Yahoo! FinanceHome - Yahoo! - Help

Market Guide

[ Stock Screener | Company & Fund Index | Financial Glossary ]

Profile - Western Gas Resources Inc (NYSE:WGR)
As of 31-Aug-2001
Enter symbol:
symbol lookup

 
More Info: Quote | Chart | News | Profile | Research | SEC | Msgs | Insider | Options | Financials | Reports
Recent Events
Aug 13Dividend payment of $0.05
Aug  9Earnings Announcement
Location
12200 North Pecos Street
Denver, CO 80234
Phone: (303) 452-5603
Fax: (303) 457-8482
Email: rwirth@westerngas.com
Employees (last reported count): 616
Financial Links
 ·Top Institutional Holders
 ·Top Mutual Fund Holders
 ·Analyst Upgrade/Downgrade History
 ·Historical Quote Data
 ·Free Annual Report
 ·Raw SEC Filings at sec.gov
Competitors:
 ·Sector: Energy
 ·Industry: Oil & Gas Operations
Company Website
 ·Home Page

 ·Search Yahoo! for related links...

Index Membership
 ·S&P 400 MidCap
Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 67%
·Over the last 6 months:
 · one insider buy; 3,000  shares
 · 5 insider sells; 260.0K shares
  (1.2% of insider shares)
·Institutional: 56% (171% of float)
(244 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 778.0K shares (+4.05%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
More From Market Guide
 ·Highlights
 ·Performance
 ·Ratio Comparisons
Business Summary
Western Gas Resources Inc. designs, constructs, owns and operates natural gas gathering systems and facilities for the processing and treating of natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs). The Company also transports and markets natural gas and NGLs from these facilities, in order to provide its customers with a broad range of services from the wellhead to the sales delivery point. The Company operates in gas-producing basins in the Rocky Mountain, mid-continent, Gulf Coast and southwestern regions of the United States. The Company also has the drilling rights on substantial acreage positions located primarily in Wyoming and explores for, develops and produces natural gas.
More from Market Guide: Expanded Business Description

Financial Summary
Western Gas Resources is an independent gas gatherer and processor and an energy marketer providing a full range of services to its customers from the wellhead to the sales delivery point. For the six months ended 6/01, sales rose 73% to $2.08 billion. Earnings applicable to Common totaled $64.9 million, up from $18.4 million. Results reflect higher gas prices and increased production from the Powder River developent. Results also reflect the sale of Pinnacle Gas Treating, Inc.
More from Market Guide: Significant Developments

Officers[Insider Trade Data]
FY2000 Compensation
PayExer

Brion Wise, 55
Chairman
--  --  
Lanny Outlaw, 65
CEO, Pres, Director
$621K$212K
Walter Stonehocker, 76
Vice Chairman
--  --  
John Walter, 55
Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel and Sec.
378K--  
John Chandler, 44
Sr. VP - Marketing, Production and Bus. Devel., Assistant Sec.
370K145K
Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-2000 and compensation values are for the fiscal year ending on that date; "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc.; "Exer" is the value of options excercised during the fiscal year.
More from Market Guide on Officers & Directors:
Expanded List, Bios, Compensation, Options
Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:WGRAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 6-Sep-2000
$21.50 
Recent Price$30.75 
52-Week High
on 22-May-2001
$43.50 
Beta0.35 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)213.2K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)145.0K
Stock Performance
[one-year price graph]
big chart [1d | 5d | 3m | 6m | 1y | 2y | 5y | max]
52-Week Change+39.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+86.5%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$1.00B
Shares Outstanding32.7M
Float10.8M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividend (indicated)$0.20 
Dividend Yield0.65%
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$14.70 
Earnings (ttm)$2.74 
Earnings (mrq)$0.78 
Sales (ttm)$118.89 
Cash (mrq)$1.73 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.09 
Price/Earnings (ttm)11.22 
Price/Sales (ttm)0.26 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$4.16B
EBITDA (ttm)$256.2M
Income available to common (ttm)$93.9M
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)2.5%
Operating Margin (ttm)4.0%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)8.04%
Return on Equity (ttm)23.11%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)1.10 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.64 
Total Cash (mrq)$56.4M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short1.15M
Percent of Float10.7%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
1.62M
Short Ratio5.00 
Daily Volume231.0K
See Profile Help for a description of each item above;   K = thousands;   M = millions;   B = billions;   mrq = most-recent quarter;   ttm = trailing twelve months;   (as of 30-June-2001)

Market Guide offers more in-depth Company Research, Stock Screening, and Hottest Stocks and Industries on over 10,000 U.S. Equities.


Copyright © 2001 Yahoo! Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Terms of Service
Company information Copyright Market Guide. Historical chart data and daily updates provided by Commodity Systems, Inc. (CSI). Some event data provided by CCBN. Data and information is provided for informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading purposes. Neither Yahoo nor any of its data or content providers (such as Market Guide, CSI, etc.) shall be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.