interests in some of the more strategically important midstream assets in the Bakken and Rockies (for example, the REX and Pony Express lines).
Executives
Frank J Loverro director 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
William R. Moler director, officer: See Remarks 4200 WEST 115TH STREET, SUITE 350, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Dehaemers David G Jr director, officer: See Remarks 4200 WEST 115TH STREET, SUITE 350, LEAWOOD KS 66211
Osborne Stanley De J director C/O KELSO AND COMPANY, 320 PARK AVENUE, 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John T Raymond director THE ENERGY & MINERALS GROUP, 811 MAIN STREET, SUITE 4200, HOUSTON TX 77002