On-Track to Meet Full Year Guidance
(in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted)
“Our diversified portfolio performed well in the quarter with declines in precious metal prices partially offset by strong oil and gas prices”, stated Paul Brink, CEO. “Cobre Panama’s record production for the quarter is not fully reflected in our Q3 GEO sales due to timing of shipments. Franco-Nevada has record GEOs, revenue, net income, Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EBITDA for the three quarters through September 30, 2022 and is on-track to meet full year guidance. The weaker gold price environment has led to an increase in demand for royalty and stream financing. We are pleased to have acquired a royalty on Argonaut’s Magino project in Ontario that is currently under construction and our business development group remains very active.”
Q3 2022 | YTD 2022 | |||||||||
Q3 results | vs | YTD results | vs | |||||||
Q3 2021 | YTD 2021 | |||||||||
Total GEOs1 sold (including Energy) | 176,408 GEOs | -1 % | 546,074 GEOs | +0 % | ||||||
Precious Metal GEOs1 sold | 120,542 GEOs | -6 % | 380,743 GEOs | -9 % | ||||||
Revenue | $304.2 million | -4 % | $995.3 million | +2 % | ||||||
Net income | $157.1 million ($0.82/share) | -5 % | $535.6 million ($2.80/share) | +4 % | ||||||
Adjusted Net Income2 | $159.7 million ($0.83/share) | -4 % | $532.7 million ($2.78/share) | +5 % | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA2 | $256.7 million ($1.34/share) | -5 % | $844.5 million ($4.41/share) | +3 % | ||||||
Margin2 | 84.4 % | -1.1 % | 84.8 % | +0.3 % |
Strong Financial Position
Sector-Leading ESG
Diverse, Long-Life Portfolio
Growth and Optionality
Quarterly revenue and GEOs sold by commodity | |||||||||||
Q3 2022 | Q3 2021 | ||||||||||
GEOs Sold | Revenue | GEOs Sold | Revenue | ||||||||
# | (in millions) | # | (in millions) | ||||||||
PRECIOUS METALS | |||||||||||
Gold | 96,628 | $ | 166.6 | 94,829 | $ | 169.2 | |||||
Silver | 17,883 | 30.3 | 23,405 | 41.4 | |||||||
PGMs | 6,031 | 9.8 | 9,458 | 16.9 | |||||||
120,542 | $ | 206.7 | 127,692 | $ | 227.5 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED | |||||||||||
Iron ore | 6,311 | $ | 10.8 | 17,933 | $ | 32.2 | |||||
Other mining assets | 1,574 | 2.9 | 870 | 1.5 | |||||||
Oil | 20,930 | 36.6 | 15,714 | 27.9 | |||||||
Gas | 23,516 | 40.9 | 11,982 | 21.2 | |||||||
NGL | 3,535 | 6.3 | 3,387 | 6.0 | |||||||
55,866 | $ | 97.5 | 49,886 | $ | 88.8 | ||||||
176,408 | $ | 304.2 | 177,578 | $ | 316.3 |
Year-to-date revenue and GEOs sold by commodity | |||||||||||
YTD 2022 | YTD 2021 | ||||||||||
GEOs Sold | Revenue | GEOs Sold | Revenue | ||||||||
# | (in millions) | (in millions) | |||||||||
PRECIOUS METALS | # | ||||||||||
Gold | 299,173 | $ | 544.9 | 310,898 | $ | 554.1 | |||||
Silver | 58,740 | 107.2 | 75,755 | 134.1 | |||||||
PGMs | 22,830 | 41.2 | 32,946 | 58.4 | |||||||
380,743 | $ | 693.3 | 419,599 | $ | 746.6 | ||||||
DIVERSIFIED | |||||||||||
Iron ore | 24,573 | $ | 44.7 | 41,148 | $ | 74.1 | |||||
Other mining assets | 3,459 | 6.4 | 2,180 | 4.1 | |||||||
Oil | 66,448 | 121.8 | 44,298 | 79.1 | |||||||
Gas | 59,597 | 108.3 | 30,116 | 53.5 | |||||||
NGL | 11,254 | 20.8 | 8,353 | 14.9 | |||||||
165,331 | $ | 302.0 | 126,095 | $ | 225.7 | ||||||
546,074 | $ | 995.3 | 545,694 | $ | 972.3 |
In Q3 2022, we earned $304.2 million in revenue, down 3.8% from Q3 2021. The decrease was driven by lower revenue from our Precious Metal and Iron Ore assets reflecting lower metal prices, largely offset by higher revenue from our Energy assets due to realized oil and gas prices. Precious Metal revenue accounted for 67.9% of our revenue (54.7% gold, 10.0% silver, 3.2% PGM). Revenue was sourced 90.1% from the Americas (27.7% South America, 20.2% Central America & Mexico, 26.1% U.S. and 16.1% Canada).
Environmental, Social and Governance Updates
During the quarter, we expanded the Franco-Nevada Diversity Scholarship program by awarding four new tuition scholarships to diverse mining engineering students attending McGill, UofT and Queens. As part of the Magino transaction, we committed to $225,000 of environmental and community-support programs over three years. We continue to rank highly with leading ESG rating agencies.
Portfolio Additions
Board Update
Franco-Nevada is pleased to announce that Jacques Perron has joined the board, effective today. Mr. Perron has over 35 years of experience in the mining industry and has extensive technical and operations experience. He currently serves as a director of Centerra Gold Inc. Previously, Mr. Perron was President and Chief Executive Officer at a number of mining companies including Pretium Resources, Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc. and St Andrew Goldfields Ltd. and has held senior executive roles at a number of other mining companies prior thereto. Mr. Perron has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining Engineering from l’École Polytechnique de Montréal.
Q3 2022 Portfolio Updates
Precious Metal assets: GEOs sold from our Precious Metal assets were 120,542, compared to 127,692 GEOs in Q3 2021. Higher contributions from Candelaria, Tasiast and Sudbury were more than offset by lower deliveries from Cobre Panama, Stillwater, Antamina and Guadalupe-Palmarejo.
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 $97.5 million in revenue, up from $88.8 million in Q3 2021. The increase is primarily due to higher realized oil and gas prices relating to our Energy assets.
Iron Ore:
Energy:
Dividend Declaration
Franco-Nevada is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of US$0.32 per share. The dividend will be paid on December 22, 2022 to shareholders of record on December 8, 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. 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.
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.
ENDNOTES:
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
(expressed in millions, except per share amounts) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 157.1 | $ | 166.0 | $ | 535.6 | $ | 512.8 | ||||||||
Impairment and charges | — | — | — | 7.5 | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange loss (gain) and other (income) expenses | 2.3 | 0.4 | (3.5) | 1.7 | ||||||||||||
Finance income related to repayment of Noront loan | — | — | (2.2) | — | ||||||||||||
Tax effect of adjustments | 0.3 | (0.4) | 2.8 | (1.9) | ||||||||||||
Other tax related adjustments: | ||||||||||||||||
Recognition of previously unrecognized deferred tax assets | — | (0.4) | — | (11.0) | ||||||||||||
Adjusted Net Income | $ | 159.7 | $ | 165.6 | $ | 532.7 | $ | 509.1 | ||||||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 191.6 | 191.1 | 191.5 | 191.0 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted Net Income per share | $ | 0.83 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 2.78 | $ | 2.67 |
For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
(expressed in millions, except per share amounts) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 157.1 | $ | 166.0 | $ | 535.6 | $ | 512.8 | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 30.4 | 30.2 | 103.1 | 79.4 | ||||||||||||
Finance expenses | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||||||||||||
Finance income | (2.4) | (0.6) | (5.9) | (3.0) | ||||||||||||
Depletion and depreciation | 68.5 | 73.0 | 212.7 | 221.4 | ||||||||||||
Impairment charges | — | — | — | 7.5 | ||||||||||||
Foreign exchange loss (gain) and other (income) expenses | 2.3 | 0.4 | (3.5) | 1.7 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 256.7 | $ | 269.8 | $ | 844.5 | $ | 822.5 | ||||||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 191.6 | 191.1 | 191.5 | 191.0 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA per share | $ | 1.34 | $ | 1.41 | $ | 4.41 | $ | 4.31 |
For the three months ended | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
(expressed in millions, except Margin) | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | ||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 256.7 | $ | 269.8 | $ | 844.5 | $ | 822.5 | ||||||||
Revenue | 304.2 | 316.3 | 995.3 | 972.3 | ||||||||||||
Margin | 84.4 | % | 85.3 | % | 84.8 | % | 84.6 | % |
FRANCO-NEVADA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
At September 30, | At December 31, | |||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
ASSETS | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents (Note 4) | $ | 1,057.4 | $ | 539.3 | ||||
Receivables | 150.0 | 119.8 | ||||||
Loan receivable (Note 5) | — | 39.7 | ||||||
Prepaid expenses and other (Note 6) | 55.8 | 52.6 | ||||||
Current assets | $ | 1,263.2 | $ | 751.4 | ||||
Royalty, stream and working interests, net (Note 7) | $ | 4,864.7 | $ | 5,149.3 | ||||
Investments (Note 5) | 225.7 | 235.9 | ||||||
Deferred income tax assets | 41.4 | 49.4 | ||||||
Other assets (Note 8) | 48.7 | 23.9 | ||||||
Total assets | $ | 6,443.7 | $ | 6,209.9 | ||||
LIABILITIES | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 40.0 | $ | 33.6 | ||||
Current income tax liabilities | 11.9 | 9.6 | ||||||
Current liabilities | $ | 51.9 | $ | 43.2 | ||||
Deferred income tax liabilities | $ | 135.1 | $ | 135.4 | ||||
Other liabilities | 5.3 | 6.1 | ||||||
Total liabilities | $ | 192.3 | $ | 184.7 | ||||
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | ||||||||
Share capital (Note 16) | $ | 5,669.8 | $ | 5,628.5 | ||||
Contributed surplus | 19.6 | 16.1 | ||||||
Retained earnings | 836.9 | 484.9 | ||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (274.9) | (104.3) | ||||||
Total shareholders’ equity | $ | 6,251.4 | $ | 6,025.2 | ||||
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | $ | 6,443.7 | $ | 6,209.9 | ||||
The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes can be found in our Q3 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 | For the nine months ended | |||||||||||||||
September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
Revenue (Note 10) | $ | 304.2 | $ | 316.3 | $ | 995.3 | $ | 972.3 | ||||||||
Costs of sales | ||||||||||||||||
Costs of sales (Note 11) | $ | 42.0 | $ | 42.0 | $ | 131.1 | $ | 129.9 | ||||||||
Depletion and depreciation | 68.5 | 73.0 | 212.7 | 221.4 | ||||||||||||
Total costs of sales | $ | 110.5 | $ | 115.0 | $ | 343.8 | $ | 351.3 | ||||||||
Gross profit | $ | 193.7 | $ | 201.3 | $ | 651.5 | $ | 621.0 | ||||||||
Other operating expenses (income) | ||||||||||||||||
General and administrative expenses | $ | 4.7 | $ | 4.8 | $ | 16.1 | $ | 14.4 | ||||||||
Share-based compensation expenses (Note 12) | 0.4 | (0.2) | 4.7 | 6.8 | ||||||||||||
Impairment charges | — | — | — | 7.5 | ||||||||||||
Loss (gain) on sale of gold bullion | 0.4 | (0.1) | (1.1) | (1.3) | ||||||||||||
Total other operating expenses | $ | 5.5 | $ | 4.5 | $ | 19.7 | $ | 27.4 | ||||||||
Operating income | $ | 188.2 | $ | 196.8 | $ | 631.8 | $ | 593.6 | ||||||||
Foreign exchange (loss) gain and other income (expenses) | $ | (2.3) | $ | (0.4) | $ | 3.5 | $ | (1.7) | ||||||||
Income before finance items and income taxes | $ | 185.9 | $ | 196.4 | $ | 635.3 | $ | 591.9 | ||||||||
Finance items (Note 14) | ||||||||||||||||
Finance income | $ | 2.4 | $ | 0.6 | $ | 5.9 | $ | 3.0 | ||||||||
Finance expenses | (0.8) | (0.8) | (2.5) | (2.7) | ||||||||||||
Net income before income taxes | $ | 187.5 | $ | 196.2 | $ | 638.7 | $ | 592.2 | ||||||||
Income tax expense (Note 15) | 30.4 | 30.2 | 103.1 | 79.4 | ||||||||||||
Net income | $ | 157.1 | $ | 166.0 | $ | 535.6 | $ | 512.8 | ||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes | ||||||||||||||||
Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss: | ||||||||||||||||
Currency translation adjustment | $ | (83.4) | $ | (38.0) | $ | (110.4) | $ | (10.9) | ||||||||
Items that will not be reclassified subsequently to profit and loss: | ||||||||||||||||
(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) | (2.5) | (53.5) | (59.6) | 11.8 | ||||||||||||
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of taxes | $ | (85.9) | $ | (91.5) | $ | (170.0) | $ | 0.9 | ||||||||
Comprehensive income | $ | 71.2 | $ | 74.5 | $ | 365.6 | $ | 513.7 | ||||||||
Earnings per share (Note 17) | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ | 0.82 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 2.80 | $ | 2.68 | ||||||||
Diluted | $ | 0.82 | $ | 0.87 | $ | 2.79 | $ | 2.68 | ||||||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding (Note 17) | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | 191.6 | 191.1 | 191.5 | 191.0 | ||||||||||||
Diluted | 191.9 | 191.5 | 191.9 | 191.4 | ||||||||||||
The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes can be found in our Q3 2022 Quarterly Report available on our website
FRANCO-NEVADA CORPORATION
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions of U.S. dollars)
For the nine months ended | ||||||||
September 30, | ||||||||
2022 | 2021 | |||||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||||
Net income | $ | 535.6 | $ | 512.8 | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||
Depletion and depreciation | 212.7 | 221.4 | ||||||
Share-based compensation expenses | 4.6 | 4.5 | ||||||
Impairment charges | — | 7.5 | ||||||
Unrealized foreign exchange loss | 1.4 | 0.4 | ||||||
Deferred income tax expense | 22.2 | 10.2 | ||||||
Other non-cash items | (4.4) | (2.7) | ||||||
Acquisition of gold bullion | (34.7) | (34.1) | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of gold bullion | 36.1 | 21.2 | ||||||
Changes in other assets | (26.7) | (5.6) | ||||||
Operating cash flows before changes in non-cash working capital | $ | 746.8 | $ | 735.6 | ||||
Changes in non-cash working capital: | ||||||||
Increase in receivables | $ | (30.2) | $ | (54.4) | ||||
Increase in prepaid expenses and other | (3.7) | (3.4) | ||||||
Increase (decrease) in current liabilities | 7.3 | (1.4) | ||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities | $ | 720.2 | $ | 676.4 | ||||
Cash flows used in investing activities | ||||||||
Acquisition of royalty, stream and working interests | $ | (15.3) | $ | (740.2) | ||||
Acquisition of investments | (75.2) | — | ||||||
Acquisition of energy well equipment | (1.2) | (1.1) | ||||||
Proceeds from repayment of loan receivable | 42.7 | — | ||||||
Proceeds from sale of investments | 1.7 | 12.7 | ||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | $ | (47.3) | $ | (728.6) | ||||
Cash flows used in financing activities | ||||||||
Payment of dividends | $ | (149.6) | $ | (133.4) | ||||
Proceeds from draw of revolving credit facilities | — | 150.0 | ||||||
Repayment of revolving credit facilities | — | (150.0) | ||||||
Credit facility amendment costs | (0.9) | (1.0) | ||||||
Proceeds from exercise of stock options | 5.2 | 0.3 | ||||||
Net cash used in financing activities | $ | (145.3) | $ | (134.1) | ||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | $ | (9.5) | $ | (1.2) | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 518.1 | $ | (187.5) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | $ | 539.3 | $ | 534.2 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 1,057.4 | $ | 346.7 | ||||
Supplemental cash flow information: | ||||||||
Dividend income received | $ | 15.1 | $ | 24.4 | ||||
Interest and standby fees paid | $ | 1.8 | $ | 1.8 | ||||
Income taxes paid | $ | 80.3 | $ | 71.6 |
The condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes can be found in our Q3 2022 Quarterly Report available on our website
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