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Osisko Reports Q2 2024 Results
Record operating cash flows of $52.3 million with quarterly cash margin of 97%
Appointment of Ms. Wendy Louie to the Board of Directors
MONTREAL, Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (the "Company" or "Osisko") (OR: TSX & NYSE) today announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2024. Amounts presented are in Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted.
Highlights
20,068 gold equivalent ounces1 ("GEOs") earned (24,645 GEOs in Q2 2023);
Revenues from royalties and streams of $64.8 million ($60.5 million in Q2 2023);
Record cash flows generated by operating activities of $52.3 million ($47.4 million in Q2 2023);
Net loss of $21.1 million, $0.11 per basic share (net earnings of $18.0 million, $0.10 per basic share in Q2 2023), as a result of a non-cash impairment loss of $67.8 million on the Eagle gold royalty, representing 100% of the net book value on June 30, 2024 ($49.9 million, net of income taxes);
Record adjusted earnings2 of $33.2 million, $0.18 per basic share ($27.2 million, $0.15 per basic share in Q2 2023);
Repayment of $44.2 million under the revolving credit facility and extension of the maturity date from September 29, 2026 to April 30, 2028;
Cash balance of $65.7 million and debt outstanding of $109.0 million as at June 30, 2024;
Publication of the fourth edition of the Company's sustainability report, Growing Responsibly and the 2024 Asset Handbook; and,
Declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.065 per common share paid on July 15, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 28, 2024, an increase of 8%.
Subsequent to June 30, 2024
Acquisition by Osisko Bermuda Limited of a new gold stream on SolGold plc's Cascabel copper-gold project in Ecuador;
First delivery under the CSA copper stream from Metals Acquisition Limited;
First payment from Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. under the Akasaba West 2.5% NSR royalty;
Additional repayments of $13.8 million (US$10.0 million) on the revolving credit facility; and
Declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.065 per common share payable on October 15, 2024 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on September 30, 2024.
Appointment of Ms. Wendy Louie to Osisko's Board of Directors
Osisko is also pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Wendy Louie to its Board of Directors.
Ms. Louie is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant with over 25 years of diverse finance and leadership experience focused primarily on the mining industry. Ms. Louie was the Vice President Finance and CFO of Sabina Gold and Silver Corp. until its acquisition by B2Gold Corp in April 2023. Prior to that, Ms. Louie also held several senior management roles at Goldcorp Inc. from 2006 to 2016 serving as Vice President Finance, Vice President Reporting and Assistant Controller. From 2004 to 2006, Ms. Louie was also a Senior Tax Manager at Ernst & Young and from 1995 to 2004, she held various finance positions with Duke Energy Canada. Ms. Louie currently serves as an Independent Director for Liberty Gold Corp.
Mr. Norman MacDonald, Chair of Osisko's Board of Directors commented: "We are very excited to have Wendy join Osisko's Board of Directors. Her wealth of experience at the corporate level, with her having held various senior finance roles at growth-oriented resource companies both big and small, made her an ideal candidate to be appointed as Osisko's newest Independent Director. Her proven track record, attention to detail, and dedication to the highest professional standards will no doubt benefit Osisko and its shareholders going forward."
Additional Commentary
Jason Attew, President & CEO of Osisko commented: "Osisko's second quarter of 2024 was a markedly busy one, thanks to the Company's robust corporate development pipeline and its ever-evolving portfolio of assets. Increased commodity prices resulted in strong revenues and record operating cash flows that allowed Osisko to continue to rapidly pay down its revolving credit facility. As such, Osisko's balance sheet remains well-positioned for the future deployment of capital towards new accretive growth opportunities. A perfect example of this was the recent announcement of the acquisition of the Cascabel gold stream by Osisko Bermuda, a transaction that was completed subsequent to quarter-end and one that provides the Company with an additional long-term growth lever on a tier-1 copper-gold asset3.
Prior to the heap leach facility failure at Victoria Gold's Eagle mine, Osisko was tracking well with regard to its previously published 2024 GEO delivery guidance range of 82,000 - 92,000 GEOs. However, under our assumption that production at Eagle will remain suspended through to the end of 2024, the Company has decided to adjust its 2024 GEO delivery guidance range to 77,000 – 83,000 GEOs. The revised guidance also factors in the recently disclosed two-month delay in Capstone's ramp-up to 20,000 tonnes per day at Mantos Blancos. Recall that we had previously expected a marginally stronger second half to the year in 2024, thanks mostly to the CSA copper stream, and to a lesser extent, our NSR royalties at Akasaba West and Tocantinzinho; two out of three of these assets, in fact, are already contributing to Osisko's top line, with first payments from Tocantinzinho expected in the fourth quarter. Finally, at Namdini, the project is still on schedule to pour first gold before end-of-year, thus providing Osisko with additional growth heading into 2025."
Q2 2024 RESULTS CONFERENCE AND WEBCAST CALL DETAILS
Conference Call:
Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 at 10:00 am ET
Dial-in Numbers:(Option 1)
North American Toll-Free: 1 (800) 717-1738Local – Montréal: 1 (514) 400-3792Local - Toronto: 1 (289) 514-5100Local - New York: 1 (646) 307-1865Conference ID: 66153
Webcast link:(Option 2)
https://viavid.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1679304&tp_key=1149f8ec91
Replay (available until Monday, September 9th at 11:59 am ET):
North American Toll-Free: 1 (888) 660-6264Local - Toronto: 1 (289) 819-1325Local - New York: 1 (646) 517-3975Playback Passcode: 66153#
Replay also available on our website at www.osiskogr.com
Qualified Person
The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Guy Desharnais, Ph.D., P.Geo., Vice President, Project Evaluation at Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd, who is a "qualified person" as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101").
About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate precious metal royalty company which holds a North American focused portfolio of over 185 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes, including 20 producing assets. Osisko's portfolio is anchored by its cornerstone asset, a 3-5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic Complex, home to one of Canada's largest gold mines.
Osisko's head office is located at 1100 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H3B 2S2.
For further information, please contact Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd:
Grant Moenting
Heather Taylor
Vice President, Capital Markets
Vice President, Sustainability and Communications
Tel: (647) 477-2087 x116
Tel: (647) 477-2087 x105
Mobile: (365) 275-1954
Email:
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Notes:
(1) Gold Equivalent OuncesGEOs are calculated on a quarterly basis and include royalties and streams. Silver ounces and copper tonnes earned from royalty and stream agreements are converted to gold equivalent ounces by multiplying the silver ounces or copper tonnes by the average silver price per ounce or copper price per tonne for the period and dividing by the average gold price per ounce for the period. Diamonds, other metals and cash royalties are converted into gold equivalent ounces by dividing the associated revenue by the average gold price per ounce for the period.
Average Metal Prices and Exchange Rate
Three months ended June 30,
2024
2023
Gold(i)
$2,338
$1,976
Silver(ii)
$28.84
$24.13
Exchange rate (US$/Can$)(iii)
1.3683
1.3428
(i) The London Bullion Market Association's PM price in U.S. dollars per ounce.(ii) The London Bullion Market Association's price in U.S. dollars per ounce.(iii) Bank of Canada daily rate.(2) Non-IFRS Performance MeasuresThe Company has included certain performance measures in this press release that do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS Accounting Standards including (i) cash margin (in dollars and in percentage of revenues), (ii) adjusted earnings and (iii) adjusted earnings per basic share. The presentation of these non-IFRS measures is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards. These measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS Accounting Standards. As Osisko's operations are primarily focused on precious metals, the Company presents cash margins and adjusted earnings as it believes that certain investors use this information, together with measures determined in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards, to evaluate the Company's performance in comparison to other companies in the precious metals mining industry who present results on a similar basis. However, other companies may calculate these non-IFRS measures differently.
Cash Margin (in dollars and in percentage of revenues)
Cash margin (in dollars) represents revenues less cost of sales (excluding depletion). Cash margin (in percentage of revenues) represents the cash margin (in dollars) divided by revenues.
Three months endedJune 30,
Six months ended June 30,
(in thousands of dollars)
2024
2023
2024
2023
$
$
$
$
Royalty interests
Revenues
46,236
39,323
90,780
78,501
Less: cost of sales (excluding depletion)
(145
)
(205
)
(250
)
(340
)
Cash margin (in dollars)
46,091
39,118
90,530
78,161
Depletion
(5,361
)
(5,610
)
(10,895
)
(12,458
)
Gross profit
40,730
33,508
79,635
65,703
Stream interests
Revenues
18,610
21,177
34,817
41,586
Less: cost of sales (excluding depletion)
(2,081
)
(4,055
)
(3,809
)
(7,961
)
Cash margin (in dollars)
16,529
17,122
31,008
33,625
Depletion
(5,052
)
(7,357
)
(11,042
)
(14,004
)
Gross profit
11,477
9,765
19,966
19,621
Royalty and stream interestsTotal cash margin (in dollars)
62,620
56,240
121,538
111,786
Divided by: total revenues
64,846
60,500
125,597
120,087
Cash margin (in percentage of revenues)
96.6
%
93.0
%
96.8
%
93.1
%
Total – Gross profit
52,207
43,273
99,601
85,324
Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per basic share
Adjusted earnings is defined as: net earnings (loss), adjusted for certain items: foreign exchange gains (losses), impairment charges and reversal related to royalty, stream and other interests, changes in allowance for expected credit losses, write-offs and impairment of investments, gains (losses) on disposal of assets, gains (losses) on investments, share of income (loss) of associates, transaction costs and other items such as non-cash gains (losses), as well as the impact of income taxes on these items. Adjusted earnings per basic share is obtained from the adjusted earnings divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.
Three months ended June 30,
Six months ended June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
(in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
$
$
$
$
Net (loss) earnings
(21,115
)
17,961
(6,042
)
38,809
Adjustments:
Impairment of royalty interests