EX-99.1 2 a11-29857_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 (U.S. DOLLARS IN MILLIONS)

 

INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

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Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Financial Position of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

 

2

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Operating Results of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

 

3

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Comprehensive Income of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

 

4

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Partnership Capital of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

 

5

Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated and Combined Statements of Cash Flows of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

 

7

Notes to Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated and Combined Financial Statements of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

 

8

Management’s Discussion and Analysis

 

18

 

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (the “partnership” and together with its subsidiary and operating entities “Brookfield Infrastructure”) owns and operates high quality, long-life assets that generate stable cash flows, require relatively minimal maintenance capital expenditures and, by virtue of barriers to entry or other characteristics, tend to appreciate in value over time. Our current operations consist of utility businesses, transport and energy businesses and freehold timberlands in North and South America, Australasia and Europe.

 

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (“Brookfield”) has an approximate 30% interest in Brookfield Infrastructure. Brookfield Infrastructure has appointed Brookfield as their Manager to provide certain management, administrative and advisory services, for a fee, under the Master Services Agreement.

 



 

BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS L.P.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION

 

 

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

US$ MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

Notes

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

$

157

 

$

154

 

Accounts receivable and other

 

 

 

198

 

187

 

Inventory

 

 

 

56

 

38

 

Financial assets

 

 

 

41

 

6

 

Assets classified as held for sale

 

9

 

 

1,859

 

Current assets

 

 

 

452

 

2,244

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment

 

4

 

3,333

 

2,995

 

Intangible assets

 

6

 

2,798

 

2,903

 

Standing timber

 

5

 

2,723

 

2,578

 

Investments in associates

 

3

 

1,044

 

1,069

 

Goodwill

 

 

 

591

 

591

 

Investment properties

 

 

 

176

 

175

 

Financial assets (non-current)

 

 

 

151

 

118

 

Other assets (non-current)

 

 

 

120

 

59

 

Deferred income tax asset

 

 

 

398

 

377

 

Total assets

 

 

 

$

11,786

 

$

13,109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and partnership capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable and other

 

 

 

$

326

 

$

240

 

Non-recourse borrowings

 

 

 

41

 

615

 

Financial liabilities

 

 

 

44

 

29

 

Liabilities classified as held for sale

 

9

 

 

1,859

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

411

 

2,743

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate borrowings

 

 

 

312

 

18

 

Non-recourse borrowings (non-current)

 

 

 

4,708

 

3,960

 

Financial liabilities (non-current)

 

 

 

196

 

97

 

Other liabilities

 

 

 

261

 

261

 

Deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

 

1,123

 

1,025

 

Preferred shares

 

 

 

20

 

20

 

Total liabilities

 

 

 

7,031

 

8,124

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partnership capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interest

 

 

 

1,619

 

1,605

 

Limited partners’ capital

 

8

 

2,881

 

2,881

 

General partner’s capital

 

8

 

19

 

19

 

Retained earnings

 

 

 

284

 

302

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

 

(48

)

178

 

Total partnership capital

 

 

 

4,755

 

4,985

 

Total liabilities and partnership capital

 

 

 

$

11,786

 

$

13,109

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

2



 

BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS L.P.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATING RESULTS

 

 

 

For the three month period ended
September 30

 

For the nine month period ended
September 30

 

US$ MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

414

 

$

137

 

$

1,232

 

$

418

 

Cost of revenues

 

(232

)

(94

)

(669

)

(264

)

General and administrative expenses

 

(15

)

(8

)

(43

)

(23

)

Gross margin

 

167

 

35

 

520

 

131

 

Interest expense

 

(85

)

(35

)

(250

)

(98

)

Income before under noted

 

82

 

 

270

 

33

 

Earnings from investments in associates

 

14

 

31

 

38

 

56

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

(34

)

(5

)

(90

)

(15

)

Fair value adjustments

 

165

 

6

 

142

 

8

 

Other income (expense)

 

(4

)

4

 

17

 

(1

)

Income before income tax

 

223

 

36

 

377

 

81

 

Income tax (expense) recovery

 

(67

)

1

 

(92

)

(10

)

Net income

 

156

 

37

 

285

 

71

 

Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests

 

(94

)

(4

)

(152

)

(20

)

Net income attributable to partnership

 

$

62

 

$

33

 

$

133

 

$

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income per partnership unit

 

$

0.39

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.84

 

$

0.48

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General partner

 

$

2

 

$

 

$

2

 

$

 

Limited partners

 

$

60

 

$

33

 

$

131

 

$

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings per unit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per unit attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited partners

 

$

0.38

 

$

0.31

 

$

0.84

 

$

0.48

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

3



 

BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS L.P.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

 

 

For the three month period ended
September 30

 

For the nine month period ended
September 30

 

US$ MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income for the period

 

$

156

 

$

37

 

$

285

 

$

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revaluation of property, plant and equipment

 

 

7

 

 

5

 

Foreign currency translation

 

(283

)

143

 

(146

)

49

 

Cash flow hedge

 

(69

)

 

(74

)

1

 

Net investment hedge

 

12

 

(34

)

(32

)

(25

)

Investments in associates

 

(4

)

(11

)

(7

)

(11

)

 

 

(344

)

105

 

(259

)

19

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

 

(188

)

142

 

26

 

90

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Attributable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-controlling interests

 

33

 

10

 

115

 

20

 

General partner

 

 

1

 

1

 

1

 

Limited partners

 

$

(221

)

$

131

 

$

(90

)

$

69

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

4



 

BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS L.P.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves

 

Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$ MILLIONS, UNAUDITED
THREE MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2011

 

Limited
partners’
capital

 

General
partner’s
capital

 

Retained
earnings
(deficit)

 

Revaluation
surplus

 

Foreign
currency
translation

 

Net
investment
hedges

 

Cash flow
hedges

 

Other
reserves
(1)

 

Revaluation
surplus

 

Hedges
gains
(losses)

 

Retained
earnings

 

General
partner
OCI

 

Non-
controlling
interest

 

Total
partners’
capital

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2011

 

$

2,881

 

$

19

 

$

276

 

$

6

 

$

269

 

$

(86

)

$

4

 

$

11

 

$

32

 

$

(2

)

$

3

 

$

1

 

$

1,615

 

$

5,029

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

60

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

94

 

156

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

 

 

 

(242

)

12

 

(47

)

 

 

(4

)

 

(2

)

(61

)

(344

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to unitholders

 

 

 

(55

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2

)

 

 

(57

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary distributions to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(58

)

(58

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2011

 

$

2,881

 

$

19

 

$

281

 

$

6

 

$

27

 

$

(74

)

$

(43

)

$

11

 

$

32

 

$

(6

)

$

3

 

$

(1

)

$

1,619

 

$

4,755

 

 


(1) Other reserves relate to unrealized actuarial gains.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves

 

Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$ MILLIONS, UNAUDITED
THREE MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2010

 

Limited
partners’
capital

 

General
partner’s
capital

 

Retained
earnings
(deficit)

 

Revaluation
surplus

 

Foreign
currency
translation

 

Net
investment
hedges

 

Cash flow
hedges

 

Other
reserves
(1)

 

Revaluation
surplus

 

Hedges
gains
(losses)

 

Retained
earnings

 

General
partner
OCI

 

Non-
controlling
interest

 

Total
partners’
capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2010

 

$

1,807

 

$

19

 

$

(84

)

$

5

 

$

(39

)

$

18

 

$

1

 

$

 

$

22

 

$

9

 

$

 

$

(1

)

$

1,290

 

$

3,047

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

33

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

 

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

3

 

140

 

(34

)

 

 

 

(11

)

 

1

 

6

 

105

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to unitholders

 

 

 

(29

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2010

 

$

1,807

 

$

19

 

$

(80

)

$

8

 

$

101

 

$

(16

)

$

1

 

$

 

$

22

 

$

(2

)

$

 

$

 

$

1,300

 

$

3,160

 

 


(1) Other reserves relate to unrealized actuarial gains.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

5



 

BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS L.P.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves

 

Investments in
Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$ MILLIONS, UNAUDITED
NINE MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2011

 

Limited
partners’
capital

 

General
partner’s
capital

 

Retained
earnings
(deficit)

 

Revaluation
surplus

 

Foreign
currency
translation

 

Net
investment
hedges

 

Cash flow
hedges

 

Other
reserves
(1)

 

Revaluation
surplus

 

Hedges
gains
(losses)

 

Retained
earnings

 

General
partner
OCI

 

Non-
controlling
interest

 

Total
partners’
capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2010

 

$

2,881

 

$

19

 

$

302

 

$

6

 

$

155

 

$

(42

)

$

11

 

$

11

 

$

32

 

$

1

 

$

4

 

$

 

$

1,605

 

$

4,985

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

131

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

152

 

285

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss) income

 

 

 

 

 

(128

)

(32

)

(54

)

 

 

(7

)

 

(1

)

(37

)

(259

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to unitholders

 

 

 

(152

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(155

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition of interests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

29

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subsidiary distributions to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(130

)

(130

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2011

 

$

2,881

 

$

19

 

$

281

 

$

6

 

$

27

 

$

(74

)

$

(43

)

$

11

 

$

32

 

$

(6

)

$

3

 

$

(1

)

$

1,619

 

$

4,755

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1) Other reserves relate to unrealized actuarial gains.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited Partners

 

General Partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves

 

Associates

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

US$ MILLIONS, UNAUDITED
NINE MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2010

 

Limited
partners’
capital

 

General
partner’s
capital

 

Retained
earnings
(deficit)

 

Revaluation
surplus

 

Foreign
currency
translation

 

Net
investment
hedges

 

Cash flow
hedges

 

Other
reserves
(1)

 

Revaluation
surplus

 

Hedges
gains
(losses)

 

Retained
earnings

 

General
partner
OCI

 

Non-
controlling
interest

 

Total
partners’
capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2009

 

$

1,807

 

$

19

 

$

(44

)

$

5

 

$

50

 

$

9

 

$

1

 

$

 

$

22

 

$

9

 

$

 

$

(1

)

$

1,281

 

$

3,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

 

 

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20

 

71

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

 

 

3

 

51

 

(25

)

 

 

 

(11

)

 

1

 

 

19

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to unitholders

 

 

 

(87

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(87

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1

)

(1

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of September 30, 2010

 

$

1,807

 

$

19

 

$

(80

)

$

8

 

$

101

 

$

(16

)

$

1

 

$

 

$

22

 

$

(2

)

$

 

$

 

$

1,300

 

$

3,160

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


(1) Other reserves relate to unrealized actuarial gains.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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BROOKFIELD INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS L.P.

 

UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

 

 

For the three month period ended
September 30

 

For the nine month period ended
September 30

 

US$ MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

156

 

$

37

 

$

285

 

$

71

 

Adjusted for the following items:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings from investments in associates, net of distributions

 

(7

)

(20

)

(15

)

(11

)

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

34

 

5

 

90

 

15

 

Fair value adjustments

 

(165

)

(6

)

(142

)

(8

)

Provision and other items

 

(4

)

 

(21

)

2

 

Deferred tax expense (recovery)

 

68

 

(2

)

91

 

7

 

Impact of foreign exchange on cash

 

(10

)

 

4

 

(1

)

Change in non-cash working capital, net

 

(16

)

(41

)

22

 

(48

)

Cash from (used by) operating activities

 

56

 

(27

)

314

 

27

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in or partial sale of operating assets

 

(7

)

36

 

(20

)

25

 

Additions to long lived assets

 

(128

)

(6

)

(343

)

(13

)

Settlement of foreign exchange contracts, net

 

(29

)

 

(65

)

13

 

Cash (used by) from investing activities

 

(164

)

30

 

(428

)

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distribution to unitholders

 

(57

)

(29

)

(155

)

(87

)

Corporate borrowings

 

95

 

17

 

294

 

17

 

Subsidiary borrowings

 

51

 

 

108

 

(18

)

Subsidiary distributions to non-controlling interest

 

(58

)

 

(130

)

 

Cash from (used by) financing activities

 

31

 

(12

)

117

 

(88

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change during the period

 

(77

)

(9

)

3

 

(36

)

Balance, beginning of period

 

234

 

80

 

154

 

107

 

Balance, end of period

 

$

157

 

$

71

 

$

157

 

$

71

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED AND COMBINED

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - UNAUDITED

FOR THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1, 2011 TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

 

1.             ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS

 

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (the “partnership”) owns and operates utility businesses, transport and energy businesses and timber assets in North and South America, Australasia, and Europe. The partnership was formed as a limited partnership established under the laws of Bermuda, pursuant to a limited partnership agreement dated May 17, 2007, as amended and restated. The partnership’s limited partnership units are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols “BIP” and “BIP.UN”, respectively. The registered office is Canon’s Court, 22 Victoria Street, Hamilton, Bermuda.

 

2.            SUMMARY OF ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

a)            Statement of Compliance

 

These interim condensed consolidated and combined financial statements of the partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries (together “Brookfield Infrastructure”) have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 Interim Financial Reporting (“IAS 34”) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and using the accounting policies Brookfield Infrastructure adopted in its consolidated and combined financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010. The accounting policies the partnership adopted in its financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010 are disclosed in Note 2 of Brookfield Infrastructure’s annual consolidated and combined financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, with which reference should be made to in reading these interim condensed consolidated and combined financial statements.

 

These interim condensed consolidated and combined financial statements were authorized for issuance by the Board of Directors of the partnership on November 3, 2011.

 

b)            Reorganization of Brookfield Infrastructure Interests

 

Effective December 31, 2010, the partnership entered into voting arrangements with various affiliates of Brookfield Asset Management (“Brookfield”), Brookfield Infrastructure’s ultimate parent company, whereby the partnership effectively gained control of Holding LP. The partnership entered into similar arrangements in respect of Brookfield’s indirect holdings in the U.S. and Canadian freehold timberlands, Australian coal terminal operation and UK port operation, subject to certain limitations. This reorganization does not represent a business combination under IFRS 3, Business Combinations (IFRS 3R), as all combining businesses are ultimately controlled by the same parties both before and after the voting arrangements were completed. IFRS 3R does not include specific measurement guidance for transfers of businesses or subsidiaries between entities under common control.

 

Accordingly, Brookfield Infrastructure has developed a policy to account for such transactions taking into consideration other guidance set out under the IFRS framework and pronouncements of other standard-setting bodies. As consistent with the annual consolidated and combined financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2010, these interim condensed consolidated and combined financial statements of Brookfield Infrastructure are presented to reflect continuing control as follows:

 

·    Assets and liabilities of Holding LP, and the partnership’s interests in the U.S. and Canadian freehold timberlands, Australian coal terminal operation and its UK port operation are reflected at their carrying amounts as of the reorganization date. No adjustments were made to reflect fair values or to recognize any new assets or liabilities, including goodwill, as a result of the combination;

 

·    In the partnership’s consolidated and combined Statements of Financial Position, Statements of Operating Results and Statements of Cash Flows, the partnership’s freehold timberlands, Australian coal terminal and UK port operation are presented as if these arrangements had been in place from the time Brookfield acquired control. For Brookfield Infrastructure’s freehold timberlands and UK port operation, Brookfield acquired control prior to January 1, 2010, and for Brookfield Infrastructure’s Australian coal terminal operation, Brookfield acquired control with the closing of the Prime merger on December 8, 2010; and

 

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· Holding LP has issued redeemable partnership units held by Brookfield, which may, at the request of the holder, require the Holding LP to redeem the units for cash consideration equal to the market price of the partnership’s limited partnership units. This right is subject to the partnership’s right of first refusal which entitled it, at its sole discretion, to elect to acquire any unit so presented to Holding LP in exchange for one of the partnership’s units (subject to certain customary adjustments). As the partnership, at its sole discretion, has the right to settle the obligation with limited partnership units, the redeemable partnership units are classified as limited partnership units.

 

c)            Future Changes in Accounting Policies

 

I.          Financial Instruments

 

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments (“IFRS 9”) was issued by the IASB on November 12, 2009 and will replace IAS 39, Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement (“IAS 39”). IFRS 9 uses a single approach to determine whether a financial asset is measured at amortized cost or fair value, replacing the multiple rules in IAS 39. The approach in IFRS 9 is based on how an entity manages its financial instruments in the context of its business model and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets. The new standard also requires a single impairment method to be used, replacing the multiple impairment methods in IAS 39. IFRS 9 is effective for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013. Brookfield Infrastructure is currently evaluating the impact of IFRS 9 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

II.         Consolidated Financial Statements, Joint Ventures and Disclosures

 

In May 2011, the IASB issued three standards: IFRS 10, Consolidated Financial Statements (“IFRS 10”), IFRS 11, Joint Ventures (“IFRS 11”), IFRS 12, Disclosures of Involvement with Other Entities (“IFRS 12”), and amended two standards: IAS 27, Separate Financial Statements (“IAS 27”), and IAS 28, Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (“IAS 28”). Each of the new and amended standards has an effective date for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, with earlier application permitted if all the respective standards are also early applied.

 

IFRS 10 replaces IAS 27 and SIC-12, Consolidation of Special Purpose Entities ( “SIC-12” ). The consolidation requirements previously included in IAS 27 have been included in IFRS 10, whereas the amended IAS 27 sets standards to be applied in accounting for investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures, and associates when an entity elects, or is required by local regulations, to present separate (non-consolidated) financial statements. IFRS 10 uses control as the single basis for consolidation, irrespective of the nature of the investee, eliminating the risks and rewards approach included in SIC-12. An investor must possess the following three elements to conclude it controls an investee: power over the investee, exposure or rights to variable returns from involvement with the investee, and the ability to use power over the investee to affect the amount of the investor’s returns. IFRS 10 requires continuous reassessment of changes in an investor’s power over the investee and changes in the investor’s exposure or rights to variable returns. Brookfield Infrastructure is currently evaluating the impact of IFRS 10 and the amendments to IAS 27 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

IFRS 11 supersedes IAS 31, Interest in Joint Ventures and SIC-31, Joint Controlled Entities — Non- Monetary Contributions by Venturers. IFRS 11 is applicable to all parties that have an interest in a joint arrangement. IFRS 11 establishes two types of joint arrangements: joint operations and joint ventures. In a joint operation, the parties to the joint arrangement have rights to the assets and obligations for the liabilities of the arrangement, and recognize their share of the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses in accordance with applicable IFRSs. In a joint venture, the parties to the arrangement have rights to the net assets of the arrangement and account for their interest using the equity method of accounting under IAS 28, Investments in Associates and Joint Venturers. IAS 28 prescribes the accounting for investments in associates and sets out the requirements for the application of the equity method when accounting for investments in associates and joint ventures. Brookfield Infrastructure is currently evaluating the impact of IFRS 11 and the amendments to IAS 28 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

IFRS 12 integrates the disclosure requirements on interests in other entities and requires a parent company to disclose information about significant judgements and assumptions it has made in determining whether it has control, joint control, or significant influence over another entity and the type of joint arrangement when the arrangement has been structured through a separate vehicle. An entity should also provide these disclosures when changes in facts and circumstances affect the entity’s conclusion during the reporting period. Entities are permitted to incorporate the disclosure requirements in IFRS 12 into their financial statements without early adopting IFRS 12. Brookfield Infrastructure is currently evaluating the impact of IFRS 12 on its consolidated financial statements.

 

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3.             INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES

 

 

 

As of

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Non-current:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in associates

 

$

1,044

 

$

1,069

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reconciliation of movement in investments accounted for using the equity method

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1

 

$

1,069

 

$

1,087

 

Share of income for the year - continuing operations

 

38

 

52

 

Share of reserves for the year - OCI

 

(7

)

2

 

Foreign currency translation

 

(52

)

81

 

Distributions

 

(23

)

(71

)

Additions (dispositions)(1),(2)

 

19

 

(82

)

Ending balance

 

$

1,044

 

$

1,069

 

 


(1)  In December 2010, Brookfield Infrastructure acquired the remaining 60% of Prime, obtaining a controlling stake in the associate. Investments in associates were derecognized and acquisition accounting in accordance with IFRS 3R was applied.

(2)  As of September 30, 2011, Brookfield Infrastructure’s interest in its European port operation is 60%; however its ownership was subject to a share equalization scheme that will adjust the aggregate interests of the partners in the European port operation based on performance of the port operation in the years ending December 31, 2012 and 2013. Subsequent to year end, an agreement was reached by all relevant parties subject to certain closing conditions, and as such, Brookfield Infrastructure’s ownership decreased to 40%.

 

The following table represents the carrying value of the partnership’s investments in associates:

 

 

 

As of

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

North American gas transmission operation

 

$

393

 

$

384

 

Australasian energy distribution operation

 

254

 

280

 

South American transmission operation

 

223

 

236

 

European port operation

 

137

 

115

 

Other associates

 

37

 

54

 

 

 

1,044

 

1,069

 

 

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SUMMARISED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF ASSOCIATE ENTITIES

 

The following table summarizes the aggregate balances for investments in associates:

 

 

 

As of

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Financial position:

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

 

$

15,866

 

$

12,500

 

Total liabilities

 

(12,293

)

(8,692

)

Net assets

 

$

3,573

 

$

3,808

 

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

2011

 

2010

 

Financial performance:

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

564

 

$

452

 

Total income for the period

 

75

 

72

 

Brookfield Infrastructure’s share of associates’ income

 

$

14

 

$

31

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

2011

 

2010

 

Financial performance:

 

 

 

 

 

Total revenue

 

$

1,705

 

$

1,361

 

Total income for the period

 

149

 

159

 

Brookfield Infrastructure’s share of associates’ income

 

$

38

 

$

56

 

 

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4.             PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

Utility Assets

 

Transport &
Energy Assets

 

Timberland
Assets

 

Total Assets

 

Gross carrying amount:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2010

 

$

221

 

$

299

 

$

685

 

$

1,205

 

Additions

 

12

 

26

 

6

 

44

 

Transfer from investment properties

 

 

 

(1

)

(1

)

Acquisitions through business combinations

 

513

 

1,418

 

 

1,931

 

Fair value adjustment

 

 

 

(139

)

(139

)

Net foreign currency exchange differences

 

 

33

 

8

 

41

 

Other

 

 

(33

)

1

 

(32

)

Balances at December 31, 2010

 

746

 

1,743

 

560

 

3,049

 

Additions

 

53

 

270

 

 

323

 

Reclassified from held for sale

 

151

 

 

 

151

 

Net foreign currency exchange differences

 

(26

)

(72

)

(10

)

(108

)

Balances at September 30, 2011

 

$

924

 

$

1,941

 

$

550

 

$

3,415

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2010

 

$

(17

)

$

(2

)

$

(5

)

$

(24

)

Depreciation expense

 

(8

)

(15

)

 

(23

)

Net foreign currency exchange differences

 

(6

)

(1

)

 

(7

)

Balance at December 31, 2010

 

(31

)

(18

)

(5

)

(54

)

Depreciation expense

 

(19

)

(45

)

(1

)

(65

)

Net foreign currency exchange differences

 

29

 

8

 

 

37

 

Balance at September 30, 2011

 

$

(21

)

$

(55

)

$

(6

)

$

(82

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net book value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

$

715

 

$

1,725

 

$

555

 

$

2,995

 

September 30, 2011

 

$

903

 

$

1,886

 

$

544

 

$

3,333

 

 

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5.             STANDING TIMBER

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

Total

 

Gross carrying amount:

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2010

 

$

2,425

 

Additions

 

5

 

Disposals

 

(9

)

Gain arising from growth

 

142

 

Decrease resulting from harvest

 

(128

)

Fair value adjustment

 

139

 

Net foreign exchange differences

 

3

 

Other

 

1

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

 

2,578

 

Gain arising from growth

 

142

 

Decrease resulting from harvest

 

(160

)

Fair value adjustment

 

160

 

Other

 

3

 

Balance at September 30, 2011

 

$

2,723

 

 

As at September 30, 2011, Brookfield Infrastructure carried out a review of the recoverable amount of its standing timber. The review led to the recognition of a gain from revaluation of $160 million in Brookfield Infrastructure’s U.S. freehold timberlands, which has been recognized in the Statements of Operating Results. The recoverable amount of the standing timber has been determined on the basis of fair value. The discount rate used in measuring value-in-use was 6.25% (2010 — 6.25%). The fair value adjustment on our timberlands arose on the strength of current timber prices and the revision of projected harvest volumes in response to these price levels.

 

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6.             INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

Conservancy right (1)

 

Concession arrangements (2)

 

Total

 

Gross carrying amount:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2010

 

$

306

 

$

 

$

306

 

Acquisitions through a business combination

 

 

2,490

 

2,490

 

Other

 

39

 

 

39

 

Net foreign exchange differences

 

(13

)

85

 

72

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

 

332

 

2,575

 

2,907

 

Additions

 

 

20

 

20

 

Net foreign exchange differences

 

(1

)

(143

)

(144

)

Reclassified from held for sale

 

 

37

 

37

 

Balance at September 30, 2011

 

$

331

 

$

2,489

 

$

2,820

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated amortization and impairment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2010

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

Amortization expense

 

 

(4

)

(4

)

Balance at December 31, 2010

 

 

(4

)

(4

)

Amortization expense

 

 

(25

)

(25

)

Net foreign exchange differences

 

 

7

 

7

 

Balance at September 30, 2011

 

$

 

$

(22

)

$

(22

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net book value:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2010

 

$

332

 

$

2,571

 

$

2,903

 

September 30, 2011

 

$

331

 

$

2,467

 

$

2,798

 

 


(1) The conservancy right was acquired as part of the acquisition of its UK port operations in 2009 and was recorded at its fair value. The conservancy asset recognized is not amortized as it is a right in perpetuity with an indefinite life, but is subject to an annual impairment review.

(2) Concession arrangements primarily consist of the service concession arrangement at Brookfield Infrastructure’s Australian coal terminal operation. The service concession is awarded by Governmental authorities in that jurisdiction and it allows for the use and operations of the Australian coal terminal. The terms and conditions of access to the Australian coal terminal’s services, including tariffs that can be charged to the users, are regulated by the QCA. Brookfield Infrastructure’s Australian coal terminal operation has Standard Access Agreements with the users of the terminal which entails 100% take or pay contracts at a designated tariff rate based on the asset value, and therefore revenue is not impacted by actual throughput. The concession arrangement has an expiration date of 2051 and an option to extend the arrangement. These arrangements are being amortized over their useful life, with the expense recognized in the Statements of Operating Results.

 

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7.            SEGMENTED INFORMATION

 

IFRS 8 Operating Segments, requires operating segments to be determined based on internal reports that are regularly reviewed by the Executive Management and the Board of Directors for the purpose of allocating resources to the segment and to assessing its performance. Key measures used by the Chief Operating Decision Maker in assessing performance and in making resource allocation decisions are funds from operations (“FFO”) and earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), measures not defined by IFRS, which enable the determination of cash return on the equity deployed. FFO is calculated as net income excluding the impact of depreciation and amortization, fair value adjustments, unrealized gains or losses on derivative instruments, deferred taxes, interest charges and fair value adjustments on redeemable partnership units and other non-cash items. EBITDA is calculated as FFO excluding the impact of interest and taxes.

 

 

 

Utilities

 

Transport and Energy

 

Timber

 

 

 

 

 

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

 

 

 

Brookfield
Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

Brookfield
Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

Brookfield
Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

 

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

100%

 

Share

 

100%

 

Share

 

100%

 

Share

 

Corporate

 

Total(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

340

 

$

176

 

$

456

 

$

228

 

$

110

 

$

37

 

$

 

 

 

Costs attributed to revenues

 

(115

)

(63

)

(294

)

(149

)

(75

)

(25

)

(15

)

 

 

EBITDA

 

225

 

113

 

162

 

79

 

35

 

12

 

(15

)

 

 

Other income

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

 

 

Interest expense

 

(66

)

(37

)

(86

)

(39

)

(21

)

(7

)

(6

)

 

 

Cash taxes

 

 

 

(3

)

(1

)

1

 

 

(1

)

 

 

FFO

 

161

 

77

 

73

 

39

 

14

 

5

 

(24

)

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

(56

)

(26

)

(53

)

(27

)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value adjustments

 

(5

)

(5

)

 

 

165

 

48

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (losses) gains on derivative instruments

 

1

 

 

(6

)

(2

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

Deferred taxes and other items

 

25

 

10

 

1

 

(1

)

(70

)

(21

)

(12

)

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to partnership

 

$

126

 

$

56

 

$

15

 

$

9

 

$

109

 

$

32

 

$

(35

)

$

62

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

Transport and Energy

 

Timber

 

 

 

 

 

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

 

 

 

Brookfield
Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

Brookfield
Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

Brookfield
Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

 

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

100%

 

Share

 

100%

 

Share

 

100%

 

Share

 

Corporate

 

Total(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

941

 

$

479

 

$

1,414

 

$

714

 

$

374

 

$

120

 

$

 

 

 

Costs attributed to revenues

 

(302

)

(167

)

(929

)

(473

)

(225

)

(71

)

(43

)

 

 

EBITDA

 

639

 

312

 

485

 

241

 

149

 

49

 

(43

)

 

 

Other income

 

7

 

3

 

3

 

 

4

 

1

 

3

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(209

)

(112

)

(254

)

(116

)

(63

)

(21

)

(17

)

 

 

Cash taxes

 

(2

)

1

 

(6

)

(2

)

(1

)

(1

)

(1

)

 

 

FFO

 

435

 

204

 

228

 

123

 

89

 

28

 

(58

)

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

(159

)

(71

)

(168

)

(83

)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value adjustments

 

(5

)

(5

)

 

 

142

 

40

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (losses) gains on derivative instruments

 

(13

)

(2

)

(9

)

(3

)

 

 

1

 

 

 

Deferred taxes and other items

 

(40

)

(19

)

51

 

14

 

(75

)

(23

)

(13

)

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to partnership

 

$

218

 

$

107

 

$

102

 

$

51

 

$

156

 

$

45

 

$

(70

)

$

133

 

 


(1) The above tables present Brookfield Infrastructure’s results from operations on a proportionate basis. As Brookfield Infrastructure has a number of investments that are accounted for using the equity method of accounting, a significant portion of Brookfield Infrastructure’s operating results are presented in one line on the Statements of Operating Results. The above tables present the detailed components making up net income for investments accounted for using the consolidation and equity methods in a more fulsome manner. Accordingly, with the exception of net income, the totals of each line item in the above table will not agree to the Statements of Operating Results.

 

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Utilities

 

Transport and Energy

 

Timber

 

 

 

 

 

FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

 

 

 

Brookfield
Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

Brookfield
Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

Brookfield
Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

 

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

100%

 

Share

 

100%

 

Share

 

100%

 

Share

 

Corporate

 

Total(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

237

 

$

86

 

$

289

 

$

127

 

$

82

 

$

23

 

$

 

 

 

Cost attributed to revenues

 

(61

)

(24

)

(204

)

(90

)

(60

)

(16

)

(11

)

 

 

EBITDA

 

176

 

62

 

85

 

37

 

22

 

7

 

(11

)

 

 

Other income (expenses)

 

3

 

 

2

 

 

(1

)

 

4

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(48

)

(18

)

(42

)

(17

)

(21

)

(7

)

(1

)

 

 

Cash taxes

 

(1

)

(1

)

(4

)

 

(1

)

 

 

 

 

FFO

 

130

 

43

 

41

 

20

 

(1

)

 

(8

)

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

(37

)

(13

)

(40

)

(17

)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

6

 

2

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (losses) gains on derivative instruments

 

(56

)

(11

)

 

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

Deferred taxes and other items

 

(22

)

(10

)

79

 

31

 

(2

)

(1

)

(10

)

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to partnership

 

$

15

 

$

9

 

$

80

 

$

34

 

$

3

 

$

1

 

$

(11

)

$

33

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

Transport and Energy

 

Timber

 

 

 

 

 

FOR THE NINE MONTH PERIOD ENDED

 

 

 

Brookfield

 

 

 

Brookfield

 

 

 

Brookfield

 

 

 

 

 

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

 

 

 

Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

Infrastructure’s

 

 

 

 

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

100%

 

Share

 

100%

 

Share

 

100%

 

Share

 

Corporate

 

Total(1)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$

642

 

$

236

 

$

957

 

$

377

 

$

256

 

$

77

 

$

 

 

 

Cost attributed to revenues

 

(185

)

(75

)

(610

)

(254

)

(164

)

(48

)

(30

)

 

 

EBITDA

 

457

 

161

 

347

 

123

 

92

 

29

 

(30

)

 

 

Other income (expenses)

 

3

 

 

3

 

 

(3

)

1

 

4

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

(149

)

(57

)

(151

)

(52

)

(63

)

(21

)

(6

)

 

 

Cash taxes

 

(2

)

(2

)

1

 

1

 

(2

)

 

 

 

 

FFO

 

309

 

102

 

200

 

72

 

24

 

9

 

(32

)

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

(115

)

(41

)

(133

)

(51

)

 

 

 

 

 

Fair value adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

8

 

2

 

 

 

 

Unrealized (losses) gains on derivative instruments

 

(62

)

(11

)

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Deferred taxes and other items

 

(22

)

(12

)

61

 

25

 

(10

)

(4

)

(11

)

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to partnership

 

$

110

 

$

38

 

$

128

 

$

46

 

$

22

 

$

7

 

$

(40

)

$

51

 

 

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8.             PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL

 

 

 

General Partnership units

 

Limited Partnership units

 

Total

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Authorized to issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On issue at January 1

 

1.1

 

1.1

 

156.3

 

105.6

 

157.4

 

106.7

 

Issued for cash

 

 

 

 

50.7

 

 

50.7

 

Shares repurchased

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ending balance

 

1.1

 

1.1

 

156.3

 

156.3

 

157.4

 

157.4

 

 

The weighted average number of general partnership units outstanding for the period ended September 30, 2011 was 1.1 million (September 30, 2010: 1.1 million). The weighted average number of limited partnership units outstanding for the period ended September 30, 2011 was 156.3 million (September 30, 2010: 105.6 million).

 

 

 

General Partnership units

 

Limited Partnership units

 

Total

 

 

 

As of

 

As of

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

US$ MILLIONS

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Opening balance

 

19

 

19

 

2,881

 

1,807

 

2,900

 

1,826

 

Share issuance

 

 

 

 

1,074

 

 

1,074

 

Ending balance

 

19

 

19

 

2,881

 

2,881

 

2,900

 

2,900

 

 

9.             HELD FOR SALE ASSETS

 

As part of the acquisition of Prime Infrastructure (“Prime”) Brookfield Infrastructure acquired an interest in the disposal groups AET&D and CSC. On acquisition Brookfield Infrastructure classified AET&D and CSC as assets held for sale with a nil carrying value.

 

In conjunction with the Prime re-capitalization (November 2009) Prime issued an option to the holders of exchangeable preference shares in Prime to receive any proceeds in relation to the disposal of the AET&D assets, and a twelve month option (with an option in favor of Brookfield Asset Management “Brookfield” for a further two periods of twelve months each) has been issued to Brookfield to acquire Cross Sound Cable (“CSC”) for nominal proceeds. In November 2010, Brookfield extended their option a further 12 months.

 

In July 2011, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Prime completed the disposal of the AET&D group of assets. As Prime had effectively granted to former holders of certain exchangeable preferred shares the right to receive any residual proceeds from the disposal of the AET&D assets (after satisfaction of existing debt and payment of all costs, expenses and other obligations), no proceeds from this sale accrue to Brookfield Infrastructure. No accounting gains or losses have been recognized relating to this sale.

 

In August 2011, Brookfield Infrastructure transferred its ownership interest in CSC to a Brookfield sponsored infrastructure fund for insignificant proceeds. Concurrently, the partnership entered into a voting agreement with Brookfield, whereby the partnership effectively maintains control of CSC. Subsequent to the transfer, Brookfield negotiated a repayment of the existing debt at CSC requiring an investment of $9 million dollars for a 23% interest in CSC. Following the repayment of debt, Brookfield Infrastructure discontinued classifying CSC as an asset held for sale. No accounting gains or losses have been recognized relating to this transfer.

 

10.          SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

a)            Equity Offering

 

Subsequent to period end, Brookfield Infrastructure issued 27.7 million limited partnership units at $24.75 per unit, for net proceeds of $657 million.

 

b)            Chilean Toll Road

 

During the quarter, Brookfield Infrastructure signed agreements to make a $150 million investment in a Chilean toll road. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2011.

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

 

INTRODUCTION

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis (MD&A) should be read in conjunction with Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.’s (the Partnership and together with its subsidiary and operating entities, Brookfield Infrastructure) most recently issued Form 20-F. Additional information, including Brookfield Infrastructure’s Form 20-F, is available on its website at www.brookfieldinfrastructure.com, on SEDAR’s website at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR’s website at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml.

 

Business Overview

 

Brookfield Infrastructure owns and 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. Our current operations consist of utility businesses, transport and energy businesses and timber assets in North and South America, Australasia, and Europe. Our vision is to be a leading owner and operator of high quality infrastructure assets that produce an attractive risk-adjusted total return for our unitholders. To accomplish this objective, we will seek to leverage Brookfield Asset Management Inc’s (Brookfield) best-in-class operating platforms to acquire targeted assets and actively manage them to extract additional value following our initial investment. An integral part of our strategy is to participate with institutional investors in Brookfield-sponsored partnerships that target acquisitions that suit our profile. We will focus on consortiums and partnerships in which Brookfield has sufficient influence or control to deploy an operations-oriented approach.

 

Performance Targets and Key Measures

 

Our objective is to earn a total return of 12% to 15% per annum on the infrastructure assets that we own, measured over the long-term. We aim to generate this return from the in-place cash flow of our operations plus growth. We endeavor to manage our operations to generate increasing funds from operations (FFO) per unit. If we are successful in doing so, we will be able to increase distributions to unitholders. Additionally, the increase in our FFO per unit should result in capital appreciation. Thus, for our business as a whole, our key performance measure is AFFO yield, defined as FFO less maintenance capital expenditures (adjusted funds from operations or AFFO) divided by Invested Capital (see page 40 for more detail), which measures the sustainable return on capital that we have deployed. We also measure the growth of FFO per unit, which we believe is a proxy for our ability to increase distributions. In addition, we have performance measures that track the key value drivers for each of our operating platforms. See Operating Platforms for more detail.

 

Distribution Policy

 

Our objective is to pay a distribution that is sustainable on a long-term basis while retaining within our operations sufficient liquidity to fund recurring growth capital expenditures and general corporate requirements. We currently believe that a payout of 60% to 70% of our FFO is appropriate.

 

In light of the per unit FFO growth that we foresee in our operations we are targeting 3% to 7% annual distribution growth. On the strength of our financial performance, our quarterly distribution was increased by 13% to $0.31 per unit in February 2011 and an additional 13% to $0.35 per unit in August 2011. We intend to review our distribution again in the first quarter of 2012 in the normal course and will continue to target a distribution that will result in a payout ratio of 60% to 70% of our FFO.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Our condensed consolidated and combined financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). The condensed consolidated and combined financial statements include the accounts of Brookfield Infrastructure and the entities over which it has control. Brookfield Infrastructure accounts for investments over which it exercises significant influence, however does not control, using the equity method. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.

 

For each operating platform — utilities, transport and energy, and timber — this MD&A outlines Brookfield Infrastructure’s proportionate share of results in order to demonstrate the impact of key value drivers of each of these operating platforms on the partnership’s overall performance.

 

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OUR OPERATIONS

 

Our business is comprised of high quality, long-life assets that provide essential products and services for the global economy. We have a stable cash flow profile with approximately 80% of our EBITDA supported by regulated or contractual revenues. While each of our businesses has high barriers to entry and strong competitive positions, we generate cash flows under a number of different revenue frameworks. As a result, we group our businesses into operating platforms based on the similarities in their underlying economic drivers in order to assist our unitholders in evaluating our performance and assessing our value.

 

Our operating platforms are summarized below:

 

Operating Platform

 

Asset Type

 

Location

Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electricity Transmission

 

North & South America

 

 

Energy Distribution

 

Australasia and Europe

 

 

Coal Terminal Operations

 

Australasia

 

 

 

 

 

Transport and Energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rail

 

Australasia

 

 

Energy Transmission

 

Primarily North America

 

 

Ports

 

Europe

 

 

 

 

 

Timber

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freehold Timberlands

 

North America

 

Our utilities platform is comprised of regulated businesses which earn a return on their asset base, as well as businesses with long-term contracts designed to generate a return on capital over the life of the contract. Our transport and energy platform provides transportation, storage and handling services for energy, freight and bulk commodities for which we are paid an access fee. Profitability is based on the volume of services that we provide and the price achieved for these services. Our timber platform is comprised of freehold timberlands that provide inputs for a number of essential products for the global economy on a sustainable basis, including structural lumber.

 

OVERVIEW OF PERFORMANCE

 

In this section we review our condensed consolidated and combined performance and financial position for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2011. Further details on the key drivers of our operations and financial position are contained within the review of Operating Platforms.

 

To measure performance, we focus on net income as well as funds from operations (FFO) and adjusted funds from operations (AFFO). We define FFO as net income excluding the impact of depreciation, depletion and amortization, deferred taxes and other non-cash items and AFFO as FFO less maintenance capex, as detailed in the Reconciliation of non-IFRS Financial Measures section of this MD&A. FFO is a measure of operating performance, and AFFO is a measure of the sustainable cash flow of our business. Since they are not calculated in accordance with, and do not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS, FFO and AFFO are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers, and FFO and AFFO have limitations as analytical tools. See the Reconciliation of non-IFRS Financial Measures section for a more fulsome discussion, including a reconciliation to the most directly comparable IFRS measures.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table summarizes the financial results of Brookfield Infrastructure.

 

MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER UNIT INFORMATION, UNAUDITED

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

Key Metrics

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Funds from operations (FFO)

 

$

97

 

$

55

 

$

297

 

$

151

 

Per unit FFO

 

0.62

 

0.52

 

1.89

 

1.42

 

Distributions

 

0.35

 

0.275

 

0.97

 

0.825

 

Payout ratio(1)

 

56

%

53

%

51

%

58

%

Growth of per unit FFO

 

19

%

 

33

%

 

Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO)(2)

 

76

 

44

 

229

 

122

 

AFFO yield(3)

 

10

%

10

%

10

%

9

%

 


(1) Payout ratio is defined as distributions to unitholders divided by FFO.

(2) AFFO is defined as FFO less maintenance capital expenditures.

(3) AFFO yield is defined as AFFO divided by average invested capital.

 

For the three-month period ended September 30, 2011, we recorded FFO of $97 million, or $0.62 per unit, versus $55 million, or $0.52 per unit, in the comparable period last year. This 19% increase in our per unit FFO was largely attributable to accretion from our merger with Prime Infrastructure (Prime), strong results from our utilities platform and favourable foreign exchange rates, partially offset by below average performance in our transport and energy platform. On an invested capital base of $2,967 million, we generated an AFFO yield of 10%. Our distribution of $0.35 per unit implied a payout of 56% of our FFO for the quarter, which is below our targeted range of 60% to 70%.

 

MILLIONS, EXCEPT PER UNIT INFORMATION, UNAUDITED

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

Summary Income Statement

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Revenues

 

$

414

 

$

137

 

$

1,232

 

$

418

 

Cost of revenues

 

(232

)

(94

)

(669

)

(264

)

General and administrative expenses

 

(15

)

(8

)

(43

)

(23

)

Gross margin

 

167

 

35

 

520

 

131

 

Interest expense — corporate borrowings

 

(4

)

(3

)

(8

)

(6

)

Interest expense — non-recourse borrowings

 

(81

)

(32

)

(242

)

(92

)

Earnings from investments in associates

 

14

 

31

 

38

 

56

 

Net income

 

62

 

33

 

133

 

51

 

Net income per unit

 

0.39

 

0.31

 

0.84

 

0.48

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, we earned net income of $62 million, compared to $33 million in the same period of the prior year. Net income increases as a result of incremental FFO from our merger with Prime and a $45 million fair value gain on our timberlands arising from the strength of log prices were partially offset by an increase in depreciation and amortization expense associated with the write up of our depreciable asset base in conjunction with the Prime merger, and non-cash mark-to-market losses associated with our foreign exchange and interest rate hedging program.

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

As of

 

Summary Balance Sheet

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

157

 

$

154

 

Total assets

 

11,786

 

13,109

 

Corporate borrowings

 

312

 

18

 

Non-recourse borrowings

 

4,749

 

4,575

 

Non-controlling interest

 

1,619

 

1,605

 

Partnership capital

 

3,136

 

3,380

 

 

As of September 30, 2011, we had $11,786 million in assets and $3,136 million in partnership capital compared to $13,109 million in assets and $3,380 million in partnership capital as of December 31, 2010. Our book value per unit was $19.92 and $21.47 as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

 

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The decrease in assets and partnership capital, compared to December 31, 2010, reflects a significant decline in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar in most of the countries that we operate as at September 30, 2011. Additionally, total assets and liabilities decreased by $1,323 million due primarily to the sale of Alinta Energy Transmission and Distribution, which was classified as held for sale on our balance sheet.

 

Corporate borrowings increased to $312 million at quarter end compared to $18 million at year end, as we drew on our corporate credit facility to fund investments in our businesses. Our condensed consolidated and combined balance sheet as of September 30, 2011 reflects $4,749 million of non-recourse borrowings compared to $4,575 million as of December 31, 2010. As at September 30, 2011, our consolidated net debt to capitalization ratio was 50%.

 

SELECTED INCOME STATEMENT AND BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

 

The following tables present selected income statement and balance sheet information by operating platform on a proportionate basis:

 

Income Statement

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net income by segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

$

56

 

$

9

 

$

107

 

$

38

 

Transport and energy

 

9

 

34

 

51

 

46

 

Timber

 

32

 

1

 

45

 

7

 

Corporate and other

 

(35

)

(11

)

(70

)

(40

)

Net income

 

$

62

 

$

33

 

$

133

 

$

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA by segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

$

113

 

$

62

 

$

312

 

$

161

 

Transport and energy

 

79

 

37

 

241

 

123

 

Timber

 

12

 

7

 

49

 

29

 

Corporate and other

 

(15

)

(11

)

(43

)

(30

)

EBITDA

 

$

189

 

$

95

 

$

559

 

$

283

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO by segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

$

77

 

$

43

 

$

204

 

$

102

 

Transport and energy

 

39

 

20

 

123

 

72

 

Timber

 

5

 

 

28

 

9

 

Corporate and other

 

(24

)

(8

)

(58

)

(32

)

Funds from operations (FFO)

 

$

97

 

$

55

 

$

297

 

$

151

 

 

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Balance Sheet

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

Total assets by segment

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

$

3,574

 

$

3,695

 

Transport and energy

 

3,476

 

3,396

 

Timber

 

1,075

 

1,062

 

Corporate and other

 

86

 

79

 

Total assets

 

$

8,211

 

$

8,232

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt by segment

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

$

2,349

 

$

2,325

 

Transport and energy

 

1,834

 

1,945

 

Timber

 

468

 

460

 

Corporate and other

 

424

 

122

 

Total net debt

 

$

5,075

 

$

4,852

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Partnership capital by segment

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

$

1,225

 

$

1,370

 

Transport and energy

 

1,642

 

1,451

 

Timber

 

607

 

602

 

Corporate and other

 

(338

)

(43

)

Total partnership capital

 

$

3,136

 

$

3,380

 

 

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OPERATING PLATFORMS

 

In this section, we review the results of our principal operating platforms: utilities, transport and energy, and timber.

 

Utilities Operations

 

Our utilities platform is comprised of regulated businesses which earn a return on their asset base, as well as businesses with long-term contracts designed to generate a return on capital over the life of the contract. In this segment, we own and operate assets that earn a return on a regulated or notionally stipulated asset base which we refer to as rate base. The rate base increases in accordance with capital that we invest to upgrade and expand our systems. Depending on the jurisdiction, our rate base may also increase by inflation and maintenance capital expenditures and decrease by regulatory depreciation. The return that we earn is typically determined by a regulator or contract for prescribed periods of time. Thereafter, it may be subject to customary reviews based upon established criteria. Due to the regulatory diversity we have within our utilities platform, we mitigate exposure to any single regulatory regime. In addition, due to the regulatory frameworks and economies of scale of our utilities businesses, we often have significant competitive advantages in competing for projects to expand our rate base. These competitive advantages often enable us to invest capital at attractive returns. Accordingly, we expect this segment to produce stable revenue and margins that should increase with investment of additional capital and inflation. Virtually all of our utility platform’s EBITDA is supported by regulated or contractual revenues.

 

Our objectives for our utilities platform are to invest capital in the expansion of our rate base, and to provide safe and reliable service for our customers on a cost efficient basis. If we do so, we will be in a position to earn an appropriate return on our rate base. Our performance can be measured by the growth in our rate base, our return on rate base, as well as our AFFO yield.

 

Our utilities platform is comprised of the following:

 

Coal Terminal Operations

 

·                  Operate one of the world’s largest coal export terminals, located in Queensland, Australia, with 85 mtpa of coal handling capacity

 

·                  Account for 20% of global seaborne metallurgical coal exports and 8% of global seaborne coal exports

 

Electricity Transmission

 

·                  Operate 8,750 kilometers of transmission lines in North and South America

 

·                  Transmit electricity to 98% of the population of Chile

 

Energy Distribution

 

·                  Operate 864,000 electricity and natural gas connections

 

·                  One of the largest independent operators of utility connections in the UK and one of the largest distributors of energy in New Zealand

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table presents the roll-forward of our rate base and selected key metrics:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Rate base, start of period

 

$

3,474

 

$

1,816

 

$

3,182

 

$

1,891

 

Capital expenditures commissioned

 

59

 

14

 

142

 

49

 

Inflation and other indexation

 

26

 

8

 

93

 

49

 

Regulatory depreciation

 

(19

)

(10

)

(65

)

(38

)

Foreign exchange

 

(385

)

10

 

(197

)

(113

)

Rate base, end of period

 

$

3,155

 

$

1,838

 

$

3,155

 

$

1,838

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Funds from operations (FFO)

 

$

77

 

$

43

 

$

204

 

$

102

 

Maintenance capital

 

(4

)

(3

)

(18

)

(8

)

Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO)

 

$

73

 

$

40

 

$

186

 

$

94

 

Return on rate base (1),(3)

 

12

%

13

%

12

%

11

%

AFFO yield(2),(3)

 

19

%

17

%

15

%

13

%

 


(1) Return on rate base is EBITDA divided by average rate base.

(2) AFFO yield is AFFO divided by average invested capital.

(3) Return on rate base and AFFO yield excludes impact of developer contributions at our European energy distribution operation.

(4) Normalized AFFO yields are 17%, 14% 15% and 12% for the relevant periods above.

 

For the quarter ended September 30, 2011, our utilities platform generated EBITDA and FFO of $113 million and $77 million, respectively, compared to $62 million and $43 million, respectively, in the same period of the prior year. The increase in FFO is attributable to the Prime merger and strong performances from our Australian coal terminal and UK distribution business. In the period, our maintenance capital expenditures were $4 million, which is lower than the average quarterly sustainable level of $6 million, due to timing of certain projects at our Australasian energy distribution operations. After deducting maintenance capital expenditures, our AFFO yield was 19% on an invested capital base of $1,343 million, excluding the impact of developer contributions received by our UK distribution operation.

 

The following table presents our utilities platform’s proportionate share of financial results:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Revenue

 

$

165

 

$

84

 

$

445

 

$

230

 

Costs attributed to revenues

 

(63

)

(24

)

(167

)

(75

)

Developer contributions

 

11

 

2

 

34

 

6

 

EBITDA

 

113

 

62

 

312

 

161

 

Other income (expenses)

 

1

 

(1

)

4

 

(2

)

Interest expense

 

(37

)

(18

)

(112

)

(57

)

Funds from operations (FFO)

 

77

 

43

 

204

 

102

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

(26

)

(13

)

(71

)

(41

)

Deferred taxes and other items

 

5

 

(21

)

(26

)

(23

)

Net income

 

$

56

 

$

9

 

$

107

 

$

38

 

 

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The following table presents our proportionate EBITDA and FFO for each business in this operating platform:

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

FFO

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Coal Terminal Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australasia

 

$

51

 

$

28

 

$

135

 

$

70

 

$

30

 

$

19

 

$

75

 

$

43

 

Electricity Transmission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South America

 

14

 

13

 

43

 

37

 

11

 

11

 

34

 

29

 

North America

 

7

 

8

 

20

 

21

 

5

 

5

 

14

 

13

 

Energy Distribution

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Europe

 

21

 

5

 

60

 

13

 

17

 

3

 

47

 

7

 

Australasia

 

20

 

8

 

54

 

20

 

14

 

5

 

34

 

10

 

Total

 

$

113

 

$

62

 

$

312

 

$

161

 

$

77

 

$

43

 

$

204

 

$

102

 

 

Our Australian coal terminal, South American electricity transmission operation and UK distribution business represent 76% and 75% of EBITDA and FFO, respectively, in our utilities platform for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

 

Our Australian coal terminal reported EBITDA and FFO of $51 million and $30 million, respectively, for the quarter versus $28 million and $19 million, respectively, in the comparative period. Adjusting for the change in ownership due to the Prime merger, our Australian coal terminal’s FFO remained relatively flat as the higher weighted average cost of capital in our access undertaking that was effective on January 1st and favourable foreign exchange rates offset a credit for additions to our rate base that was received in the third quarter of 2010.

 

Our South American electricity transmission operations’ EBITDA and FFO were $14 million and $11 million, respectively, for the quarter versus $13 million and $11 million, respectively, in the comparable period. FFO was flat versus the prior year as positive revenue indexation and contribution from growth capital expenditures was offset by higher operating expenses due to fines relating to the 2010 blackout.

 

Our UK distribution business earned EBITDA and FFO of $21 million and $17 million, respectively, in the quarter versus $5 million and $3 million, respectively, in the comparative period. Adjusting for the change of ownership due to the Prime merger, FFO increased by 127%, predominantly due to greater developer contributions. Our UK distribution business receives an upfront payment from developers in conjunction with the installation of gas and electricity connections in new homes. As a result of improved home building activity, our UK distribution business installed a total of 13,900 electricity and gas connections in the current quarter compared with 10,400 in the prior year quarter, increasing our total number of connections to 474,500. Furthermore, we receive greater developer contributions for electricity connections. During the quarter, electricity connections were 30% of total compared with 22% in the prior year.

 

Non-cash expenses are primarily comprised of depreciation and amortization, non-cash inflation indexation on our Chilean peso denominated debt and unrealized mark-to-market losses on derivative contracts which are a part of our fixed interest rate hedging program. Depreciation and amortization increased to $26 million for the quarter compared to $13 million in the prior year period, primarily due to the Prime merger.

 

Business Development and Outlook

 

Within our utility operations, we have numerous opportunities to upgrade and expand our rate base. While we are required to make certain capital expenditures to maintain safety and reliability, we will direct discretionary capital to those businesses that provide the highest risk-adjusted returns. In our utility platform, we expect to earn a return on the equity that we invest which is consistent with our existing AFFO yield within this platform.

 

Our capital project backlog is comprised of investments that will increase our rate base. It is defined as projects that have been awarded to us, as well as projects that have been filed with the regulator with scheduled expenditures within the next two years, for which we have not yet invested capital.

 

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The following table presents the roll-forward of our capital project backlog at September 30, 2011:

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

Capital project backlog, start of period

 

$

315

 

$

310

 

Additional capital project mandates

 

65

 

132

 

Less capital expenditures

 

(71

)

(148

)

Foreign exchange and other

 

(9

)

6

 

Capital project backlog, end of period

 

$

300

 

$

300

 

Construction work in progress

 

63

 

63

 

Total capital to be commissioned into rate base

 

$

363

 

$

363

 

 

We finished the period with a capital project backlog of $300 million, a decrease of $15 million compared with June 30, 2011. The decrease is largely attributable to the decline in foreign exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar in countries in which we operate at September 30, 2011. In addition, our construction work in progress was $63 million at quarter end, an increase from the prior quarter primarily due to capital expenditures at our Texas transmission project. Construction work in progress represents capital that we have invested that will begin earning a return upon commencement of service, at which point such investments will be added to our rate base. In total, we finished the quarter with $363 million of capital that has yet to be commissioned into our rate base.

 

During the quarter, we invested $9 million to purchase a 23% interest in a high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that connects New England and Long Island. The subsea cable provides service to the Long Island Power Authority under an availability-based contract with a remaining term of 21 years. The transmission line was formerly classified as a held-for-sale asset on our balance sheet, and we purchased it from the lender that had security over the asset.

 

In July, we closed a $585 million construction facility with a syndicate of eight banks to finance our Texas transmission project. This facility has a rate of Libor + 225 bps and a term of construction plus three years.

 

Transport and Energy Operations

 

Our transport and energy platform is comprised of open access systems that provide transportation, storage and handling of energy, freight and bulk commodities. This operating platform is comprised of businesses with price ceilings as a result of regulation, such as our energy transmission and rail operations, as well as unregulated businesses, such as our ports. Transport and energy businesses typically have high barriers to entry and in many instances have very few substitutes in their local markets. While these businesses have greater sensitivity to market prices and volume than our utilities platform, revenues are generally stable and, in many cases, are supported by long-term contracts or customer relationships. Our transport and energy platform is expected to benefit from increases in demand for commodities as well as increases in the global movement of goods. Furthermore, the diversification within our transport and energy platform mitigates the impact of fluctuations in demand from any particular sector, commodity or customer. Approximately 70% of our transport and energy platform’s EBITDA is supported by long-term contractual revenues.

 

Our objectives for our transport and energy platform are to provide safe and reliable services to our customers and to satisfy their growth requirements by increasing the utilization of our assets and expanding our capacity in a capital efficient manner. If we do so, we will be able to charge an appropriate price for our services, and we will be able to earn an attractive return on the capital that we have deployed as well as the capital that we will invest to increase the capacity of our operations. Our performance can be measured by our revenue growth, EBITDA margin as well as our AFFO yield.

 

Our transport and energy platform is comprised of the following:

 

Rail Operations

 

·                  Operate 5,100 kilometers of tracks

 

·                  Sole rail network in Southwestern Western Australia

 

Energy Transmission

 

·                  Operate 15,500 kilometers of natural gas transmission lines primarily in the U.S.

 

·                  Serve 60% of the Chicago/Northern Indiana natural gas market

 

·                  Operate 7% of U.S. natural gas storage capacity

 

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Ports Operations

 

·                  Handle 85 million tonnes of goods annually

 

·                  Operate 20 ports across the UK, Europe and China

 

Results of Operations

 

The following table presents the key metrics of our transport and energy platform:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Growth capital expenditures

 

$

85

 

$

8

 

$

239

 

$

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EBITDA margin(1)

 

35

%

29

%

34

%

33

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funds from operations (FFO)

 

$

39

 

$

20

 

$

123

 

$

72

 

Maintenance capital

 

(16

)

(8

)

(47

)

(21

)

Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO)

 

$

23

 

$

12

 

$

76

 

$

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFO yield(2)

 

6

%

9

%

7

%

13

%

 


(1) EBITDA margin is EBITDA divided by revenues.

(2) AFFO yield is AFFO divided by average invested capital.

 

Our transport and energy platform earned EBITDA and FFO of $79 million and $39 million, respectively, for the quarter compared with $37 million and $20 million, respectively, in the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to the Prime merger. After deducting maintenance capital expenditures, we generated an AFFO yield of 6% on an invested capital base of $1,477 million, compared with 9% in the same period in the prior year. The decline in AFFO yield is primarily the result of a reduction of returns on capital at both our North American energy transmission operations and our Australian railroad combined with an increase in invested capital in this segment due to the Prime merger and investments in our Australian railroad and UK port that have not yet begun to generate cashflow.

 

The following table presents our transport and energy platform’s proportionate share of financial results:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Revenues

 

$

228

 

$

127

 

$

714

 

$

377

 

Cost attributed to revenues

 

(149

)

(90

)

(473

)

(254

)

EBITDA

 

79

 

37

 

241

 

123

 

Interest expense

 

(39

)

(17

)

(116

)

(52

)

Other (expenses) income

 

(1

)

 

(2

)

1

 

Funds from operations (FFO)

 

39

 

20

 

123

 

72

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

(27

)

(17

)

(83

)

(51

)

Deferred taxes and other items

 

(3

)

31

 

11

 

25

 

Net income

 

$

9

 

$

34

 

$

51

 

$

46

 

 

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The following table presents proportionate EBITDA and FFO for each business in this operating platform:

 

 

 

EBITDA

 

FFO

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Rail

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Australasia

 

$

23

 

$

8

 

$

71

 

$

30

 

$

12

 

$

5

 

$

39

 

$

20

 

Energy Transmission

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

27

 

14

 

87

 

45

 

11

 

7

 

37

 

28

 

Other

 

3

 

 

21

 

7

 

2

 

 

17

 

5

 

Ports

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UK

 

13

 

9

 

32

 

24

 

10

 

5

 

19

 

12

 

Europe

 

13

 

6

 

30

 

17

 

4

 

3

 

11

 

7

 

Total

 

$

79

 

$

37

 

$

241

 

$

123

 

$

39

 

$

20

 

$

123

 

$

72

 

 

Our Australian railroad, North American energy transmission operations and UK port were responsible for 80% and 85% of EBITDA and FFO, respectively, in our transport and energy platform for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.

 

For the quarter, our Australian railroad reported EBITDA and FFO of $23 million and $12 million, respectively, versus $8 million and $5 million in the same period of the prior year. Adjusting for the change in ownership due to the Prime merger, FFO was 4% lower than the prior year primarily due to an increase in seasonal maintenance expense and a decrease in volumes as a result of a strike action at an above rail operator on our system. The outlook for the 2011 grain harvest is very positive as there has been good to excellent rains in the grain growing regions. If good weather conditions persist, the current estimate is a harvest of upwards of 12 million tonnes, over twice the 2010 volumes. Our Australian railroad will benefit significantly from these additional volumes as well as the incremental take-or-pay volumes from our expansion program.

 

For the quarter, our North American energy transmission operations reported EBITDA and FFO of $27 million and $11 million, respectively, versus $14 million and $7 million, respectively, in the prior year. Adjusting for the change in ownership due to the Prime merger, FFO declined by 37% primarily due to the phase in of the FERC rate settlement beginning in July 2010 and softening market conditions, which negatively impacted the value of certain products such as sales of retained natural gas, market sensitive transportation capacity and line pack services. The FERC settlement was fully phased-in as of July 1, 2011.

 

Our UK ports operation reported EBITDA and FFO of $13 million and $10 million, respectively, for the quarter versus $9 million and $5 million, respectively, in the comparable period. We benefitted from a $4 million sign on fee from an energy customer that we received during the quarter, which more than offset a reduction in revenues from a customer that experienced a maintenance shutdown during the quarter. We also continue to benefit from volume growth at our Teesport container terminal, partially offset by lower margins due to inefficiencies arising from operating at full capacity.

 

Business Development and Outlook

 

In our transport and energy platform, we strive to increase the amount of goods that we can transport or handle in a capital efficient manner. Due to the economies of scale or strategic locations of our networks, we are often able to earn very attractive returns when we invest capital to expand our facilities to serve our customers’ growth requirements.

 

The following table presents our proportionate share of growth capital expenditures that we anticipate investing during the next 24 months:

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

 

 

Australian railroad

 

$

432

 

UK port operations

 

15

 

Growth capital projects

 

$

447

 

Construction work in progress

 

183

 

Total capital to be commissioned

 

$

630

 

 

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During the quarter, we signed agreements to make a $150 million investment in a 33 kilometre toll road and tunnel that is a key artery in the transportation network in Santiago, Chile. The concessions are long-lived, with expirations in 2033 and 2037. We expect to close the transaction in the fourth quarter of 2011. We are excited about this investment as it seeds our toll road platform with a high quality asset in a high growth country that has a solid concession regime.

 

Our Chilean toll road is part of a ring road around Santiago, the capital of Chile that accounts for more than 40% of economic activity within the country. The toll road is currently in a ramp-up phase as the initial segment was completed in 2006 and the tunnel was completed in 2009. Over the coming years, our Chilean toll road should generate substantial revenue growth. The Chilean economy has been expanding rapidly, which is driving significant traffic growth as the standard of living within the country increases. Over the last 20 years, Chile’s motorization rate increased from 78 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants to 180, yet it is still less than one quarter of the motorization rate in the U.S. Furthermore, our toll road is positioned to grow at above average rates as it connects the international airport and residential developments in the northern and western regions of the city to the high growth Las Condes commercial area. Due to significant excess capacity, we expect to be able to capture this vehicle growth with minimal capital expenditures. In Chile, the concession regime permits annual tariff increases of Chilean CPI plus 3.5%. Toll road operators are also allowed to charge congestion tariffs to the extent that traffic on segments of the road exceeds certain threshold levels. This pricing framework will enable us to capture further upside as vehicle traffic on our road increases.

 

We are targeting levered, after tax returns on this investment of 12% to 15%, consistent with our long-term investment objectives. With its growth profile, our toll road is currently generating an EBITDA margin of 65% and is projected to have an AFFO yield of approximately 4% in 2012. With double digit revenue growth rates during the ramp-up phase, we expect the AFFO yield to be approximately 12% by 2016.

 

More broadly, we are pleased to establish a toll road platform. This asset class generates stable cash flows that tend to increase with population and economic growth. With governments and corporations facing increasing liquidity constraints, this platform is expected to have significant brownfield and greenfield growth opportunities on a global basis. In this uncertain economic environment, we believe that there is a tendency for buyers to become overly pessimistic regarding prospects for the global economy. If this is the case, we will seek to make contrarian investments to acquire high quality toll roads for good value.

 

Our Australian railroad’s expansion program is comprised of six customer initiated projects, which will add a minimum of 24 million tonnes of volume by early 2014. During the quarter, we made significant progress advancing this program. We signed a 10-year commercial track access agreement (CTAA) with Worsley Alumina and, subsequent to quarter end, a 10-year CTAA with Mineral Resources Ltd (MRL). The MRL contract is our second largest with a minimum volume commitment of 4.4 mtpa. We have now signed five of the six CTAAs that we targeted for 2011, accounting for 93% of projected revenues of our expansion program. We expect to sign our sixth agreement in the fourth quarter. Once all of the CTAAs have been executed, the cash flow profile of our railroad will be fundamentally transformed. Approximately 91% of projected minimum volumes under these CTAAs are subject to take-or-pay provisions, and revenues are indexed to inflation. Overall, 60% of our railroad’s revenues will be underpinned by take-or-pay provisions, and less than 10% of our revenues will be subject to fluctuations in the grain harvest.

 

Rail Project Summary:

 

Project

 

Commercial Status

 

Projected
Minimum Volume

 

Expected Start Date

 

Extension Hill iron ore project

 

Signed CTAA

 

3.0 mtpa

 

Q4 2011

 

KML iron ore project

 

Signed CTAA

 

10.0 mtpa

 

2012

 

Yilgarn iron ore project (Mineral Resources Ltd.)

 

Signed CTAA

 

4.4 mtpa

 

Q4 2011

 

Worsley alumina expansion

 

Signed CTAA

 

2.0 mtpa

 

2012

 

Koolyanobbing iron ore mine expansion

 

Agreed terms

 

2.2 mtpa

 

2012

 

Collie urea project

 

Signed CTAA

 

2.0 mtpa

 

2014

 

 

The total capital cost of our Australian railroad’s expansion program is estimated to be A$600 million, predominantly invested over the next two years. While we have made significant progress on the construction work, a strike action at an above rail operator on our system and certain ports in Western Australia briefly halted construction at one of our projects during the quarter. To date, we have invested approximately A$175 million of the estimated total cost of the expansion program, and while we have lost some productivity due to labour issues, we currently expect to make up this lost time and complete the projects on time and on budget.

 

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In addition, earlier in the year we launched a A$90 million program to upgrade our network over the next 24 months, of which we have already invested A$70 million. These network upgrades are not related to a specific expansion task but will increase the capacity of our system and strategically position our railroad to capture incremental tonnage from mining projects that are in the pre-feasibility stage. We expect to generate very attractive returns on these network upgrades, reflecting the significant historical investment that has been made in our rail system and our competitive position.

 

Subsequent to quarter end, we executed the A$350 million non-recourse, construction financing for our Australian railroad. The financing is essentially an upsizing of our existing credit facility and has an interest rate of approximately 8% and a maturity in 2014. The terms of the financing benefitted from a $300 million security package that we were able to secure from a customer to support its take-or-pay obligations. Once we complete construction and customer volumes ramp-up to take-or-pay levels, we plan on refinancing this bank facility in the capital markets.

 

Timber

 

Our timber platform consists of 419,000 acres of high-quality, freehold timberlands located in the coastal region of British Columbia, Canada and the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S. Our timberlands are predominantly comprised of premium Douglas-fir, hemlock and cedar species suitable for high-value structural and appearance applications in domestic and export markets. In addition, our land holdings include approximately 12,000 acres of higher and better use (HBU) lands, which may have greater value if used for real estate development or conservation.

 

The following table presents our proportionate share of selected statistics of our timberlands as of September 30, 2011:

 

 

 

As of

 

UNAUDITED

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Timberlands (000’s acres)

 

419

 

419

 

HBU lands (000’s acres)

 

12

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-run sustainable yield (LRSY) (millions m3 per annum)

 

1.6

 

1.6

 

Deferred harvest volume (millions m3)

 

2.8

 

2.9

 

 

Our timberlands have an estimated merchantable inventory of 29.5 million m3 of timber, which includes a deferred harvest volume of 2.8 million m3. This deferred harvest volume is in addition to harvest volumes that reflect annual timber growth as determined through our long-run sustainable yield (LRSY). As markets have improved, we have been ramping-up our harvest levels to monetize this deferred harvest volume.

 

One of the key attributes of our timber platform is its operating flexibility which allows us to optimize our harvest mix and harvest levels as well as the markets to which we sell in order to maximize value. We plan our annual harvest to produce the products that offer the most attractive margins in the context of current market conditions and freight costs to access those markets. When log prices are attractive, we increase harvest levels to monetize the value of our inventory. When log prices are weak, we grow inventory on the stump to enhance value through capital appreciation. Our objective for our timber platform is to maximize the total return on the capital that we invest in this business. Our performance can be measured by our harvest levels, EBITDA margin and AFFO yield.

 

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Results of Operations

 

The following table presents select key metrics of our timber platform:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Harvest (000’s m3)

 

354

 

272

 

1,205

 

924

 

Harvest as % of LRSY

 

89

%

69

%

101

%

78

%

EBITDA margin(1)

 

32

%

30

%

41

%

38

%

Funds from operation (FFO)

 

$

5

 

$

 

$

28

 

$

9

 

Maintenance capital

 

(1

)

 

(3

)

 

Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO)

 

$

4

 

$

 

$

25

 

$

9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFFO yield(2)

 

4

%

0

%

7

%

3

%

 


(1) EBITDA divided by revenue, excluding HBU and other revenue.

(2) AFFO divided by average invested capital.

 

Driven by the continued strength in the export market, our timber platform generated FFO of $5 million for the quarter, which was a substantial improvement over the prior year but a decrease from the prior quarter. Domestic and export prices improved in August and September, following a decline in July. On average, realized export prices increased by 15%, and realized domestic prices rose by 16%, versus the third quarter of 2010. In response, we increased our harvest levels by 30%, versus the comparable period last year. Our EBITDA margin remained relatively flat as cost increases offset price improvements. For the quarter, our AFFO yield increased to 4% compared to nil in the same period in the prior year primarily as a result of increased harvest levels and prices.

 

The following table summarizes our proportionate share of harvest, sales and sale price realizations by species for our timber operations:

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2011

 

Three months ended September 30, 2010

 

UNAUDITED

 

Harvest
(000’s m
3)

 

Sales
(000’s m
3)

 

Revenue/m3

 

Revenue
($ millions)

 

Harvest
(000’s m
3)

 

Sales
(000’s m
3)

 

Revenue/m3

 

Revenue
($ millions)

 

Douglas-fir

 

158

 

209

 

$

96

 

$

20

 

117

 

141

 

$

85

 

$

12

 

Whitewood

 

112

 

125

 

88

 

11

 

85

 

93

 

65

 

6

 

Other species

 

84

 

85

 

71

 

6

 

70

 

72

 

69

 

5

 

 

 

354

 

419

 

$

88

 

$

37

 

272

 

306

 

$

75

 

$

23

 

HBU and other sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

23

 

 

 

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2011

 

Nine months ended September 30, 2010

 

UNAUDITED

 

Harvest
(000’s m
3)

 

Sales
(000’s m3)

 

Revenue/m3

 

Revenue
($ millions)

 

Harvest
(000’s m
3)

 

Sales
(000’s m3)

 

Revenue/m3

 

Revenue
($ millions)

 

Douglas-fir

 

679

 

743

 

$

98

 

$

73

 

449

 

486

 

$

86

 

$

42

 

Whitewood

 

298

 

320

 

91

 

29

 

265

 

287

 

66

 

19

 

Other species

 

228

 

235

 

72

 

17

 

210

 

219

 

68

 

15

 

 

 

1,205

 

1,298

 

$

92

 

$

119

 

924

 

992

 

$

77

 

$

76

 

HBU and other sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

120

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

77

 

 

From a macroeconomic perspective, seasonally adjusted, annualized U.S. housing starts remained depressed at 615,000 for the quarter. This level is approximately 40% of long-term trend levels. Despite relatively weak demand from new housing starts, prices for timber increased on a year-over-year basis, as demand from off-shore consumers for high quality logs forced domestic consumers in the Pacific Northwest region to increase prices in order to attract deliveries.

 

Indicative prices for Douglas-fir and whitewood in the U.S. market during the third quarter were approximately 16% and 17%, respectively, above prior year levels. Prices for Douglas-fir sold to China and Korea were approximately 10% above domestic prices, and prices for whitewood sold to these same markets were approximately 35% higher than domestic prices.

 

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To capitalize on this strong price environment, we increased the harvest of our higher margin Douglas-fir while continuing to harvest significant volumes of whitewood for export to the Korean and Chinese markets. Sales volumes of Douglas-fir and whitewood were 48% and 34%, respectively, above the comparable quarter in 2010. Sales volumes of other species increased 18%. During the quarter, the proportion of timber shipped to off-shore markets was 48% compared to 46% in the comparable quarter of 2010.

 

The following table presents our timber platform’s proportionate share of financial results.

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Revenue

 

$

37

 

$

23

 

$

120

 

$

77

 

Cost attributed to revenues

 

(25

)

(16

)

(71

)

(48

)

EBITDA

 

12

 

7

 

49

 

29

 

Other income

 

 

 

 

1

 

Interest expense

 

(7

)

(7

)

(21

)

(21

)

Funds from operations (FFO)

 

5

 

 

28

 

9

 

Fair value adjustments

 

45

 

2

 

37

 

2

 

Deferred taxes and other items

 

(18

)

(1

)

(20

)

(4

)

Net income

 

$

32

 

$

1

 

$

45

 

$

7

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, our timber operations’ EBITDA and FFO totaled $12 million and $5 million, respectively, compared with $7 million and nil in the comparable period.

 

Our quarterly performance reflects a 17% improvement in average realized log prices and a 37% increase in sales volume compared to the prior year. Harvest and delivery costs per unit increased 16% compared to 2010, due to the combination of operating in higher cost areas, higher fuel costs and the impact of foreign exchange on operating costs in our Canadian operations. It is expected that costs increase when we operate at higher elevation levels, which typically takes place in the third quarter.

 

Our share of revenue from HBU land and other sales was nil for the period, consistent with the comparable period in 2010.

 

For the period ended September 30, 2011, we recorded a positive fair value adjustment of $45 million compared to a $2 million positive adjustment in the same period in the prior year. The increase results from an upward revision of the fair value of our timberlands arising on the strength of the current timber prices and our outlook over the short-to-mid term.

 

Business Development

 

We expect market prices in the fourth quarter to remain comparable to the third quarter as off-shore demand, particularly from China, continues to be impacted by a slowdown in residential construction activity and high inventory levels at ports. However, prices are expected to firm-up in the first quarter of 2012.

 

Over the mid-to-long term, we expect that our timber operations will be positively impacted by a number of fundamental factors affecting the supply and demand of timber in the markets that we serve:

 

·                  The mountain pine beetle infestation, which is having a significant impact on the supply of timber from the interior of British Columbia, Alberta and the U.S.;

 

·                  Ongoing demand from Asian markets and the rapidly expanding bio-fuel industry; and

 

·                  Continuing withdrawals of timberlands for conservation and alternate uses.

 

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CORPORATE AND OTHER

 

The following table presents the components of Corporate and Other, on a proportionate basis, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

General and administrative costs

 

$

(2

)

$

(4

)

$

(7

)

$

(13

)

Base management fee

 

(13

)

(7

)

(37

)

(18

)

Other (expenses) income

 

(1

)

4

 

5

 

5

 

Financing costs

 

(8

)

(1

)

(19

)

(6

)

Funds from operations (FFO)

 

(24

)

(8

)

(58

)

(32

)

Deferred taxes and other

 

(11

)

(3

)

(12

)

(8

)

Corporate and other

 

$

(35

)

$

(11

)

$

(70

)

$

(40

)

 

For the quarter, general and administrative costs were lower than the prior year as the prior year included our proportionate share of Prime’s general and administrative expenses. Following the merger, a substantial amount of these services are provided under the Master Services Agreement. As a result, a substantial amount of these costs have been absorbed by Brookfield. We currently anticipate that our corporate and administrative costs, excluding the base management fee, will be in the range of $9 million to $11 million per year.

 

Pursuant to our Master Services Agreement, we pay a quarterly base management fee to Brookfield based on our market value, plus recourse debt net of cash. For the quarter ending September 30, 2011, this fee increased over the prior year quarter due to the $1.1 billion equity issuance in December 2010 associated with the Prime merger and the increased trading price of our partnership units.

 

Financing costs include interest expense, standby fees on our committed credit facility, dividends paid on our preferred shares less interest earned on cash balances. These costs exclude non-cash amortization of financing costs of $1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Financing costs for the quarter were higher than the comparable period, primarily due to the increased size of our committed credit facility, increased average corporate debt balance and higher interest expense on Prime’s corporate bonds as a result of the merger.

 

Other Investments

 

In addition to our investments in utilities, transport and energy and timberlands, we hold certain other investments which in total comprise less than 1% of our invested capital. Other investments include the results from our interests in public private partnerships (PPPs).

 

The PPPs differ from our other infrastructure assets. PPPs have finite concessions of between 25 to 30 years, and cash generated from these projects must fully amortize project debt over the term of the concession. Thus, FFO for our PPP operations include IFRS net income plus depreciation less debt amortization, which approximates the distributions to us from these operations. These projects are expected to generate stable cash flows from long-term concession contracts funded with long-term financing arrangements.

 

CAPITAL RESOURCES AND LIQUIDITY

 

The nature of our asset base and the quality of our associated cash flows enable us to maintain a stable and low cost capitalization. We attempt to maintain sufficient financial liquidity at all times so that we are able to participate in attractive opportunities as they arise, better withstand sudden adverse changes in economic circumstances and maintain a relatively high distribution of our FFO to unitholders. Our principal sources of liquidity are cash flows from our operations, undrawn credit facilities and access to public and private capital markets. We also structure the ownership of our assets to enhance our ability to monetize them to provide additional liquidity, if necessary.

 

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Our group wide liquidity was in excess of $900 million at September 30, 2011 and was comprised of the following:

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

As of September 30, 2011

 

Proportionate cash retained in business

 

$

202

 

Committed corporate credit facility

 

700

 

Draws on corporate credit facility

 

(312

)

Proportionate availability under subsidiary credit facilities

 

349

 

Group wide liquidity

 

$

939

 

 

Our $700 million committed revolving credit facility is available for investments and acquisitions, as well as general corporate purposes. Commitments under the facility will be available on a revolving basis until September 2013. All amounts outstanding at that time will be repayable in full. At September 30, 2011, $312 million was drawn on this facility.

 

Our equity strategy is to issue equity in conjunction with future acquisitions and large scale organic capital projects. However, we may also issue an amount of equity opportunistically to enhance our liquidity to pursue future acquisitions. In December 2009, we filed shelf registrations to enable us to issue securities in both the U.S. and Canadian markets.

 

Subsequent to period end, we issued approximately 28 million Brookfield Infrastructure units at $24.75 per unit, under our shelf registrations in the U.S. and Canada. In total, we raised net proceeds of approximately $660 million. Proceeds from the offering will be used to fund the equity investment in our Australian railroad, including the pay down of our credit facility which had been primarily drawn over the past nine months to fund our expansion program, and the $150 million investment in our Chilean toll road. Following the equity offering, we have corporate liquidity of over $700 million.

 

We finance our assets principally at the operating company level with debt which generally has long-term maturities, few restrictive covenants and no recourse to either Brookfield Infrastructure or our other operations. At the operating company level, we endeavour to maintain prudent levels of debt. We also strive to ladder our principal repayments over a number of years.

 

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On a proportionate basis, scheduled principal repayments as of September 30, 2011 for our borrowings over the next five years are as follows:

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

Average Term
(years)

 

2011

 

2012

 

2013

 

2014

 

2015

 

Beyond

 

Total

 

Recourse borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Corporate borrowings

 

2

 

$

 

$

 

$

312

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

312

 

Subsidiary borrowings

 

2

 

 

112

 

 

 

 

 

112

 

Total recourse borrowings

 

2

 

 

112

 

312

 

 

 

 

424

 

Non-recourse borrowings(1), (2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

8

 

2

 

63

 

583

 

102

 

45

 

1,583

 

2,378

 

Transport and energy

 

6

 

 

523

 

222

 

526

 

21

 

708

 

2,000

 

Timber

 

7

 

 

 

136

 

 

130

 

209

 

475

 

Total non-recourse borrowings(1), (2)

 

7

 

2

 

586

 

941

 

628

 

196

 

2,500

 

4,853

 

Total borrowings

 

7

 

$

2

 

$

698

 

$

1,253

 

$

628

 

$

196

 

$

2,500

 

$

5,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash retained in businesses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

29

 

Transport and energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

166

 

Timber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cash retained

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,349

 

Transport and energy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,834

 

Timber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

468

 

Corporate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

424

 

Total net debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

5,075

 

 


(1) Represents non-recourse debt to Brookfield Infrastructure as the holders have recourse only to the underlying operations.

(2) Non-recourse project debt from our social infrastructure operations has been excluded from the above tables as this is long-term debt which is fully amortized during the term of our concession contracts.

 

Our debt has an average term of seven years. On a proportionate consolidated basis, our net debt-to-capitalization ratio as of September 30, 2011 was 62%.

 

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The following table summarizes our proportionate average debt balance for each operating platform:

 

 

 

Three months ended September 30, 2011

 

Three months ended September 30, 2010

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

Proportionate
Average Debt

 

Average Cash
Interest Rate

 

Cash
Interest

 

Proportionate
Average Debt

 

Average Cash
Interest Rate

 

Cash
Interest

 

Utilities

 

$

2,462

 

6.0

%

$

37

 

$

1,346

 

5.3

%

$

18

 

Transport and energy

 

2,043

 

7.6

%

39

 

1,018

 

6.7

%

17

 

Timber

 

475

 

5.9

%

7

 

475

 

5.9

%

7

 

Subsidiary corporate borrowings

 

117

 

10.3

%

3

 

42

 

9.5

%

1

 

Corporate borrowings

 

265

 

6.0

%

4

 

7

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5,362

 

6.7

%

$

90

 

$

2,888

 

6.0

%

$

43

 

 

 

 

Nine Months ended September 30, 2011

 

Nine Months ended September 30, 2010

 

 

 

Proportionate

 

Average Cash

 

Cash

 

Proportionate

 

Average Cash

 

Cash

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

Average Debt

 

Interest Rate

 

Interest

 

Average Debt

 

Interest Rate

 

Interest

 

Utilities

 

$

2,379

 

6.3

%

$

112

 

$

1,432

 

5.2

%

$

56

 

Transport and energy

 

2,032

 

7.6

%

116

 

1,010

 

7.0

%

53

 

Timber

 

475

 

5.9

%

21

 

475

 

5.9

%

21

 

Subsidiary corporate borrowings

 

113

 

10.3

%

9

 

42

 

9.5

%

3

 

Corporate borrowings

 

165

 

5.7

%

7

 

7

 

 

 

Total

 

$

5,164

 

6.8

%

$

265

 

$

2,966

 

6.0

%

$

133

 

 

Proportionate debt can be reconciled to consolidated debt as follows:

 

 

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

Consolidated debt

 

$

5,061

 

$

4,593

 

Less: borrowings attributable to non-controlling interest

 

(1,773

)

(1,675

)

Premium on debt and cross currency swaps

 

93

 

154

 

Add proportionate share of borrowings of investments in associates:

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

677

 

675

 

Transport and energy

 

1,219

 

1,303

 

Proportionate debt

 

$

5,277

 

$

5,050

 

 

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FOREIGN CURRENCY HEDGING STRATEGY

 

To the extent it makes economic sense to do so, our strategy is to hedge a portion of our equity investment and/or cash flows exposed to foreign currencies within our business. The following key principles form the basis of our foreign currency hedging strategy:

 

·                  We leverage any natural hedges that may exist within our operations

 

·                  We utilize local currency debt financing to the extent possible

 

·                  We may utilize derivative contracts to the extent that natural hedges are insufficient

 

The following table presents the hedged position of our equity investment in foreign currencies as of September 30, 2011:

 

 

 

Net Investment Hedges

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

USD

 

AUD

 

NZD

 

CAD

 

GBP

 

EUR

 

Net equity Investment — US$

 

$

916

 

$

1,495

 

$

144

 

$

95

 

$

349

 

$

137

 

FX contracts — US$

 

431

 

(166

)

(27

)

 

(184

)

(54

)

Net unhedged — US$

 

1,347

 

1,329

 

117

 

95

 

165

 

83

 

Net equity Investment — natural currency

 

916

 

1,548

 

189

 

100

 

224

 

102

 

FX contracts — natural currency

 

431

 

(172

)

(35

)

 

(118

)

(40

)

% of Equity Investment hedged

 

N/A

 

11

%

19

%

 

53

%

39

%

Unhedged position in natural currency

 

N/A

 

$

1,376

 

$

154

 

$

100

 

$

106

 

$

62

 

 

At September 30, 2011, we had hedges in place equal to approximately 19% of our net equity investment in foreign currencies. In the current period, we recorded gains of $12 million in comprehensive income relating to these contracts, which were more than offset by foreign currency translation losses of $242 million.

 

We have implemented a FFO hedging program by entering into forward foreign exchange contracts to lock in approximately 70% of our forecasted FFO denominated in AUD, GBP, EUR and NZD for the next four quarters. As these forward contracts settle, we intend to roll over such contracts so that we will continue to have twelve months of FFO hedged. We will periodically re-evaluate this strategy.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2011, 7%, 45% and 28% of our FFO was generated in USD, AUD, and GBP, respectively, with the remaining 20% generated in other currencies. As a result of the FFO hedging program, 57%, 9% and 21% of our FFO was effectively generated in USD, AUD, and GBP, respectively, with the remaining 13% generated in other currencies for the three months ended September 30, 2011. For the period, a 10% change in the average exchange rate of our foreign currencies would result in approximately a $4 million (4%) change in FFO. Without the implementation of the FFO hedging program, the sensitivity to the same movement in the average exchange rate would have resulted in an approximate $9 million (9%) variance in FFO.

 

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CAPITAL REINVESTMENT

 

Our financing plan is to fund our recurring growth capital expenditures with cash flow generated by our operations, as well as debt financing that is sized to maintain our credit profile. To fund large scale development projects and acquisitions, we will evaluate a variety of capital sources including proceeds from selling non-core assets, equity and debt financing. We will seek to raise additional equity if we believe that we can earn returns on these investments in excess of the cost of the incremental equity. During the quarter, we generated $19 million of cash available for reinvestment and drew down $95 million on our corporate credit facility, which largely funded $117 million in growth capital projects net of asset level debt funding.

 

The following table highlights the cashflow that was generated during the quarter which was available for reinvestment in our business:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Funds from operations (FFO)

 

$

97

 

$

55

 

$

297

 

$

151

 

Less maintenance capital

 

(21

)

(11

)

(68

)

(29

)

Funds available for distribution (AFFO)

 

76

 

44

 

229

 

122

 

Distributions paid

 

(57

)

(29

)

(155

)

(87

)

Funds available for reinvestment

 

19

 

15

 

74

 

35

 

Growth capital expenditures

 

(156

)

(22

)

(387

)

(63

)

Asset level debt funding of growth capital expenditures

 

39

 

 

107

 

 

New investments and debt paydowns

 

(37

)

 

(62

)

 

Disposals, changes in working capital and other

 

(11

)

(10

)

(22

)

4

 

Draws on corporate credit facility

 

95

 

17

 

294

 

17

 

Change in proportionate cash retained in business

 

(51

)

 

4

 

(7

)

Opening, proportionate cash retained in business

 

253

 

232

 

198

 

239

 

Closing, proportionate cash retained in business

 

$

202

 

$

232

 

$

202

 

$

232

 

 

The following table presents the components of growth and maintenance capital expenditures by operating platform:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Growth capital expenditures by segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

$

71

 

$

14

 

$

148

 

$

49

 

Transport and energy

 

85

 

8

 

239

 

14

 

Timber

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

156

 

$

22

 

$

387

 

$

63

 

Maintenance capital expenditures by segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

$

4

 

$

3

 

$

18

 

$

8

 

Transport and energy

 

16

 

8

 

47

 

21

 

Timber

 

1

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

$

21

 

$

11

 

$

68

 

$

29

 

 

Based on our current operations, we expect that maintenance capital expenditures will be in the range of $85 million to $95 million in 2011.

 

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PARTNERSHIP CAPITAL

 

The total number of partnership units outstanding was comprised of the following:

 

MILLIONS, PARTNERSHIP UNITS

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Limited partnership units

 

156.3

 

156.3

 

General partnership units

 

1.1

 

1.1

 

Total

 

157.4

 

157.4

 

 

Subsequent to the equity issuance which closed on October 26, partnership units outstanding was comprised of the following:

 

MILLIONS, PARTNERSHIP UNITS

 

 

 

Limited partnership units

 

184.0

 

General partnership units

 

1.1

 

Total

 

185.1

 

 

The general partner is entitled to incentive distribution rights which are based on the amount by which quarterly distributions on the limited partnership units exceed specified target levels. To the extent distributions on limited partnership units exceed $0.305 per quarter, the incentive distribution rights are entitled to 15% of incremental distributions above this threshold. To the extent that distributions on limited partnership units exceed $0.33 per unit, the incentive distribution rights are entitled to 25% of incremental distributions above this threshold. During the quarter, an incentive distribution of $1.7 million was paid to the general partner.

 

RECONCILIATION OF NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES

 

To measure performance, we focus on net income as well as FFO. We define FFO as net income excluding the impact of depreciation, depletion and amortization, deferred taxes and other items as shown in the reconciliation below. For our social infrastructure operations we also subtract debt amortization from FFO as these are finite life concessions and debt must be fully amortized during the concession term. FFO is a measure of operating performance that is not calculated in accordance with, and does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. FFO is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. FFO has limitations as an analytical tool:

 

·                  FFO does not include depreciation and amortization expense; because we own capital assets with finite lives, depreciation and amortization expense recognizes the fact that we must maintain or replace our asset base in order to preserve our revenue generating capability;

 

·                  FFO does not include deferred income taxes, which may become payable if we own our assets for a long period of time;

 

·                  FFO does not include any non-cash fair value adjustments or mark-to-market adjustments recorded to net income; and

 

·                  FFO does not include performance fees accrued relating to our Canadian timber operations, which must be paid in cash and represents a fee we expect to accrue in the future.

 

Because of these limitations, FFO should not be considered as the sole measure of our performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under IFRS. We compensate for these limitations by relying on our IFRS results and using FFO only supplementally. However, FFO is a key measure that we use to evaluate the performance of our operations and forms the basis for our Partnership’s distribution policy.

 

When viewed with our IFRS results, we believe that FFO provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our underlying operations. FFO allows us to evaluate our businesses on the basis of cash return on net capital deployed by removing the effect of non-cash and other items. We add back depreciation and amortization to remove the implication that our assets decline in value over time since we believe that the value of most of our assets will typically increase over time provided we make all necessary maintenance expenditures.

 

We add back depletion because we endeavor to manage our timberlands on a sustainable basis over the long term. Furthermore, changes in asset values typically do not decline on a predetermined schedule, as suggested by accounting depreciation or depletion, but instead will inevitably vary upwards and downwards based on a number of market and other conditions that cannot be determined in advance. We add back deferred income taxes because we do not believe

 

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this item reflects the present value of the actual cash tax obligations we will be required to pay, particularly if our operations are held for a long period of time. We add back fair value adjustments and mark-to-market adjustments recorded in net income as these are non-cash in nature and indicate a point in time approximation of value on long-term items. Finally, we add back a performance fee payable to Brookfield by Island Timberlands. This performance fee was calculated based upon a percentage of the increased appraised value of the renewable resources and HBU land assets held by our Canadian timber operations over a threshold level. We believe it is appropriate to measure our performance excluding the impact of this accrual as we expect that over time the financial impact of this fee will be more than offset by increased income associated with the increased appraised value of these assets, a benefit which is not reflected in the period in which the related fee accrues. In addition, as a result of our fee-netting mechanism, which is designed to eliminate any duplication of fees, any performance fees will reduce future incentive distributions that may otherwise be made to Brookfield by the Partnership. As this credit is reflected as a reduction in distributions to Brookfield, it would not be reflected in FFO without adding back the performance fee.

 

In addition, we focus on adjusted funds from operations or AFFO, which is defined as FFO less maintenance capital expenditures. Management uses AFFO as a measure of long-term sustainable cash flow.

 

The following table reconciles FFO to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, which is net income. We urge you to review the IFRS financial measures within the MD&A and to not rely on any single financial measure to evaluate the Partnership.

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended
September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Net income

 

$

62

 

$

33

 

$

133

 

$

51

 

Add back or deduct the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

53

 

30

 

154

 

92

 

Fair value adjustments

 

(40

)

(2

)

(32

)

(2

)

Deferred taxes and other items

 

22

 

(6

)

42

 

10

 

Funds from operations

 

$

97

 

$

55

 

$

297

 

$

151

 

 

The difference between net income and FFO is primarily attributable to depreciation, depletion and amortization expenses.

 

In order to assess our performance as stewards of capital, we track our AFFO yield, which is a proxy for our returns on invested capital.

 

Invested capital is meant to track the initial investment that we make in a business plus all cash flow that we re-invest in the business. We define invested capital as partnership capital adding back the following items; non-cash income statement items net of maintenance capital expenditures as well as other comprehensive income, as shown in the reconciliation below. Invested capital is a measure that is not calculated in accordance with, and does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. Invested capital is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Invested capital has limitations as a tool to measure returns on capital invested as follows:

 

·                  Invested capital does not fully deduct depreciation expense;

 

·                  Invested capital does not include non-cash income statement items; and

 

·                  Invested capital does not include accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

Because of these limitations of invested capital and limitations of AFFO previously discussed, AFFO yield should not be considered as the sole measure of our performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our results as reported under IFRS. We compensate for these limitations by relying on our IFRS results and using AFFO yield only supplementally. However, invested capital is a key measure that we use to evaluate the performance of our operations.

 

When viewed in conjunction with our IFRS results, we believe that AFFO yield provides a more complete understanding of our investment in each of our businesses. AFFO yield allows us to evaluate our businesses on the basis of cash return on net capital deployed by removing the effect of non-cash impacts on our capital base. We add back maintenance capital expenditures in order to capture the difference between depreciation and our sustaining capital investment which can be reinvested in our business. Minority interest is excluded as this represents capital invested by other shareholders. Non-cash income statement items are not included as these balances do not represent cash returned or reinvested in our assets. The impact of other comprehensive income is not included as these are unrealized adjustments to partnership capital, such as fair value adjustments or non-cash gains or losses on foreign exchange.

 

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The following table reconciles invested capital to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, which is partnership capital:

 

 

 

As of

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Partnership capital

 

$

3,136

 

$

3,380

 

Cumulative differences

 

(309

)

46

 

Maintenance capital expenditures

 

(68

)

(49

)

Non-cash income statement items

 

164

 

(270

)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

48

 

(178

)

Other adjustments

 

(4

)

(36

)

Invested capital

 

$

2,967

 

$

2,893

 

 

Our invested capital by segment is as follows:

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

September 30, 2011

 

December 31, 2010

 

Invested capital by segment

 

 

 

 

 

Utilities

 

$

1,343

 

$

1,298

 

Transport and energy

 

1,477

 

1,235

 

Timber

 

467

 

478

 

Corporate and other

 

(320

)

(118

)

Total invested capital

 

$

2,967

 

$

2,893

 

 

We also use EBITDA as a measure of performance. We define EBITDA as FFO excluding the impact of interest expense, cash taxes and other income (expenses). EBITDA is expressed as gross margin in our condensed consolidated and combined statement of operations.

 

The following table reconciles our consolidated gross margin (EBITDA) to our proportionate EBITDA for the following periods:

 

 

 

Three months ended
September 30

 

Nine months ended

September 30

 

MILLIONS, UNAUDITED

 

2011

 

2010

 

2011

 

2010

 

Gross margin (EBITDA) as per Brookfield Infrastructure consolidated financial statements

 

$

167

 

$

35

 

$

520

 

$

131

 

Less: Non-controlling interest associated with the above

 

(52

)

(21

)

(176

)

(84

)

 

 

115

 

14

 

344

 

47

 

Add: Proportionate share of EBITDA of investments in associates

 

74

 

81

 

215

 

236

 

Total proportionate EBITDA

 

$

189

 

$

95

 

$

559

 

$

283

 

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This MD&A contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of certain securities laws including 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. We may make such statements in this report, in other filings with Canadian regulators or the SEC or in other communications. The words “tend”, “seek”, “target”, “foresee”, “believe,” “expect,” “could”, “aim to,” “intend,” “objective”, “outlook”“, “endeavour”, “estimate”, “likely”, “continue”, “plan”, “positioned to”, derivatives thereof and other expressions of similar import, or the negative variations thereof, and similar expressions of future or conditional verbs such as “will”, “may”, “should,” which are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects and which do not relate to historical matters, identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this MD&A include among others, statements with respect to our assets tending to appreciate in value over time, growth in our assets and operations, increases in FFO per unit and resulting capital appreciation, returns on capital and on equity, increasing demand for commodities and global movement of goods, expected capital expenditures, the impact of planned capital projects by customers of our railroad business on the performance and growth of that business, various factors bearing on the timber industry including the impact of the Mountain Pine Beetle invasion, increasing Asian demand and other factors, the extent of our corporate, general and administrative expenses, ability to participate in the global market recovery, our capacity to take advantage of opportunities in the marketplace, the future prospects of the assets that Brookfield Infrastructure operates or will operate, partnering with institutional investors, ability to identify, acquire and integrate new acquisition opportunities, long-term target return on our assets, sustainability of distribution levels, distribution growth and payout ratios, operating results and margins for our business and each operation, future prospects for the markets for our products, Brookfield Infrastructure’s plans for growth through internal growth and capital investments, ability to achieve stated objectives, ability to drive operating efficiencies, return on capital expectations for the business contract prices and regulated rates for our operations, expected timing and outcome with respect to increasing sales in timber business, value of higher and better use timber lands, our expected future maintenance and capital expenditures, ability to deploy capital in accretive investments, impact on the business resulting from our view of future economic conditions, our ability to maintain sufficient financial liquidity, our ability to draw down funds under our bank credit facilities, our ability to secure financing through the issuance of equity or debt expansions of existing operations, financing plan for operating companies, foreign currency management activities and other statements with respect to our beliefs, outlooks, plans, expectations and intentions. Although we believe that the Partnership’s anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Partnership to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information.

 

Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements include: general economic and financial conditions in the countries in which we do business generally which may impact market demand, foreign currency risk, the high level of government regulation affecting our businesses, the outcome and timing of various regulatory, legal and contractual issues, global credit and financial markets, the competitive business environment in the industries in which we operate, the competitive market for acquisitions and other growth opportunities, availability of equity and debt financing, the completion of various large capital projects by mining customers of our railroad business which themselves rely on access to capital and continued favourable commodity prices, our ability to complete large capital expansion projects on time and within budget, ability to negotiate favourable take-or-pay contractual terms, acts of God, weather events, or similar events outside of our control, and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in documents filed by Brookfield Infrastructure with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States, including Brookfield Infrastructure’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F under the heading “Risk Factors”.

 

We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to Brookfield Infrastructure, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Except as required by law, the Partnership undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether written or oral, that may be as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING USE OF IFRS ACCOUNTING MEASURES

 

Although our financial results are determined in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the basis of presentation throughout much of this report differs from IFRS in that it is organized by business segment and utilizes funds from operations (FFO) and adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) as important measures. This is reflective of how we manage the business and, in our opinion, enables the reader to better understand our affairs. We provide a reconciliation to the most directly comparable IFRS measure in this MD&A. Readers are encouraged to consider both measures in assessing Brookfield Infrastructure’s results.

 

BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND RISKS

 

Brookfield Infrastructure’s financial results are impacted by various factors, including the performance of each of our operations and various external factors influencing the specific sectors and geographic locations in which we operate; macro-economic factors such as economic growth, changes in currency, inflation and interest rates; regulatory requirements and initiatives; and litigation and claims that arise in the normal course of business. These and other factors are described in Brookfield Infrastructure’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F which is available on our website at www.brookfieldinfrastructure.com and at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml and www.sedar.com.

 

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