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Ticker Symbol:
10-Sept 2015 16-01 ALS.TSX
Civic Address:
Altius Minerals Corporation
Suite 202, 66 Kenmount Road St. John’s, NL, A1B 3V7, CANADA
Website: www.altiusminerals.com
Toll Free: 1.877.576.2209
Fax: 709.576.3441 e-mail: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Altius Minerals Corporation
P.O. Box 8263 Stn “A”
St. John’s, NL, A1B 3N4, CANADA
ALTIUS MINERALS CORPORATION (TSX:ALS) REPORTS QUARTERLY ATTRIBUTABLE REVENUE OF $9,785,000 AND ADJUSTED EBITDA OF $7,141,000
St. John’s - Altius Minerals Corporation (“Altius” or the “Corporation” ) reports attributable revenue (1) of $ 9,785,000, adjusted EBITDA(1) of $7,141,000 and a net loss of $1,632,000 or ($0.04) per share for the quarter ended July 31, 2015 compared to attributable revenue (1) of $7,218,000, adjusted EBITDA(2) of $5,061,000 and a net loss of $8,102,000 for same period last year. The current period results were positively affected by royalty revenues from Altius’ newly acquired 777 royalty of $2,531,000 (as part of the May 2015 Callinan Royalties Corporation (“Callinan”) Plan of Arrangement) as well as Prairie Royalties and Voisey’s Bay of $ 5,753,000 and $677,000 respectively. Revenues were offset by severance costs of $1,300,000 directly related to the acquisition of Callinan and some other non-cash charges such as amortization of royalty interests of $1,827,000.
Altius’ CFO Ben Lewis commented, “We are pleased to see continued strong revenues across the royalty portfolio in spite of this very challeng ing resources market . With the addition of the 777 royalty to our portfolio, we now have 13 producing high quality, Canadian based royalties that cover a broad spectrum of commodities. In addition , approximately 37% of our royalty revenue is based on an inflation-indexed x tonnage multiplier, and is therefore insulated from the commodity price turmoil that we are currently experiencing. We continu e to evaluate growth opportunities that this cyclical sector is presenting.”
A summary of the financial results is included in the following table.
2015 2014 $ $ Royalty revenue 777 2,531,000 - Coal 4,253,000 4,959,000 Potash 1,502,000 1,074,000 Voisey's Bay 677,000 579,000 CDP 456,000 504,000 Interest and investment 367,000 81,000 Other - 21,000
Attributable revenue (1) 9,786,000 7,218,000
Adjusted EBITDA (2) 7,141,000 5,061,000
Net loss attributable to common shareholders (1,632,000) (8,102,000) Net loss per share basic and diluted (0.04) (0.26) Total assets 453,769,000 439,590,000 Total liabilities 103,475,000 141,320,000 Cash dividends declared & paid to shareholders 1,198,000 Nil For the 3 months ended, July 31,
Date:
News Release:
Ticker Symbol:
10-Sept 2015 16-01 ALS.TSX
Civic Address:
Altius Minerals Corporation
Suite 202, 66 Kenmount Road St. John’s, NL, A1B 3V7, CANADA
Website: www.altiusminerals.com
Toll Free: 1.877.576.2209
Fax: 709.576.3441 e-mail: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Altius Minerals Corporation
P.O. Box 8263 Stn “A”
St. John’s, NL, A1B 3N4, CANADA
Additional information on the Corporation’s results of operations is included in the Corporation’s MD&A , and Financial Statements, which were filed on SEDAR today and are also available on the Co rporation’s website at www.altiusminerals.com.
Non-IFRS Measures
Attributable revenue and adjusted EBITDA is intended to provide additional information only and do not have any standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Other companies may calculate these measures differently. For a reconciliation of these measures to various IFRS measures, please see below.
- (1) Attributable revenue is defined by the Corporation as total revenue from the consolidated financial statements and the Corporation’s proportionate share of gross revenue in the joint ventures. The Corporation’s key decision makers use attributable royalty revenue and related attributable royalty expenses as a basis to evaluate the business performance. The attributable royalty revenue amounts, together with as amortization of royalty interests, general and administrative costs and mining tax, are not repor ted gross in the consolidated statement of earnings (loss) since the royalty revenues are being generated in a joint venture and IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements requires net reporting as an equity pick up. The reconciliation to IFRS reports the elimination of the attributable revenues and reconciles to the revenues recognized in the consolidated statements of earnings (loss).
- (2) Adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Corporation as net earnings (loss) before taxes, amortization, interest, non -recurring items, non-cash amounts such as impairments, losses and gains, and share based compensation. The Corporation also adjusts earnings in joint ventures to refle ct EBITDA on those assets which exclude amortization of royalty interests as well as adjusting for any one time items. Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the performance of our business, especially for demonstrating the impact that EBITDA in joint ventures have on the overall business. Adjusted EBITDA identifies the cash generated in a given period that will be available to fund the Corporation’s future operations, growth opportunities, shareholder dividends and to service debt obligations.
Reconciliations to IFRS measures
Attributable revenue
2015 2014 $ $ Royalty revenue 777 2,531,000 - Coal 4,252,000 4,958,000 Potash 1,502,000 1,074,000 Voisey's Bay 677,000 579,000 CDP 456,000 504,000 Interest and investment 366,000 81,000 Other - 21,000
Attributable revenue (1) 9,784,000 7,217,000
Adjust: joint venture revenue (6,431,000) (6,611,000) IFRS revenue per consolidated financial statements 3,353,000 606,000 For the 3 months ended July 31,
Date:
News Release:
Ticker Symbol:
10-Sept 2015 16-01 ALS.TSX
Civic Address:
Altius Minerals Corporation
Suite 202, 66 Kenmount Road St. John’s, NL, A1B 3V7, CANADA
Website: www.altiusminerals.com
Toll Free: 1.877.576.2209
Fax: 709.576.3441 e-mail: [email protected]
Mailing Address:
Altius Minerals Corporation
P.O. Box 8263 Stn “A”
St. John’s, NL, A1B 3N4, CANADA
Adjusted EBITDA
2015 2014 (Loss) earnings before income taxes (1,435) (8,615) Addback(deduct): Amortization 1,836 55 Exploration and evaluation assets abandoned or impaired 342 - Share based compensation (share settled) 180 - Interest on long-term debt 1,447 2,892 Loss (gain) on disposal of investments & impairment recognition 62 722 Unrealized (gain) loss on fair value adjustment of derivatives - 1,299 Dilution (gain) on issuance of shares by associates - (28) Share of loss and impairment in associates 590 6,541 Earnings from joint ventures (3,343) (4,068) LNRLP EBITDA 542 463 Prairie Royalties EBITDA 5,620 5,800 Callinan related severance 1,300 - Adjusted EBITDA 7,141 5,061 LNRLP E BIT DA Revenue 677 579 Less: mining taxes (135) (116) LNRLP Adjusted EBITDA 542 463 Prairie Royalties E BIT DA Revenue 5,752 5,877 Operating expenses (132) (77) Prairie Royalties Adjusted EBITDA 5,620 5,800 For the 3 months ended July 31,
About Altius
Altius is a diversified mining royalty company with royalty interests in 13 producing mines located in Canada. The royalty interests include mining operations that produce thermal (electrical) and metallurgical coal, potash, nickel, copper , zinc, cobalt, gold and silver . Altius holds other significa nt pre-development stage royalties and its project generation pipeline contains a diversified portfolio of exploration stage projects and royalties, many of which are being advanced through various partner-funding arrangements.
Altius has 39,932,102 shares issued and outstanding that are listed on Canada’s Toronto Stock Exchange. It is a member of both the S&P/TSX Small Cap and S&P/TSX Global Mining Indices.
For further information, please contact Ben Lewis or Chad Wells at 1.877.576.2209.