Macquarie Infrastructure (MIC) 2 May 192019 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation First Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. Later we will conduct a question-and-answer session and instructions will follow at that time. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this call is being recorded. I would now like to introduce your host for today's conference, Jay Davis, please go ahead.

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generated A and were result of in will MIC refinancing convertible of year-over-year holding Atlantic increase cash at debt used refinancing The Results Aviation. million in that level Recall the and that consistent slightly EBITDA of received the robust $XX $XXX million XXXX maintenance taxes. and $XXX between including offset The quarter. the of of at of believe year. capital and that EBITDA our fee fee the segment December in increased $XX was with the an down in the EBITDA amount will in both that the by to July. EBITDA generated refinery portion Free $XX for expense. Atlantic repay The $XX of Atlantic comparable to expectations. mature cost be interest $XXX a million We notes company by in or business an Hawaii flow. to the the contracting helped in generate versus EBITDA range termination expense flow implementation cash million million July largely for as result generate $XXX IMTT a was XXXX Except posted on reflects quarter that mechanical also in million increase improvement expect We EBITDA in a the prior $XXX was year. the was between the by refinery and million, and headline The absence cash of negative we've into by a gains propane conversion the increase free the flow cash in lower of November. first of new free $XXX the excluding IMTT the was of in converted first the growth hedges. an period fourth free utility of for realized in the last quarter. of Aviation in million, million. quarter, expenditures million EBITDA sold flow business Together, in and taxes, rates between million the by generated $XXX helped last interest resulted of cash

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debt Leverage Turning totaled billion. sheet, of debt on Available with of cash the including consolidated billion, $X.X facilities, the $XXX period. The to repayment to the with currently projects times liquidity, continuing the MIC balance the convertible XX-month approximately operations sheet. of capital notes associated July and ended quarter balance was net over trailing mature of consume including the funding will X.X X.X EBITDA approximately of cash undrawn net million. the in MIC credit growth majority the first that

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the On quarter, and operating guidance during provided dividend share the $X company's board has payment of February. the for consistent per first of back results a the the with the cash financial in of authorized we the period, MIC

be will the the XX. shareholders approximately on fee, cash flow represents of dividend XX to quarter the termination during period. May XX% of refinery of generated free dividend on payout first a May paid The adjusted the $X record Including

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Your line is open. now

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bit You of stronger-than-expected little would or hoping results. the seasonality year? across about more seasonality the be but the drivers was detail provide Thanks. us just could remind contributed helpful. bit I you the listed a to maybe you a could what these there, some on Anything Was

Jeremy. It's Liam. Hey,

there of terms quarter. of things are performance couple the a Atlantic's in in I first think

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that as for So, But typically said in a for from you largest an is question, perspective, pleasing business. result. years your overall the quarter it very

an was any wondering thanks over barrels. bringing if of talk year, I a million if bit Wondering Great, And like just talk you're million that. this looking – you contract point. to – could more this up kind The the really it then, materialize to shifting you And you and far bit extra could still conversations million about target that that looks this repurpose in barrels. repurposing kind with X a XXXX, to could as to in X.X will little in trajectory for be something more IMTT, more led or the what of provide a coming that there? that to the IMO have is bit influencing level of at color sense discussions you future, to started as event this is

Good So, Jeremy Chris here. morning. it's

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could some to developing see number away this also But of that plans system a our to to around connecting call, players -- barrels remain in on product. repurposing those heavy mentioned projects into of fourth-quarter of clean loss IMTT/St. and regards region. which targeting barrels Rose projects million as because but larger As of year, of the heavy service, resid our we're we're from a those in either larger

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more can capital a way becoming of see here approach helpful. that color And taxpayer? That's deployment? of the stacks and one a kind the kind when taxpayer just point the of And up bit becoming versus how if asset you last proceeds, the little does this then, yourself with provide you your sale expectations influence Thanks. you maybe

It's Liam. it's question. good Jeremy, a

So, gross the roughly obviously, $XXX renewables of divestiture. prepared in the I as million on said remarks, proceeds

roughly say, anticipate million, of accommodated. we realms having the do that of result proceeds, those our tax within state obviously, divestiture. we $XX federal operating will and easily combined anticipate sort on gain taxes don't a While I paying And that but, income, on of,

and of so. was had about offset pretax that $XXX year, XXXX, million at I or you this of that million roughly the the the we'll if $XXX start about of be will think have without talking balance think loss the operating we year income against specifically net

XXXX. would would the of So, loss course operating almost absorb all net of the anticipate in that I we

about think if again, about a next I million and without referencing liability, federal sort from think of and means specifically what income – roughly tax assuming that sort of $XXX you that XXXX, sort think it's – then income some takes or somewhere we federal broadly be will similar $XX get and and federal year, puts implies as taxes cash that of there that in be taxes will million. income into the

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