Morningstar - Infratil Ltd. (IFT) Infratil Posts Mixed Fiscal 2018; Investment Will Drive Stronger Earnings Growth in Time

Report

Morningstar

Adrian Atkins

Infratil Posts Mixed Fiscal 2018; Investment Will Drive Stronger Earnings Growth in Time

Narrow-moat-rated Infratil reported fiscal 2018 underlying EBITDA up 6% to NZD 552 million, or NZD 526 million from continuing operations. Trustpower and Canberra Data Centres, or CDC, performed well, while Tilt Renewables, NZ Bus, and RetireAustralia were weaker. The result was in line with expectations after excluding NZD 25 million in revaluation gains on CDC. Fiscal 2019 guidance is for EBITDA of NZD 500 to 540 million, which at the midpoint represents growth of 9% after normalising for reva...

18/05/2018 14 EN

Underlying

Infratil Ltd.

Infratil and its subsidiaries own and operate infrastructure and utility businesses and investments in New Zealand and Australia. Co. and its subsidiaries operate in six business segments: TrustPower, Wellington Airport, NZ Bus, Infratil Energy Australia, Infratil Airports Europe and Other. Trust Power is Co.'s renewable generation investment; Wellington International Airport is Co.'s Wellington Airport Investment; NZ Bus is Co.'s transportation investment; and Infratil Energy Australia (including Perth Energy) is Co.'s non renewable generation investment. The principal investments in the Other segment are Co.'s interests in Z Energy, Metlifecare, RetireAustralia and ASIP.

See profile

NZIFTE0003S3 NZX New Zealand

Provider

Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

See profile

Analysts

Adrian Atkins

Other Reports on these Companies

SmartInsider

Infratil Limited: 1 director

A director at Infratil Limited bought 45,393 shares at 10.956NZD and the significance rating of the trade was 51/100. Is that information sufficient for you to make an investment decision? This report gives details of those trades and adds context and analysis to them such that you can judge whether these trading decisions are ones worth following. Included in the report is a detailed share price chart which plots discretionary trades by all the company's directors over the last two years clearly showing Close periods where trading activity is restricted under listing rules. The names of b...

Free Trial

July 14, 2025 July 14, 2025 1 EN

TheScreener

With a more favourable environment, INFRATIL improves to Slightly Positive

INFRATIL (NZ), a company active in the Renewable Energy Equipment industry, is favoured by a more supportive environment. The independent financial analyst theScreener has confirmed the fundamental rating of the title, which shows 3 out of 4 stars, as well as its unchanged, moderately risky market behaviour. The title leverages a more favourable environment and raises its general evaluation to Slightly Positive. As of the analysis date February 18, 2022, the closing price was NZD 7.93 and its potential was estimated at NZD 8.65.

Free Trial

February 19, 2022 February 19, 2022 1 EN

Morningstar

Morningstar | Ceased Coverage on Infratil

We have ceased coverage on Infratil. We periodically adjust coverage as necessary based on stock outlook, client demand, and investor interest. Infratil is overvalued following a strong share price rally during the past two years, and we think further strong gains are unlikely. The outlook for its portfolio is mixed. Trustpower and Wellington Airport are mature, moaty businesses which should generate moderate earnings growth over time from reinvesting in their assets. Canberra Data Centres is growing quickly and generating strong returns by rolling out more capacity to accommodate the Austral...

EUR 850.00

May 9, 2019 May 9, 2019 3 EN

Business as Usual for No-Moat Lonza; Specialty Ingredients Carve-Out on Track for 2020

Contract manufacturer Lonza reported solid half-year results, with over CHF 2.9 billion in total sales year to date, up about 6.4% from last year and boosted by foreign exchange tailwinds. Core EBITDA margin expanded 30 basis points from last year to about 27.8%, helped slightly by new accounting standards. Management indicated that it continues to expect mid- to high-single-digit sales growth in 2019. We are maintaining our fair value estimate of CHF 210 per share and our no-moat rating. The ph...

EUR 100.00

July 25, 2019 July 25, 2019 13 EN

Joe Gemino

Joe Gemino

Sasol Provides Full-Year Production Update

No-moat Sasol provided an update on its full-year fiscal 2019 production metrics that included relatively stable liquids production. For the full year ended June 30, Sasol produced 1,470 thousand barrels of crude oil and condensate a day compared with 1,469 mboe/d in the year-ago period. However, declines continued with the companyâ€™s natural gas production, down 4% to 130.3 billion cubic feet compared with the period ended June 30, 2018. Sasol also reported flat refined products of 31.4 mmboe/d ...

EUR 100.00

July 25, 2019 July 25, 2019 12 EN

Joe Gemino

Joe Gemino

Sasol Provides Full-Year Production Update

EUR 100.00

July 25, 2019 July 25, 2019 12 EN

Sign-up for free to access full reports immediately

Email Address*

Choose Password* ( 6 or more characters )

Due to regulatory restrictions regarding the distribution of financial research, this report is restricted to a specific region or investor type. Get access to exclusive reports by answering the questions below.

Select your country*

Get financial insights straight to your inbox

By clicking "register" you accept the Terms and Conditions & Privacy Policy

Already on ResearchPool?

Almost there...

Are you a professional investor?

Select your country

REGISTER

Create a free ResearchPool account to access full reports, get a personalised dashboard and follow providers or companies

In order to access this report please create an account.

LOGIN

Infratil Posts Mixed Fiscal 2018; Investment Will Drive Stronger Earnings Growth in Time

Infratil Limited: 1 director

With a more favourable environment, INFRATIL improves to Slightly Positive

Morningstar | Ceased Coverage on Infratil

Business as Usual for No-Moat Lonza; Specialty Ingredients Carve-Out on Track for 2020

Sasol Provides Full-Year Production Update

Sasol Provides Full-Year Production Update

Create a free ResearchPool account to access full reports, get a personalised dashboard and follow providers or companies

Sign-up for free to access full reports immediately

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Why subscribe?

How to subscribe

ResearchPool Subscriptions

This report is only available to subscribers

Why subscribe?

How to subscribe