Item 1. Financial Statements
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands except share data)
June 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents
$
106,157
$
118,586
Royalty receivables
36,458
49,405
Income tax receivable
9,602
3,066
Stream inventory
10,657
12,656
Prepaid expenses and other
2,375
2,120
Total current assets
165,249
185,833
Stream and royalty interests, net (Note 2)
3,155,561
3,237,402
Other assets
118,899
111,287
Total assets
$
3,439,709
$
3,534,522
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
$
8,552
$
6,686
Dividends payable
24,646
24,627
Income tax payable
15,603
16,065
Other current liabilities
14,267
16,209
Total current liabilities
63,068
63,587
Debt (Note 4)
395,529
571,572
Deferred tax liabilities
136,136
138,156
Other liabilities
9,083
7,738
Total liabilities
603,816
781,053
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
EQUITY
Preferred stock, $ .01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; and 0 shares issued
—
—
Common stock, $ .01 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized; and 65,609,736 and 65,592,597 shares outstanding, respectively
656
656
Additional paid-in capital
2,217,559
2,213,123
Accumulated earnings
605,347
527,314
Total Royal Gold stockholders’ equity
2,823,562
2,741,093
Non-controlling interests
12,331
12,376
Total equity
2,835,893
2,753,469
Total liabilities and equity
$
3,439,709
$
3,534,522
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands except share data)
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Revenue (Note 5)
$
144,042
$
146,441
$
314,434
$
308,796
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization)
23,367
23,810
48,387
46,450
General and administrative
9,093
9,312
20,093
18,243
Production taxes
1,274
1,425
3,263
3,646
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
38,412
43,989
84,741
91,976
Total costs and expenses
72,146
78,536
156,484
160,315
Operating income
71,896
67,905
157,950
148,481
Fair value changes in equity securities
( 509 )
( 2,191 )
291
( 1,577 )
Interest and other income
2,650
1,118
4,912
2,093
Interest and other expense
( 8,408 )
( 1,398 )
( 17,582 )
( 2,296 )
Income before income taxes
65,629
65,434
145,571
146,701
Income tax (expense) benefit
( 2,029 )
5,911
( 17,900 )
( 9,393 )
Net income and comprehensive income
63,600
71,345
127,671
137,308
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
( 151 )
( 205 )
( 347 )
( 492 )
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders
$
63,449
$
71,140
$
127,324
$
136,816
Net income per share attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share
$
0.97
$
1.08
$
1.94
$
2.08
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
65,605,391
65,569,190
65,600,213
65,567,621
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.97
$
1.08
$
1.93
$
2.08
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
65,762,903
65,678,320
65,736,028
65,661,653
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.375
$
0.35
$
0.75
$
0.70
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Three months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022
(unaudited, amounts in thousands except share data)
Royal Gold Stockholders
Additional
Common Shares
Paid-In
Accumulated
Non-controlling
Total
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Interests
Equity
Balance at March 31, 2023
65,599,348
$
656
$
2,215,362
$
566,545
$
12,369
$
2,794,932
Stock-based compensation and related share issuances
10,388
—
2,197
—
—
2,197
Distributions to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
—
( 189 )
( 189 )
Net income and comprehensive income
—
—
—
63,449
151
63,600
Dividends declared
—
—
—
( 24,647 )
—
( 24,647 )
Balance at June 30, 2023
65,609,736
$
656
$
2,217,559
$
605,347
$
12,331
$
2,835,893
Royal Gold Stockholders
Additional
Common Shares
Paid-In
Accumulated
Non-controlling
Total
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Interests
Equity
Balance at March 31, 2022
65,568,799
$
656
$
2,208,425
$
424,608
$
12,425
$
2,646,114
Stock-based compensation and related share issuances
888
—
2,384
—
—
2,384
Distributions to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
—
( 201 )
( 201 )
Net income and comprehensive income
—
—
—
71,140
205
71,345
Dividends declared
—
—
—
( 22,984 )
—
( 22,984 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
65,569,687
$
656
$
2,210,809
$
472,764
$
12,429
$
2,696,658
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Six months ended June 30, 2023, and 2022
(unaudited, amounts in thousands except share data)
Royal Gold Stockholders
Additional
Common Shares
Paid-In
Accumulated
Non-controlling
Total
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Interests
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2022
65,592,597
$
656
$
2,213,123
$
527,314
$
12,376
$
2,753,469
Stock-based compensation and related share issuances
17,139
—
4,436
—
—
4,436
Distributions to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
—
( 392 )
( 392 )
Net income and comprehensive income
—
—
—
127,324
347
127,671
Dividends declared
—
—
—
( 49,291 )
—
( 49,291 )
Balance at June 30, 2023
65,609,736
$
656
$
2,217,559
$
605,347
$
12,331
$
2,835,893
Royal Gold Stockholders
Additional
Common Shares
Paid-In
Accumulated
Non-controlling
Total
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Interests
Equity
Balance at December 31, 2021
65,564,364
$
656
$
2,206,159
$
381,929
$
12,467
$
2,601,211
Stock-based compensation and related share issuances
5,323
—
4,650
—
—
4,650
Distributions to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
—
( 530 )
( 530 )
Net income and comprehensive income
—
—
—
136,816
492
137,308
Dividends declared
—
—
—
( 45,981 )
—
( 45,981 )
Balance at June 30, 2022
65,569,687
$
656
$
2,210,809
$
472,764
$
12,429
$
2,696,658
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands)
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
2023
2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income and comprehensive income
$
127,671
$
137,308
Adjustments to reconcile net income and comprehensive income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
84,741
91,976
Non-cash employee stock compensation expense
4,579
4,542
Fair value changes in equity securities
( 291 )
1,577
Deferred tax benefit
( 7,139 )
( 28,114 )
Other
445
491
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Royalty receivables
12,948
17,220
Stream inventory
1,998
( 1,564 )
Income tax receivable
( 6,536 )
( 2,797 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
( 2,641 )
( 1,359 )
Accounts payable
1,866
592
Income tax payable
( 462 )
4,976
Other liabilities
( 597 )
( 3,519 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
216,582
$
221,329
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of stream and royalty interests
( 2,670 )
( 37,841 )
Sale of equity securities
107
—
Other
( 258 )
( 36 )
Net cash used in investing activities
$
( 2,821 )
$
( 37,877 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt
( 175,000 )
—
Debt issuance costs
( 1,533 )
—
Net payments from issuance of common stock
253
108
Common stock dividends
( 49,271 )
( 45,953 )
Other
( 639 )
( 541 )
Net cash used in financing activities
$
( 226,190 )
$
( 46,386 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents
( 12,429 )
137,066
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period
118,586
143,551
Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
106,157
$
280,617
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. OPERATIONS, SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
Royal Gold, Inc., together with its subsidiaries (“Royal Gold,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”), is engaged in the business of acquiring and managing precious metals streams, royalties and similar interests. We seek to acquire existing stream and royalty interests or to finance projects that are in production or in the development stage in exchange for stream or royalty interests. A metal stream is a purchase agreement that provides, in exchange for an upfront deposit payment, the right to purchase all or a portion of one or more metals produced from a mine at a price determined for the life of the transaction by the purchase agreement. Royalties are non-operating interests in a mining project that provide the right to revenue or metals produced from the project after deducting contractually specified costs, if any.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments which are of a normal recurring nature considered necessary for a fair presentation of our interim financial statements have been included in this Form 10-Q. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the calendar year ending December 31, 2023. These interim unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 16, 2023 (“2022 10-K”).
Recent Accounting Standards
We have evaluated all the recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards that have been issued or proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other standards-setting bodies through the filing date of these unaudited consolidated financial statements and do not believe the future adoption of any such standards will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
2. STREAM AND ROYALTY INTERESTS, NET
The following tables summarize our stream and royalty interests, net as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
As of June 30, 2023 (Amounts in thousands):
Cost
Accumulated Depletion
Net
Production stage stream interests:
Mount Milligan
$
790,635
$
( 413,284 )
$
377,351
Pueblo Viejo
610,404
( 295,407 )
314,997
Andacollo
388,182
( 157,761 )
230,421
Khoemac a u
265,911
( 29,275 )
236,636
Rainy River
175,727
( 68,476 )
107,251
Other
232,703
( 121,328 )
111,375
Total production stage stream interests
2,463,562
( 1,085,531 )
1,378,031
Production stage royalty interests:
Cortez (Legacy Zone and CC Zone)
353,850
( 47,402 )
306,448
Voisey's Bay
205,724
( 119,356 )
86,368
Red Chris
116,187
( 3,758 )
112,429
Peñasquito
99,172
( 59,407 )
39,765
Other
447,687
( 403,171 )
44,516
Total production stage royalty interests
1,222,620
( 633,094 )
589,526
Total production stage stream and royalty interests
3,686,182
( 1,718,625 )
1,967,557
Development stage stream interests:
Other
12,038
—
12,038
Development stage royalty interests:
Côté
45,421
—
45,421
Other
81,510
—
81,510
Total development stage stream and royalty interests
138,969
—
138,969
Exploration stage stream interests:
Xavantina
19,565
—
19,565
Exploration stage royalty interests:
Cortez (Legacy Zone and CC Zone)
456,471
—
456,471
Great Bear
209,106
—
209,106
Pascua-Lama
177,690
—
177,690
Red Chris
48,895
—
48,895
Côté
29,610
—
29,610
Other
107,698
—
107,698
Total exploration stage stream and royalty interests
1,049,035
—
1,049,035
Total stream and royalty interests, net
$
4,874,186
$
( 1,718,625 )
$
3,155,561
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
As of December 31, 2022 (Amounts in thousands):
Cost
Accumulated Depletion
Impairments
Net
Production stage stream interests:
Mount Milligan
$
790,635
$
( 392,804 )
$
—
$
397,831
Pueblo Viejo
610,404
( 289,537 )
—
320,867
Andacollo
388,182
( 151,870 )
—
236,312
Khoemac a u
265,911
( 15,905 )
—
250,006
Rainy River
175,727
( 61,601 )
—
114,126
Other
215,576
( 110,711 )
—
104,865
Total production stage stream interests
2,446,435
( 1,022,428 )
—
1,424,007
Production stage royalty interests:
Cortez (Legacy Zone and CC Zone)
353,772
( 35,276 )
—
318,496
Voisey's Bay
205,724
( 118,327 )
—
87,397
Red Chris
116,187
( 1,797 )
—
114,390
Peñasquito
99,172
( 57,772 )
—
41,400
Other
447,535
( 398,513 )
—
49,022
Total production stage royalty interests
1,222,390
( 611,685 )
—
610,705
Total production stage stream and royalty interests
3,668,825
( 1,634,113 )
—
2,034,712
Development stage stream interests:
Other
12,038
—
—
12,038
Development stage royalty interests:
Côté
45,421
—
—
45,421
Other
74,225
—
—
74,225
Total development stage stream and royalty interests
131,684
—
—
131,684
Exploration stage stream interests:
Xavantina
34,253
—
—
34,253
Exploration stage royalty interests:
Cortez (Legacy Zone and CC Zone)
456,318
—
—
456,318
Great Bear
209,106
—
—
209,106
Pascua-Lama
177,690
—
—
177,690
Red Chris
48,895
—
—
48,895
Côté
29,610
—
—
29,610
Other
119,421
—
( 4,287 )
115,134
Total exploration stage royalty interests
1,075,293
—
( 4,287 )
1,071,006
Total stream and royalty interests, net
$
4,875,802
$
( 1,634,113 )
$
( 4,287 )
$
3,237,402
3. MARKETABLE EQUITY SECURITIES
As of June 30, 2023, our marketable equity securities include warrants to purchase up to 19,640,000 common shares of TriStar Gold Inc and 250,000 common shares of Goldon Resources Ltd. Our marketable equity securities are measured at fair value (Note 10) each reporting period with any changes in fair value recognized in net income (amounts in thousands).
June 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
Carrying value of marketable securities (1)
$
547
$
373
Change in fair value of marketable securities
$
( 509 )
$
( 1,503 )
(1) Included in Other Assets on our consolidated balance sheets.
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ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
4. DEBT
Our debt as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consists of the following (amounts in thousands):
As of June 30, 2023
As of December 31, 2022
Principal
Debt Issuance Costs
Total
Principal
Debt Issuance Costs
Total
(Amounts in thousands)
(Amounts in thousands)
Revolving credit facility
$
400,000
$
( 4,471 )
$
395,529
$
575,000
$
( 3,428 )
$
571,572
Total debt
$
400,000
$
( 4,471 )
$
395,529
$
575,000
$
( 3,428 )
$
571,572
Revolving credit facility
On March 6, 2023, we repaid $ 75 million and on June 6, 2023, we repaid $ 100 million of outstanding borrowings on our revolving credit facility.
On June 28, 2023, we entered into a fifth amendment to our revolving credit facility dated as of June 2, 2017, as amended. The fifth amendment extended the scheduled maturity date from July 7, 2026 to June 28, 2028, replaced LIBOR with Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“Term SOFR”) as a benchmark interest rate and made certain other administrative changes to the existing revolving credit facility.
As of June 30, 2023, we had $ 400 million outstanding and $ 600 million available under our revolving credit facility. The interest rate on borrowings under our revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2023, was LIBOR plus 1.20 % for an all-in rate of 6.7 %. Interest expense, which includes interest on outstanding borrowings and amortization of debt issuance costs, was $ 7.8 million and $ 16.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, respectively, and $ 0.2 million and $ 0.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, respectively. We were in compliance with each financial covenant (leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio) under our revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2023.
We may repay any borrowings under our revolving credit facility at any time without premium or penalty.
5. REVENUE
Revenue Recognition
A performance obligation is a promise in a contract to transfer control of a distinct good or service (or integrated package of goods and/or services) to a customer. A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, a performance obligation is satisfied. In accordance with this guidance, revenue attributable to our stream interests and royalty interests is generally recognized at the point in time that control of the related metal production transfers to our customers. The amount of revenue we recognize further reflects the consideration to which we are entitled under the respective stream or royalty agreement. A more detailed summary of our revenue recognition policies for our stream and royalty interests is discussed below.
Stream Interests
A metal stream is a purchase agreement that provides, in exchange for an upfront deposit payment, the right to purchase all or a portion of one or more of the metals produced from a mine, at a price determined for the life of the transaction by the purchase agreement. Gold, silver and copper received under our metal streaming agreements are taken into inventory, and then sold primarily using average spot rate gold, silver and copper forward contracts. The sales price for these average spot rate forward contracts is determined by the average daily gold, silver or copper spot prices during the term of the contract, typically a consecutive number of trading days between ten days and three months (depending on the frequency of deliveries under the respective streaming agreement and our sales policy in effect at the time) commencing shortly after receipt and purchase of the metal. We settle our forward sales contracts via physical delivery of the metal to the purchaser (our customer) on the settlement date specified in the contract. Under our forward sales contracts, there is a single performance obligation to sell a contractually specified volume of metal to the purchaser, and we satisfy this obligation at the point in time of physical delivery. Accordingly, revenue from our metal sales is recognized on the date of settlement, which is the date that control, custody and title to the metal transfer to the purchaser.
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ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Royalty Interests
Royalties are non-operating interests in mining projects that provide the right to a percentage of revenue or metals produced from the project after deducting specified costs, if any. We are entitled to payment for our royalty interest in a mining project based on a contractually specified commodity price (for example, a monthly or quarterly average spot price) for the period in which metal production occurs. As a royalty holder, we act as a passive entity in the production and operations of the mining project, and the third-party operator of the mining project is responsible for all mining activities, including subsequent marketing and delivery of all metal production to their ultimate customer. In all of our material royalty interest arrangements, we have concluded that we transfer control of our interest in the metal production to the operator at the point at which production occurs, and thus, the operator is our customer. We have further determined that the transfer of each unit of metal production comprising our royalty interest to the operator represents a separate performance obligation under the contract, and each performance obligation is satisfied at the point in time of metal production by the operator. Accordingly, we recognize revenue attributable to our royalty interests in the period in which metal production occurs at the specified commodity price per the agreement, net of any contractually allowable costs.
Royalty Revenue Estimates
For a small number of our royalty interests, we may not receive, or be entitled to receive, payment information, including production information from the operator, for the period in which metal production occurred prior to issuance of our financial statements for that period. As a result, we may estimate revenue for these royalties based on available information, including public information, from the operator. If adequate information is not available from the operator or from other public sources before we issue our financial statements, we will recognize royalty revenue during the period in which the necessary payment information is received. Differences between estimates and actual amounts could differ significantly and are recorded in the period that the actual amounts are known. Please also refer to our “Use of Estimates” accounting policy discussed in our 2022 10-K. For the three months ended June 30, 2023, royalty revenue that was estimated or was attributable to metal production for a period prior to June 30, 2023, was not material.
Disaggregation of Revenue
We have identified two material revenue sources in our business: stream interests and royalty interests. These identified revenue sources are consistent with our reportable segments as discussed in Note 9.
Revenue by metal type attributable to each of our revenue sources is disaggregated as follows (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Stream revenue:
Gold
$
80,227
$
75,325
$
158,856
$
152,827
Silver
19,230
12,892
37,539
24,331
Copper
6,558
16,662
24,610
32,972
Total stream revenue
$
106,015
$
104,879
$
221,005
$
210,130
Royalty revenue:
Gold
$
30,169
$
28,974
$
73,037
$
66,890
Silver
2,721
3,512
5,667
7,829
Copper
1,572
3,281
6,630
9,986
Other
3,565
5,795
8,095
13,961
Total royalty revenue
$
38,027
$
41,562
$
93,429
$
98,666
Total revenue
$
144,042
$
146,441
$
314,434
$
308,796
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Revenue attributable to our principal stream and royalty interests is disaggregated as follows (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
Metal(s)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Stream revenue:
Mount Milligan
Gold & Copper
$
41,208
$
45,627
$
87,863
$
88,043
Pueblo Viejo
Gold & Silver
23,540
19,812
45,898
43,076
Khoemac a u
Silver
8,881
5,202
18,035
7,591
Andacollo
Gold
7,823
11,721
20,757
27,395
Other
Gold & Silver
24,563
22,517
48,452
44,025
Total stream revenue
$
106,015
$
104,879
$
221,005
$
210,130
Royalty revenue:
Cortez Legacy Zone
Gold
$
14,305
$
8,138
$
37,393
$
24,852
Cortez CC Zone
Gold
3,520
—
6,726
—
Peñasquito
Gold, Silver, Lead & Zinc
6,105
9,664
13,538
22,758
Other
Various
14,097
23,760
35,772
51,056
Total royalty revenue
$
38,027
$
41,562
$
93,429
$
98,666
Total revenue
$
144,042
$
146,441
$
314,434
$
308,796
Please refer to Note 9 for the geographical distribution of our revenue by reportable segment.
6. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
We recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Restricted stock
$
1,540
$
1,201
$
3,154
$
2,356
Stock appreciation rights
212
360
417
692
Performance stock
183
847
993
1,478
Stock options
8
10
15
16
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
1,943
$
2,418
$
4,579
$
4,542
Stock-based compensation expense is included within General and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, we granted the following stock-based compensation awards:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
(Number of shares)
(Number of shares)
Performance stock (at maximum 200 % attainment)
—
—
82,360
39,380
Restricted Stock
—
—
56,530
28,220
Total equity awards granted
—
—
138,890
67,600
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
As of June 30, 2023, unrecognized compensation expense (expressed in thousands below) and weighted-average vesting period for each of our stock-based compensation awards were as follows:
Unrecognized
Weighted-
compensation
average vesting
expense
period (years)
Restricted stock
$
9,880
2.1
Performance stock
7,666
2.2
Stock appreciation rights
111
0.1
Stock options
4
0.1
7. EARNINGS PER SHARE (“EPS”)
Basic EPS was computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period, considering the effect of participating securities. Unvested stock-based compensation awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents are considered participating securities and are included in the computation of EPS pursuant to the two-class method. Our unvested restricted stock awards contain non-forfeitable dividend rights and participate equally with common stock with respect to dividends issued or declared. Our unexercised stock option awards, unexercised stock-settled stock appreciation rights and unvested performance stock do not contain rights to dividends. Under the two-class method, the earnings used to determine basic EPS are reduced by an amount allocated to participating securities. Use of the two-class method has an immaterial impact on the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.
The following table summarizes the effects of dilutive securities on diluted EPS for the periods shown below (amounts in thousands, except share data):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Net income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders
$
63,449
$
71,140
$
127,324
$
136,816
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS
65,605,391
65,569,190
65,600,213
65,567,621
Effect of other dilutive securities
157,512
109,130
135,815
94,032
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS
65,762,903
65,678,320
65,736,028
65,661,653
Basic EPS
$
0.97
$
1.08
$
1.94
$
2.08
Diluted EPS
$
0.97
$
1.08
$
1.93
$
2.08
8. INCOME TAXES
The following table provides the income tax expense (amounts in thousands) and effective tax rates for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Income tax expense (benefit)
$
2,029
$
( 5,911 )
$
17,900
$
9,393
Effective tax rate
3.1 %
( 9.0 %)
12.3 %
6.4 %
The effective tax rates for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and June 30, 2022, included discrete income tax benefits of $ 8.5 million and $ 18.8 million, respectively, attributable to the release of a valuation allowance on certain deferred tax assets, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
9. SEGMENT INFORMATION
We manage our business under two reportable segments, consisting of the acquisition and management of stream interests and the acquisition and management of royalty interests. Our long-lived assets (stream and royalty interests, net) are geographically distributed as shown in the following table (amounts in thousands):
As of June 30, 2023
As of December 31, 2022
Total stream
Total stream
Stream
Royalty
and royalty
Stream
Royalty
and royalty
interest
interest
interests, net
interest
interest
interests, net
Canada
$
484,602
$
616,920
$
1,101,522
$
511,957
$
620,549
$
1,132,506
Dominican Republic
314,998
—
314,998
320,867
—
320,867
Africa
280,517
321
280,838
299,722
321
300,043
Chile
230,421
224,116
454,537
236,312
224,116
460,428
United States
—
810,487
810,487
—
823,203
823,203
Mexico
—
45,703
45,703
—
50,156
50,156
Australia
—
21,743
21,743
—
22,120
22,120
Rest of world
99,095
26,638
125,733
101,440
26,639
128,079
Total
$
1,409,633
$
1,745,928
$
3,155,561
$
1,470,298
$
1,767,104
$
3,237,402
Our reportable segments for purposes of assessing performance are shown below (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
Revenue
Cost of sales (1)
Production taxes
Depletion (2)
Segment gross profit
Stream interests
$
106,015
$
23,367
$
—
$
29,352
$
53,296
Royalty interests
38,027
—
1,274
8,945
27,808
Total
$
144,042
$
23,367
$
1,274
$
38,297
$
81,104
Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
Revenue
Cost of sales (1)
Production taxes
Depletion (2)
Segment gross profit
Stream interests
$
104,879
$
23,810
$
—
$
37,790
$
43,279
Royalty interests
41,562
—
1,425
6,075
34,062
Total
$
146,441
$
23,810
$
1,425
$
43,865
$
77,341
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
Revenue
Cost of sales (1)
Production taxes
Depletion (2)
Segment gross profit
Stream interests
$
221,005
$
48,387
$
—
$
63,104
$
109,514
Royalty interests
93,429
—
3,263
21,408
68,758
Total
$
314,434
$
48,387
$
3,263
$
84,512
$
178,272
Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
Revenue
Cost of sales (1)
Production taxes
Depletion (2)
Segment gross profit
Stream interests
$
210,130
$
46,450
$
—
$
74,169
$
89,511
Royalty interests
98,666
—
3,646
17,561
77,459
Total
$
308,796
$
46,450
$
3,646
$
91,730
$
166,970
(1) Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization.
(2) Depletion amounts are included within Depreciation, depletion and amortization on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
A reconciliation of total segment gross profit to the consolidated Income before income taxes is shown below (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Total segment gross profit
$
81,104
$
77,341
$
178,272
$
166,970
Costs and expenses
General and administrative expenses
9,093
9,312
20,093
18,243
Depreciation and amortization
115
124
229
246
Operating income
71,896
67,905
157,950
148,481
Fair value changes in equity securities
( 509 )
( 2,191 )
291
( 1,577 )
Interest and other income
2,650
1,118
4,912
2,093
Interest and other expense
( 8,408 )
( 1,398 )
( 17,582 )
( 2,296 )
Income before income taxes
$
65,629
$
65,434
$
145,571
$
146,701
Our revenue by reportable segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 is geographically distributed as shown in the following table (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Six Months Ended
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
June 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Stream interests:
Canada
$
50,848
$
54,591
$
107,829
$
106,077
Dominican Republic
23,540
19,812
45,899
43,076
Africa
18,763
14,540
36,301
25,375
Chile
7,823
11,721
20,757
27,395
Rest of world
5,041
4,215
10,219
8,207
Total stream interests
$
106,015
$
104,879
$
221,005
$
210,130
Royalty interests:
United States
$
23,265
$
16,845
$
56,845
$
41,202
Mexico
8,155
11,940
17,449
27,821
Australia
5,081
4,040
9,180
8,086
Canada
( 97 )
5,773
6,495
16,551
Africa
—
114
—
430
Rest of world
1,623
2,850
3,460
4,576
Total royalty interests
$
38,027
$
41,562
$
93,429
$
98,666
Total revenue
$
144,042
$
146,441
$
314,434
$
308,796
10. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
Fair value is an exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, we utilize a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
Level 1: Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets;
Level 2: Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques requiring inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (supported by little or no market activity).
The following table sets forth our financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis (at least annually) by level within the fair value hierarchy.
As of June 30, 2023
Fair Value
Carrying Value
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets (amounts in thousands):
Marketable equity securities (1)
$
547
$
547
$
11
$
536
$
—
As of December 31, 2022
Fair Value
Carrying Value
Total
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Assets (amounts in thousands):
Marketable equity securities (1)
$
373
$
373
$
121
$
252
$
—
(1) Included in Other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.
Our marketable securities classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy are valued using quoted market prices in active markets multiplied by the quantity of shares held. The TriStar Gold Inc. warrants (Note 3) classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy are model-derived (Black-Scholes) valuations in which the significant inputs are observable in active markets. The carrying value of our revolving credit facility (Note 4) approximates fair value as of June 30, 2023.
As of June 30, 2023, we had assets that, under certain conditions, are subject to measurement at fair value on a non-recurring basis like those associated with stream and royalty interests, intangible assets and other long-lived assets. For these assets, measurement at fair value in periods subsequent to their initial recognition is applicable if any of these assets are determined to be impaired. If recognition of these assets at their fair value becomes necessary, such measurements will be determined utilizing Level 3 inputs.
11. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Xavantina Exploration Payment
On April 20, 2023, we made a $ 2.4 million advance payment to a subsidiary of Ero Copper Corp. (“Ero”) as part of our commitment to support the achievement of success-based targets related to regional exploration and mineral resource additions. This payment was recorded to exploration stage stream interests within Stream and royalty interests, net on our consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2023. Advance payments of $ 4.4 million remain if Ero meets certain success-based targets related to regional exploration and mineral resource additions through calendar 2024. Refer to Note 3 of our 2022 10-K for further information on the Xavantina (formerly referred to as NX Gold) Gold Stream Acquisition.
Ilovica Gold Stream Acquisition
As of June 30, 2023, our conditional funding schedule of $ 163.75 million, as part of the Ilovica gold stream acquisition entered into in October 2014, remains subject to certain conditions.
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