BUY HOLD SELL A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F Annual Dividend Rate BUSINESS DESCRIPTION Targa Resources Corp., through its general and limited partner interests in Targa Resources Partners LP, provides midstream natural gas and natural gas liquid (NGL) services in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Gathering and Processing, and Logistics and Marketing. STOCK PERFORMANCE (%) 3 Mo. 1 Yr. 3 Yr (Ann) Price Change 1.43-15.58-22.67 GROWTH (%) Last Qtr 12 Mo. 3 Yr CAGR Revenues 29.01 28.43-2.21 Net Income -1,466.35-3,817.52 NA EPS -279.16-1,586.66 NA SELL Sector: Energy Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation Source: S&P SELL RATING SINCE 11/14/2017 Weekly Price: (US$) SMA (50) SMA (100) 1 Year 2 Years Rating History HOLD Volume in Millions SELL 65 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 40 RETURN ON EQUITY (%) Ind Avg S&P 500 Q3 2017-8.00 12.68 13.41 Q3 2016-1.30-3.90 11.79 Q3 2015 3.83 6.16 12.91 P/E COMPARISON n/m EPS ANALYSIS¹ ($) Q1 0.07 Q2 0.27 Q3 0.23 2015 Q4 0.48 Q1-0.06 264.22 Ind Avg Q2-0.33 Q3-0.24 2016 NA = not available NM = not meaningful Q4-0.99 Q1-0.77 25.84 S&P 500 Q2 0.14 Q3-0.91 2017 1 Compustat fiscal year convention is used for all fundamental data items. 2016 2017 COMPUSTAT for Price and Volume, TheStreet Ratings, Inc. for Rating History RECOMMENDATION We rate () a SELL. This is driven by several nesses, which we believe should have a greater impact than any strengths, and could make it more difficult for investors to achieve positive results compared to most of the stocks we cover. The company's nesses can be seen in multiple areas, such as its deteriorating net income, disappointing return on equity, poor profit margins, operating cash flow and generally high debt management risk. HIGHLIGHTS The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 1466.3% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from -$10.70 million to -$167.60 million. Current return on equity is lower than its ROE from the same quarter one year prior. This is a clear sign of ness within the company. Compared to other companies in the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry and the overall market, 's return on equity significantly trails that of both the industry average and the S&P 500. The gross profit margin for is currently extremely low, coming in at 12.36%. It has decreased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of -7.86% is significantly below that of the industry average. Net operating cash flow has decreased to $67.40 million or 34.68% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, when comparing the cash generation rate to the industry average, the firm's growth is significantly lower. 's debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79 is somewhat low overall, but it is high when compared to the industry average, implying that the management of the debt levels should be evaluated further. Despite the fact that 's debt-to-equity ratio is mixed in its results, the company's quick ratio of 0.50 is low and demonstrates liquidity. 20 0 Report Date: PAGE 1
PEER GROUP ANALYSIS REVENUE GROWTH AND EBITDA MARGIN* Revenue Growth (TTM) 0% 500% UNFAVORABLE PAA UGP BPL 0% EBITDA Margin (TTM) LNG CQP WGP FAVORABLE WES MPLX ANDX SEP 70% Companies with higher EBITDA margins and revenue growth rates are outperforming companies with lower EBITDA margins and revenue growth rates. Companies for this scatter plot have a market capitalization between $7.2 Billion and $15.1 Billion. Companies with NA or NM values do not appear. *EBITDA Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization. REVENUE GROWTH AND EARNINGS YIELD Revenue Growth (TTM) 0% 500% UNFAVORABLE -6% LNG Earnings Yield (TTM) WES CQP FAVORABLE MPLXPAA UGP PAA WGP ANDX BPL SEP 10% Companies that exhibit both a high earnings yield and high revenue growth are generally more attractive than companies with low revenue growth and low earnings yield. Companies for this scatter plot have revenue growth rates between 4.9% and 467.5%. Companies with NA or NM values do not appear. INDUSTRY ANALYSIS The Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels industry is cyclical in nature and is one of the most important globally because it touches so many others. It is broken down into its component parts by the nature of activity performed. Upstream activities are related to finding and producing commodities; midstream refers to the transportation of product from the wellhead to intermediate customers; and, downstream includes the refining, transformation and marketing of related products. Coal producers are integrated, much like the players in alternative fuels like uranium. Some of the largest players in the industry are the integrated oil & gas producers (aka Big Oil). Close to two-thirds of the world s energyneeds are satisfied by hydrocarbons (crude oil and natural gas). Althoughconservation, increased efficiency and substitutes are gaining in prominence,they are not likely to significantly reduce this dependence in the near future.crude oil prices have moderated at present due to lagging economies and newsupplies coming online. In 2004, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil brokeout of its historic trading range of $10 to $40 per barrel on a steady climb tomore than $145 per barrel in June 2008 before crashing to under $40 by the endof 2008. Since then the price of spot crude has climbed back near the $90 to$110 range before falling again. Natural gas prices, responding to excesssupply, have retreated to the $2 to $4 range per million BTU (British thermalunit). Coal prices are dependent on the energy content of the type of coalconsidered and its location, but it, too, has climbed significantly over thepast few years. Following nearly 20 years of underinvestment,the supply of crude oil is now keeping pace with slackening demand. Longer term demandshould grow at about 1.8% per year, meaning it is expected to grow more than40% over the next 20 years. Natural gas demand is expected to rise over time,according to the American Petroleum Institute, as its cleaner-burningproperties increase in value for industry. Coal consumption is projected togrow at about 1.7% per year over the next 20 years, based on US EnergyInformation Administration forecasts. Analysis of companies in this industry beginsby forming a view of the global economy and geopolitics, which is combined witha supply and demand analysis that leads to commodity price forecasts. At theindividual firm level, how efficiently a company operates goes a long way indetermining its profitability. Supply management is an important factor, too,as high commodity prices are affected by how much supply the industry as awhole produces. Geographic positioning can also be important, as regionaleconomic cycles may not synch up well with each other. The so-called supermajor integrated oilcompanies include Exxon Mobil (XOM), BP Plc (BP), Chevron (CVX), Total SA(TOT), and ConocoPhillips (COP). Some of the other major Exploration &Production firms include Anadarko Petroleum (APC), DevonEnergy (DVN) and Apache (APA). On the Refining & Marketing level, majorplayers include Valero Energy (VLO), Sunoco (SUN), and Tesoro (TSO). The majoruranium producer is Cameco (CCJ). PEER GROUP: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Recent Market Price/ Net Sales Net Income Ticker Company Name Price ($) Cap ($M) Earnings TTM ($M) TTM ($M) 48.19 10,523 NM 8,124.60-380.00 WGP WESTERN GAS EQUITY PRTNRS LP 36.85 8,068 22.33 2,127.16 360.78 WES WESTERN GAS PARTNERS LP 47.86 7,304 38.91 2,127.16 561.85 BPL BUCKEYE PARTNERS LP 48.79 7,155 14.92 3,626.15 460.15 PAA PLAINS ALL AMER PIPELNE -LP 20.78 15,069 22.59 24,569.00 792.00 MPLX MPLX LP 35.60 14,492 39.12 3,468.00 725.00 LNG CHENIERE ENERGY INC 54.26 12,896 NM 4,426.59-410.29 SEP SPECTRA ENERGY PARTNERS LP 41.13 12,791 12.31 2,751.00 1,406.00 UGP ULTRAPAR PARTICIPACOES SA 22.57 12,558 24.53 24,280.73 502.39 CQP CHENIERE ENERGY PARTNERS LP 29.63 10,329 51.09 3,336.61 201.35 ANDX ANDEAVOR LOGISTICS LP 46.53 10,056 19.80 1,596.00 372.00 The peer group comparison is based on Major Oil & Gas Storage & Transportation companies of comparable size. Report Date: PAGE 2
Annual Dividend Rate COMPANY DESCRIPTION Targa Resources Corp., through its general and limited partner interests in Targa Resources Partners LP, provides midstream natural gas and natural gas liquid (NGL) services in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Gathering and Processing, and Logistics and Marketing. It is involved in gathering, compressing, treating, processing, and selling natural gas; storing, fractionating, treating, transporting, terminaling, and selling NGLs and NGL products; and gathering, storing, and terminaling crude oil and refined petroleum products. The company also purchases and resells component NGL products; sells propane and provides related logistics services to multi-state retailers, independent retailers, and other end-users; offers NGL balancing services; and provides transportation services to refineries and petrochemical companies in the Gulf Coast area. It operates approximately 27,000 miles of natural gas pipelines, including 36 owned and operated processing plants; and 39 storage wells with a net storage capacity of approximately 66 million barrels. As of December 31, 2016, the company leased and managed approximately 700 railcars; 90 leased and managed transport tractors; and 20 company-owned pressurized NGL barges. Targa Resources Corp. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. 1000 Louisiana Street Houston, TX 77002 USA Phone: 713-584-1000 Fax: 713-584-1100 http://www.targaresources.com STOCK-AT-A-GLANCE Below is a summary of the major fundamental and technical factors we consider when determining our overall recommendation of shares. It is provided in order to give you a deeper understanding of our rating methodology as well as to paint a more complete picture of a stock's strengths and nesses. It is important to note, however, that these factors only tell part of the story. To gain an even more comprehensive understanding of our stance on the stock, these factors must be assessed in combination with the stock s valuation. Please refer to our Valuation section on page 5 for further information. FACTOR SCORE Growth 1.0 out of 5 stars Measures the growth of both the company's income statement and cash flow. On this factor, has a growth score better than 10% of the stocks we rate. Total Return 2.0 out of 5 stars Measures the historical price movement of the stock. The stock performance of this company has beaten 30% of the companies we cover. Efficiency 1.5 out of 5 stars Measures the strength and historic growth of a company's return on invested capital. The company has generated more income per dollar of capital than 20% of the companies we review. Price volatility 1.0 out of 5 stars Measures the volatility of the company's stock price historically. The stock is less volatile than 10% of the stocks we monitor. Solvency 3.5 out of 5 stars Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios. The company is more solvent than 60% of the companies we analyze. Income 5.0 out of 5 stars Measures dividend yield and payouts to shareholders. The company's dividend is higher than 90% of the companies we track. THESTREET RATINGS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY TheStreet Ratings' stock model projects a stock's total return potential over a 12-month period including both price appreciation and dividends. Our Buy, Hold or Sell ratings designate how we expect these stocks to perform against a general benchmark of the equities market and interest rates. While our model is quantitative, it utilizes both subjective and objective elements. For instance, subjective elements include expected equities market returns, future interest rates, implied industry outlook and forecasted company earnings. Objective elements include volatility of past operating revenues, financial strength, and company cash flows. Our model gauges the relationship between risk and reward in several ways, including: the pricing drawdown as compared to potential profit volatility, i.e.how much one is willing to risk in order to earn profits; the level of acceptable volatility for highly performing stocks; the current valuation as compared to projected earnings growth; and the financial strength of the underlying company as compared to its stock's valuation as compared to projected earnings growth; and the financial strength of the underlying company as compared to its stock's performance. These and many more derived observations are then combined, ranked, weighted, and scenario-tested to create a more complete analysis. The result is a systematic and disciplined method of selecting stocks. Report Date: PAGE 3
Consensus EPS Estimates² ($) IBES consensus estimates are provided by Thomson Financial 0.03-1.54 E -0.04 E FINANCIAL ANALYSIS 's gross profit margin for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2017 has decreased when compared to the same period a year ago. Even though sales increased, the net income has decreased, representing a decrease to the bottom line. has liquidity. Currently, the Quick Ratio is 0.50 which shows a lack of ability to cover short-term cash needs. The liquidity decreased from the same period a year ago, despite already having liquidity to begin with. This would indicate deteriorating cash flow. Q4 FY17 2017(E) 2018(E) During the same period, stockholders' equity ("net worth") has increased by 12.98% from the same quarter last year. Overall, the key liquidity measurements indicate that the company is in a position in which financial difficulties could develop in the future. INCOME STATEMENT Net Sales ($mil) 2,131.80 1,652.40 EBITDA ($mil) 263.50 236.80 EBIT ($mil) 54.50 51.60 Net Income ($mil) -167.60-10.70 STOCKS TO BUY: TheStreet Quant Ratings has identified a handful of stocks that can potentially TRIPLE in the next 12-months. To learn more visit www.thestreetratings.com. BALANCE SHEET Cash & Equiv. ($mil) 114.10 141.10 Total Assets ($mil) 13,998.30 13,055.60 Total Debt ($mil) 4,897.00 4,725.90 Equity ($mil) 6,205.60 5,492.40 PROFITABILITY Gross Profit Margin 12.36% 14.33% EBITDA Margin 12.36% 14.33% Operating Margin 2.56% 3.12% Sales Turnover 0.58 0.48 Return on Assets -2.71% -0.07% Return on Equity -8.00% -1.30% DEBT Current Ratio 0.74 1.03 Debt/Capital 0.44 0.46 Interest Expense 56.10 62.70 Interest Coverage 0.97 0.82 SHARE DATA Shares outstanding (mil) 216 173 Div / share 0.91 0.91 EPS -0.91-0.24 Book value / share 28.78 31.71 Institutional Own % NA NA Avg Daily Volume 1,833,745 1,484,607 2 Sum of quarterly figures may not match annual estimates due to use of median consensus estimates. Report Date: PAGE 4
RATINGS HISTORY Our rating for was recently downgraded from Hold to Sell on 11/14/2017. As of 12/28/2017, the stock was trading at a price of which is 22.1% below its 52-week high of $61.83 and 21.7% above its 52-week low of $39.59. 2 Year Chart HOLD: $26.07 2016 SELL: $41.56 $75 $50 $25 MOST RECENT RATINGS CHANGES Date Price Action From To 11/14/17 $41.56 Downgrade Hold Sell 12/28/15 $26.07 No Change Hold Hold Price reflects the closing price as of the date listed, if available RATINGS DEFINITIONS & DISTRIBUTION OF THESTREET RATINGS (as of 12/28/2017) 44.99% Buy - We believe that this stock has the opportunity to appreciate and produce a total return of more than 10% over the next 12 months. 29.96% Hold - We do not believe this stock offers conclusive evidence to warrant the purchase or sale of shares at this time and that its likelihood of positive total return is roughly in balance with the risk of loss. 25.05% Sell - We believe that this stock is likely to decline by more than 10% over the next 12 months, with the risk involved too great to compensate for any possible returns. TheStreet Ratings 14 Wall Street, 15th Floor New York, NY 10005 www.thestreet.com Research Contact: 212-321-5381 Sales Contact: 866-321-8726 VALUATION SELL. The current P/E ratio is negative, which has no meaningful value in the assessment of premium or discount valuation, it simply displays that the company has negative earnings. For additional comparison, its price-to-book ratio of 1.67 indicates a significant discount versus the S&P 500 average of 3.28 and a significant discount versus the industry average of 5.32. The price-to-sales ratio is well below both the S&P 500 average and the industry average, indicating a discount. After reviewing these and other key valuation criteria, proves to trade at a discount to investment alternatives within the industry. Price/Earnings NM Peers 264.22 Neutral. The absence of a valid P/E ratio happens when a stock can not be valued on the basis of a negative stream of earnings. 's P/E is negative making this valuation measure meaningless. Price/Projected Earnings NM Peers 31.19 Neutral. The absence of a valid price-to-projected earnings ratio happens when a stock can not be valued on the basis of a negative expected future earnings. 's ratio is negative making this valuation measure meaningless. Price/Book 1.67 Peers 5.32 Discount. A lower price-to-book ratio makes a stock more attractive to investors seeking stocks with lower market values per dollar of equity on the balance sheet. is trading at a significant discount to its peers. Price/Sales 1.28 Peers 2.25 Discount. In the absence of P/E and P/B multiples, the price-to-sales ratio can display the value investors are placing on each dollar of sales. is trading at a significant discount to its industry on this measurement. DISCLAIMER: Price/CashFlow 12.81 Peers 10.32 Premium. The P/CF ratio, a stock s price divided by the company's cash flow from operations, is useful for comparing companies with different capital requirements or financing structures. is trading at a premium to its peers. Price to Earnings/Growth NA Peers 1.04 Neutral. The PEG ratio is the stock s P/E divided by the consensus estimate of long-term earnings growth. Faster growth can justify higher price multiples. Ratio not available. Earnings Growth lower higher -1586.66 Peers 153.35 Lower. Elevated earnings growth rates can lead to capital appreciation and justify higher price-to-earnings ratios. However, is expected to significantly trail its peers on the basis of its earnings growth rate. Sales Growth lower higher 28.43 Peers 27.16 Average. Comparing a company's sales growth to its industry helps to determine if the company is adding or losing market share. is keeping pace with its peers on the basis of sales growth. 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