Brookfield Infrastructure PartnersBIP.UN.TOBUYJul 25, 2024Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 05, 2026. Market Open.
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.
(Note the short timeframe.) Its assets are the backbone that keep the global economy moving forward. Predictable income and strong downside prediction amidst current market uncertainty. Should continue to do well. Expanded data centre platform. Record asset sales for capital recycling.
Dividend increased ~6% for 17th consecutive year. Sees ~15% price upside from here.
Bit of a ride. One of his largest positions across portfolios. Assets are world class, not going anywhere, generating tons of free cashflow. Also hard to purchase, so there's a scarcity value there. In this environment where interest rates are on the decline, it should benefit from closing the gap to what underlying assets trade at.
Likes the way they're not afraid to sell assets and recycle profits into another area that they see as having more potential. Pivoting into areas like pipelines and data centres that should benefit them for years to come. Still extremely cheap valuation. Hopefully we're in for some better years.