BBEP Fundamental Research Investment Analysis, BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.

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BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. (BBEP)

The Razor's Edge

2-Year Price History

Recent Price
(1/5/2009)
$8.85
52-Week Price
$5.25 - $25.60
Market Capitalization
$465.8 Million
Dividend Yield
23.50%
Most Recent Dividend
$1.68

About BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P.

BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. is considered to operate in the Basic Materials sector. They specifically operate in the Oil & Gas Drilling/Exploring business segment contained within the Energy industry.

An independent oil and gas partnership focused on the acquisition, exploitation and development of oil and gas properties in the United States.

Ockham's Rating

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BBEP Revenue

Currently, the data available for BBEP is not sufficient for us to properly evaluate the stock. We will resume coverage as the data allows.

BBEP Cash Earnings

Cash (and the ability of a company to generate it) is a pivotal analysis at Ockham Research. With BBEP, we have found that we don't have as many years of positive Cash Earnings as we would like in order to run an analysis. When a company like BBEP has had several years of negative Cash Earnings mixed in with their positive years, it can be difficult to really get a good analysis of their potential. At Ockham, we always advise that Cash is key to any investment, so investors should consider the lack of positive years available as a signal that other types of analysis may need to be more heavily relied upon in BBEP's case.

BBEP Dividends

When determining a company's future prospects for success, Ockham Research sees analysis of dividend payments as a key additional factor. Even though it isn't imperative for BBEP to shell out a dividend in order to receive a positive rating, it can be helpful to further our analysis. As far as our investing methodology goes, it is not necessary to pay a dividend in order to get a favorable rating, so as for right now BBEP gets a neutral rating for the dividend portion of the model. The company is not currently paying a dividend nor have they in the fairly recent past.

Peer Comparison

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BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. Industry Grouping

(1/5/2009)
Company Ticker Market Cap (Ml) Latest
Price
Price/Cash Earnings Price/Sales 5-Yr. Rev.
Growth Rate
5-Yr.
Avg. ROE.
Current 10-Yr. Range* Current 10-Yr. Range*
Peer Company Averages (not incuding BBEP) 6.04 5.50 » 21.38 0.56 1.18 » 5.41 65.76% 25.30%
*10 year range does not include current year values
WSP Holdings Limited American Deposit Receipt Represent 2 Shares WH $486.7 Million $4.73 4.89 8.77 » 10.56 0.00 0.00 » 0.00 n/a 42.23%
Vaalco Energy, Inc. EGY $476.4 Million $8.18 7.31 1.67 » 12.90 2.31 1.73 » 16.12 65.76% 32.30%
Encore Energy Partners LP- Partnership Units ENP $469.7 Million $14.98 5.47 6.60 » 8.86 0.00 0.00 » 0.00 n/a -0.09%
Hercules Offshore, Inc. HERO $467.1 Million $5.31 1.63 5.84 » 21.06 0.42 3.81 » 9.68 n/a 15.25%
BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. BBEP $465.8 Million $8.85 2.49 7.31 » 124.96 0.00 0.00 » 0.00 n/a 5.66%
Alon USA Energy, Inc. ALJ $465.8 Million $9.95 10.89 4.61 » 53.52 0.08 0.34 » 1.23 n/a 36.82%
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Key Fundamentals

BBEP - BreitBurn Energy Partners L.P. Fundamentals
Price (1/5/2009) $8.85
Volume (1/5/2009) 314,300
10 Day Average Volume 206,800
13 Week Price Range $5.25 - $14.89
52 Week Price Range $5.25 - $25.60
LTM Revenue $468.6 Million
 
Shares Outstanding (12/2007) 52.6 Million
Market Capitalization $465.8 Million
Shares Held By Institutions 19.6 Million
Insitutional Holders 57
% Shares Held By Institutions 37.20%
Earnings Per Share (EPS) ($1.83)
P/E Ratio 4.20
Book Value Per Share $21.42
 
Gross Margin 71.80%
Quarterly Dividend 2.08
Dividend Yield 23.50%
Beta 1.30
Fiscal Year Ends December