Macquarie Infrastructure (MIC) 31 Oct 192019 Q3 Earnings call transcript

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation Third Quarter 2019 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, Mr. Jay Davis, Managing Director of Investor Relations. Please go ahead sir.

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Your line is open.

Jeremy. morning, Good

morning. good Hi,

want taking that the if with appetite you bit there? are you start the provide as as off your could been Just actions color any share to with active color buyers wondering have as businesses how as and conversations out you guys potential of far far today a strategic could more or

that. would you not are think that comment to I Jeremy, Yes. appreciate we on able

a how the disposition it, Got sponsor okay. that through a mechanics, you bit us works the And talk about walk the bit? and there agreement maybe could with

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between this at and the about how trade-off utilization one rates the guys Got and think utilization the that a see the point the you that your maybe year Where final it. do for together? of here. you how here, looking a exiting that then all IMTT bit on increasing prior do mixes you the tenor expectations And just of versus up wondering kind stepped are contracts,

Jeremy, Yes. Liam. it’s

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see signs do we continuing So improve. to utilization of

sort spot consistent mid that sort said the – with i.e., utilization for and we well previously. what that’s high of is to XXs end guidance, of as year sort Our have of range in

you I improvement this utilization, single-digit in see think sort average the storage the low quarter, as year-over-year. percentages sort of for of in in down results revenues the notwithstanding the

in clearly, we and taking we will So we the tenor. around follow What some see to improvement in sort as can recovery recover. thereafter. we rises, to utilization their of respect that in to come what the of have to that with then time And see terms needs well, to also but utilization as engage our sort as one, do anticipate utilization recovery two, late customers of to continue first said, extend seek, we will meeting

for all for taking me. That’s questions. Thanks Great. my

SunTrust. line question from Richardson next the coming of And from our Tristan

open. Your line is

good morning gents. Hey,

just kind business the is terms past talk of asset revision, of it or Just, restatement write-down, of curious a little because... Liam, you a a of could results kind about more that in bit an maintenance is

and write-down the of lease revenue and does FBOs. Atlantic some agreements reversal obliged to some prior little on maintenance maintenance has a of really few it’s a just it bit a with a of period it’s No, not it’s

results So, activity a anticipate we going wouldn’t The and the that slightly it’s in really forward. FAA had the a the it we volume quarter this non-core industry to Atlantic I good was see to and and very perspective. FBOs business would overall was from across stronger

was just ownership creation Helpful. as sponsor? the any of of we but decision in Thank you. shareholder traditionally and/or sponsor any generally sort just shares the disposition and beneficiary And to the this the then guess lastly be you is ownership MIC board would, I of of just offered proportionate its just talk aligned to as think board’s its agreement just value on would agreement, the it could what about sort weighing of

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Helpful. you guys Thank very much.

from our line with Schultz Capital of RBC next question coming TJ the And Markets.

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the growth into in the IMTT much as do how just capital you for next to year deploy how projects? And Okay. – interim you IMTT at operate business, here expect much

TJ. you Yes. I Rob, sort give the of by going am to breakdown, segment segment

into of So sort this have the revised guidance be projects well. million and IMTT, $XXX largely to we that down sort reflects at over as will XXXX we which norm, verticals million roughly to IMTT. year million with our of $XXX then consistent historical And a $XXX today and year next at all of of capital with across that large for proportion committed MIC growth of the have is fall

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