Miner Delivers' a Record Quarter and Still Getting Better,' Analyst Says

Source: Streetwise Reports   11/17/2021

“Given this actual and expected strong balance sheet, we expect Teck Resources could announce a one-time capital return to shareholders with its February earnings and guidance release,” noted a BMO Capital Markets report.

In an Oct. 27 research note, analyst Jackie Przybylowski reported that
BMO Capital Markets increased its target price on Teck Resources Ltd. (TECK:TSX; TECK:NYSE) to CA$54 per share from CA$50 due to the miner’s strong Q3/21 results and expected Q4/21 coal prices. Teck’s current share price is about CA$34.95.

“BMO has an Outperform rating on Teck Resources.”

—Analyst Jackie Przybylowski 

In Q3/21, “a stellar quarter” for British Columbia’s Teck Resources, Przybylowski described, the mining company achieved record quarterly EBITDA and earnings per share (EPS), both exceeding the forecasts of both BMO and the Street.

Przybylowski discussed Teck’s quarterly earnings, BMO’s near-term cash flow and coal price expectations and, base on those, revisions made to its model on the miner.

Teck’s Q3/21 adjusted EBITDA was CA$2.1 billion (CA$2.1B) whereas BMO expected it to be around CA$1.8B. As for adjusted EPS, it was CA$1.88 versus consensus’ forecast of CA$1.46 and BMO’s projection of CA$1.41.

The beat was due largely to better-than-expected realized coal prices, purported Przybylowski. Coal prices turned out to be about US$237 per ton (US$237/ton), higher than BMO and consensus’ projections of US$230/ton and US$214/ton, respectively.

Given that coal prices have averaged US$370/ton for free on board and US$561/ton for cost of freight since September 1, 2021, BMO raised the coal price it expects Teck to realize in Q4/1 to US$390/ton from US$370/ton. However, BMO expects the upward trend in coal prices to reverse in 2022 when compared to the spot price.

BMO also predicts capex for Teck’s QB2 project will exceed the CA$5.26B budget by at least 5%, Przybylowski indicated. Plus, COVID-related costs, estimated to be US$600 million, could also be higher, taking the total capex to more like CA$6.1B. Thus, in its model on Teck, BMO increased QB2 capex to CA$6.2B from its previous estimate of CA$5.9B.

On the other hand, BMO anticipates Teck will generate lots of cash in Q4/21 and in 2022, perhaps even culminating in a one-time capital payout to shareholders. This is before QB2 comes online, which is expected to happen in late 2022.

“Strong cash flows today provide a cushion tomorrow,” Przybylowski wrote.

BMO has an Outperform rating on Teck Resources.

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Disclosure 5: BMO Capital Markets or an affiliate received compensation for products or services other than investment banking services within the past 12 months from Teck Resources.
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Disclosure 8A: BMO Capital Markets or an affiliate has a financial interest in 1% or more of any class of the equity securities of Teck Resources.
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Disclosure 9B: BMO Capital Markets makes a market in Teck Resources in United States.
Disclosure 22: Teck Resources has a security with subordinate voting shares

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