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Uncovering Hidden Gems – Energy Transfer LP (ET) Analysis

A strong performer from today's morning trading session is Energy Transfer LP, whose shares rose 1.1% to $19.42 per share. For those of you thinking about investing in the stock, here is a brief value analysis of the stock using the company's basic fundamental ratios.

Energy Transfer LP Is Currently Under Priced:

Energy Transfer LP provides energy-related services. The company belongs to the Utilities sector, which has an average price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.52 and an average price to book (P/B) ratio of 2.2. In contrast, Energy Transfer LP has a trailing 12 month P/E ratio of 14.3 and a P/B ratio of 2.12.

Energy Transfer LP has moved 39.8% over the last year compared to 31.3% for the S&P 500 — a difference of 8.5%. Energy Transfer LP has a 52 week high of $19.71 and a 52 week low of $13.12.

The Firm Has a Highly Leveraged Balance Sheet:

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Revenue (M) $54,087 $54,213 $38,954 $67,417 $89,876 $78,586
Operating Margins 10% 13% 8% 13% 9% 11%
Net Margins 3% 6% -2% 8% 5% 5%
Net Income (M) $1,749 $3,518 -$648 $5,470 $4,756 $3,935
Net Interest Expense (M) $2,055 $2,331 $2,327 $2,267 $2,306 $2,578
Depreciation & Amort. (M) $2,859 $3,147 $3,678 $3,817 $4,164 $4,385
Diluted Shares (M) 1,461 2,638 2,696 2,740 3,097 3,177
Earnings Per Share $1.2 $1.33 -$0.24 $2.0 $1.54 $1.24
EPS Growth n/a 10.83% -118.05% 933.33% -23.0% -19.48%
Free Cash Flow (M) $99 $2,096 $2,231 $8,340 $5,670 $6,421
CAPEX (M) $7,407 $5,960 $5,130 $2,822 $3,381 $3,134
Total Debt (M) $46,028 $51,054 $51,438 $49,702 $48,262 $52,390
Net Debt / EBITDA 5.52 4.9 7.67 3.92 4.03 4.12
Current Ratio 0.69 0.97 1.07 0.97 1.17 1.1
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