TORONTO, ONTARIO — (Marketwire) — 05/10/12 — Brookfield Asset Management Inc. (TSX: BAM.A)(NYSE: BAM)(EURONEXT: BAMA) –
Investors, analysts and other interested parties can access Brookfield Asset Management–s 2012 First Quarter Results as well as the Shareholders– Letter and Supplemental Information on Brookfield–s web site under the Investor Centre/Financial Reports section at .
The 2012 First Quarter Results conference call can be accessed via webcast on May 10, 2012 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time at or via teleconference at 1-800-319-4610 toll free in North America. For overseas calls please dial 1-604-638-5340, at approximately 1:50 p.m. Eastern Time. The teleconference taped rebroadcast can be accessed at 1-800-319-6413 or 1-604-638-9010 (Password 2811#).
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. today announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. The financial results are based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) unless otherwise noted.
“Investments we made over the past four years are now making a significant contribution to our results, and we are seeing strong performance from virtually all our major businesses,” commented Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield. “Our global operations provide us a competitive advantage, and we are focused on expanding our operations through organic growth initiatives and acquisitions.”
Highlights
We recorded strong financial and operating performance during the first quarter of 2012, and remain well positioned for future growth. The following list summarizes our more important achievements during the period:
Intrinsic Value of Common Equity
The intrinsic value of Brookfield–s common equity was $42.35 per share at March 31, 2012. This includes net tangible asset value of $35.88 per share and $6.47 per share related to the company–s asset management franchise.
Dividend Declaration
The Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.14 per share (representing US$0.56 per share on an annualized basis), payable on August 31, 2012, to shareholders of record as at the close of business on August 1, 2012. The Board also declared all of the regular monthly and quarterly dividends on its preferred shares.
Information on Brookfield Asset Management–s declared share dividends can be found on the company–s web site under Investors/Stock and Dividend Information.
Basis of Presentation
This news release and accompanying financial statements make reference to total return, funds from operations, invested capital and intrinsic value.
Total return is defined as comprehensive income excluding deferred tax expenses and the impact of foreign currency fluctuations on the long-term capital invested in non U.S. operations, and including incremental valuation adjustments for assets not otherwise revalued under IFRS. Brookfield uses total return to assess the performance of the overall business as well as individual business units.
Funds from operations is defined as net income prior to fair value changes, depreciation and amortization, and deferred income taxes, and includes certain disposition gains that are not otherwise included in net income as determined under IFRS. Brookfield uses funds from operations to assess its operating results and the value of its business and believes that many of its shareholders and analysts also find this measure of value to them.
Invested capital represents the capital invested by the company in its operations on a segmented basis, net of the underlying liabilities and non-controlling interests. These balances are derived from the company–s IFRS balance sheets and are adjusted to exclude deferred income taxes and to include adjustments to present the fair value of assets and liabilities that are carried at historical book values or otherwise not reflected in the company–s IFRS balance sheets. Common equity on this basis is referred to as net tangible asset value.
Intrinsic value includes net tangible asset value, as represented by its invested capital, as well as the value attributed to the company–s asset management franchise. Asset management franchise value represents management–s estimate of the value attributable to the company–s asset management activities that is not otherwise included in net tangible asset value, based on current capital under management, associated fee arrangements, and potential growth.
Total return, funds from operations, invested capital and intrinsic value and their per share equivalents are non-IFRS measures which do not have any standard meaning prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The company provides additional information on the determination of funds from operations, invested capital and intrinsic value and a reconciliation between funds from operations and net income attributable to Brookfield shareholders and invested capital and intrinsic value and common equity in the Supplemental Information available at .
Additional Information
The Letter to Shareholders and the company–s Supplemental Information for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 contain further information on the company–s strategy, operations and financial results. Shareholders are encouraged to read these documents, which are available on the company–s web site.
The attached statements are based primarily on information that has been extracted from our unaudited interim financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2012, which have been prepared using IFRS. The amounts have not been audited and are not subject to review by Brookfield–s external auditor.
Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a global alternative asset manager with approximately $150 billion in assets under management. We have over a 100-year history of owning and operating assets with a focus on property, renewable power, infrastructure and private equity. We have a range of public and private investment products and services, which leverage our expertise and experience and provide us with a competitive advantage in the markets where we operate. Brookfield is co-listed on the New York and Toronto Stock Exchanges under the symbol BAM and BAM.A, respectively, and on NYSE Euronext under the symbol BAMA. For more information, please visit our web site at .
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Note: This news release contains forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian provincial securities laws and applicable regulations and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbour” provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “continue,” “expect,” “believe,” “focus,” “goal,” “advance,” “grow,” and derivations thereof and other expressions, including conditional verbs such as “may” and will” are predictions of or indicate future events, trends or prospects or identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements with respect to the following: our focus on increasing cash flow through organic growth and opportunistic acquisitions; the growth of our operations as the economy recovers; the increase in the cash we generate and the value of our assets; capital campaigns for our private funds; our distribution policy and the payment of dividends; the potential launch of a flagship public entity for our property group; and other statements with respect to our beliefs, outlooks, plans, expectations and intentions. Although we believe that our anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements and information are based upon reasonable assumptions and expectations, the reader should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and information as such statements and information involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements and information.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated or implied by forward-looking statements include the following: economic and financial conditions in the countries in which we do business; the behaviour of financial markets, including fluctuations in interest and exchange rates; availability of equity and debt financing; strategic actions including the ability to acquire or develop high quality assets; the ability to complete and effectively integrate acquisitions into existing operations and the ability to attain expected benefits; adverse hydrology conditions; regulatory and political factors within the countries in which we operate; availability of new tenants to fill property vacancies; acts of God, such as earthquakes and hurricanes; the possible impact of international conflicts and other developments including terrorist acts; and other risks and factors detailed from time to time in the company–s form 40-F filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as other documents filed by us with the securities regulators in Canada and the United States, including our most recent Management–s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Results under the heading “Business Environment and Risks.”
We caution that the foregoing factors that may affect future results are not exhaustive. When relying on our forward-looking statements to make decisions with respect to us, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether written or oral, as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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