Royal Gold Reports Second Fiscal Quarter 2014 Results: First Revenue from Mt. Milligan and Two Portfolio Additions

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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Royal Gold, Inc. RGLDRGL (“Royal Gold” or the “Company”) generated net income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders of $10.7 million, or $0.16 per basic share, on revenue of $52.8 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2014. This compares to net income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders of $27.2 million, or $0.42 per basic share, on revenue of $79.9 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2013. The average gold price was $1,276 per ounce in the second quarter, down 26% from the prior year quarter.

Q2 Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2014 Highlights

  • Adjusted EBITDA1 of $0.70 per basic share or 86% of revenue
  • First revenue of $2.6 million from Mt. Milligan on sale of 2,149 ounces
  • Gold Equivalent Ounces (“GEOs”)2 of 41,362
  • Cash dividends of $13.0 million, representing a payout ratio of 38% of operating cash flow

Recent Developments

  • Acquisition of a 1.0% royalty on the southern end of Barrick Gold Corporation's (“Barrick”) Goldrush deposit in Nevada
  • Increased ownership in the NVR1 royalty at Cortez from 0.39% to 1.01% outside of the Crossroad Claims, and from 0.00% to 0.62% within the Crossroad Claims
  • Expansion of the Company's credit facility to $450 million from $350 million

Tony Jensen, President and CEO, commented, “Our second quarter results include new contributions from Mt. Milligan and stronger production at Peñasquito. In early 2014 we expanded our business in Nevada and enhanced our financial flexibility by increasing our credit facility. This brings Royal Gold's available liquidity to $1.1 billion and provides a platform for future growth in our business.”

Second quarter revenue was impacted by 26% lower average metal prices and 11% lower production volume subject to our interests than the prior year quarter. In particular, volume was affected by lower production at Andacollo as Teck shifted into a lower grade phase of mining. As a result, production was 31% lower than the prior year quarter. While guidance is pending, mining of lower grades is likely to continue throughout 2014. This was partially offset by higher grades and thus stronger production at Peñasquito.

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had a working capital surplus of $704.8 million. Current assets were $729.0 million (including $659.3 million in cash and equivalents), compared to current liabilities of $24.2 million, resulting in a current ratio of approximately 30 to 1. In addition to available working capital, the Company had $350 million available under its revolving line of credit at year-end, which has since been increased to $450 million.

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

52.25% Stream on Thompson Creek's Mt. Milligan Project

Thompson Creek reported that concentrate production at Mt. Milligan from start-up through December 31, 2013 contained 21.1 thousand ounces of gold. Royal Gold received 2,149 ounces of physical gold based on the first shipment of 5,485 payable ounces during our second quarter. Thompson Creek recently announced that a second shipment containing 10,475 payable ounces shipped on January 23, 2014.

Thompson Creek reported that they expect the mine will reach commercial production within the first calendar quarter of 2014, defined as operating the mill at 60% of design capacity for 30 days.

1.0% Royalty on Barrick's Goldrush Deposit

In January 2014, Royal Gold acquired a 1.0% royalty on the southern end of Barrick's Goldrush deposit in Nevada from a private party. Goldrush is located approximately four miles from the Cortez mine and is currently in the exploration stage. Barrick reports 65.9 million tons of mineralized material with an average grade of 0.127 ounces of gold per ton at Goldrush as of December 31, 2012. Barrick reports that the system remains open in multiple directions, including Royal Gold's new royalty interest.

NVR1 Royalty at Cortez

In January 2014, Royal Gold, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, purchased additional interests in the limited partnership that owns the NVR1 royalty covering certain portions of the Pipeline Complex at Barrick's Cortez gold mine in Nevada. The NVR1 royalty rate attributable to our interest increased from 0.39% to 1.01% outside of the Crossroad Claims and from zero to 0.62% within the Crossroad Claims. Royal Gold also owns three other royalties within the Pipeline Complex: namely GSR1, GSR2 and GSR3.

Credit Facility

In January 2014, Royal Gold expanded and extended its revolving credit facility from a $350 million facility maturing in May 2017 to a $450 million facility maturing in January 2019. In addition, the facility includes a $150 million accordion feature that allows the Company to increase availability at its option, subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, to a total of $600 million. The commitment fee is reduced to 0.25% from 0.375% and the drawn interest rate is reduced to LIBOR+1.25% from LIBOR +1.75%. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. was sole lead arranger and joint book runner, and Scotiabank was syndication agent and joint book runner.

PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights at certain of the Company's principal producing and development properties during the quarter ended December 31, 2013, as compared to the prior year quarter, are listed below. Production, as used below, relates to the amount of metal sales subject to our royalty and stream interests, as reported to us by the operators of the mines.

Producing Properties

Andacollo – During the first three quarters of calendar 2013, Andacollo completed the initial phase of its hypogene project and realized record gold production for the full year. However, the fourth quarter of calendar 2013 marked a shift to a lower grade phase of mining, which resulted in 31% lower gold production than the prior year quarter. 2014 production guidance is forthcoming, but with the shift to lower grade ore underway, it is expected that the average grade of ore mined in calendar 2014 will be similar to the fourth calendar quarter of 2013. Within that lower 2014 grade profile, gold production for the year at Andacollo is expected to be weighted toward the second half of the calendar year.

Cortez – A year ago, Pipeline heap leach material and stockpiled roaster ore processed at Goldstrike provided for production to our account at Cortez. During this quarter, surface mining activity continued to return from Cortez Hills to Pipeline and production to our account was greater than in the September 2013 quarter. Pipeline production to our account is likely to continue to increase. However, during this quarter it remained below year ago levels by about 55%.

Holt – Production decreased 15% due to scheduled hoist motor and hoist drive upgrades performed during the quarter. The operator expects this improvement to provide additional future hoisting capacity and increased reliability.

Las Cruces – Production decreased 3% as First Quantum experienced lower sales volumes. First Quantum continues to test the plant with higher ore throughput rates and lower grades as it prepares to enter lower copper grade areas of the mine, which is expected in late calendar 2014.

Mulatos – Production decreased 34% due to lower than expected grades from the Escondida deposit, somewhat offset by higher open pit heap leach production. Alamos expects to deplete the Escondida high grade zone by the end of the first calendar quarter of 2014, at which point the Escondida Deep zone is expected to provide additional feed to continue mill production to the end of the second calendar quarter of 2014. Alamos intends to transition to processing high grade ore from the San Carlos zone once the Escondida Deep zone has been depleted. The Mulatos royalty is capped at 2.0 million gold ounces of production. As of December 31, 2013, approximately 1.2 million cumulative ounces of gold have been produced.

Peñasquito – Gold and silver production increased 60% and 34%, respectively, over the prior year quarter, while production of lead and zinc was 99% higher and 4% lower, respectively. Goldcorp reported that mining in the higher grade portion of the pit will continue throughout calendar 2014 and, combined with an assumed throughput of 110,000 tonnes per day, production is expected to increase significantly to between 530,000 and 560,000 ounces of gold. Including other metals on a gold equivalent basis, production is expected to total approximately 1.2 million to 1.25 million ounces. Production expectations over the balance of the five year period assume throughput of 110,000 to 115,000 tonnes per day. Goldcorp has prepared a life-of-mine plan for Peñasquito that reflects a positive effect on the 2014 and five year production profile. The Company also reported that the plan includes a reduction to the projected reserves and mine life from 19 years to 13 years because the final two phases of the previous ultimate pit will not be mined or processed under current economic assumptions.

Robinson – Gold production was down 25% and copper production decreased 46% over the prior year quarter as the planned mine sequence moved to the Liberty pit which has lower metal grades.

Voisey's Bay – Nickel production was flat and copper production decreased 15% over the prior year quarter.

Production and revenue for the three and six months ended December 31, 2013 for the Company's principal royalty interests are shown in Tables 1 and 2, and historical production data is shown in Table 3. For more detailed information about each of our principal royalty properties, please refer to the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC and available on the SEC's website located at www.sec.gov, or our website located at www.royalgold.com.

CORPORATE PROFILE

Royal Gold is a precious metals royalty and stream company engaged in the acquisition and management of precious metal royalties, streams, and similar production based interests. The Company owns interests on 204 properties on six continents, including interests on 38 producing mines and 20 development stage projects. Royal Gold is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “RGLD,” and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “RGL.” The Company's website is located at www.royalgold.com.

Note: Management's conference call reviewing its second quarter fiscal 2014 results will occur at noon Eastern Time (10:00 a.m. Mountain Time). The call will be webcast and archived on the Company's website for a limited time.

Fiscal 2014 Second Quarter Earnings Call Information:

Dial-In Numbers:

     

(866) 270-1533 (U.S.); toll free

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Conference Title:

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Webcast URL:

www.royalgold.com under Investors, Events & Presentations

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Cautionary “Safe Harbor” Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: With the exception of historical matters, the matters discussed in this press release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projections or estimates contained herein. Such forward-looking statements include statements about the Company's effective tax rate estimates; the contribution of Mt. Milligan to the Company's revenue; the operators' expectations regarding shipments from Mt. Milligan; changes in grade and mill throughput at Andacollo; anticipated production at Pipeline; life-of-mine plan at Peñasquito; as well as other anticipated developments at various mines. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the projections include, among others, precious metals, copper and nickel prices; actual tax rates; performance of and production at the Company's royalty properties; decisions and activities of the operators of the Company's royalty properties; delays in the operators' securing or their inability to secure necessary governmental permits; changes in operators' project parameters and timelines as plans continue to be refined; economic and market conditions; unanticipated grade, geological, metallurgical, processing, regulatory and legal or other problems the operators of the mining properties may encounter; completion of feasibility studies; the ability of the various operators to bring projects into production as expected; and other subsequent events, as well as other factors described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Most of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to predict or control. The Company disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statement made herein. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements.

1 The Company defines Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure, as net income plus depreciation, depletion and amortization, non-cash charges, income tax expense, interest and other expense, and any impairment of mining assets, less non-controlling interests in operating income of consolidated subsidiaries, interest and other income, and any royalty portfolio restructuring gains or losses (see Schedule A).

2 The Company defines Gold Equivalent Ounces as revenue divided by the average gold price for the period.

 
TABLE 1
Royalty Production and Revenue for Principal Royalty Interests
Three Months Ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
 

 

           

 

     

 

      Three Months Ended       Three Months Ended
December 31, 2013 December 31, 2012

 

      Reported       Reported

Royalty/Stream

      Operator      

Metal(s)

     

Revenue

      Production 1       Revenue       Production 1
Royalty:                                                                
Andacollo 2,3       75%       Teck       Gold       $ 11,736       12,500   oz.       $ 23,128       18,000   oz.
Voisey's Bay 3 2.7% NSR Vale         $ 5,900                   $ 7,413            
Nickel               28.5   Mlbs.               28.8   Mlbs.
                        Copper               26.4   Mlbs.               31.2   Mlbs.
Peñasquito 2.0% NSR Goldcorp         $ 7,003                   $ 6,612            
Gold               145,800   oz.               91,000   oz.
Silver               6.2   Moz.               4.6   Moz.
Lead               47.1   Mlbs.               23.7   Mlbs.
                        Zinc               70.3   Mlbs.               73.6   Mlbs.
Holt      

0.00013 x quarterly
average gold price

      St Andrew Goldfields       Gold       $ 2,717       12,900   oz.       $ 5,807       15,100   oz.
Mulatos 4       1.0% - 5.0% NSR       Alamos       Gold       $ 2,477       40,200   oz.       $ 5,250       61,300   oz.
Las Cruces       1.5% NSR       First Quantum       Copper       $ 1,818       37.2   Mlbs.       $ 2,031       38.3   Mlbs.
Canadian Malartic 5       1.0% - 5.0% NSR       Osisko       Gold       $ 1,965       105,300   oz.       $ 2,511       96,300   oz.
Robinson 3.0% NSR KGHM         $ 2,287                   $ 4,668            
Gold               8,700   oz.               11,600   oz.
                        Copper               22.1   Mlbs.               41.1   Mlbs.
Cortez 6      

GSR1 and GSR2,
GSR3, NVR1

      Barrick       Gold       $ 1,078       8,300   oz.       $ 2,059       18,200   oz.
Other 7                       Various       $ 13,166       N/A           $ 20,391       N/A    
Stream:                                                                
Mt. Milligan 8       52.25% of payable gold       Thompson Creek       Gold       $ 2,638       2,149   oz.       $ -       N/A    
Total Revenue                               $ 52,785                   $ 79,870            
 
TABLE 2
Royalty Production and Revenue for Principal Royalty Interests
Six Months Ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012
 

 

           

 

     

 

      Six Months Ended       Six Months Ended
December 31, 2013 December 31, 2012

 

 

      Reported         Reported  

Royalty/Stream

      Operator      

Metal(s)

     

Revenue

      Production 1           Revenue       Production 1    
Royalty:                                                                
Andacollo 2,3       75%       Teck       Gold       $ 28,892       29,900   oz.       $ 42,831       34,000   oz.
Voisey's Bay 3 2.7% NSR Vale         $ 12,934                   $ 16,609            
Nickel               56.9   Mlbs.               62.7   Mlbs.
                        Copper               61.2   Mlbs.               74.9   Mlbs.
Peñasquito 2.0% NSR Goldcorp         $ 13,561                   $ 17,763            
Gold               247,300   oz.               222,300   oz.
Silver               12.7   Moz.               12.0   Moz.
Lead               86.9   Mlbs.               65.3   Mlbs.
                        Zinc               143.8   Mlbs.               170.1   Mlbs.
Holt      

0.00013 x quarterly
average gold price

      St Andrew Goldfields       Gold       $ 6,604       29,900   oz.       $ 10,368       27,900   oz.
Mulatos 4       1.0% - 5.0% NSR       Alamos       Gold       $ 5,178       81,800   oz.       $ 8,746       103,600   oz.
Las Cruces       1.5% NSR       First Quantum       Copper       $ 3,832       78.4   Mlbs.       $ 4,493       84.5   Mlbs.
Canadian Malartic 5       1.0% - 5.0% NSR       Osisko       Gold       $ 3,679       202,900   oz.       $ 4,652       188,000   oz.
Robinson 3.0% NSR KGHM         $ 3,886                   $ 8,422            
Gold               17,900   oz.               20,700   oz.
                        Copper               39.8   Mlbs.               78.0   Mlbs.
Cortez 6      

GSR1 and GSR2,
GSR3, NVR1

      Barrick       Gold       $ 1,519       14,000   oz.       $ 4,840       44,000   oz.
Other 7                       Various       $ 26,549       N/A           $ 39,008       N/A    
Stream:                                                                
Mt. Milligan 8       52.25% of payable gold       Thompson Creek       Gold       $ 2,638       2,149   oz.       $ -       N/A    
Total Revenue                               $ 109,272                   $ 157,732            
 

FOOTNOTES

1 Reported production relates to the amount of metal sales that are subject to our royalty interests for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, as reported to us by the operators of the mines.

2 The royalty rate is 75% until 910,000 payable ounces of gold have been produced – 50% thereafter. There have been approximately 197,000 cumulative payable ounces produced as of December 31, 2013. Gold is produced as a by-product of copper.

3 Revenues consist of provisional payments for concentrates produced during the current period and final settlements for prior production periods.

4 The Company's royalty is subject to a 2.0 million ounce cap on gold production. There have been approximately 1.2 million ounces of cumulative production, as of December 31, 2013. NSR sliding-scale schedule (price of gold per ounce – royalty rate): $0.00 to $299.99 – 1.0%; $300 to $324.99 – 1.50%; $325 to $349.99 – 2.0%; $350 to $374.99 – 3.0%; $375 to $399.99 – 4.0%; $400 or higher – 5.0%.

5 NSR sliding-scale schedule (price of gold per ounce – royalty rate): $0.00 to $350 – 1.0%; above $350 – 1.5%.

6 Royalty percentages: GSR1 and GSR2 – 0.40 to 5.0% (sliding-scale); GSR3 – 0.71%;

NVR1 – 1.014%.

7 “Other” includes all of the Company's non-principal producing royalties for the periods ended December 31, 2013 and 2012. Individually, no royalty included within “Other” contributed greater than 5% of our total revenue for any of the periods.

8 The delivery of 2,149 ounces of gold is based on a shipment of 5,655 contained ounces from Mt. Milligan multiplied by a 97% payable factor, a provisional percentage of 75%, and our 52.25% stream interest. Per the Mt. Milligan stream agreement, the first 12 shipments are subject to a provisional percentage. Shipments 1-4 (75% provisional percentage); shipments 5-8 (50% provisional percentage); and shipments 9-12 (25% provisional percentage).

 
TABLE 3
Historical Production
 

 

     

 

     

 

            Reported Production For The Quarter Ended 1

Property 2

     

Royalty/Stream

     

Operator

      Metal(s)       Dec. 31, 2013       Sep. 30, 2013       Jun. 30, 2013       Mar. 31, 2013       Dec. 31, 2012
Andacollo       75%       Teck       Gold       12,500   oz.       17,500   oz.       15,700   oz.       19,000   oz.       18,000   oz.
Canadian Malartic       1.0% - 5.0% NSR       Osisko       Gold       105,300   oz.       97,600   oz.       70,900   oz.       88,100   oz.       96,300   oz.
Cortez      

GSR1 and GSR2,
GSR3, NVR1

      Barrick       Gold       8,300   oz.       5,700   oz.       22,100   oz.       16,000   oz.       18,200   oz.
Holt      

0.00013 x quarterly
average gold price

      St Andrew Goldfields       Gold       12,900   oz.       17,000   oz.       13,500   oz.       15,000   oz.       15,100   oz.
Las Cruces       1.5% NSR       First Quantum       Copper       37.2   Mlbs.       41.2   Mlbs.       30.6   Mlbs.       38.3   Mlbs.       38.3   Mlbs.
Mt. Milligan       52.25% of payable gold       Thompson Creek       Gold       2,149   oz.       NA           NA           NA           NA    
Mulatos       1.0% - 5.0% NSR       Alamos       Gold       40,200   oz.       41,600   oz.       54,800   oz.       59,500   oz.       61,300   oz.
Peñasquito 2.0% NSR Goldcorp                                                              
Gold       145,800   oz.       101,500   oz.       80,700   oz.       68,200   oz.       91,000   oz.
Silver       6.2   Moz.       6.5   Moz.       5.1   Moz.       3.9   Moz.       4.6   Moz.
Lead       47.1   Mlbs.       39.8   Mlbs.       36.8   Mlbs.       24.2   Mlbs.       23.7   Mlbs.
                        Zinc       70.3   Mlbs.       73.5   Mlbs.       61.8   Mlbs.       50.4   Mlbs.       73.6   Mlbs.
Robinson 3.0% NSR KGHM                                                              
Gold       8,700   oz.       9,200   oz.       18,400   oz.       10,000   oz.       11,600   oz.
                        Copper       22.1   Mlbs.       17.8   Mlbs.       43.4   Mlbs.       24.8   Mlbs.       41.1   Mlbs.
Voisey's Bay 2.7% NSR Vale                                                              
Nickel       28.5   Mlbs.       28.4   Mlbs.       36.5   Mlbs.       44.7   Mlbs.       28.8   Mlbs.
                        Copper       26.4   Mlbs.       34.7   Mlbs.       11.4   Mlbs.       15.6   Mlbs.       31.2   Mlbs.
                                 

1 Reported production relates to the amount of metal sales that are subject to our royalty interests for the stated period, as reported to us by the operators of the mines.

2 See individual property footnotes on page 9.

 
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, in thousands except share data)
 
      December 31,       June 30,
2013 2013
ASSETS
Cash and equivalents $ 659,289 $ 664,035
Royalty receivables 43,055 50,385
Income tax receivable 22,989 15,158
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   3,679     14,919  

Total current assets

729,012 744,497
 
Royalty and stream interests, net 2,123,347 2,120,268
Available-for-sale securities 7,408 9,695
Other assets   29,431     30,881  
Total assets $ 2,889,198   $ 2,905,341  
 
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable 2,269 2,838
Dividends payable 13,674 13,009
Foreign withholding taxes payable 5,410 15,518
Other current liabilities   2,857     3,720  
Total current liabilities 24,210 35,085
 
Debt 306,983 302,263
Deferred tax liabilities 166,241 174,267
Uncertain tax positions 22,450 21,166
Other long-term liabilities   561     1,924  
Total liabilities   520,445     534,705  
 
Commitments and contingencies
 
EQUITY
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, authorized 10,000,000 shares
authorized; and 0 shares issued - -
Common stock, $.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized;
and 64,258,261 and 64,184,036 shares outstanding, respectively 643 642
Exchangeable shares, no par value, 1,806,649 shares issued,
less 1,139,790 and 1,139,420 redeemed shares, respectively 29,348 29,365
Additional paid-in capital 2,144,250 2,142,173
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (6,860 ) (4,572 )
Accumulated earnings   180,446     181,279  
Total Royal Gold stockholders' equity 2,347,827 2,348,887
Non-controlling interests   20,926     21,749  
Total equity   2,368,753     2,370,636  
Total liabilities and equity $ 2,889,198   $ 2,905,341  
 
 
 
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited, in thousands, except share data)
 
      For The Three Months Ended       For The Six Months Ended
December 31,       December 31, December 31,       December 31,
2013 2012 2013 2012
Revenue $ 52,785 $ 79,870 $ 109,272 $ 157,732
 
Costs and expenses
Cost of sales 935 - 935 -
General and administrative 4,661 5,888 11,227 12,127
Production taxes 1,603 2,197 3,386 4,676
Depreciation, depletion and amortization   22,670     21,120     45,071     42,620  
Total costs and expenses   29,869     29,205     60,619     59,423  
 
Operating income 22,916 50,665 48,653 98,309
 
Interest and other income 130 29 282 139
Interest and other expense   (5,957 )   (6,820 )   (11,724 )   (12,820 )
Income before income taxes 17,089 43,874 37,211 85,628
 
Income tax expense   (6,311 )   (16,315 )   (11,152 )   (32,776 )
Net income 10,778 27,559 26,059 52,852
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests   (111 )   (342 )   (197 )   (865 )
Net income attributable to Royal Gold common stockholders $ 10,667   $ 27,217   $ 25,862   $ 51,987  
 
Net income $ 10,778 $ 27,559 $ 26,059 $ 52,852
Adjustments to comprehensive income, net of tax
Unrealized change in market value of available-for-sale securities   (3,419 )   (1,572 )   (2,288 )   3,474  
Comprehensive income 7,359 25,987 23,771 56,326
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests   (111 )   (342 )   (197 )   (865 )
Comprehensive income attributable to Royal Gold stockholders $ 7,248   $ 25,645   $ 23,574   $ 55,461  
 
Net income per share available to Royal Gold common stockholders:
 
Basic earnings per share $ 0.16   $ 0.42   $ 0.40   $ 0.84  
Basic weighted average shares outstanding   64,897,757     63,941,686     64,878,056     61,688,776  
Diluted earnings per share $ 0.16   $ 0.42   $ 0.40   $ 0.84  
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding   64,990,771     64,137,237     64,982,689     61,905,549  
Cash dividends declared per common share $ 0.21   $ 0.20   $ 0.41   $ 0.35  
 
 
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, in thousands)
 
      For The Three Months Ended       For The Six Months Ended
December 31,       December 31, December 31,       December 31,
2013 2012 2013 2012
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 10,778 $ 27,559 $ 26,059 $ 52,852
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 22,670 21,120 45,071 42,620
Non-cash employee stock compensation expense 147 1,805 1,759 3,900
Gain on distribution to non-controlling interest - - - (88 )
Amortization of debt discount 2,380 2,256 4,720 4,448
Tax benefit of stock-based compensation exercises (236 ) (441 ) (208 ) (1,214 )
Deferred tax benefit (5,181 ) (3,912 ) (8,038 ) (2,166 )
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Royalty receivables 5,137 (6,019 ) 7,330 (16,808 )
Prepaid expenses and other assets 2,704 (19,410 ) 13,001 (19,659 )
Accounts payable (86 ) (714 ) (811 ) (661 )
Foreign withholding taxes payable (1,852 ) (12 ) (10,108 ) (10 )
Income taxes (receivable) payable 1,384 (8,482 ) (7,626 ) 1,827
Other liabilities   (3,126 )   (2,867 )   (943 )   (616 )
Net cash provided by operating activities $ 34,719   $ 10,883   $ 70,206   $ 64,425  
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of royalty and stream interests (61 ) (94,997 ) (48,089 ) (215,032 )
Proceeds on sale of inventory - restricted - - - 118
Other   (30 )   (21 )   (54 )   (38 )
Net cash used in investing activities $ (91 ) $ (95,018 ) $ (48,143 ) $ (214,952 )
 
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds from issuance of common stock 94 472,065 94 473,776
Common stock dividends (13,022 ) (8,966 ) (26,032 ) (17,915 )
Distribution to non-controlling interests (546 ) (711 ) (1,079 ) (1,273 )
Tax expense of stock-based compensation exercises   236     441     208     1,214  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities $ (13,238 ) $ 462,829   $ (26,809 ) $ 455,802  
Net (decrease) increase in cash and equivalents   21,390     378,694     (4,746 )   305,275  
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period   637,899     302,037     664,035     375,456  
Cash and equivalents at end of period $ 659,289   $ 680,731   $ 659,289   $ 680,731  
 

SCHEDULE A

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The Company computes and discloses Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure. Adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as net income plus depreciation, depletion and amortization, non-cash charges, income tax expense, interest and other expense, and any impairment of mining assets, less non-controlling interests in operating income of consolidated subsidiaries, interest and other income, and any royalty portfolio restructuring gains or losses. Other companies may define and calculate this measure differently. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the performance of our royalty portfolio. Adjusted EBITDA identifies the cash generated in a given period that will be available to fund the Company's future operations, growth opportunities, shareholder dividends and to service the Company's debt obligations. This information differs from measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Below is a reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA.

 
Royal Gold, Inc.
Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation
 
 
      For The Three Months Ended       For The Six Months Ended
December 31, December 31,
(Unaudited, in thousands) (Unaudited, in thousands)
           
2013 2012 2013 2012
 
Net income $ 10,778 $ 27,559 $ 26,059 $ 52,852
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 22,670 21,120 45,071 42,620
Non-cash employee stock compensation 147 1,805 1,759 3,900
Interest and other income (130 ) (29 ) (282 ) (139 )
Interest and other expense 5,957 6,820 11,724 12,820
Income tax expense 6,311 16,315 11,152 32,776
Non-controlling interests in operating income of consolidated subsidiaries   (111 )   (342 )   (197 )   (777 )
Adjusted EBITDA $ 45,622   $ 73,248   $ 95,286   $ 144,052  

Royal Gold, Inc.
Karli Anderson
Vice President Investor Relations
303-575-6517

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