“In late 2023, we had been challenged by the unprecedented manufacturing halt at Cobre Panama. We’re hopeful that the problems could be resolved, though now we have taken a prudent method for the carrying worth of the asset”, acknowledged Paul Brink CEO. “Regardless of the problem at Cobre Panama, our enterprise stays strong and we proceed to profit from a long-duration, diversified portfolio. We completed the 12 months with no debt and $1.4 billion in money and money equivalents. The stability of our enterprise carried out nicely in 2023 and is anticipated to develop in 2024 with contributions from the completion of the Tocantinzinho, Greenstone and Salares Norte gold mines. Our development outlook by way of 2028 is pushed by quite a few new mines and mine expansions. $2.4 billion of obtainable capital positions us nicely for enticing acquisitions in an surroundings the place many mission builders are capital constrained.”
This fall 2023 |
2023 |
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This fall outcomes |
vs |
2023 |
vs |
|
This fall 2022 |
2022 |
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Complete GEOs 1 offered |
152,351 GEOs |
-17 % |
627,045 GEOs |
-14 % |
Treasured Metallic GEOs 1 offered |
119,581 GEOs |
-8 % |
488,189 GEOs |
-4 % |
Income |
$303.3 million |
-5 % |
$1,219.0 million |
-7 % |
Impairment losses |
-$1,173.3 million |
– |
-$1,173.3 million |
– |
Internet loss |
-$982.5 million (-$5.11/share) |
– |
-$466.4 million (-$2.43/share) |
– |
Adjusted Internet Revenue 2 |
$172.9 million ($0.90/share) |
+5 % |
$683.1 million ($3.56/share) |
-2 % |
Adjusted Internet Revenue Margin 2 |
57.0 % |
+11 % |
56.0 % |
+6 % |
Adjusted EBITDA 2 |
$254.6 million ($1.33/share) |
-3 % |
$1,014.7 million ($5.28/share) |
-8 % |
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 2 |
83.9 % |
+2.4 % |
83.2 % |
-1.1 % |
Sturdy Monetary Place
- No debt and $2.4 billion in obtainable capital as at December 31, 2023
- Generated near $1 billion in working money movement in 2023
- Quarterly dividend elevated 5.88% to $0.36 /share efficient Q1 2024
Sector-Main ESG
- Rated #1 treasured metals firm and #1 gold firm by Sustainalytics, AA by MSCI and Prime by ISS ESG
- Dedicated to the World Gold Council’s Accountable Gold Mining Rules
- Partnering with our operators on group and ESG initiatives
- Aim of 40% various illustration on the Board and prime management ranges as a gaggle by 2025
Various, Lengthy-Life Portfolio
- Most various royalty and streaming portfolio by asset, operator and nation
- Core treasured steel streams on world-class copper property outperforming acquisition expectations
- Lengthy-life reserves and sources
Progress and Optionality
- Mine expansions and new mines driving 5-year development profile
- Lengthy-term optionality in gold, copper and nickel and publicity to among the world’s nice mineral endowments
- Sturdy pipeline of treasured steel and diversified alternatives
Quarterly income and GEOs offered by commodity |
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This fall 2023 |
This fall 2022 |
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GEOs Offered |
Income |
GEOs Offered |
Income |
||||||||
# |
(in hundreds of thousands) |
# |
(in hundreds of thousands) |
||||||||
PRECIOUS METALS |
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Gold |
99,998 |
$ |
198.7 |
102,583 |
$ |
178.2 |
|||||
Silver |
15,492 |
31.2 |
18,493 |
32.7 |
|||||||
PGM |
4,091 |
8.8 |
8,566 |
15.5 |
|||||||
119,581 |
$ |
238.7 |
129,642 |
$ |
226.4 |
||||||
DIVERSIFIED |
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Iron ore |
5,620 |
$ |
11.2 |
6,230 |
$ |
10.8 |
|||||
Different mining property |
1,510 |
2.9 |
301 |
0.5 |
|||||||
Oil |
16,406 |
32.7 |
19,619 |
34.2 |
|||||||
Fuel |
6,860 |
13.1 |
24,630 |
42.5 |
|||||||
NGL |
2,374 |
4.7 |
3,464 |
6.0 |
|||||||
32,770 |
$ |
64.6 |
54,244 |
$ |
94.0 |
||||||
152,351 |
$ |
303.3 |
183,886 |
$ |
320.4 |
Annual income and GEOs offered by commodity |
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2023 |
2022 |
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GEOs Offered |
Income |
GEOs Offered |
Income |
||||||||
# |
(in hundreds of thousands) |
# |
(in hundreds of thousands) |
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PRECIOUS METALS |
|||||||||||
Gold |
403,177 |
$ |
784.4 |
401,756 |
$ |
723.1 |
|||||
Silver |
64,970 |
126.7 |
77,232 |
139.9 |
|||||||
PGM |
20,042 |
39.8 |
31,397 |
56.7 |
|||||||
488,189 |
$ |
950.9 |
510,385 |
$ |
919.7 |
||||||
DIVERSIFIED |
|||||||||||
Iron ore |
24,421 |
$ |
47.2 |
30,803 |
$ |
55.5 |
|||||
Different mining property |
6,945 |
13.2 |
3,760 |
6.9 |
|||||||
Oil |
71,254 |
134.9 |
86,068 |
156.0 |
|||||||
Fuel |
26,659 |
54.1 |
84,227 |
150.9 |
|||||||
NGL |
9,577 |
18.7 |
14,717 |
26.7 |
|||||||
138,856 |
$ |
268.1 |
219,575 |
$ |
396.0 |
||||||
627,045 |
$ |
1,219.0 |
729,960 |
$ |
1,315.7 |
In This fall 2023, we acknowledged $303.3 million in income, down 5.3% from This fall 2022. The lower in our income is primarily attributed to decrease fuel, oil and PGM costs, partly offset by larger gold costs. Treasured Metallic income accounted for 78.7% of our income (65.5% gold, 10.3% silver, 2.9% PGM). Income was sourced 86.6% from the Americas (31.9% South America , 23.6% Central America & Mexico , 16.7% U.S. and 14.4% Canada ).
Cobre Panama Updates
As beforehand disclosed, Cobre Panama has been in preservation and secure administration (“P&SM”) with manufacturing halted since November 2023 . On November 28, 2023 , following protests and President Cortizo’s name for a mining moratorium, the Supreme Courtroom of Justice of Panama (the “Supreme Courtroom”) launched its ruling declaring Regulation 406 unconstitutional.
In gentle of those occasions, we carried out an impairment evaluation of our Cobre Panama streams at December 31, 2023 . We took a prudent method in our judgement of the information and circumstances, and based mostly on the halting of manufacturing and the political surroundings surrounding the ruling by the Supreme Courtroom, we decided the recoverable quantity below relevant accounting requirements to be nil as at December 31, 2023 . In consequence, we acknowledged a full impairment lack of $1,169.2 million . This impairment has been taken with out prejudice to, or with out at current attributing any particular worth to, the authorized cures that could be obtained by way of any arbitration proceedings or in any other case.
Presidential and nationwide legislative elections are scheduled to happen in Could 2024 , with a brand new president, Authorities of Panama cupboard and Nationwide Meeting anticipated to imagine workplace in July 2024 . Within the occasion that there’s a change within the information and circumstances surrounding the halting of manufacturing at Cobre Panama and there’s a resumption of treasured steel stream deliveries to Franco-Nevada, we’ll assess the recoverable quantity of our Cobre Panama streams at the moment, which can result in a reversal of half or the entire impairment loss now we have acknowledged.
We’re pursuing authorized avenues to guard our funding in Cobre Panama. We’ve notified the Ministry of Commerce and Industries of Panama (“MICI”) of our intent to provoke arbitration pursuant to the Canada-Panama Free Commerce Settlement. As introduced to MICI, Franco-Nevada presently and preliminarily estimates its damages to be a minimum of $5 billion , topic to additional evaluation and improvement.
Whereas we proceed to pursue these authorized cures, we strongly want and hope for a decision with the State of Panama that ends in the most effective end result for the Panamanian individuals and all events concerned.
2024 Steerage
For each our 2024 steering and 5-year outlook, when reflecting income from gold, silver, platinum, palladium, iron ore, oil and fuel commodities to GEOs, we assumed the next costs: $1,950 /oz Au, $22.50 /oz Ag, $850 /oz Pt, $900 /oz Pd, $115 /tonne Fe 62% CFR China, $75 /bbl WTI oil and $2.50 /mcf Henry Hub pure fuel. As well as, we don’t assume some other acquisitions and don’t replicate any incremental income from further contributions we might make to the Royalty Acquisition Enterprise with Continental as a part of our remaining dedication of $69.8 million . The 2024 steering and 5-year outlook are based mostly on public forecasts and different disclosure by the third-party house owners and operators of our property and our evaluation thereof. Please see our MD&A for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023 for extra particulars on our steering and see “Ahead-Wanting Statements” under.
We current our steering in reference to GEO gross sales. For streams, our projected GEOs replicate GEOs we purchase from the operators of our property and subsequently promote. Our GEO gross sales might differ from operators’ manufacturing based mostly on timing of deliveries, and are introduced internet of restoration and payability elements.
We assume Cobre Panama will stay in P&SM by way of 2024 and haven’t included any contributions from the asset in our steering. We anticipate a rise in GEO gross sales from the stability of our Treasured Metallic property in 2024. The online enhance displays preliminary contributions from new mines together with Tocantinzinho, Greenstone and Salares Norte. We’re guiding in the direction of decrease GEOs from our Vitality property based mostly on decrease assumed oil and fuel costs.
2024 steering |
2023 precise |
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Cobre Panama GEO gross sales |
– |
128,598 |
|||||
Treasured Metallic GEO gross sales (excluding Cobre Panama) |
360,000 – 400,000 |
359,591 |
|||||
Complete GEO gross sales (excluding Cobre Panama) |
480,000 – 540,000 |
498,447 |
We estimate depletion expense to be between $230 and $260 million . Our remaining capital dedication to the Royalty Acquisition Enterprise with Continental is $69.8 million , of which between $10.0 million and $20.0 million is anticipated to be deployed in 2024. As well as, we anticipate to meet our $75.0 million time period mortgage dedication to G Mining Ventures, of which roughly $42.0 million was superior in January 2024 .
5-12 months Outlook
We anticipate our portfolio to generate gross sales between 540,000 and 600,000 GEOs in 2028, of which 385,000 to 425,000 GEOs are anticipated to be generated from Treasured Metallic property. This outlook assumes the graduation of manufacturing at Valentine Gold, Stibnite Gold, Eskay Creek , Citadel Mountain Part 2, and Copper World. It consists of an anticipated enhance in attributable gross sales from Vale’s Northern and Southeastern methods, larger manufacturing from Guadalupe-Palmarejo and Antamina, and continued manufacturing from Sudbury by way of the top of 2028. Manufacturing development from the continued improvement of our U.S. Vitality property is anticipated to be partly offset by decrease assumed commodity costs when in comparison with 2023. The outlook anticipates that our Candelaria stream will step down in 2027 from 68% to 40% of gold and silver produced and that our deliveries from Antapaccay will probably be based mostly on 30% of gold and silver produced reasonably than listed to copper manufacturing in 2028. At this stage, our outlook doesn’t assume any deliveries from Cobre Panama. Had Cobre Panama remained in manufacturing, we might have anticipated deliveries and gross sales of between 130,000 and 150,000 GEOs.
Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Updates
Through the quarter, we partnered with G Mining Ventures at Tocantinzinho to assist fund infrastructure and different group initiatives in Para, Brazil and with Endeavour Mining on their Nice Inexperienced Wall reforestation initiative and ‘Elites de Demain’ academic help initiative, each in Senegal . We additionally renewed our funding help for the Enseña Perú schooling initiative in Peru . We proceed to rank extremely with main ESG ranking companies. We had been ranked by Sustainalytics because the #1 treasured metals firm and the #1 gold firm for 2024 and we tied for the second ranked mining firm in The Globe and Mail’s 2023 Board Video games.
Portfolio Additions
- Financing package deal with Skeena Sources on the Eskay Creek Gold Mission – British Columbia : On December 18, 2023 , we acquired an incremental 1.0% NSR on Skeena Sources’ Eskay Creek mission for a purchase order worth of $41.8 million ( C$56.0 million ). We now maintain a 2.5% NSR protecting Skeena’s Eskay Creek properties. Moreover, we superior $18.7 million ( C$25.0 million ) to Skeena and obtained a convertible debenture.
- Acquisition of Extra Pure Fuel Royalty within the Haynesville – U.S. : On November 21, 2023 , we agreed to accumulate a royalty portfolio within the Haynesville fuel play in Louisiana and Texas for $125.0 million . The royalties are complementary to our present Haynesville acreage and supply further publicity to a various set of operators and a basin that’s anticipated to assist provide a rising LNG export capability from the U.S. Gulf Coast. The transaction closed subsequent to year-end, on January 2, 2024 .
- Acquisition of Extra Royalty on the Magino Gold Mine – Ontario : As beforehand introduced, we acquired a further 1.0% NSR on Argonaut’s Magino gold mine for a purchase order worth of $28.0 million . The transaction closed on November 15, 2023 . Inclusive of our preliminary 2.0% NSR, we now maintain an combination 3.0% NSR on Magino.
- Funding of G Mining Ventures Time period Mortgage: Subsequent to year-end, on January 29, 2024 , we funded roughly $42.0 million below our time period mortgage dedication to G Mining Ventures. The time period mortgage is a part of a financing package deal we offered to G Mining Ventures in July 2022 in reference to the Tocantinzinho gold mission, in Brazil .
This fall 2023 Portfolio Updates
Treasured Metallic property: GEOs offered from our Treasured Metallic property had been 119,581, in comparison with 129,642 GEOs in This fall 2022. Larger contributions from Antapaccay, MWS and Hemlo had been greater than offset by decrease deliveries from Cobre Panama, Candelaria and Stillwater .
South America :
- Candelaria (gold and silver stream) – GEOs delivered and offered in This fall 2023 had been decrease than in This fall 2022. For 2024, we forecast GEO gross sales of between 72,500 and 82,500 GEOs, a rise in comparison with 66,710 GEOs offered in 2023, based mostly on larger anticipated manufacturing as a consequence of mine sequencing and the mine plan grade profile. Debottlenecking initiatives of the Candelaria plant pebble crushing circuit had been additionally accomplished in 2023. Lundin Mining obtained an approval of its Environmental Influence Evaluation, permitting the extension of Candelaria’s mine life to 2040 and embrace numerous measures that can help sustainable social, financial, and environmental improvement within the Atacama Area.
- Antapaccay (gold and silver stream) – GEOs delivered and offered had been larger in This fall 2023 in comparison with This fall 2022 as a consequence of larger grades. For 2024, we anticipate GEOs offered to lower from 61,158 GEOs in 2023 to between 50,000 and 60,000 GEOs reflecting decrease anticipated manufacturing based mostly on the mining sequence.
- Antamina (22.5% silver stream) – GEOs delivered and offered had been decrease in This fall 2023 in comparison with This fall 2022. For 2024, we anticipate between 2.0 to 2.4 million silver ounces, in keeping with silver ounces offered in 2023. We anticipate this to be equal to between 22,500 and 27,500 GEOs based mostly on the commodity costs we assumed for 2024. Teck Sources introduced that Antamina’s Modification of Environmental Influence Evaluation was authorised in February 2024 , permitting the extension of the Antamina mine life from 2028 to 2036.
- Tocantinzinho (gold stream) – G Mining Ventures reported the bodily building of the Tocantinzinho mission was 76% full as of the top of December 2023 and stays on monitor for business manufacturing in H2 2024.
- Salares Norte (1-2% royalties) – Gold Fields introduced a delay in first gold manufacturing from December 2023 to April 2024 , with manufacturing in 2024 now anticipated to be roughly 250,000 gold equal ounces. As soon as regular state manufacturing is reached, manufacturing is anticipated to extend to 580,000 gold equal ounces in 2025 and 600,000 gold equal ounces in 2026.
- Posse ( Mara Rosa ) (1% royalty) – Hochschild Mining introduced that the primary gold pour befell on February 20, 2024 , with business manufacturing anticipated in the direction of the top of Q2 2024. Mara Rosa is anticipated to supply between 83,000 to 93,000 gold ounces in 2024 and has reported common annual manufacturing of roughly 80,000 gold ounces over an preliminary mine lifetime of 10 years, with roughly 100,000 gold ounces yearly over the primary 4 years.
- Cascabel (1% royalty) – In February 2024 , SolGold introduced the completion of a brand new pre-feasibility research, which outlined diminished preliminary capital prices and a 28-year mine plan containing 3.2 million tonnes of copper, 9.4 million ounces of gold, and 28 million ounces of silver (540 million tonnes grading 0.60% copper, 0.54 g/t gold, and 1.62 g/t silver).
- Pascua-Lama (2.9% gold & 0.6% copper royalties) – Barrick reported that it anticipates an up to date Pascua preliminary financial evaluation in 2024 to stipulate potential scope choices. A closure environmental impression evaluation for the present web site was submitted in January 2024 particularly relating to water administration.
Central America & Mexico :
- Cobre Panama (gold and silver stream) – GEOs delivered and offered had been decrease in This fall 2023 than in This fall 2022. Through the quarter, Cobre Panama skilled unlawful blockades on the Punta Rincón port and on the roads to the location. Manufacturing was halted on the finish of November 2023 and the mine is presently on P&SM. On the request of MICI, First Quantum delivered a preliminary draft for the primary part of a formalized P&SM on January 16, 2024 .
- Guadalupe-Palmarejo (50% gold stream) – GEOs offered from Guadalupe-Palmarejo decreased in This fall 2023 in comparison with the identical quarter in 2022 as a consequence of decrease manufacturing on the mine. For 2024, we anticipate gold deliveries to stay comparatively in keeping with these obtained in 2023, ranging between 32,500 and 37,500 GEOs.
U.S.:
- Stillwater (5% royalty) – PGM manufacturing improved over the course of 2023, as operations recovered from a shaft incident that occurred in Q1 2023. For 2024, we anticipate elevated PGM manufacturing on the mine, offset by the impression of PGM costs. Sibanye-Stillwater additionally introduced a restructuring at its US PGM operations in gentle of the decrease palladium worth surroundings.
- Marigold (0.5-5% royalties) – SSR Mining forecasts decrease manufacturing in 2024 when in comparison with the file manufacturing achieved at Marigold in 2023. Additional, we anticipate manufacturing to happen on floor that carries a decrease royalty charge.
- Stibnite Gold (1.7% royalty) – Perpetua Sources introduced that it was conditionally awarded as much as $34.6 million in further funding below the U.S. Protection Manufacturing Act. Perpetua anticipates that the U.S. Forest Service will publish a Ultimate Environmental Influence Assertion and Draft Report of Determination in Q2 2024 and a Ultimate Report of Determination in This fall 2024.
- Copper World Mission (2.085% royalty) – Hudbay offered an up to date pre-feasibility research for the Copper World mission in September 2023 . The research outlined an prolonged 20-year mine life for Part I, the place solely state and native permits are required, decrease preliminary capital expenditures, and the next mill feed grade than was beforehand contemplated.
Canada :
- Detour Lake (2% royalty) – Agnico Eagle reported it now expects the mill to achieve a throughput of 28.0 million tonnes every year in Q2 2024, beforehand anticipated in 2025. Agnico Eagle additionally reported an preliminary underground inferred mineral useful resource totaling 1.56 million ounces of gold (21.8 million tonnes grading 2.23 g/t gold) and continues to guage the potential for underground mining, with continued exploration success exterior of the mineral sources open pit. Mill optimization to achieve 29.0 million tonnes every year is anticipated in 2026, with an inner evaluation for enlargement anticipated in H1 2024 together with potential underground mining situations.
- Hemlo (3% royalty & 50% NPI) – Barrick anticipates manufacturing at Hemlo to enhance relative to 2023, the place manufacturing was impacted by interruptions to the underground operations.
- Brucejack (1.2% royalty) – Newmont, which acquired Brucejack by way of its acquisition of Newcrest Mining in November 2023 , anticipates a rise in manufacturing in 2024 in comparison with 2023, the place operations had been impacted by a fatality in December 2023 .
- Macassa ( Kirkland Lake ) (1.5-5.5% royalty & 20% NPI) – Agnico Eagle reported that the Macassa mill is anticipated to achieve full capability of 1,650 tonnes per day by mid-2024. The AK deposit contributed roughly 160,000 ounces of gold in Mineral Reserves (0.74 million tonnes grading 6.69 g/t gold) to the Macassa advanced, and was integrated in Agnico Eagle’s manufacturing steering for 2024 to 2026 with manufacturing anticipated in H2 2024.
- Canadian Malartic (1.5% royalty) – Agnico Eagle reported that the deliberate mining charge of three,500 tonnes per day at Odyssey South was reached sooner than anticipated and that ramp improvement additionally exceeded goal. Agnico Eagle additionally declared an preliminary mineral reserve within the central portion of the East Gouldie deposit of 5.17 million ounces of gold (47.0 million tonnes grading 3.42 g/t gold).
- Greenstone (3% royalty) – Equinox Gold reported that building at Greenstone was on schedule with set up actions successfully accomplished at December 31, 2023 and commissioning underway to pour first gold in H1 2024. On a 100% foundation, Greenstone is anticipated to supply between roughly 175,000 and 208,000 gold ounces in 2024 and common annual manufacturing of roughly 400,000 gold ounces over an preliminary mine lifetime of 14 years.
- Magino (3% royalty) – Argonaut anticipates 2024 manufacturing steering at Magino to be between 120,000 and 130,000 gold equal ounces, reflecting a full first 12 months of manufacturing since reaching business manufacturing in November 2023 . An up to date NI 43-101 technical report is anticipated in H2 2024.
- Valentine Gold (3% royalty) – Manufacturing at Valentine Gold continues to be anticipated in H1 2025. The mission is now owned by Calibre Mining, which acquired Marathon Gold in January 2024 . Common annual manufacturing of roughly 195,000 gold ounces is anticipated, over an preliminary mine lifetime of 12 years.
- Eskay Creek (2.5% royalty) – Skeena Sources filed an up to date feasibility research outlining Confirmed and Possible Mineral Reserves for open-pit mining of three.3 million ounces of gold and 88.0 million ounces of silver (39.8 million tonnes grading 2.6 g/t gold and 68.7 g/t silver).
Remainder of World:
- MWS (25% stream) – We forecast MWS to ship barely fewer GEOs in comparison with 2023 as we anticipate that the stream may have reached its cap in the direction of the top of 2024.
- Tasiast (2% royalty) – Kinross reported file annual manufacturing at Tasiast on account of sturdy grades, larger recoveries and file throughput following the completion of the Tasiast 24k mission. For 2024, Tasiast is anticipated to ship one other sturdy 12 months of manufacturing.
- Subika (2% royalty) – Newmont reported that manufacturing at Subika is anticipated to extend relative to 2023 as a consequence of larger open pit grade, sturdy underground mining charge, and reaching full processing charges in Q2 2024 after the deliberate supply of a substitute girth gear.
- Seguela (1.2% royalty) – Fortuna Silver Mines reported that Seguela contributed over 78,600 gold ounces in 2023, exceeding the higher vary of its 2023 manufacturing steering. Fortuna Silver Mines additionally indicated that it had reclassified 206,000 ounces of gold associated to the Sunbird deposit from Indicated Mineral Sources to Possible Reserves.
Diversified property: Our Diversified property, primarily comprising our Iron Ore and Vitality pursuits, generated $64.6 million in income, down from $94.0 million in This fall 2022, largely on account of decrease fuel and oil costs in comparison with the relative highs of the prior 12 months.
Iron Ore:
- Vale Royalty (iron ore royalty) – Income from the Vale royalty elevated in comparison with This fall 2022 on account of larger estimated iron ore costs.
- LIORC – LIORC declared a money dividend of C$0.45 per frequent share in This fall 2023 in comparison with C$0.75 per frequent share in This fall 2022.
- Caserones (0.57% efficient NSR) – Lundin Mining reported it had launched one of many largest exploration packages on the mine because it started operation in 2013 and introduced a rise in copper Confirmed and Possible Mineral Reserves. At December 31, 2023 , Franco-Nevada owned a 0.57% efficient NSR curiosity on Caserones. Subsequent to quarter-end, on January 19, 2024 , EMX Company exercised an possibility to accumulate a portion of our curiosity for a sale worth of $4.7 million , such that our efficient NSR on Caserones is now 0.517%.
Vitality:
- U.S. (numerous royalty charges) – Income from our U.S. Vitality pursuits decreased in comparison with This fall 2022, largely as a consequence of decrease realized oil and fuel costs. Manufacturing was decrease in quite a lot of basins, with the Permian Basin property being the exception because of the completion of recent wells.
- Canada (numerous royalty charges) – Income from our Canadian Vitality pursuits was comparatively in keeping with This fall 2022. For our Weyburn NRI, the impression of decrease costs was partly offset by decrease working and capital expenditures. Manufacturing at our Orion asset improved relative to the prior 12 months quarter, greater than offsetting the lower in realized costs.
Shareholder Info
The entire audited Consolidated Monetary Statements and Administration’s Dialogue and Evaluation could be discovered on our web site at www.franco-nevada.com , on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.com and on EDGAR at www.sec.gov .
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Company Abstract
Franco-Nevada Company is the main gold-focused royalty and streaming firm with the biggest and most diversified portfolio of cash-flow producing property. Its enterprise mannequin supplies traders with gold worth and exploration optionality whereas limiting publicity to value inflation. Franco- Nevada is debt-free and makes use of its free money movement to develop its portfolio and pay dividends. It trades below the image FNV on each the Toronto and New York inventory exchanges.
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Ahead- Wanting Statements
This press launch accommodates “forward-looking data” and “forward-looking statements” throughout the which means of relevant Canadian securities legal guidelines and america Personal Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, respectively, which can embrace, however aren’t restricted to, statements with respect to future occasions or future efficiency, administration’s expectations relating to Franco-Nevada’s development, outcomes of operations, estimated future revenues, efficiency steering, carrying worth of property, future dividends and necessities for extra capital, mineral sources and mineral reserves estimates, manufacturing estimates, manufacturing prices and income, future demand for and costs of commodities, anticipated mining sequences, enterprise prospects and alternatives, the efficiency and plans of third celebration operators, audits being carried out by the CRA, the anticipated publicity for present and future assessments and obtainable cures, statements with respect to the long run standing and any potential restart of the Cobre Panama mine and associated arbitration proceedings. As well as, statements regarding sources and reserves, GEOs and mine life are forward-looking statements, as they contain implied evaluation, based mostly on sure estimates and assumptions, and no assurance could be on condition that the estimates and assumptions are correct and that such sources and reserves, GEOs or mine life will probably be realized. Such forward-looking statements replicate administration’s present beliefs and are based mostly on data presently obtainable to administration. Usually, however not at all times, forward-looking statements could be recognized by way of phrases resembling “plans”, “expects”, “is anticipated”, “budgets”, “potential for”, “scheduled”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “predicts”, “tasks”, “intends”, “targets”, “goals”, “anticipates” or “believes” or variations (together with unfavourable variations) of such phrases and phrases or could also be recognized by statements to the impact that sure actions “might”, “might”, “ought to”, “would”, “would possibly” or “will” be taken, happen or be achieved. Ahead-looking statements contain recognized and unknown dangers, uncertainties and different elements, which can trigger the precise outcomes, efficiency or achievements of Franco-Nevada to be materially totally different from any future outcomes, efficiency or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Quite a few elements might trigger precise occasions or outcomes to vary materially from any forward-looking assertion, together with, with out limitation: fluctuations within the costs of the first commodities that drive royalty and stream income (gold, platinum group metals, copper, nickel, uranium, silver, iron ore and oil and fuel); fluctuations within the worth of the Canadian and Australian greenback, Mexican peso, and some other forex during which income is generated, relative to the U.S. greenback; modifications in nationwide and native authorities laws, together with allowing and licensing regimes and taxation insurance policies and the enforcement thereof; the adoption of a world minimal tax on companies; regulatory, political or financial developments in any of the nations the place properties during which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or different curiosity are positioned or by way of which they’re held; dangers associated to the operators of the properties during which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or different curiosity, together with modifications within the possession and management of such operators; relinquishment or sale of mineral properties; affect of macroeconomic developments; enterprise alternatives that turn into obtainable to, or are pursued by Franco-Nevada; diminished entry to debt and fairness capital; litigation; title, allow or license disputes associated to pursuits on any of the properties during which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or different curiosity; whether or not or not the Firm is decided to have “passive international funding firm” (“PFIC”) standing as outlined in Part 1297 of america Inner Income Code of 1986, as amended; potential modifications in Canadian tax therapy of offshore streams; extreme value escalation in addition to improvement, allowing, infrastructure, working or technical difficulties on any of the properties during which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or different curiosity; entry to ample pipeline capability; precise mineral content material might differ from the sources and reserves contained in technical stories; charge and timing of manufacturing variations from useful resource estimates, different technical stories and mine plans; dangers and hazards related to the enterprise of improvement and mining on any of the properties during which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or different curiosity, together with, however not restricted to uncommon or sudden geological and metallurgical circumstances, slope failures or cave-ins, sinkholes, flooding and different pure disasters, terrorism, civil unrest or an outbreak of contagious illness; the impression of future pandemics; and the mixing of acquired property. The forward-looking statements contained on this press launch are based mostly upon assumptions administration believes to be affordable, together with, with out limitation: the continued operation of the properties during which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or different curiosity by the house owners or operators of such properties in a way in keeping with previous follow; the accuracy of public statements and disclosures made by the house owners or operators of such underlying properties; no materials hostile change out there worth of the commodities that underlie the asset portfolio; the Firm’s ongoing earnings and property regarding dedication of its PFIC standing; no materials modifications to present tax therapy; the anticipated software of tax legal guidelines and rules by taxation authorities; the anticipated evaluation and end result of any audit by any taxation authority; no hostile improvement in respect of any vital property during which Franco-Nevada holds a royalty, stream or different curiosity; the accuracy of publicly disclosed expectations for the event of underlying properties that aren’t but in manufacturing; integration of acquired property; and the absence of some other elements that might trigger actions, occasions or outcomes to vary from these anticipated, estimated or meant. Nonetheless, there could be no assurance that forward-looking statements will show to be correct, as precise outcomes and future occasions might differ materially from these anticipated in such statements. Buyers are cautioned that forward-looking statements aren’t ensures of future efficiency. As well as, there could be no assurance as to (i) the end result of the continued audit by the CRA or the Firm’s publicity consequently thereof, or (ii) the long run standing and any potential restart of the Cobre Panama mine or the end result of any associated arbitration proceedings. Franco- Nevada can’t guarantee traders that precise outcomes will probably be in keeping with these forward-looking statements. Accordingly, traders mustn’t place undue reliance on forward-looking statements because of the inherent uncertainty therein.
For extra data with respect to dangers, uncertainties and assumptions, please confer with Franco-Nevada’s most up-to-date Annual Info Type filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on www.sedarplus.com and Franco-Nevada’s most up-to-date Annual Report filed on Type 40-F filed with the SEC on www.sec.gov . The forward-looking statements herein are made as of the date of this press launch solely and Franco-Nevada doesn’t assume any obligation to replace or revise them to replicate new data, estimates or opinions, future occasions or outcomes or in any other case, besides as required by relevant regulation.
ENDNOTES:
- GEOs: Gold equal ounces (“GEOs”) embrace Franco-Nevada’s attributable share of manufacturing from our Mining and Vitality property after relevant restoration and payability elements. GEOs are estimated on a gross foundation for NSRs and, within the case of stream ounces, earlier than the fee of the per ounce contractual worth paid by the Firm. For NPI royalties, GEOs are calculated taking into consideration the NPI economics. Silver, platinum, palladium, iron ore, oil, fuel and different commodities are transformed to GEOs by dividing related income, which incorporates settlement changes, by the related gold worth. The worth used within the computation of GEOs varies relying on the royalty or stream settlement of every specific asset, which can make reference to the market worth realized by the operator, or the common worth for the month, quarter, or 12 months during which the commodity was produced or offered. For This fall 2023, the common commodity costs had been as follows: $1,976 /oz gold (This fall 2022 – $1,729 ), $23.23 /oz silver (This fall 2022 – $21.20 ), $912 /oz platinum (This fall 2022 – $971 ) and $1,085 /oz palladium (This fall 2022 – $1,940 ), $127 /t Fe 62% CFR China (This fall 2022 – $98 ), $78.32 /bbl WTI oil (This fall 2022 – $82.65 ) and $2.91 /mcf Henry Hub pure fuel (This fall 2022 – $6.09 ). For 2023 costs, the common commodity costs had been as follows: $1,943 /oz gold (2022 – $1,801 ), $23.39 /oz silver (2022 – $21.75 ), $967 /oz platinum (2022 – $961 ) and $1,338 /oz palladium (2022 – $2,107 ), $119 /t Fe 62% CFR China (2022 – $122 ), $77.62 /bbl WTI oil (2022 – $94.23 ) and $2.66 /mcf Henry Hub pure fuel (2022 – $6.51 ).
- NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES: Adjusted Internet Revenue and Adjusted Internet Revenue per share, Adjusted Internet Revenue Margin, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per share, and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are non-GAAP monetary measures with no standardized which means below Worldwide Monetary Reporting Requirements (“IFRS Accounting Requirements”) and may not be corresponding to related monetary measures disclosed by different issuers. For a quantitative reconciliation of every non-GAAP monetary measure to probably the most straight comparable monetary measure below IFRS Accounting Requirements, confer with the next tables. Additional data relating to those Non-GAAP monetary measures is integrated by reference from the “Non-GAAP Monetary Measures” part of Franco-Nevada’s MD&A for the 12 months ended December 31, 2023 dated March 5, 2024 filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities on SEDAR+ obtainable at www.sedarplus.com and with the U.S. Securities and Change Fee obtainable on EDGAR at www.sec.gov .
- Adjusted Internet Revenue and Adjusted Internet Revenue per share are non-GAAP monetary measures, which exclude the next from internet earnings and earnings per share (“EPS”): impairment costs and reversal associated to royalty, stream and dealing pursuits and investments; features/losses on the sale of royalty, stream and dealing pursuits and investments; international trade features/losses and different earnings/bills; uncommon non-recurring gadgets; and the impression of earnings taxes on these things.
- Adjusted Internet Revenue Margin is a non-GAAP monetary measure which is outlined by the Firm as Adjusted Internet Revenue divided by income.
- Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per share are non-GAAP monetary measures, which exclude the next from internet earnings and EPS: earnings tax expense/restoration; finance bills and finance earnings; depletion and depreciation; impairment costs and reversals associated to royalty, stream and dealing pursuits and investments; features/losses on the sale of royalty, stream and dealing pursuits and investments; international trade features/losses and different earnings/bills; and strange non-recurring gadgets.
- Adjusted EBITDA Margin is a non-GAAP monetary measure which is outlined by the Firm as Adjusted EBITDA divided by income.
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Monetary Measures:
For the three months ended |
For the 12 months ended |
|||||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||||||||||
(expressed in hundreds of thousands, besides per share quantities) |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||||||||||
Internet (loss) earnings |
$ |
(982.5) |
$ |
165.0 |
$ |
(466.4) |
$ |
700.6 |
||||||||
Impairment losses |
1,173.3 |
— |
1,173.3 |
— |
||||||||||||
Acquire on sale of royalty curiosity |
— |
— |
(3.7) |
— |
||||||||||||
Overseas trade acquire and different earnings |
(12.3) |
(0.1) |
(14.4) |
(3.6) |
||||||||||||
Finance earnings associated to compensation of Noront Mortgage |
— |
— |
— |
(2.2) |
||||||||||||
Tax impact of changes |
(5.6) |
— |
(4.0) |
2.8 |
||||||||||||
Different tax associated changes |
||||||||||||||||
Change in unrecognized deductible momentary variations |
— |
— |
(1.7) |
— |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Internet Revenue |
$ |
172.9 |
$ |
164.9 |
$ |
683.1 |
$ |
697.6 |
||||||||
Primary weighted common shares excellent |
192.1 |
191.7 |
192.0 |
191.5 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Internet Revenue per share |
$ |
0.90 |
$ |
0.86 |
$ |
3.56 |
$ |
3.64 |
For the three months ended |
For the 12 months ended |
|||||||||||||||
Adjusted Internet Revenue Margin |
December 31, |
December 31, |
||||||||||||||
(expressed in hundreds of thousands, besides Adjusted Internet Revenue |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Internet Revenue |
$ |
172.9 |
$ |
164.9 |
$ |
683.1 |
$ |
697.6 |
||||||||
Income |
303.3 |
320.4 |
1,219.0 |
1,315.7 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted Internet Revenue Margin |
57.0 |
% |
51.5 |
% |
56.0 |
% |
53.0 |
% |
For the three months ended |
For the 12 months ended |
|||||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||||||||||
(expressed in hundreds of thousands, besides per share quantities) |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||||||||||
Internet (loss) earnings |
$ |
(982.5) |
$ |
165.0 |
$ |
(466.4) |
$ |
700.6 |
||||||||
Revenue tax expense |
22.7 |
30.0 |
102.2 |
133.1 |
||||||||||||
Finance bills |
0.8 |
0.7 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
||||||||||||
Finance earnings |
(16.3) |
(6.7) |
(52.3) |
(12.6) |
||||||||||||
Depletion and depreciation |
68.9 |
73.5 |
273.1 |
286.2 |
||||||||||||
Impairment losses |
1,173.3 |
— |
1,173.3 |
— |
||||||||||||
Acquire on sale of royalty curiosity |
— |
— |
(3.7) |
— |
||||||||||||
Overseas trade acquire and different earnings |
(12.3) |
(0.1) |
(14.4) |
(3.6) |
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
254.6 |
$ |
262.4 |
$ |
1,014.7 |
$ |
1,106.9 |
||||||||
Primary weighted common shares excellent |
192.1 |
191.7 |
192.0 |
191.5 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA per share |
$ |
1.33 |
$ |
1.37 |
$ |
5.28 |
$ |
5.78 |
For the three months ended |
For the 12 months ended |
|||||||||||||||
December 31, |
December 31, |
|||||||||||||||
(expressed in hundreds of thousands, besides Adjusted EBITDA Margin) |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
254.6 |
$ |
262.4 |
$ |
1,014.7 |
$ |
1,106.9 |
||||||||
Income |
303.3 |
320.4 |
1,219.0 |
1,315.7 |
||||||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
83.9 |
% |
81.9 |
% |
83.2 |
% |
84.1 |
% |
FRANCO- NEVADA CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
(in hundreds of thousands of U.S. {dollars})
At December 31, |
At December 31, |
|||||||
2023 |
2022 |
|||||||
ASSETS |
||||||||
Money and Money equivalents |
$ |
1,421.9 |
$ |
1,196.5 |
||||
Receivables |
111.0 |
135.7 |
||||||
Gold bullion, pay as you go bills and different present property |
82.4 |
50.9 |
||||||
Present property |
$ |
1,615.3 |
$ |
1,383.1 |
||||
Royalty, stream and dealing pursuits, internet |
$ |
4,027.1 |
$ |
4,927.5 |
||||
Investments |
254.5 |
227.2 |
||||||
Loans receivable |
24.8 |
— |
||||||
Deferred earnings tax property |
37.0 |
39.9 |
||||||
Different property |
35.4 |
49.1 |
||||||
Complete property |
$ |
5,994.1 |
$ |
6,626.8 |
||||
LIABILITIES |
||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities (Be aware 11) |
$ |
30.9 |
$ |
43.1 |
||||
Present earnings tax liabilities |
8.3 |
7.1 |
||||||
Present liabilities |
$ |
39.2 |
$ |
50.2 |
||||
Deferred earnings tax liabilities |
$ |
180.1 |
$ |
153.0 |
||||
Different liabilities |
5.7 |
6.0 |
||||||
Complete liabilities |
$ |
225.0 |
$ |
209.2 |
||||
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
||||||||
Share capital |
$ |
5,728.2 |
$ |
5,695.3 |
||||
Contributed surplus |
20.6 |
15.6 |
||||||
Retained earnings |
212.3 |
940.4 |
||||||
Accrued different complete loss |
(192.0) |
(233.7) |
||||||
Complete shareholders’ fairness |
$ |
5,769.1 |
$ |
6,417.6 |
||||
Complete liabilities and shareholders’ fairness |
$ |
5,994.1 |
$ |
6,626.8 |
The consolidated monetary statements and accompanying notes could be present in our 2023 Annual Report obtainable on our web site |
FRANCO- NEVADA CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF (LOSS) INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS) INCOME
(in hundreds of thousands of U.S. {dollars} and shares, besides per share quantities)
2023 |
2022 |
||||||
Income |
$ |
1,219.0 |
$ |
1,315.7 |
|||
Prices of gross sales |
|||||||
Prices of gross sales |
$ |
179.3 |
$ |
176.9 |
|||
Depletion and depreciation |
273.1 |
286.2 |
|||||
Complete prices of gross sales |
$ |
452.4 |
$ |
463.1 |
|||
Gross revenue |
$ |
766.6 |
$ |
852.6 |
|||
Different working bills (earnings) |
|||||||
Basic and administrative bills |
$ |
24.5 |
$ |
22.5 |
|||
Share-based compensation bills |
4.4 |
10.1 |
|||||
Impairment losses |
1,173.3 |
— |
|||||
Acquire on sale of royalty curiosity |
(3.7) |
— |
|||||
Acquire on sale of gold bullion |
(3.9) |
(0.7) |
|||||
Complete different working bills |
$ |
1,194.6 |
$ |
31.9 |
|||
Working (loss) earnings |
$ |
(428.0) |
$ |
820.7 |
|||
Overseas trade acquire and different earnings |
$ |
14.4 |
$ |
3.6 |
|||
(Loss) earnings earlier than finance gadgets and earnings taxes |
$ |
(413.6) |
$ |
824.3 |
|||
Finance gadgets |
|||||||
Finance earnings |
$ |
52.3 |
$ |
12.6 |
|||
Finance bills |
(2.9) |
(3.2) |
|||||
Internet (loss) earnings earlier than earnings taxes |
$ |
(364.2) |
$ |
833.7 |
|||
Revenue tax expense |
102.2 |
133.1 |
|||||
Internet (loss) earnings |
$ |
(466.4) |
$ |
700.6 |
|||
Different complete earnings (loss), internet of taxes |
|||||||
Gadgets that could be reclassified subsequently to revenue and loss: |
|||||||
Forex translation adjustment |
$ |
34.8 |
$ |
(92.0) |
|||
Gadgets that won’t be reclassified subsequently to revenue and loss: |
|||||||
Acquire (loss) on modifications within the truthful worth of fairness investments |
|||||||
at truthful worth by way of different complete earnings (“FVTOCI”), |
|||||||
internet of earnings tax |
7.3 |
(36.7) |
|||||
Different complete earnings (loss), internet of taxes |
$ |
42.1 |
$ |
(128.7) |
|||
Complete (loss) earnings |
$ |
(424.3) |
$ |
571.9 |
|||
(Loss) earnings per share |
|||||||
Primary |
$ |
(2.43) |
$ |
3.66 |
|||
Diluted |
$ |
(2.43) |
$ |
3.65 |
|||
Weighted common variety of shares excellent |
|||||||
Primary |
192.0 |
191.5 |
|||||
Diluted |
192.3 |
191.9 |
The consolidated monetary statements and accompanying notes could be present in our 2023 Annual Report obtainable on our web site |
FRANCO- NEVADA CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in hundreds of thousands of U.S. {dollars})
2023 |
2022 |
|||||||
Money flows from working actions |
||||||||
Internet (loss) earnings |
$ |
(466.4) |
$ |
700.6 |
||||
Changes to reconcile internet (loss) earnings to internet money offered by working actions: |
||||||||
Depletion and depreciation |
273.1 |
286.2 |
||||||
Share-based compensation bills |
5.5 |
8.2 |
||||||
Modifications in truthful worth of monetary devices |
(11.3) |
(0.4) |
||||||
Impairment losses |
1,173.3 |
— |
||||||
Acquire on sale of royalty curiosity |
(3.7) |
— |
||||||
Unrealized international trade (acquire) loss |
(2.8) |
3.3 |
||||||
Deferred earnings tax expense |
26.6 |
37.4 |
||||||
Different non-cash gadgets |
(3.7) |
(3.1) |
||||||
Acquisition of gold bullion |
(56.2) |
(46.7) |
||||||
Proceeds from sale of gold bullion |
36.8 |
51.6 |
||||||
Modifications in different property |
13.9 |
(26.7) |
||||||
Working money flows earlier than modifications in non-cash working capital |
$ |
985.1 |
$ |
1,010.4 |
||||
Modifications in non-cash working capital: |
||||||||
Lower (enhance) in receivables |
$ |
24.7 |
$ |
(15.9) |
||||
Improve in pay as you go bills and different |
(8.0) |
(3.2) |
||||||
(Lower) enhance in present liabilities |
(10.6) |
8.2 |
||||||
Internet money offered by working actions |
$ |
991.2 |
$ |
999.5 |
||||
Money flows utilized in investing actions |
||||||||
Acquisition of royalty, stream and dealing pursuits |
$ |
(520.0) |
$ |
(139.6) |
||||
Proceeds from sale of royalty curiosity |
7.0 |
— |
||||||
Acquisition of investments |
(9.8) |
(48.5) |
||||||
Proceeds from sale of investments |
2.0 |
1.8 |
||||||
Funding in mortgage receivable |
(18.7) |
— |
||||||
Proceeds from mortgage receivable |
— |
42.7 |
||||||
Acquisition of power nicely gear |
(1.6) |
(1.9) |
||||||
Internet money utilized in investing actions |
$ |
(541.1) |
$ |
(145.5) |
||||
Money flows utilized in financing actions |
||||||||
Cost of dividends |
$ |
(233.0) |
$ |
(197.6) |
||||
Proceeds from train of inventory choices |
2.9 |
9.5 |
||||||
Credit score facility modification prices |
— |
(0.9) |
||||||
Internet money utilized in financing actions |
$ |
(230.1) |
$ |
(189.0) |
||||
Impact of trade charge modifications on money and money equivalents |
$ |
5.4 |
$ |
(7.8) |
||||
Internet change in money and money equivalents |
$ |
225.4 |
$ |
657.2 |
||||
Money and money equivalents at starting of 12 months |
$ |
1,196.5 |
$ |
539.3 |
||||
Money and money equivalents at finish of 12 months |
$ |
1,421.9 |
$ |
1,196.5 |
||||
Supplemental money movement data: |
||||||||
Revenue taxes paid |
$ |
88.1 |
$ |
95.1 |
||||
Dividend earnings obtained |
$ |
13.2 |
$ |
19.7 |
||||
Curiosity and standby charges paid |
$ |
2.3 |
$ |
2.4 |
The consolidated monetary statements and accompanying notes could be present in our 2023 Annual Report obtainable on our web site |
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