The following is a summary of the Brookfield Business Partners L.P. LP Units (BBU) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript:
Financial Performance:
Q2 adjusted EBITDA was $524 million, down from $606 million last year.
Business Services segment incurred a one-time $38 million impact from a cybersecurity incident.
Business Progress:
Completed $11 billion debt refinancing, reducing annual interest expenses by $15 million.
Sold 10 businesses netting $3 billion, aiming for high returns and effective capital recycling.
Opportunity:
Refined focus on high-quality, essential service businesses allows for strategic value creation.
Strong market positions and robust business fundamentals sustain investor interest.
Risk:
Operational and financial impacts from CDK Global's cybersecurity incident.
Increased difficulties for lower-quality businesses due to tightening financing environment.
Financial Performance:
Second quarter adjusted EBITDA was $524 million, down from $606 million in the same period last year.
Adjusted EFO for the quarter stood at $289 million, including $103 million of net gains from the sale of Canadian aggregate production operation and public securities in the Industrials segment.
Industrials segment generated $213 million in adjusted EBITDA, up from $196 million in Q2 2023.
Business Services segment reported $182 million in adjusted EBITDA, with a one-time impact of $38 million from a cybersecurity incident.
Infrastructure Services segment saw a decrease in adjusted EBITDA to $157 million from $216 million year-over-year, primarily due to the sale of nuclear technology services.
Business Progress:
Successfully completed $11 billion of debt refinancing, reducing borrowing costs and leading to around a $15 million annual reduction in interest expenses.
Sold 10 businesses for roughly $3 billion in total proceeds over the past 1.5 years, aiming at high returns and effective capital recycling.
Continued focus on cybersecurity improvements across operations, notably with an intensive response to a cybersecurity incident at CDK Global.
Advanced energy storage and residential mortgage insurance operations showed strong performances.
Expectations to complete weather-delayed construction projects in Australia later this year.
Opportunities:
Stable cash flows from many businesses allow for strategic increases in leverage to fund distributions.
Strong market positions and robust business fundamentals enable sustained investor interest even in challenging market environments.
Refined focus on high-quality, essential service businesses with potential for significant value creation and capital recycling.
Risks:
Cybersecurity incident at CDK Global led to operational disruptions and financial impacts, highlighting ongoing cyber risks.
Lower-quality businesses encountering increased difficulties due to reliance on historically low-cost capital for growth in a tightening financing environment.
More details: Brookfield Business Partners LP IR
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