Royal Gold, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGLD) (together
with its subsidiaries, “Royal Gold” or the “Company,” “we” or
“our”) reports fiscal year 2019 net income of $93.8 million, or
$1.43 per basic share, on revenue of $423.1 million and operating
cash flow of $253.2 million.
Summary of Fiscal 2019 Accomplishments
- Strong financial performance with revenue of $423.1 million,
operating cash flow of $253.2 million and earnings of $93.8
million
- Robust operating volume of 335,000 GEOs1
- Strengthened the balance sheet and repaid $370 million of
convertible notes
- Maintained available liquidity of approximately $900 million at
June 30, 2019
- Added a high-quality and long-life silver stream on the
Khoemacau Project
- Increased dividends paid to $67.5 million
“Fiscal 2019 was another successful year for Royal Gold in terms
of operating and financial performance, the achievement of several
important strategic objectives, and the delivery of a total return
to shareholders of 11.7%,” commented Tony Jensen, President and
CEO. “Our underlying portfolio performed well, which allowed us to
further strengthen the balance sheet and continue our commitment to
paying a growing and sustainable dividend. We successfully resolved
the long-running royalty calculation dispute on the world-class
Voisey’s Bay operation, and brought the exciting new
Khoemacau development project into our
portfolio. The combination of cash flow from our diverse portfolio,
our strong balance sheet, and access to liquidity positions us well
to further grow the portfolio in an active business development
environment. I am confident that the Royal Gold team will continue
to build on this strong foundation in the years to come.”
Fiscal Fourth Quarter Results
For the fiscal fourth quarter ended June 30, 2019 (“fourth
quarter”), net income of $26.5 million, or $0.40 per share, was
reported on revenue of $115.7 million and operating cash flow of
$72.3 million. Fourth quarter net income included a loss on changes
in fair value of equity securities of $3.5 million, or $2.8 million
net of tax. Net income excluding the equity loss was $29.3 million,
or $0.45 per basic share, net of tax.
Fourth Quarter Key Metrics Compared to Prior Year
Quarter:
- Revenue of $115.7 million, a decrease of 0.5%
- Operating cash flow of $72.3 million, a decrease of 6.2%
- Volume of 88,400 GEOs2, a decrease of 0.7%
- Dividends paid of $17.4 million, an increase of 6.1%
- Average gold price of $1,309 per gold ounce, an increase of
0.2%
Recent Developments
Closing of Khoemacau Copper Silver
Project Financing
On July 18, 2019, Cupric Canyon Capital LP (“Cupric”), the
majority owner of Khoemacau Copper
Mining (Pty.) Limited (“KCM”), announced that it closed the project
financing for the development of the Khoemacau Copper Silver Project (“Khoemacau”) in Botswana. In addition to the previously
announced silver stream and subordinated debt facility provided by
Royal Gold’s wholly owned subsidiary, RGLD Gold AG, and the senior
secured debt facility from RK Mine Finance, Cupric announced that
it added $85 million of equity to the project financing, bringing
the total available funding to $650 million. The equity investment
was provided from contributions of $70 million by Resource Capital
Fund VII LP and $15 million from funds advised by Global Natural
Resource Investments.
The project financing will be used to fund development of the
Khoemacau Starter Project, which
Cupric expects to produce approximately 62,000 tonnes of copper and
1.9 million ounces of silver per year over a 21-year mine life, as
well as provide funding to advance work for a potential project
expansion, and retirement of the $105 million pre-construction
bridge facility.
Cupric also reported that it held an official groundbreaking
ceremony on June 28 attended by the President of Botswana, His
Excellency Dr. Mokgweetsi Masisi, during which President Masisi
recognized the importance of Khoemacau
to the economy of Botswana. As of July 18, Cupric reported that
more than 700 people work at site, approximately 7.8% of the
project capital cost (approximately $31 million) has been spent on
early construction activity since the beginning of 2019, and 57% of
the capital costs have been committed. This activity includes
construction of the boxcuts for underground access, roads, a water
pipeline and preparation for surface infrastructure.
Additionally, Cupric reported that KCM signed a 5-year, $560
million underground mining contract with Barminco, a subsidiary of
international mining services group Ausdrill Limited. Barminco is
proceeding with mobilization and readiness to commence work on the
underground mine in December 2019.
Further Strengthening of Balance Sheet
The Royal Gold balance sheet continued to strengthen during the
fiscal year. As of June 30, 2019, total debt was $214.6 million, a
reduction of $136.5 million, and cash on hand increased by $30.7
million to $119.5 million, when compared to the prior fiscal
year.
On June 17, 2019, the Company repaid $370 million of outstanding
principal plus accrued interest on its 2.875% Convertible Senior
Notes (“Notes”), using cash and $220 million drawn under the
Revolving Credit Facility. The Notes provided a key source of
low-cost capital that helped finance growth in the Company’s
portfolio since the initial issue in June 2012.
On June 3, 2019, the Company amended the Revolving Facility
Credit Agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) to extend the
scheduled maturity date of the Revolving Credit Facility for an
additional 2 years from June 2, 2022 to June 3, 2024, and reduce
certain interest rates and fees payable. The Revolving Credit
Facility is a strategic source of capital for the Company, as
borrowings may be repaid at any time without premium or penalty.
Extending maturity and lowering costs will provide the Company
continued flexibility for financing potential future business
development opportunities.
Mount Milligan
During the quarter, Centerra Gold Inc. (“Centerra”) reported
that it began accessing water from newly permitted water sources in
April, and that increased water availability from the spring melt
allowed milling operations to return to targeted full capacity in
early May. Mill throughput for the fourth quarter averaged 53,559
tonnes per calendar day, with average throughput of 60,576 tonnes
per calendar day during June.
Centerra reported that weather conditions around the Mount
Milligan mine, and elsewhere in British Columbia, continue to be
exceptionally hot and dry, which has affected precipitation levels
as well as water flows, and that water captured from the 2019
spring melt runoff was less than anticipated. Centerra reported
that it continues to explore for additional groundwater sources but
estimates that if additional sources are not available, and/or dry
weather conditions persist in the second half of calendar 2019, it
may need to take steps to manage production in the first calendar
quarter of 2020 to conserve water resources until the 2020 spring
melt.
Despite the dry conditions, Centerra reaffirmed Mount Milligan’s
production guidance for the full 2019 calendar year, consisting of
155,000 to 175,000 ounces of payable gold production and 65 to 75
million pounds of payable copper production, and reported that it
is continuing to work on a long-term plan to supply water to Mount
Milligan after November 2021 and for the remaining mine life.
Rainy River
Operating performance at the Rainy River mine, owned and
operated by New Gold Inc. (“New Gold”), continued to improve, and
New Gold reported that the mill has achieved throughput, recovery
and availability targets, with production of 66,013 ounces of gold
and 66,157 ounces of silver for the quarter. New Gold reported that
ore mined during the quarter included planned lower grades as
operations continued the transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2 of the
mine plan, and that it expects milled grades to be lower in the
second half of the calendar year as Phase 1 ore is depleted.
New Gold reported that a 15-hole strategic exploration drilling
program started in the quarter to test near-mine targets in the
Intrepid North area. The drilling program is expected to conclude
in the third calendar quarter of 2019. New Gold also reported that
it is continuing to advance a comprehensive mine optimization study
to increase cash flow generation with the expectation that an
updated life of mine plan will be completed in the fourth calendar
quarter.
New Gold expects that full year calendar 2019 production will
meet annual guidance of between 250,000 and 275,000 gold equivalent
ounces.
Peñasquito
On April 29, 2019, Newmont Goldcorp Corporation (“Newmont
Goldcorp”) reported a temporary suspension of operations at
Peñasquito due to a blockade by a trucking contractor and certain
community leaders. Newmont Goldcorp subsequently reported on June
17, 2019 that dialogue with the blockade leaders had started,
operations were beginning, and concentrate shipments from the mine
and deliveries to the mine resumed. Newmont Goldcorp reported that
operations ramped back up in June and concentrate inventory levels
are now back to normal. This suspension resulted in significantly
lower sales from Peñasquito during the quarter, yielding $1.1
million in royalty revenue compared to $5.4 million in the prior
year period.
Newmont Goldcorp expects that grades for gold, silver and lead
will improve during the last half of calendar 2019, zinc grades
will remain unchanged, and production from Peñasquito will be
165,000 ounces of gold, 25 million ounces of silver, 180 million
pounds of lead, and 245 million pounds of zinc for the period April
18 through December 31, 2019.
TriStar Royalty
On May 28, 2019, a subsidiary of the Company entered into an
agreement with TriStar Gold Inc. and its subsidiaries (together
“TriStar”) for an option to acquire a 1.0% net smelter return
royalty on the Castelo de Sonhos Gold Project (“CDS”) owned by
TriStar for an up-front investment of $500,000, and a further
investment of $5.0 million to $8.0 million to be determined by
reference to mineralized material at CDS if and when the option is
exercised. On August 2, 2019, a subsidiary of the Company entered
into a further agreement with TriStar to acquire up to a 1.5% net
smelter return royalty on CDS for an investment of up to $7.25
million. Aggregate funds invested by the Company will be used by
TriStar primarily to advance CDS to the feasibility stage,
including advancing permitting activities. A Preliminary Economic
Assessment for CDS was prepared by TriStar in 2018 and was based on
a total of 2.0 million ounces of mineralized material at an average
grade of approximately 1.0 gram per tonne.
Peak Gold Project
The Company announced in the second fiscal quarter that it would
seek indications of value for its 40% indirect interest in the Peak
Gold Project (“Peak Gold”) near Tok, Alaska, in conjunction with
the joint venture partner, Contango Ore, Inc. While indications of
interest were received, they did not meet the strategic or value
expectations of the joint venture partners. In the meantime, the
joint venture partners have maintained focus on moving Peak Gold
forward with continued permitting and exploration activities, with
a budget of approximately $7.3 million on a 100% basis for calendar
year 2019. Royal Gold’s share of exploration expenses is expected
to be in the range of $1.4 million to $1.6 million for the
September 2019 quarter.
While Royal Gold remains committed to advancing Peak Gold, it
will continue to review and evaluate strategic alternatives for its
ownership in Peak Gold that more closely align with its core
business.
Fiscal 2019 Overview
For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019 (“fiscal 2019”), the
Company recorded net income of $93.8 million, or $1.43 per basic
share, as compared to a net loss of $113.1 million, or $(1.73) per
basic share, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018 (“fiscal
2018”). The increase in earnings, when compared to fiscal 2018, was
attributable to fiscal 2018 impairment charges of approximately
$239.4 million, primarily on the Company’s royalty interest on the
Pascua-Lama project. The effect of the impairment charges during
fiscal 2018 was $2.74 per basic share, after taxes.
Fiscal 2019 revenue of $423.1 million was comprised of stream
revenue of $305.8 million and royalty revenue of $117.2 million at
an average gold price of $1,263 per ounce, an average silver price
of $15.00 per ounce and an average copper price of $2.79 per pound,
compared to total revenue for fiscal 2018 of $459.0 million,
comprised of stream revenue of $324.5 million and royalty revenue
of $134.5 million, at an average gold price of $1,297 per ounce, an
average silver price of $16.72 per ounce and an average copper
price of $3.06 per pound.
The decrease in fiscal 2019 revenue, compared with fiscal 2018,
resulted primarily from a decrease in stream revenue and a decrease
in the average gold, silver and copper prices. The decrease in
stream revenue was primarily attributable to a decrease in gold and
copper sales at Mount Milligan and a decrease in gold sales at
Pueblo Viejo, which were partially offset by higher gold sales at
Andacollo and Rainy River. The decrease in metal sales at Mount
Milligan was anticipated based on previous announcements from
Centerra and as reported earlier by the Company. Royalty revenue
also decreased in fiscal 2019 compared to fiscal 2018 primarily due
to a decrease in production at Peñasquito resulting from the
suspension of operations referenced previously as well as lower
metal prices.
Cost of sales decreased to $77.5 million for fiscal 2019 from
$83.8 million for fiscal 2018. The decrease was primarily due to
decreased gold and copper sales from Mount Milligan and a decrease
in gold sales from Pueblo Viejo, partially offset by an increase in
gold sales at Rainy River and Andacollo. Cost of sales, which
excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization, is specific to
the Company’s stream agreements and is the result of the purchase
of gold, silver and copper for a cash payment.
General and administrative expenses decreased to $30.5 million
for fiscal 2019, from $35.5 million for fiscal 2018. The decrease
during fiscal 2019 was primarily due to a decrease in legal costs
attributable to settlement of the Voisey’s Bay royalty calculation
dispute as announced during the fiscal first quarter of 2019.
On July 1, 2018, the Company adopted new Accounting Standards
Update (“ASU”) guidance which impacts how changes in fair value of
equity securities are recognized at each reporting period. As a
result of the new ASU guidance, the Company recognized a loss on
changes in fair value of equity securities of approximately $6.8
million for fiscal 2019. The new guidance will increase earnings
volatility at each reporting period.
Production taxes increased to $4.1 million for fiscal 2019, up
from $2.3 million for fiscal 2018. The increase is primarily due to
an increase in mining proceeds tax associated with the Voisey’s Bay
royalty, which resulted from resumption of revenue from the
Voisey’s Bay royalty during the current period.
Interest and other income decreased to $2.3 million for fiscal
2019, from $4.2 million for fiscal 2018. In June 2018, Golden Star
repaid its $20 million term loan facility with Royal Gold, thus
reducing interest income during fiscal 2019.
Interest and other expense decreased to $29.7 million for fiscal
2019, from $34.2 million for fiscal 2018. The decrease was
primarily attributable to lower interest expense as a result of a
decrease in average amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit
Facility during fiscal 2019 when compared to fiscal 2018.
During fiscal 2019, the Company recognized income tax expense
totaling $17.5 million compared with $14.8 million during fiscal
2018, which resulted in an effective tax rate of 16.4% during
fiscal 2019, compared with (14.1%) in fiscal 2018. The effective
tax rate for fiscal 2019 was primarily impacted by discrete
true-ups related to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”),
partially offset by the implementation of the global intangible
low-taxed income tax regime. The effective tax rate for fiscal 2018
was impacted by tax expense related to the Act and a one-time
non-cash functional currency election, partially offset by benefits
related to impairment charges.
At June 30, 2019, the Company had current assets of $154.7
million compared to current liabilities of $33.6 million, resulting
in working capital of $121.1 million and a current ratio of 5 to 1.
This compares to current assets of $125.8 million and current
liabilities of $51.4 million at June 30, 2018, resulting in working
capital of $74.4 million and a current ratio of approximately 2 to
1. The increase in the current ratio was primarily attributable to
an increase in the Company’s cash and equivalents, which is due to
a decrease in investments and debt repayments when compared to the
prior fiscal year.
Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $253.2 million
for fiscal 2019, compared to $328.8 million for fiscal 2018. The
decrease is primarily due to higher income taxes paid of $47.5
million over the prior period and a decrease in proceeds received
from the Company’s stream and royalty interests, net of production
taxes and cost of sales, of approximately $26.6 million. The
increase in cash taxes paid during the current period is primarily
attributable to an increase in required estimated tax payments made
to various taxing authorities.
As of June 30, 2019, the Company had $780 million available and
$220 million outstanding under its revolving credit facility.
Working capital, combined with the Company’s undrawn revolving
credit facility, resulted in approximately $900 million of total
liquidity at June 30, 2019.
Fourth Quarter 2019 Overview
Fourth quarter revenue was $115.7 million compared to $116.2
million in the prior year quarter, with stream revenue totaling
$90.3 million and royalty revenue totaling $25.4 million, compared
to $83.5 million of stream revenue and $32.7 million of royalty
revenue in the prior year quarter. The increase in stream revenue
for the fourth quarter was primarily due to increased stream sales
from Mount Milligan, Andacollo, Wassa and Rainy River, partially
offset by lower gold and silver sales from Pueblo Viejo. The
reduction in royalty revenue for the fourth quarter was due to a
decrease in revenue from Peñasquito and other reductions in the
royalty portfolio, the most significant of which was due to the
expiry of the 1.0-5.0% sliding net smelter return royalty interest
in the Mulatos mine upon reaching a cap of 2.0 million ounces of
gold production early in the fourth quarter. The reduced royalty
revenue for the quarter was partially offset by an increase in
revenue from the Cortez royalty interests.
Fourth quarter cost of sales was approximately $23.8 million,
compared to $22.2 million in the prior year quarter. The increase
was primarily due to the higher contribution of gold and copper
sales from Mount Milligan relative to total stream sales.
General and administrative expenses decreased to $6.4 million in
the fourth quarter from $10.9 million during the prior year
quarter. The decrease during the current period was primarily due
to lower legal costs resulting from settlement of the Voisey’s Bay
royalty calculation dispute.
During the fourth quarter, the Company recognized a loss of $3.5
million on changes in fair value of equity securities related to
the holdings in Contango ORE Inc. and Rubicon Minerals Corporation.
There was no recognized gain or loss in the prior year quarter as
the ASU guidance was adopted by the Company after the end of the
prior year quarter on July 1, 2018.
The Company recognized a fourth quarter income tax expense of
$6.1 million, compared to an expense of $4.7 million during the
prior year quarter, which resulted in an effective tax rate for the
fourth quarter of 19.4% compared to 16.5% for the prior year
quarter.
Property Highlights
A summary of fourth quarter and full fiscal year production and
revenue reported by operators of the Company’s principal stream and
royalty properties can be found on Table 1, and a summary of
quarterly historical production reported by operators of the
Company’s principal stream and royalty properties can be found on
Table 2. Calendar year 2019 operator production estimates for these
properties compared to actual production at those properties
through June 30, 2019 can be found on Table 3. Results of the
streaming business for the fourth quarter, compared to the prior
year quarter, can be found on Table 4. Highlights at certain of the
Company’s principal producing and development properties during the
fourth quarter, compared to the prior year quarter, are detailed in
the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
________________ 1 Gold Equivalent Ounces (“GEOs”) are
calculated as revenue divided by the average gold price for the
same period. GEOs, net of stream payments were 273,600 in fiscal
2019. 2 Gold Equivalent Ounces (“GEOs”) are calculated as revenue
divided by the average gold price for the same period. GEOs, net of
stream payments, were 70,200 in the fourth quarter compared to
72,000 in the prior fourth quarter.
CORPORATE PROFILE
Royal Gold is a precious metals stream and royalty company
engaged in the acquisition and management of precious metal
streams, royalties and similar production-based interests. As of
June 30, 2019, the Company owns interests on 186 properties on five
continents, including interests on 41 producing mines and 16
development stage projects. Royal Gold is publicly traded on the
Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “RGLD.” The Company’s
website is located at www.royalgold.com.
Note: Management’s conference call reviewing
the fourth quarter results will be held on Thursday, August 8,
2019, at noon Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Mountain Time). The call
will be webcast and archived on the Company’s website for a limited
time.
Fourth Quarter Earnings Call
Information:
Dial-In Numbers:
855-209-8260 (U.S.); toll free
855-669-9657 (Canada); toll free
412-542-4106 (International)
Conference Title:
Royal Gold
Webcast URL:
www.royalgold.com under Investors, Events
& Presentations
Cautionary “Safe Harbor” Statement Under the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the
exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this
press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from projections or estimates contained herein. Such
forward-looking statements include statements about strengthening
the balance sheet, paying a growing and sustainable dividend,
growing the portfolio in an active business development
environment, and management continuing to build on a strong
foundation; Khoemacau Project,
including additional project funding to be used for development and
other purposes, production expectations over a 21-year mine life,
and on-site development and construction work; flexibility to
finance future business development opportunities; Mount Milligan,
including water availability to achieve mill throughput, work to
secure additional surface and groundwater sources for the life of
the mine, availability of permits, production management until the
2020 spring melt, and expected gold and copper production through
2019; Rainy River, including continued operating improvements,
improved throughput, recoveries and production, transition from
Phase 1 to Phase 2 and expected lower mill grades, expectations for
an exploration drilling program and updated mine plan, and 2019
gold production; Peñasquito, including resumption of operations and
expectations for grades and 2019 production; TriStar transaction
and use of funds to advance the CDS project; the Peak Gold Project,
including continued evaluation of strategic alternatives and
funding for continued permitting and exploration activities;
potential future earnings volatility caused by accounting guidance
on recognition of changes in equity securities fair value; changes
in tax rates and taxes paid; and operators’ estimated and actual
production for calendar year 2019 and future years, and their
estimates of reserves and mineralized material. Net gold and metal
reserves attributable to Royal Gold’s stream, royalty and other
interests are subject to certain assumptions and, like reserves, do
not reflect actual ounces that will be produced. Like any stream,
royalty or similar interest on a non-producing or
not-yet-in-development project, our interests on development
projects are subject to certain risks, such as the ability of the
operators to bring the projects into production and operate in
accordance with their feasibility studies or other technical
studies and mine plans, and the ability of Royal Gold to make
accurate assumptions regarding valuation and timing and amount of
payments. In addition, many of our interests are subject to risks
associated with conducting business in a foreign country, including
application of foreign laws to contract and other disputes, foreign
environmental laws and enforcement and uncertain political and
economic environments. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially from projections include, among others: precious
metals, copper and nickel prices; performance of and production at
the Company's stream and royalty properties; the ability of
operators to finance project construction to completion and bring
projects into production as expected, including development stage
mining properties, mine and mill expansion projects and other
development and construction projects; operators’ delays in
securing or inability to secure or maintain necessary governmental
permits; decisions and activities of the operators of the Company's
stream and royalty properties; unanticipated grade, environmental,
community, geological, seismic, metallurgical, processing,
liquidity or other problems the operators of the Company’s stream
and royalty properties may encounter; operators’ inability to
access sufficient raw materials, water or power; changes in
operators’ project parameters as plans continue to be refined;
changes in estimates of reserves and mineralization by the
operators of the Company’s stream and royalty properties; contests
to the Company’s stream and royalty interests and title and other
defects in the properties where the Company holds stream and
royalty interests; errors or disputes in calculating stream
deliveries and royalty payments, or deliveries or payments not made
in accordance with stream and royalty agreements; economic and
market conditions; changes in laws governing the Company and its
stream and royalty interests or the operators of the properties
subject to such interests, and other subsequent events; as well as
other factors described in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Most of these factors are
beyond the Company’s ability to predict or control. The Company
disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement
made herein. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on
forward-looking statements.
Statement Regarding Third-Party Information:
Certain information provided in this press release, including
production estimates for calendar 2019, has been provided to us by
the operators of the relevant properties or is publicly available
information filed by these operators with applicable securities
regulatory bodies, including the Securities and Exchange
Commission. Royal Gold has not verified, and is not in a position
to verify, and expressly disclaims any responsibility for the
accuracy, completeness or fairness of any such third-party
information and refers the reader to the public reports filed by
the operators for information regarding those properties.
Information in this press release concerning the
Khoemacau Copper Silver Project mine
life, expected annual copper and silver production, and development
and construction activity at site was provided to the Company by
Cupric Canyon Capital L.P., the privately-held majority owner and
developer of Khoemacau. Such
information may not have been prepared in accordance with
applicable laws, stock exchange rules or international standards
governing preparation and public disclosure of technical data and
information relating to mineral properties. Royal Gold has not
verified, and is not in a position to verify, and expressly
disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or
fairness of this third-party information, and investors are
cautioned not to rely upon this information.
TABLE 1
Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year
Revenue and Operators’
Reported Production for
Principal Stream and Royalty Interests
(In thousands, except reported
production in oz. and lbs.)
Three Months Ended
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2018
Reported
Reported
Stream/Royalty
Metal(s)
Revenue
Production(1)
Revenue
Production(1)
Stream:
Mount Milligan
$
37,057
$
32,145
Gold
23,100
oz.
20,700
oz.
Copper
2.5
Mlbs.
1.6
Mlbs.
Pueblo Viejo
$
24,340
$
27,563
Gold
12,400
oz.
13,200
oz.
Silver
553,000
oz.
616,300
oz.
Andacollo
Gold
$
18,248
14,100
oz.
$
16,289
12,400
oz.
Rainy River
$
5,074
$
3,737
Gold
3,500
oz.
2,300
oz.
Silver
36,400
oz.
42,600
oz.
Wassa
Gold
$
4,541
3,500
oz.
$
2,570
1,900
oz.
Other(2)
$
1,084
$
1,185
Gold
800
oz.
900
oz.
Total stream revenue
$
90,344
$
83,489
Royalty:
Peñasquito
$
1,103
$
5,447
Gold
17,800
oz.
79,600
oz.
Silver
2.3
Moz.
5.0
Moz.
Lead
17.0
Mlbs.
26.6
Mlbs.
Zinc
(3.9)
Mlbs.
73.7
Mlbs.
Cortez
Gold
$
4,317
37,000
oz.
$
332
3,900
oz.
Other(2)
Various
$
19,930
N/A
$
26,967
N/A
Total royalty revenue
$
25,350
$
32,746
Total Revenue
$
115,694
$
116,235
Year Ended
Year Ended
June 30, 2019
June 30, 2018
Reported
Reported
Stream/Royalty
Metal(s)
Revenue
Production(1)
Revenue
Production(1)
Stream:
Mount Milligan
$
101,010
$
133,534
Gold
61,700
oz.
77,700
oz.
Copper
8.3
Mlbs.
10.4
Mlbs.
Pueblo Viejo
$
82,844
$
95,055
Gold
41,000
oz.
49,200
oz.
Silver
2.1
Moz.
1.9
Moz.
Andacollo
Gold
$
69,264
55,000
oz.
$
57,413
44,400
oz.
Rainy River
$
22,142
$
8,710
Gold
15,800
oz.
6,000
oz.
Silver
144,700
oz.
53,600
oz.
Wassa
Gold
$
22,098
17,500
oz.
$
16,151
12,500
oz.
Other(2)
Gold
$
8,466
6,800
oz.
$
13,653
10,500
oz.
Total stream revenue
$
305,824
$
324,516
Royalty:
Peñasquito
$
13,865
$
25,886
Gold
158,800
oz.
375,800
oz.
Silver
16.4
Moz.
20.9
Moz.
Lead
117.4
Mlbs.
122.2
Mlbs.
Zinc
216.2
Mlbs.
348.5
Mlbs.
Cortez
Gold
$
11,383
96,700
oz.
$
8,155
77,700
oz.
Other(2)
Various
$
91,984
N/A
$
100,485
N/A
Total royalty revenue
$
117,232
$
134,526
Total revenue
$
423,056
$
459,042
TABLE 2
Operators’ Historical
Quarterly Production
Reported Production For The
Quarter Ended1
Property
Operator
Stream/Royalty
Metal(s)
Jun. 30, 2019
Mar. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Stream:
Mount Milligan
Centerra
35% of payable gold
Gold
23,100
oz.
15,200
oz.
17,700
oz.
5,500
oz.
20,700
oz.
18.75% of payable copper
Copper
2.5
Mlbs.
2.6
Mlbs.
2.4
Mlbs.
.8
Mlbs.
1.6
Mlbs.
Pueblo Viejo
Barrick (60%)
7.5% of payable gold up to 990k oz.; 3.75%
thereafter
Gold
12,400
oz.
10,400
oz.
8,900
oz.
9,200
oz.
13,200
oz.
75% of payable silver up to 50M oz.; 37.5%
thereafter(3)
Silver
553,000
oz.
469,000
oz.
509,500
oz.
540,200
oz.
616,300
oz.
Andacollo
Teck
100% of payable gold
Gold
14,100
oz.
12,000
oz.
6,200
oz.
22,700
oz.
12,400
oz.
Rainy River
New Gold
6.50% of gold produced up to 230k oz.;
3.25% thereafter
Gold
3,500
oz.
5,000
oz.
2,900
oz.
4,500
oz.
2,300
oz.
60% of silver produced up to 3.1M oz.; 30%
thereafter
Silver
36,400
oz.
40,900
oz.
36,000
oz.
31,500
oz.
42,600
oz.
Wassa
Golden Star
10.5% of payable gold up to 240k oz.; 5.5%
thereafter(4)
Gold
3,500
oz.
4,400
oz.
5,300
oz.
4,300
oz.
1,900
oz.
Royalty:
Peñasquito
Newmont
2.0% NSR
Goldcorp
Gold
17,800
oz.
37,300
oz.
53,400
oz.
50,300
oz.
79,600
oz.
Silver
2.3
Moz.
4.9
Moz.
5.0
Moz.
4.2
Moz.
5.0
Moz.
Lead
17.0
Mlbs.
34.5
Mlbs.
36.1
Mlbs.
29.9
Mlbs.
26.6
Mlbs.
Zinc
(3.9)
Mlbs.
72.8
Mlbs.
83.1
Mlbs.
64.2
Mlbs.
73.7
Mlbs.
Cortez
Barrick
GSR1, GSR2, GSR3, NVR1
Gold
37,000
oz.
32,700
oz.
19,900
oz.
7,000
oz.
3,900
oz.
FOOTNOTES Tables 1
and 2
- Reported production for stream interests relates to the
Company’s actual metal sales, and for royalty interests relates to
the amount of metal sales that are subject to the Company’s royalty
interests for the stated period as reported to the Company by
operators of the mines.
- Individually, no stream or royalty included within the “Other”
category contributed greater than 5% of the Company’s total revenue
for either period. The “Other” category for streams is the Prestea
gold stream.
- The Pueblo Viejo silver stream is determined based on a fixed
metallurgical recovery of 70% of silver in mill feed.
- The 240k oz threshold includes production from Golden Star’s
Prestea mine.
TABLE 3
Calendar 2019 Operator’s
Production Estimate vs Actual Production
Calendar 2019 Operator’s
Production
Calendar 2019 Operator’s
Production
Estimate(1)
Actual(2,3)
Gold
Silver
Base
Metals
Gold
Silver
Base
Metals
Stream/Royalty
(oz.)
(oz.)
(lbs.)
(oz.)
(oz.)
(lbs.)
Stream:
Andacollo(4)
62,000
26,300
Mount Milligan(5)
155,000 - 175,000
81,800
Copper
65 - 75 million
31.8 million
Pueblo Viejo(6)
550,000 - 600,000
N/A
272,000
N/A
Rainy River(7)
245,000 - 270,000
245,000 - 270,000
127,600
126,500
Wassa(8)
150,000 - 160,000
80,300
Royalty:
Cortez GSR1
102,000
62,000
Cortez GSR2
98,000
7,600
Cortez GSR3
199,000
69,600
Cortez NVR1
168,200
58,800
Peñasquito(9)
165,000
25 million
12,000
1.7 million
Lead
180 million
12 million
Zinc
245 million
25 million
____________________
- Production estimates received from the operators are for
calendar 2019 except for Peñasquito, which is for the period April
18 through December 31, 2019. There can be no assurance that
production estimates received from the operators will be achieved.
Please refer to the cautionary language regarding forward-looking
statements and the statement regarding third party information
contained in this press release, as well as the Risk Factors
identified in Part I, Item 1A, of the Company’s Fiscal 2019 Form
10-K for information regarding factors that could affect actual
results.
- Actual production figures shown are from the operators and
cover the period January 1, 2019 through June 30, 2019 except for
Peñasquito, which is for the period April 18 through June 30,
2019.
- Actual production figures for Cortez are based on information
provided to the Company by Barrick Gold Corporation, and all other
actual production figures shown are the publicly reported figures
of the operators of those properties.
- The estimated and actual production figures shown for Andacollo
are contained gold in concentrate.
- The estimated and actual production figures shown for Mount
Milligan are payable gold and copper in concentrate.
- The estimated and actual production figures shown for Pueblo
Viejo are payable gold in doré and represent Barrick’s 60% interest
gold produced from Pueblo Viejo. The operator did not provide
estimated silver production.
- The estimated and actual production figures for Rainy River are
produced gold and silver in doré.
- The estimated and actual gold production figures shown for
Wassa are payable gold in doré.
- The estimated and actual gold and silver production figures
shown for Peñasquito are payable gold and silver in concentrate and
doré. The estimated and actual lead and zinc production figures
shown are payable lead and zinc in concentrate.
TABLE 4
Stream Summary
Three Months
Ended
Three Months
Ended
As of
As of
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
Gold
Stream
Purchases
(oz.)
Sales
(oz.)
Purchases
(oz.)
Sales
(oz.)
Inventory
(oz.)
Inventory
(oz.)
Mount Milligan
22,300
23,200
14,200
20,700
7,100
300
Pueblo Viejo
9,500
12,400
9,200
13,200
9,500
9,200
Andacollo
16,000
14,100
15,200
12,400
4,300
7,400
Wassa
4,300
3,500
3,700
1,900
1,500
2,500
Rainy River
4,300
3,500
2,800
2,300
1,800
800
Other
1,100
800
2,000
900
400
1,400
Total
57,500
57,500
47,100
51,400
24,600
21,600
Three Months
Ended
Three Months
Ended
As of
As of
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
Silver Stream
Purchases
(oz.)
Sales
(oz.)
Purchases
(oz.)
Sales
(oz.)
Inventory
(oz.)
Inventory
(oz.)
Pueblo Viejo
475,600
553,000
540,200
616,300
475,600
540,200
Rainy River
36,200
36,400
32,300
42,600
36,500
32,300
Total
511,800
589,400
572,500
658,900
512,100
572,500
Three Months
Ended
Three Months
Ended
As of
As of
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
Copper Stream
Purchases
(Mlbs.)
Sales
(Mlbs.)
Purchases
(Mlbs.)
Sales
(Mlbs.)
Inventory
(Mlbs.)
Inventory
(Mlbs.)
Mount Milligan
2.5
2.5
1.6
1.6
0.8
—
Year
Ended
Year
Ended
As of
As of
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
Gold Stream
Purchases
(oz.)
Sales
(oz.)
Purchases
(oz.)
Sales
(oz.)
Inventory
(oz.)
Inventory
(oz.)
Mount Milligan
68,500
61,700
78,000
77,700
7,100
300
Andacollo
51,900
55,000
51,700
44,400
4,300
7,400
Pueblo Viejo
41,200
41,000
45,400
49,200
9,500
9,200
Wassa
16,600
17,500
14,500
12,500
1,500
2,500
Rainy River
16,800
15,800
6,800
5,900
1,800
800
Other
5,700
6,800
11,400
10,500
400
1,400
Total
200,700
197,800
207,800
200,200
24,600
21,600
Year
Ended
Year
Ended
As of
As of
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
Silver Stream
Purchases
(oz.)
Sales
(oz.)
Purchases
(oz.)
Sales
(oz.)
Inventory
(oz.)
Inventory
(oz.)
Pueblo Viejo
2,007,000
2,071,700
1,886,737
1,883,300
475,600
540,200
Rainy River
148,900
144,700
85,900
53,600
36,500
32,300
Total
2,155,900
2,216,400
1,972,637
1,936,900
512,100
572,500
Year
Ended
Year
Ended
As of
As of
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
Copper Stream
Purchases
(Mlbs.)
Sales
(Mlbs.)
Purchases
(Mlbs.)
Sales
(Mlbs.)
Inventory
(Mlbs.)
Inventory
(Mlbs.)
Mount Milligan
9.1
8.3
10.4
10.4
0.8
—
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Balance
Sheets
(In thousands except share
data)
June 30,
2019
June 30,
2018
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents
$
119,475
$
88,750
Royalty receivables
20,733
26,356
Income tax receivable
2,702
40
Stream inventory
11,380
9,311
Prepaid expenses and other
389
1,350
Total current assets
154,679
125,807
Stream and royalty interests, net
2,339,316
2,501,117
Other assets
50,156
55,092
Total assets
$
2,544,151
$
2,682,016
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
$
2,890
$
9,090
Dividends payable
17,372
16,375
Income tax payable
6,974
18,253
Withholding taxes payable
1,094
3,254
Other current liabilities
5,280
4,411
Total current liabilities
33,610
51,383
Debt
214,554
351,027
Deferred tax liabilities
88,961
91,147
Uncertain tax positions
36,573
33,394
Other long-term liabilities
—
13,796
Total liabilities
373,698
540,747
Commitments and contingencies
EQUITY
Preferred stock, $.01 par value,
10,000,000 shares authorized; and 0 shares issued
—
—
Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000,000
shares authorized; and 65,440,492 and 65,360,041 shares
outstanding, respectively
655
654
Additional paid-in capital
2,201,773
2,192,612
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
—
(1,201)
Accumulated losses
(65,747)
(89,898)
Total Royal Gold stockholders’ equity
2,136,681
2,102,167
Non-controlling interests
33,772
39,102
Total equity
2,170,453
2,141,269
Total liabilities and equity
$
2,544,151
$
2,682,016
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of
Operations and Comprehensive Income
(In thousands except for per
share data)
Three Months
Ended
Years
Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Revenue
$
115,694
$
116,235
$
423,056
$
459,042
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excludes depletion,
depreciation and amortization)
23,771
22,212
77,535
83,839
General and administrative
6,338
10,910
30,488
35,464
Production taxes
906
700
4,112
2,268
Exploration costs
1,624
3,849
7,158
8,946
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
42,331
42,317
163,056
163,696
Impairment of royalty interests
—
—
—
239,364
Total costs and expenses
74,970
79,988
282,349
533,577
Operating income (loss)
40,724
36,247
140,707
(74,535
)
Fair value changes in equity
securities
(3,482
)
—
(6,800
)
—
Interest and other income
1,231
756
2,320
4,170
Interest and other expense
(6,864
)
(8,268
)
(29,650
)
(34,214
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
31,609
28,735
106,577
(104,579
)
Income tax expense
(6,143
)
(4,728
)
(17,498
)
(14,772
)
Net income (loss)
25,466
24,007
89,079
(119,351
)
Net loss attributable to non-controlling
interests
993
2,643
4,746
6,217
Net income (loss) attributable to Royal
Gold common stockholders
$
26,459
$
26,650
$
93,825
$
(113,134
)
Net income (loss)
$
25,466
$
24,007
$
89,079
$
(119,351
)
Adjustments to comprehensive income
(loss), net of tax
Unrealized change in market value of
available-for-sale securities
—
(1,222
)
—
(2,080
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
25,466
22,785
89,079
(121,431
)
Comprehensive loss attributable to
non-controlling interests
993
2,643
4,746
6,217
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable
to Royal Gold stockholders
$
26,459
$
25,428
$
93,825
$
(115,214
)
Net income (loss) per share available to
Royal Gold common stockholders:
Basic earnings (loss) per share
$
0.40
$
0.41
$
1.43
$
(1.73
)
Basic weighted average shares
outstanding
65,410,066
65,318,461
65,394,627
65,291,855
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
$
0.40
$
0.41
$
1.43
$
(1.73
)
Diluted weighted average shares
outstanding
65,537,501
65,507,651
65,505,535
65,291,855
Cash dividends declared per common
share
$
0.265
$
0.25
$
1.05
$
0.99
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows
(In thousands)
Three Months
Ended
Years
Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2019
2018
2019
2018
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)
$
25,466
$
24,007
$
89,079
$
(119,351
)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)
to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
42,331
42,317
163,056
163,696
Amortization of debt discount and issuance
costs
3,406
3,845
15,288
15,046
Non-cash employee stock compensation
expense
1,107
2,322
6,617
8,279
Fair value changes in equity
securities
3,482
—
6,800
—
Deferred tax benefit
3,584
(1,260
)
(1,745
)
(32,843
)
Impairment of royalty interests
—
—
—
239,364
Other
(2
)
3
(2
)
(197
)
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Royalty receivables
6,821
1,439
5,623
530
Stream inventory
1,033
3,388
(2,069
)
(1,428
)
Income tax receivable
6,087
1,110
(2,663
)
22,130
Prepaid expenses and other assets
319
(411
)
2,793
2,813
Accounts payable
(2,100
)
6,112
(6,426
)
5,173
Income tax payable
(9,279
)
5,822
(11,281
)
12,601
Withholding taxes payable
(1,767
)
(398
)
(2,160
)
(171
)
Uncertain tax positions
50
(3,222
)
3,180
7,767
Other liabilities
(8,281
)
(8,059
)
(12,924
)
5,415
Net cash provided by operating
activities
$
72,257
$
77,015
$
253,166
$
328,824
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of stream and royalty
interests
—
(10,800
)
(1,055
)
(11,812
)
Repayment of Golden Star term loan
—
20,000
—
20,000
Purchase of equity securities
—
(17,869
)
(3,573
)
(17,869
)
Other
(810
)
342
(967
)
(909
)
Net cash used in investing activities
$
(810
)
$
(8,327
)
$
(5,595
)
$
(10,590
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt
(370,000
)
(75,000
)
(370,000
)
(250,000
)
Borrowings from revolving credit
facility
220,000
—
220,000
—
Net payments from issuance of common
stock
387
(540
)
(1,595
)
(4,042
)
Common stock dividends
(17,363
)
(16,363
)
(67,477
)
(64,118
)
Debt issuance costs
(1,761
)
(83
)
(1,761
)
(180
)
Contributions from non-controlling
interest
930
—
4,140
—
Other
(161
)
2,672
(153
)
3,009
Net cash used in financing activities
$
(167,968
)
$
(89,314
)
$
(216,846
)
$
(315,331
)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and
equivalents
(96,521
)
(20,626
)
30,725
2,903
Cash and equivalents at beginning of
period
215,996
109,376
88,750
85,847
Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
119,475
$
88,750
$
119,475
$
88,750
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