With the end of Q1 2011 upon us, and earnings reports to start coming soon, I thought it was a good time to re-look at MLP valuations, specifically the top 5 market cap MLPs and the Alerian MLP index. I posted on year end 2010 values in this post. Below are two tables showing the valuation of the top 5…
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Kinder Morgan GP (KMI) is worth a look
On Feb 11, 2011 the general partner of KMP went public under the symbol KMI. The GP was taken private by a consortium of private equity firms a few years ago and now is back as a public entity. I’ve posted on KMP several times in the past (latest post here) and it is one of my favorite MLPs. Its…
Timing high dividend stocks doesn’t work
One of the things I love about investing is the opportunity to constantly learn and become a better investor. Your results are strongly driven by the time and effort you put into the process. In the past few months I’ve been researching an interesting idea I had. Two posts drove this idea. In this post, I discussed the power of…
Owning individual MLPs superior to MLP ETFs
I’m a big fan of MLPs as an asset class and in particular of owning individual MLPs. I’ve posted on KMP, EPD, and on ETP previously. Not too long ago owning individual MLPs was the only way to invest in them. However, in the last couple of years there have been several new MLP ETFs announced such as AMLP and…
KMP reports Q4 results – raises distribution 8%
Kinder Morgan (KMP) reported Q4 2010 results after market close yesterday. Results were in line with market expectations. Here is the summary from the press release: Distribution 8% Higher Than 4Q 2009 2010 Distributable Cash Flow Up 14% Over 2009 HOUSTON, Jan 19, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. (NYSE: KMP) today increased its quarterly cash distribution…
Christmas wish list, part one
At this time of year our thoughts usually turn to the holiday festivities, family gatherings and such. While no different for me, I usually have one more activity at this time of year that puts me in the Christmas spirit, the creation of an investing wish list. Making an investment wish list, in this case a Christmas wish list is…
EPD: Let this winner ride
In an earlier post I discussed the big boy of the MLP space, Kinder Morgan. Today, I’ll talk about the new big boy in the MLP space, Enterprise Products Partners (EPD). EPD is now the largest MLP by market cap. Like KMP, EPD’s historical performance as an investment is downright impressive. For the last 10years it has returned 20.1% CAGR…