Oceanagold Reports Third Quarter Results; Increases Full Year Guidance
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MEDIA RELEASE
25 October 2018
OCEANAGOLD REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS; INCREASES FULL YEAR
GUIDANCE
(All financial figures in US Dollars unless otherwise stated)
(MELBOURNE) OceanaGold Corporation (TSX: OGC) (ASX: OGC) (the “Company”) is pleased to release
its financial and operational results for the nine and three months ended 30 September 2018. Copies of the
consolidated financial statements and the Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) are available on
the Company’s website at www.oceanagold.com
Key Highlights
• Second increase to gold production guidance with the range increased to 515,000 ounces to 545,000
ounces (from 500,000 - 540,000 ounces). All-In Sustaining Costs guidance unchanged.
• Recorded revenue of $589.2 million with EBITDA of $290.0 million and a net profit of $110.8 million
in the nine months ended September 30, 2018, including revenue of $186.8 million with EBITDA of
$79.4 million and a net profit of $21.7 million in the third quarter.
• Reduced total debt by 23% quarter-on-quarter through the discretionary repayment of $50 million
towards the revolving credit facility and $2. 7 million in equipment leases while paying $12.4 million
in dividends.
• Maintained immediate liquidity at $139.7 million, excluding $76.6 million of marketable securities held
as strategic investments.
• Consolidated production of 406,631 ounces of gold and 12,118 tonnes of copper in the nine months
ended September 30, 2018, including 138,034 ounces of gold and 4,310 tonnes of copper produced
in the third quarter.
• All-In Sustaining Costs of $751 per ounce on sales of 400,5 56 ounces of gold and 11,404 tonnes of
copper in the nine months ended September 30, 2018. Third quarter consolidated All -In Sustaining
Costs of $761 per ounce on sales of 134,134 ounces of gold and 4,232 tonnes of copper.
• Achieved 34th consecutive quarter of positive return on invested capital.
• Exploration success continued across the business with significant results reported at the WKP
regional target in New Zealand.
Mick Wilkes, President and CEO said, “I am very pleased with our operational and financial performance so
far this year with each of our operations delivering solid production and strong cash flows. We expect to
continue this positive momentum to close out the year on a strong note with increased cash flows expected
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in the fourth quarter. Despite the lower gold price received in the third quarter, we still generated a solid $64
million in net operating cash flow allowing us to continue our investment in exploration and organic growth
projects, make a discretionary debt repayment of $50 million and pay $12.4 million in dividends.”
He added, “Over the past 12 months, we have decreased our total debt position by 43% while increasing our
total liquidity by 18% and we have achieved this through strong cash flow generation from our high-quality
assets. We have maintained solid EBITDA margins and remain one of only a few gold mining companies
that has delivered a positive return on invested capital every quarter dating back to 2010.”
“Our organic growth opportunities across our business continue to advance well with the Haile expansion
expected to increase annual gold production while the Martha project is set to deliver significant value in the
near future . Exploration continues to yield excellent results, exceeding our own expectations . We will
therefore, continue to invest in exploration drilling to create more value for shareholders.”
“Finally, on the back of the strong operational performance, we have increased our guidance for the full year.
We now expect that the full year gold prod uction will fall between 515,000 to 545,000 ounces while
maintaining our AISC guidance range of $725 to $775 per ounce sold.”
Table 1 – Production and Cost Results Summary
Quarter ended 30 Sep 2018 Haile Didipio Waihi Macraes
Consolidated
Q3 2018 Q3 2017
Gold Produced koz 28.6 32.8 26.6 50.0 138.0 136.0
Gold Sales koz 27.3 32.2 26.0 48.6 134.1 131.1
Average Gold Price US$/oz 1,213 1,168 1,241 1,215 1,202 1,276
Copper Produced kt - 4.3 - - 4.3 4.4
Copper Sales kt - 4.2 - - 4.2 3.3
Average Copper Price US$/lb - 2.95 - - 2.95 2.82
Cash Costs US$/oz 550 312 510 594 501 416
All-In Sustaining Costs US$/oz 1,081 449 603 874 761 748
Year to date 30 Sep 2018 Haile Didipio Waihi Macraes
Consolidated
YTD 2018 YTD 2017
Gold Produced koz 104.3 91.6 65.9 144.8 406.6 408.4
Gold Sales koz 102.9 91.7 66.9 139.1 400.6 387.0
Average Gold Price US$/oz 1,288 1,265 1,308 1,280 1,315 1,254
Copper Produced kt - 12.1 - - 12.1 14.7
Copper Sales kt - 11.4 - - 11.4 13.2
Average Copper Price US$/lb - 3.05 - - 3.05 2.63
Cash Costs US$/oz 414 218 614 594 465 371
All-In Sustaining Costs US$/oz 828 349 756 957 751 644
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Table 2 – Financial Summary
Quarter ended 30 Sep 2018
(US$m)
Q3
Sep 30 2018
Q2
Jun 30 2018
Q3
Sep 30 2017(1)
YTD
Sep 30 2018
YTD
Sep 30 2017
Revenue 186.8 205.7 144.8 589.2 478.3
Cost of sales, excluding depreciation and amortisation (92.3) (83.3) (59.5) (260.3) (190.1)
General and administration – other (12.3) (12.7) (11.4) (35.2) (32.1)
General and administration – indirect taxes (3) (4.0) (2.8) (2.0) (8.9) (4.8)
Foreign currency exchange gain/(loss) 0.7 1.3 0.1 2.6 0.6
Gain on sale of available-for-sale assets - - - - 5.3
Other income/(expense) 0.5 1.5 1.3 2.6 2.3
EBITDA (excluding gain/(loss) on undesignated
hedges and impairment charge) 79.4 109.7 73.3 290.0 259.5
Depreciation and amortisation (46.6) (47.7) (44.3) (145.7) (131.9)
Net interest expense and finance costs (4.0) (3.6) (4.4) (11.5) (13.0)
Earnings before income tax (excluding gain/(loss) on
undesignated hedges and impairment charge) 28.8 58.4 24.6 133.0 114.7
Income tax expense on earnings (8.4) (10.7) (3.3) (26.2) (9.1)
Earnings after income tax and before gain/(loss) on
undesignated hedges and impairment charge 20.4 47.7 21.3 106.8 105.6
Impairment charge - - - - (17.7)
Write off deferred exploration expenditure - (2.9) - (2.9) -
Gain/(loss) on fair value of undesignated hedges 1.4 0.0 0.6 7.4 (6.2)
Tax (expense) / benefit on gain/loss on undesignated
hedges (0.1) (0.1) (0.2) (0.3) 1.7
Share of loss from equity accounted associates (0.0) (0.1) (0.0) (0.2) (0.3)
Net Profit 21.7 44.6 21.7 110.8 83.1
Basic earnings per share $0.04 $0.07 $0.04 $0.18 $0.14
Diluted earnings per share $0.03 $0.07 $0.03 $0.18 $0.13
(1) For the nine months ended September 30, 2017, all revenue and costs reported did not include the Haile operations
as these were capitalised as commercial production was declared effective from October 1, 2017.
(2) The Company’s consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2018 reflected adjustments on adoption
of IFRS 15 effective from January 1, 2018.
(3) Represents indirect taxes in the Philippines – specifically excise tax (expensed as from April 1, 2018) and local
business and property taxes.
Table 3 – Cash Flow Summary
Quarter ended 30 Sep 2018
(US$m)
Q3
Sep 30 2018
Q2
Jun 30 2018
Q3
Sep 30 2017
YTD
Sep 30 2018
YTD
Sep 30 2017
Cash flows from Operating Activities 64.3 109.0 38.0 250.4 178.9
Cash flows used in Investing Activities (58.7) (60.0) (50.4) (177.8) (188.1)
Cash flows used in Financing Activities (63.3) (8.3) (13.6) (76.0) (9.8)
2018 Guidance
As a result of the strong operational performance in the first nine months of the year and positive outlook, the
Company has increased its full year gold guidance range to 515,000 to 545,000 ounces while maintaining its
robust AISC cost guidance range of $725 to $775 per ounce sold. The main driver for the guidance increase
is Didipio on better grades and recoveries.
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Operations
For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company produced 406,631 ounces of gold including
138,034 ounces in the third quarter. Gold production quarter-on-quarter decreased, which was previously
forecast and due primarily to lower production at Haile from lower grades and mill utilisation. In July, the
process plant was shut down for an extended period for planned maintenance and installation of the pebble
crusher and upgraded tailings thickener, both of which relate to the expansion of the plant.
Consolidated All-In Sustaining Costs (“AISC”) for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 remains within
the full year guidance range and reported at $751 per ounce on sales of 400,556 ounces of gold. AISC in the
third quarter was in line with expectations at $761 per ounce on sales of 134,134 ounces of gold. Quarter -
on-quarter AISC increased as expected and previously forecast due to lower sales and a slightly higher cost
of goods sold. The decrease in sales relate to lower production from lower grades and timing of sales at
Haile.
Gold production is expected to be similar quarter-on-quarter with increased production expected at Haile and
Macraes offset by decreased production expected from Didipio and Waihi. The Company does expect cash
flows to increase through stronger margins , particularly at Haile . Consolidated AISC are expected to come
within the Company’s 2018 cost guidance range.
Financial
In the third quarter, the Company reduced its total debt position by 2 3% through a repayment of $50 million
towards the revolving credit facility and $2.7 million in equipment leases . In the quarter, the Company also
paid $12.4 million in dividends reflecting its strong cash flow generation.
At the end of the third quarter, the Company maintained immediate available liquidity of $139.7 million of
which $69.7 million was held in cash. The cash balance excludes $76.6 million held in strategic equity
investments.
In the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company reported revenue of $589.2 million, its highest
ever nine -month calendar year revenue . Revenue for the third quarter was $ 186.8 million which was a
quarter-on-quarter decrease of approximately 9% due mainly to an 7% drop in the average gold price
received. The Company expects higher sales in the fourth quarter and at better margins.
The YTD 2018 EBITDA margin stood at a robust 49% with $290.0 million recorded in the first nine months
of the year, which was also the highest EBITDA the Company has achieved over the first nine months of a
calendar year. Third quarter EBITDA of $79.4 million was a decrease quarter-on-quarter due to lower revenue
and slightly higher operating costs. On an annualized basis, return on invested capital (“ROIC”) was
approximately 9%.
Organic Growth
The Company continued to advance its organic growth opportunities in New Zealand, the USA and the
Philippines while achieving significant drill results across both brownfield and greenfield exploration targets.
In New Zealand, the Company continued to advance the permitting for a 10-year mine life extension at Waihi
with positive support from multiple stakeholders from the town of Waihi and in the region. In the qu arter, the
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Company increased the mineral Resource at the Martha Project and continues to drill along two drill drives
beneath the open pit to prove up an exploration target that had recently increased by 50%.
At Macraes, the Company continued to drill mult iple targets mainly at Coronation North, Coronation,
Deepdell, Frasers and Frasers Underground with encouraging results. The Company also achieved
significant results at Golden Point and is now investigating the potential of a new underground mining
operation. Additionally, the Company is working on a revised mine plan together with the recent exploration
success could further extend the mine life at Macraes.
In the United States, the Haile process plant expansion continued to progress well with the instal lation and
commissioning of t he pebble crusher and upgraded tailings thickener. With the installation of this new
equipment, the Company has experienced record daily throughput rates that annualise to over 3.2 million
tonnes. In addition, the Company poure d the concrete foundation for the Tower mill and commenced the
foundation pour for the Isa mill. Both sets of equipment are expected to be in operation in the first half of
2019. Finally, the Company commenced the permitting process for the Horseshoe Under ground, expanded
open pit mine design and additional supporting mine infrastructure.
Exploration at Haile continued to yield encouraging results with additional mineralisation intersected at depth
and in between the Ledbetter, Mustang, Mill Zone, Snake and Red deposits. The results demonstrate the
potential to add low-cost reserves to the mine plan.
In the Philippines, the Didipio underground continued to ramp -up of panel one. Development of the
underground water reservoir is near completion while development of panel two of the underground continues
to track to plan. In the third quarter, the Company completed surface mining of the Breccia zone, which is
designed to further increase the stability of underground workings in the Breccia.
Third Quarter 2018 Results and Webcast
The Company will host a conference call / webcast to discuss the results at 8:00 am on Friday 26 October
2018 (Melbourne, Australian Eastern Daylight Time) / 5: 00 pm on Thursday 25 October 2018 (Toronto,
Eastern Daylight Time).
Webcast Participants
To register, please copy and paste the link below into your browser:
https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/1851535/81DFE850EAFAE9BDAD6A00D4AE87C30E
Teleconference Participants (required for those who wish to ask questions)
Local (toll free) dial in numbers are:
Australia: 1 800 076 068
New Zealand: 0 800 453 421
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Canada & North America: 1 888 390 0546
All other countries (toll): + 1 416 764 8688
Playback of Webcast
If you are unable to attend the call, a recording will be available for viewing on the Company’s website.
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For further information please contact:
Investor Relations Media Relations
Sam Pazuki
Tel: +1 416 915 3123
Melissa Bowerman
Tel: +61 459 900 099
Jeffrey Sansom
Tel: +61 3 9656 5300
[email protected] [email protected]
www.oceanagold.com | Twitter: @OceanaGold
About OceanaGold
OceanaGold Corporation is a mid -tier, high-margin, multinational gold producer with assets located in the
Philippines, New Zealand and the United States. The Company’s assets encompass the Didipio Gold-Copper
Mine located on the island of Luzon in the Phil ippines. On the North Island of New Zealand, the Company
operates the high-grade Waihi Gold Mine while on the South Island of New Zealand, the Company operates
the largest gold mine in the country at the Macraes Goldfield which is made up of a series of op en pit mines
and the Frasers underground mine. In the United States, the Company operates the Haile Gold Mine, a top-
tier, long-life, high-margin asset located in South Carolina. OceanaGold also has a significant pipeline of
organic growth and exploration opportunities in the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions.
OceanaGold has operated sustainably since 1990 with a proven track-record for environmental management
and community and social engagement. The Company has a strong social license to operate and work s
collaboratively with its valued stakeholders to identify and invest in social programs that are designed to build
capacity and not dependency.
The Company expects to produce 515,000 to 545,000 ounces of gold and 15,000 to 16,000 tonnes of copper
with All-In Sustaining Costs that range from $725 to $775 per ounce sold.
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strategy, future growth, future production, estimated costs, results of operati ons, business prospects and
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accuracy of mineral reserve and resource estimates and related assumptions, inherent operating risks,
sovereign risks, r isk of suspension and those risk factors identified in the Company’s most recent Annual
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outcomes or results will be consistent with such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue
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