
TSE:PPL
Principal advantages and disadvantages of owning the common stock relative to its larger cousins of Enbridge (ENB-T) and TransCanada (TRP-T)? This operates in both Alberta and BC. The problem with the larger ones is that it becomes harder and harder to move the dial on growth. They have to take on bigger and bigger projects. Also, have bigger regulatory hurdles to overcome. You want to own the smaller guys because they can grow easier. This one can fund part of their growth through their cash flow generation whereas the others have to go to market.
Class A preferred shares, series 1, reset on Dec 1/18 at 4.25%? The company is great. It’s in a sweet spot and does a lot of midstream pipeline and gathering. They have a chance to benefit from TransCanada’s (TRP-T)-eastern pipeline. Good management team. Their common equity is yielding about 5%. These are 4.25% and reset at Canada’s 247 basis points in 2018. The question is, where do you want to be in the capital structure? Their 5-year bonds are yielding around 3%. This would be your own personal preference.
(A Top Pick Oct 1/12. Up 21.59%.) $25 billion of potential growth projects over the next 5 years. EBITDA could almost double. Thinks they are going to enhance their growth profile even more. Not very sensitive to bond yield increases. Dividend growth of 7% since 2000, which he thinks will continue. Has a target of $57, which they can achieve if they are successful with Keystone XL and continued good progress with LNG developments.
An energy infrastructure pipeline that moves a great deal of oil through Alberta and Western Canada. He worries little bit about how the stock will behave in the near-term given that interest rates are going up. A bit expensive. However, there are growth prospects and over the longer-term there is growth potential. Feels the 5% dividend is safe.
Excellent growth profile over the next number of years. Could be expanding by as much is $3.5 billion in terms of their capital program and are very confident they will be able to increase earnings substantially with that. Because of this, they increased the dividend earlier than he had expected. Should be able to increase their dividend by 3%-5% a year over the next 3-5 years. Has a target of $36 over the next year but can grow well beyond that in the next 3 years. Yield of 5.2%.