Newmont Q2 2020 Earnings Report
Key Takeaways
Newmont Corporation reported solid second quarter 2020 financial results, with attributable gold production of 1.26 million ounces. The company generated $668 million in cash from continuing operations and $388 million in Free Cash Flow. Revenue increased to $2,365 million due to higher average realized gold prices.
Produced 1.26 million attributable ounces of gold and 138 thousand attributable gold equivalent ounces from co-products.
Generated $668 million of cash from continuing operations and $388 million of Free Cash Flow.
Reported $3.8 billion of consolidated cash with $6.7 billion of liquidity.
Declared second quarter dividend of $0.25 per share.
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Forward Guidance
Newmont reaffirmed its 2020 production outlook and provided additional details on its regional and site-level guidance.
Positive Outlook
- 2020 attributable gold production remains at approximately 6.0 million ounces.
- Expects to produce approximately 1.0 million gold equivalent ounces from co-products.
- Gold CAS has been lowered to $760 per ounce.
- Progressing the majority of its development and sustaining capital projects, including Tanami Expansion 2.
- Ramping up drilling programs and preparing to restart Greenfields activities.
Challenges Ahead
- Total 2020 capital expenditure is expected to be approximately $1.4 billion due to reductions in non-essential activities and changes to the development capital schedule for Tanami Expansion 2, which defers some expenditure to 2021.
- Newmont's 2020 exploration and advanced project spend has been lowered to approximately $350 million as all Greenfield programs were suspended and infill drilling programs were on hold at operations in care and maintenance.
- Cerro Negro production and cost outlook reflects the Covid-related constraints on advancing mine development to access to higher-grade ore originally planned for the fourth quarter of 2020.
- Revised 2020 outlook includes the impacts from Peñasquito, Éléonore and Musselwhite being temporarily placed into care and maintenance.
- The Company is currently ramping up drilling programs and preparing to restart Greenfields activities as soon as local restrictions are lifted in areas of Africa, Australia and South America.
Revenue & Expenses
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