Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (
TSX: BEP.UN;
NYSE: BEP) (“
Brookfield Renewable
Partners”, "
BEP") today reported
financial results for the three and twelve months ended
December 31, 2022.
“2022 was another successful year, continuing
our track record of double-digit average annual FFO growth for more
than a decade and executing on our growth initiatives, increasing
our renewable power presence in all our core markets and expanding
into transition investments”, said Connor Teskey, CEO of Brookfield
Renewable. “Looking forward, we remain a leading global owner,
operator, and builder of clean energy that is uniquely positioned
with our strong balance sheet, liquidity position and access to
institutional capital to capture the largest and most attractive
decarbonization investment opportunities around the world.”
|
|
For the three months endedDecember
31 |
For the twelve months
endedDecember 31 |
US$ millions (except per unit
amounts), unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Net loss attributable to Unitholders |
$ |
(82 |
) |
$ |
(57 |
) |
$ |
(295 |
) |
$ |
(368 |
) |
– per LP unit(1) |
|
(0.16 |
) |
|
(0.12 |
) |
|
(0.60 |
) |
|
(0.69 |
) |
Funds From Operations
(FFO)(2) |
|
225 |
|
|
214 |
|
|
1,005 |
|
|
934 |
|
– per Unit(2)(3) |
|
0.35 |
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
1.56 |
|
|
1.45 |
|
Brookfield Renewable reported FFO of $1.005
billion or $1.56 per Unit for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2022, an 8% increase on a per Unit basis over the
same period in the prior year. After deducting non-cash
depreciation and other expenses, our Net loss attributable to
Unitholders for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022
was $295 million or $0.60 per unit.
Other highlights include
- Advanced
key commercial priorities including securing contracts for over
11,000 gigawatt hours per year of generation, continuing our
approach of partnering on a global basis with the largest corporate
purchasers of green power.
- Continued
to accelerate our development activities, commissioning
approximately 3,500 megawatts of new projects that are expected to
contribute $45 million of FFO annually on a run-rate basis. We also
continue to execute on our 19,000-megawatt under construction and
advanced stage pipeline, which, along with our sustainable
solutions pipeline, is expected to contribute approximately $235
million of FFO annually to Brookfield Renewable once
commissioned.
- Closed or
agreed to invest up to $12 billion ($2.8 billion net to Brookfield
Renewable) of capital across multiple transactions and
regions.
-
Maintained our strong balance sheet and executed approximately $10
billion of financings, generating $2 billion ($1.2 billion net to
Brookfield Renewable) in proceeds from upfinancings and bolstering
our liquidity, which stands at $3.7 billion, while continuing to
minimize our exposure to floating interest rates or near-term
maturities.
- Completed
or are advancing up to $4.6 billion (approximately $1.6
billion net to Brookfield Renewable) of asset recycling
activities.
A Record Year for Growth
2022 has been our strongest year for growth to
date. We closed or agreed to invest up to $12 billion ($2.8 billion
net to Brookfield Renewable) to be deployed over the next five
years, which represents almost half of our growth target for that
period. We invested across all major decarbonization asset classes,
including utility-scale wind and solar, distributed generation,
nuclear, battery storage, and transition investments. This puts us
in an excellent position to outperform both our growth and return
targets.
The investment environment for renewables
remains highly compelling. Corporate clean energy demand, low-cost
energy profile, electrification, and energy independence continue
to be key trends accelerating renewable deployment. Our disciplined
approach to investing, long-dated history of owning and operating
clean energy assets, and access to large-scale capital put us in a
leadership position. Our track record demonstrates that we are
uniquely capable of capturing some of the most attractive scale
opportunities and we expect to be able to replicate this strategy
looking forward.
In renewable development, we agreed to invest up
to $6.4 billion (approximately $1.4 billion net to Brookfield
Renewable) of capital through both organic growth within our
existing businesses and acquiring new complementary platforms that
enhance our current offering. We invested in three large renewable
development businesses in the U.S. — Urban Grid, Standard Solar,
and Scout Clean Energy. With these investments, we continue to
expand our presence in the U.S., and it continues to be our largest
market with approximately 74,000 megawatts in operations and
development. On the back of the Inflation Reduction Act and strong
corporate demand, we are actively pulling forward development
projects in the U.S., which is increasing the growth prospects of
these businesses beyond our original underwriting.
Since this time last year, our global renewable
power development pipeline has nearly doubled to almost 110,000
megawatts today. Included in this project pipeline are 19,000
megawatts which are advanced stage and construction-ready. This
represents meaningful value in the ground and will contribute
significant cash flows once completed. Additionally, our global,
technologically diversified fleet means we are a partner of choice
for multinational corporations seeking large-scale, low carbon
energy solutions.
We also formed a strategic partnership with
Cameco to acquire Westinghouse, one of the world’s largest nuclear
services businesses. We believe that nuclear power and
hydroelectricity are the only forms of clean, dispatchable,
baseload power generation and will be a key enabler of the rapid
growth of intermittent solar and wind. As the leading original
equipment manufacturer and provider of essential products and
services to half the global nuclear power generation fleet,
Westinghouse is a critical player in the energy transition. We
expect total equity invested to be ~$4.5 billion (up to $750
million net to Brookfield Renewable). We, alongside our
institutional partners, will own a 51% interest with Cameco owning
49%. Westinghouse is well positioned to capture the increasing
global tailwinds for nuclear and expect the transaction to close in
the second half of 2023.
Lastly, we entered a number of new high growth
transition asset classes that are complementary to our core
renewable assets, including carbon capture and storage, recycling,
and renewable natural gas (“RNG”), through small upfront
investments with experienced partners, that are structured with
downside protection, discretion over future investment and
significant potential upside returns on our capital. This includes
an investment in California Bioenergy, a leading California-based
developer, operator, and owner of RNG assets. We have invested an
initial $150 million ($30 million net to Brookfield Renewable) into
the business in a downside protected convertible structure and have
a priority right to invest up to an additional $350 million ($70
million net to Brookfield Renewable) to support the development of
new agriculture RNG assets, many of which have offtakes with
corporate customers we know through our renewable platform.
Our Access to Capital Has Become
Increasingly Valuable
We have said for many years that the strength of
our balance sheet and our ability to invest alongside large-scale
institutional capital represents a significant competitive
advantage.
Throughout our history, we have prioritized
capitalizing the business with a strong investment grade balance
sheet, utilizing long duration non-recourse debt, and maintaining
high levels of liquidity. We have operated this way for many years,
ensuring that we maintain a low risk financial profile and focusing
on financial strength and flexibility. We recognize that this can
often be overlooked as part of investors' risk-reward equation, in
particular during expansionary periods. However, we believe it is
critical to our long-term success, and over time, contributes
meaningfully to the compounding of our cash flows and the total
returns delivered by our units.
Furthermore, our structure of investing
alongside Brookfield’s private funds provides access to scale,
long-term institutional capital, allowing us to target sizable
deals where there is often limited competition. Combined with our
platform capabilities, this allows us to execute some of the
largest and most attractive decarbonization opportunities,
positioning us to generate strong risk-adjusted returns.
Investor appetite for the energy transition
remains very strong. We have seen significant institutional demand
to invest alongside experienced owners, operators, and investors
like us. The success of Brookfield’s first $15 billion transition
fund demonstrated this, establishing the world’s largest private
fund dedicated to facilitating the global transition to a net-zero
economy. A key part of Brookfield’s private fund strategy is
developing relationships with large pools of long-term private
capital who seek both the opportunity to invest alongside us, both
by investing in our private funds, and also directly in the
investment as co-investors. This co-investment program further
enhances our access to capital, and it provides another source of
liquidity.
In today’s market, where access to capital is
limited for some market participants, this becomes an even more
meaningful competitive advantage. Institutional capital supports
our ability to invest in great businesses and achieve strong
results that maximize long-term returns for our investors. The
scale of our transition fund, and the institutional relationships
and capital it brings, is another meaningful step change in our
funding strategy that we will continue to employ as we grow our
business.
Operating Results
Our underlying business continues to perform
very well. During the year, we generated FFO of over $1.0 billion,
or $1.56 per unit, reflecting solid performance and an increase of
8% versus the same period last year. Our operations benefited from
strong global power prices, and continued growth, both through
development and acquisitions.
Our business is backed by high-quality cash
flows, in large part from our perpetual hydro portfolio, which has
become an increasingly valuable source of clean, baseload power as
more intermittent renewables come online. With over 5,000-gigawatt
hours of generation available for re-contracting across our
portfolio over the next five years, and the positive pricing
environment for our hydro portfolio, we have significant capacity
across our fleet to execute on accretive contracts that we expect
to contribute additional FFO and generate a low-cost funding source
for our growth.
Our hydroelectric segment delivered FFO of $667
million. Our hydro assets globally continue to exhibit strong cash
flow resiliency given our increasingly diversified asset base,
inflation-linked power purchase agreements, and ability to capture
strong power prices.
Our wind and solar segments generated a combined
$579 million of FFO. We continue to benefit from contributions from
acquisitions and the diversification of our fleet, which are
underpinned by long duration power purchase agreements that provide
stable revenues. Our distributed energy and sustainable solutions
segment generated $154 million of FFO, benefiting from both
acquisitions and organic growth across the portfolio.
We have also increased the scale of our
development activities, almost doubling our renewable power
pipeline from 62,000 megawatts last year to almost 110,000
megawatts today. In 2022 alone, we commissioned approximately 3,500
megawatts of capacity, including completing our 850-megawatt
Shepherds Flat wind repowering project on time and on budget.
Furthermore, we have strong visibility into our
near-term development pipeline, with almost 5,000 megawatts of
projects representing significant dollars in the ground that we
expect to build out in the next year and for which we have secured
substantially all required funding. Additionally, over 14,000
megawatts of our remaining advanced-stage development projects have
been materially de-risked. Together with our sustainable solutions
pipeline, these projects are expected to contribute approximately
$235 million of incremental run-rate FFO once commissioned.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
Our financial position remains excellent, and
our available liquidity is robust, providing significant
flexibility to fund our growth. We are resilient to rising interest
rates globally, with over 90% of our borrowings being project-level
non-recourse debt, with an average remaining term of 12 years, no
material near-term maturities in the next five years, and only 3%
exposure to floating rate debt.
Despite market volatility, our access to deep
and varied pools of capital continues to be differentiated. We have
approximately $3.7 billion of available liquidity, giving us
significant financial flexibility during periods of capital
scarcity. During the year, we secured approximately $10 billion of
financings across the business, resulting in approximately $2
billion ($1.2 billion net to Brookfield Renewable) in upfinancing
proceeds.
We are also accelerating our capital recycling
activities, which are both an accretive funding lever and a
critical part of our full-cycle investment strategy. We expect to
imminently close the fifth and final tranche of the sale of our
630-megawatt solar portfolio in Mexico, generating $400 million in
the aggregate ($50 million net to Brookfield Renewable).
Furthermore, we are advancing numerous capital recycling
opportunities, which have attracted lower cost of capital buyers
searching for de-risked and mature renewable assets. In this
regard, we have initiated several capital recycling initiatives
that could generate up to $4 billion in aggregate ($1.5 billion net
to Brookfield Renewable) of proceeds when closed and provide
significant incremental liquidity in the coming quarters.
Distribution Declaration
The next quarterly distribution in the amount of
$0.3375 per LP unit, is payable on March 31, 2023 to unitholders of
record as at the close of business on February 28, 2023. This
represents a 5.5% increase to our distribution, bringing our total
annual distribution per unit to $1.35.
In conjunction with the Partnership’s
distribution declaration, the Board of Directors of BEPC has
declared an equivalent quarterly dividend of $0.3375 per share,
also payable on March 31, 2023 to shareholders of record as at the
close of business on February 28, 2023.
The quarterly dividends on BEP's preferred
shares and preferred LP units have also been declared.
Distribution Currency
Option
The quarterly distributions payable on the BEP
units and BEPC shares are declared in U.S. dollars. Unitholders who
are residents in the United States will receive payment in U.S.
dollars and unitholders who are residents in Canada will receive
the Canadian dollar equivalent unless they request otherwise. The
Canadian dollar equivalent of the quarterly distribution will be
based on the Bank of Canada daily average exchange rate on the
record date or, if the record date falls on a weekend or holiday,
on the Bank of Canada daily average exchange rate of the preceding
business day.
Registered unitholders who are residents in
Canada who wish to receive a U.S. dollar distribution and
registered unitholders who are residents in the United States
wishing to receive the Canadian dollar distribution equivalent
should contact Brookfield Renewable’s transfer agent, Computershare
Trust Company of Canada, in writing at 100 University Avenue, 8th
Floor, Toronto, Ontario M5J 2Y1 or by phone at 1-800-564-6253.
Beneficial unitholders (i.e., those holding their units in street
name with their brokerage) should contact the broker with whom
their units are held.
Distribution Reinvestment
Plan
Brookfield Renewable Partners maintains a
Distribution Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”) which allows holders of BEP
units who are residents in Canada to acquire additional LP units by
reinvesting all or a portion of their cash distributions without
paying commissions. Information on the DRIP, including details on
how to enroll, is available on our website at
www.bep.brookfield.com/stock-and-distribution/distributions/drip.
Additional information on Brookfield Renewable’s
distributions and preferred share dividends can be found on our
website at www.bep.brookfield.com.
Brookfield Renewable
Brookfield Renewable operates one of the world’s
largest publicly traded, pure-play renewable power platforms. Our
portfolio consists of hydroelectric, wind, utility-scale solar and
storage facilities in North America, South America, Europe and
Asia, and totals approximately 25,400 megawatts of installed
capacity and a development pipeline of approximately 110,000
megawatts of renewable power assets, 8 million metric tons per
annum ("MMTPA") of carbon capture and storage, 2 million tonnes of
recycled material and 3 million metric million British thermal
units of renewable natural gas pipeline. Investors can access its
portfolio either through Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (NYSE:
BEP; TSX: BEP.UN), a Bermuda-based limited partnership, or
Brookfield Renewable Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BEPC), a Canadian
corporation. Further information is available at
https://bep.brookfield.com. Important information may be
disseminated exclusively via the website; investors should consult
the site to access this information.
Brookfield Renewable is the flagship listed
renewable power company of Brookfield Asset Management, a leading
global alternative asset manager with approximately $800 billion of
assets under management.
Please note that Brookfield Renewable’s previous
audited annual and unaudited quarterly reports filed with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and securities
regulators in Canada, are available on our website at
https://bep.brookfield.com, on SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and on
SEDAR’s website at www.sedar.com. Hard copies of the annual and
quarterly reports can be obtained free of charge upon request.
Contact information: |
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Media: |
Investors: |
Simon Maine |
Cara Silverman |
Managing Director – Communications |
Director – Investor Relations |
+44 (0)7398 909 278 |
(416) 649-8172 |
simon.maine@brookfield.com |
cara.silverman@brookfield.com |
Quarterly Earnings Call
Details
Investors, analysts and other interested parties
can access Brookfield Renewable’s Fourth Quarter 2022 Results as
well as the Letter to Unitholders and Supplemental Information on
Brookfield Renewable’s website at https://bep.brookfield.com.
The conference call can be accessed via webcast
on February 3, 2023 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time at
https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/7g8pnz5f.
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. |
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position |
|
As of December 31 |
UNAUDITED(MILLIONS) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
998 |
|
$ |
900 |
Trade receivables and other financial assets(4) |
|
|
3,747 |
|
|
2,193 |
Equity-accounted investments |
|
|
1,392 |
|
|
1,107 |
Property, plant and equipment, at fair value |
|
|
54,283 |
|
|
49,432 |
Goodwill, deferred income tax and other assets(5) |
|
|
3,665 |
|
|
2,235 |
Total Assets |
|
$ |
64,085 |
|
$ |
55,867 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Corporate borrowings |
|
$ |
2,548 |
|
$ |
2,149 |
Borrowings which have recourse only to assets they finance(6) |
|
|
22,624 |
|
|
19,380 |
Accounts payable and other liabilities(7) |
|
|
6,120 |
|
|
4,127 |
Deferred income tax liabilities |
|
|
6,507 |
|
|
6,215 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
Non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
|
Participating non-controlling interests – in operating
subsidiaries |
$ |
14,755 |
|
$ |
12,303 |
|
General partnership interest in a holding subsidiary held by
Brookfield |
|
59 |
|
|
59 |
|
Participating non-controlling interests – in a holding subsidiary –
Redeemable/Exchangeable units held by Brookfield |
|
2,892 |
|
|
2,894 |
|
BEPC exchangeable shares |
|
2,561 |
|
|
2,562 |
|
Preferred equity |
|
571 |
|
|
613 |
|
Perpetual subordinated notes |
|
592 |
|
|
592 |
|
Preferred limited partners' equity |
|
760 |
|
|
881 |
|
Limited partners' equity |
|
4,096 |
|
26,286 |
|
4,092 |
|
23,996 |
Total Liabilities and Equity |
|
$ |
64,085 |
|
$ |
55,867 |
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. |
Consolidated Statements of Operating Results |
UNAUDITED |
For the three months endedDecember 31 |
|
For the twelve months endedDecember 31 |
(MILLIONS, EXCEPT AS NOTED) |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Revenues |
$ |
1,196 |
|
$ |
1,091 |
|
|
$ |
4,711 |
|
$ |
4,096 |
|
Other income |
|
29 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
|
304 |
|
Direct operating costs(8) |
|
(374 |
) |
|
(375 |
) |
|
|
(1,434 |
) |
|
(1,365 |
) |
Management service costs |
|
(44 |
) |
|
(64 |
) |
|
|
(243 |
) |
|
(288 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
(351 |
) |
|
(255 |
) |
|
|
(1,224 |
) |
|
(981 |
) |
Share of earnings (loss) from
equity-accounted investments |
|
36 |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
96 |
|
|
22 |
|
Foreign exchange and financial
instrument (loss) gain |
|
(25 |
) |
|
(54 |
) |
|
|
(128 |
) |
|
(32 |
) |
Depreciation |
|
(408 |
) |
|
(381 |
) |
|
|
(1,583 |
) |
|
(1,501 |
) |
Other |
|
(71 |
) |
|
(77 |
) |
|
|
(195 |
) |
|
(307 |
) |
Income tax recovery
(expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
(42 |
) |
|
17 |
|
|
|
(148 |
) |
|
(43 |
) |
Deferred |
|
114 |
|
|
97 |
|
|
|
150 |
|
|
29 |
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
60 |
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
$ |
138 |
|
$ |
(66 |
) |
Net income attributable to preferred equity, preferred limited
partners' equity, perpetual subordinated notes and non-controlling
interests in operating subsidiaries |
$ |
(142 |
) |
$ |
(90 |
) |
|
$ |
(433 |
) |
$ |
(302 |
) |
Net loss attributable to Unitholders |
$ |
(82 |
) |
$ |
(57 |
) |
|
$ |
(295 |
) |
$ |
(368 |
) |
Basic and diluted loss per LP unit |
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.60 |
) |
$ |
(0.69 |
) |
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. |
Consolidated Statements of Cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the three months endedDecember 31 |
|
For the twelve months endedDecember 31 |
UNAUDITED(MILLIONS) |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
60 |
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
$ |
138 |
|
$ |
(66 |
) |
Adjustments for the following
non-cash items: |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
408 |
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
1,583 |
|
|
1,501 |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange and financial instrument loss |
|
31 |
|
|
100 |
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
122 |
|
Share of (earnings) loss from equity-accounted investments |
|
(36 |
) |
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
(96 |
) |
|
(22 |
) |
Deferred income tax recovery |
|
(114 |
) |
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
(29 |
) |
Other non-cash items |
|
39 |
|
|
(26 |
) |
|
|
107 |
|
|
(136 |
) |
|
|
388 |
|
|
372 |
|
|
|
1,835 |
|
|
1,370 |
|
Net
change in working capital and other(9) |
|
(110 |
) |
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
(123 |
) |
|
(636 |
) |
|
|
278 |
|
|
262 |
|
|
|
1,712 |
|
|
734 |
|
Financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Net corporate borrowings |
|
296 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
296 |
|
|
— |
|
Corporate credit facilities,
net |
|
(200 |
) |
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Non-recourse borrowings,
commercial paper, and related party borrowings, net |
|
365 |
|
|
1,273 |
|
|
|
3,828 |
|
|
2,769 |
|
Capital contributions from
participating non-controlling interests – in operating
subsidiaries, net |
|
1,450 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
1,788 |
|
|
689 |
|
Issuance of Perpetual
Subordinated Notes, Preferred LP Units and related costs, net |
|
— |
|
|
252 |
|
|
|
(137 |
) |
|
439 |
|
Distributions paid: |
|
|
|
|
|
To participating non-controlling interests - in operating
subsidiaries |
|
(263 |
) |
|
(255 |
) |
|
|
(1,372 |
) |
|
(900 |
) |
To unitholders of Brookfield Renewable or BRELP |
|
(229 |
) |
|
(212 |
) |
|
|
(915 |
) |
|
(854 |
) |
|
|
1,419 |
|
|
939 |
|
|
|
3,488 |
|
|
2,143 |
|
Investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions net of cash and
cash equivalents in acquired entity |
|
(1,071 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,452 |
) |
|
(1,426 |
) |
Investment in property, plant
and equipment |
|
(712 |
) |
|
(1,136 |
) |
|
|
(2,190 |
) |
|
(1,967 |
) |
Disposal (purchase) of
associates and other assets |
|
(416 |
) |
|
102 |
|
|
|
(518 |
) |
|
935 |
|
Restricted cash and other |
|
56 |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
|
94 |
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
|
(2,143 |
) |
|
(1,053 |
) |
|
|
(5,066 |
) |
|
(2,544 |
) |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash |
|
20 |
|
|
(20 |
) |
|
|
(28 |
) |
|
(35 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
Decrease (increase) |
|
(127 |
) |
|
128 |
|
|
|
106 |
|
|
298 |
|
Net change in cash classified within assets held for sale |
|
(8 |
) |
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
(5 |
) |
Balance, beginning of period |
|
1,133 |
|
|
773 |
|
|
|
900 |
|
|
607 |
|
Balance, end of period |
$ |
998 |
|
$ |
900 |
|
|
$ |
998 |
|
$ |
900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
PROPORTIONATE RESULTS FOR THE THREE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31
The following chart reflects the generation and
summary financial figures on a proportionate basis
for the three months ended December 31:
|
(GWh) |
|
|
(MILLIONS) |
|
Actual Generation |
|
|
LTA Generation |
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA(2) |
|
|
FFO |
|
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Hydroelectric |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North America |
2,427 |
2,559 |
|
|
2,910 |
2,913 |
|
|
$ |
219 |
$ |
262 |
|
|
$ |
131 |
$ |
164 |
|
|
|
$ |
87 |
|
$ |
123 |
|
Brazil |
960 |
810 |
|
|
1,020 |
1,007 |
|
|
|
55 |
|
38 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
26 |
|
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
18 |
|
Colombia |
1,222 |
1,100 |
|
|
1,064 |
1,004 |
|
|
|
68 |
|
64 |
|
|
|
58 |
|
42 |
|
|
|
|
33 |
|
|
40 |
|
|
4,609 |
4,469 |
|
|
4,994 |
4,924 |
|
|
|
342 |
|
364 |
|
|
|
229 |
|
232 |
|
|
|
|
158 |
|
|
181 |
|
Wind |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North America |
1,005 |
1,044 |
|
|
1,300 |
1,195 |
|
|
|
91 |
|
83 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
53 |
|
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
36 |
|
Europe |
234 |
262 |
|
|
262 |
251 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
35 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
36 |
|
|
|
|
25 |
|
|
30 |
|
Brazil |
141 |
128 |
|
|
166 |
168 |
|
|
|
8 |
|
5 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
4 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
|
Asia |
159 |
121 |
|
|
201 |
113 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
8 |
|
|
|
9 |
|
7 |
|
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
1,539 |
1,555 |
|
|
1,929 |
1,727 |
|
|
|
143 |
|
131 |
|
|
|
124 |
|
100 |
|
|
|
|
97 |
|
|
74 |
|
Utility-scale solar |
418 |
356 |
|
|
551 |
381 |
|
|
|
77 |
|
68 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
67 |
|
|
|
|
29 |
|
|
41 |
|
Distributed energy & sustainable
solutions(10) |
260 |
257 |
|
|
181 |
165 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
54 |
|
|
|
50 |
|
39 |
|
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
29 |
|
Corporate |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
|
4 |
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
|
(95 |
) |
|
(111 |
) |
Total |
6,826 |
6,637 |
|
|
7,655 |
7,197 |
|
|
$ |
645 |
$ |
617 |
|
|
$ |
461 |
$ |
431 |
|
|
|
$ |
225 |
|
$ |
214 |
|
PROPORTIONATE RESULTS FOR THE TWELVE
MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31
The following chart reflects the generation and
summary financial figures on a proportionate basis
for the twelve months ended December 31:
|
(GWh) |
|
|
(MILLIONS) |
|
Actual Generation |
|
|
LTA Generation |
|
|
Revenues |
|
|
Adjusted EBITDA(2) |
|
|
FFO |
|
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Hydroelectric |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North America |
11,285 |
10,470 |
|
|
12,161 |
12,167 |
|
|
$ |
964 |
$ |
876 |
|
|
$ |
603 |
$ |
569 |
|
|
$ |
412 |
|
$ |
409 |
|
Brazil |
3,828 |
3,626 |
|
|
4,060 |
4,004 |
|
|
|
197 |
|
169 |
|
|
|
167 |
|
155 |
|
|
|
138 |
|
|
131 |
|
Colombia |
4,411 |
3,950 |
|
|
3,802 |
3,555 |
|
|
|
273 |
|
224 |
|
|
|
201 |
|
159 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
|
128 |
|
|
19,524 |
18,046 |
|
|
20,023 |
19,726 |
|
|
|
1,434 |
|
1,269 |
|
|
|
971 |
|
883 |
|
|
|
667 |
|
|
668 |
|
Wind |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
North America |
3,932 |
4,009 |
|
|
4,564 |
5,051 |
|
|
|
332 |
|
370 |
|
|
|
239 |
|
277 |
|
|
|
172 |
|
|
200 |
|
Europe |
867 |
1,029 |
|
|
944 |
1,077 |
|
|
|
134 |
|
125 |
|
|
|
133 |
|
187 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
164 |
|
Brazil |
565 |
589 |
|
|
669 |
670 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
29 |
|
|
|
24 |
|
23 |
|
|
|
19 |
|
|
17 |
|
Asia |
595 |
469 |
|
|
627 |
451 |
|
|
|
41 |
|
32 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
24 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
15 |
|
|
5,959 |
6,096 |
|
|
6,804 |
7,249 |
|
|
|
538 |
|
556 |
|
|
|
430 |
|
511 |
|
|
|
326 |
|
|
396 |
|
Utility-scale solar |
1,882 |
1,777 |
|
|
2,410 |
2,016 |
|
|
|
374 |
|
348 |
|
|
|
362 |
|
298 |
|
|
|
253 |
|
|
185 |
|
Distributed energy
& sustainable
solutions(11) |
1,304 |
1,231 |
|
|
889 |
861 |
|
|
|
290 |
|
242 |
|
|
|
197 |
|
173 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
|
133 |
|
Corporate |
— |
— |
|
|
— |
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
|
42 |
|
11 |
|
|
|
(395 |
) |
|
(448 |
) |
Total |
28,669 |
27,150 |
|
|
30,126 |
29,852 |
|
|
$ |
2,636 |
$ |
2,415 |
|
|
$ |
2,002 |
$ |
1,876 |
|
|
$ |
1,005 |
|
$ |
934 |
|
RECONCILIATION OF NON-IFRS
MEASURES
The following table reflects Adjusted EBITDA and
provides a reconciliation from Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
for the three months ended December 31, 2022:
|
Attributable to Unitholders |
(MILLIONS) |
Hydroelectric |
Wind |
Utility-scalesolar |
Distributed energy& sustainablesolutions |
Corporate |
Total |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
161 |
|
$ |
31 |
|
$ |
(90 |
) |
$ |
37 |
|
$ |
(79 |
) |
$ |
60 |
|
Add back or deduct the
following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
152 |
|
|
135 |
|
|
88 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
408 |
|
Deferred income tax recovery |
|
(52 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(26 |
) |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(24 |
) |
|
(114 |
) |
Foreign exchange and financial instrument loss (gain) |
|
(17 |
) |
|
(14 |
) |
|
70 |
|
|
(39 |
) |
|
25 |
|
|
25 |
|
Other(12) |
|
57 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
60 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
168 |
|
Management service costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
44 |
|
|
44 |
|
Interest expense |
|
166 |
|
|
66 |
|
|
62 |
|
|
25 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
351 |
|
Current income tax expense |
|
31 |
|
|
8 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
42 |
|
Amount attributable to equity accounted investments and
non-controlling interests(13) |
|
(269 |
) |
|
(135 |
) |
|
(59 |
) |
|
(60 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(523 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
229 |
|
$ |
124 |
|
$ |
54 |
|
$ |
50 |
|
$ |
4 |
|
$ |
461 |
|
The following table reflects Adjusted EBITDA and
provides a reconciliation from Net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
for the three months ended December 31, 2021:
|
Attributable to Unitholders |
(MILLIONS) |
Hydroelectric |
Wind |
Utility-scalesolar |
District energy& sustainablesolutions |
Corporate |
Total |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
187 |
|
$ |
(57 |
) |
$ |
(30 |
) |
$ |
3 |
|
$ |
(70 |
) |
$ |
33 |
|
Add back or deduct the
following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
140 |
|
|
155 |
|
|
65 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
— |
|
|
381 |
|
Deferred income tax recovery |
|
(11 |
) |
|
(25 |
) |
|
(23 |
) |
|
(7 |
) |
|
(31 |
) |
|
(97 |
) |
Foreign exchange and financial instrument loss (gain) |
|
14 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
(3 |
) |
|
54 |
|
Other(12) |
|
(2 |
) |
|
29 |
|
|
39 |
|
|
42 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
120 |
|
Management service costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
64 |
|
|
64 |
|
Interest expense |
|
113 |
|
|
59 |
|
|
53 |
|
|
9 |
|
|
21 |
|
|
255 |
|
Current income tax expense (recovery) |
|
(20 |
) |
|
3 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(17 |
) |
Amount attributable to equity accounted investments and
non-controlling interests(13) |
|
(189 |
) |
|
(92 |
) |
|
(48 |
) |
|
(33 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(362 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
232 |
|
$ |
100 |
|
$ |
67 |
|
$ |
39 |
|
$ |
(7 |
) |
$ |
431 |
|
RECONCILIATION OF NON-IFRS
MEASURES
The following table reflects Adjusted EBITDA and
provides a reconciliation to net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
for the twelve months ended December 31, 2022:
|
Attributable to Unitholders |
(MILLIONS) |
Hydroelectric |
Wind |
Utility-scalesolar |
Distributed energy& sustainablesolutions |
Corporate |
Total |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
359 |
|
$ |
7 |
|
$ |
(56 |
) |
$ |
124 |
|
$ |
(296 |
) |
$ |
138 |
|
Add back or deduct the
following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
613 |
|
|
552 |
|
|
291 |
|
|
124 |
|
|
3 |
|
|
1,583 |
|
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) |
|
(66 |
) |
|
35 |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
(4 |
) |
|
(80 |
) |
|
(150 |
) |
Foreign exchange and financial instrument loss (gain) |
|
183 |
|
|
(77 |
) |
|
80 |
|
|
(47 |
) |
|
(11 |
) |
|
128 |
|
Other(12) |
|
65 |
|
|
113 |
|
|
109 |
|
|
77 |
|
|
98 |
|
|
462 |
|
Management service costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
243 |
|
|
243 |
|
Interest expense |
|
586 |
|
|
254 |
|
|
195 |
|
|
80 |
|
|
109 |
|
|
1,224 |
|
Current income tax expense |
|
123 |
|
|
16 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
— |
|
|
148 |
|
Amount attributable to equity accounted investments and
non-controlling interests(13) |
|
(892 |
) |
|
(470 |
) |
|
(229 |
) |
|
(159 |
) |
|
(24 |
) |
|
(1,774 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
971 |
|
$ |
430 |
|
$ |
362 |
|
$ |
197 |
|
$ |
42 |
|
$ |
2,002 |
|
The following table reflects Adjusted EBITDA and
provides a reconciliation to net income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA
for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021:
|
Attributable to Unitholders |
(MILLIONS) |
Hydroelectric |
Wind |
Utility-scalesolar |
District energy& sustainablesolutions |
Corporate |
Total |
Net income (loss) |
$ |
309 |
|
$ |
(88 |
) |
$ |
6 |
|
$ |
64 |
|
$ |
(357 |
) |
$ |
(66 |
) |
Add back or deduct the
following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
545 |
|
|
597 |
|
|
263 |
|
|
94 |
|
|
2 |
|
|
1,501 |
|
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) |
|
123 |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
(34 |
) |
|
(8 |
) |
|
(73 |
) |
|
(29 |
) |
Foreign exchange and financial instrument loss (gain) |
|
47 |
|
|
40 |
|
|
(23 |
) |
|
4 |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
32 |
|
Other(12) |
|
49 |
|
|
151 |
|
|
92 |
|
|
52 |
|
|
108 |
|
|
452 |
|
Management service costs |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
288 |
|
|
288 |
|
Interest expense |
|
407 |
|
|
247 |
|
|
187 |
|
|
48 |
|
|
92 |
|
|
981 |
|
Current income tax expense |
|
25 |
|
|
13 |
|
|
5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
43 |
|
Amount attributable to equity accounted investments and
non-controlling interests(13) |
|
(622 |
) |
|
(412 |
) |
|
(198 |
) |
|
(81 |
) |
|
(13 |
) |
|
(1,326 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
883 |
|
$ |
511 |
|
$ |
298 |
|
$ |
173 |
|
$ |
11 |
|
$ |
1,876 |
|
The following table reconciles the non-IFRS
financial metrics to the most directly comparable IFRS measures.
Net income (loss) is reconciled to Funds From Operations:
|
For the three months endedDecember 31 |
|
For the twelve months endedDecember 31 |
UNAUDITED(MILLIONS) |
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2021 |
|
Net income (loss) |
$ |
60 |
|
|
$ |
33 |
|
|
$ |
138 |
|
|
$ |
(66 |
) |
Add back or deduct the
following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
408 |
|
|
|
381 |
|
|
|
1,583 |
|
|
|
1,501 |
|
Deferred income tax recovery |
|
(114 |
) |
|
|
(97 |
) |
|
|
(150 |
) |
|
|
(29 |
) |
Foreign exchange and financial instruments gain (loss) |
|
25 |
|
|
|
54 |
|
|
|
128 |
|
|
|
32 |
|
Other(15) |
|
168 |
|
|
|
120 |
|
|
|
462 |
|
|
|
452 |
|
Amount
attributable to equity accounted investment and non-controlling
interest(16) |
|
(322 |
) |
|
|
(277 |
) |
|
|
(1,156 |
) |
|
|
(956 |
) |
Funds From Operations |
$ |
225 |
|
|
$ |
214 |
|
|
$ |
1,005 |
|
|
$ |
934 |
|
The following table reconciles the per Unit
non-IFRS financial metrics to the most directly comparable IFRS
measures. Net income (loss) per LP unit is reconciled to Funds From
Operations:
|
For the three months endedDecember 31 |
|
For the twelve months endedDecember 31 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Net loss per LP
unit(1) |
$ |
(0.16 |
) |
$ |
(0.12 |
) |
|
$ |
(0.60 |
) |
$ |
(0.69 |
) |
Adjust for the proportionate
share of |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
0.34 |
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
|
1.45 |
|
|
1.43 |
|
Deferred income tax recovery and other |
|
0.10 |
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
0.20 |
|
Foreign exchange and financial instruments loss |
|
0.07 |
|
|
0.02 |
|
|
|
0.42 |
|
|
0.51 |
|
Funds From Operations per
Unit(3) |
$ |
0.35 |
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
$ |
1.56 |
|
$ |
1.45 |
|
BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORPORATION
REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS
All amounts in U.S. dollars unless otherwise
indicated
The Board of Directors of Brookfield Renewable
Corporation ("BEPC" or our "company") (NYSE, TSX: BEPC) today has
declared a quarterly dividend of $0.3375 per class A exchangeable
subordinate voting share of BEPC (a "Share"), payable on March 31,
2023 to shareholders of record as at the close of business on
February 28, 2023. This dividend is identical in amount per share
and has identical record and payment dates to the quarterly
distribution announced today by BEP on BEP's LP units.
The BEPC exchangeable shares are structured with
the intention of being economically equivalent to the non-voting
limited partnership units of Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P.
("BEP" or the "partnership") (NYSE: BEP; TSX: BEP.UN). We believe
economic equivalence is achieved through identical dividends and
distributions on the BEPC exchangeable shares and BEP's LP units
and each BEPC exchangeable share being exchangeable at the option
of the holder for one BEP LP unit at any time. Given the economic
equivalence, we expect that the market price of the Shares will be
significantly impacted by the market price of BEP's LP units and
the combined business performance of our company and BEP as a
whole. In addition to carefully considering the disclosures made in
this news release in its entirety, shareholders are strongly
encouraged to carefully review BEP's continuous disclosure filings
available electronically on EDGAR on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
|
For the three months endedDecember 31 |
|
For the twelve months endedDecember
31 |
|
US$ millions (except per unit amounts), unaudited |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
|
Select Financial Information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income attributable to the
partnership |
$ |
953 |
$ |
130 |
|
$ |
1,503 |
$ |
946 |
|
Funds
From Operations (FFO)(2) |
|
139 |
|
137 |
|
|
612 |
|
554 |
|
BEPC reported FFO of $612 million for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2022 compared to $554 million in the
prior year. After deducting non-cash depreciation, remeasurement of
the BEPC exchangeable and class B shares, and other non-cash items
our Net income attributable to the partnership for the twelve
months ended December 31, 2022 was $1,503 million.
Brookfield Renewable Corporation |
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position |
|
As of December 31 |
UNAUDITED(MILLIONS) |
|
2022 |
|
2021 |
Assets |
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
642 |
|
$ |
525 |
Trade receivables and other financial assets(4) |
|
|
2,567 |
|
|
1,869 |
Equity-accounted investments |
|
|
451 |
|
|
455 |
Property, plant and equipment, at fair value |
|
|
37,828 |
|
|
37,915 |
Goodwill, deferred income tax and other assets(5) |
|
|
1,800 |
|
|
1,222 |
Total Assets |
|
$ |
43,288 |
|
$ |
41,986 |
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities |
|
|
|
|
Borrowings which have recourse only to assets they finance(6) |
|
$ |
13,815 |
|
$ |
13,512 |
Accounts payable and other liabilities(7) |
|
|
3,022 |
|
|
3,066 |
Deferred income tax liabilities |
|
|
5,263 |
|
|
5,020 |
|
|
|
|
|
BEPC exchangeable and class B shares |
|
|
4,364 |
|
|
6,163 |
|
|
|
|
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
Non-controlling interests: |
|
|
|
|
Participating non-controlling interests – in operating
subsidiaries |
$ |
10,680 |
|
$ |
10,297 |
|
Participating non-controlling interests – in a holding subsidiary
held by the partnership |
|
271 |
|
|
261 |
|
The partnership |
|
5,873 |
|
16,824 |
|
3,667 |
|
14,225 |
Total Liabilities and Equity |
|
$ |
43,288 |
|
$ |
41,986 |
Brookfield Renewable Corporation |
Consolidated Statements of Income |
|
|
|
|
|
UNAUDITED(MILLIONS) |
|
For the three months endedDecember 31 |
|
For the twelve months endedDecember 31 |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues |
|
$ |
956 |
|
$ |
905 |
|
|
$ |
3,778 |
|
$ |
3,367 |
|
Other income |
|
|
14 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
60 |
|
Direct operating costs(8) |
|
|
(294 |
) |
|
(344 |
) |
|
|
(1,174 |
) |
|
(1,185 |
) |
Management service costs |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
(28 |
) |
|
|
(169 |
) |
|
(175 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
|
(285 |
) |
|
(229 |
) |
|
|
(1,032 |
) |
|
(900 |
) |
Share of earnings from
equity-accounted investments |
|
|
5 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
2 |
|
Foreign exchange and financial
instrument gain (loss) |
|
|
29 |
|
|
(82 |
) |
|
|
(69 |
) |
|
(27 |
) |
Depreciation |
|
|
(309 |
) |
|
(281 |
) |
|
|
(1,179 |
) |
|
(1,115 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
(56 |
) |
|
|
(86 |
) |
|
(277 |
) |
Remeasurement of BEPC
exchangeable and class B shares |
|
|
1,026 |
|
|
193 |
|
|
|
1,800 |
|
|
1,267 |
|
Income tax (expense)
recovery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current |
|
|
(35 |
) |
|
20 |
|
|
|
(133 |
) |
|
(31 |
) |
Deferred |
|
|
40 |
|
|
70 |
|
|
|
15 |
|
|
(56 |
) |
Net income |
|
$ |
1,078 |
|
$ |
180 |
|
|
$ |
1,850 |
|
$ |
930 |
|
Net income attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlling interests: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Participating non-controlling interests – in operating
subsidiaries |
|
$ |
121 |
|
$ |
46 |
|
|
$ |
336 |
|
$ |
(23 |
) |
Participating non-controlling interests – in a holding subsidiary
held by the partnership |
|
|
4 |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
|
7 |
|
The partnership |
|
|
953 |
|
|
130 |
|
|
|
1,503 |
|
|
946 |
|
|
|
$ |
1,078 |
|
$ |
180 |
|
|
$ |
1,850 |
|
$ |
930 |
|
Brookfield Renewable Corporation |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows |
|
|
|
|
|
|
UNAUDITED(MILLIONS) |
For the three months endedDecember 31 |
|
For the twelve months endedDecember 31 |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
Operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
1,078 |
|
$ |
180 |
|
|
$ |
1,850 |
|
$ |
930 |
|
Adjustments for the following
non-cash items: |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
309 |
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
1,179 |
|
|
1,115 |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange and financial instruments loss
(gain) |
|
(21 |
) |
|
126 |
|
|
|
191 |
|
|
102 |
|
Share of earnings from equity-accounted investments |
|
(5 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
|
(6 |
) |
|
(2 |
) |
Deferred income tax expense |
|
(40 |
) |
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
56 |
|
Other non-cash items |
|
(8 |
) |
|
59 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
109 |
|
Remeasurement of exchangeable and class B shares |
|
(1,026 |
) |
|
(193 |
) |
|
|
(1,800 |
) |
|
(1,267 |
) |
|
|
287 |
|
|
383 |
|
|
|
1,401 |
|
|
1,043 |
|
Net
change in working capital and other(9) |
|
132 |
|
|
(153 |
) |
|
|
(117 |
) |
|
(648 |
) |
|
|
419 |
|
|
230 |
|
|
|
1,284 |
|
|
395 |
|
Financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-recourse borrowings and
related party borrowings, net |
|
(219 |
) |
|
654 |
|
|
|
647 |
|
|
1,469 |
|
Capital contributions from
participating non-controlling interests |
|
85 |
|
|
23 |
|
|
|
369 |
|
|
65 |
|
Return of capital to
participating non-controlling interests |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
(181 |
) |
Distributions paid: |
|
|
|
|
|
To participating non-controlling interests |
|
(228 |
) |
|
(184 |
) |
|
|
(1,286 |
) |
|
(675 |
) |
To the partnership |
|
(78 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
|
(78 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
|
(440 |
) |
|
493 |
|
|
|
(402 |
) |
|
678 |
|
Investing
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisitions net of cash and
cash equivalents in acquired entity |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(48 |
) |
|
(12 |
) |
Investment in property, plant
and equipment |
|
(223 |
) |
|
(791 |
) |
|
|
(847 |
) |
|
(1,354 |
) |
Disposal of subsidiaries,
associates and other securities, net |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
92 |
|
|
376 |
|
Restricted cash and other |
|
53 |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
65 |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
(170 |
) |
|
(806 |
) |
|
|
(738 |
) |
|
(1,027 |
) |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) on cash |
|
19 |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
|
(19 |
) |
|
(33 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
|
|
Increase (decrease) |
|
(172 |
) |
|
(101 |
) |
|
|
125 |
|
|
13 |
|
Net change in cash classified within assets held for sale |
|
(8 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
— |
|
Balance, beginning of period |
|
822 |
|
|
626 |
|
|
|
525 |
|
|
512 |
|
Balance, end of period |
$ |
642 |
|
$ |
525 |
|
|
$ |
642 |
|
$ |
525 |
|
RECONCILIATION OF NON-IFRS
MEASURES
The following table reconciles Net income to
Funds From Operations:
|
For the three months endedDecember 31 |
|
For the twelve months endedDecember 31 |
UNAUDITED(MILLIONS) |
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2021 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
1,078 |
|
$ |
180 |
|
|
$ |
1,850 |
|
$ |
930 |
|
Add back or deduct the
following: |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
309 |
|
|
281 |
|
|
|
1,179 |
|
|
1,115 |
|
Foreign exchange and financial instruments (gain) loss |
|
(29 |
) |
|
82 |
|
|
|
69 |
|
|
27 |
|
Deferred income tax (recovery) expense |
|
(40 |
) |
|
(70 |
) |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
56 |
|
Other(17) |
|
64 |
|
|
92 |
|
|
|
238 |
|
|
423 |
|
Dividends on BEPC exchangeable shares(18) |
|
55 |
|
|
53 |
|
|
|
220 |
|
|
209 |
|
Remeasurement of BEPC exchangeable and BEPC class B shares |
|
(1,026 |
) |
|
(193 |
) |
|
|
(1,800 |
) |
|
(1,267 |
) |
Amount attributable to equity accounted investments and
non-controlling interests(19) |
|
(272 |
) |
|
(288 |
) |
|
|
(1,129 |
) |
|
(939 |
) |
Funds
From Operations |
$ |
139 |
|
$ |
137 |
|
|
$ |
612 |
|
$ |
554 |
|
Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking
statements and information within the meaning of Canadian
provincial securities laws and “forward-looking statements” within
the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, “safe harbor” provisions of the United States Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and in any applicable
Canadian securities regulations. The words “will”, “intend”,
“should”, “could”, “target”, “growth”, “expect”, “believe”, “plan”,
derivatives thereof and other expressions which are predictions of
or indicate future events, trends or prospects and which do not
relate to historical matters identify the above mentioned and other
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this
letter to unitholders include statements regarding the quality of
Brookfield Renewable’s and its subsidiaries’ businesses and our
expectations regarding future cash flows and distribution growth.
They include statements regarding Brookfield Renewable’s
anticipated financial performance, future commissioning of assets,
contracted nature of our portfolio (including our ability to
recontract certain asset), technology diversification, acquisition
opportunities, expected completion of acquisitions and
dispositions, financing and refinancing opportunities, future
energy prices and demand for electricity, global decarbonization
targets, economic recovery, achieving long-term average generation,
project development and capital expenditure costs, energy policies,
economic growth, growth potential of the renewable asset class, the
future growth prospects and distribution profile of Brookfield
Renewable and Brookfield Renewable’s access to capital. Although
Brookfield Renewable believes that these forward-looking statements
and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and
expectations, you should not place undue reliance on them, or any
other forward-looking statements or information in this letter to
unitholders. The future performance and prospects of Brookfield
Renewable are subject to a number of known and unknown risks and
uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results of
Brookfield Renewable to differ materially from those contemplated
or implied by the statements in this letter to unitholders include
(without limitation) our inability to identify sufficient
investment opportunities and complete transactions; the growth of
our portfolio and our inability to realize the expected benefits of
our transactions or acquisitions; weather conditions and other
factors which may impact generation levels at facilities; adverse
outcomes with respect to outstanding, pending or future litigation;
economic conditions in the jurisdictions in which Brookfield
Renewable operates; ability to sell products and services under
contract or into merchant energy markets; changes to government
regulations, including incentives for renewable energy; ability to
complete development and capital projects on time and on budget;
inability to finance operations or fund future acquisitions due to
the status of the capital markets; health, safety, security or
environmental incidents; regulatory risks relating to the power
markets in which Brookfield Renewable operates, including relating
to the regulation of our assets, licensing and litigation; risks
relating to internal control environment; contract counterparties
not fulfilling their obligations; changes in operating expenses,
including employee wages, benefits and training, governmental and
public policy changes, and other risks associated with the
construction, development and operation of power generating
facilities. For further information on these known and unknown
risks, please see “Risk Factors” included in the Form 20-F of BEP
and in the Form 20-F of BEPC and other risks and factors that are
described therein.
The foregoing list of important factors that may
affect future results is not exhaustive. The forward-looking
statements represent our views as of the date of this letter to
unitholders and should not be relied upon as representing our views
as of any subsequent date. While we anticipate that subsequent
events and developments may cause our views to change, we disclaim
any obligation to update the forward-looking statements, other than
as required by applicable law.
No securities regulatory authority has either
approved or disapproved of the contents of this letter to
unitholders. This letter to unitholders is for information purposes
only and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation
of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under
the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Use of
Non-IFRS Measures
This news release contains references to FFO and
FFO per Unit, which are not generally accepted accounting measures
under IFRS and therefore may differ from definitions of Adjusted
EBITDA, FFO and FFO per Unit used by other entities. We believe
that FFO and FFO per Unit are useful supplemental measures that may
assist investors in assessing the financial performance and the
cash anticipated to be generated by our operating portfolio. None
of FFO and FFO per Unit should be considered as the sole measure of
our performance and should not be considered in isolation from, or
as a substitute for, analysis of our financial statements prepared
in accordance with IFRS. For a reconciliation of FFO and FFO per
Unit to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, please see
“Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures - Year Ended December 31”
included elsewhere herein and “Financial Performance Review on
Proportionate Information - Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures”
included in our audited Q4 2022 annual report. For a reconciliation
of FFO and FFO per Unit to the most directly comparable IFRS
measure, please see “Reconciliation of Non-IFRS Measures - Year
Ended December 31” included elsewhere herein and “Financial
Performance Review on Proportionate Information - Reconciliation of
Non-IFRS Measures” included in our audited Q4 2022 annual
report.
References to Brookfield Renewable are to
Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. together with its subsidiary and
operating entities unless the context reflects otherwise.
Endnotes
(1) |
For the three and twelve months ended months ended December 31,
2022, average LP units totaled 275.3 million and 275.2 million
respectively ( 2021: 275.0 million and 274.9 million). |
|
|
(2) |
Refer to "Reconciliation of non-IFRS Measure" and “Cautionary
Statement Regarding Use of Non-IFRS Measures” in this document, as
well as "Part 9 - Presentation to Stakeholders and Performance
Measurement" in the Management's Discussion and Analysis in the
2022 Annual Report. |
|
|
(3) |
Average Units outstanding for the for the three and twelve months
ended months ended December 31, 2022 were 646.0 million and
645.9 million (2021: 645.7 million and 645.6 million), being
inclusive of our LP units, Redeemable/Exchangeable partnership
units, BEPC exchangeable shares and general partner interest. The
actual Units outstanding as at December 31, 2022 were 646.0
million (2021: 645.8 million). |
|
|
(4) |
Balance includes restricted cash, trades receivables and other
current assets, financial instrument assets, and due from related
parties. |
|
|
(5) |
Balance includes goodwill, deferred income tax assets, assets held
for sale, intangible assets, and other long-term assets. |
|
|
(6) |
Balance includes current and non-current portion of non-recourse
borrowings on the consolidated statement of financial
position. |
|
|
(7) |
Balance includes accounts payable and accrued liabilities,
financial instrument liabilities, due to related parties,
provisions, liabilities directly associated with assets held for
sale and other long-term liabilities. |
|
|
(8) |
Direct operating costs exclude depreciation expense disclosed
below. |
|
|
(9) |
Balance includes dividends received from equity accounted
investments and changes due to or from related parties. |
|
|
(10) |
Actual generation includes 123 GWh (2021:90 GWh) from facilities
that do not have a corresponding LTA. |
|
|
(11) |
Actual generation includes 524 GWh (2021:442 GWh) from facilities
that do not have a corresponding LTA. |
|
|
(12) |
Other corresponds to amounts that are not related to the revenue
earning activities and are not normal, recurring cash operating
expenses necessary for business operations. Other balance also
includes derivative and other revaluations and settlements, gains
or losses on debt extinguishment/modification, transaction costs,
legal, provisions, amortization of concession assets and Brookfield
Renewable’s economic share of foreign currency hedges and realized
disposition gains and losses on assets that we developed and/or did
not intend to hold over the long-term that are included within
Adjusted EBITDA. |
|
|
(13) |
Amount attributable to equity accounted investments corresponds to
the Adjusted EBITDA to Brookfield Renewable that are generated by
its investments in associates and joint ventures accounted for
using the equity method. Amounts attributable to non-controlling
interest are calculated based on the economic ownership interest
held by non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries. By
adjusting Adjusted EBITDA attributable to non-controlling interest,
our partnership is able to remove the portion of Adjusted EBITDA
earned at non-wholly owned subsidiaries that are not attributable
to our partnership. |
|
|
(15) |
Other corresponds to amounts that are not related to the revenue
earning activities and are not normal, recurring cash operating
expenses necessary for business operations. Other balance also
includes derivative and other revaluations and settlements, gains
or losses on debt extinguishment/modification, transaction costs,
legal, provisions, amortization of concession assets and Brookfield
Renewable’s economic share of foreign currency hedges and realized
disposition gains and losses on assets that we developed and/or did
not intend to hold over the long-term that are included in Funds
From Operations. |
|
|
(16) |
Amount attributable to equity accounted investments corresponds to
the Funds From Operations that are generated by its investments in
associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity
method. Amounts attributable to non-controlling interest are
calculated based on the economic ownership interest held by
non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries. By
adjusting Funds From Operations attributable to non-controlling
interest, our partnership is able to remove the portion of Funds
From Operations earned at non-wholly owned subsidiaries that are
not attributable to our partnership. |
|
|
(17) |
Other corresponds to amounts that are not related to the revenue
earning activities and are not normal, recurring cash operating
expenses necessary for business operations. Other balance also
includes derivative and other revaluations and settlements, gains
or losses on debt extinguishment/modification, transaction costs,
legal, provisions, amortization of concession assets and the
company’s economic share of foreign currency hedges and realized
disposition gains and losses on assets that we developed and/or did
not intend to hold over the long-term that are included in Funds
From Operations. |
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(18) |
Balance is included within interest expense on the consolidated
statements of income (loss). |
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(19) |
Amount attributable to equity accounted investments corresponds to
the Funds From Operations that are generated by its investments in
associates and joint ventures accounted for using the equity
method. Amounts attributable to non-controlling interest are
calculated based on the economic ownership interest held by
non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries. By
adjusting Funds From Operations attributable to non-controlling
interest, our company is able to remove the portion of Funds From
Operations earned at non-wholly owned subsidiaries that are not
attributable to our company. |
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(20) |
Any references to capital refer to Brookfield's cash deployed,
excluding any debt financing. |
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(21) |
Available liquidity of approximately 3.7 billion refers to "Part 5
- Liquidity and Capital Resources" in the Management Discussion and
Analysis in the 2022 annual report. |
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(22) |
12-15% target returns are calculated as annualized cash return on
investment. |
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