BROOKFIELD, NEWS,
Operating Results
Distributable earnings (“DE”) before realizations increased by 24% compared to the prior year, after adjusting for the special distribution of 25% of our asset management business that we completed in December last year.
| Unaudited For the periods ended (US$ millions, except per share amounts) |
Three Months Ended | Last Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||
| Net income1 | $ | 424 | $ | 2,960 | $ | 2,659 | $ | 11,572 | |||
| Distributable earnings before realizations2,3 | 945 | 947 | 4,312 | 3,674 | |||||||
| Adjusted for the special distribution2,3,4 | 945 | 824 | 3,946 | 3,183 | |||||||
| Per Brookfield share2,3,4 | 0.59 | 0.51 | 2.46 | 1.98 | |||||||
| Distributable earnings2,3 | 1,157 | 1,182 | 5,204 | 4,957 | |||||||
| Per Brookfield share2,3 | 0.72 | 0.73 | 3.25 | 3.09 | |||||||
See endnotes on page 10.
Net income in the first quarter was $424 million. DE before realizations were $945 million for the quarter and
Our asset management franchise delivered growth of 15% compared to the prior year quarter, benefiting from continued strong fundraising and deployment, and our insurance solutions business continues to benefit from re-deploying its liquid and short-duration investment portfolio into higher returning assets.
Our operating businesses continue to demonstrate their resilience, generating a stable and growing stream of recurring cash flows. This was supported by strong growth in Operating Funds from Operations (“Operating FFO”) across our infrastructure, renewable power & transition and private equity businesses and same-store net operating income (“NOI”) growth in our real estate business, reflecting strong underlying fundamentals for our best-in-class assets.
During the quarter and over the last twelve months, earnings from realizations were $212 million and $892 million, respectively, with total DE for the quarter and last twelve months of
Regular Dividend Declaration
The Board declared a quarterly dividend for the Corporation of
Operating Highlights
DE before realizations were
Distributions from our asset management business were
Our insurance solutions business generated distributable operating earnings of $145 million in the quarter and $520 million over the last twelve months, significantly higher than the comparative periods. During the quarter, the average investment portfolio yield was 5% on approximately $45 billion of assets, supporting liabilities with an average cost of 3%. In
Distributions from our operating businesses were $304 million for the quarter and
Earnings from realizations of mature assets were $212 million for the quarter and $892 million for the last twelve months.
Total accumulated unrealized carried interest now stands at
We also realized $259 million of disposition gains from the sale of principal investments and $633 million of realized carried interest, net, over the last twelve months.
We ended the quarter with
During the quarter, we invested
We have significant group-wide liquidity of
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
| Unaudited (US$ millions) |
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| 2023 | 2022 | |||||||
| Assets | ||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 13,049 | $ | 14,396 | ||||
| Other financial assets | 28,660 | 26,899 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable and other | 30,232 | 30,208 | ||||||
| Inventory | 12,923 | 12,843 | ||||||
| Equity accounted investments | 51,102 | 47,094 | ||||||
| Investment properties | 118,547 | 115,100 | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment | 125,390 | 124,268 | ||||||
| Intangible assets | 41,622 | 38,411 | ||||||
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31,629 | 28,662 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax assets | 3,588 | 3,403 | ||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 456,742 | $ | 441,284 | ||||
| Liabilities and Equity | ||||||||
| Corporate borrowings | $ | 12,367 | $ | 11,390 | ||||
| Accounts payable and other | 58,760 | 57,941 | ||||||
| Non-recourse borrowings | 210,460 | 202,684 | ||||||
| Subsidiary equity obligations | 4,098 | 4,188 | ||||||
| Deferred income tax liabilities | 24,143 | 23,190 | ||||||
| Equity | ||||||||
| Non-controlling interests in net assets | $ | 102,851 | $ | 98,138 | ||||
| Preferred equity | 4,103 | 4,145 | ||||||
| Common equity | 39,960 | 146,914 | 39,608 | 141,891 | ||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | 456,742 | $ | 441,284 | ||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
| Unaudited For the periods ended (US$ millions, except per share amounts) |
Three Months Ended | ||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||||
| Revenues | $ | 23,297 | $ | 21,882 | |||
| Direct costs1 | (17,632 | ) | (16,884 | ) | |||
| Other income and gains | 381 | 29 | |||||
| Equity accounted income | 429 | 843 | |||||
| Interest expense | |||||||
| – Corporate borrowings | (136 | ) | (117 | ) | |||
| – Non-recourse borrowings | |||||||
| Same-store | (2,685 | ) | (2,021 | ) | |||
| Acquisitions, net of dispositions2 | (483 | ) | — | ||||
| Upfinancings2 | (309 | ) | — | ||||
| Corporate costs | (14 | ) | (33 | ) | |||
| Fair value changes | 38 | 1,780 | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | (2,188 | ) | (1,811 | ) | |||
| Income tax | (274 | ) | (708 | ) | |||
| Net income | $ | 424 | $ | 2,960 | |||
| Net income attributable to: | |||||||
| Brookfield shareholders | $ | 120 | $ | 1,359 | |||
| Non-controlling interests | 304 | 1,601 | |||||
| $ | 424 | $ | 2,960 | ||||
| Net income per share | |||||||
| Diluted | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.81 | |||
| Basic | 0.05 | 0.84 | |||||
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Direct costs exclude depreciation and amortization expenses disclosed above.
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Interest expense from acquisitions, net of dispositions, and upfinancings completed over the twelve months ending
March 31, 2023 .
SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL RESULTS
RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO DISTRIBUTABLE EARNINGS
| Unaudited For the periods ended (US$ millions) |
Three Months Ended | Last Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 424 | $ | 2,960 | $ | 2,659 | $ | 11,572 | |||||||
| Financial statement components not included in DE: | |||||||||||||||
| Equity accounted fair value changes and other items | 804 | 226 | 2,418 | 1,293 | |||||||||||
| Fair value changes | (38 | ) | (1,780 | ) | 2,719 | (4,837 | ) | ||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 2,188 | 1,811 | 8,060 | 6,738 | |||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | (92 | ) | 425 | (326 | ) | 1,446 | |||||||||
| Non-controlling interests in the above items1 | (2,222 | ) | (2,413 | ) | (10,304 | ) | (11,383 | ) | |||||||
| Realized disposition gains in fair value changes or prior periods | 116 | 368 | 651 | 1,505 | |||||||||||
| Less: total disposition gains | (212 | ) | (356 | ) | (977 | ) | (1,617 | ) | |||||||
| Less: realized carried interest, net | (206 | ) | (128 | ) | (633 | ) | (620 | ) | |||||||
| Cash retained in the business | 183 | (166 | ) | 45 | (423 | ) | |||||||||
| Distributable earnings before realizations2 | 945 | 947 | 4,312 | 3,674 | |||||||||||
| Realized carried interest, net3 | 206 | 128 | 633 | 620 | |||||||||||
| Disposition gains from principal investments | 6 | 107 | 259 | 663 | |||||||||||
| Distributable earnings2 | $ | 1,157 | $ | 1,182 | $ | 5,204 | $ | 4,957 | |||||||
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Amounts attributable to non-controlling interests are calculated based on the economic ownership interests held by non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries. By adjusting DE attributable to non-controlling interests, we are able to remove the portion of DE earned at non-wholly owned subsidiaries that is not attributable to Brookfield.
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Non-IFRS measure – see Non-IFRS and Performance Measures section on page 9.
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Includes our share of Oaktree’s distributable earnings attributable to realized carried interest.
EARNINGS PER SHARE
| Unaudited For the periods ended (US$ millions) |
Three Months Ended | Last Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 424 | $ | 2,960 | $ | 2,659 | $ | 11,572 | |||||||
| Non-controlling interests | (304 | ) | (1,601 | ) | (1,842 | ) | (7,482 | ) | |||||||
| Net income attributable to shareholders | 120 | 1,359 | 817 | 4,090 | |||||||||||
| Preferred share dividends1 | (41 | ) | (37 | ) | (154 | ) | (148 | ) | |||||||
| Dilutive effect of conversion of subsidiary preferred shares | — | — | — | (15 | ) | ||||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders | 79 | 1,322 | 663 | 3,927 | |||||||||||
| Dilutive impact of exchangeable shares of affiliate | — | 2 | — | 4 | |||||||||||
| Net income available to common shareholders including dilutive impact of exchangeable shares | $ | 79 | $ | 1,324 | $ | 663 | $ | 3,931 | |||||||
| Weighted average shares | 1,571.4 | 1,567.8 | 1,568.7 | 1,549.6 | |||||||||||
| Dilutive effect of conversion of options and escrowed shares using treasury stock method2 and exchangeable shares of affiliate | 15.8 | 59.0 | 23.5 | 56.3 | |||||||||||
| Shares and share equivalents | 1,587.2 | 1,626.8 | 1,592.2 | 1,605.9 | |||||||||||
| Diluted earnings per share3 | $ | 0.05 | $ | 0.81 | $ | 0.42 | $ | 2.45 | |||||||
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Excludes dividends paid on perpetual subordinated notes of $3 million (2022 – $3 million) and $10 million (2022 – $10 million) for the three months and twelve months ended
March 31, 2023 , which are recognized within net income. -
Includes management share option plan and escrowed stock plan.
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Per share amounts are inclusive of dilutive effect of mandatorily redeemable preferred shares held in a consolidated subsidiary.
DISTRIBUTABLE EARNINGS
| Unaudited For the periods ended (US$ millions) |
Three Months Ended | Last Twelve Months Ended | |||||||||||||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | 2022 | ||||||||||||
| Asset management | $ | 678 | $ | 714 | $ | 2,921 | $ | 2,827 | |||||||
| Insurance solutions | 145 | 13 | 520 | 42 | |||||||||||
| BEP | 105 | 100 | 405 | 385 | |||||||||||
| BIP | 80 | 75 | 305 | 282 | |||||||||||
| BBU | 9 | 6 | 36 | 24 | |||||||||||
| BPG | 145 | 220 | 826 | 820 | |||||||||||
| Other | (35 | ) | (34 | ) | (50 | ) | (94 | ) | |||||||
| Operating businesses | 304 | 367 | 1,522 | 1,417 | |||||||||||
| Corporate costs and other | (182 | ) | (147 | ) | (651 | ) | (612 | ) | |||||||
| Distributable earnings before realizations1 | 945 | 947 | 4,312 | 3,674 | |||||||||||
| Realized carried interest, net | 206 | 128 | 633 | 620 | |||||||||||
| Disposition gains from principal investments | 6 | 107 | 259 | 663 | |||||||||||
| Distributable earnings1 | $ | 1,157 | $ | 1,182 | $ | 5,204 | $ | 4,957 | |||||||
1. Non-IFRS measure – see Non-IFRS and Performance Measures section on page 9.
Additional Information
The Letter to Shareholders and the company’s Supplemental Information for the three months and year ended
The statements contained herein are based primarily on information that has been extracted from our financial statements for the quarter and year ended
Brookfield Corporation’s Board of Directors have reviewed and approved this document, including the summarized unaudited consolidated financial statements prior to its release.
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 Corporation’s 2023 First Quarter Results as well as the Shareholders’ Letter and Supplemental Information on Brookfield Corporation’s website under the Reports & Filings section at www.bn.brookfield.com.
To participate in the Conference Call today at
About
Today, our capital is invested across three businesses – Asset Management, Insurance Solutions and our Operating Businesses, generating substantial and growing free cash flows, all of which is underpinned by a conservatively capitalized balance sheet.
We employ a disciplined investment approach, leveraging our global reach and the scale and flexibility of our capital, to identify proprietary opportunities to invest on a value basis. We then utilize our deep operating expertise, based on our 100+ year history as an owner and operator of real assets, to grow cash flows and create value in each of our businesses to generate strong risk-adjusted returns across market cycles.
Please note that Brookfield Corporation’s previous audited annual and unaudited quarterly reports have been filed on EDGAR and SEDAR and can also be found in the investor section of its website at www.brookfield.com. Hard copies of the annual and quarterly reports can be obtained free of charge upon request.
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Non-IFRS and Performance Measures
This news release and accompanying financial information are based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), as issued by the
We make reference to Distributable Earnings (“DE”). We define DE as the sum of distributions from our asset management business, distributable operating earnings from our insurance solutions business, distributions received from our ownership of investments, realized carried interest and disposition gains from principal investments, net of earnings from our Corporate Activities, preferred share dividends and equity-based compensation costs. We also make reference to DE before realizations, which refers to DE before realized carried interest and realized disposition gains from principal investments. We believe these measures provide insight into earnings received by the company that are available for distribution to common shareholders or to be reinvested into the business.
Realized carried interest and realized disposition gains are further described below:
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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.
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Realized Disposition Gains from principal investments are included in DE because we consider the purchase and sale of assets from our directly held investments 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 DE.
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 includes 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:
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Operating FFO 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.
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Realized Carried Interest as defined above.
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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 DE and FFO to assess our operating results and the value of Brookfield Corporation’s business and believe that many shareholders and analysts also find these measures of value to them.
We also make reference to Net Operating Income (“NOI”), which refers to the revenues from our operations less direct expenses before the impact of depreciation and amortization within our real estate business. We present this measure as we believe it is a key indicator of our ability to impact the operating performance of our properties. As NOI excludes non-recurring items and depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, it provides a performance measure that, when compared to prior periods, reflects the impact of operations from trends in occupancy rates and rental rates.
We disclose a number of financial measures in this news release that are calculated and presented using methodologies other than in accordance with IFRS. These financial measures, which include DE and FFO, should not be considered as the sole measure of our performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, similar financial measures calculated in accordance with IFRS. We caution readers that these non-IFRS financial measures or other financial metrics are not standardized under IFRS and may differ from the financial measures or other financial metrics disclosed by other businesses and, as a result, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers and entities.
We provide additional information on key terms and non-IFRS measures in our filings available at www.bn.brookfield.com.
| End Notes |
1. Consolidated basis – includes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.
2. Excludes amounts attributable to non-controlling interests.
3. See Reconciliation of Net Income to Distributable Earnings Before Realizations and Distributable Earnings on page 5 and Non-IFRS and Performance Measures section on page 9.
4. Distributable earnings before realizations, including per share amounts, for the three months ended
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