Brookfield Infrastructure PartnersBIP.UN.TOHOLDMar 31, 2015Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jul 07, 2026. Market Open.
You get paid to wait. Steady compounder. $1.7B in new projects. Inflation-linked cashflows. AFFO growth of 11%, trades at 10.5x. Good one to own amidst all the cross-currents of markets today. A "when" story, not "if". Yield is 4.81%; very safe payout ratio of 56%.
(Analysts’ price target is $60.27)If you have any withholding tax in a cash (taxable) account, because the structure is set up not in Canada, you should be able to claim it back on your tax return. So it's better to have in a taxable account than in a TFSA or RRSP, where you can't claim it back.
He owns BN instead.
Not a fan of this. They pay a dividend and reinvest capital into new projects, but this makes them dependent on generating capital gains and flipping projects. There's no real free cash flow as you see in a typical utility. Also, they are very interest rate-sensitive; they need to constantly borrow money to develop new projects.
One of the more unique businesses within his portfolios. Their business strategy is to buy undervalued assets that are sometimes in trouble. They like to recapitalize it, restructure it, grow the business and then sell it and recycle the capital. A very difficult business model to replicate. The 5% distribution model is solid. It has been tough for them to do deals, which is why the stock has held back a little. Recently went into France and expanded into a tower telecom. He is comfortable holding this, but wouldn’t be adding to it.