“We generated strong performance to start the year and our businesses are benefiting from the continued recovery in conditions as global economies reopen," said
| Three Months Ended |
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| US$ millions (except per unit amounts) unaudited | 2021 | 2020 | ||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to unitholders1 | $ | 530 | $ | (126 | ) | |
| Net income (loss) per limited partnership unit2 | $ | 3.57 | $ | (0.84 | ) | |
| Company EBITDA1,4 | $ | 387 | $ | 294 | ||
| Company FFO1,3 | $ | 545 | $ | 194 | ||
| Company FFO per unit2 | $ | 3.67 | $ | 1.29 | ||
| Company FFO, excluding gain (loss), net on acquisitions/dispositions1,3 | $ | 217 | $ | 152 | ||
| Company FFO, excluding gain (loss), net on acquisitions/dispositions per unit2 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.01 | ||
Net income attributable to unitholders for the three months ended
Operational Update
The following table presents Company EBITDA by segment:
| Three Months Ended |
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| US$ millions, unaudited | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Business Services | $ | 104 | $ | 19 | |||
| Infrastructure Services | 136 | 156 | |||||
| Industrials | 172 | 145 | |||||
| Corporate and Other | (25 | ) | (26 | ) | |||
| Company EBITDA1,4 | $ | 387 | $ | 294 | |||
Our Business Services segment generated Company EBITDA of
Our Infrastructure Services segment generated Company EBITDA of
Our Industrials segment generated Company EBITDA of
The following table presents Company FFO by segment:
| Three Months Ended |
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| US$ millions (except per unit amounts), unaudited | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Business Services | $ | 70 | $ | 42 | |||
| Infrastructure Services | 73 | 104 | |||||
| Industrials | 421 | 57 | |||||
| Corporate and Other | (19 | ) | (9 | ) | |||
| Company FFO1,3 | $ | 545 | $ | 194 | |||
| Gain (loss) on acquisitions/dispositions, net | 328 | 42 | |||||
| Company FFO, excluding gain (loss), net on acquisitions/dispositions1,3 | 217 | 152 | |||||
| Company FFO, excluding gain (loss), net on acquisitions/dispositions per unit2 | $ | 1.46 | $ | 1.01 | |||
Company FFO for the three months ended
Liquidity
We ended the quarter with approximately
Strategic Initiatives
- Sagen MI Canada
Subsequent to the end of the quarter, together with institutional partners, we completed the privatization of Sagen. Sagen raised approximately$750 million of financing as part of our privatization transaction. As a result,Brookfield Business Partners invested approximately$185 million for its share of the investment which increased our ownership interest in Sagen to approximately 40%.
- Investment in
Public Securities
In early 2020, together with institutional partners, we invested approximately$600 million in the equity of public securities. The appreciation in the value of our investment represents a total pre-tax gain of approximately$940 million , of which approximately$330 million is attributable toBrookfield Business Partners and during the quarter we sold a significant portion of these securities. Brookfield Business Partners’ share of the after-tax net proceeds from the securities sold was$133 million .
- GrafTech International (GrafTech)
During the quarter, together with institutional partners, we sold 50 million common shares of GrafTech to advance the ongoing monetization of our investment for proceeds of approximately$565 million .Brookfield Business Partners' share of the after-tax net proceeds was approximately$170 million .
- Unit Repurchase Program
For the three months endedMarch 31, 2021 we repurchased 363,102 ofBrookfield Business Partners' units under our normal course issuer bid (NCIB).
Distribution
The Board of Directors has declared a quarterly distribution in the amount of
Additional Information
The Board has reviewed and approved this news release, including the summarized unaudited consolidated financial statements contained herein.
Brookfield Business Partners’ Letter to Unitholders and the Supplemental Information are available at https://bbu.brookfield.com/reports-and-filings.
Notes:
- Attributable to limited partnership unitholders, general partnership unitholders, special limited partnership unitholders and redemption-exchange unitholders.
- Average number of partnership units outstanding on a fully diluted time weighted average basis, assuming the exchange of redemption-exchange units held by Brookfield Asset Management for limited partnership units, for the three months ended
March 31, 2021 was 148.5 million (2020: 150.6 million). - Company FFO is presented as a net amount attributable to unitholders and is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated as our share of net income and equity accounted income excluding the impact of depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes, transaction costs, non-cash valuation gains or losses, impairment expense and other items. In order to provide additional insight regarding performance on a cumulative realized basis, Company FFO includes realized disposition gains or losses, along with associated tax impacts, recorded in net income, other comprehensive income, or directly in equity, such as ownership changes. These include gains or losses arising from transactions during the reported period together with fair value changes recorded in prior periods. A reconciliation of net income to Company FFO is available on pages 8-10 of this release.
- Company EBITDA is presented as a net amount attributable to unitholders and is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated as Company FFO excluding the impact of our share of realized disposition gains and losses, interest income and expense, and current income taxes. A reconciliation of net income to Company EBITDA is available on pages 8-10 of this release.
Please note that
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Conference Call and Quarterly Earnings Webcast Details
Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Business Partners’ first quarter 2021 results as well as the Letter to Unitholders and Supplemental Information on our website under the Reports & Filings section at https://bbu.brookfield.com
The conference call can be accessed via webcast on
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements and Information
Note: This news release contains “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Although we believe that our anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are beyond our control, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the impact or unanticipated impact of general economic, political and market factors in the countries in which we do business; including as a result of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic (“COVID-19”); the behavior of financial markets, including fluctuations in interest and foreign exchange rates; global equity and capital markets and the availability of equity and debt financing and refinancing within these markets; strategic actions including dispositions; the ability to complete and effectively integrate acquisitions into existing operations and the ability to attain expected benefits; changes in accounting policies and methods used to report financial condition (including uncertainties associated with critical accounting assumptions and estimates); the ability to appropriately manage human capital; the effect of applying future accounting changes; business competition; operational and reputational risks; technological change; changes in government regulation and legislation within the countries in which we operate; governmental investigations; litigation; changes in tax laws; ability to collect amounts owed; catastrophic events, such as earthquakes; hurricanes and pandemics/epidemics; the possible impact of international conflicts and other developments including terrorist acts and cyber terrorism; and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in our documents filed with the securities regulators in
In addition, our future results may be impacted by the government mandated economic restrictions resulting from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the related global reduction in commerce and travel and substantial volatility in stock markets worldwide, which may negatively impact our revenues, affect our ability to identify and complete future transactions, impact our liquidity position and result in a decrease of cash flows and impairment losses and/or revaluations on our investments and assets, and therefore we may be unable to achieve our expected returns. See “Risks Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic” in the “Risks Factors” section included in our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Form 20-F for the year ended
We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Except as required by law,
Cautionary Statement Regarding the Use of Non-IFRS Measures
This news release contains references to Non-IFRS Measures. When determining Company FFO and Company EBITDA, we include our unitholders’ share of Company FFO and Company EBITDA for equity accounted investments. Company FFO and Company EBITDA are not generally accepted accounting measures under IFRS and therefore may differ from definitions used by other entities. We believe these metrics are useful supplemental measures that may assist investors in assessing the financial performance of
References to
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
| As at | |||||||||||||
| US$ millions, unaudited | |||||||||||||
| Assets | |||||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,637 | $ | 2,743 | |||||||||
| Financial assets | 9,761 | 8,796 | |||||||||||
| Accounts and other receivable, net | 5,158 | 4,989 | |||||||||||
| Inventory and other assets | 5,569 | 5,280 | |||||||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 13,066 | 13,982 | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax assets | 713 | 761 | |||||||||||
| Intangible assets | 10,803 | 11,261 | |||||||||||
| Equity accounted investments | 1,725 | 1,690 | |||||||||||
| 5,273 | 5,244 | ||||||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 54,705 | $ | 54,746 | |||||||||
| Liabilities and Equity | |||||||||||||
| Liabilities | |||||||||||||
| Corporate borrowings | $ | 515 | $ | 610 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable and other | 17,663 | 17,932 | |||||||||||
| Non-recourse borrowings in subsidiaries of |
22,159 | 23,166 | |||||||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 1,567 | 1,701 | |||||||||||
| $ | 41,904 | $ | 43,409 | ||||||||||
| Equity | |||||||||||||
| Limited partners | $ | 2,141 | $ | 1,928 | |||||||||
| Non-Controlling interests attributable to: | |||||||||||||
| Redemption-Exchange Units, Preferred Shares and Special Limited Partnership Units held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. |
1,913 | 1,564 | |||||||||||
| Interest of others in operating subsidiaries | 8,747 | 7,845 | |||||||||||
| 12,801 | 11,337 | ||||||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | 54,705 | $ | 54,746 | |||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operating Results
| US$ millions, unaudited |
Three Months Ended |
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| 2021 | 2020 | |||||
| Revenues | $ | 9,829 | $ | 10,146 | ||
| Direct operating costs | (8,436 | ) | (8,901 | ) | ||
| General and administrative expenses | (251 | ) | (244 | ) | ||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | (542 | ) | (538 | ) | ||
| Interest income (expense), net | (348 | ) | (364 | ) | ||
| Equity accounted income (loss), net | 29 | (9 | ) | |||
| Impairment expense, net | (201 | ) | (113 | ) | ||
| Gain (loss) on acquisitions/dispositions, net | 1,807 | 183 | ||||
| Other income (expense), net | 39 | (217 | ) | |||
| Income (loss) before income tax | 1,926 | (57 | ) | |||
| Income tax (expense) recovery | ||||||
| Current | (193 | ) | (75 | ) | ||
| Deferred | 34 | 98 | ||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 1,767 | $ | (34 | ) | |
| Attributable to: | ||||||
| Limited partners | $ | 281 | $ | (67 | ) | |
| Non-controlling interests attributable to: | ||||||
| Redemption-Exchange Units held by Brookfield Asset Management Inc. | 249 | (59 | ) | |||
| — | — | |||||
| Interest of others in operating subsidiaries | $ | 1,237 | $ | 92 | ||
Statements of Company Funds from Operations
| For the three months ended US$ millions, unaudited |
Business Services | Infrastructure Services | Industrials | Corporate and Other |
Total | Attributable to Non- controlling Interests |
As per IFRS Financials |
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| Revenues | $ | 1,922 | $ | 480 | $ | 771 | $ | — | $ | 3,173 | $ | 6,656 | $ | 9,829 | |||||||||||||
| Direct operating costs | (1,787 | ) | (355 | ) | (596 | ) | (3 | ) | (2,741 | ) | (5,695 | ) | (8,436 | ) | |||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | (34 | ) | (17 | ) | (23 | ) | (22 | ) | (96 | ) | (155 | ) | (251 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Equity accounted Company EBITDA5 | 3 | 28 | 20 | — | 51 | 45 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Company EBITDA1,3,4 | $ | 104 | $ | 136 | $ | 172 | $ | (25 | ) | $ | 387 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on acquisitions/dispositions, net6 | — | — | 402 | — | 402 | 732 | 1,134 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net7 | (2 | ) | (1 | ) | — | — | (3 | ) | (10 | ) | (13 | ) | |||||||||||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (12 | ) | (39 | ) | (58 | ) | (4 | ) | (113 | ) | (235 | ) | (348 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Current income tax (expense) recovery8 | (18 | ) | (7 | ) | (91 | ) | 10 | (106 | ) | (96 | ) | (202 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Realized disposition gain, current income taxes and interest expense related to equity accounted investments5 | (2 | ) | (16 | ) | (4 | ) | — | (22 | ) | (7 | ) | (29 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Company FFO1,2,4 | $ | 70 | $ | 73 | $ | 421 | $ | (19 | ) | $ | 545 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | (182 | ) | (360 | ) | (542 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment expense, net | (58 | ) | (143 | ) | (201 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on acquisitions/dispositions, net6 | 223 | 450 | 673 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current income tax (expense) recovery8 | 9 | — | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net7 | 25 | 27 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred income tax (expense) recovery | (6 | ) | 40 | 34 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash items attributable to equity accounted investments5 | (26 | ) | (12 | ) | (38 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss)4 | $ | 530 | $ | 1,237 | $ | 1,767 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
- The Statements of Company Funds from Operations above are prepared on a basis that is consistent with Brookfield Business Partners’ Supplemental Information and differs from net income as presented in Brookfield Business Partners’ Consolidated Statements of Operating Results on page 7 of this release, which is prepared in accordance with IFRS. Management uses Company FFO and Company EBITDA as key measures to evaluate operating performance. Readers are encouraged to consider all measures in assessing Brookfield Business Partners’ results.
- Company FFO is presented as a net amount attributable to unitholders and is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated as our share of net income and equity accounted income excluding the impact of depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes, transaction costs, non-cash valuation gains or losses, impairment expense and other items. In order to provide additional insight regarding performance on a cumulative realized basis, Company FFO includes realized disposition gains or losses, along with associated tax impacts, recorded in net income, other comprehensive income, or directly in equity, such as ownership changes. These include gains or losses arising from transactions during the reporting period together with fair value changes recorded in prior periods.
- Company EBITDA is presented as a net amount attributable to unitholders and is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated as Company FFO excluding our share of realized disposition gains and losses, interest income and expense, and current income taxes.
- Attributable to limited partnership unitholders, general partnership unitholders, special limited partnership unitholders and redemption-exchange unitholders.
- The sum of these amounts equates to equity accounted income (loss), net of
$29 million as per the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operating results. - The sum of these amounts equates to gain (loss) on acquisitions/dispositions, net of
$1,807 million as per the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operating results. - The sum of these amounts equates to other income (expense), net of
$39 million as per the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operating results. - The sum of these amounts equates to current income tax (expense) recovery of
$(193) million as per the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operating results.
Statements of Company Funds from Operations
| For the three months ended US$ millions, unaudited |
Business Services | Infrastructure Services | Industrials | Corporate and Other |
Total | Attributable to Non- controlling Interests |
As per IFRS Financials |
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| Revenues | $ | 2,012 | $ | 498 | $ | 695 | $ | — | $ | 3,205 | $ | 6,941 | $ | 10,146 | |||||||||||||
| Direct operating costs | (1,965 | ) | (347 | ) | (528 | ) | (2 | ) | (2,842 | ) | (6,059 | ) | (8,901 | ) | |||||||||||||
| General and administrative expenses | (36 | ) | (16 | ) | (29 | ) | (24 | ) | (105 | ) | (139 | ) | (244 | ) | |||||||||||||
| Equity accounted Company EBITDA5 | 8 | 21 | 7 | — | 36 | 36 | 72 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Company EBITDA1,3,4 | $ | 19 | $ | 156 | $ | 145 | $ | (26 | ) | $ | 294 | ||||||||||||||||
| Gain (loss) on acquisitions/dispositions, net | 46 | — | (1 | ) | — | 45 | 138 | 183 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net6 | 2 | (3 | ) | — | — | (1 | ) | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income (expense), net | (15 | ) | (40 | ) | (65 | ) | 6 | (114 | ) | (250 | ) | (364 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Current income tax (expense) recovery | (9 | ) | (2 | ) | (21 | ) | 11 | (21 | ) | (54 | ) | (75 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Realized disposition gain, current income taxes and interest expense related to equity accounted investments5 | (1 | ) | (7 | ) | (1 | ) | — | (9 | ) | (5 | ) | (14 | ) | ||||||||||||||
| Company FFO1,2,4 | $ | 42 | $ | 104 | $ | 57 | $ | (9 | ) | $ | 194 | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization expense | (179 | ) | (359 | ) | (538 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Impairment expense, net | (52 | ) | (61 | ) | (113 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense), net6 | (96 | ) | (121 | ) | (217 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Deferred income tax (expense) recovery | 47 | 51 | 98 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-cash items attributable to equity accounted investments5 | (40 | ) | (27 | ) | (67 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Net income (loss)4 | $ | (126 | ) | $ | 92 | $ | (34 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Notes:
- The Statements of Company Funds from Operations above are prepared on a basis that is consistent with Brookfield Business Partners’ Supplemental Information and differs from net income as presented in Brookfield Business Partners’ Consolidated Statements of Operating Results on page 7 of this release, which is prepared in accordance with IFRS. Management uses Company FFO and Company EBITDA as key measures to evaluate operating performance. Readers are encouraged to consider all measures in assessing Brookfield Business Partners’ results.
- Company FFO is presented as a net amount attributable to unitholders and is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated as our share of net income and equity accounted income excluding the impact of depreciation and amortization, deferred income taxes, transaction costs, non-cash valuation gains or losses, impairment expense and other items. In order to provide additional insight regarding performance on a cumulative realized basis, Company FFO includes realized disposition gains or losses, along with associated tax impacts, recorded in net income, other comprehensive income, or directly in equity, such as ownership changes. These include gains or losses arising from transactions during the reporting period together with fair value changes recorded in prior periods.
- Company EBITDA is presented as a net amount attributable to unitholders and is a non-IFRS measure and is calculated as Company FFO excluding our share of realized disposition gains and losses, interest income and expense, and current income taxes.
- Attributable to limited partnership unitholders, general partnership unitholders, special limited partnership unitholders and redemption-exchange unitholders.
- The sum of these amounts equates to equity accounted income (loss), net of
$(9) million as per the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operating results. - The sum of these amounts equates to other income (expense), net of
$(217) million as per the unaudited interim condensed consolidated statements of operating results.
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