Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (Brookfield Infrastructure,
BIP, or the Partnership) (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN) today announced
its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2022.
“The prevailing market environment continues to
favorably impact our business and drive record results,” said Sam
Pollock, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Infrastructure. “The
combination of elevated inflation, GDP-related volume increases,
and strong commodity prices contributed to organic growth of 10%
during the quarter. We continue to advance a sizeable pipeline of
active investment opportunities and maintain a strong liquidity
position to fund our growth.”
|
For the three monthsended March 31 |
US$
millions (except per unit amounts), unaudited1 |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
Net income attributable to the partnership2 |
$ |
70 |
|
|
$ |
190 |
– per unit3 |
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
0.27 |
FFO4 |
$ |
493 |
|
|
$ |
431 |
– per unit5 |
$ |
0.96 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
Brookfield Infrastructure reported net income of
$70 million for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022
compared to $190 million in the prior year. Current year results
benefited from the contribution associated with recent acquisitions
and organic growth across our base business. These positive results
were partially offset by unrealized foreign currency and commodity
hedging which protect long-term value but are marked into net
income on a quarterly basis. Prior year results included a gain
related to the partial disposition of our U.S. pipeline and
exceptional performance at our North American gas storage
business.
Funds from operations (FFO) for the first
quarter totaled $493 million, increasing 14% relative to the
comparable period and was the highest in our partnership’s history.
FFO per unit of $0.96 was 3% higher as a result of the shares
issued in conjunction with the acquisition of Inter Pipeline and
the equity offering completed in November that has yet to
meaningfully contribute to results. After removing the
weather-related outperformance from our gas storage business last
year, FFO increased approximately 35% on a comparable basis, and
22% on a per unit basis. Organic growth was robust at 10%,
reflecting the benefits of elevated inflation levels impacting
tariffs. Results were further supported by the significant
contribution from over $3 billion of capital deployed in growth
initiatives during 2021.
To ensure BIP’s units (units) remain accessible
to individual unitholders and further enhance their liquidity, the
Board of Directors of BIP has approved a three-for-two unit split
of the BIP units payable on June 10, 2022 to unitholders of record
at the close of business on June 6, 2022. The Board of Directors of
Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (BIPC) has approved a
concurrent three-for-two share split of the class A exchangeable
subordinate voting shares of BIPC (shares). Please refer to the
“Stock Split” section of this press release, below, for complete
details related to the unit and share splits.
Segment Performance
All of our businesses had a strong quarter, with
midstream growing the most. The following table presents FFO by
segment:
|
For the three months ended March 31 |
US$
millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
FFO by segment |
|
|
|
Utilities |
$ |
167 |
|
|
$ |
166 |
|
Transport |
|
185 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
Midstream |
|
196 |
|
|
|
146 |
|
Data |
|
58 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
Corporate |
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
FFO4 |
$ |
493 |
|
|
$ |
431 |
|
The utilities segment generated FFO of $167
million, an increase of 8% on a same-store basis. Organic growth
for the segment reflects higher than historical inflation
indexation and the commissioning of approximately $450 million of
capital into the rate base during the last 12 months. Results also
benefited from the partial contribution of the Australian regulated
utility we acquired in February 2022. Prior year results included
our U.K. smart meter portfolio and the North American district
energy platform we divested in 2021.
FFO for the transport segment was $185 million,
an increase of 14% compared with the prior year as the segment
continues to perform well under generally constrained supply chain
conditions. As a result of strong customer demand and activity
levels, we continue to benefit from higher rates that are generally
in line with inflation. Overall, our annualized rate increases
across our transport portfolio are expected to be approximately 6%
for the year, with potential room for further increases later this
year.
Our midstream segment generated $196 million of
FFO, a step-change increase from 2021 levels. After removing the
outperformance of our gas storage operations in the prior year,
midstream results more than doubled, primarily due to the first
full-quarter contribution from Inter Pipeline. Organic growth for
the segment was above our target range, reflecting the stronger
commodity price environment and higher utilization of our existing
infrastructure, which has sufficient excess capacity to accommodate
additional demand from our customers.
FFO from our data segment was in line with the
prior year at $58 million. Strong underlying growth from additional
points-of-presence and inflationary tariff escalators were offset
by lower revenues at our U.S. data center operations that we are in
the process of repositioning for growth and the impact of foreign
exchange.
Update on Strategic Initiatives
We have successfully invested approximately $750
million into two utility investments, including the take private of
an Australian regulated utility business and the acquisition of an
Australian smart metering business.
We also announced an agreement to acquire Uniti
Group Ltd. (Uniti) in a A$3.7 billion take private transaction
through a 50/50 joint venture partnership with another
infrastructure investor. Uniti is a provider of wholesale and
retail telecommunications services to customers and businesses in
Australia. Total Brookfield equity required for the investment is
estimated to be $850 million (BIP’s share – approximately
$200 million). The investment is expected to close in the
third quarter of 2022, after customary closing conditions and
receipt of shareholder and court approvals.
Distribution and Dividend
Declaration
The Board of Directors of BIP has declared a
quarterly distribution in the amount of $0.54 per unit, payable on
June 30, 2022 to unitholders of record as at the close of business
on May 31, 2022. This distribution represents a 6% increase
compared to the prior year. The quarterly distribution will be
payable on the pre-split BIP units outstanding as at the close of
business on May 31, 2022 and no quarterly distribution will be
payable on any units issued on June 10, 2022 as a result of the
unit split. The regular quarterly dividends on the Cumulative Class
A Preferred Limited Partnership Units, Series 1, Series 3, Series
9, Series 11, Series 13 and Series 14 have also been declared, as
well as the eligible dividend for BIP Investment Corporation
Senior Preferred Shares, Series 1. In conjunction with the
Partnership’s distribution declaration, the Board of Directors of
BIPC has declared an equivalent quarterly dividend of $0.54 per
share, also payable on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record
as at the close of business on May 31, 2022.
Stock Split
BIP announced today that the Board of Directors
of BIP has approved a three-for-two unit split of the BIP units.
The split will be implemented by way of a subdivision whereby
unitholders will receive an additional one-half of a unit for each
unit held (i.e., one additional unit for every two units held).
In conjunction with BIP’s unit split, the Board
of Directors of BIPC approved a concurrent three-for-two share
split of the BIPC shares. The BIPC split will also be implemented
by way of a subdivision whereby shareholders will receive an
additional one-half of a share for each share held.
On June 10, 2022, the additional units/shares
required to give effect to the unit/share splits will be issued to
holders of record at the close of business on June 6, 2022. Any
fractional units/shares to be issued to registered holders as a
result of the unit/share splits will be rounded up to the nearest
whole unit/share. BIP’s preferred units will not be affected by the
unit/share splits.
BIP and BIPC are undertaking the unit/share
splits to ensure their respective units/shares remain accessible to
individual holders and to improve their liquidity.
As the unit/share splits will take effect after
the record date for the quarterly unit/share distribution/dividend,
it will not affect the announced distribution/dividend for the
quarter which remains at $0.54 per unit/share outstanding. Subject
to Board approval, BIP/BIPC expect to commence paying a quarterly
distribution/dividend of $0.36 per unit/share beginning on
September 30, 2022 to reflect the additional number of units/shares
that will be outstanding after the effective date of the unit/share
splits. The unit/share splits will not dilute holders’ equity and
should not be taxable in Canada or the United States.
BIP and BIPC’s units/shares will begin trading
with “due bills” on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) and New York
Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) at the opening of business on June 3, 2022
(one trading day before the record date) until June 10, 2022 (the
payment date), inclusively. During such period, anyone who
purchases units or shares on the TSX and/or NYSE will receive the
entitlement to be issued additional units or shares pursuant to the
unit/share splits. The units and shares will commence trading on an
“ex-dividend” (post-split) basis on the TSX and NYSE at the opening
of business on June 13, 2022, as of which date purchases of units
and shares will no longer have an attaching entitlement to
additional units and shares issued pursuant to the unit/share
splits.
BIP and BIPC will use the direct registration
system (“DRS”) to electronically register the additional
units/shares issued pursuant to the unit/share splits, rather than
issuing paper certificates to registered holders. Registered
holders should retain any current unit/share certificates, which
will remain valid and will continue to represent the number of
units/shares indicated on those certificates. A DRS advice
statement, indicating the additional units and/or shares to which
registered holders are entitled as a result of the unit/share
splits, will be mailed to holders entitled to the unit/share splits
following June 10, 2022. The combination of any old unit/share
certificates and the new DRS advice statement sent will represent
each registered holder’s total post-unit/share split holdings. For
beneficial holders who hold their units/shares in an account with a
broker or other intermediary, their account will be automatically
updated to reflect the unit/share split.
Additional Information
The Board has reviewed and approved this news
release, including the summarized unaudited financial information
contained herein.
Brookfield Infrastructure’s Letter to
Unitholders and Supplemental Information are available at
www.brookfield.com/infrastructure.
Brookfield Infrastructure is a
leading global infrastructure company that owns and operates
high-quality, long-life assets in the utilities, transport,
midstream and data sectors across North and South America, Asia
Pacific and Europe. We are focused on assets that generate stable
cash flows and require minimal maintenance capital expenditures.
Investors can access its portfolio either through Brookfield
Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN), a
Bermuda-based limited partnership, or Brookfield Infrastructure
Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BIPC), a Canadian corporation. Further
information is available at www.brookfield.com/infrastructure.
Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed
infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a global
alternative asset manager with approximately $725 billion of assets
under management. For more information, go to
www.brookfield.com.
Please note that Brookfield Infrastructure
Partners’ previous audited annual and unaudited quarterly reports
have been filed on SEDAR and Edgar, and can also be found in the
shareholders section of its website at
www.brookfield.com/infrastructure. Hard copies of the annual and
quarterly reports can be obtained free of charge upon request.
For more information, please contact:
Media: |
Investors: |
Sebastien Bouchard |
Kate White |
Vice President,
Communications |
Manager, Investor
Relations |
Tel: (416) 943-7937 |
Tel: (416) 956-5183 |
Email: sebastien.bouchard@brookfield.com |
Email: kate.white@brookfield.com |
Conference Call and Quarterly Earnings
Details
Investors, analysts and other interested parties
can access Brookfield Infrastructure’s First Quarter 2022 Results,
as well as Letter to Unitholders and Supplemental Information,
under the Investor Relations section at
www.brookfield.com/infrastructure.
The conference call can be accessed via webcast
on May 4, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at
https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/4pgsd39u or via teleconference
at 1-866-688-9459 toll free in North America. For overseas calls
please dial +1-409-216-0834, at approximately 8:50 a.m. Eastern
Time. A recording of the teleconference can be accessed at
1-855-859-2056 or +1-404-357-3406 (Conference ID: 3435919).
Note: This news release may contain
forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian
provincial securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of applicable securities laws. The words “will”,
“target”, “future”, “growth”, “expect”, “believe”, “may”,
derivatives thereof 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 the three-for-two
split of BIP and BIPC’s respective units and shares, and may
include statements regarding expansion of Brookfield
Infrastructure’s business, the likelihood and timing of
successfully completing the transactions referred to in this news
release, statements with respect to our assets tending to
appreciate in value over time, the future performance of acquired
businesses and growth initiatives, the commissioning of our capital
backlog, the pursuit of projects in our pipeline, the level of
distribution growth over the next several years and our
expectations regarding returns to our unitholders as a result of
such growth. 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 and services, 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, and our ability to achieve
the milestones necessary to deliver the targeted returns to our
unitholders, the impact of market conditions on our 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 impact of health pandemics such as the COVID-19
on our business and operations (including the availability,
distribution and acceptance of effective vaccines, the ability to
effectively complete transactions in the competitive infrastructure
space (including the ability to complete announced and potential
transactions that may be subject to conditions precedent, and the
inability to reach final agreement with counterparties to
transactions referred to in this press release as being currently
pursued, given that there can be no assurance that any such
transaction will be agreed to or completed) and to integrate
acquisitions into existing operations, the future performance of
these acquisitions, changes in technology which have the potential
to disrupt the business and industries in which we invest, 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.
Any statements contained herein with respect to
tax consequences are of a general nature only and are not intended
to be, nor should they be construed to be, legal or tax advice to
any person, and no representation with respect to tax consequences
is made. Unitholders and shareholders are urged to consult their
tax advisors with respect to their particular circumstances.
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, general partnership units, Exchange LP units,
BIPC exchangeable LP units and BIPC exchangeable shares.
References to the Partnership are to Brookfield
Infrastructure Partners L.P.
- Please
refer to page 11 for results of Brookfield Infrastructure
Corporation.
-
Includes net income attributable to limited partners, the general
partner, and non-controlling interests ‒ Redeemable Partnership
Units held by Brookfield, Exchange LP units, BIPC Exchangeable LP
units and BIPC exchangeable shares.
-
Average number of limited partnership units outstanding on a time
weighted average basis for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2022 were 305.3 million (2021 –
295.4 million). Results in a loss per limited partnership unit
for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 as allocation of
net income is reduced by distributions to preferred unitholders,
interest expense paid on perpetual notes classified as equity, and
incentive distributions.
-
We define FFO as net income excluding the impact of depreciation
and amortization, deferred income taxes, mark-to-market on hedging
items and other income (expenses) that are not related to the
revenue earning activities and are not normal, recurring cash
operating expenses necessary for business operations. FFO includes
balances attributable to the Partnership generated by investments
in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity
method and excludes amounts attributable to non-controlling
interests based on the economic interests held by non-controlling
interests in consolidated subsidiaries. We believe that FFO, when
viewed in conjunction with our IFRS results, provides a more
complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our
underlying operations. FFO is a measure of operating performance
that is not calculated in accordance with, and does not have any
standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS as issued by the
International Accounting Standards Board. FFO is therefore unlikely
to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. A
reconciliation of net income to FFO is available on page 9 of this
release. Readers are encouraged to consider both measures in
assessing our company’s results.
- Average
number of partnership units outstanding on a fully diluted time
weighted average basis for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2022 were 514.0 million (2021:
465.0 million).
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P.Consolidated Statements of Financial
Position
|
As of |
US$
millions, unaudited |
March 31, 2022 |
|
Dec. 31, 2021 |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,969 |
|
$ |
1,406 |
Financial assets |
|
472 |
|
|
477 |
Property, plant and equipment
and investment properties |
|
39,324 |
|
|
39,310 |
Intangible assets and
goodwill |
|
24,299 |
|
|
23,193 |
Investments in associates and
joint ventures |
|
5,386 |
|
|
4,725 |
Deferred income taxes and other |
|
5,259 |
|
|
4,850 |
Total assets |
$ |
76,709 |
|
$ |
73,961 |
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
partnership capital |
|
|
|
Corporate borrowings |
$ |
3,180 |
|
$ |
2,719 |
Non-recourse borrowings |
|
27,583 |
|
|
26,534 |
Financial liabilities |
|
3,346 |
|
|
3,240 |
Deferred income taxes and
other |
|
15,625 |
|
|
15,077 |
|
|
|
|
Partnership
capital |
|
|
|
Limited partners |
|
5,741 |
|
|
5,702 |
General partner |
|
31 |
|
|
31 |
Non-controlling interest
attributable to: |
|
|
|
Redeemable partnership units held by Brookfield |
|
2,420 |
|
|
2,408 |
Exchangeable units/shares1 |
|
1,462 |
|
|
1,454 |
Perpetual subordinated notes |
|
293 |
|
|
— |
Interest of others in operating subsidiaries |
|
16,110 |
|
|
15,658 |
Preferred unitholders |
|
918 |
|
|
1,138 |
Total partnership capital |
|
26,975 |
|
|
26,391 |
Total liabilities and partnership capital |
$ |
76,709 |
|
$ |
73,961 |
- Includes
non-controlling interest attributable to BIPC exchangeable shares,
BIPC Exchangeable LP units and Exchange LP units
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P.Consolidated Statements of Operating
Results
|
For the three months ended March 31 |
US$
millions, except per unit information, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
3,411 |
|
|
$ |
2,683 |
|
Direct operating costs |
|
(2,506 |
) |
|
|
(1,815 |
) |
General
and administrative expense |
|
(121 |
) |
|
|
(95 |
) |
|
|
784 |
|
|
|
773 |
|
Interest expense |
|
(409 |
) |
|
|
(355 |
) |
Share of earnings from
associates and joint ventures |
|
54 |
|
|
|
67 |
|
Mark-to-market on hedging
items |
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
35 |
|
Other
income |
|
35 |
|
|
|
27 |
|
Income before income tax |
|
432 |
|
|
|
547 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
|
Current |
|
(120 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
Deferred |
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
Net income |
|
294 |
|
|
|
413 |
|
Non-controlling interest of others in operating subsidiaries |
|
(224 |
) |
|
|
(223 |
) |
Net income attributable to partnership |
$ |
70 |
|
|
$ |
190 |
|
|
|
|
|
Attributable to: |
|
|
|
Limited partners |
$ |
6 |
|
|
$ |
89 |
|
General partner |
|
60 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
Non-controlling interest |
|
|
|
Redeemable partnership units held by Brookfield |
|
3 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
Exchangeable units/shares1 |
|
1 |
|
|
|
14 |
|
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per unit attributable to: |
|
|
|
Limited partners2 |
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
0.27 |
|
- Includes
non-controlling interest attributable to BIPC exchangeable shares,
BIPC Exchangeable LP units and Exchange LP units
-
Average number of limited partnership units outstanding on a time
weighted average basis for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2022 were 305.3 million, respectively (2021 –
295.4 million). Results in a loss per limited partnership unit
for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022 as allocation of
net income is reduced by distributions to preferred unitholders,
interest expense paid on perpetual notes classified as equity, and
incentive distributions
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P.Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
|
For the three months ended March 31 |
US$
millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities |
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
294 |
|
|
$ |
413 |
|
Adjusted for the following
items: |
|
|
|
Earnings from investments in associates and joint ventures, net of
distributions received |
|
70 |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
544 |
|
|
|
469 |
|
Mark-to-market on hedging items, provisions and other |
|
21 |
|
|
|
(94 |
) |
Deferred income tax expense |
|
18 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
Change
in non-cash working capital, net |
|
(212 |
) |
|
|
(94 |
) |
Cash from operating activities |
|
735 |
|
|
|
726 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
Activities |
|
|
|
Net (investments in) proceeds
from: |
|
|
|
Operating assets |
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
(96 |
) |
Associates |
|
(455 |
) |
|
|
412 |
|
Long-lived assets |
|
(590 |
) |
|
|
(321 |
) |
Financial assets |
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
125 |
|
Net
settlements of foreign exchange contracts |
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
Cash (used by) from investing activities |
|
(1,124 |
) |
|
|
121 |
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
Activities |
|
|
|
Distributions to limited and
general partners |
|
(357 |
) |
|
|
(303 |
) |
Net borrowings
(repayments): |
|
|
|
Corporate |
|
439 |
|
|
|
(764 |
) |
Subsidiary |
|
642 |
|
|
|
173 |
|
Deposit received from
parent |
|
200 |
|
|
|
400 |
|
Net preferred units (redeemed)
issued |
|
(243 |
) |
|
|
194 |
|
Partnership units issued |
|
4 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Net
capital provided by (to) non-controlling interest and other |
|
112 |
|
|
|
(245 |
) |
Cash from (used by) financing activities |
|
797 |
|
|
|
(542 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents |
|
|
|
Change during the period |
$ |
408 |
|
|
$ |
305 |
|
Cash reclassified as held for sale |
|
— |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
Impact of foreign exchange on cash |
|
155 |
|
|
|
(26 |
) |
Balance, beginning of period |
|
1,406 |
|
|
|
867 |
|
Balance, end of period |
$ |
1,969 |
|
|
$ |
1,140 |
|
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P. Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds from
Operations
|
For the three monthperiod ended March 31 |
US$
millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
294 |
|
|
$ |
413 |
|
Add back or deduct the following: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
544 |
|
|
|
469 |
|
Share of earnings from investments in associates and joint
ventures |
|
(54 |
) |
|
|
(67 |
) |
FFO contribution from investments in associates and joint
ventures1 |
|
206 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
Deferred tax expense |
|
18 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
Mark-to-market on hedging items |
|
32 |
|
|
|
(35 |
) |
Other expense2 |
|
19 |
|
|
|
4 |
|
Consolidated Funds from Operations |
$ |
1,059 |
|
|
$ |
1,009 |
|
FFO Attributable to non-controlling interests3 |
|
(566 |
) |
|
|
(578 |
) |
FFO |
$ |
493 |
|
|
$ |
431 |
|
- FFO contribution
from investments in associates and joint ventures correspond to the
FFO attributable to the partnership that are generated by its
investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using
the equity method.
- Other expense corresponds to amounts
that are not related to the revenue earning activities and are not
normal, recurring cash operating expenses necessary for business
operations. Other income/expenses excluded from FFO primarily
includes gains on the disposition of subsidiaries, associates and
joint ventures, acquisition costs, gains/losses on remeasurement of
borrowings, amortization of deferred financing costs, fair value
remeasurement gains/losses, accretion expenses on deferred
consideration or asset retirement obligations, and gains or losses
on debt extinguishment.
- Amounts attributable to non-controlling
interests are calculated based on the economic ownership interests
held by non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries. By
adjusting FFO attributable to non-controlling interests, our
partnership is able to remove the portion of FFO earned at
non-wholly owned subsidiaries that are not attributable to our
partnership.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P.Statements of Funds from Operations per
Unit
|
For the three months ended March 31 |
US$,
unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per limited partnership unit1 |
$ |
(0.02 |
) |
|
$ |
0.27 |
Add back or deduct the
following: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
0.63 |
|
|
|
0.60 |
Deferred taxes and other items |
|
0.35 |
|
|
|
0.06 |
FFO per unit2 |
$ |
0.96 |
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
- Average
number of limited partnership units outstanding on a time weighted
average basis for the three-month period ended March 31, 2022
were 305.3 million (2021 – 295.4 million). Results in a
loss per limited partnership unit for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2022 as allocation of net income is reduced by
distributions to preferred unitholders, interest expense paid on
perpetual notes classified as equity, and incentive
distributions
- Average
number of partnership units outstanding on a fully diluted time
weighted average basis for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2022 were 514.0 million (2021:
465.0 million)
Notes:
The Statements of Funds from Operations per unit
above are prepared on a basis that is consistent with the
Partnership’s Supplemental Information and differs from net income
per limited partnership unit as presented in Brookfield
Infrastructure’s Consolidated Statements of Operating Results on
page 7 of this release, which is prepared in accordance with IFRS.
Management uses funds from operations per unit (FFO per unit) as a
key measure to evaluate operating performance. Readers are
encouraged to consider both measures in assessing Brookfield
Infrastructure’s results.
Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation
ReportsFirst Quarter 2022 Results and
Three-for-Two Stock Split
The Board of Directors of Brookfield
Infrastructure Corporation (“BIPC” or our “company”) (NYSE, TSX:
BIPC) today has declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of
$0.54 per class A exchangeable subordinate voting share of BIPC (a
“share”), payable on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record as at
the close of business on May 31, 2022. This dividend is identical
in amount per share and has identical record and payment dates to
the quarterly distribution announced today by Brookfield
Infrastructure Partners L.P. (“BIP” or the “Partnership”) on its
units.
To ensure our shares remain accessible to
individual shareholders and further enhance liquidity of our
shares, our Board of Directors has approved a three-for-two share
split of our shares payable on June 10, 2022 to shareholders of
record at the close of business on June 6, 2022. The quarterly
dividend will be payable on the pre-split shares outstanding as at
the close of business on May 31, 2022 and no quarterly dividend
will be payable on any shares issued on June 10, 2022 as a result
of the share split. As the share split takes effect after the
record date for the quarterly share dividend, it will not affect
the announced dividend for the quarter which remains at $0.54 per
share outstanding. Subject to Board approval, BIPC expects to
commence paying a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share beginning
on September 30, 2022 to reflect the additional number of shares
that will be outstanding after the effective date of the share
split. The Board of Directors of BIP has approved a concurrent
three-for-two unit split of BIP’s units. Please refer to the
“Brookfield Infrastructure Reports First Quarter 2022 Results and
Three-for-Two Stock Split - Stock Split” section of this press
release, above, for complete details related to the share and unit
splits.
The shares of BIPC are structured with the
intention of being economically equivalent to the non-voting
limited partnership units of BIP (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN). We
believe economic equivalence is achieved through identical
dividends and distributions on the shares and BIP’s units and each
share being exchangeable at the option of the holder for one BIP
unit at any time. Given the economic equivalence, we expect that
the market price of the shares will be significantly impacted by
the market price of BIP’s units and the combined business
performance of our company and BIP as a whole. In addition to
carefully considering the disclosure made in this news release in
its entirety, shareholders are strongly encouraged to thoroughly
review BIP’s letter to unitholders, supplemental information and
its other continuous disclosure filings. BIP’s letter to
unitholders and supplemental information are available at
www.brookfield.com/infrastructure. Copies of the Partnership’s
continuous disclosure filings are available electronically on EDGAR
on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com.
Results
The net income and Funds from Operations1 (FFO)
of BIPC are captured in the Partnership’s financial statements and
results.
BIPC reported a net loss attributable to the
partnership of $373 million for the three-month period ended
March 31, 2022 compared to $178 million in the prior year.
After adjusting for revaluation and dividends paid on our shares
that are classified as liabilities under IFRS, net income
attributable to the partnership increased by approximately
$50 million compared to the prior year. FFO of $102 million
for the quarter was in-line with $104 million in the prior
year.
Both earnings and FFO benefited from capital
commissioned into rate base and increased connections activity at
our U.K. regulated distribution business, as well as inflationary
tariff increases and an increased ownership interest at our
Brazilian regulated gas transmission business. In addition, results
benefited from the partial contribution of our Australian regulated
utility that was acquired in February 2022, whereas the prior year
included earnings associated with our U.K. smart meter portfolio
which was sold in May 2021.
Note: This news release may contain
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 “believe”, “expect”,
“will” derivatives thereof 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 the
three-for-two split of BIP’s and BIPC’s respective units and
shares, the impact of the market price of BIP’s units and the
combined business performance of our company and BIP as a whole on
the market price of the shares. 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 and
services, 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 favorable commodity
prices, and our ability to achieve the milestones necessary to
deliver the targeted returns to our unitholders, the impact of
market conditions on our 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 impact
of health pandemics such as COVID-19 on our business and operations
(including the availability, distribution and acceptance of
effective vaccines), the ability to effectively complete
transactions in the competitive infrastructure space (including the
ability to complete announced and potential transactions that may
be subject to conditions precedent, and the inability to reach
final agreement with counterparties to transactions being currently
pursued, given that there can be no assurance that any such
transaction will be agreed to or completed) and to integrate
acquisitions into existing operations, the future performance of
these acquisitions, changes in technology which have the potential
to disrupt the business and industries in which we invest, 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 BIPC with the securities
regulators in Canada and the United States including “Risk Factors”
in BIPC’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 Corporation 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.
-
We define FFO as net income excluding the impact of depreciation
and amortization, deferred income taxes, mark-to-market on hedging
items and other income (expenses) that are not related to the
revenue earning activities and are not normal, recurring cash
operating expenses necessary for business operations. We also
exclude from FFO dividends paid on the exchangeable shares of our
company that are presented as interest expense, as well as the
interest expense on loans payable to the partnership which
represent the partnership’s investment in our company. FFO includes
balances attributable to our company generated by investments in
associates accounted for using the equity method and excludes
amounts attributable to non-controlling interests based on the
economic interests held by non-controlling interests in
consolidated subsidiaries. We believe that FFO, when viewed in
conjunction with our IFRS results, provides a more complete
understanding of factors and trends affecting our underlying
operations. FFO is a measure of operating performance that is not
calculated in accordance with, and does not have any standardized
meaning prescribed by IFRS as issued by the International
Accounting Standards Board. FFO is therefore unlikely to be
comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. A
reconciliation of net income to FFO is available on page 16 of this
release. Readers are encouraged to consider both measures in
assessing our company’s results.
Brookfield Infrastructure
CorporationConsolidated Statements of Financial
Position
|
As of |
US$
millions, unaudited |
|
March 31,2022 |
|
|
Dec. 31,2021 |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,219 |
|
|
$ |
469 |
|
Accounts receivable and
other |
|
510 |
|
|
|
448 |
|
Due from Brookfield
Infrastructure |
|
524 |
|
|
|
1,093 |
|
Property, plant and
equipment |
|
4,738 |
|
|
|
4,803 |
|
Intangible assets |
|
3,138 |
|
|
|
2,687 |
|
Investments in associates |
|
486 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Goodwill |
|
570 |
|
|
|
489 |
|
Deferred tax asset and other |
|
178 |
|
|
|
97 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
11,363 |
|
|
$ |
10,086 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
Equity |
|
|
|
Accounts payable and
other |
$ |
605 |
|
|
$ |
605 |
|
Loans payable to Brookfield
Infrastructure |
|
131 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
Exchangeable and class B
shares |
|
4,872 |
|
|
|
4,466 |
|
Non-recourse borrowings |
|
4,335 |
|
|
|
3,556 |
|
Financial liabilities |
|
1,078 |
|
|
|
995 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities and
other |
|
1,905 |
|
|
|
1,757 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
Equity in net assets
attributable to the Partnership |
|
(2,470 |
) |
|
|
(2,127 |
) |
Non-controlling interest |
|
907 |
|
|
|
703 |
|
Total equity |
|
(1,563 |
) |
|
|
(1,424 |
) |
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
11,363 |
|
|
$ |
10,086 |
|
Brookfield Infrastructure
CorporationConsolidated Statements of Operating
Results
|
For the three months ended March 31 |
US$
millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
461 |
|
|
$ |
399 |
|
Direct operating costs |
|
(134 |
) |
|
|
(144 |
) |
General
and administrative expenses |
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
|
307 |
|
|
|
245 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
(102 |
) |
|
|
(63 |
) |
Share of losses from
investments in associates |
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Remeasurement of exchangeable
and class B shares |
|
(397 |
) |
|
|
(173 |
) |
Mark-to-market and other income (expense) |
|
101 |
|
|
|
(24 |
) |
Loss before income tax |
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
Income tax expense |
|
|
|
Current |
|
(90 |
) |
|
|
(53 |
) |
Deferred |
|
(29 |
) |
|
|
(18 |
) |
Net loss |
$ |
(216 |
) |
|
$ |
(86 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Attributable to: |
|
|
|
Partnership |
$ |
(373 |
) |
|
$ |
(178 |
) |
Non-controlling interest |
|
157 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
Brookfield Infrastructure
CorporationConsolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
|
For the three monthsended March 31 |
US$
millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities |
|
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(216 |
) |
|
$ |
(86 |
) |
Adjusted for the following
items: |
|
|
|
Losses from investments in associates, net of distributions
received |
|
6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
54 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
Mark-to-market on hedging items and other |
|
(82 |
) |
|
|
21 |
|
Remeasurement of exchangeable and class B shares |
|
397 |
|
|
|
173 |
|
Deferred income tax expense |
|
29 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Change
in non-cash working capital, net |
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
(77 |
) |
Cash from operating activities |
|
123 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
Activities |
|
|
|
Investments in associates |
|
(455 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Purchase of long-lived assets,
net of disposals |
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
(95 |
) |
Purchase of financial assets |
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Cash used by investing activities |
|
(639 |
) |
|
|
(95 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Financing
Activities |
|
|
|
Distributions to
non-controlling interest |
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(106 |
) |
Proceeds from borrowings, net
of repayments |
|
1,144 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Cash from (used by) financing activities |
|
1,125 |
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents |
|
|
|
Change during the period |
$ |
609 |
|
|
$ |
(49 |
) |
Impact of foreign exchange on cash |
|
141 |
|
|
|
(19 |
) |
Balance, beginning of period |
|
469 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
Balance, end of period |
$ |
1,219 |
|
|
$ |
124 |
|
Brookfield Infrastructure
CorporationStatements of Funds from
Operations
|
For the three months ended March 31 |
US$
millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Net loss |
$ |
(216 |
) |
|
$ |
(86 |
) |
Add back or deduct the following: |
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
54 |
|
|
|
75 |
|
Share of losses from investments in associates |
|
6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
FFO contribution from investments in associates1 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Deferred income tax expense |
|
29 |
|
|
|
18 |
|
Mark-to-market on hedging items and foreign currency
revaluation |
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
10 |
|
Other expenses2 |
|
13 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
Remeasurement of exchangeable and class B shares |
|
397 |
|
|
|
173 |
|
Dividends classified as interest expense and interest expense on
intercompany loans |
|
40 |
|
|
|
36 |
|
Consolidated Funds from Operations |
|
227 |
|
|
|
241 |
|
FFO attributable to non-controlling interests3 |
|
(125 |
) |
|
|
(137 |
) |
FFO |
$ |
102 |
|
|
$ |
104 |
|
- FFO contribution from investments in associates correspond to
the FFO attributable to our company that are generated by its
investments in associates accounted for using the equity
method
- Other expenses correspond to amounts that are not related to
the revenue earnings activities and are not normal, recurring cash
operating expenses necessary for business operations. Other
expenses excluded from FFO primarily include fair value
remeasurement gains/losses and accretion expense on deferred
consideration.
- Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests are
calculated based on the economic ownership interests held by
non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries. By
adjusting FFO attributable to non-controlling interests, our
company is able to remove the portion of FFO earned at non-wholly
owned subsidiaries that are not attributable to the
partnership.
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