Mining Royalty Co. Posts Best Cash Margins to Date

Source: Kerry Smith   11/22/2022

Also, operating cash flow was a beat during this strong quarter for the Quebec-based firm, noted a Haywood Securities report.

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd. (OR:TSX; OR:NYSE) had “a solid third quarter” of 2022 with record cash margins and higher-than-expected operating cash flows, reported Haywood Securities analyst Kerry Smith in a November 10, 2022 research note.

“We recommend accumulating shares at current levels,” Smith wrote and summarized Osisko’s financials for the quarter.

Best-Ever Cash Margins

The Quebec-based royalty company achieved CA$49.3 million (CA$49.3M), or 92%, in cash margins in Q3/22. This was based on CA$ 53.7M of revenue generated, reflecting a 4.1% increase from the previous quarter.

Osisko received 23,850 attributable gold equivalent ounces (GEOs). Of these, 65% were gold, 20% were silver, and 14% were diamonds. The Malartic mine stream delivered the most GEOs during Q3/22, at 31% of the total.

Total Q3/22 GEOs were up 7.2% from Q2/22 but fell short of Haywood’s estimate by 3%.

“For 2022, we estimate cash flow of CA$0.93 per share,” Smith wrote.

“Deliveries are expected to increase incrementally through the year as Mantos and Eagle continue to ramp up toward nameplate capacity,” Smith wrote.

Management maintained guidance for full-year 2022 of 90,000–95,000 GEOs, and Haywood forecasts 90,000 GEOs. At Q3/22′s end, Smith noted, Osisko was trending toward the lower end of guidance.

Cash Flow Is a Beat

In Q3/22, Osisko generated CA$44.2M in cash flow from operations before changes in working capital or CA$0.24 per share. This was more than both consensus and Haywood’s projections of CA$0.20 and of CA$0.22 per share, respectively.

“For 2022, we estimate cash flow of CA$0.93 per share,” Smith wrote.

During Q3/22, Osisko paid out its CA$0.055 per share dividend. At the quarter’s end, the mining company had CA$300.5M in cash, a CA$550M undrawn credit facility with a further CA$200M accordion, and CA$300M in convertible debentures that mature at the end of this year.

Significant Upcoming Events

Osisko Gold has a handful of catalysts slated to happen in Q4/22. They are a reserves and resources report on Tintic, feasibility studies on the Cariboo mine and the Windfall Lake project, and the closing of Osisko’s acquisition of a silver stream on the CSA mine.

Haywood has a Buy rating and a CA$25 per share target price on Osisko Gold, the current share price of which is about CA$16.75.

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Disclosures For Haywood Capital Markets, Osisko Gold Royalties, November 7, 2022

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