Report
Stephen Ellis

Plains Is Positioned to Reap the Permian Whirlwind in 2018

We think the Plains entities reported a good first quarter and we do not plan material changes to our fair value estimates or wide moat ratings. Adjusted EBITDA of $593 million was about as expected, with transportation EBITDA up 23% due to a 750 mbpd increase in Permian volumes--and adjusting for asset sales, facilities EBITDA increased 18%. The long-suffering supply and logistics (S&L) segment was able to take advantage of wider spreads in the Permian via margin and arbitrage and boosted E...
Underlying
Plains All American Pipeline L.P.

Plains All American Pipeline is a holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company owns and operates midstream energy infrastructure and provides logistics services for crude oil, natural gas liquids (NGL) and natural gas. The company has three operating segments: Transportation, which provides activities associated with transporting crude oil and NGL on pipelines, gathering systems, trucks and barges; Facilities, which provides storage, terminalling and throughput services for crude oil, NGL and natural gas, as well as NGL fractionation and isomerization services and natural gas and condensate processing services; and Supply and Logistics, which provides merchant-related activities.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Stephen Ellis

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