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Osisko Reports Q2 2024 Results

Record operating cash flows of $52.3 million with quarterly cash margin of 97%

Appointment of Ms. Wendy Louie to the Board of Directors

MONTREAL, Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (the “Company” or “Osisko”) (OR: TSX & NYSE) today announced its consolidated financial results for the second quarter of 2024. Amounts presented are in Canadian dollars, except where otherwise noted.

Highlights

Subsequent to June 30, 2024

Appointment of Ms. Wendy Louie to Osisko’s Board of Directors

Osisko is also pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Wendy Louie to its Board of Directors.

Ms. Louie is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant with over 25 years of diverse finance and leadership experience focused primarily on the mining industry. Ms. Louie was the Vice President Finance and CFO of Sabina Gold and Silver Corp. until its acquisition by B2Gold Corp in April 2023. Prior to that, Ms. Louie also held several senior management roles at Goldcorp Inc. from 2006 to 2016 serving as Vice President Finance, Vice President Reporting and Assistant Controller. From 2004 to 2006, Ms. Louie was also a Senior Tax Manager at Ernst & Young and from 1995 to 2004, she held various finance positions with Duke Energy Canada. Ms. Louie currently serves as an Independent Director for Liberty Gold Corp.

Mr. Norman MacDonald, Chair of Osisko’s Board of Directors commented: “We are very excited to have Wendy join Osisko’s Board of Directors. Her wealth of experience at the corporate level, with her having held various senior finance roles at growth-oriented resource companies both big and small, made her an ideal candidate to be appointed as Osisko’s newest Independent Director. Her proven track record, attention to detail, and dedication to the highest professional standards will no doubt benefit Osisko and its shareholders going forward.”

Additional Commentary

Jason Attew, President & CEO of Osisko commented: “Osisko’s second quarter of 2024 was a markedly busy one, thanks to the Company’s robust corporate development pipeline and its ever-evolving portfolio of assets. Increased commodity prices resulted in strong revenues and record operating cash flows that allowed Osisko to continue to rapidly pay down its revolving credit facility. As such, Osisko’s balance sheet remains well-positioned for the future deployment of capital towards new accretive growth opportunities. A perfect example of this was the recent announcement of the acquisition of the Cascabel gold stream by Osisko Bermuda, a transaction that was completed subsequent to quarter-end and one that provides the Company with an additional long-term growth lever on a tier-1 copper-gold asset3.

Prior to the heap leach facility failure at Victoria Gold’s Eagle mine, Osisko was tracking well with regard to its previously published 2024 GEO delivery guidance range of 82,000 – 92,000 GEOs. However, under our assumption that production at Eagle will remain suspended through to the end of 2024, the Company has decided to adjust its 2024 GEO delivery guidance range to 77,000 – 83,000 GEOs. The revised guidance also factors in the recently disclosed two-month delay in Capstone’s ramp-up to 20,000 tonnes per day at Mantos Blancos. Recall that we had previously expected a marginally stronger second half to the year in 2024, thanks mostly to the CSA copper stream, and to a lesser extent, our NSR royalties at Akasaba West and Tocantinzinho; two out of three of these assets, in fact, are already contributing to Osisko’s top line, with first payments from Tocantinzinho expected in the fourth quarter. Finally, at Namdini, the project is still on schedule to pour first gold before end-of-year, thus providing Osisko with additional growth heading into 2025.”

Q2 2024 RESULTS CONFERENCE AND WEBCAST CALL DETAILS

Conference Call: Wednesday, August 7th, 2024 at 10:00 am ET
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Qualified Person

The scientific and technical content of this news release has been reviewed and approved by Mr. Guy Desharnais, Ph.D., P.Geo., Vice President, Project Evaluation at Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd, who is a “qualified person” as defined by National Instrument 43-101 – Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects (“NI 43-101”).

About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate precious metal royalty company which holds a North American focused portfolio of over 185 royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes, including 20 producing assets. Osisko’s portfolio is anchored by its cornerstone asset, a 3-5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic Complex, home to one of Canada’s largest gold mines.

Osisko’s head office is located at 1100 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec, H3B 2S2.

For further information, please contact Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd:

Grant Moenting Heather Taylor
Vice President, Capital Markets Vice President, Sustainability and Communications
Tel: (647) 477-2087 x116 Tel: (647) 477-2087 x105
Mobile: (365) 275-1954  
Email: gmoenting@osiskogr.com Email: htaylor@osiskogr.com


Notes:

(1)   Gold Equivalent Ounces

GEOs are calculated on a quarterly basis and include royalties and streams. Silver ounces and copper tonnes earned from royalty and stream agreements are converted to gold equivalent ounces by multiplying the silver ounces or copper tonnes by the average silver price per ounce or copper price per tonne for the period and dividing by the average gold price per ounce for the period. Diamonds, other metals and cash royalties are converted into gold equivalent ounces by dividing the associated revenue by the average gold price per ounce for the period.

Average Metal Prices and Exchange Rate

  Three months ended
June 30,
    2024   2023
     
Gold(i) $2,338 $1,976
Silver(ii) $28.84 $24.13
     
Exchange rate (US$/Can$)(iii)   1.3683   1.3428

(i)   The London Bullion Market Association’s PM price in U.S. dollars per ounce.
(ii)  The London Bullion Market Association’s price in U.S. dollars per ounce.
(iii)  Bank of Canada daily rate.

(2)   Non-IFRS Performance Measures

The Company has included certain performance measures in this press release that do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS Accounting Standards including (i) cash margin (in dollars and in percentage of revenues), (ii) adjusted earnings and (iii) adjusted earnings per basic share. The presentation of these non-IFRS measures is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards. These measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined under IFRS Accounting Standards. As Osisko’s operations are primarily focused on precious metals, the Company presents cash margins and adjusted earnings as it believes that certain investors use this information, together with measures determined in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards, to evaluate the Company’s performance in comparison to other companies in the precious metals mining industry who present results on a similar basis. However, other companies may calculate these non-IFRS measures differently.

Cash Margin (in dollars and in percentage of revenues)

Cash margin (in dollars) represents revenues less cost of sales (excluding depletion). Cash margin (in percentage of revenues) represents the cash margin (in dollars) divided by revenues.

  Three months ended
June 30,
    Six months ended 
June 30, 
 
(in thousands of dollars) 2024      2023      2024      2023   
  $     $     $     $  
               
Royalty interests              
Revenues 46,236     39,323     90,780     78,501  
Less: cost of sales (excluding depletion) (145 )   (205 )   (250 )   (340 )
Cash margin (in dollars) 46,091     39,118     90,530     78,161  
               
Depletion (5,361 )   (5,610 )   (10,895 )   (12,458 )
Gross profit 40,730      33,508      79,635      65,703   
               
Stream interests              
Revenues 18,610     21,177     34,817     41,586  
Less: cost of sales (excluding depletion) (2,081 )   (4,055 )   (3,809 )   (7,961 )
Cash margin (in dollars) 16,529     17,122     31,008     33,625  
               
Depletion (5,052 )   (7,357 )   (11,042 )   (14,004 )
Gross profit 11,477      9,765      19,966      19,621   
               
Royalty and stream interests
Total cash margin (in dollars)
62,620     56,240     121,538     111,786  
Divided by: total revenues 64,846     60,500     125,597     120,087  
Cash margin (in percentage of revenues) 96.6 %   93.0 %   96.8 %   93.1 %
               
               
Total – Gross profit 52,207      43,273      99,601      85,324   


Adjusted earnings and adjusted earnings per basic share

Adjusted earnings is defined as: net earnings (loss), adjusted for certain items: foreign exchange gains (losses), impairment charges and reversal related to royalty, stream and other interests, changes in allowance for expected credit losses, write-offs and impairment of investments, gains (losses) on disposal of assets, gains (losses) on investments, share of income (loss) of associates, transaction costs and other items such as non-cash gains (losses), as well as the impact of income taxes on these items. Adjusted earnings per basic share is obtained from the adjusted earnings divided by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period.

  Three months ended 
June 30,
  Six months ended 
June 30,
 
  2024   2023   2024   2023  
(in thousands of dollars,
except per share amounts)
$   $   $   $  
         
Net (loss) earnings (21,115 ) 17,961   (6,042 ) 38,809  
         
Adjustments:        
Impairment of royalty interests 67,832   6,629   67,832   6,629  
Foreign exchange loss 1,069   172   4,319   153  
Share of loss (income) of associates 3,117   (19,167 ) 16,675   (13,022 )
Changes in allowance for expected credit losses and write-offs   19,860   (1,895 ) 20,131  
Loss (gain) on investments 355   4,066   (101 ) 1,969  
Tax impact of adjustments (18,093 ) (2,300 ) (17,909 ) (2,293 )
         
Adjusted earnings 33,165   27,221   62,879   52,376  
         
Weighted average number of
 common shares outstanding (000’s)
186,217   185,302   186,009   184,990  
         
Adjusted earnings per basic share 0.18   0.15   0.34   0.28  

(3) Please refer to SolGold plc’s press release dated May 14, 2024 and entitled “SolGold plc Key Financial Developments” available on SolGold’s SEDAR+ profile at www.sedarplus.ca.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements contained in this press release may be deemed “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation. Forward-looking statements are statements other than statements of historical fact, that address, without limitation, future events, that Osisko will be able to deploy capital toward accretive growth opportunities, that Osisko will meet its revised guidance estimate, and that results for the second half of the year will be, all things being equal, stronger. Forward-looking statements are statements that are not historical facts and are generally, but not always, identified by the words “expects”, “plans”, “anticipates”, “believes”, “intends”, “estimates”, “projects”, “potential”, “scheduled” and similar expressions or variations (including negative variations), or that events or conditions “will”, “would”, “may”, “could” or “should” occur. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, most of which are beyond the control of Osisko, and actual results may accordingly differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include, without limitation, (i) with respect to properties in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest; risks related to: (a) the operators of the properties, (b) timely development, permitting, construction, commencement of production, ramp-up (including operating and technical challenges), (c) differences in rate and timing of production from resource estimates or production forecasts by operators, (d) differences in conversion rate from resources to reserves and ability to replace resources, (e) the unfavorable outcome of any challenges or litigation relating title, permit or license, (f) hazards and uncertainty associated with the business of exploring, development and mining including, but not limited to unusual or unexpected geological and metallurgical conditions, slope failures or cave-ins, flooding and other natural disasters or civil unrest or other uninsured risks, (ii) with respect to other external factors: (a) fluctuations in the prices of the commodities that drive royalties, streams, offtakes and investments held by Osisko, (b) fluctuations in the value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, (c) regulatory changes by national and local governments, including permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies, regulations and political or economic developments in any of the countries where properties in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest are located or through which they are held, (d) continued availability of capital and financing and general economic, market or business conditions, and (e) responses of relevant governments to infectious diseases outbreaks and the effectiveness of such response and the potential impact of such outbreaks on Osisko’s business, operations and financial condition; (iii) with respect to internal factors: (a) business opportunities that may or not become available to, or are pursued by Osisko, (b) the integration of acquired assets or (c) the determination of Osisko’s PFIC status (d) that financial information may be subject to year-end adjustments. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based upon assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including, without limitation: the absence of significant change in Osisko’s ongoing income and assets relating to determination of its PFIC status, and the absence of any other factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ from those anticipated, estimated or intended and, with respect to properties in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest, (i) the ongoing operation of the properties by the owners or operators of such properties in a manner consistent with past practice and with public disclosure (including forecast of production), (ii) the accuracy of public statements and disclosures made by the owners or operators of such underlying properties (including expectations for the development of underlying properties that are not yet in production), (iii) no adverse development in respect of any significant property, (iv) that statements and estimates relating to mineral reserves and resources by owners and operators are accurate and (v) the implementation of an adequate plan for integration of acquired assets.

For additional information on risks, uncertainties and assumptions, please refer to the most recent Annual Information Form of Osisko filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and EDGAR at www.sec.gov which also provides additional general assumptions in connection with these statements. Osisko cautions that the foregoing list of risk and uncertainties is not exhaustive. Investors and others should carefully consider the above factors as well as the uncertainties they represent and the risk they entail. Osisko believes that the assumptions reflected in those forward-looking statements are reasonable, but no assurance can be given that these expectations will prove to be accurate as actual results and prospective events could materially differ from those anticipated such the forward-looking statements and such forward-looking statements included in this press release are not guarantee of future performance and should not be unduly relied upon. In this press release, Osisko relies on information publicly disclosed by other issuers and third parties pertaining to its assets and, therefore, assumes no liability for such third-party public disclosure. These statements speak only as of the date of this press release. Osisko undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by applicable law.

Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  June 30,     December 31,  
  2024     2023  
  $     $  
       
Assets      
       
Current assets      
       
Cash 65,724     67,721  
Short-term investments 14,466     8,200  
Amounts receivable 6,456     6,282  
Other assets 1,425     1,842  
  88,071     84,045  
       
Non-current assets      
       
Investments in associates 94,725     115,651  
Other investments 102,279     93,025  
Royalty, stream and other interests 1,486,501     1,553,111  
Goodwill 111,204     111,204  
Other assets 8,874     8,951  
  1,891,654     1,965,987  
       
Liabilities      
       
Current liabilities      
       
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 4,611     8,209  
Dividends payable 12,101     11,121  
Lease liabilities 1,182     1,122  
  17,894     20,452  
       
Non-current liabilities      
       
Lease liabilities 6,270     6,879  
Long-term debt 108,966     191,879  
Deferred income taxes 95,321     96,279  
  228,451     315,489  
       
Equity      
       
Share capital 2,111,336     2,097,691  
Contributed surplus 77,791     79,446  
Accumulated other comprehensive income 59,158     28,058  
Deficit (585,082 )   (554,697 )
  1,663,203     1,650,498  
  1,891,654     1,965,987  
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  Three months ended
June 30,
    Six months ended
June 30,
 
  2024     2023     2024     2023  
  $     $     $     $  
               
Revenues 64,846     60,500      125,597     120,087   
               
Cost of sales (2,226 )   (4,260 )   (4,059 )   (8,301 )
Depletion (10,413 )   (12,967 )   (21,937 )   (26,462 )
Gross profit 52,207     43,273      99,601     85,324   
               
Other operating expenses              
General and administrative (6,367 )   (7,308 )   (12,497 )   (13,517 )
Business development (2,089 )   (1,297 )   (3,449 )   (2,793 )
Impairment of royalty interests (67,832 )   (6,629 )   (67,832 )   (6,629 )
Operating (loss) income (24,081 )   28,039      15,823     62,385   
Interest income 1,245     2,170     2,504     4,233  
Finance costs (2,839 )   (3,445 )   (6,570 )   (6,315 )
Foreign exchange loss (1,069 )   (172 )   (4,319 )   (153 )
Share of (loss) income of associates (3,117 )   19,167     (16,675 )   13,022  
Other (losses) gains, net (355 )   (23,926 )   1,996     (22,100 )
(Loss) earnings before income taxes (30,216 )   21,833      (7,241 )   51,072   
Income tax recovery (expense) 9,101     (3,872 )   1,199     (12,263 )
Net (loss) earnings (21,115 )   17,961     (6,042 )   38,809   
               
               
Net (loss) earnings per share              
Basic and diluted (0.11 )   0.10     (0.03 )   0.21  
 
 
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited)
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
  Three months ended
June 30,
    Six months ended
June 30,
 
  2024     2023     2024     2023  
  $     $     $     $  
Operating activities              
Net (loss) earnings (21,115 )   17,961     (6,042 )   38,809  
Adjustments for:              
Share-based compensation 2,261     2,868     4,374     5,157  
Depletion and amortization 10,742     13,271     22,595     27,025  
Impairment of royalty interests 67,832     6,629     67,832     6,629  
Impairment of investments in associates             271  
Changes in expected credit losses of other investments     19,860     (1,895 )   19,860  
Share of loss (income) of associates 3,117     (19,167 )   16,675     (13,022 )
Change in fair value of financial assets at fair value through profit and loss 355     1,009     (101 )   3,754  
Net gain on dilution of investments             (4,842 )
Loss on the deemed disposal of an associate     3,057         3,057  
Foreign exchange loss 1,053     9     4,340     25  
Deferred income tax (recovery) expense (9,534 )   3,270     (2,166 )   10,730  
Other 152     447     309     483  
Net cash flows provided by operating activities
 before changes in non-cash working capital items
54,863     49,214     105,921     97,936  
Changes in non-cash working capital items (2,545 )   (1,822 )   (3,226 )   (5,094 )
Net cash flows provided by operating activities 52,318     47,392     102,695     92,842  
               
Investing activities              
Acquisitions of short-term investments (5,067 )   (2,154 )   (5,967 )   (3,797 )
Acquisitions of investments     (53,008 )       (53,279 )
Proceeds on disposal of investments     6     5,177     6  
Acquisitions of royalty and stream interests     (212,762 )       (212,762 )
Other (3 )   (6 )   (7 )   (6 )
Net cash flows used in investing activities (5,070 )   (267,924 )   (797 )   (269,838 )
               
Financing activities              
Increase in long-term debt     186,909         186,909  
Repayment of long-term debt (44,238 )       (87,855 )   (13,463 )
Exercise of share options and shares issued under the share purchase plan 2,737     1,662     7,604     10,562  
Dividends paid (10,130 )   (9,292 )   (20,487 )   (19,045 )
Withholding taxes on settlement of restricted and deferred share units     (3,893 )   (2,987 )   (4,349 )
Other (977 )   (234 )   (1,365 )   (446 )
Net cash flows (used in) provided by financing activities (52,608 )   175,152     (105,090 )   160,168  
               
Decrease in cash before effects of exchange rate changes on cash (5,360

)

  (45,380

)

  (3,192

)

  (16,828  
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash 483     (3,671 )   1,195     (3,687 )
Decrease in cash (4,877 )   (49,051 )   (1,997 )   (20,515 )
Cash – beginning of period 70,601     119,084     67,721     90,548  
Cash – end of period 65,724     70,033     65,724     70,033  


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