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Mar 31, 2024
Royal Gold Q1 2024 Earnings Report
Royal Gold reported a positive start to 2024, marked by solid financial results and strategic portfolio developments.
Key Takeaways
Royal Gold reported a net income of $47.2 million, or $0.72 per share, on revenue of $148.9 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. The company benefited from record gold prices and solid operating cash flow, enabling them to repay $175 million of debt and rebuild available liquidity to approximately $1 billion.
Revenue reached $148.9 million, with earnings at $47.2 million.
Adjusted EBITDA margin remained high at 79%.
The company repaid $100 million in debt, reducing total debt to $150 million by quarter end.
Total available liquidity increased to $966 million.
Royal Gold
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Forward Guidance
Royal Gold's forward guidance includes expectations from operators regarding production, deliveries, mine plans, and project developments. Barrick expects Goldrush to have a 24-year mine life, with production expected to grow to approximately 400,000 ounces per year by 2028 (100% basis). Newmont expects gold production at the Peñasquito mine in Mexico to be weighted approximately 60% toward the second half of 2024.
Positive Outlook
- Barrick reported that Goldrush is on track to produce 130,000 ounces of gold this year, with ramp-up to progressively increase each quarter over 2024.
- Centerra expects gold production of between 180,000 and 200,000 ounces from Mount Milligan, which, at the midpoint, is 23% higher than last year’s production.
- Ero Copper Corp. announced that 2024 gold production guidance for the Xavantina mine in Brazil is increasing to 60,000 to 65,000 ounces from the previous range of 55,000 to 60,000 ounces.
- Commercial production has been declared at the Bellevue Gold mine in Western Australia.
- IAMGOLD Corporation reported achievement of the first gold pour at the Côté Gold Project in Ontario on March 31, 2024.
Challenges Ahead
- Royal Gold expects that silver recoveries at Pueblo Viejo could remain highly variable and material deliveries of deferred silver ounces are not expected until the expanded plant is running at full production levels.
- Material deliveries of the outstanding balance of deferred silver in Pueblo Viejo are not expected in 2024.
- Khoemacau expects payable silver production in 2024 to range between 1.2 to 1.4 million ounces, which is below the average life of mine production of 1.8 to 2.0 million ounces per year.
- Andacollo continues to face extreme drought conditions, and continued water restrictions resulted in lower tonnes milled in the first quarter.
- Teck expects that 2024 gold production from Andacollo will range between 18,000 and 24,000 ounces.