Valuation models show Star Gas Partners has 12% upside

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Star Gas (NYSE:SGU): FQ3 EPS of -$0.15 beats by $0.10.

Revenue of $245.6M (-24.8% Y/Y) beats by $2.5M.

Star Gas Partners, L.P. Declares Quarterly Distribution of $0.0775 Per Unit

Jan 17, 2013 1:00:00 PM
2013 GlobeNewswire, Inc.
STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Star Gas Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership" or "Star") (NYSE:SGU), a home energy distributor and services provider specializing in heating oil, today declared its quarterly distribution of $0.0775 per common unit for the fiscal 2013 first quarter ended December 31, 2012.

Record date: January 28, 2013
Payment date: February 5, 2013
About Star Gas Partners, L.P.

Star Gas Partners, L.P. is the nation's largest retail distributor of home heating oil, based upon sales volume, operating throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Additional information is available by obtaining the Partnership's SEC filings at www.sec.gov and by visiting Star's website at www.star-gas.com, where unit holders may request a hard copy of Star's complete audited financial statements free of charge.

Forward Looking Information

This news release includes "forward-looking statements" which represent the Partnership's expectations or beliefs concerning future events that involve risks and uncertainties, including those associated with the effect of weather conditions on our financial performance; the price and supply of home heating oil; the consumption patterns of our customers; our ability to obtain satisfactory gross profit margins; our ability to obtain new customers and retain existing customers; our ability to make strategic acquisitions; the impact of litigation; our ability to contract for our current and future supply needs; natural gas conversions; future union relations and the outcome of current union negotiations; the impact of current and future governmental regulations, including environmental, health and safety regulations; the ability to attract and retain employees; customer creditworthiness; counterparty creditworthiness; marketing plans; general economic conditions; and new technology. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this news release are forward-looking statements. Without limiting the foregoing, the words "believe," "anticipate," "plan," "expect," "seek," "estimate" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Partnership believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct and actual results may differ materially from those projected as a result of certain risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Partnership's expectations ("Cautionary Statements") are disclosed in this news release and in the Partnership's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2010, including without limitation and in conjunction with the forward-looking statements included in this news release. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Partnership or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements. Unless otherwise required by law, the Partnership undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise after the date of this news release.

CONTACT: Star Gas Partners
Investor Relations
203/328-7310

Chris Witty
Darrow Associates
646/438-9385 or cwitty@darrowir.com
Source: Star Gas Partners, L.P.

SGU!

Op results...

Nice correction today on SGU, down almost 10%. Looking for a nice bounce here next session or few.

Holding here,

soon winter will be over and $100 oil-may see a move here soon.

SGU coming into some key support around 3.80...

Star Gas Partners, L.P. Schedules Fiscal 2005 Fourth Quarter Conference Call and Webcast for Tuesday, December 13
12/2/2005 6:35:01 AM

STAMFORD, Conn., Dec 02, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Star Gas Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership" or "Star") (SGU)(SGH), a home energy distributor and services provider specializing in heating oil, today announced that it will release its fiscal 2005 fourth quarter financial results before the market opens on Tuesday, December 13, 2005. Members of Star's management team will host a conference call and webcast that afternoon at 1:00 p.m. ET.

Conference Call: Tuesday, December 13, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. ET
Dial-in Number: 888/391-0235 (U.S. & Canada)
415/537-1805 (International)
Webcast: http://www.vcall.com/IC/CEPage.asp?ID=98496
Web Replay: 30 days
Call Replay Until: Friday, December 16, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. ET
Replay Number: 800/633-8284 or 402/977-9140 (International)
Replay Access Code: 21275614


For the conference call, please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected. Questions and answers will be taken only from participants on the conference call. For the webcast, please allow 15 minutes to register and download and install any necessary software.

Star Gas Partners, L.P. is the nation's largest retail distributor of home heating oil. Additional information is available by obtaining the Partnership's SEC filings and by visiting Star's website at www.star-gas.com.

SOURCE: Star Gas Partners

Star Gas Partners
Investor Relations, 203/328-7310
or
Jaffoni & Collins Incorporated
Robert Rinderman, Steven Hecht, 212/835-8500
SGU@jcir.com