Item 1. Financial Statements
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, amounts in thousands except share data)
September 30,
December 31,
2023
2022
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents
$
102,901
$
118,586
Royalty receivables
34,727
49,405
Income tax receivable
14,248
3,066
Stream inventory
9,851
12,656
Prepaid expenses and other
2,039
2,120
Total current assets
163,766
185,833
Stream and royalty interests, net (Note 2)
3,115,580
3,237,402
Other assets
117,817
111,287
Total assets
$
3,397,163
$
3,534,522
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
$
8,626
$
6,686
Dividends payable
24,649
24,627
Income tax payable
22,493
16,065
Other current liabilities
15,079
16,209
Total current liabilities
70,847
63,587
Debt (Note 3)
320,750
571,572
Deferred tax liabilities
135,624
138,156
Other liabilities
8,160
7,738
Total liabilities
535,381
781,053
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
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 65,631,760 and 65,592,597 shares outstanding, respectively
656
656
Additional paid-in capital
2,218,695
2,213,123
Accumulated earnings
630,035
527,314
Total Royal Gold stockholders’ equity
2,849,386
2,741,093
Non-controlling interests
12,396
12,376
Total equity
2,861,782
2,753,469
Total liabilities and equity
$
3,397,163
$
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
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Revenue (Note 4)
$
138,617
$
131,429
$
453,051
$
440,226
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales (excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization)
21,351
23,221
69,738
69,670
General and administrative
9,927
7,554
30,020
25,797
Production taxes
1,671
1,119
4,934
4,765
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
40,106
37,761
124,847
129,739
Total costs and expenses
73,055
69,655
229,539
229,971
Operating income
65,562
61,774
223,512
210,255
Fair value changes in equity securities
( 462 )
356
( 171 )
( 1,221 )
Interest and other income
2,436
3,571
7,348
5,665
Interest and other expense
( 7,285 )
( 8,814 )
( 24,867 )
( 11,110 )
Income before income taxes
60,251
56,887
205,822
203,589
Income tax expense
( 10,752 )
( 10,954 )
( 28,652 )
( 20,347 )
Net income and comprehensive income
49,499
45,933
177,170
183,242
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
( 162 )
( 141 )
( 509 )
( 633 )
Net income and comprehensive income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders
$
49,337
$
45,792
$
176,661
$
182,609
Net income per share attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders:
Basic earnings per share
$
0.75
$
0.70
$
2.69
$
2.78
Basic weighted average shares outstanding
65,619,406
65,579,834
65,606,681
65,571,737
Diluted earnings per share
$
0.75
$
0.70
$
2.68
$
2.78
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding
65,757,076
65,660,152
65,743,114
65,661,197
Cash dividends declared per common share
$
0.375
$
0.35
$
1.125
$
1.05
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 September 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 June 30, 2023
65,609,736
$
656
$
2,217,559
$
605,347
$
12,331
$
2,835,893
Stock-based compensation and related share issuances
22,024
—
1,136
—
—
1,136
Distributions to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
—
( 97 )
( 97 )
Net income and comprehensive income
—
—
—
49,337
162
49,499
Dividends declared
—
—
—
( 24,649 )
—
( 24,649 )
Balance at September 30, 2023
65,631,760
$
656
$
2,218,695
$
630,035
$
12,396
$
2,861,782
Royal Gold Stockholders
Additional
Common Shares
Paid-In
Accumulated
Non-controlling
Total
Shares
Amount
Capital
Earnings
Interests
Equity
Balance at June 30, 2022
65,569,687
$
656
$
2,210,809
$
472,764
$
12,429
$
2,696,658
Stock-based compensation and related share issuances
22,910
—
544
—
—
544
Distributions to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
—
( 210 )
( 210 )
Net income and comprehensive income
—
—
—
45,792
141
45,933
Dividends declared
—
—
—
( 22,986 )
—
( 22,986 )
Balance at September 30, 2022
65,592,597
$
656
$
2,211,353
$
495,570
$
12,360
$
2,719,939
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
Nine months ended September 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
39,163
—
5,572
—
—
5,572
Distributions to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
—
( 489 )
( 489 )
Net income and comprehensive income
—
—
—
176,661
509
177,170
Dividends declared
—
—
—
( 73,940 )
—
( 73,940 )
Balance at September 30, 2023
65,631,760
$
656
$
2,218,695
$
630,035
$
12,396
$
2,861,782
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
28,233
—
5,194
—
—
5,194
Distributions to non-controlling interests
—
—
—
—
( 740 )
( 740 )
Net income and comprehensive income
—
—
—
182,609
633
183,242
Dividends declared
—
—
—
( 68,968 )
—
( 68,968 )
Balance at September 30, 2022
65,592,597
$
656
$
2,211,353
$
495,570
$
12,360
$
2,719,939
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)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income and comprehensive income
$
177,170
$
183,242
Adjustments to reconcile net income and comprehensive income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
124,847
129,739
Non-cash employee stock compensation expense
7,342
6,632
Fair value changes in equity securities
171
1,221
Deferred tax benefit
( 6,011 )
( 17,757 )
Other
592
734
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Royalty receivables
14,678
25,612
Stream inventory
2,805
( 2,083 )
Income tax receivable
( 11,182 )
( 10,141 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets
( 3,367 )
( 3,073 )
Accounts payable
1,940
857
Income tax payable
6,428
2,646
Other liabilities
( 709 )
( 1,310 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
$
314,704
$
316,319
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of stream and royalty interests
( 2,678 )
( 715,829 )
Sale of equity securities
107
—
Other
( 256 )
( 676 )
Net cash used in investing activities
$
( 2,827 )
$
( 716,505 )
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt
( 250,000 )
( 50,000 )
Borrowings from revolving credit facility
—
500,000
Debt issuance costs
( 1,535 )
—
Net payments from issuance of common stock
( 1,373 )
( 1,438 )
Common stock dividends
( 73,918 )
( 68,938 )
Other
( 736 )
( 751 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
$
( 327,562 )
$
378,873
Net decrease in cash and equivalents
( 15,685 )
( 21,313 )
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period
118,586
143,551
Cash and equivalents at end of period
$
102,901
$
122,238
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 nine months ended September 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 September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
As of September 30, 2023 (Amounts in thousands):
Cost
Accumulated Depletion
Net
Production stage stream interests:
Mount Milligan
$
790,635
$
( 421,525 )
$
369,110
Pueblo Viejo
610,404
( 297,599 )
312,805
Andacollo
388,182
( 161,816 )
226,366
Khoemac a u
265,911
( 35,996 )
229,915
Rainy River
175,727
( 71,438 )
104,289
Other
232,703
( 127,590 )
105,113
Total production stage stream interests
2,463,562
( 1,115,964 )
1,347,598
Production stage royalty interests:
Cortez (Legacy Zone and CC Zone)
353,850
( 53,953 )
299,897
Voisey's Bay
205,724
( 119,876 )
85,848
Red Chris
116,187
( 3,758 )
112,429
Peñasquito
99,172
( 59,407 )
39,765
Other
448,419
( 405,656 )
42,763
Total production stage royalty interests
1,223,352
( 642,650 )
580,702
Total production stage stream and royalty interests
3,686,914
( 1,758,614 )
1,928,300
Development stage stream interests:
Other
12,038
—
12,038
Development stage royalty interests:
Côté
45,421
—
45,421
Other
81,507
—
81,507
Total development stage stream and royalty interests
138,966
—
138,966
Exploration stage stream interests:
Xavantina
19,565
—
19,565
Exploration stage royalty interests:
Cortez (Legacy Zone and CC Zone)
456,479
—
456,479
Great Bear
209,106
—
209,106
Pascua-Lama
177,690
—
177,690
Red Chris
48,895
—
48,895
Côté
29,610
—
29,610
Other
106,969
—
106,969
Total exploration stage stream and royalty interests
1,048,314
—
1,048,314
Total stream and royalty interests, net
$
4,874,194
$
( 1,758,614 )
$
3,115,580
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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. DEBT
Our debt as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 consists of the following (amounts in thousands):
As of September 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
$
325,000
$
( 4,250 )
$
320,750
$
575,000
$
( 3,428 )
$
571,572
Total debt
$
325,000
$
( 4,250 )
$
320,750
$
575,000
$
( 3,428 )
$
571,572
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ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Revolving credit facility
On March 6, June 6, and September 6, 2023, we repaid $ 75 million, $ 100 million, and $ 75 million, respectively, 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 September 30, 2023, we had $ 325 million outstanding and $ 675 million available under our revolving credit facility. The interest rate on borrowings under our revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2023, was Term SOFR 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 $ 6.7 million and $ 23.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively, and $ 3.9 million and $ 4.4 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, respectively. We were in compliance with each financial covenant (leverage ratio and interest coverage ratio) under our revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2023.
We may repay any borrowings under our revolving credit facility at any time without premium or penalty.
4. 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.
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
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
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 September 30, 2023, royalty revenue that was estimated or was attributable to metal production for a period prior to September 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 8.
Revenue by metal type attributable to each of our revenue sources is disaggregated as follows (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Stream revenue:
Gold
$
72,540
$
76,833
$
231,396
$
229,661
Silver
14,419
12,063
51,958
36,393
Copper
12,019
9,836
36,628
42,809
Total stream revenue
$
98,978
$
98,732
$
319,982
$
308,863
Royalty revenue:
Gold
$
35,993
$
23,163
$
109,030
$
90,054
Silver
441
2,648
6,108
10,477
Copper
1,524
1,285
8,154
11,271
Other
1,681
5,601
9,777
19,561
Total royalty revenue
$
39,639
$
32,697
$
133,069
$
131,363
Total revenue
$
138,617
$
131,429
$
453,051
$
440,226
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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
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
Metal(s)
2023
2022
2023
2022
Stream revenue:
Mount Milligan
Gold & Copper
$
33,876
$
41,553
$
121,739
$
129,596
Pueblo Viejo
Gold & Silver
16,688
21,156
62,586
64,232
Andacollo
Gold
14,644
12,170
35,401
39,565
Khoemac a u
Silver
9,047
5,050
27,082
12,641
Other
Gold & Silver
24,723
18,803
73,174
62,829
Total stream revenue
$
98,978
$
98,732
$
319,982
$
308,863
Royalty revenue:
Cortez Legacy Zone
Gold
$
19,668
$
4,562
$
57,062
$
29,413
Cortez CC Zone
Gold
2,948
N/A
9,674
N/A
Peñasquito
Gold, Silver, Lead & Zinc
—
9,010
13,538
31,768
Other
Various
17,023
19,125
52,795
70,182
Total royalty revenue
$
39,639
$
32,697
$
133,069
$
131,363
Total revenue
$
138,617
$
131,429
$
453,051
$
440,226
Peñasquito Revenue
During the three months ended September 30, 2023, no royalty revenue from Peñasquito was recognized due to the suspension of operations resulting from a strike action on June 7, 2023, by the National Union of Mine and Metal Workers of the Mexican Republic ("the Union"). According to Newmont Corporation (“Newmont”), on October 13, 2023, a definitive agreement was reached between Newmont and the Union that also received approval from the Mexican Labor Court, ramp-up of operations has since commenced, and operations at Peñasquito are expected to reach full operating capacity by the end of the fourth quarter of 2023.
Please refer to Note 8 for the geographical distribution of our revenue by reportable segment.
5. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
We recognized stock-based compensation expense as follows (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Restricted stock
$
1,538
$
1,140
$
4,692
$
3,496
Performance stock
1,105
658
2,098
2,136
Stock appreciation rights
116
283
533
975
Stock options
4
9
19
25
Total stock-based compensation expense
$
2,763
$
2,090
$
7,342
$
6,632
Stock-based compensation expense is included within General and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, we granted the following stock-based compensation awards:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
(Number of shares)
(Number of shares)
Performance stock (at maximum 200 % attainment)
380
—
82,740
39,380
Restricted Stock
180
—
56,710
28,220
Total equity awards granted
560
—
139,450
67,600
As of September 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
$
8,534
1.9
Performance stock
6,743
1.9
6. 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
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Net income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders
$
49,337
$
45,792
$
176,661
$
182,609
Weighted-average shares for basic EPS
65,619,406
65,579,834
65,606,681
65,571,737
Effect of other dilutive securities
137,670
80,318
136,433
89,460
Weighted-average shares for diluted EPS
65,757,076
65,660,152
65,743,114
65,661,197
Basic EPS
$
0.75
$
0.70
$
2.69
$
2.78
Diluted EPS
$
0.75
$
0.70
$
2.68
$
2.78
7. INCOME TAXES
The following table provides the income tax expense (amounts in thousands) and effective tax rates for the periods indicated:
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Income tax expense
$
10,752
$
10,954
$
28,652
$
20,347
Effective tax rate
17.8 %
19.3 %
13.9 %
10.0 %
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
The effective tax rates for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 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.
8. 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 September 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
$
473,399
$
616,199
$
1,089,598
$
511,957
$
620,549
$
1,132,506
Dominican Republic
312,805
—
312,805
320,867
—
320,867
Africa
270,812
321
271,133
299,722
321
300,043
Chile
226,366
224,116
450,482
236,312
224,116
460,428
United States
—
803,523
803,523
—
823,203
823,203
Mexico
—
44,035
44,035
—
50,156
50,156
Australia
—
21,547
21,547
—
22,120
22,120
Rest of world
95,819
26,638
122,457
101,440
26,639
128,079
Total
$
1,379,201
$
1,736,379
$
3,115,580
$
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 September 30, 2023
Revenue
Cost of sales (1)
Production taxes
Depletion (2)
Segment gross profit
Stream interests
$
98,978
$
21,351
$
—
$
30,433
$
47,194
Royalty interests
39,639
—
1,671
9,556
28,412
Total
$
138,617
$
21,351
$
1,671
$
39,989
$
75,606
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
Revenue
Cost of sales (1)
Production taxes
Depletion (2)
Segment gross profit
Stream interests
$
98,732
$
23,221
$
—
$
32,576
$
42,935
Royalty interests
32,697
—
1,119
5,063
26,515
Total
$
131,429
$
23,221
$
1,119
$
37,639
$
69,450
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
Revenue
Cost of sales (1)
Production taxes
Depletion (2)
Segment gross profit
Stream interests
$
319,982
$
69,738
$
—
$
93,537
$
156,707
Royalty interests
133,069
—
4,934
30,964
97,171
Total
$
453,051
$
69,738
$
4,934
$
124,501
$
253,878
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022
Revenue
Cost of sales (1)
Production taxes
Depletion (2)
Segment gross profit
Stream interests
$
308,863
$
69,670
$
—
$
106,745
$
132,448
Royalty interests
131,363
—
4,765
22,623
103,975
Total
$
440,226
$
69,670
$
4,765
$
129,368
$
236,423
(1) Excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
(2) Depletion amounts are included within Depreciation, depletion and amortization on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
A reconciliation of total segment gross profit to the consolidated Income before income taxes is shown below (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Total segment gross profit
$
75,606
$
69,450
$
253,878
$
236,423
Costs and expenses
General and administrative expenses
9,927
7,554
30,020
25,797
Depreciation and amortization
117
122
346
371
Operating income
65,562
61,774
223,512
210,255
Fair value changes in equity securities
( 462 )
356
( 171 )
( 1,221 )
Interest and other income
2,436
3,571
7,348
5,665
Interest and other expense
( 7,285 )
( 8,814 )
( 24,867 )
( 11,110 )
Income before income taxes
$
60,251
$
56,887
$
205,822
$
203,589
Our revenue by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 is geographically distributed as shown in the following table (amounts in thousands):
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
September 30,
2023
2022
2023
2022
Stream interests:
Canada
$
42,577
$
46,861
$
150,405
$
152,938
Africa
18,092
13,257
54,394
38,633
Dominican Republic
16,688
21,156
62,586
64,232
Chile
14,644
12,170
35,401
39,566
Rest of world
6,977
5,288
17,196
13,494
Total stream interests
$
98,978
$
98,732
$
319,982
$
308,863
Royalty interests:
United States
$
28,237
$
11,413
$
85,082
$
52,616
Australia
4,696
3,446
13,874
11,533
Canada
3,090
4,826
9,585
21,377
Mexico
1,964
11,095
19,413
38,915
Africa
—
—
—
430
Rest of world
1,652
1,917
5,115
6,492
Total royalty interests
$
39,639
$
32,697
$
133,069
$
131,363
Total revenue
$
138,617
$
131,429
$
453,051
$
440,226
9. 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;
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
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
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).
As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had financial assets in the form of marketable securities which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis; however, the carrying value of such financial assets is not material.
The carrying value of our revolving credit facility (Note 3) approximates fair value as of September 30, 2023.
As of September 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.
10. 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. 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 September 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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