Brookfield Renewable Announces Third Quarter Results
(firmenpresse) - HAMILTON, BERMUDA -- (Marketwired) -- 11/03/15 -- Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. (TSX: BEP.UN)(NYSE: BEP) ("Brookfield Renewable") today reported financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.
Financial Results
Review of Operations
"We continue to make significant progress on our investing, development, and capital recycling plans," said Sachin Shah, Chief Executive Officer. "We are advancing our organic development projects on scope, schedule and budget, and like the recently announced acquisition of a nearly 300 megawatt hydroelectric portfolio in the northeastern U.S., we continue to pursue a number of opportunities with the potential to grow, diversify and drive long-term upside in cash flows. Our strong liquidity position and capital recycling activities provide the funding capacity to execute on this strategy."
Generation for the three months ended September 30, 2015 totaled 4,992 gigawatt-hours ("GWh"), compared to the long-term average of 5,459 GWh, and an increase of 609 GWh as compared to the same period in the prior year.
The hydroelectric portfolio generated 3,948 GWh, below the long-term average of 4,309 GWh and an increase of 145 GWh compared to the prior year. Inflows in our North American portfolio were in line compared to the prior year. The United States portfolio was consistent with long-term average while the Canadian portfolio was below. Inflows in Brazil improved compared to the prior year but remained below the long-term average due to the continuing drought conditions. Generation from the growth in our portfolio was 256 GWh which was in line with our long-term average.
The wind portfolio generated 772 GWh, below the long-term average of 947 GWh and an increase of 206 GWh compared to the prior year. Generation from the prior year includes 64 GWh related to our recently sold 102 megawatt wind facility in California. Generation at our North American portfolio was ahead of the prior year but, due to wind conditions, was below long-term average. The Irish portfolio returned to the long-term average due to improved wind conditions. Contributions from our recently acquired and commissioned facilities in Europe and Latin America were 258 GWh which was in line with the long-term average.
Adjusted EBITDA for the third quarter was $242 million and FFO was $80 million, compared to $223 million and $61 million, respectively, in the same period in the prior year.
The table below summarizes generation by segment and region:
Recent Highlights
Distribution Declaration
The next quarterly distribution in the amount of $0.415 per LP Unit, is payable on December 31, 2015 to unitholders of record as at the close of business on November 30, 2015. Brookfield Renewable''s policy is to target a long-term, sustainable distribution in the range of 60% to 70% of FFO, with increases targeted on average at 5% to 9% annually.
The regular quarterly dividends on the Brookfield Renewable Power Preferred Equity Inc. preferred shares have also been declared.
Distribution Currency Option
The quarterly distributions payable on LP Units of Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners are declared in U.S. dollars. Registered and beneficial shareholders who are resident in Canada or the United States may opt to receive their distributions in either U.S. dollars or the Canadian dollar equivalent. Unless they request the Canadian dollar equivalent, shareholders will continue to receive distributions in U.S. dollars (which may be converted for them by the broker or other intermediary, as may currently be the case). The Canadian dollar equivalent of the quarterly distribution will be based on the Bank of Canada noon exchange rate on the record date or, if the record date falls on a weekend or holiday, on the Bank of Canada noon exchange rate of the preceding business day.
Registered shareholders wishing to receive the Canadian dollar distribution equivalent should contact Brookfield Renewable''s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company of Canada, in writing at 100 University Avenue, 8th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1 or by phone at 1-800-564-6253. Beneficial unitholders (i.e., those holding their LP Units in street name with their brokerage) should contact the broker with whom their units are held.
Distribution Reinvestment Plan
Brookfield Renewable maintains a Distribution Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP") which allows holders of its LP Units who are resident in Canada to acquire additional LP Units by reinvesting all or a portion of their cash distributions without paying commissions. Information on the DRIP, including details on how to enroll, is available on Brookfield Renewable''s website at .
Additional information on Brookfield Renewable''s distributions and preferred share dividends can be found on its website at under Investor Relations.
Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners
Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners operates one of the world''s largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms. Our portfolio consists of hydroelectric and wind facilities in North America, Latin America and Europe and totals more than 7,000 megawatts of installed capacity, generating enough renewable energy to power four million homes. Brookfield Renewable is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges. Further information is available at . Important information may be disseminated exclusively via the website; investors should consult the site to access this information.
Brookfield Renewable is the flagship listed renewable energy company of Brookfield Asset Management, a leading global alternative asset manager with over $200 billion of assets under management. For more information, go to .
Please note that BREP''s previous audited annual and unaudited quarterly reports have been filed on SEDAR and can also be found in the investors section of its website at . Hard copies of the annual and quarterly reports can be obtained free of charge upon request.
Quarterly Earnings Call Details
Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Renewable''s 2015 Third Quarter Results as well as the Letter to Shareholders and Supplemental Information on Brookfield Renewable''s website under the Investor Relations section at .
The conference call can be accessed via webcast on November 3, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time at or via teleconference at 1-800-319-4610 toll free in North America. For overseas calls please dial 1-604-638-5340, at approximately 8:50 a.m. Eastern Time. A recording of the teleconference can be accessed through December 3, 2015 at 1-855-669-9658 (Password 1557#).
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements and information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, "safe harbor" provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and in any applicable Canadian securities regulations. The words "will", "should", "could", "potential", "tend to", "target" "future", "growth", "expect", "believe", "goal", "plan", derivatives thereof and other expressions which are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects and which do not relate to historical matters identify the above mentioned and other forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements regarding the quality of Brookfield Renewable''s business, the expectation for future cash flows and distribution growth, the availability of acquisition opportunities, liquidity, and the timing and completion of current acquisitions and development projects. Although Brookfield Renewable believes that these forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on them, or any other forward looking statements or information in this news release. The future performance and prospects of Brookfield Renewable are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results of Brookfield Renewable to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by the statements in this news release include general economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which we operate; our ability to sell products and services under contract or into merchant energy markets; weather conditions and other factors which may affect generation levels at our facilities; changes to energy markets, including incentives for renewable energy; the ability to grow within our current markets or expand into new markets; the ability to complete development and capital projects on time and on budget; the state of capital markets and the availability of equity and debt financing; the ability to effectively source, complete and integrate new acquisitions and to realize the benefits of such acquisitions; health, safety, security and environmental risks; general regulatory risks relating to the power markets in which we operate, including relating to the regulation of our assets, licensing and litigation; risks relating to our internal control environment; and other risks associated with the construction, development and operation of power generating facilities.
We caution that the foregoing list of important factors that may affect future results is not exhaustive. The forward-looking statements represent our views as of the date of this news release and should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any date subsequent to the date of this news release. While we anticipate that subsequent events and developments may cause our views to change, we disclaim any obligation to update the forward-looking statements, other than as required by applicable law. For further information on these known and unknown risks, please see "Risk Factors" included in our Form 20-F.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING USE OF NON-IFRS MEASURES
This news release contains references to Adjusted EBITDA, Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations, which are not generally accepted accounting measures under IFRS and therefore may differ from definitions of Adjusted EBITDA, Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations used by other entities. We believe that these are useful supplemental measures that may assist investors in assessing the financial performance and the cash anticipated to be generated by our operating portfolio. Neither Adjusted EBITDA, Funds From Operations nor Adjusted Funds From Operations should be considered as the sole measure of our performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, analysis of our financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS.
References to Brookfield Renewable are to Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners L.P. together with its subsidiary and operating entities unless the context reflects otherwise.
GENERATION FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
The table below summarizes generation by segment and region:
FINANCIAL REVIEW FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
The following table reflects Adjusted EBITDA, Funds From Operations and Adjusted Funds From Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015:
GENERATION AND FINANCIAL REVIEW ON A CONSOLIDATED AND PROPORTIONATE BASIS
The following table illustrates generation results for the three months ended September 30, 2015 on a proportionate basis, while adjusting for the share from facilities in which we own less than 100%:
The following table illustrates our financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2015, including revenues, Adjusted EBITDA and Funds From Operations on a proportionate basis, while adjusting for our share from facilities in which we own less than 100%:
The following table illustrates generation results for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 on a proportionate basis, while adjusting for the share from facilities in which we own less than 100%:
The following table illustrates our financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 including revenues, Adjusted EBITDA and Funds From Operations on a proportionate basis, while adjusting for our share from facilities in which we own less than 100%:
Contacts:
Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners
Zev Korman
Senior Vice President, Investor Relations
(416) 359-1955
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