Genevieve Roch-DecterKinder Morgan Inc.KMICOMMENTNov 28, 2013
Pipeline stock to take advantage of all the fracing in the US? Structure is a little different in the US. You have pipelines as well as MLP (Master Limited Partnership) structures. Often US pipelines will drop-down a lot of their assets into an MLP structure to be able to pay a higher dividend because of their tax nature. As a Canadian shareholder, there is some blocking that goes on, so you can’t participate in those without tax consequences. To get around that, she has a position in this company. A negative report caused the stock to drop significantly, which gave her an opportunity to invest. Have a pipeline in BC and are going to twin to increase capacity from 300,000 to about 900,000. 4.5% dividend yield.
This high dividend-payer of 5.4% will benefit from lower interest rates. A player in US energy growth. Shares are up 21% this year despite weakening energy prices. Solid fundamentals.
Very inexpensive. Unless it's in your RRSP, will pay US withholding tax. No issues with KMI, but his preference as a Canadian is ENB or PPL. All have high dividend yields, but Canadian companies give you the dividend tax credit.
Doesn't follow this name closely, but likes energy infrastructure as a highly attractive area and a key part of the energy transition. His preference is ENB.
Dividend will grow slowly, and there's nothing wrong with that. Yield is around 5.5-6%, which is in line with other Canadian utilities are such as ENB and TRP. Also consider that if you're a Canadian resident holding dividends in taxable accounts, there's the dividend tax credit. US charges withholding taxes on US dividends. Not enough conviction that it will outperform ENG or TRP. GEI is also a name he owns, with a higher yield.
An inflation-protection trade: Energy is the obvious play. Kinder Morgan is a laggard in energy, though not directly tied to oil prices, but will benefit during this rally. Also likes Cleveland-Cliffs which reports tomorrow. Down from highs, but still very high and lifted by high steel prices. Upside here as the economy expands. Alaska Air. Costs are up, but airline are good at passing on costs to customers. People will come out of hibernation to fly, so demand is up.
He still likes it. If you believe that commodities will move higher, you want to be in the E&P space, because they have upside exposure. If you want to get paid like an annuity with a 6% yield, then KMI is safe to collect. Even better and more well-rounded is Exxon which is up 56% YTD. KMI is definitely a safe, good bet.
Dividend should be safe, as it was cut years back. Would much rather own a Canadian infrastructure player. US shale was growing great guns with funding that didn't acknowledge its risk. Production profile in Canada has been steadier.
He likes the midstream and pipeline space and the yield. There are discussions around selling the CO2 part of the business that could create noise going forward. He would like to avoid any potential drama. Yield 4.3%
Pipeline stock to take advantage of all the fracing in the US? Structure is a little different in the US. You have pipelines as well as MLP (Master Limited Partnership) structures. Often US pipelines will drop-down a lot of their assets into an MLP structure to be able to pay a higher dividend because of their tax nature. As a Canadian shareholder, there is some blocking that goes on, so you can’t participate in those without tax consequences. To get around that, she has a position in this company. A negative report caused the stock to drop significantly, which gave her an opportunity to invest. Have a pipeline in BC and are going to twin to increase capacity from 300,000 to about 900,000. 4.5% dividend yield.