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Brookfield Infrastructure Reports Strong 2024 Year-End Results & Declares 16th Consecutive Distribution Increase

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Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) reported strong financial results for 2024, with Funds from Operations (FFO) reaching $2.5 billion, an 8% increase from 2023. The company achieved 7% organic growth driven by inflation, stronger volumes, and $1 billion in new capital projects.

Net income attributable to the partnership was $391 million. The company completed its targeted $2 billion capital recycling initiatives and has already secured $850 million in proceeds from asset sales in early 2025. Segment performance showed mixed results: Transport FFO increased 40% to $1,224 million, Data segment grew 21% to $333 million, while Utilities decreased to $760 million and Midstream declined to $625 million.

The Board declared a quarterly distribution of $0.43 per unit, representing a 6% increase compared to the previous year, marking their 16th consecutive distribution increase.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) ha riportato risultati finanziari solidi per il 2024, con Fondi dalle Operazioni (FFO) che hanno raggiunto $2,5 miliardi, un incremento dell'8% rispetto al 2023. L'azienda ha registrato una crescita organica del 7% grazie all'inflazione, a volumi più forti e a progetti di capitale per $1 miliardo.

Il reddito netto attribuibile alla partnership è stato di $391 milioni. L'azienda ha completato le sue iniziative di riciclo del capitale mirate da $2 miliardi e ha già garantito $850 milioni dai ricavi delle vendite di attivi all'inizio del 2025. Le prestazioni dei segmenti hanno mostrato risultati misti: l'FFO del segmento Trasporti è aumentato del 40% a $1.224 milioni, il segmento Dati è cresciuto del 21% a $333 milioni, mentre le Utilities sono diminuite a $760 milioni e il segmento Midstream è sceso a $625 milioni.

Il Consiglio ha dichiarato una distribuzione trimestrale di $0,43 per unità, che rappresenta un aumento del 6% rispetto all'anno precedente, segnando il loro 16° aumento consecutivo della distribuzione.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) informó resultados financieros fuertes para 2024, con Fondos de Operaciones (FFO) alcanzando $2.5 mil millones, un incremento del 8% en comparación con 2023. La empresa logró un crecimiento orgánico del 7% impulsado por la inflación, volúmenes más fuertes y $1 mil millones en nuevos proyectos de capital.

El ingreso neto atribuible a la asociación fue de $391 millones. La compañía completó sus iniciativas de reciclaje de capital enfocadas de $2 mil millones y ya ha asegurado $850 millones en ingresos por ventas de activos a principios de 2025. El desempeño de los segmentos mostró resultados mixtos: el FFO del segmento de Transporte aumentó un 40% a $1,224 millones, el segmento de Datos creció un 21% a $333 millones, mientras que las Utilidades disminuyeron a $760 millones y el segmento Midstream cayó a $625 millones.

La Junta declaró una distribución trimestral de $0.43 por unidad, lo que representa un aumento del 6% en comparación con el año anterior, marcando su 16ª aumento consecutivo de distribución.

브룩필드 인프라 파트너스 (BIP)는 2024년도 강력한 재무 결과를 보고하며, 운영 자금(FFO)이 $25억에 이르렀고, 이는 2023년 대비 8% 증가한 수치입니다. 회사는 인플레이션, 증가된 물량 및 $10억의 신규 자본 프로젝트에 힘입어 7%의 유기적 성장을 달성했습니다.

파트너십에 귀속된 순이익은 $3억 9천 1백만 달러였습니다. 회사는 목표한 $20억의 자본 재활용 계획을 완료했으며, 2025년 초에 자산 매각으로 $8억 5천만을 이미 확보했습니다. 세그먼트 성과는 엇갈린 결과를 보였습니다: 교통 부문의 FFO는 40% 증가하여 $12억 2천 4백만에 달했으며, 데이터 세그먼트는 21% 성장하여 $3억 3천 3백만이 되었고, 유틸리티는 $7억 6천만으로 감소했으며, 미드스트림은 $6억 2천 5백만으로 하락했습니다.

이사회는 분기당 $0.43 per unit의 배당금을 선언하였으며, 이는 전년 대비 6% 증가한 것으로, 연속 16번째 배당금 증가를 기록했습니다.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) a annoncé de solides résultats financiers pour 2024, avec des Fonds d'Opérations (FFO) atteignant 2,5 milliards de dollars, soit une augmentation de 8 % par rapport à 2023. L'entreprise a enregistré une croissance organique de 7 % grâce à l'inflation, à des volumes plus élevés et à 1 milliard de dollars de nouveaux projets d'investissement.

Le bénéfice net attribuable au partenariat était de 391 millions de dollars. L'entreprise a terminé ses initiatives de recyclage du capital ciblées à hauteur de 2 milliards de dollars et a déjà sécurisé 850 millions de dollars de produits issus de la vente d'actifs début 2025. La performance des segments a montré des résultats variés : le FFO du segment Transport a augmenté de 40 % à 1,224 million de dollars, le segment Données a crû de 21 % à 333 millions de dollars, tandis que les Services publics ont diminué à 760 millions de dollars et le Midstream à 625 millions de dollars.

Le Conseil a déclaré une distribution trimestrielle de 0,43 $ par unité, représentant une augmentation de 6 % par rapport à l'année précédente, marquant ainsi leur 16e augmentation consécutive de distribution.

Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP) meldete für 2024 starke finanzielle Ergebnisse, mit Fonds aus Betrieb (FFO), die 2,5 Milliarden USD erreichten, was einem Anstieg von 8 % gegenüber 2023 entspricht. Das Unternehmen erzielte ein organisches Wachstum von 7 %, das durch Inflation, stärkere Volumina und 1 Milliarde USD an neuen Kapitalprojekten angetrieben wurde.

Der den Partnern zurechenbare Nettogewinn belief sich auf 391 Millionen USD. Das Unternehmen hat seine angestrebten Kapitalrecycling-Initiativen in Höhe von 2 Milliarden USD abgeschlossen und bereits 850 Millionen USD aus dem Verkauf von Vermögenswerten zu Beginn von 2025 gesichert. Die Ergebnisse der Segmente zeigten gemischte Ergebnisse: Der FFO im Transportbereich stieg um 40 % auf 1.224 Millionen USD, das Datensegment wuchs um 21 % auf 333 Millionen USD, während die Versorgungsunternehmen auf 760 Millionen USD sanken und Midstream auf 625 Millionen USD zurückging.

Der Vorstand erklärte eine vierteljährliche Ausschüttung von 0,43 USD pro Einheit, was einem Anstieg von 6 % im Vergleich zum Vorjahr entspricht und den 16. aufeinanderfolgenden Ausschüttungsanstieg markiert.

Positive
  • FFO increased 8% to $2.5 billion in 2024
  • Strong 7% organic growth driven by inflation and volumes
  • Transport segment FFO increased 40% to $1,224 million
  • Data segment FFO grew 21% to $333 million
  • Achieved $2 billion capital recycling target
  • 6% increase in quarterly distribution to $0.43 per unit
Negative
  • Net income decreased from $432M in 2023 to $391M in 2024
  • Utilities segment FFO declined from $879M to $760M
  • Midstream segment FFO decreased from $684M to $625M
  • Higher financing costs and transaction fees impacted earnings

Insights

Brookfield Infrastructure's 2024 results demonstrate the resilience of its business model and strategic positioning in the infrastructure sector. The 16th consecutive distribution increase reflects management's confidence in sustainable cash flow generation and represents a significant milestone for income-focused investors.

The transport segment's remarkable 40% FFO growth, primarily driven by strategic acquisitions in global intermodal logistics and Brazilian rail operations, showcases BIP's ability to execute value-accretive transactions. The data segment's 21% growth highlights the company's successful pivot toward digital infrastructure, particularly in high-growth markets like India.

The company's capital recycling strategy is proving particularly effective in the current market environment. Having achieved $2 billion in recycling proceeds in 2024 and securing $850 million in early 2025, BIP is well-positioned to take advantage of improving market conditions. The target of $5-6 billion in asset sale proceeds over the next two years appears achievable given the increasing investor interest in core infrastructure assets.

The 7% organic growth rate is particularly impressive, demonstrating BIP's ability to capture inflation through its regulated and contracted assets. This built-in inflation protection, combined with volume growth across critical infrastructure networks, provides a natural hedge against economic uncertainties.

While higher financing costs impacted results, the company's diversified portfolio and strong operational performance helped offset these headwinds. The successful commissioning of over $1 billion in capital projects from the backlog demonstrates BIP's ability to execute on its growth initiatives effectively.

BROOKFIELD, NEWS, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (Brookfield Infrastructure, BIP, or the Partnership) (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN) today announced its results for the year ended December 31, 2024.

“During 2024 we generated strong financial results and closed on all of our capital recycling initiatives, showcasing the resilience and durability of our business strategy” said Sam Pollock, Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Infrastructure. “2025 is off to a great start as we continue to capture elevated inflation in our results, secure meaningful proceeds from asset sales and add to our robust growth initiatives led by digitalization tailwinds.”

 For the twelve months ended December 31
US$ millions (except per unit amounts), unaudited1 2024  2023
Net income attributable to the partnership2$391 $432
– per unit3 0.04  0.14
FFO4 2,468  2,288
– per unit5 3.12  2.95

For the year ended December 31, 2024, we reported net income attributable to the partnership of $391 million. Current year results benefited from strong operational performance, contributions from recent acquisitions and mark-to-market gains on our hedging activities. These positive impacts were partially offset by higher financing costs and one-time transaction fees associated with our growth initiatives, which for accounting purposes are expected.

Funds from operations (FFO) for 2024 was $2.5 billion, representing an increase of approximately 8% compared to 2023. Organic growth for the year was 7%, driven by elevated levels of inflation in the countries where we operate, stronger volumes across our critical infrastructure networks and the commissioning of over $1 billion of new capital projects from our backlog. In addition, we deployed over $2 billion into new investments during the second half of 2023 and completed three accretive tuck-in acquisitions in 2024, all of which are now contributing to earnings. Results were partially offset by higher borrowing costs and the impact of foreign exchange.

Segment Performance

The following table summarizes FFO by segment:

 For the twelve months ended December 31
US$ millions, unaudited 2024   2023 
FFO by segment   
Utilities$760  $879 
Transport 1,224   888 
Midstream 625   684 
Data 333   275 
Corporate (474)  (438)
FFO$
2,468 
  $2,288 

The utilities segment generated FFO of $760 million, which on a comparable basis was up 7% year over year. After taking into account asset sales and currency it compares to $879 million in the prior year. The reduction was primarily attributable to the sale of our interest in an Australian utility business in the third quarter of 2023 and the recapitalization of our Brazilian gas transmission business in the first quarter. The base business continued to perform well during the year, driven by inflation indexation and the contribution from $470 million of capital commissioned into our rate base.

FFO for the transport segment was $1,224 million, representing a step change increase of nearly 40% over the prior year. This was primarily attributable to the acquisition of our global intermodal logistics company in the third quarter of 2023 and an incremental 10% stake in our Brazilian integrated rail and logistics operation in the first quarter of 2024. We continued to generate strong results across the remaining businesses, driven by higher volumes and average tariff increases of 7% across our rail networks and 6% across our toll road portfolio.

The midstream segment generated FFO of $625 million, which on a comparable basis had growth of 11% year over year. The growth reflects higher volumes across our midstream assets due to robust customer activity levels, particularly at our North American gas storage business. This elevated demand for long-term services was constant during the year, with several recent commercial wins across all our midstream assets. When considering the impact of asset sales and foreign exchange, total FFO decreased from $684 million in the prior year, primarily relating to capital recycling activities at our U.S. gas pipeline.

Lastly, FFO for the data segment was $333 million, representing a 21% increase over the prior year. The increase is attributable to strong organic growth and the contribution of several new investments completed over the last twelve months, including three data center platforms and a tower portfolio in India.

Update on Strategic Initiatives

In 2024, we achieved our targeted $2 billion of capital recycling proceeds in a challenging but improving asset sale environment. As we ended the year, we were seeing greater investor interest in high quality infrastructure assets and a larger universe of buyers able to transact. This momentum has accelerated into 2025, and we have already secured approximately $850 million in proceeds from asset sales (approximately $200 million net to BIP) one month into the new year.

In relation to our previously secured transactions, during the fourth quarter we closed the sale of our fiber platform within our French telecom infrastructure business, which generated approximately $100 million in proceeds and an IRR of 17%. We closed the sale of one of our Mexican regulated natural gas transmission pipelines and remain on track to close the second in the first quarter of 2025 for total net proceeds of approximately $500 million ($125 million net to BIP), locking in a strong IRR of 22% during our five-year ownership period.

We believe the level of asset sale activity we have experienced so far in 2025 will be indicative of the year ahead. We have several advanced transactions that are on track to be signed in the first half of the year, in-line with our expectations and we are very confident in our ability to deliver $5-6 billion in asset sale proceeds over the next two years. Supporting this confidence is the return of buyers for core assets, which many of our mature businesses attract from a risk/return perspective on exit. We have seen this activity firsthand in Brookfield’s own super core infrastructure fund, which has been experiencing an influx of capital as fundraising at the end of 2024 increased to the highest levels in almost three years, and this momentum has continued into 2025.

Distribution and Dividend Increase

The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of $0.43 per unit, payable on March 31, 2025 to unitholders of record as at the close of business on February 28, 2025. This distribution represents a 6% increase compared to the prior year. The regular quarterly dividends on the Cumulative Class A Preferred Limited Partnership Units, Series 1, Series 3, Series 9, Series 11 has been declared, which will also be payable on March 31, 2025 to holders on February 28, 2025. The Series 13 and Series 14 regular quarterly dividends has also been declared and will be payable on March 17, 2025 to holders on February 28, 2025. In conjunction with the Partnership’s distribution declaration, the Board of Directors of BIPC has declared an equivalent quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, payable on March 31, 2025 to shareholders of record as at the close of business on February 28, 2025.

Conference Call and Quarterly Earnings Details

Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Infrastructure’s Fourth Quarter 2024 Results, as well as Letter to Unitholders and Supplemental Information, at https://bip.brookfield.com.

To participate in the Conference Call today at 9:00am EST, please pre-register at https://register.vevent.com/register/BI5a2785ac493e4934a25c24cf9c29a8bb. Upon registering, you will be emailed a dial-in number and direct passcode. The Conference Call will also be Webcast live at https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/g4b263i6/.

Additional Information

The Board has reviewed and approved this news release, including the summarized unaudited financial information contained herein.

About Brookfield Infrastructure

Brookfield Infrastructure is a leading global infrastructure company that owns and operates high-quality, long-life assets in the utilities, transport, midstream and data sectors across the Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe. We are focused on assets that have contracted and regulated revenues that generate predictable and stable cash flows. Investors can access its portfolio either through Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P. (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN), a Bermuda-based limited partnership, or Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BIPC), a Canadian corporation. Further information is available at https://bip.brookfield.com.

Brookfield Infrastructure is the flagship listed infrastructure company of Brookfield Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with over $1 trillion of assets under management. For more information, go to https://brookfield.com.

Contact Information

Media
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Managing Director, Corporate Communications
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Email: simon.maine@brookfield.com



Investor Relations
Stephen Fukuda
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Investor Relations
Tel: +1 (416) 956-5129
Email: stephen.fukuda@brookfield.com

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of applicable securities laws. The words “will”, “target”, “future”, “growth”, “expect”, “believe”, “may”, derivatives thereof and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects and which do not relate to historical matters, identify the above mentioned and other forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release may include statements regarding expansion of Brookfield Infrastructure’s business, the likelihood and timing of successfully completing the transactions referred to in this news release, statements with respect to our assets tending to appreciate in value over time, the future performance of acquired businesses and growth initiatives, the commissioning of our capital backlog, the pursuit of projects in our pipeline, the level of distribution growth over the next several years and our expectations regarding returns to our unitholders as a result of such growth. Although Brookfield Infrastructure believes that these forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on them, or any other forward-looking statements or information in this news release. The future performance and prospects of Brookfield Infrastructure are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results of Brookfield Infrastructure to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by the statements in this news release include general economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which we operate and elsewhere which may impact the markets for our products and services, the ability to achieve growth within Brookfield Infrastructure’s businesses and in particular completion on time and on budget of various large capital projects, which themselves depend on access to capital and continuing favorable commodity prices, and our ability to achieve the milestones necessary to deliver the targeted returns to our unitholders, the impact of market conditions on our businesses, the fact that success of Brookfield Infrastructure is dependent on market demand for an infrastructure company, which is unknown, the availability of equity and debt financing for Brookfield Infrastructure, the impact of health pandemics on our business and operations, the ability to effectively complete transactions in the competitive infrastructure space (including the ability to complete announced and potential transactions that may be subject to conditions precedent, and the inability to reach final agreement with counterparties to transactions referred to in this press release as being currently pursued, given that there can be no assurance that any such transaction will be agreed to or completed) and to integrate acquisitions into existing operations, the future performance of these acquisitions, changes in technology which have the potential to disrupt the business and industries in which we invest, the market conditions of key commodities, the price, supply or demand for which can have a significant impact upon the financial and operating performance of our business and other risks and factors described in the documents filed by Brookfield Infrastructure with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States including under “Risk Factors” in Brookfield Infrastructure’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other risks and factors that are described therein. Except as required by law, Brookfield Infrastructure undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. References to Brookfield Infrastructure are to the Partnership together with its subsidiaries and operating entities. Brookfield Infrastructure’s results include limited partnership units held by public unitholders, redeemable partnership units, general partnership units, Exchange LP units, BIPC exchangeable LP units and BIPC exchangeable shares.

Any statements contained herein with respect to tax consequences are of a general nature only and are not intended to be, nor should they be construed to be, legal or tax advice to any person, and no representation with respect to tax consequences is made. Unitholders and shareholders are urged to consult their tax advisors with respect to their particular circumstances.

References to Brookfield Infrastructure are to the Partnership together with its subsidiaries and operating entities. Brookfield Infrastructure’s results include limited partnership units held by public unitholders, redeemable partnership units, general partnership units, Exchange LP units, BIPC exchangeable LP units and BIPC exchangeable shares.

References to the Partnership are to Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.

  1. Please refer to page 10 for results of Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation.
  2. Includes net income attributable to limited partners, the general partner, and non-controlling interests ‒ Redeemable Partnership Units held by Brookfield, Exchange LP units, BIPC exchangeable LP units and BIPC exchangeable shares.
  3. Average number of limited partnership units outstanding on a time weighted average basis for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2024 was 461.6 million (2023: 459.4 million).
  4. We define FFO as net income excluding the impact of depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes, mark-to-market gains (losses) and other income (expenses) that are not related to the revenue earning activities and are not normal, recurring cash operating items necessary for business operations. FFO includes balances attributable to the partnership generated by investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method and excludes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests based on the economic interests held by non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries. We believe that FFO, when viewed in conjunction with our IFRS results, provides a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our underlying operations. FFO is a measure of operating performance that is not calculated in accordance with, and does not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. FFO is therefore unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. A reconciliation of net income to FFO is available on page 8 of this release. Readers are encouraged to consider both measures in assessing our company’s results.
  5. Average number of partnership units outstanding on a fully diluted time weighted average basis for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2024 was 792.1 million (2023: 776.9 million).


Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

 As of December 31
US$ millions, unaudited 2024  2023
    
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents$2,071 $1,857
Financial assets 255  787
Property, plant and equipment and investment properties 55,910  52,879
Intangible assets and goodwill 28,622  30,333
Investments in associates and joint ventures 5,672  5,402
Assets held for sale 1,958  
Deferred income taxes and other 10,102  9,526
Total assets$104,590 $100,784
    
Liabilities and partnership capital   
Corporate borrowings$4,542 $4,911
Non-recourse borrowings 46,552  40,904
Financial liabilities 2,780  2,875
Liabilities held for sale 1,209  
Deferred income taxes and other 19,654  18,078
    
Partnership capital   
Limited partners 4,704  5,321
General partner 27  28
Non-controlling interest attributable to:   
Redeemable partnership units held by Brookfield 1,926  2,190
Exchangeable units/shares1 1,417  1,605
Perpetual subordinated notes 293  293
Interest of others in operating subsidiaries 20,568  23,661
Preferred unitholders 918  918
Total partnership capital 29,853  34,016
Total liabilities and partnership capital$104,590 $100,784
  1. Includes non-controlling interest attributable to BIPC exchangeable shares, BIPC exchangeable LP units and Exchange LP units.


Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Consolidated Statements of Operating Results

 For the twelve months ended December 31
US$ millions, except per unit information, unaudited 2024   2023 
    
Revenues$21,039  $17,931 
Direct operating costs (15,676)  (13,470)
General and administrative expense (405)  (413)
  4,958   4,048 
Interest expense (3,387)  (2,501)
Share of earnings from associates and joint ventures 439   459 
Mark-to-market losses (26)  (118)
Other (loss) income (31)  141 
Income before income tax 1,953   2,029 
Income tax (expense) recovery   
Current (594)  (576)
Deferred 324   (5)
Net income 1,683   1,448 
Non-controlling interest of others in operating subsidiaries (1,292)  (1,016)
Net income attributable to partnership$391  $432 
    
Attributable to:   
Limited partners$57  $102 
General partner 294   265 
Non-controlling interest   
Redeemable partnership units held by Brookfield 23   42 
Exchangeable units/shares1 17   23 
Basic and diluted earnings per unit attributable to:   
Limited partners2$0.04  $0.14 
  1. Includes non-controlling interest attributable to BIPC exchangeable shares, BIPC exchangeable LP units and Exchange LP units.
  2. Average number of limited partnership units outstanding on a time weighted average basis for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2024 was 461.6 million (2023: 459.4 million).


Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 For the twelve months ended December 31
US$ millions, unaudited 2024   2023 
    
Operating Activities   
Net income$1,683  $1,448 
Adjusted for the following items:   
Earnings from investments in associates and joint ventures, net of distributions received (156)  323 
Depreciation and amortization expense 3,644   2,739 
Mark-to-market, provisions and other 32   201 
Deferred income tax (recovery) expense (324)  5 
Change in non-cash working capital, net (226)  (638)
Cash from operating activities 4,653   4,078 
    
Investing Activities   
Net (investments in) proceeds from:   
Operating assets (2,446)  (10,145)
Associates (350)  9 
Long-lived assets (4,366)  (2,325)
Financial assets 350   191 
Net settlements of foreign exchange contracts 37    
Other investing activities (126)  (720)
Cash used by investing activities (6,901)  (12,990)
    
Financing Activities   
Distributions to limited and general partners (1,644)  (1,516)
Net borrowings:   
Corporate (144)  1,164 
Subsidiary 8,715   4,490 
Partnership units issued (repurchased) 11   (13)
Net capital provided (to) by non-controlling interest (3,178)  6,072 
Lease liability repaid and other (1,148)  (778)
Cash from financing activities 2,612   9,419 
    
Cash and cash equivalents   
Change during the period$364  $507 
Impact of foreign exchange on cash (150)  71 
Balance, beginning of period 1,857   1,279 
Balance, end of period$2,071  $1,857 


Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds from Operations

 For the twelve months ended December 31
US$ millions, unaudited 2024   2023 
    
Net income$1,683  $1,448 
Add back or deduct the following:   
Depreciation and amortization 3,644   2,739 
Share of earnings from investments in associates and joint ventures (439)  (459)
FFO contribution from investments in associates and joint ventures1 941   923 
Deferred tax (recovery) expense (324)  5 
Mark-to-market on hedging items 26   118 
Other expense2 387
   183 
Consolidated Funds from Operations 5,918   4,957 
FFO attributable to non-controlling interests3 (3,450)  (2,669)
FFO$2,468  $2,288 
  1. FFO contribution from investments in associates and joint ventures correspond to the FFO attributable to the partnership that are generated by its investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity method.
  2. Other expense corresponds to amounts that are not related to the revenue earning activities and are not normal, recurring cash operating expenses necessary for business operations. Other income/expenses excluded from FFO primarily includes gains on aquisitions and dispositions of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures, gains or losses relating to foreign currency translation reclassified from accumulated comprehensive income to other expense, acquisition costs, gains/losses on remeasurement of borrowings, amortization of deferred financing costs, fair value remeasurement gains/losses, accretion expenses on deferred consideration or asset retirement obligations, impairment losses, and gains or losses on debt extinguishment.
  3. Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests are calculated based on the economic ownership interests held by non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries. By adjusting FFO attributable to non-controlling interests, our partnership is able to remove the portion of FFO earned at non-wholly owned subsidiaries that are not attributable to our partnership.


Brookfield Infrastructure Partners L.P.
Statements of Funds from Operations per Unit

 For the twelve months ended December 31
US$, unaudited 2024  2023
    
Earnings per limited partnership unit1$0.04 $0.14
Add back or deduct the following:   
Depreciation and amortization 2.12  1.84
Deferred taxes and other items 0.96  0.97
FFO per unit2$3.12 $2.95
  1. Average number of limited partnership units outstanding on a time weighted average basis for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2024 was 461.6 million (2023: 459.4 million).
  2. Average number of partnership units outstanding on a fully diluted time weighted average basis for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2024 was 792.1 million (2023: 776.9 million).

Notes:

The Statements of Funds from Operations per unit above are prepared on a basis that is consistent with the Partnership’s Supplemental Information and differs from net income per limited partnership unit as presented in Brookfield Infrastructure’s Consolidated Statements of Operating Results on page 6 of this release, which is prepared in accordance with IFRS. Management uses funds from operations per unit (FFO per unit) as a key measure to evaluate operating performance. Readers are encouraged to consider both measures in assessing Brookfield Infrastructure’s results.

Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation Reports Strong 2024 Year-End Results & Announces Dividend Increase

The Board of Directors of Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation (“BIPC” or our “company”) (NYSE, TSX: BIPC) today has declared a quarterly dividend in the amount of $0.43 per class A exchangeable subordinate voting share of BIPC (a “Share”), payable on March 31, 2025 to shareholders of record as at the close of business on February 28, 2025. This dividend represents a 6% increase compared to the prior year. This dividend is identical in amount per Share and has identical record and payment dates to the quarterly distribution announced today by BIP on its units.

The Shares of BIPC are structured with the intention of being economically equivalent to the non-voting limited partnership units of Brookfield Infrastructure Partnership L.P. (“BIP” or the “Partnership”) (NYSE: BIP; TSX: BIP.UN). We believe economic equivalence is achieved through identical dividends and distributions on the Shares and BIP’s units and each Share being exchangeable at the option of the holder for one BIP unit at any time. Given the economic equivalence, we expect that the market price of the Shares will be significantly impacted by the market price of BIP’s units and the combined business performance of our company, and BIP as a whole. In addition to carefully considering the disclosure made in this news release in its entirety, shareholders are strongly encouraged to carefully review BIP’s letter to unitholders, supplemental information and its other continuous disclosure filings. BIP’s letter to unitholders and supplemental information are available at https://bip.brookfield.com. Copies of the Partnership’s continuous disclosure filings are available electronically on EDGAR on the SEC’s website at https://sec.gov or on SEDAR+ at https://sedarplus.com.

Results

The net income of BIPC is captured in the Partnership’s financial statements and results.

BIPC reported net income of $72 million compared to $606 million in the prior year. After removing the impact of the revaluation on our own Shares that are classified as liabilities under IFRS and the impact of foreign exchange on loans with BIP denominated in Canadian dollars, underlying earnings were 20% above the prior year. Earnings benefited from the acquisition of our global intermodal logistics operation that closed at the end of September 2023, and capital commissioned into rate base at our U.K. regulated distribution business. These benefits were partially offset by higher financing costs at our businesses as a result of incremental borrowings. Additionally, offsetting results was an increase in dividends paid on our exchangeable shares, which are classified as interest expense, due to the 6% increase in our dividend compared to the prior year and approximately 21 million exchangeable shares issued in connection with our acquisition of our global intermodal logistics business.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements

This news release may contain forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and in any applicable Canadian securities regulations. The words “believe”, “expect”, “will” derivatives thereof and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects and which do not relate to historical matters, identify the above mentioned and other forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the impact of the market price of BIP’s units and the combined business performance of our company and BIP as a whole on the market price of the Shares. Although Brookfield Infrastructure believes that these forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on them, or any other forward-looking statements or information in this news release. The future performance and prospects of Brookfield Infrastructure are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results of Brookfield Infrastructure to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by the statements in this news release include general economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which we operate and elsewhere which may impact the markets for our products and services, the ability to achieve growth within Brookfield Infrastructure’s businesses and in particular completion on time and on budget of various large capital projects, which themselves depend on access to capital and continuing favorable commodity prices, and our ability to achieve the milestones necessary to deliver the targeted returns to our unitholders, the impact of market conditions on our businesses, the fact that success of Brookfield Infrastructure is dependent on market demand for an infrastructure company, which is unknown, the availability of equity and debt financing for Brookfield Infrastructure, the impact of health pandemics on our business and operations, the ability to effectively complete transactions in the competitive infrastructure space (including the ability to complete announced and potential transactions that may be subject to conditions precedent, and the inability to reach final agreement with counterparties to transactions being currently pursued, given that there can be no assurance that any such transaction will be agreed to or completed) and to integrate acquisitions into existing operations, the future performance of these acquisitions, changes in technology which have the potential to disrupt the business and industries in which we invest, the market conditions of key commodities, the price, supply or demand for which can have a significant impact upon the financial and operating performance of our business and other risks and factors described in the documents filed by BIPC with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States including “Risk Factors” in BIPC’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F and other risks and factors that are described therein. Except as required by law, Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.


Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position

 As of December 31
US$ millions, unaudited 2024   2023 
    
Assets   
Cash and cash equivalents$674  $539 
Due from Brookfield Infrastructure 1,278   1,288 
Property, plant and equipment 12,572   14,151 
Intangible assets 2,892   3,699 
Goodwill 1,609   1,726 
Assets held for sale 1,958    
Deferred tax asset and other 2,604   2,506 
Total assets$23,587  $23,909 
    
Liabilities and Equity   
Accounts payable and other$994  $1,099 
Loans payable to Brookfield Infrastructure 102   26 
Shares classified as financial liability 4,644   4,153 
Non-recourse borrowings 12,178   12,028 
Financial liabilities 33   75 
Liabilities held for sale 1,209    
Deferred tax liabilities and other 2,205   2,460 
    
Equity   
Equity in net assets attributable to the Partnership (1,253)  (399)
Non-controlling interest 3,475   4,467 
Total equity 2,222   4,068 
Total liabilities and equity$23,587  $23,909 


Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Operating Results

 For the twelve months ended December 31
US$ millions, unaudited 2024   2023 
    
Revenues$3,666  $2,503 
Direct operating costs (1,378)  (778)
General and administrative expense (75)  (67)
  2,213   1,658 
    
Interest expense (1,065)  (697)
Share of losses from investments in associates    (20)
Remeasurement of shares classified as financial liability (477)  34 
Mark-to-market and other (234)  (1)
Income before income tax 437   974 
Income tax expense   
Current (356)  (348)
Deferred (9)  (20)
Net income$72  $606 
    
Attributable to:   
Partnership$(608) $111 
Non-controlling interest 680   495 


Brookfield Infrastructure Corporation
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 For the twelve months ended December 31
US$ millions, unaudited 2024   2023 
    
Operating Activities   
Net income$72  $606 
Adjusted for the following items:   
Earnings from investments in associates, net of distributions received    23 
Depreciation and amortization expense 775   365 
Mark-to-market and other 323   73 
Remeasurement of shares classified as financial liability 477   (34)
Deferred income tax expense 9   20 
Change in non-cash working capital, net 87
   6 
Cash from operating activities 1,743   1,059 
    
Investing Activities   
Disposal of associates    435 
Purchase of long-lived assets, net of disposals (1,088)  (519)
Purchase of financial assets and other (22)  (4)
Acquisition of subsidiaries    (3,086)
Cash used by investing activities (1,110)  (3,174)
    
Financing Activities   
Net capital provided (to) by non-controlling interest (1,846)  2,453 
Net borrowings (repayments) 1,469   (238)
Other financing activities (51)  (32)
Cash (used by) from financing activities (428)  2,183 
    
Cash and cash equivalents   
Change during the period$205  $68 
Impact of foreign exchange on cash (70)  26 
Balance, beginning of period 539   445 
Balance, end of period$674  $539 

FAQ

What was Brookfield Infrastructure's (BIP) FFO growth in 2024?

Brookfield Infrastructure's FFO grew by 8% in 2024, reaching $2.5 billion compared to $2.288 billion in 2023.

How much did BIP increase its quarterly distribution in 2024?

BIP increased its quarterly distribution by 6% to $0.43 per unit, marking its 16th consecutive distribution increase.

What was BIP's capital recycling achievement in 2024?

BIP achieved its targeted $2 billion in capital recycling proceeds in 2024 and secured an additional $850 million in proceeds from asset sales in early 2025.

Which BIP segment showed the strongest growth in 2024?

The Transport segment showed the strongest growth, with FFO increasing by 40% to $1,224 million in 2024.

What was BIP's organic growth rate in 2024?

BIP achieved 7% organic growth in 2024, driven by elevated inflation levels, stronger volumes, and new capital projects.

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