* 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.
Competitive Comparison of Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Gross Profit
For the Oil & Gas Midstream subindustry, Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit 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 Gross Profit Distribution in the Oil & Gas Industry
For the Oil & Gas industry and Energy sector, Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Tallgrass Energy Partners LP's Gross Profit falls into.
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP Gross Profit Calculation
Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.
Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2018 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $467.0 Mil.
Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin.
* 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.
A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (NYSE:TEP) Gross Profit Explanation
Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.
Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %
1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key
Tallgrass Energy Partners LP had a gross margin of 64.88% for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2018 => Durable competitive advantage
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Tallgrass Energy Partners LP (Tallgrass Energy Partners LP) Business Description
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).
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