Tulsa, OK-based Magellan Midstream Partners LP is a master limited partnership (MLP) that owns and operates a diversified portfolio of energy infrastructure assets. The partnership primarily transports, stores, and distributes refined petroleum products and, to a lesser extent, ammonia.

Currently, Magellan Midstream has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) but that could change following its third-quarter 2016 earnings report which has just released. We have highlighted some of the key details from the just-released announcement below:    

Earnings:The partnership reported earnings per unit (EPU) – excluding mark-to-market commodity-related pricing adjustments – of 85 cents, missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 88 cents.   

Revenue:Total revenues of $551.8 million missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $555 million.    

Key Stats:  In the Refined Products segment, quarterly operating profits were recorded at $183.6 million, down almost 24% from the year-ago quarter. However, the partnership’s operating margin from Crude Oil unit was approximately $98.7 million, up 4.2% from the prior-year quarter.

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Check back later for our full write up on this Magellan Midstream earnings report later!  

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