Investor Roadshow Presentation
North America & Asia - October / November 2019
D E L I V E R I N G F U T U R E E N E R G Y
SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE - AT A GLANCE
ASX-listed owner of leading essential service infrastructure
$3.6bn MARKET CAPITALISATION(1)
S&P/ASX 100
$6.2bn REGULATED AND
CONTRACTED ASSET
BASE (Proportional)
$17bn
TOTAL ELECTRICITY
NETWORK ASSETS(2)
SUPPLYING
5.6m
HOMES AND BUSINESSES
OVER
5,300
EMPLOYEES
Distribution | Transmission | Renewables |
VictoriaPowerNetworks | TransGrid | BomenSolarFarm |
andSA PowerNetworks |
49% | 15% | 100% |
SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE | SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE | SPARK INFRASTRUCTURE |
OWNERSHIP | OWNERSHIP | OWNERSHIP |
$10.50bn | $6.95bn | $0.19bn |
REGULATED ASSET | REGULATED AND | CONTRACTED ASSET BASE |
BASE | CONTRACTED ASSET BASE | AT COMPLETION |
82% | 15% | 3% | WAGGA |
WAGGA |
SKI PROPORTIONAL | SKI PROPORTIONAL | SKI PROPORTIONAL |
ASSET BASE(3) | ASSET BASE(3) | ASSET BASE(3) |
(1) As at 9 October 2019. Balance sheet and other information as at 30 June 2019 (2) Spark Infrastructure has interests in $17bn of total electricity network assets (3) Pro forma
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D E L I V E R I N G F U T U R E E N E R G Y
HY2019 - FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Adjusted standalone operating cash flow(1)
$144m
Up 10.8%
HY2019
Distribution
7.50cps
Down 6.3%
FY2019 Distribution guidance
15.0cps
at least
Regulated | Contracted |
asset base(3) | asset base(4) |
$6.1bn | $509m |
Up 3.0% | Up 27.3% |
Net debt/ | |
Efficiency | Regulated |
benchmarking(2) | & Contracted |
No. 1 | asset base(3) |
74.3% |
(1) Includes repayment of shareholder loans and adjusted to exclude one-off acquisition costs and prior year tax paid in HY2019
- AER Annual Benchmarking Report 2018; CitiPower No.1 on total productivity; Powercor No.1 on opex productivity; and SA Power Networks No.1 on a state-by-state comparison
- On an aggregated proportional basis to Spark Infrastructure
- On 100% TransGrid basis
Distribution Reinvestment Plan (DRP) reactivated for HY2019 - at 2% discount, 28.4% take-up raising $35.8m
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D E L I V E R I N G F U T U R E E N E R G Y
OUR STRATEGIC VISION AND PRIORITIES
Delivering essential services infrastructure
O B J E C T I V E
Delivering long-term value through capital growth and distributions to Securityholders from our portfolio of high-quality,long-life essential services infrastructure businesses
By building sustainable businesses and harnessing their evolving growth potential we will continue to create long-term value for Securityholders
B U S I N E S S M O D E L
Value Enhance
Managing our portfolio for performance and organic growth through efficient investment
Value Build
Developing adjacent business platforms
ELECTRICITY | RENEWABLE | ELECTRICITY | GAS NETWORKS / | WATER NETWORKS / | DATA |
NETWORKS | ENERGY | STORAGE | GAS STORAGE | WATER STORAGE | NETWORKS |
Value Acquire
Growing through disciplined acquisitions
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D E L I V E R I N G F U T U R E E N E R G Y
DELIVERING FUTURE ENERGY
Spark Infrastructure remains focused on maintaining our sector leading efficiency delivering reliable and affordable electricity to consumers and on leading the transition to renewable and distributed energy
1 | Our networks are leaders | • Most efficient network assets with high levels of utilisation |
in efficiency, reliability | • Strong track record of outperformance post privatisation | |
and safety | • Well placed to benefit from industry structural change to new energy future | |
2 | Strong performance | • Delivered 12.8% underlying standalone operating cash flow growth in HY2019 |
metrics and balance sheet | • Adjusted earnings (EBTDA) growth of 2.7% to balance standalone operating cash flow growth | |
• Investment grade credit ratings | ||
3 | Cash yield | • 7.5cps interim distribution paid for FY2019 |
of 7.1%(1) | • Forecast DPS of at least 15.0cps in FY2019 | |
• Franking credits are expected to be distributed to Securityholders in the future, to the extent possible | ||
4 | Supportive | • High cash flow visibility to 2020 |
characteristics | • Regulatory stability to 2020 (SA Power Networks, Victoria Power Networks) and 2023 (TransGrid) | |
• Inflation-linked regulatory regime; increases in interest rates reflected in higher regulated revenues | ||
5 | Growth opportunities | • Technology, customer preferences and generation mix are transforming the role of networks |
in the new energy future | • Distributed renewable generation, reliability requirements and efficient wholesale energy market | |
operation reinforce role of the grid | ||
• Large-scale transmission interconnection options rapidly progressing; substantial government support | ||
6 | First step into renewable | • Logical and prudent investment aligned with Spark Infrastructure's investment strategy |
energy - Bomen Solar | • High-quality project located in Wagga Wagga NSW in strong grid location | |
Farm | • Highly contracted revenue stream with long-term agreements with high-quality counterparties | |
(1) Based on 9 October 2019 closing price of $2.12 and FY2019 distribution guidance of at least 15.0cps
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