Topic: Growth Stocks

BUCKEYE PARTNERS L.P. $67 – New York symbol BPL

BUCKEYE PARTNERS L.P. $67 (New York symbol BPL; Income Portfolio, Utilities sector; Units outstanding: 51.6 million; Market cap: $3.5 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.3; Dividend yield: 5.8%; TSINetwork Rating: Average; www.buckeye.com) operates over 8,700 kilometres of pipelines in the northeastern and midwestern U.S. These lines pump gasoline, jet fuel and other petroleum products. Buckeye also owns oil and natural-gas storage terminals and other related businesses.

In the three months ended September 30, 2010, Buckeye earned $0.93 a unit, up 4.5% from $0.89 a year earlier. Revenue rose 73.5%, to $734.9 million from $423.4 million. The partnership is transporting more fuel due to the improving economy. As well, Buckeye’s fee income varies with fuel prices, and oil prices, in particular, have risen sharply.

Buckeye recently agreed to buy an oil-products storage terminal in Puerto Rico from Royal Dutch Shell plc, for an undisclosed price. This is Buckeye’s first expansion into the Caribbean region. However, the partnership has signed long-term deals to store Shell’s fuel at the Puerto Rican terminal. That cuts the risk of this investment.

Buckeye Partners is a hold.

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