Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (Brookfield Infrastructure,
BIP, or the Partnership) (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN) today announced
its results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2022.
“2022 was another successful year for Brookfield
Infrastructure. We achieved organic growth exceeding our target
range, recorded our highest quarterly FFO per unit, secured
outsized capital deployment and replenished our capital backlog,”
said Sam Pollock, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield
Infrastructure. “We begin this year in a strong position to
capitalize on attractive new investment opportunities amidst market
uncertainty.”
|
For the three months ended December 31 |
|
For the twelve months ended December 31 |
US$ millions (except per unit
amounts), unaudited1 |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
Net income attributable to the partnership2 |
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
138 |
|
$ |
407 |
|
$ |
1,093 |
– per unit3,4 |
|
(0.03 |
) |
|
|
0.09 |
|
|
0.14 |
|
|
1.16 |
FFO5 |
|
556 |
|
|
|
486 |
|
|
2,087 |
|
|
1,733 |
– per
unit4,6 |
|
0.72 |
|
|
|
0.65 |
|
|
2.71 |
|
|
2.42 |
For the year ended December 31, 2022, we
reported net income attributable to the partnership of $0.4 billion
compared to $1.1 billion for the prior year. Current year results
benefited from contributions associated with recent acquisitions,
organic growth across our base business and gains from our
corporate foreign currency hedging programs. In the prior year,
dispositions of several businesses contributed approximately $1.1
billion of gains, most notably our district energy platform.
Funds From Operations (or FFO) of $2.1 billion
for the year reflects a 20% increase compared to 2021. Results
benefited from organic growth for the year of 10%, capturing
elevated inflation in the countries where we operate and volume
growth across the majority of our critical infrastructure networks.
During the year we commissioned over $1 billion of new capital
projects that are now contributing to earnings, as well as deployed
a further $1 billion into new acquisitions that favorably impacted
results.
Segment Performance
The following table summarizes FFO by
segment:
|
For the three months ended December 31 |
|
For the twelve months ended December 31 |
US$
millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
FFO by segment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Utilities |
$ |
188 |
|
|
$ |
167 |
|
|
$ |
739 |
|
|
$ |
705 |
|
Transport |
|
207 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
|
|
794 |
|
|
|
701 |
|
Midstream |
|
205 |
|
|
|
183 |
|
|
|
743 |
|
|
|
492 |
|
Data |
|
61 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
Corporate |
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
(428 |
) |
|
|
(403 |
) |
FFO |
$ |
556 |
|
|
$ |
486 |
|
|
$ |
2,087 |
|
|
$ |
1,733 |
|
The utilities segment generated FFO of $739
million, compared to $705 million in the prior year, an increase of
5%. This growth reflects an average inflation indexation of 8% that
positively impacted almost our entire asset base, and the
contribution associated with $485 million of capital commissioned
into our rate base. Results also improved from the contribution of
two recently completed Australian utility acquisitions. Partially
offsetting these results were the impact of higher borrowing costs
at our Brazilian utilities because of higher interest rates and
incremental debt, as well as the sale of our North American
district energy platform completed during 2021.
FFO for the transport segment was $794 million,
compared to $701 million in the prior year, an increase of 13%.
Results primarily benefited from inflationary tariff increases
across all our businesses, higher volumes supported by strong
economic activity surrounding our networks, and the commissioning
of approximately $400 million in capital expansion projects during
the year. Prior year results included a full contribution from our
North American container terminal that we sold in June.
FFO for the midstream segment totaled $743
million, compared to $492 million in the previous year. This
step-change is a function of the acquisition of our diversified
Canadian midstream operation that we completed in the fourth
quarter of 2021. Results for the base businesses improved due to
elevated commodity prices, which led to increased utilization and
higher market sensitive revenues.
The data segment generated FFO of $239 million,
consistent with the prior year. Our underlying data businesses
performed well as they continue to benefit from increasing customer
utilization and network densification requirements. Growth was
driven by additional points-of-presence and inflationary tariff
escalators across our portfolio. These positive effects were
partially offset by the impact of foreign exchange on our euro and
Indian rupee denominated cash flows.
Update on Strategic Initiatives
Capital deployment in 2022 built on the record
deployment of 2021. Over this two-year period, Brookfield
Infrastructure deployed over $5 billion into new assets. During
2022, we secured $2.9 billion of investments across five
transactions that are now closed and will begin contributing to
results this year. We also entered into a partnership to construct
a state-of-the-art semiconductor foundry in the U.S. This
innovative transaction has added approximately $4 billion to our
capital backlog and pioneered a new investment structure to deploy
our large-scale and flexible capital.
With our 2022 deployment behind us, we have
replenished our investment pipeline. In addition to evaluating
several corporate carve outs, a large component of our investment
pipeline is comprised of public-to-private opportunities.
On the capital recycling front, we are focused
on closing the sale of our Indian toll road portfolio and the sale
of our 50% owned freehold landlord port in Victoria, Australia.
After the previous sale did not receive regulatory approval, we
signed a binding agreement to sell the port to a reconstituted
consortium for A$1.2 billion, which was at a 30x 2022 EBITDA
multiple. Closing of these transactions is anticipated to occur in
the first half of 2023, with net proceeds to BIP of approximately
$260 million. We are also progressing several advanced stage sales
processes and we recently launched the next round of asset sales
that we expect will garner significant interest in light of the
current economic environment. Together, these processes should
generate over $2 billion of net proceeds for the partnership this
year.
Distribution and Dividend Increase
The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly
distribution in the amount of $0.3825 per unit, payable on March
31, 2023 to unitholders of record as at the close of business on
February 28, 2023. This distribution represents a 6% increase
compared to the prior year. 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 capital gains 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 $0.3825 per share, also payable on March 31, 2023 to
shareholders of record as at the close of business on February 28,
2023.
Conference Call and Quarterly Earnings
Details
Investors, analysts and other interested parties
can access Brookfield Infrastructure’s Fourth Quarter 2022 Results,
as well as Letter to Unitholders and Supplemental Information, at
https://bip.brookfield.com.
To participate in the Conference Call today at
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Additional Information
The Board has reviewed and approved this news
release, including the summarized unaudited financial information
contained herein.
About Brookfield 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
https://bip.brookfield.com.
Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed
infrastructure company of Brookfield Corporation, a global
alternative asset manager with approximately $800 billion of assets
under management. For more information, go to
https://www.brookfield.com.
Contact Information
MediaSebastien BouchardVice President,
Communications Tel: +1 (416) 943-7937Email:
sebastien.bouchard@brookfield.com |
Investor Relations Stephen Fukuda Vice President,
Corporate Development & Investor Relations Tel: +1 (416)
956-5129 Email: stephen.fukuda@brookfield.com |
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Statements
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
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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 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 on our business and
operations, 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.
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.
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 and twelve-month periods ended
December 31, 2022 were 458.3 million and 458.1 million,
respectively (2021: 450.4 million and 445.1 million).
-
On June 10, 2022, Brookfield Infrastructure completed a
three-for-two stock split of BIP units, BIPC exchangeable shares,
Exchange LP Units, and BIPC exchangeable LP units, by way of a
subdivision whereby unitholders/shareholders received an additional
one-half of a unit/share for each unit/share held. Brookfield
Infrastructure’s preferred units were not affected by the stock
split. All historical unit and share counts, as well as per
unit/share disclosures have been adjusted to effect for the change
in units due to the stock split.
-
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 items 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 and twelve-month periods
ended December 31, 2022 were 771.3 million and 771.2 million,
respectively (2021: 752.6 million and 714.8 million).
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P.Consolidated Statements of Financial
Position
|
As of December 31 |
US$
millions, unaudited |
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
1,279 |
|
$ |
1,406 |
Financial assets |
|
785 |
|
|
477 |
Property, plant and equipment
and investment properties |
|
37,991 |
|
|
39,310 |
Intangible assets and
goodwill |
|
20,611 |
|
|
23,193 |
Investments in associates and
joint ventures |
|
5,325 |
|
|
4,725 |
Deferred income taxes and other |
|
6,978 |
|
|
4,850 |
Total assets |
$ |
72,969 |
|
$ |
73,961 |
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
partnership capital |
|
|
|
Corporate borrowings |
$ |
3,666 |
|
$ |
2,719 |
Non-recourse borrowings |
|
26,567 |
|
|
26,534 |
Financial liabilities |
|
2,067 |
|
|
3,240 |
Deferred income taxes and
other |
|
15,115 |
|
|
15,077 |
|
|
|
|
Partnership
capital |
|
|
|
Limited partners |
|
5,372 |
|
|
5,702 |
General partner |
|
27 |
|
|
31 |
Non-controlling interest
attributable to: |
|
|
|
Redeemable partnership units held by Brookfield |
|
2,263 |
|
|
2,408 |
Exchangeable units/shares1 |
|
1,361 |
|
|
1,454 |
Perpetual subordinated notes |
|
293 |
|
|
— |
Interest of others in operating subsidiaries |
|
15,320 |
|
|
15,658 |
Preferred unitholders |
|
918 |
|
|
1,138 |
Total partnership capital |
|
25,554 |
|
|
26,391 |
Total liabilities and partnership capital |
$ |
72,969 |
|
$ |
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 monthsended December 31 |
|
For the twelve monthsended December 31 |
US$ millions, except per unit information, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
3,708 |
|
|
$ |
3,252 |
|
|
$ |
14,427 |
|
|
$ |
11,537 |
|
Direct operating costs |
|
(2,702 |
) |
|
|
(2,375 |
) |
|
|
(10,510 |
) |
|
|
(8,247 |
) |
General and administrative
expense |
|
(95 |
) |
|
|
(113 |
) |
|
|
(433 |
) |
|
|
(406 |
) |
|
|
911 |
|
|
|
764 |
|
|
|
3,484 |
|
|
|
2,884 |
|
Interest expense |
|
(497 |
) |
|
|
(383 |
) |
|
|
(1,855 |
) |
|
|
(1,468 |
) |
Share of (losses) earnings
from associates and joint ventures |
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
88 |
|
Mark-to-market on hedging
items |
|
(62 |
) |
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
80 |
|
Other
income |
|
91 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
1,749 |
|
Income before income tax |
|
430 |
|
|
|
543 |
|
|
|
1,935 |
|
|
|
3,333 |
|
Income tax (expense)
recovery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
(115 |
) |
|
|
(474 |
) |
|
|
(374 |
) |
Deferred |
|
(31 |
) |
|
|
36 |
|
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
(240 |
) |
Net income |
|
295 |
|
|
|
464 |
|
|
|
1,375 |
|
|
|
2,719 |
|
Non-controlling interest of others in operating subsidiaries |
|
(247 |
) |
|
|
(326 |
) |
|
|
(968 |
) |
|
|
(1,626 |
) |
Net income attributable to partnership |
$ |
48 |
|
|
$ |
138 |
|
|
$ |
407 |
|
|
$ |
1,093 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limited partners |
$ |
(7 |
) |
|
$ |
50 |
|
|
$ |
101 |
|
|
$ |
556 |
|
General partner |
|
60 |
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
|
|
210 |
|
Non-controlling interest |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable partnership units held by Brookfield |
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
229 |
|
Exchangeable units/shares1 |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
|
|
98 |
|
Basic and diluted (loss) earnings per unit attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Limited partners2 |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
|
$ |
1.16 |
|
- 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 and twelve-month periods ended
December 31, 2022 were 458.3 million and 458.1 million,
respectively (2021: 450.4 million and 445.1 million). Earnings
per limited partnership unit for the three and twelve-month periods
ended December 31, 2021 were adjusted to reflect the impact of the
stock split.
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P.Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
|
For the three monthsended December 31 |
|
For the twelve monthsended December 31 |
US$ millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
295 |
|
|
$ |
464 |
|
|
$ |
1,375 |
|
|
$ |
2,719 |
|
Adjusted for the following
items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from investments in associates and joint ventures, net of
distributions received |
|
353 |
|
|
|
84 |
|
|
|
563 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
542 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
2,158 |
|
|
|
2,036 |
|
Mark-to-market on hedging items, provisions and other |
|
96 |
|
|
|
(168 |
) |
|
|
(147 |
) |
|
|
(1,768 |
) |
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) |
|
31 |
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
Change
in non-cash working capital, net |
|
(331 |
) |
|
|
(329 |
) |
|
|
(904 |
) |
|
|
(524 |
) |
Cash from operating activities |
|
986 |
|
|
|
565 |
|
|
|
3,131 |
|
|
|
2,772 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (investments in) proceeds
from: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating and held for sale assets |
|
32 |
|
|
|
(53 |
) |
|
|
(281 |
) |
|
|
361 |
|
Associates |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(589 |
) |
|
|
412 |
|
Long-lived assets |
|
(660 |
) |
|
|
(680 |
) |
|
|
(2,734 |
) |
|
|
(1,982 |
) |
Financial assets |
|
34 |
|
|
|
229 |
|
|
|
61 |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Net
settlements of foreign exchange contracts |
|
65 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
178 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
Cash used by investing activities |
|
(529 |
) |
|
|
(476 |
) |
|
|
(3,365 |
) |
|
|
(1,173 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions to limited and
general partners |
|
(353 |
) |
|
|
(331 |
) |
|
|
(1,418 |
) |
|
|
(1,257 |
) |
Net (repayments)
borrowings: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Corporate |
|
(187 |
) |
|
|
(713 |
) |
|
|
1,124 |
|
|
|
(456 |
) |
Subsidiary |
|
883 |
|
|
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
2,493 |
|
|
|
2,011 |
|
Deposit repaid to parent |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(545 |
) |
Net preferred units
redeemed |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(243 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
Partnership units issued |
|
2 |
|
|
|
1,064 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
1,073 |
|
Settlement of deferred
consideration |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,224 |
) |
|
|
(191 |
) |
Net capital provided to
non-controlling interest |
|
(226 |
) |
|
|
(163 |
) |
|
|
(458 |
) |
|
|
(843 |
) |
Lease liability repaid and
other |
|
(464 |
) |
|
|
(474 |
) |
|
|
(231 |
) |
|
|
(775 |
) |
Cash (used by) from financing activities |
|
(345 |
) |
|
|
(681 |
) |
|
|
56 |
|
|
|
(995 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change during the period |
$ |
112 |
|
|
$ |
(592 |
) |
|
$ |
(178 |
) |
|
$ |
604 |
|
Cash reclassified from (to) held for sale |
|
94 |
|
|
|
161 |
|
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Impact of foreign exchange on cash |
|
20 |
|
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
Balance, beginning of period |
|
1,053 |
|
|
|
1,840 |
|
|
|
1,406 |
|
|
|
867 |
|
Balance, end of period |
$ |
1,279 |
|
|
$ |
1,406 |
|
|
$ |
1,279 |
|
|
$ |
1,406 |
|
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners
L.P. Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds from
Operations
|
For the three monthsended December 31 |
|
For the twelve monthsended December 31 |
US$ millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
295 |
|
|
$ |
464 |
|
|
$ |
1,375 |
|
|
$ |
2,719 |
|
Add back or deduct the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
542 |
|
|
|
550 |
|
|
|
2,158 |
|
|
|
2,036 |
|
Share losses (earnings) from investments in associates and joint
ventures |
|
13 |
|
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(88 |
) |
FFO contribution from investments in associates and joint
ventures1 |
|
238 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
886 |
|
|
|
745 |
|
Deferred tax expense (recovery) |
|
31 |
|
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
86 |
|
|
|
240 |
|
Gain on disposition of subsidiaries, associates and joint
ventures2 |
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
(246 |
) |
|
|
(107 |
) |
|
|
(2,118 |
) |
Mark-to-market on hedging items |
|
62 |
|
|
|
(84 |
) |
|
|
(202 |
) |
|
|
(80 |
) |
Other expense3 |
|
3 |
|
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
251 |
|
|
|
533 |
|
Consolidated Funds from Operations |
|
1,152 |
|
|
|
1,065 |
|
|
|
4,435 |
|
|
|
3,987 |
|
FFO attributable to non-controlling interests4 |
|
(596 |
) |
|
|
(579 |
) |
|
|
(2,348 |
) |
|
|
(2,254 |
) |
FFO |
$ |
556 |
|
|
$ |
486 |
|
|
$ |
2,087 |
|
|
$ |
1,733 |
|
.
-
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.
-
Gains on disposition of subsidiaries, associates, and joint
ventures are presented net of gains/losses relating to foreign
currency translation reclassified from accumulated comprehensive
income to other income (expense) on the Consolidated Statement of
Operating Results.
- 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 December 31 |
|
For the twelve months ended December 31 |
US$,
unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings (loss) per limited
partnership unit1 |
$ |
(0.03 |
) |
|
$ |
0.09 |
|
$ |
0.14 |
|
$ |
1.16 |
|
Add back or deduct the
following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
0.41 |
|
|
|
0.43 |
|
|
1.66 |
|
|
1.60 |
|
Deferred taxes and other items |
|
0.34 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
|
0.91 |
|
|
(0.34 |
) |
FFO per unit2 |
$ |
0.72 |
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
$ |
2.71 |
|
$ |
2.42 |
|
- Average
number of limited partnership units outstanding on a time weighted
average basis for the three and twelve-month periods ended
December 31, 2022 were 458.3 million and 458.1 million,
respectively (2021: 450.4 million and 445.1 million). Earnings per
limited partnership unit for the three and twelve-month periods
ended December 31, 2021 were adjusted to reflect the impact of the
stock split.
- Average
number of partnership units outstanding on a fully diluted time
weighted average basis for the three and twelve-month periods ended
December 31, 2022 were 771.3 million and 771.2 million,
respectively (2021: 752.6 million and 714.8 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
Reports Strong 2022 Year-End Results&
Announces Dividend Increase
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
$0.3825 per class A exchangeable subordinate voting share of BIPC
(a “Share”), payable on March 31, 2023 to shareholders of record as
at the close of business on February 28, 2023. This dividend
represents a 6% increase compared to the prior year. This dividend
is identical in amount per Share and has identical record and
payment dates to the quarterly distribution announced today by BIP
on its units.
The Shares of BIPC are structured with the
intention of being economically equivalent to the non-voting
limited partnership units of Brookfield Infrastructure Partnership
L.P. (“BIP” or the “Partnership”) (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 carefully
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
https://bip.brookfield.com. 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 net income of $1.6 billion
compared to $27 million in the prior year. Current earnings
benefited from organic growth across our portfolio, as well as a
$1.1 billion revaluation gain on our Shares that are classified as
liabilities under IFRS. Additionally, the prior year included a
revaluation loss of $0.4 billion on our Shares and a higher
income tax expense related to a previous increase in the future
U.K. tax rate.
Our business generated FFO of $456 million for
the year, representing a 5% increase compared to the prior year.
FFO benefited from inflation-indexation at our Brazilian gas
transmission business and capital commissioned into rate base, as
well as higher connections activity at our U.K. regulated
distribution business. FFO further benefited from the acquisition
of our Australian regulated utility earlier this year. These
benefits were partially offset by an increase in financing costs
and an increase in the base management fee.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking
Statements
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 on our business and
operations, 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 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. We also exclude from FFO
amounts attributable to non-controlling interests based on the
economic interests held by non-controlling interests in
consolidated subsidiaries. FFO 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 December 31 |
US$
millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
445 |
|
|
$ |
469 |
|
Due from Brookfield
Infrastructure |
|
566 |
|
|
|
1,093 |
|
Property, plant and
equipment |
|
4,718 |
|
|
|
4,803 |
|
Intangible assets |
|
2,847 |
|
|
|
2,687 |
|
Investments in associates |
|
428 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Goodwill |
|
518 |
|
|
|
489 |
|
Deferred tax asset and other |
|
656 |
|
|
|
545 |
|
Total assets |
$ |
10,178 |
|
|
$ |
10,086 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
Equity |
|
|
|
Accounts payable and
other |
$ |
781 |
|
|
$ |
605 |
|
Loans payable to Brookfield
Infrastructure |
|
26 |
|
|
|
131 |
|
Exchangeable and class B
shares |
|
3,426 |
|
|
|
4,466 |
|
Non-recourse borrowings |
|
4,577 |
|
|
|
3,556 |
|
Financial liabilities |
|
72 |
|
|
|
995 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities and
other |
|
1,657 |
|
|
|
1,757 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
Equity in net assets
attributable to the Partnership |
|
(1,119 |
) |
|
|
(2,127 |
) |
Non-controlling interest |
|
758 |
|
|
|
703 |
|
Total equity |
|
(361 |
) |
|
|
(1,424 |
) |
Total liabilities and equity |
$ |
10,178 |
|
|
$ |
10,086 |
|
Brookfield Infrastructure
CorporationConsolidated Statements of Operating
Results
|
For the three months ended December 31 |
|
For the twelve months ended December 31 |
US$ millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
$ |
492 |
|
|
$ |
414 |
|
|
$ |
1,886 |
|
|
$ |
1,643 |
|
Direct operating costs |
|
(156 |
) |
|
|
(104 |
) |
|
|
(542 |
) |
|
|
(526 |
) |
General
and administrative expense |
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
321 |
|
|
|
293 |
|
|
|
1,275 |
|
|
|
1,068 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
(152 |
) |
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
(544 |
) |
|
|
(294 |
) |
Share of earnings from
investments in associates |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Remeasurement of exchangeable
and class B shares |
|
542 |
|
|
|
(279 |
) |
|
|
1,058 |
|
|
|
(447 |
) |
Mark-to-market and other income (expense) |
|
24 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
88 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
Income (loss) before income tax |
|
735 |
|
|
|
(81 |
) |
|
|
1,881 |
|
|
|
432 |
|
Income tax (expense)
recovery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
(88 |
) |
|
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(341 |
) |
|
|
(234 |
) |
Deferred |
|
15 |
|
|
|
(14 |
) |
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
(171 |
) |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
662 |
|
|
$ |
(165 |
) |
|
$ |
1,619 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Partnership |
$ |
565 |
|
|
$ |
(269 |
) |
|
$ |
1,094 |
|
|
$ |
(368 |
) |
Non-controlling interest |
|
97 |
|
|
|
104 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
|
395 |
|
Brookfield Infrastructure
CorporationConsolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
|
For the three months ended December 31 |
|
For the twelve months ended December 31 |
US$ millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
662 |
|
|
$ |
(165 |
) |
|
$ |
1,619 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
Adjusted for the following
items: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from investments in associates, net of distributions
received |
|
7 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Depreciation and amortization expense |
|
52 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
Mark-to-market on hedging items and other |
|
1 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
(77 |
) |
Remeasurement of exchangeable and class B shares |
|
(542 |
) |
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
(1,058 |
) |
|
|
447 |
|
Deferred income tax (recovery) expense |
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
171 |
|
Change
in non-cash working capital, net |
|
159 |
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
35 |
|
Cash from operating activities |
|
324 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
|
893 |
|
|
|
839 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disposal of subsidiaries, net
of cash disposed |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
817 |
|
Investment in associates |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(455 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Purchase of long-lived assets,
net of disposals |
|
(146 |
) |
|
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
(521 |
) |
|
|
(415 |
) |
Purchase of financial assets
and other |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(71 |
) |
|
|
(76 |
) |
Cash (used by) from investing activities |
|
(146 |
) |
|
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
(1,047 |
) |
|
|
326 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
Activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exchangeable shares
issued |
|
— |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
128 |
|
Net capital provided to
non-controlling interest |
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
(448 |
) |
|
|
(708 |
) |
Proceeds from borrowings, net
of repayments |
|
30 |
|
|
|
(114 |
) |
|
|
1,550 |
|
|
|
(288 |
) |
Settlement of deferred consideration |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,106 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Cash (used by) from financing activities |
|
(6 |
) |
|
|
(38 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(868 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash
equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Change during the period |
$ |
172 |
|
|
$ |
72 |
|
|
$ |
(158 |
) |
|
$ |
297 |
|
Impact of foreign exchange on cash |
|
8 |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
134 |
|
|
|
(20 |
) |
Balance, beginning of period |
|
265 |
|
|
|
406 |
|
|
|
469 |
|
|
|
192 |
|
Balance, end of period |
$ |
445 |
|
|
$ |
469 |
|
|
$ |
445 |
|
|
$ |
469 |
|
Brookfield Infrastructure
CorporationReconciliation of Net Income to Funds
from Operations
|
For the three months ended December 31 |
|
For the twelve months ended December 31 |
US$ millions, unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
662 |
|
|
$ |
(165 |
) |
|
$ |
1,619 |
|
|
$ |
27 |
|
Add back or deduct the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
52 |
|
|
|
26 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
236 |
|
Share of earnings from investments in associates |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
FFO contribution from investments in associates(1) |
|
13 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
52 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Deferred income tax (recovery) expense |
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
14 |
|
|
|
(79 |
) |
|
|
171 |
|
Mark-to-market on hedging items and foreign currency
revaluation |
|
(11 |
) |
|
|
9 |
|
|
|
(49 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
Gain on disposition of subsidiaries(2) |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(175 |
) |
Other (income) expenses(3) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
74 |
|
Remeasurement of exchangeable and class B shares |
|
(542 |
) |
|
|
279 |
|
|
|
(1,058 |
) |
|
|
447 |
|
Dividends classified as interest expense and interest expense on
intercompany loans |
|
39 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
|
147 |
|
Consolidated Funds from Operations |
|
196 |
|
|
|
211 |
|
|
|
872 |
|
|
|
938 |
|
FFO attributable to non-controlling interests(4) |
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
(109 |
) |
|
|
(416 |
) |
|
|
(502 |
) |
FFO |
$ |
119 |
|
|
$ |
102 |
|
|
$ |
456 |
|
|
$ |
436 |
|
1. 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.
2. Gains on disposition of subsidiaries are
presented net of gains/losses relating to foreign currency
translation reclassified from accumulated comprehensive income to
other income (expense) on the Consolidated Statement of Operating
Results.
3. Other (income) expenses correspond to amounts
that are not related to the revenue earnings activities and are not
normal, recurring cash operating items necessary for business
operations. Other (income) expenses excluded from FFO primarily
include fair value remeasurement gains/losses and accretion expense
on deferred consideration.
4. 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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