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Williams Partners LP (Williams Partners LP) Net Margin % : 20.04% (As of Jun. 2018)


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What is Williams Partners LP Net Margin %?

Net margin is calculated as Net Income divided by its Revenue. Williams Partners LP's Net Income for the three months ended in Jun. 2018 was $418 Mil. Williams Partners LP's Revenue for the three months ended in Jun. 2018 was $2,086 Mil. Therefore, Williams Partners LP's net margin for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2018 was 20.04%.

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


WPZ's Net Margin % is not ranked *
in the Oil & Gas industry.
Industry Median: 4.18
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Net Margin % only.

Williams Partners LP Net Margin % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Williams Partners LP's Net Margin % 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 Net Margin % Chart

Williams Partners LP Annual Data
Trend Dec08 Dec09 Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17
Net Margin %
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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 Net Margin %

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

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

* The bar in red indicates where Williams Partners LP's Net Margin % falls into.



Williams Partners LP Net Margin % Calculation

Net margin - also known as net profit margin is the ratio of Net Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

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

Net Margin=Net Income (A: Dec. 2017 )/Revenue (A: Dec. 2017 )
=871/8010
=10.87 %

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

Net Margin=Net Income (Q: Jun. 2018 )/Revenue (Q: Jun. 2018 )
=418/2086
=20.04 %

* 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) Net Margin % Explanation

Although Net Income and Earnings-per-Share (EPS) are the most widely used parameter in measuring a company's profitability and valuation, it is the least reliable. The reason is that reported earnings can be manipulated easily by adjusting any numbers such as Depreciation, Depletion and Amotorization and non-recurring items.

But the long term trend of the net margin is a good indicator of the competitiveness and health of the business.


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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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