Brookfield Infrastructure Reports Strong 2013 Third Quarter Results
(firmenpresse) - HAMILTON, BERMUDA -- (Marketwired) -- 11/06/13 -- Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Infrastructure's (NYSE: BIP)(TSX: BIP.UN) 2013 third quarter results as well as the Letter to Unitholders and Supplemental Information on the web site under the Investor Relations section at .
The 2013 third quarter results conference call can be accessed via webcast on November 6, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. ET at or via teleconference at 1-800-319-4610 toll free in North America, or for overseas calls please dial +1-631-982-4565 at approximately 8:50 a.m. The teleconference taped rebroadcast will also be available until midnight on December 6, 2013. To access this rebroadcast, please call 1-800-319-6413 or outside Canada & U.S. please call +1-604-638-9010 (password: 9245#).
Brookfield Infrastructure (NYSE: BIP)(TSX: BIP.UN) today announced its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2013.
Brookfield Infrastructure posted strong results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013 with funds from operations ("FFO") totalling $167 million ($0.80 per unit) compared to FFO of $113 million ($0.58 per unit) in the third quarter of 2012. This 48% increase (38% on a per unit basis) in FFO was primarily driven by organic growth in most of its businesses, in addition to incremental earnings from capital deployed in order to grow its transport and utilities businesses. For the quarter, Brookfield Infrastructure generated an AFFO yield(4) of 12%, and currently has a payout ratio(5) of 59% that is conservative versus its long-term target range of 60%-70%.
Brookfield Infrastructure reported net income of $33 million ($0.12 per unit) for the period ended September 30, 2013, compared to net income of $68 million ($0.33 per unit) in the prior quarter. The benefit of a deferred tax recovery at our North American gas transmission business in the third quarter of 2012, higher depreciation and amortization expenses associated with our expanded asset base and deferred tax charges relating to the sale of its Pacific Northwest timberlands more than offset the growth in FFO.
"Our results this quarter were strong as virtually all of our operations performed better than the prior year," said Sam Pollock, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Infrastructure. "Our focus has shifted from capital recycling to capital deployment. We have advanced a number of initiatives, including increasing our investments in our toll roads and expanding our district energy business. We continue to evaluate a number of opportunities and are enthusiastic about our growth prospects going forward."
Segment Performance
Brookfield Infrastructure's utilities platform produced FFO of $97 million in the current quarter compared with $80 million in the third quarter of 2012. The increase was primarily due to the impact of the investments made in its UK regulated distribution business and its Chilean electricity transmission system at the end of last year. Excluding the contribution from these investments, the underlying performance of the utilities platform was solid, benefitting from inflation indexation and additions to the rate base of its existing operations.
The transport platform generated FFO of $82 million in the third quarter of 2013, compared to $40 million in the prior year period. The significant increase in FFO was driven by the commissioning of the Australian railroad's expansion program, the final portion of which was commissioned in March 2013 and a higher contribution from the toll road business, where significant investments have been made over the past 12 months.
Brookfield Infrastructure's energy platform earned FFO of $14 million in the current quarter which was consistent with $14 million in the third quarter of 2012. Contributions from its recently acquired district energy system in Toronto were offset by lower results at its natural gas transmission system which continues to be impacted by weak market fundamentals in the North American natural gas market.
The following table presents net income and FFO by segment:
Growth Initiatives
During the quarter, Brookfield Infrastructure initiated and completed a number of growth initiatives:
Distributions
The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $0.43 per unit, payable on December 31, 2013 to unitholders of record as at the close of business on November 29, 2013.
Distributions are eligible for reinvestment under the Partnership's Distribution Reinvestment Plan. Information on this Plan and on declared distributions can be found on Brookfield Infrastructure's website under Investor Relations/Distributions.
Additional Information
Brookfield Infrastructure's Letter to Unitholders and the Supplemental Information are available at .
Brookfield Infrastructure operates high quality, long-life assets that generate stable cash flows, require relatively minimal maintenance capital expenditures and, by virtue of barriers to entry and other characteristics, tend to appreciate in value over time. Its current business consists of the ownership and operation of premier utilities, transport and energy in North and South America, Australasia, and Europe. It also seeks acquisition opportunities in other infrastructure sectors with similar attributes. Brookfield Infrastructure's payout policy targets 5% to 9% annual growth in distributions. Units trade on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbols BIP and BIP.UN, respectively. For more information, please visit Brookfield Infrastructure's website at .
Note: This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and in any applicable Canadian securities regulations. The words "continue", "will", "tend to", "target" "future", "growth", "expect", "going forward", "anticipate", "believe" and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects and which do not relate to historical matters identify the above mentioned and other forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding expansion of Brookfield Infrastructure's business, statements with respect to our assets tending to appreciate in value over time and the level of distribution growth over the next several years. Although Brookfield Infrastructure believes that these forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on them, or any other forward looking statements or information in this news release. The future performance and prospects of Brookfield Infrastructure are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties.
Factors that could cause actual results of Brookfield Infrastructure to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by the statements in this news release include general economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which we operate and elsewhere which may impact the markets for our products, the ability to achieve growth within Brookfield Infrastructure's businesses and in particular completion on time and on budget of various large capital projects, which themselves depend on access to capital and continuing favourable commodity prices, the impact of market conditions on our energy distribution and transmission businesses, the fact that success of Brookfield Infrastructure is dependent on market demand for an infrastructure company, which is unknown, the availability of equity and debt financing for Brookfield Infrastructure, the ability to effectively complete new acquisitions in the competitive infrastructure space and to integrate acquisitions into existing operations, the future performance of these acquisitions, including traffic volumes on our toll roads, the market conditions of key commodities, the price, supply or demand for which can have a significant impact upon the financial and operating performance of our business and other risks and factors described in the documents filed by Brookfield Infrastructure with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States including under "Risk Factors" in Brookfield Infrastructure's most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other risks and factors that are described therein. Except as required by law, Brookfield Infrastructure undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
References to Brookfield Infrastructure are to the Partnership together with its subsidiaries and operating entities. Brookfield Infrastructure's results include limited partnership units held by public unitholders, redeemable partnership units and general partnership units.
References to the Partnership are to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
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Brookfield Infrastructure - Investors:
Tracey Wise
Vice President, Investor Relations
416-956-5154
Brookfield Infrastructure - Media:
Andrew Willis
Senior Vice President, Communications and Media
416-369-8236
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