APT Pipelines Ltd. Mar 12
Standard & Poors, March 2012
Abstract
Stable and predictable cash flow from regulated and contracted gas network assets Strong market position from natural-monopoly assets Low operating risk Aggressive capital structure, resulting in weak metrics Some exposure to volume risks Narrow key customer base, mainly comprising investment-grade energy utilities and some exposure to the more-volatile mining sector The 'BBB' rating on APT Pipelines Ltd., the financing arm of Australian publicly listed stapled trust APA Group (APA or group; not rated), reflects our opinion of the stable and predictable cash flow generated from the group's ownership of a mix of regulated and unregulated (albeit highly contracted) gas network assets; the group's strong market position, stemming from its natural-monopoly assets; and low operating risk, underpinned by an in-house operating...
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- APT Pipelines Ltd.
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