Brookfield Infrastructure PartnersBIP.UN.TOBUYNov 21, 2023Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 26, 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.
The parent, Brookfield, is buying back these shares, a good move. He owns both. They own various assets, but data centres offer the most sizzle. Shares are very depressed, pays a 5.7% yield well above the historic 5%, and trades at 8x funds flow from operation (12% historically). Are another victim of high interest rates. A recent short-seller report didn't hurt, but he read that and refutes it. Overall, still likes BIP.