Macquarie Infrastructure (MIC) 22 Feb 182017 Q4 Earnings call transcript

Good day, and welcome to the Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation Fourth Quarter 2017 Earnings Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. At this time, I'd like to turn the conference over to Mr. Jay Davis, Managing Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead sir.

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Instructions]. [Operator

RBC Markets. Our first question from from TJ Capital comes Schultz

Your line is now open.

is segment? Hi to remaining customers lose types you those IMTT, many exposure good and of that How customers morning. within at did what your

was number that would question. I the we the response it customers very dozen In half a Thanks of sort customers. of much for say, to lost,

your the oil, exposed to what to question -- exposure, remaining our X is think XXXX. our some respect the to in utilization [indiscernible] extent with is, that gave terms you I we that, In that average indication exposure of of forecast

of As on on XXXX looking sort we of said, average as we sort at XX%. -- said, around average in

that those for I have are up was, well? forecast, anticipating in other product? as renewed the be renewal there two are coming that not in know that you I also question guess customers are Okay. contracts the

those of to think that for considerable come question, and are renewal, time, good the I we spent of and Yeah, TJ, those and up reviewing it's January, a after a contracts amount have expected events December has are will taking we those to that prudent that as renewed, not. informed rates a our that think view, and that and for to. contracts I referred very And XXXX, be will forecast the utilization

contracts feeling and prospects that renewal are up for are we So XXXX the in remaining terms good in of renewing for those. our pretty coming

and Okay, understood. already bit XXXX. to a Debt higher should leverage tick investment was metrics, tied grade fairly in now

the the investment strategy asset agencies the kind on potential grade and to at expectation here or So shift sales, of cut whether what's remain discussed --? amid this with your have dividend you all, an

So it's TJ, question. good It's Liam. a

obviously that relative the the in an then of business trajectory process are the with agencies, the to timing discussion over going and the one, two, be of projects. dialog of year, having and course We the to it's ongoing those of the --

ended times pro have the and to forma, the relative the with year the will year, agencies so dialog we we trajectory the at a X.X the over the times, X.X course business. So times headline, of five below of

of to delev over Our XXXX. intention the is course for

there a to a Is stay your the or grade investment necessity in mind? Okay. piece BEC sell to

to said earlier our respect in perspective, with rating. very is grade that we balancing to it's call, opportunities as IMTT compelling Well necessity investment there repurposing, investment BEC the But from maintain the what of sell grade while rating. are in no at piece a believe, the of maintaining Chris

of overall the you lastly have been mix flow aviation just the some the of as And of cyclicality. me, cash mix, for just historically of mindful the Okay. guys given part segment

couple you sale consider BEC, anticipate potential portfolio, and into FBOs cash given So next the for the still of selling any? lower of the would years, adding flow IMTT now over some or

what that on to think be of mix. is extent, said, dependent range X sort Obviously, between Chris will and is business I times. target that our some X.X

While it you Atlantic is is a fantastic indicate, as an uncontracted business, business.

part business that will So in industry Atlantic. industry. The that remains we fragmented trajectory a and X.X very to add times, the of be the and other land driven where between X by opportunities the we

mix diversity obviously key mindful think our represents business, MIC the today, a is that of element of we overall and are the thesis. investment We the of

would but those are within grade fell So those, look there We add them, would are opportunities, network. investment way the in add look synergistic that a to that compelling with parameters. to we

think add entirely we are will just I balance flexibility seeking TJ that, I the in is that that have why to sheet. financial

beyond that to that that arose withstand assets. we the that business and A, that that if to the repurposing have So financial fund the can increased we IMTT currently have. add sites flexibility to slowdown, to of of any could But sites adequately the strategic do the we FBO would opportunity so, XX the certain number we the we extent

Thanks. Okay.

from Thank Zaffino you. next comes question our Oppenheimer. Ian from And

Your is line now open.

guys Great. organic, the cash it, forward? free is just on to should be of rate mix how between Maybe what growth inorganic, we Can flow touch Thanks. and going you your you about think going that? think

Thanks as for question the well.

in I deploy growth. return we IMTT of to as IMTT, think over three capital we the anticipate would Chris next years, that as said respect that would

X% that based And growth model, that X% would it our is, another to done add repurposing. once growth, X% of the effectively investment on I think it. in top [ph] way portfolio $XXX deploy had deliver should on think X% that's that a basis, to capital overlap organic a million to historical X% that year-over-year we you should have of sort of the range intend to on once know, that about that occurred, then we we

grow a of And dividend of then on assume I to level? would digit guess, to commensurate that kind level, mid-single Okay. sort you

given haven't of in respect beyond dividend, guidance we any in Look, period the XXXX.

with as in Our you growth flow. is, historical grow to line been seen, practice has though have dividend free historical in cash the our

CapEx flow definition you your also all fully you are what of talking [indiscernible] to -- that now, talking the out growth, maintenance and or going Okay. cash -- And are about is parse maintenance, is about do are between free -- spending you of you sort when that

consistent reduced flow the broad but free We is been that capital not reduced amount which historical with capital by expenditure we by our spend, definition, of cash expenditure. is maintenance

at demand Okay. -- would just have All getting terminate right. And back? for as just the be IMTT, some also, I the could that Your look that have customers, of them but that as the maybe there? there is as when Thanks. have the [indiscernible] to far recourse able customers, [indiscernible] the as like I contracts? then behind most customers other will would to repurposing slotted part tanks, and And the their be thought ability know there in, maybe types enough -- to then far also, contracts ability in still there you from would other been

what the in terminate contracts that the those of with has were the expiration contracts, They did to, contracts the those consistent our the Ian, of and Chris referred period. tenure terminate, in that So not contract of term is at the been. question average term middle renewed of not

longer, are are some Some shorter.

terms think fill tanks repurpose order The residual oil a and in around require question customer. the the to X to actually in repurposing. of we product. customers cleaning were different another those, or in product, heavy oil, ability have to the tanks so These I specifically your

product is So which Chris oil customer, our embarking limited, that's in somewhat as X that demand, initiative. structural dropping repurposing absent is on ability a to another said,

Thank you.

[Indiscernible] degradation in pricing.

Okay, got it. you. Thank

question from Thank JPMorgan. Jeremy you. And next our Tonet with comes

open. now is line Your

morning. Good

oil the contract, end was go you how service at the of for situation Just of now? to that capacity in the to wanted oil again, much wise, the to tankage the and the turned and was would X right able capacity X just share number be rest the back

you end the then the at XXXX, IMTT's Jeremy, little reported end of of a sort refer at quarter not position. at think year, or XX.X% But of the the just would be that to and reserve careful we utilization want our I time, rate whether oil and assessment, sort of they to of regard to our or for the other the with here, review, utilization about same [ph] follow our -- think I path of some follow assessment, commercial will we prejudice the X XX% we talked our may we as average [ph] review, whether they and to prudent IMTT's occupancy for they sort clients. will a of tracks. will will approach be existing contracts, they having sort may to be as And to

Got have in seem call, indication you. And was am a material just like you I just of there in turning started renewal I November to kind evolved? I the wondering, process far when the guess was have of wondering, indication how didn't might because as the and out this the as any deterioration way, process environment, it

Yes, a question. good and it's

think surprise was I IMTT. a very to much it

or these had that contract. they demand they business no for negotiation exiting fact X renew their about not It As rates, indicated of a necessarily prepared that oil the longer I wasn't either had number was customers mentioned, a were simply are to storage. it the

happen it a do the occur notice a was and But number it up, it quite it period of and these surprise. the that sudden, So common, was was at something that year. quite the is did to came when end of contracts,

you. Got

to guess, in any is I try far for any one last relief to -- this manager period? considering fees the the MIC through there the one to thought help times tough Just as business, the transition as

I principally, into IMTT's the one businesses of respect of to respect with product, is I MIC's context. and one with the to to Well couple sites, clear, of put one businesses, mentioned, it be think to

you. Got

Okay. you. That's me. for it Thank

Thank you, Jeremy.

SunTrust. next our And you. Thank comes from Tristan Richardson question from

line is now Your open.

guys. morning Good

line currently; say speaks that your what Just to you and follow-up way, on last I products are question the the maybe of thinking exposure would IMTT? investors within about is to residual, portion prior reconfiguration capacity questioning a the to refined largest think perhaps of the but different single

Yeah, right. that's

sort that mean, exiting IMTT of Epic And rationale mean, fuel. we capacity in exiting was fit the kind the the exposure I was single the year, where jet for jet Epic partly post to should in then, looking obviously would see of the stack? -- fuel, the year, largest I portfolio? repurposing,

No.

likely earlier we which return are as of mentioned other up for the expectation sort to think our contracts, I saying, take that -- three which utilization renewal will or I we the I not, historic to come and that years. completion XX% we presentation, for of would in XX% of think repurposing, between following having my regard is will

then the Chris, absent curious just from project the $XXX just in concentration But helpful. that I $XXX million. talk a as the about standpoint? but think you of a more the cautious million year, curious, that, think just bit part could target That's Again And $XXX of little funnel? a -- about if maybe to million is on closer funnel. perhaps repurposing, of of about being context kind FBOs project also, the a general adding

line the of next IMTT, of million A good where we projects capital around sight over today, years. a good terms three on question; sit have of mean, in I we $XXX

those both into are talk that not million stage products repurposing, some about. other as relates where Now they of expansion these clearly, growth of may to we That investable. to $XXX as a get well some

existing within IMTT's be they maybe campus sites. those new of could Some or

So the we of capital $XX we as we about projects million, IMTT. talking are talk when that a about subsector see that within

of of deployed, I think is IMTT, we at desirable, but the a enables as are about, deploy sheet, you opportunistic, if verticals. And management $XXX respect initiatives investing some which to But timing. us be ensuring given was as therefore we opportunities often providing other projects respect think far the with have the capital with And story annum, just in XXXX, are saw in our significant to was of to capital about $XXX talked timing and I we to in case. -- financial clearly, with like, our if But of invest that important outside opportunity think be think nature see proven other per that we as going the to same, you relation we the million the outside a talk have of look to that that these forward, that control. is -- I million $XXX respond, flexibility balance but of to regards going that businesses. to the we our million so some not I our in the we control, the to But number forward. having infrastructure, and indeed in is that have

one, think Hawaii. and II last projects, just then recently sort MIC BEC revolve around And ex-repurposing? about investments should Is guess helpful. of absent the opportunities growth XX XXXX that within capital of sanctioned deployment, repurposing That's primarily some we I how namely

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guys you Thank Appreciate it. helpful. That's very much.

our comes question Christine you. next from Cho from And Thank Barclays.

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number, per to faster? if the came curious how is less why just to start you Why everyone. quarter number? dividend. I wanted I not with pay delever the -- the am and that right morning Good $X

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And for end oil? the of the all over heavy been of no there expect converted is then, at we Okay. for repurposing, the oil have three years X resid more terminals that, and and should

No.

exposure our of that undertaken, As this oil will to that of repurposing, the I existing oil X customer we still we provide review stability the prudent X type -- part the will is anticipate the mentioned, are exposed that believe, of terms of have we likely and exposure work following to, revenues. oil to we by we but X have in more there have

for service, renewal, to that, in expect keep the Okay. we you the following the you up that expect in to But what contracts still get up you going are then, are that renewed, for coming should with kind tanks for that declines contracts rates? are and guess, I of or the remaining that for

We are not any rate. expecting the decline in

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for or can, too, BEC if in like of I the interest selling why And thinking especially BEC, you an all can thing, me, is Okay. about contracted? then whole II, it isn't and can, it if not BEC you out last and you separate since question sell

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of would sell technical block. is terms value point, In it I technically II. to believe we in one maximizing Again, BEC them the strategy bifurcate together them think and be your possible aggregate that to BEC and I

Helpful. Thank you.

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