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Investment Overview for Kinder Morgan Partners (NYSE:KMP)
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Below are key drivers of Kinder Morgan's value that present opportunities for upside or downside to the current Trefis price estimate for the company:
Carbon Dioxide Revenues
- Carbon Dioxide Revenues: We expect carbon dioxide revenues to rise owing to the expected increase in fuel prices in the future. However, many analysts believe that crude oil prices at more than $100 a barrel are not sustainable for the global economy. The present dip in crude oil to sub-$100 levels may persist into the future. In the event that fuel prices do not recover and remain at current levels, the company's stock could face a 10-15% downside with the decline in revenues from the division.
Natural Gas Revenues
- Natural Gas Revenues: Many companies and users consider natural gas to be a cheaper, and more environmentally-friendly energy alternative to coal and crude oil. The utility sector in particular is expected to boost its consumption of natural gas going forward. We believe that KMP's natural gas pipeline division will see its revenues cross $10.5 billion by the end of the Trefis forecast period. In the event that revenues actually rise further to around $12 billion, it could cause an upside of around 7.5% to our price estimate. On the other hand, if the demand for natural gas remains subdued and natural gas revenues fall by around 10%, it could cause a 7% downside to the Trefis price estimate.
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Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP (KMP) is a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan Inc. The company owns and operates petroleum products, ethanol, natural gas, carbon dioxide pipelines and related storage terminals in the United States. The company's Canadian operations are carried out under the name of Kinder Morgan Canada.
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners parent company Kinder Morgan Inc. recently completed the acquisition of El Paso Corp. This acquisition requires KMP to sell off some of its natural gas pipeline assets to comply with regulatory requirements by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). However, the company will replace the outgoing assets with new assets from the KMI-El Paso deal. Therefore the company's assets and revenues are unlikely to see much of a change following the transaction.
In May 2013, KMP acquired natural gas pipeline operator Copano Energy LLC. The deal will help Kinder Morgan further its ambitions in some of the largest shale gas plays in North America. Most of Copano's assets were consolidated with KMP's Natural gas pipelines division.
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Natural Gas Pipelines is the most valuable division
The Natural Gas Pipelines segment contains both interstate and intrastate pipelines and the company sells, transports, stores, gathers, processes and treats natural gas. Within this segment, KMP owns over 15,000 miles of natural gas pipelines and storage and supply lines. With more than $4.3 billion, the division contributed more than 50% of the company's revenues in 2011. With natural gas demand increasing steadily, we believe that going forward, this division will have a greater contribution to the company's overall revenues and profits.
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Demand and pricing
With the exception of periods of high product prices or recessionary conditions, the demand for petroleum products is relatively stable. Therefore the company seeks to own pipelines located in or near stable or growing markets. Pricing is based upon the tariffs that are adjusted annually based on changes in the U.S. Producer Price Index.
Increase in fuel demand
According to the American Petroleum Institute, total petroleum product demand rose 0.5% in May 2012 over the same period in 2011. Gasoline demand was up 0.4 percent, and distillate demand was up 2.0 percent in May 2012. The trend is expected to continue for the next few years as the industrial output is expected to grow, in turn pushing up demand for the shipment and terminal businesses.
Oil production set to increase
As major oil companies discover more oil reserves, both onshore and offshore, oil production is expected to continue strongly. With the increase in production levels and consequently the demand for carbon dioxide used in the production, shipments are likely to increase.
Shift to natural gas
In the past few years, with rapid discoveries of new reserves, natural gas has gained popularity. Besides being better than coal in terms of energy efficiency and cost, natural gas is a cleaner fuel to burn with fewer harmful emissions and is more portable than coal. Hence large road transport fleet companies and industries have already moved to using natural gas. Considering the benefits, this trend is likely to continue.
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- We use forecasts for business drivers to calculate forecasted Revenues and Profits for each division of the company.
- We then use forecasted Profits in a Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) model to obtain the Price Estimate for the company.
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