Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH) Issues New Debt And Tests Near-Term Cash Dynamics

Suburban Propane shows defensive capital moves alongside stretched cash metrics, creating a cautious near-term price bias. Operational margins hold, but cash flow and leverage metrics will shape the next trading weeks.

Recent News

Dec 8, 2025 — Suburban Propane priced a private offering of $350 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% senior notes due 2035, expected to close Dec. 22, 2025.

Dec 22, 2025 — The offering of $350 million 6.500% Senior Notes due 2035 closed; net proceeds after expenses approximated $344.3 million and the company indicated the proceeds plus revolver borrowings would fund redemption of the Issuers’ 5.875% senior notes due 2027.

Jan 22, 2026 — The Board declared a quarterly distribution of $0.325 per common unit (annualized $1.30); the distribution paid on Feb. 10, 2026 to unitholders of record Feb. 3, 2026.

Technical Analysis

Directional strength: ADX at 25.09 signals a strong directional regime; DI+ at 20.72 trends lower (DI+ peak-and-reverse), while DI- at 14.66 trends higher — both indicate directional pressure toward sellers and imply the current strength carries bearish directional momentum relative to the recent move.

MACD sits at 0.29 with a peak-and-reversal pattern matching the signal line, signaling waning bullish momentum; no bullish MACD crossover appears, which weighs on near-term upside conviction.

MRO at -4.99 registers negative, implying price presently sits below the model target and therefore contains upside mean-reversion potential rather than immediate downside pressure.

RSI 56.95 shows the market above neutral but the RSI trend displays a peak-and-reversal, indicating prior upward momentum has cooled and short-term price gains may stall absent fresh bullish catalysts.

Price structure: the close of $20.05 trades slightly above the 12-day EMA ($19.94, increasing) and above the 50- and 200-day averages ($19.20 and $18.48), signaling the medium-term price bias remains higher than longer-term averages even as short-term momentum softens. Price sits inside the upper Bollinger band area (upper 1× std dev $20.33), and volume (222,904) exceeds the 10-day average (176,624), showing active participation on recent moves.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability and margins: operating margin stands at 18.265% and EBIT margin at 17.756%; EBIT margin contracted QoQ by about -3.16% but improved YoY by roughly 0.67%, supporting the valuation base while signaling slight sequential compression. EBITDA totaled $82,631,000 and EBIT $65,767,000 for the measured period.

Earnings and per-share metrics: reported EPS $0.70 fell short of the $0.75 estimate by $0.05, an EPS surprise of -6.67%. Forward EPS sits at $0.5125, with forward P/E near 36.44x while the reported trailing P/E equals 27.27x.

Cash flow and liquidity: operating cash flow registered negative at -$47,666,000 and free cash flow totaled -$67,471,000, producing a free cash flow yield around -5.33%. Cash and short-term investments show $1,284,000 and the cash conversion cycle at 55.12 days. Current ratio 0.87 and quick ratio 0.61 indicate working-capital tightness; the company relies on debt and liquidity facilities for near-term funding.

Leverage and coverage: total debt equals $1,434,945,000 with net debt $1,321,221,000 and debt-to-EBITDA about 17.37x; interest coverage near 3.33x. Debt-to-equity roughly 2.29x and debt-to-assets near 59.90% highlight a leveraged balance sheet that the recent private note issuance targets to rework (see news above).

Growth and returns: revenue declined QoQ by about -5.01% and YoY by roughly -4.70%; return on equity measured 7.31% and return on assets 1.95%. Gross margin sits at 64.675% with gross profit $239,547,000. Dividend yield equals about 1.69% with dividend payout ratio near 46.74% and dividend coverage roughly 2.14x.

Valuation context: WMDST values the stock as fair-valued. Trailing P/E at 27.27x sits below the industry peer low of 31.74x and well below the industry peer mean of 95.04x; PEG at -0.12 sits below the industry peer mean of 0.24 while remaining inside the industry peer range (low -1.65 to high 2.25). These relative points reflect lower market multiple versus peers amid heavier leverage and compressed cash flow.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-12-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-02-05
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-05-07
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 11.8 M
 Operating Cash Flow -47.67 M
 Capital Expenditures -19.80 M
 Change In Working Capital -115.39 M
 Dividends Paid -21.40 M
 Cash Flow Delta -196.00 K
 End Period Cash Flow 11.6 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 370.4 M
 Forward Revenue 68.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 130.8 M
 Depreciation 16.9 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 16.9 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 302.7 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 239.5 M
 EBITDA 82.6 M
 EBIT 65.8 M
 Operating Income 67.7 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense 19.8 M
 Net Interest Income -19.76 M
 Income Before Tax 46.0 M
 Tax Provision 231.0 K
 Tax Rate 0.502 %
 Net Income 45.8 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 45.8 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.75
 EPS Actual 0.70
 EPS Difference -0.05
 EPS Surprise -6.667 %
 Forward EPS 0.51
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 2.4 B
 Intangible Assets 1.3 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.26 B
 Total Current Assets 236.0 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 1.3 M
 Cash 1.3 M
 Net Receivables 129.3 M
 Inventory 69.3 M
 Long-Term Investments 79.4 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 47.9 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 272.6 M
 Net Debt 1.3 B
 Total Debt 1.4 B
 Total Liabilities 1.8 B
EQUITY
 Total Equity 626.2 M
 Retained Earnings
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 9.44
 Shares Outstanding 66.329 M
 Revenue Per-Share 5.58
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 1.3 B
 Enterprise Value 2.7 B
 Enterprise Multiple 32.673
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -98.42 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -29.889 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA
 EV/R 7.289
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 3.826
 Asset To Liability 1.354
 Debt To Capital 0.696
 Debt To Assets 0.599
Debt To Assets QoQ 3.43 %
Debt To Assets YoY -0.864 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA
 Debt To Equity 2.291
Debt To Equity QoQ 3.146 %
Debt To Equity YoY -13.297 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 2.022
Price To Book QoQ 0.674 %
Price To Book YoY -8.588 %
Price To Book IPRWA
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 27.27
Price To Earnings QoQ -180.657 %
Price To Earnings YoY -56.244 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 95.037
mean: 95.037
low: 31.743
median: 31.743
SPH: 27.27
 PE/G Ratio -0.119
 Price To Sales (P/S) 3.418
Price To Sales QoQ -39.892 %
Price To Sales YoY 5.843 %
Price To Sales IPRWA
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 36.437
Forward PE/G -0.159
Forward P/S 18.415
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage -6.358
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.158
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ 72.189 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY -1.522 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Receivables Turnover 3.727
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ 31.712 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -4.393 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Inventory Turnover 1.83
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ 64.469 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY -27.884 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 24.485
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 55.118
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -9.312 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY 218.475 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio -10.117
 CapEx To Revenue -0.053
 CapEx To Depreciation -1.174
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 1.9 B
 Net Invested Capital 1.9 B
 Invested Capital 1.9 B
 Net Tangible Assets -1.26 B
 Net Working Capital -36.61 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 0.005
 Current Ratio 0.866
Current Ratio QoQ 57.664 %
Current Ratio YoY 23.986 %
Current Ratio IPRWA
 Quick Ratio 0.612
Quick Ratio QoQ 100.118 %
Quick Ratio YoY 18.9 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 17.366
 Cost Of Debt 1.422 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 3.329
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -429.47 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 64.888 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.037
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 56.803
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 2.139
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.467
 Dividend Rate 0.32
 Dividend Yield 0.017
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 4.333 %
 Revenue Growth 75.226 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -501.248 %
Revenue Growth YoY -4.698 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA
 Earnings Growth -229.63 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -270.37 %
Earnings Growth YoY 60.045 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 400.0 %
mean: 400.0 %
low: -30.921 %
median: -30.921 %
SPH: -229.63 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 64.675 %
Gross Margin QoQ -0.034 %
Gross Margin YoY 6.758 %
Gross Margin IPRWA
 EBIT Margin 17.756 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -315.905 %
EBIT Margin YoY 67.415 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA
 Return On Sales (ROS) 18.265 %
Return On Sales QoQ -330.415 %
Return On Sales YoY 72.214 %
Return On Sales IPRWA
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -67.47 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -5.329 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -331.293 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 326.661 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA
 Free Cash Growth -343.569 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 422.594 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 85.728 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA
 Free Cash To Net Income -1.474
 Cash Flow Margin 2.726 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.221
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.03
 Return On Assets (ROA) 1.951 %
Return On Assets QoQ -228.018 %
Return On Assets YoY 133.933 %
Return On Assets IPRWA
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 3.098 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.073
Return On Equity QoQ -224.549 %
Return On Equity YoY 105.25 %
Return On Equity IPRWA
 DuPont ROE 7.476 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 3.358 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -542.424 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY 25.345 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA

Six-Week Outlook

Expect range-bound action with a modest bearish tilt unless cash-flow signals or refinancing details shift materially. Technicals show a strong directional regime but waning momentum; fundamentals show margin resilience yet negative free cash flow and elevated leverage. Short-term upside depends on visible improvement in operating cash flow or clearer deleveraging progress; absent those, price likely tests the $19–$20 area more frequently while remaining supported by distribution visibility and the recent debt refinancing timeline.

About Suburban Propane Partners, L.P.

Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. (NYSE:SPH) distributes and markets propane, renewable propane, fuel oil, and refined fuels across the United States. Through its Propane segment, the company supplies propane for residential uses such as space heating, water heating, cooking, and clothes drying, as well as for industrial applications including motor fuel for vehicles and equipment. The Fuel Oil and Refined Fuels segment delivers fuel oil, diesel, kerosene, and gasoline to residential and commercial customers, primarily for heating purposes. In the Natural Gas and Electricity segment, Suburban Propane markets natural gas and electricity to customers in deregulated markets in New York and Pennsylvania. The All Other segment provides sales, installation, and maintenance services for home comfort equipment, including heating systems, air cleaners, and space heaters. Serving a diverse customer base, including residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural sectors, Suburban Propane Partners, L.P. maintains a strong presence on the east and west coasts, as well as in the Midwest and Alaska. Founded in 1945, the company is headquartered in Whippany, New Jersey.



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