all brokers say buy

every broker report rates this a but, com sec notes very much the same, as were 2 other brokers i can mention.

see today daily email from intersuisse as a fine example- ***link valid for today only **** 5th march
http://www.intersuisse.com.au/files/Morning Notes.pdf

Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Group BBI Wednesday 5 March 2008
Debt profile long-dated and hedged – Opportunity from indiscriminate selling
Recommendation: Buy for strong double digit yield



Investment Rationale
BBI is a stapled security over a trust containing transport and energy
infrastructure assets and the company which manages the trust. The stock´s
cash yield is high; distributions are fully tax-deferred but reducethe investor's
cost base for capital gains tax purposes. Distributions are likely to remain tax-
deferred for at least two to three years. They are paid out of a reliable and
diversified stream of operating cash flows from regulated infrastructure assets
with stable market shares. The
re are no distributions from revaluations,
regearing, refinancing or restructuring. BBI is highly geared and we expect
more capital raisings as further suitable infrastructure assets are found –
Babcock & Brown has proven expertise in finding and negotiating income-
generating assets. Rising bond yields would increase interest expense,
although the effect is not strong. A high-yield albeit slow-growth investment.


The Result
($m) 1H07 1H08 % Chg
Revenue 1,016.7
601.3 +69.1
EBITDA 319.7
251.6 +27.1
EBIT 178.0
163.6 +8.8
NPAT -14.6
-35.4 na
EPS -0.7c
-2.6c na
Interim Tax-Def. Distribution 7.5c
7.0c +7.1


Event The interim distribution was tax-deferred and guidance remains for at
least the 2H08 and FY09 distributions to be fully tax-deferred. There was no change to the guidance for full-year distributions of 15.0¢,
implying a 2H08 distribution of 7.5¢, and for FY09 distributions of 16.0¢.
The guidance assumes no material adverse change to key tax and
regulatory environments, and completion of the expansion of Dalrymple
Bay Coal Terminal in line with schedule. This looks well on track with the
announcement yesterday that DBCT Phase 1 is complete. This increases
capacity from 59Mtpa to 68Mtpa; Phase 2/3 should complete next year
bringing this to 85Mtpa.

Impact After all the acquisitions, capital raisings, debt and fees, security holders
will get only a one-cent increase in full-year distribution next year. The
appetite for BNB to grow assets under management, including using its
satellite funds such as BBI, ensures a sound growth pipeline but puts a li
on growth per security. The recent sell-off in BBI securities, due to aversion to entities with a deb
profile, is not justified. Just 10% of BBI’s total debt matures in the next 18
months. The debt predominantly backs regulated assets and assets whic
have strong monopolistic cash flows. BBI has hedged 93% of its debt in
the short term and 86% of its debt is hedged to December 2009.

Recommendation Impact
If BBI delivers, by the end of FY09 it will have compounded the distribution by
6.5% pa since FY06 inclusive. The diversity of the quality portfolio gives
stability and long-term income-seeking investors have an opportunity to lock in
an excellent yield at current prices. Buy for a strong double digit yield.

Business Description
Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI) is a specialist
infrastructure entity which holds and manages a
diversified portfolio of assets. Primary investment
strategy focuses on acquiring, managing and
operating quality infrastructure assets in Australia and
internationally. Some 50% of income is from Transport
Infrastructure and 50% from Electricity Transmission
& Distribution (mostly ex-Alinta). BBI is managed by
Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Management Pty
Limited (BBIM), a subsidiary of Babcock & Brown
Limited (BNB), which holds an interest of 8.1% of BBI.

http://www.intersuisse.com.au/standard.asp?pg=48

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0417 GMT [Dow Jones] Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Group (BBI.AU) down 7.5% at
A$1.05, despite positive news that first of its three-phase expansion of the Dalrymple
Bay Coal Terminal has been completed, with analysts saying nothing to suggest
there's problems with remaining ramp up planned by end of 2008. "There may be
some stories going around that the stages 2 and 3 are delayed but we queried BBI around
that and they said no, definitely not, it's all on target," said Matthew
Spence, an infrastructure analyst at Merrill Lynch. Suggests more industrywide factors at
play after Asciano Group (AIO.AU) warned Monday an economic slowdown may hurt its ports
and rail business next year, with "cyclical names" such as AIO, off 17%, BBI,
which is down 7.5% and Macquarie Airports (MAP.AU), down 5.7%, "the ones getting
slammed today." (WEL)