Enterprise Product Partners (EPD) Q1 Earnings & Revenue Beat
Zacks Investment Research | May 02, 2017 10:23PM ET
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. (NYSE:EPD) reported first-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings per limited partner unit of 36 cents, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 32 cents.
The bottom line also improved from the year-ago quarterly earnings of 32 cents per limited partner unit. The upside was mainly driven by record liquid pipeline and marine terminal volumes as well as higher NGL and crude oil prices.
Quarterly distribution at Enterprise Products Partners increased 5.1% year over year to 41.5 cents per common unit. Adjusted distributable cash flow of $1.1 billion provided coverage of 1.3x. The partnership retained $238 million in cash flow, gaining the financial flexibility to fund growth capital projects, reduce debt and decrease the need to issue additional equity.
Quarterly revenues increased to $7,320.4 million from $5,005.3 million in the year-ago quarter. The top line also beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6,714 million.
First-Quarter Segmental Performance
Gross operating income in the NGL Pipeline & Services segment rose to $856 million from $784 million in the year-ago quarter.
Natural Gas Pipeline and Services segment recorded gross operating income of $171 million compared with $178 million in the prior-year quarter.
Gross operating income from the Crude Oil Pipelines & Services segment surged 31% year over year to $265 million.
Gross operating income from the Petrochemical & Refined Product Services segment grew 18% to $182 million from the year-earlier level of $155 million.
Enterprise Products Partners L.P. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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