Net Income of
FFO of
Bruce Flatt, CEO of
Operating Results
| Unaudited For the periods ended December 31 (US$ millions, except per share amounts) |
Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Net income1 | $ | 3,028 | $ | 2,083 | $ | 7,488 | $ | 4,551 | |||||||
| Per Brookfield share2 | 1.87 | 1.02 | 3.40 | 1.34 | |||||||||||
| Funds from operations2,3 | $ | 1,356 | $ | 1,301 | $ | 4,401 | $ | 3,810 | |||||||
| Per Brookfield share2,3 | 1.35 | 1.28 | 4.35 | 3.74 | |||||||||||
1. Consolidated basis – includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.
2. Excludes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.
3. See Basis of Presentation on page 8 and a reconciliation of net income to FFO on page 5.
Net income and funds from operations (“FFO”) for 2018 were our largest to date. Net income reached
Fee related earnings (after costs) contributed more than
Disposition gains contributed FFO of
Dividend Declaration
The Board declared a quarterly dividend of
Operating Highlights
Fee bearing capital reached
We had our most successful fundraising year, closing
BSREP III held its final close in January and reached a total fund size of $15 billion, inclusive of
Contributing to the success of our fundraising efforts was significant progress made within our private wealth channel. We raised
Fee bearing capital growth has led to a record
Annualized fee revenues increased to
In 2018, we realized $254 million of carried interest before costs, including
In 2018, we surpassed
Our asset management franchise generated over
We invested or committed
Despite our cautious attitude toward investing, we continued to find a number of attractive investments during 2018. Our real estate business completed the $15 billion acquisition of a retail mall portfolio as well as the acquisition of an
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| Unaudited (US$ millions) |
December 31 | December 31 | ||||
| 2018 | 2017 | |||||
| Assets | ||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 8,390 | $ | 5,139 | ||
| Other financial assets | 6,227 | 4,800 | ||||
| Accounts receivable and other | 16,931 | 11,973 | ||||
| Inventory | 6,989 | 6,311 | ||||
| Assets classified as held for sale | 2,185 | 1,605 | ||||
| Equity accounted investments | 33,647 | 31,994 | ||||
| Investment properties | 84,309 | 56,870 | ||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 67,294 | 53,005 | ||||
| Intangible assets | 18,762 | 14,242 | ||||
| Goodwill | 8,815 | 5,317 | ||||
| Deferred income tax assets | 2,732 | 1,464 | ||||
| Total Assets | $ | 256,281 | $ | 192,720 | ||
| Liabilities and Equity | ||||||
| Corporate borrowings | $ | 6,409 | $ | 5,659 | ||
| Accounts payable and other | 24,801 | 19,389 | ||||
| Non-recourse borrowings of managed entities | 111,809 | 72,730 | ||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 12,236 | 11,409 | ||||
| Subsidiary equity obligations | 3,876 | 3,661 | ||||
| Equity | ||||||
| Preferred equity | 4,168 | 4,192 | ||||
| Non-controlling interests in net assets | 67,335 | 51,628 | ||||
| Common equity | 25,647 | 24,052 | ||||
| Total Equity | 97,150 | 79,872 | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | 256,281 | $ | 192,720 | ||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Unaudited For the periods ended December 31 (US$ millions, except per share amounts) |
Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ | 16,006 | $ | 13,065 | $ | 56,771 | $ | 40,786 | |||||||
| Direct costs | (12,680 | ) | (10,635 | ) | (45,519 | ) | (32,388 | ) | |||||||
| Other income and gains | 585 | 944 | 1,166 | 1,180 | |||||||||||
| Equity accounted income | 408 | 123 | 1,088 | 1,213 | |||||||||||
| Expenses | |||||||||||||||
| Interest | (1,477 | ) | (968 | ) | (4,854 | ) | (3,608 | ) | |||||||
| Corporate costs | (28 | ) | (26 | ) | (104 | ) | (95 | ) | |||||||
| Fair value changes | 257 | 280 | 1,794 | 421 | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (927 | ) | (590 | ) | (3,102 | ) | (2,345 | ) | |||||||
| Income tax | 884 | (110 | ) | 248 | (613 | ) | |||||||||
| Net income | $ | 3,028 | $ | 2,083 | $ | 7,488 | $ | 4,551 | |||||||
| Net income attributable to: | |||||||||||||||
shareholders |
$ | 1,884 | $ | 1,046 | $ | 3,584 | $ | 1,462 | |||||||
| Non-controlling interests | 1,144 | 1,037 | 3,904 | 3,089 | |||||||||||
| $ | 3,028 | $ | 2,083 | $ | 7,488 | $ | 4,551 | ||||||||
| Net income per share | |||||||||||||||
| Diluted | $ | 1.87 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 3.40 | $ | 1.34 | |||||||
| Basic | 1.91 | 1.05 | 3.47 | 1.37 | |||||||||||
SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL RESULTS
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
| Unaudited For the periods ended December 31 (US$ millions) |
Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 3,028 | $ | 2,083 | $ | 7,488 | $ | 4,551 | |||||||
| Realized disposition gains in fair value changes or prior periods | 543 | 465 | 1,445 | 1,116 | |||||||||||
| Non-controlling interests | (1,844 | ) | (2,091 | ) | (6,015 | ) | (4,964 | ) | |||||||
| Financial statement components not included in FFO | |||||||||||||||
| Equity accounted fair value changes and other non-FFO items | 222 | 508 | 1,284 | 856 | |||||||||||
| Fair value changes | (257 | ) | (280 | ) | (1,794 | ) | (421 | ) | |||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 927 | 590 | 3,102 | 2,345 | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (1,263 | ) | 26 | (1,109 | ) | 327 | |||||||||
| Funds from operations1,2 | $ | 1,356 | $ | 1,301 | $ | 4,401 | $ | 3,810 | |||||||
SEGMENT FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
| Unaudited For the periods ended December 31 (US$ millions, except per share amounts) |
Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Asset management | $ | 393 | $ | 362 | $ | 1,317 | $ | 970 | |||||||
| Real estate | 677 | 636 | 1,786 | 2,004 | |||||||||||
| Renewable power | 114 | 93 | 328 | 270 | |||||||||||
| Infrastructure | 95 | 91 | 602 | 345 | |||||||||||
| Private equity | 212 | 32 | 795 | 333 | |||||||||||
| Residential | 52 | 96 | 49 | 34 | |||||||||||
| Corporate | (187 | ) | (9 | ) | (476 | ) | (146 | ) | |||||||
| Funds from operations1,2 | $ | 1,356 | $ | 1,301 | $ | 4,401 | $ | 3,810 | |||||||
| Per share3 | $ | 1.35 | $ | 1.28 | $ | 4.35 | $ | 3.74 | |||||||
- Non-IFRS measure – see Basis of Presentation on page 8.
- Excludes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.
- Per share amounts are inclusive of dilutive effect of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares held in a consolidated subsidiary.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
| Unaudited For the periods ended December 31 (US$ millions, except per share amounts) |
Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 3,028 | $ | 2,083 | $ | 7,488 | $ | 4,551 | |||||||
| Non-controlling interests | (1,144 | ) | (1,037 | ) | (3,904 | ) | (3,089 | ) | |||||||
| Net income attributable to shareholders | 1,884 | 1,046 | 3,584 | 1,462 | |||||||||||
| Preferred share dividends | (37 | ) | (39 | ) | (151 | ) | (145 | ) | |||||||
| Dilutive effect of conversion of subsidiary preferred shares | (18 | ) | — | (105 | ) | — | |||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | $ | 1,829 | $ | 1,007 | $ | 3,328 | $ | 1,317 | |||||||
| Weighted average shares | 957.6 | 959.2 | 957.6 | 958.8 | |||||||||||
| Dilutive effect of the conversion of options and escrowed shares using treasury stock method1 |
18.2 | 24.2 | 19.8 | 21.2 | |||||||||||
| Shares and share equivalents | 975.8 | 983.4 | 977.4 | 980.0 | |||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share2 | $ | 1.87 | $ | 1.02 | $ | 3.40 | $ | 1.34 | |||||||
- Includes management share option plan and escrowed stock plan.
- Per share amounts are inclusive of dilutive effect of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares held in a consolidated subsidiary.
CASH AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION
| Unaudited For the periods ended December 31 (US$ millions) |
Three Months Ended | Years Ended | |||||||||||||
| 2018 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Fee related earnings3 | $ | 227 | $ | 316 | $ | 1,129 | $ | 896 | |||||||
| Distributions from investments | 440 | 352 | 1,698 | 1,351 | |||||||||||
| Other invested capital earnings | |||||||||||||||
| Corporate interest expense | (82 | ) | (70 | ) | (323 | ) | (261 | ) | |||||||
| Corporate costs and taxes | (57 | ) | (12 | ) | (163 | ) | (39 | ) | |||||||
| Other wholly owned investments | 54 | 148 | 41 | 23 | |||||||||||
| (85 | ) | 66 | (445 | ) | (277 | ) | |||||||||
| Preferred share dividends | (37 | ) | (39 | ) | (151 | ) | (145 | ) | |||||||
| Cash available for distribution before realized carried interest | 545 | 695 | 2,231 | 1,825 | |||||||||||
| Realized carried interest, net3 | 166 | 46 | 188 | 74 | |||||||||||
| Cash available for distribution and reinvestment | $ | 711 | $ | 741 | $ | 2,419 | $ | 1,899 | |||||||
3. Non-IFRS measure – see Basis of Presentation on page 8.
Additional Information
The Letter to Shareholders and the company’s Supplemental Information for the three months ended December 31, 2018 contain further information on the company’s strategy, operations and financial results. Shareholders are encouraged to read these documents, which are available on the company’s website.
The statements contained herein are based primarily on information that has been extracted from our financial statements for the quarter ended December 31, 2018, which have been prepared using IFRS, as issued by the IASB. The amounts have not been audited by Brookfield’s external auditor.
Information on our dividends can be found on our website under Stock & Distributions/Distribution History.
Quarterly Earnings Call Details
Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Asset Management’s 2018 Year End Results as well as the Shareholders’ Letter and Supplemental Information on Brookfield’s website under the Reports & Filings section at www.brookfield.com.
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Basis of Presentation
This news release and accompanying financial statements are based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”), unless otherwise noted.
We make reference to Funds from Operations (“FFO”). We define FFO as net income attributable to shareholders prior to fair value changes, depreciation and amortization, and deferred income taxes, and include realized disposition gains that are not recorded in net income as determined under IFRS. FFO also includes the company’s share of equity accounted investments’ FFO on a fully diluted basis. FFO consists of the following components:
- FFO from Operating Activities represents the company’s share of revenues less direct costs and interest expenses; excludes realized carried interest and disposition gains, fair value changes, depreciation and amortization and deferred income taxes; and includes our proportionate share of FFO from operating activities recorded by equity accounted investments on a fully diluted basis. We present this measure as we believe it assists in describing our results and variances within FFO.
- Realized Carried Interest represents our contractual share of investment gains generated within a private fund after considering our clients minimum return requirements. Realized carried interest is determined on third-party capital that is no longer subject to future investment performance.
- Realized Disposition Gains are included in FFO because we consider the purchase and sale of assets to be a normal part of the company’s business. Realized disposition gains include gains and losses recorded in net income and equity in the current period, and are adjusted to include fair value changes and revaluation surplus balances recorded in prior periods which were not included in prior period FFO.
We use FFO to assess our operating results and the value of Brookfield’s business and believe that many shareholders and analysts also find this measure of value to them.
We note that FFO, its components, and its per share equivalent are non-IFRS measures which do not have any standard meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers and entities.
We make reference to Invested Capital. Invested Capital is defined as the amount of common equity in our segments and underlying businesses within the segments.
We make reference to Generated or Unrealized Carried Interest, which represents our share of fund profits if all of our funds were wound up and liquidated at period end values. We use this measure to gain additional insight into how investment performance is impacting our ability to earn carried interest in the future.
We make reference to cash flows before common share dividends that is Available for distribution or reinvestment. It is the sum of our Asset Management segment FFO and distributions received from our ownership of investments, net of Corporate activities FFO and preferred share dividends. This provides insight into earnings received by the corporation that are available for distribution to common shareholders or to be reinvested into the business.
We provide additional information on key terms and non-IFRS measures in our filings available at www.brookfield.com.
Notice to Readers
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
Where this press release refers to “target carried interest” it is based on an assumption that existing funds meet their target gross returns. Target gross returns are typically ~20% for opportunistic funds; 10% to 15% for value add, credit and core funds. Fee terms vary by investment strategy and may change over time.
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: investment returns that are lower than target; the impact or unanticipated impact of general economic, political and market factors in the countries in which we do business; 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 and hurricanes; 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
Due to various risks, uncertainties and changes (including changes in economic, operational, political or other circumstances) beyond Brookfield’s control, the actual performance of the funds could differ materially from the target returns set forth herein. In addition, industry experts may disagree with the assumptions used in presenting the target returns. No assurance, representation or warranty is made by any person that the target returns will be achieved, and undue reliance should not be put on them.
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,
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