Royal Gold Reports Fiscal First Quarter 2009 Results and Restatement of Fiscal 2008 Financial Statements
Conference Call Rescheduled to Today at 2:00 PM EST
- Revenue increased 29% quarter-over-quarter
- Free cash flow(1) increased 36% quarter-over-quarter
- Financial statements to be restated for fiscal 2008(2)
- Closed acquisition of Barrick Gold's royalty portfolio
- New credit facility with $125 million availability
DENVER, Nov. 4 /CNW/ -- ROYAL GOLD, INC. (Nasdaq: RGLD; TSX: RGL), the
leading precious metals royalty company, today announced fiscal first quarter
2009 net income of $5.8 million, or $0.17 per basic share, on royalty revenue
of $16.1 million. This compares to net income for the first quarter of fiscal
2008 of $5.5 million, or $0.19 per basic share, on royalty revenue of $12.5
million.
Higher revenues were largely driven by increased production at Robinson,
Leeville and Goldstrike in addition to higher metal prices on a quarter-over-
quarter basis. The increase in net earnings was partially offset by a decrease
in production at the Cortez Pipeline Mining Complex and an increase in
depletion rates as a result of the newer properties which have been added to
the Company's royalty portfolio.
Free cash flow for the current quarter was $13.3 million, representing
83% of revenues compared to free cash flow of $9.8 million, or 78% of revenues
for the prior year comparable quarter.
As of September 30, 2008, the Company had a working capital surplus of
$208.6 million. Current assets were $221.7 million (including $209.8 million
in cash and equivalents), compared to current liabilities of $13.1 million,
resulting in a current ratio of 17 to 1. On October 2, 2008, the Company used
$150 million in cash to complete the acquisition of the Barrick Gold royalty
portfolio.
"Our results for the first fiscal quarter reflect solid performance from
our overall portfolio of producing royalties, which offset the lower
production at Cortez and production curtailment at Taparko," said Tony Jensen,
President and CEO. "Many of Royal Gold's prior royalty acquisitions are now
poised to generate revenue. In the next quarter we look forward to revenue
contributions from the recently acquired Barrick Gold royalty portfolio, the
beginning of revenue from Dolores, and we await sustained production at
Taparko."
RESTATEMENT
As part of the Company's royalty monitoring program, Royal Gold has
identified a $3.1 million overpayment from Barrick Gold Corporation
("Barrick") with respect to the Company's GSR1 and GSR2 royalties at the
Cortez Pipeline Mining Complex, which the Company received and had previously
recognized as royalty revenue. The overpayment of the royalty was the result
of Barrick improperly including non-Royal Gold royalty production in the
Company's quarterly GSR1 and GSR2 royalty payments, principally during fiscal
year 2008. The Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors has
discussed the matter disclosed in this press release with management and the
Company's independent registered public accounting firm,
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, and has concluded that the previously issued
financial statements for fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, can no longer be
relied upon and must be restated.
The effect of the restatement on our fiscal year 2008 results of
operations reduced royalty revenues by $3.1 million from $69.4 million to
$66.3 million, reduced net income by $2.1 million from $26.1 million to $24.0
million, and reduced earnings per share by $0.07 from $0.69 to $0.62. The
restatement is not expected to affect estimates of future production or
reserves associated with the Cortez Pipeline Mining Complex. The Company
intends to file an amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for fiscal year 2008
on or before November 10, 2008. See Schedule B.
Commenting on the restatement, Jensen said, "The error was identified
during the Company's royalty monitoring review process. The Company was paid
for production that was not on our Cortez Pipeline Mining Complex royalty
ground and we called this error to Barrick's attention. Management is working
directly with Barrick to avoid such mistakes in the future."
As a result of the error, management has reassessed the Company's
controls and procedures, including internal controls over financial reporting.
Management concluded that there was a deficiency in the operating
effectiveness of the Company's controls in place over the accuracy of royalty
revenue which constituted a material weakness in the Company's disclosure
controls and procedures and internal controls over financial reporting.
Management's conclusions regarding disclosure controls and procedures and
report on internal control over financial reporting will be included in the
amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for fiscal year 2008. In response to the
error, management is working to enhance its controls and procedures over its
royalty monitoring program to ensure that royalty payments associated with
production that is not subject to our royalty interests is properly reconciled
and reviewed in the future.
PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS
Production for the quarter was bolstered by higher gold prices, which
averaged $872 per ounce for the first quarter of fiscal 2009 compared to $681
for the first quarter of fiscal 2008.
Cortez (Pipeline Mining Complex)
Production attributed to Royal Gold's royalty interests was approximately
61,000 ounces for the quarter compared with 128,000 ounces for the previous
year's first fiscal quarter. This decrease in production was largely due to
the fact that mining was conducted in areas that were not subject to the
Company's royalty interests.
Robinson
Robinson reported strong metal sales contributing $4.8 million in total
revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2009. Revenues at this operation
consist of provisional payments for concentrates produced during the current
period and final settlements for prior production periods. In light of the
recent decline in copper prices, the Company expects the final settlements,
normally made about 3 months after the concentrates arrive at the smelter,
will be subject to downward price adjustments in the second fiscal quarter
with a corresponding impact on royalty revenue.
Dolores
In late October 2008, Minefinders Corporation announced the commencement
of leaching operations at the Dolores mine. The operator also stated that it
expects the first gold and silver production in November. Processing rates
have reached 15,000 tonnes per day and are expected to increase to design
capacity of 18,000 tonnes per day as ramp up continues.
Taparko
The Taparko mill was shut down for the quarter due to problems associated
with the grinding mill drive-train. On October 6, 2008, High River announced
that it expects the Taparko mine to re-start production in early November once
the delivery and installation of a new custom-made gear box is complete.
Assuming the drive-train repairs are successful, the operator expects calendar
year 2008 production to be 31,000 ounces of gold. Pursuant to the Amended and
Restated Funding Agreement dated February 22, 2006 (the "Funding Agreement")
between Royal Gold, Inc. and Somita SA ("Somita"), a 90% owned subsidiary of
High River and the operator of Taparko, Somita is in breach of certain
obligations under the Funding Agreement. High River announced on October 31,
2008, that a special committee of their board of directors has been reviewing
its corporate liquidity and strategic alternatives, which could include a
financing or sale of all or some of its assets. As security for the Company's
investment in Somita, two of High River's subsidiaries have pledged their
equity interests in Somita and High River (West Africa) Ltd., the corporate
parent of Somita. In addition, Royal Gold obtained as collateral a pledge of
shares of certain equity investments in public companies held by High River.
Royal Gold has not agreed to forbear from pursuing any of its remedies under
the Funding Agreement or other agreements with High River and its affiliates.
Events with regard to High River are dynamic and Royal Gold may be required to
take action to protect its investment at any time.
Penasquito
Ramp up at Penasquito continues to progress as planned. Metal sales of
5,000 ounces of gold and 124,000 ounces of silver were reported for the first
fiscal quarter. Estimated completion for the Phase I sulfide circuit is mid-
2009 with the delivery of the first concentrates by the fourth calendar
quarter of 2009.
Benso
On September 2, 2008, Golden Star announced that delivery of high-grade
ore from the Benso property to the Wassa processing plant commenced in August
2008. This delivery of high-grade ore was originally anticipated to occur in
late September. The operator's calendar year 2008 production estimate is
25,000 ounces of gold. The Company expects to begin receiving revenue from
its 1.5% NSR royalty during the second fiscal quarter.
Twin Creeks
The Company expects to begin receiving revenue from its 2.0% gross
proceeds royalty on the Getchell Twin Creeks royalty in the second fiscal
quarter. The Company was notified that in September 2008 production within
the royalty area reached the 50,000 ounce threshold after which the royalty
becomes payable. The Twin Creeks mine is located in Nevada and operated by
Newmont Mining. Royal Gold acquired this royalty in its recent acquisition of
the Barrick royalty portfolio.
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
Closing of the Barrick Gold Royalty Portfolio Acquisition
On October 2, 2008, the Company closed the acquisition of the Barrick
royalty portfolio for consideration of net cash of $150 million and a
restructuring of certain Company royalty positions at the Cortez Pipeline
Mining Complex in Nevada. The acquired portfolio consists of royalties on 72
properties, including eight producing properties, two development stage
properties, 19 evaluation stage properties, and 43 exploration projects. Over
75% of the portfolio consists of precious metals royalties.
The restructuring of Royal Gold's royalty positions at Cortez consisted
of the following: (1) a reduction of Royal Gold's GSR2 sliding-scale royalty,
from a range of 0.72% to 9.0%, to match the current GSR1 sliding-scale royalty
rate ranging from 0.40% to 5.0%, and (2) the elimination of Royal Gold's
interest in the 0.71% GSR3 royalty and the 0.39% NVR1 royalty on the mining
claims that comprise the undeveloped Crossroads deposit. The areas covered by
the GSR3 and NVR1 royalties outside of the Crossroads deposit at Cortez were
not affected by this transaction. The Crossroads deposit continues to be
subject to Royal Gold's GSR2 royalty at the reduced royalty rate.
Limpopo
The Company has decided not to move forward on the acquisition of two
royalties from MinEx Projects Pty Ltd on the Limpopo platinum project in South
Africa.
Expanded Credit Facility
The Company announced that on October 30, 2008, it entered into an
amended and restated credit facility with the maximum availability increased
from US$80 million to US$125 million. The credit facility is now syndicated
with HSBC Bank USA National Association as the Administrative Agent and Sole
Lead Arranger, and the Bank of Nova Scotia as the Sole Syndication Agent.
Repayment of any loans under the line of credit will be secured by the
majority of the Company's producing royalties in Nevada and Mexico, and
certain other assets of the Company.
Annual Meeting of Stockholders
The Company's annual meeting of stockholders is scheduled for Wednesday,
November 5, 2008.
Change to Investor Conference Call
The Company's conference call reviewing the first quarter results and the
restatement described above has been changed from Thursday, November 6, 2008,
to today at 2:00 p.m. Eastern standard time (12:00 p.m. Mountain standard
time), and will be available by calling (800) 603-2779 or (973) 200-3960,
access #43495692. The call will be simultaneously broadcast on the Company's
web site at www.royalgold.com under the "Presentations" section. A replay of
this web cast will be available on the Company's web site approximately two
hours after the call ends.
About Royal Gold
Royal Gold is the leading publicly-traded precious metals royalty company
engaged in the acquisition and management of precious metals royalty
interests. 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 web page is located at www.royalgold.com.
ROYALTY DEFINITIONS
The Company's producing and development royalty portfolio contains
several different types of royalties which are defined as follows:
Royalty - the right to receive a percentage or other denomination of
mineral production from a resource extraction operation.
Gross Smelter Return ("GSR") Royalty - a defined percentage of the gross
revenue from a resource extraction operation, less, if applicable, certain
contract-defined costs paid by or charged to the operator.
Net Smelter Return ("NSR") Royalty - a defined percentage of the gross
revenue from a resource extraction operation, less a proportionate share of
incidental transportation, insurance, refining and smelting costs.
Net Value Royalty ("NVR") - a defined percentage of the gross revenue
from a resource extraction operation, less certain contract-defined
transportation costs, milling costs and taxes.
Net Profits Interest Royalty ("NPI") - a defined percentage of the gross
revenue from a resource extraction operation, after recovery of certain
contract-defined, pre-production costs, and after deduction of certain
contract-defined mining, milling, processing, transportation, administrative,
marketing and other costs.
Gross Proceeds Royalty ("GPR") - a royalty in which payments are made on
contained ounces rather than recovered ounces.
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 regarding royalties being poised
to generate revenue, expectations that royalties in the Barrick Gold royalty
portfolio, Dolores, Benso and Twin Creeks will contribute revenue,
recommencement of production at Taparko, price and revenue adjustments
attributable to production at Robinson, operators' expectations on the
commencement, re- commencement or ramp of production, operators' production
estimates, the quantitative effects of the restatement and effectiveness of
any changes in disclosure controls or procedures, or internal control over
financial reporting. Factors that could cause actual results, the
restatement's quantitative effects and the deficiencies and effectiveness of
disclosure controls and procedures and internal control to differ materially
from projections include, among others, precious metals prices, performance of
and production at the Company's royalty properties, decisions and activities
of the operators of the Company's royalty properties, unanticipated grade,
geological, metallurgical, processing or other problems the operators of the
mining properties may encounter, changes in project parameters as plans
continue to be refined, economic and market conditions, liquidity and
production problems at Taparko and the Company's exercise of its rights under
the Funding Agreement, the risk that additional information may arise during
the completion of the Company's work on the restatement, the Company's
independent auditor's review of the restated financial statements, the Audit
Committee's final review of the restated financial statements, the Company's
ability to successfully remediate identified control deficiencies, litigation
and governmental investigations or proceedings arising out of or related to
accounting and financial reporting matters, other subsequent events, as well
as other factors described elsewhere in this press release and in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K 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.
* Free Cash Flow: The Company discloses information on free cash flow
and free cash flow as a percentage of revenues in its reporting. Free cash
flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company defines free cash flow as
operating income plus depreciation, depletion and amortization, non-cash
charges, and any impairment of mining assets less minority interest in income
of consolidated subsidiary. While we believe free cash flow is a useful
measure of the Company's performance, we also want to advise that this is not
a measure recognized by generally accepted accounting principles. See
Schedule A, attached to this press release for a GAAP reconciliation.
(1) The Company defines free cash flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, as
operating income plus depreciation, depletion and amortization, non-cash
charges and impairment of mining assets, if any, less minority interest in
income from consolidated subsidiary (see, Schedule A).
(2) All figures in this press release related to prior quarter
information have been restated as discussed within the "Restatement" section
below.
TABLE 1
Royalty Production and Revenue - First Quarter Fiscal 2009
PROPERTY ROYALTY OPERATOR METAL QUARTER ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
(Unaudited)
Royalty Reported
Revenue Production
($ Millions) (1)
Cortez GSR1(2) Barrick Gold 4.5 61,000 oz.
(Pipeline GSR2
Mining GSR3
Complex) NVR1
Robinson(3) 3.0% NSR Quadra Gold 4.8 37,000 oz.
Copper 40.4M lbs.
Goldstrike
(SJ Claims) 0.9% NSR Barrick Gold 1.6 216,000 oz.
Leeville 1.8% NSR Newmont Gold 1.7 107,000 oz.
Taparko TB-GSR1(4) High River Gold 0 - (5)
TB-GSR2
Don Mario 3.0% NSR Orvana Gold 0.389 18,000 oz.
Mulatos 0.30-1.5% NSR Alamos Gold 0.537 41,000 oz.(7)
(sliding-scale)
Troy 7.0% GSR Revett Silver 0.882 256,000 oz.(8)
Copper 2.4M lbs.
Martha 2.0% NSR Coeur d'Alene Silver 0.158 529,000 oz.
Williams 0.72% NSR Barrick / Gold 0.166 30,000 oz.
Teck Cominco
El Limon 3.0% NSR Central Sun Gold 0.250 10,000 oz.
Mining
Bald
Mountain 1.75-3.5% NSR Barrick Gold 0.106 7,000 oz.
(sliding-scale)
El Chanate 2.0-4.0% NSR Capital Gold Gold 0.765 12,000 oz.(9)
(sliding-scale)
10% NPI
Penasquito 2.0% NSR Goldcorp Gold 0.119 5,000 oz.
Silver 124,000 oz.
PROPERTY ROYALTY OPERATOR METAL QUARTER ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
(As Restated)
Royalty Reported
Revenue Production
($ Millions) (1)
Cortez GSR1(2) Barrick Gold 5.4 128,000 oz.
(Pipeline GSR2
Mining GSR3
Complex) NVR1
Robinson(3) 3.0% NSR Quadra Gold 3.6 26,100 oz.
Copper 32.5M lbs.
Goldstrike
(SJ Claims) 0.9% NSR Barrick Gold 1.2 187,000 oz.
Leeville 1.8% NSR Newmont Gold 0.842 62,000 oz.
Taparko TB-GSR1(4) High River Gold 0.435(6) 3,000(6)
TB-GSR2
Don Mario 3.0% NSR Orvana Gold - (6) - (6)
Mulatos 0.30-1.5% NSR Alamos Gold 0.223 22,000 oz.
(sliding-scale)
Troy 7.0% GSR Revett Silver 0.558 182,000 oz.
Copper 1.7M lbs.
Martha 2.0% NSR Coeur d'Alene Silver 0.170 672,000 oz.
Williams 0.72% NSR Barrick / Gold - (6) - (6)
Teck Cominco
El Limon 3.0% NSR Central Sun Gold - (6) - (6)
Mining
Bald
Mountain 1.75-3.5% NSR Barrick Gold 0.200 8,000 oz.
(sliding-scale)
El Chanate 2.0-4.0% NSR Capital Gold Gold - (6) - (6)
(sliding-scale)
10% NPI
Penasquito 2.0% NSR Goldcorp Gold - (6) - (6)
Silver
FOOTNOTES
TABLE 1
1 Reported production relates to the amount of metal sales that are
subject to our royalty interests for the periods ended September 30,
2008 and September 30, 2007, as reported to us by the operators of the
mines.
2 Royalty percentages: GSR1 - 0.40-5.0% (sliding-scale); GSR2 - 0.72-
9.0% (sliding-scale); GSR3 - 0.71%; NVR1 - 0.39%. As of October 2,
2008, the GSR2 royalty percentage was restructured to match the current
GSR1 rate.
3 Revenues consist of provisional payments for concentrates produced
during the current period and final settlements for prior production
periods.
4 Royalty percentages: TB-GSR1 - 15.0%; TB-GSR2 - 4.3% when the average
monthly gold price ranges between $385 and $430 per ounce. Outside of
this range, the royalty rate is calculated by dividing the average
monthly gold price by 100 for gold prices above $430 per ounce, or by
dividing the average monthly gold price by 90 for gold prices below
$385 per ounce (e.g., a $900 per ounce gold price results in a rate of
900/100 = 9.0%). Two subsequent royalties consist of a 2.0% GSR
perpetual royalty ("TB-GSR3"), applicable to gold production from
defined portions of the Taparko-Bouroum project area, and a 0.75% GSR
milling royalty ("TB-MR1"). The TB-MR1 royalty applies to ore that is
mined outside of the defined area of the Taparko-Bouroum project that
is processed through the Taparko facilities up to a maximum of 1.1
million tons per year. Both the TB-GSR3 and TB-MR1 royalties commence
once TB-GSR1 and TB-GSR2, described earlier, have ceased.
5 Both TB-GSR1 and TB-GSR2 continue until either production reaches
804,420 ounces of gold, or payments totaling $35 million under TB-GSR1
are received, whichever comes first. As of September 30, 2008, Royal
Gold has recognized $4.7 million in cumulative royalty revenue under
TB-GSR1 which is attributable to cumulative production of 36,195 ounces
of gold.
6 Receipt of royalty revenue commenced in July 2007 for Taparko; October
2007 for Don Mario, Williams and El Limon; February 2008 for El
Chanate; and June 2008 for Penasquito.
7 The Company's royalty is subject to a 2.0 million ounce cap on gold
production. There have been approximately 289,000 ounces of cumulative
production, as of September 30, 2008.
8 The 7.0% GSR royalty extends until either cumulative production reaches
approximately 9.9 million ounces of silver and 84.7 million pounds of
copper, or Royal Gold receives $10.5 million in cumulative payments,
whichever occurs first. As of September 30, 2008, the Company has
recognized approximately $8.9 million in cumulative payments from the
Troy mine attributable to cumulative production of approximately 3.5
million ounces of silver and 35.4 million pounds of copper. Royal Gold
also holds a perpetual GSR royalty that begins at 6.1% on any
production in excess of 11.0 million ounces of silver and 94.1 million
pounds of copper. This 6.1% GSR steps down to a perpetual 2.0% GSR
royalty after cumulative production exceeds 12.7 million ounces of
silver and 108.2 million pounds of copper.
9 The sliding-scale NSR royalty is capped once payments of approximately
$17 million have been received and the 10.0% net profits interest
royalty is capped at $1.0 million. As of September 30, 2008, payments
of $1.5 million for the sliding-scale NSR royalty and $827,000 for the
NPI royalty have been recognized under the cap.
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands except share data)
September 30, June 30,
2008 2008
(Unaudited) (As Restated)*
Current assets
Cash and equivalents $209,813 $192,035
Royalty receivables 11,392 16,317
Income tax receivable - 2,186
Deferred tax assets 139 131
Prepaid expenses and other 370 308
Total current assets 221,714 210,977
Royalty interests in mineral properties, net 296,762 300,670
Restricted cash - compensating balance 19,250 15,750
Inventory - restricted 11,338 11,170
Other assets 7,801 7,283
Total assets $556,865 $545,850
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $7,484 $4,753
Income taxes payable 1,196 -
Dividends payable 2,384 2,384
Other 1,990 1,797
Total current liabilities 13,054 8,934
Net deferred tax liabilities 25,468 26,034
Note payable 19,250 15,750
Other long-term liabilities 497 504
Total liabilities 58,269 51,222
Commitments and contingencies
Minority interest in subsidiary 11,661 11,411
Stockholders' equity
Common stock, $.01 par value, authorized
100,000,000 shares; and issued 33,926,495
and 33,926,495 shares, respectively 339 339
Additional paid-in capital 463,971 463,335
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (248) 65
Accumulated earnings 22,873 19,478
Total stockholders' equity 486,935 483,217
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $556,865 $545,850
* Please refer to Schedule B for the impact of the restatement on our
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2008.
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited, in thousands except share data)
For The Three Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2008 2007
(As Restated)
Royalty revenues $16,079 $12,503
Costs and expenses
Costs of operations (exclusive of
depreciation, depletion and amortization)
amortization shown separately below) 847 846
General and administrative 1,671 1,559
Exploration and business development 674 630
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 4,423 2,402
Total costs and expenses 7,615 5,437
Operating income 8,464 7,066
Interest and other income 957 1,880
Interest and other expense (306) (374)
Income before income taxes 9,115 8,572
Current tax expense (3,552) (3,212)
Deferred tax benefit 423 436
Minority interest in income of
consolidated subsidiary (237) (220)
Loss from equity investment - (38)
Net income $5,749 $5,538
Adjustments to comprehensive income
Unrealized change in market value of available
for sale securities, net of tax (312) (186)
Comprehensive income $5,437 $5,352
Basic earnings per share $0.17 $0.19
Basic weighted average shares outstanding 33,926,495 28,729,541
Diluted earnings per share $0.17 $0.19
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding 34,278,980 28,861,324
ROYAL GOLD, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, in thousands)
For The Three Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2008 2007
(As Restated)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income $5,749 $5,538
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 4,423 2,402
Deferred tax benefit (423) (436)
Non-cash employee stock compensation expense 636 539
Loss on available for sale securities - 10
Note receivable - Battle Mountain Gold Exploration - (558)
Tax benefit of stock-based compensation exercises - (63)
Loss from equity investment - 38
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Royalty receivables 4,925 1,649
Prepaid expenses and other assets (44) (351)
Accounts payable 2,732 1,122
Income taxes payable 3,407 3,190
Other 181 180
Net cash provided by operating activities $21,586 $13,260
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures for property and equipment $(5) $(11)
Equity investment in Battle Mountain Gold
Exploration - (2,242)
Acquisition of royalty interests in mineral
properties - (400)
Restricted cash - compensating balance (3,500) -
Deferred acquisition costs (1,419) (826)
Net cash used in investing activities $(4,924) $(3,479)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Tax benefit of stock-based compensation exercises $- $63
Debt issuance costs - 25
Note payable 3,500 -
Dividends paid (2,384) (1,870)
Equity offering costs - (28)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities $1,116 $(1,810)
Net increase in cash and equivalents 17,778 7,971
Cash and equivalents at beginning of period 192,035 82,841
Cash and equivalents at end of period $209,813 $90,812
SCHEDULE A
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company computes and discloses free cash flow and free cash flow as a
percentage of revenues. Free cash flow is a non-GAAP financial measure. Free
cash flow is defined by the Company as operating income plus depreciation,
depletion and amortization, non-cash charges, and any impairment of mining
assets, less minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiary.
Management believes that free cash flow and free cash flow as a percentage of
revenues are useful measures of performance of our royalty portfolio. Free
cash flow identifies the cash generated in a given period that will be
available to fund the Company's future operations, growth opportunities, and
shareholder dividends. Free cash flow, as defined, is most directly
comparable to operating income in the Statements of Operations. Below is the
reconciliation to operating income:
For the Fiscal Quarter Ended
September 30,
(Unaudited, in thousands)
2008 2007
(As Restated)
Operating income $8,464 $7,066
Depreciation, depletion and amortization 4,423 2,402
Non-Cash employee stock compensation 636 539
Minority interest in income of consolidated
subsidiary (237) (220)
Free cash flow $13,286 $9,787
SCHEDULE B
The table below summarizes the restated results for the Company's
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2008:
As of June 30, 2008
(in thousands)
As Previously As
Reported Adjustment Restated
Royalty receivables $17,627 $(1,310) $16,317
Income tax receivable 1,310 876 2,186
Total current assets 211,411 (434) 210,977
Total assets 546,284 (434) 545,850
Accounts payable 3,122 1,631 4,753
Total current liabilities 7,303 1,631 8,934
Total liabilities 49,591 1,631 51,2212
Accumulated earnings 21,543 (2,065) 19,478
Total stockholders' equity 485,282 (2,065) 483,217
Total liabilities and
stockholders' equity 546,284 (434) 545,850
SCHEDULE B (continued)
The tables below summarize the restated results for each of the fiscal
quarters for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008:
For the three months ended September 30, 2007
(in thousands, except share data)
As Previously
Reported Adjustment As Restated
Consolidated Statement of
Operations Data:
Royalty revenue $12,817 $(314) $12,503
Net income 5,762 (224) 5,538
Basic earnings per share $0.20 $(0.01) $0.19
For the three months ended December 31, 2007
(in thousands, except share data)
As Previously
Reported Adjustment As Restated
Consolidated Statement of
Operations Data:
Royalty revenue $15,396 $(686) $14,710
Net income 5,065 (455) 4,610
Basic earnings per share $0.13 $(0.02) $0.11
For the three months ended March 31, 2008
(in thousands, except share data)
As Previously
Reported Adjustment As Restated
Consolidated Statement of
Operations Data:
Royalty revenue $19,516 $(785) $18,731
Net income 7,420 (531) 6,889
Basic earnings per share $0.12 $(0.01) $0.11
For the three months ended June 30, 2008
(in thousands, except share data)
As Previously
Reported Adjustment As Restated
Consolidated Statement of
Operations Data:
Royalty revenue $21,664 $(1,311) $20,353
Net income 7,860 (854) 7,006
Basic earnings per share $0.23 $(0.02) $0.21
Note: Basic earnings per share may not add to annual totals due to
rounding.
Royal Gold, Inc.
For further information: Karen Gross, Vice President and Corporate
Secretary, Royal Gold, Inc., +1-303-573-1660 Web Site:
http://www.royalgold.com
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