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TORONTO, May 4, 2022 /CNW/ - "I am pleased to announce another strong quarter demonstrating our high margin business", stated Paul Brink, President & CEO. "The portfolio benefited from strong precious metal, energy and iron ore prices. The Energy contribution was particularly strong, offset somewhat by lower precious metal deliveries. Total GEOs are on track to meet annual guidance. Our NSR and stream interests are inflation-proof and our G&A expenses are less than 3% of revenue. This allows revenue growth to translate directly into expanded earnings. Franco-Nevada is debt-free and is growing its cash balances. Our recent Asset Handbook highlighted good resource growth at our assets and we have a strong pipeline of precious metal opportunities."
Q1 2022 | ||||
Strong Q1 results | vs | |||
Q1 2021 | ||||
Total GEOs1 sold (including Energy) | 178,614 GEOs | +2% | ||
Revenue | $338.8 million | +10% | ||
Net income | $182.0 million ($0.95/share) | +6% | ||
Adjusted Net Income2 | $177.2 million ($0.93/share) | +10% | ||
Adjusted EBITDA2 | $286.6 million ($1.50/share) | +9% | ||
Margin2 | 84.6% | -1% |
Strong Financial Position
Sector-Leading ESG
Diverse, Long-Life Portfolio
Growth and Optionality
Quarterly revenue and GEOs sold by commodity | |||||||||||
Q1 2022 | Q1 2021 | ||||||||||
GEOs Sold | Revenue | GEOs Sold | Revenue | ||||||||
# | (in millions) | # | (in millions) | ||||||||
PRECIOUS METALS | |||||||||||
Gold | 99,831 | $ | 187.5 | 107,005 | $ | 190.0 | |||||
Silver | 21,401 | 41.1 | 27,466 | 47.7 | |||||||
PGMs | 7,395 | 14.2 | 11,498 | 19.5 | |||||||
128,627 | $ | 242.8 | 145,969 | $ | 257.2 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED | |||||||||||
Iron ore | 10,493 | $ | 19.3 | 2,801 | $ | 5.0 | |||||
Other mining assets | 563 | 1.1 | 805 | 1.6 | |||||||
Oil | 20,176 | 39.0 | 14,926 | 26.0 | |||||||
Gas | 15,142 | 29.5 | 8,477 | 14.4 | |||||||
NGL | 3,613 | 7.1 | 2,759 | 4.7 | |||||||
49,987 | $ | 96.0 | 29,768 | $ | 51.7 | ||||||
178,614 | $ | 338.8 | 175,737 | $ | 308.9 |
For Q1 2022, we earned $338.8 million in revenue, up 9.7% from Q1 2021. The growth was primarily driven by higher realized oil and gas prices from our Energy assets and revenue from our Vale Royalty. These more than offset the decrease in Precious Metal revenue and resulted in 71.7% of our revenue being sourced from Precious Metal assets (55.4% gold, 12.1% silver, 4.2% PGM). Revenue was sourced 90.4% from the Americas (30.2% South America, 23.4% Central America & Mexico, 21.6% U.S. and 15.2% Canada).
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Updates
During the quarter, we made further progress on our diversity goals with additional diverse representation through recruitment at the senior management level. We also published our fourth annual ESG report providing comprehensive emissions disclosure for our producing mining assets and our second year of TCFD and SASB-aligned disclosure. We continue to work with our partners on expanding our community contributions.
Portfolio Additions
Q1 2022 Portfolio Updates
Precious Metal assets: GEOs from our Precious Metal assets were 128,627, compared to 145,969 GEOs sold in Q1 2021. Higher contributions from Guadalupe-Palmarejo and Candelaria were more than offset by lower deliveries from Hemlo, Antamina and Antapaccay.
South America:
Central America & Mexico:
U.S.:
Canada:
Rest of World:
Diversified assets: Our Diversified assets, primarily comprising our Iron Ore and Energy interests, generated $96.0 million in revenue, up from $51.7 million in Q1 2021. The increase is primarily due to higher realized oil and gas prices and the addition of the Vale Royalty in April 2021.
Iron Ore:
Energy:
Dividend Declaration
Franco-Nevada is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share. The dividend will be paid on June 30, 2022 to shareholders of record on June 16, 2022 (the "Record Date"). The Canadian dollar equivalent is to be determined based on the daily average rate posted by the Bank of Canada on the Record Date. Under Canadian tax legislation, Canadian resident individuals who receive "eligible dividends" are entitled to an enhanced gross-up and dividend tax credit on such dividends.
The Company has a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the "DRIP"). Participation in the DRIP is optional. The Company will issue additional common shares through treasury at a 3% discount to the Average Market Price, as defined in the DRIP. However, the Company may, from time to time, in its discretion, change or eliminate the discount applicable to treasury acquisitions or direct that such common shares be purchased in market acquisitions at the prevailing market price, any of which would be publicly announced. The DRIP and enrollment forms are available on the Company's website at www.franco-nevada.com. Canadian and U.S. registered shareholders may also enroll in the DRIP online through the plan agent's self-service web portal at www.investorcentre.com/franco-nevada. Canadian and U.S. beneficial shareholders should contact their financial intermediary to arrange enrollment. Non-Canadian and non-U.S. shareholders may potentially participate in the DRIP, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions. Non-Canadian and non-U.S. shareholders should contact the Company to determine whether they satisfy the necessary conditions to participate in the DRIP.
This press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer for securities. A registration statement relating to the DRIP has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and may be obtained under the Company's profile on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's website at www.sec.gov.
Shareholder Information
The complete unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Management's Discussion and Analysis can be found on our website at www.franco-nevada.com, on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov.
Management will host a conference call tomorrow, Thursday, May 5, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review Franco‑Nevada's Q1 2022 results.
Interested investors are invited to participate as follows:
Corporate Summary
Franco-Nevada Corporation is the leading gold-focused royalty and streaming company with the largest and most diversified portfolio of cash-flow producing assets. Its business model provides investors with gold price and exploration optionality while limiting exposure to cost inflation. Franco-Nevada is debt-free and uses its free cash flow to expand its portfolio and pay dividends. It trades under the symbol FNV on both the Toronto and New York stock exchanges. Franco-Nevada is the gold investment that works.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking information" and "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, respectively, which may include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to future events or future performance, management's expectations regarding Franco-Nevada's growth, results of operations, estimated future revenues, performance guidance, carrying value of assets, future dividends and requirements for additional capital, mineral reserve and mineral resource estimates, production estimates, production costs and revenue, future demand for and prices of commodities, expected mining sequences, business prospects and opportunities, the performance and plans of third party operators, audits being conducted by the Canada Revenue Agency, the expected exposure for current and future assessments and available remedies, the remedies relating to and consequences of the ruling of the Supreme Court of Panama in relation to the Cobre Panama project, the aggregate value of Common Shares which may be issued pursuant to the Company's at-the-market equity program (the "ATM Program"), and the Company's expected use of the net proceeds of the ATM Program, if any. In addition, statements (including data in tables) relating to reserves and resources including reserves and resources covered by a royalty, stream or other interest, GEOs or mine lives are forward-looking statements, as they involve implied assessment, based on certain estimates and assumptions, and no assurance can be given that the estimates and assumptions are accurate and that such reserves and resources, mine lives and GEOs will be realized. Such forward-looking statements reflect management's current beliefs and are based on information currently available to management. Often, but not always, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects", "is expected", "budgets", "potential for", "scheduled", "estimates", "forecasts", "predicts", "projects", "intends", "targets", "aims", "anticipates" or "believes" or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases or may be identified by statements to the effect that certain actions "may", "could", "should", "would", "might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Franco-Nevada to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. A number of factors could cause actual events or results to differ materially from any forward-looking statement, including, without limitation: the price at which Common Shares are sold in the ATM Program and the aggregate net proceeds received by the Company as a result of the ATM Program; fluctuations in the prices of the primary commodities that drive royalty and stream revenue (gold, platinum group metals, copper, nickel, uranium, silver, iron-ore and oil and gas); fluctuations in the value of the Canadian and Australian dollar, Mexican peso and any other currency in which revenue is generated, relative to the U.S. dollar; changes in national and local government legislation, including permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies and the enforcement thereof; the adoption of a global minimum tax on corporations; regulatory, political or economic developments in any of the countries where properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest are located or through which they are held; risks related to the operators of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest, including changes in the ownership and control of such operators; relinquishment or sale of mineral properties; influence of macroeconomic developments; business opportunities that become available to, or are pursued by Franco-Nevada; reduced access to debt and equity capital; litigation; title, permit or license disputes related to interests on any of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest; whether or not the Company is determined to have "passive foreign investment company" ("PFIC") status as defined in Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; potential changes in Canadian tax treatment of offshore streams; excessive cost escalation as well as development, permitting, infrastructure, operating or technical difficulties on any of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest; access to sufficient pipeline capacity; actual mineral content may differ from the reserves and resources contained in technical reports; rate and timing of production differences from resource estimates, other technical reports and mine plans; risks and hazards associated with the business of development and mining on any of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest, including, but not limited to unusual or unexpected geological and metallurgical conditions, slope failures or cave-ins, flooding and other natural disasters, terrorism, civil unrest or an outbreak of contagious disease; the impact of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic; and the integration of acquired assets. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including, without limitation: the ongoing operation of the properties in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest by the owners or operators of such properties in a manner consistent with past practice; the accuracy of public statements and disclosures made by the owners or operators of such underlying properties; no material adverse change in the market price of the commodities that underlie the asset portfolio; the Company's ongoing income and assets relating to determination of its PFIC status; no material changes to existing tax treatment; the expected application of tax laws and regulations by taxation authorities; the expected assessment and outcome of any audit by any taxation authority; no adverse development in respect of any significant property in which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or other interest; the accuracy of publicly disclosed expectations for the development of underlying properties that are not yet in production; integration of acquired assets; and the absence of any other factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended. However, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. In addition, there can be no assurance as to the outcome of the ongoing audit by the CRA or the Company's exposure as a result thereof. Franco-Nevada cannot assure investors that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
For additional information with respect to risks, uncertainties and assumptions, please refer to Franco-Nevada's most recent Annual Information Form filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on www.sedar.com and Franco-Nevada's most recent Annual Report filed on Form 40-F filed with the SEC on www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements herein are made as of the date of this press release only and Franco-Nevada does not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new information, estimates or opinions, future events or results or otherwise, except as required by applicable law.
ENDNOTES:
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
For the three months ended | |||||||
March 31, | |||||||
(expressed in millions, except per share amounts) | 2022 | 2021 | |||||
Net income | $ | 182.0 | $ | 171.5 | |||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss and other (income) expenses | (6.2) | 0.1 | |||||
Tax effect of adjustments | 1.4 | (0.1) | |||||
Other tax related adjustments: | |||||||
Recognition of previously unrecognized deferred tax assets | — | (10.6) | |||||
Adjusted Net Income | $ | 177.2 | $ | 160.9 | |||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 191.3 | 191.0 | |||||
Adjusted Net Income per share | $ | 0.93 | $ | 0.84 |
For the three months ended | |||||||||
March 31, | |||||||||
(expressed in millions, except per share amounts) | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Net income | $ | 182.0 | $ | 171.5 | |||||
Income tax expense | 36.0 | 19.8 | |||||||
Finance expenses | 0.9 | 0.8 | |||||||
Finance income | (0.7) | (0.7) | |||||||
Depletion and depreciation | 74.6 | 71.2 | |||||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss and other (income) expenses | (6.2) | 0.1 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 286.6 | $ | 262.7 | |||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 191.3 | 191.0 | |||||||
Adjusted EBITDA per share | $ | 1.50 | $ | 1.37 |
For the three months ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
(expressed in millions, except Margin) | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 286.6 | $ | 262.7 | ||||
Revenue | 338.8 | 308.9 | ||||||
Margin | 84.6 | % | 85.0 |
FRANCO-NEVADA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
At March 31, | At December 31, | |||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4) | $ | 722.7 | $ | 539.3 | ||||
Receivables | 144.5 | 119.8 | ||||||
Loan receivable (Note 5) | 40.4 | 39.7 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other (Note 6) | 42.0 | 52.6 | ||||||
Current assets | $ | 949.6 | $ | 751.4 | ||||
Royalty, stream and working interests, net (Note 7) | $ | 5,095.1 | $ | 5,149.3 | ||||
Investments (Note 5) | 260.6 | 235.9 | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets | 48.2 | 49.4 | ||||||
Other assets (Note 8) | 46.9 | 23.9 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 6,400.4 | $ | 6,209.9 | ||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 36.8 | $ | 33.6 | ||||
Current income tax liabilities | 6.9 | 9.6 | ||||||
Current liabilities | $ | 43.7 | $ | 43.2 | ||||
Deferred income tax liabilities | $ | 145.1 | $ | 135.4 | ||||
Other liabilities | 5.9 | 6.1 | ||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 194.7 | $ | 184.7 | ||||
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||||
Share capital (Note 16) | $ | 5,647.2 | $ | 5,628.5 | ||||
Contributed surplus | 16.2 | 16.1 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 605.3 | 484.9 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (63.0) | (104.3) | ||||||
Total shareholders' equity | $ | 6,205.7 | $ | 6,025.2 | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ | 6,400.4 | $ | 6,209.9 | ||||
The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes can be found in our Q1 2022 Quarterly Report available on our website
FRANCO-NEVADA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS) AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in millions of U.S. dollars and shares, except per share amounts)
For the three months ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Revenue (Note 10) | $ | 338.8 | $ | 308.9 | ||||
Costs of sales | ||||||||
Costs of sales (Note 11) | $ | 43.6 | $ | 40.6 | ||||
Depletion and depreciation | 74.6 | 71.2 | ||||||
Total costs of sales | $ | 118.2 | $ | 111.8 | ||||
Gross profit | $ | 220.6 | $ | 197.1 | ||||
Other operating expenses (income) | ||||||||
General and administrative expenses | $ | 5.6 | $ | 4.2 | ||||
Share-based compensation expenses (Note 12) | 4.3 | 2.0 | ||||||
Gain on sale of gold bullion | (1.3) | (0.6) | ||||||
Total other operating expenses (income) | $ | 8.6 | $ | 5.6 | ||||
Operating income | $ | 212.0 | $ | 191.5 | ||||
Foreign exchange gain (loss) and other income (expenses) | $ | 6.2 | $ | (0.1) | ||||
Income before finance items and income taxes | $ | 218.2 | $ | 191.4 | ||||
Finance items (Note 14) | ||||||||
Finance income | $ | 0.7 | $ | 0.7 | ||||
Finance expenses | (0.9) | (0.8) | ||||||
Net income before income taxes | $ | 218.0 | $ | 191.3 | ||||
Income tax expense (Note 15) | 36.0 | 19.8 | ||||||
Net income | $ | 182.0 | $ | 171.5 | ||||
Other comprehensive income | ||||||||
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss: | ||||||||
Currency translation adjustment | $ | 22.2 | $ | 9.4 | ||||
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss: | ||||||||
Gain on changes in the fair value of equity investments | ||||||||
at fair value through other comprehensive income ("FVTOCI"), | ||||||||
net of income tax (Note 5) | 19.7 | 18.6 | ||||||
Other comprehensive income | $ | 41.9 | $ | 28.0 | ||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 223.9 | $ | 199.5 | ||||
Earnings per share (Note 17) | ||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.95 | $ | 0.90 | ||||
Diluted | $ | 0.95 | $ | 0.90 | ||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (Note 17) | ||||||||
Basic | 191.3 | 191.0 | ||||||
Diluted | 191.7 | 191.3 | ||||||
The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes can be found in our Q1 2022 Quarterly Report available on our website
FRANCO-NEVADA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
For the three months ended | ||||||||
March 31, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 182.0 | $ | 171.5 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depletion and depreciation | 74.6 | 71.2 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange (gain) loss | (6.2) | 0.1 | ||||||
Deferred income tax expense (recovery) | 7.0 | (2.3) | ||||||
Other non-cash items | (1.7) | (1.2) | ||||||
Acquisition of gold bullion | (9.5) | (10.5) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of gold bullion | 16.1 | 7.5 | ||||||
Changes in other assets | (23.4) | (5.6) | ||||||
Operating cash flows before changes in non-cash working capital | $ | 240.5 | $ | 232.1 | ||||
Changes in non-cash working capital: | ||||||||
Increase in receivables | $ | (16.8) | $ | (8.9) | ||||
Decrease in prepaid expenses and other | 5.3 | 3.4 | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities | 1.6 | (2.3) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 230.6 | $ | 224.3 | ||||
Cash flows used in investing activities | ||||||||
Acquisition of royalty, stream and working interests | $ | (2.8) | $ | (190.3) | ||||
Acquisition of energy well equipment | (0.3) | (0.3) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of investments | 1.5 | 12.2 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (1.6) | $ | (178.4) | ||||
Cash flows used in financing activities | ||||||||
Payment of dividends | $ | (50.1) | $ | (41.8) | ||||
Credit facility amendment costs | — | (0.1) | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 2.5 | — | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (47.6) | $ | (41.9) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2.0 | $ | 0.3 | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 183.4 | $ | 4.3 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | $ | 539.3 | $ | 534.2 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 722.7 | $ | 538.5 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Dividend income received | $ | 2.5 | $ | 5.0 | ||||
Interest and standby fees paid | $ | 0.6 | $ | 0.6 | ||||
Income taxes paid | $ | 22.5 | $ | 21.6 |
The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes can be found in our Q1 2022 Quarterly Report available on our website
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