OSISKO REPORTS 2019 RESULTS AND PROVIDES 2020 GUIDANCE Record Annual Cash Flows from Operating Activities of $91.6 Million
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OSISKO REPORTS 2019 RESULTS AND PROVIDES 2020 GUIDANCE
Record Annual Cash Flows from Operating Activities of $91.6 Million
Montréal, February 19, 2020 – Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (the “ Company” or “Osisko”) (OR: TSX &
NYSE) today announced its consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended
December 31, 2019 and provides guidance for 2020.
Highlights
• Generated cash flows from operating activities of $17.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2019 for
a record of $91.6 million for the year 2019, an increase of 11% compared to the year 2018;
• Record revenues from royalties and streams of $38.9 million for the fourth quarter of 2019 for a
record of $140.1 million for the year 2019, compared to $127.6 million for the year 2018;
• Earned 20,479 gold equivalent ounces 1 (“GEOs”) in the fourth quarter of 2019, for a total of
78,006 GEOs for the year 2019 which met the Company’s revised guidance, compared to 80,553
for the year 2018, reflecting the sale of the Brucejack gold offtake in September 2019 and
weakness in diamond prices for the Renard mine;
• Cash on hand of $108.2 million and up to $480 million availability under its credit facility as at
December 31, 2019;
• Incurred non- cash impairment charges in the fourth quarter of 2019 on stream and offtake
interests of $93.9 million ($86.7 million, net of income taxes) , $50.0 million on the Coulon zinc
project ($37.6 million, net of income taxes) and other impairment charges of $4.7 million on other
assets;
• Net loss of $155.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2019, $1.04 per basic share ($113.9 million in
the fourth quarter of 2018, $0.73 per basic share) for a net loss of $234.2 million for the year
2019, $1.55 per basic share ($105.6 million for the year 2018, $0.67 per basic share);
• Adjusted earnings2 of $10.3 million, $0.07 per basic share2, for the fourth quarter of 2019 and
$41.9 million for the year 2019, $0.28 per basic share, compared to $13.0 million, $0.08 per
basic share in the fourth quarter of 2018 and $31.4 million for the year 2018, $0.20 per basic
share;
• Recorded cash operating margins3 of 90% in 2019 from royalty and stream interests, generating
$126.4 million in operating cash flow, in addition to a cash operating margin of $3.3 million from
offtake interests;
• Closed the acquisition of Barkervile Gold Mines Ltd. (“Barkerville”), owner of the Cariboo gold
project, and created the North Spirit Discovery Group;
• Completed a credit bid transaction for Stornoway Diamond Corporation (“Stornoway“) alongside
other secured creditors, allowing Osisko to maintain its 9.6% diamond stream on the Renard
mine. Osisko became a 35.1% shareholder of the company now holding the Renard diamond
mine, which will continue to operate in the normal course;
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• The Canadian Malartic Partnership announced the expansion of underground mineral resources
at Canadian Malartic with an initial inferred mineral resource on the East Gouldie Zone, which
was discovered in late 2018. Osisko holds a 5% NSR royalty on East Gouldie, a 3% NSR royalty
on North Odyssey and East Malartic and a 5% NSR royalty on South Odyssey; and
• Declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per common share paid on January 15, 2020 to
shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 31, 2019.
Recent Performance
Sean Roosen, Chair and Chief Executive Officer , commented on the activities of the fourth quarter of
2019: “Our royalty and stream business continues to be strong with record cash flows from operating
activities of $91.6 million for the year 2019. Going forward in 2020, we welcome the addition of royalty
production from the newly commissioned Eagle mine operated by Victoria Gold Corp. The addition of
the Cariboo Gold project to our portfolio adds a potentially world-class asset in Canada in an impacted
brownfield site with significant infrastructure in place. Our goal is to create significant value at Cariboo
within the North Spirit Discovery Group.”
Impairment of Assets
The non-cash impairment charges in the fourth quarter of 2019 on stream and offtake interests of $93.9
million ($86.7 million, net of income taxes) included $66.7 million on the Amulsar gold/silver stream and
offtake (Lydian International Ltd. applied for protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement
Act in December 2019) and $27.2 million ($20.0 million net of income taxes) on the Éléonore royalty
(Newmont Corporation released a decrease in reserves and resources of approximately 50% in
February 2020). In addition, the Company incurred a non -cash impairment charge of $50.0 million on
the Coulon zinc project ($37.6 million, net of income taxes) (the Company has decided not to pursue
the development of the project in the near term).
Board Appointment
Osisko is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Murray John to its Board of Directors. Mr. John
currently serves as a director of O3 Mining Inc. and has been a director of Osisko Mining Inc. from
August 2015 to June 2018. Prior to his retirement in December 2015, Mr. John was the President and
Chief Executive Officer of Dundee Resources Limited, a private resource-focused investment company,
and Managing Director and a Portfolio Manager with Goodman & Company, Investment Counsel Inc.
Mr. John was also the former President and Chief Executive Officer of Corona Gold Corporation and
Ryan Gold Corporation up to 2015. He has been involved with the resource investment industry since
1992 and has worked as an investment banker, buy -side mining analyst, sell-side mining analyst, and
portfolio manager. Mr. John graduated from the Camborne School of Mines in 1980. He also received
a Master of Business Administration from the University of Toronto in 1992. Sean Roosen commented:
“We are pleased to welcome Murray to the Board of Directors and w e look forward to benefiting from
his extensive experience in the global resource sector.”
Outlook
Osisko’s 2020 outlook on royalty, stream and offtake interests is based on publicly available forecasts,
in particular the forecasts for the Canadian Malartic mine published by Yamana Gold Inc. and Agnico
Eagle Mines Limited and for the Éléonore mine published by Newmont Corporation. When publicly
available forecasts on properties are not available, Osisko obtains internal forecasts from the producers,
which is the case for the Renard mine and the Mantos Blancos mine, or uses management’s best
estimate.
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GEOs and cash margin by interest are estimated as follows for 2020:
Low High Cash margin
(GEOs) (GEOs) (%)
Royalty interests 57,500 61,700 100
Stream interests 23,800 25,500 68
Offtake interests 700 800 3
82,000 88,000 90*
* Excluding the offtake interests
For the 2020 guidance, silver, diamonds and cash royalties have been converted to GEOs using
commodity prices of US$1,450 per ounce of gold, US$17.00 per ounce of silver and US$70 per carat
for diamonds from the Renard mine (blended sales price) and an exchange rate (US$/C$) of 1.30.
Q4 and Full Year 2019 Results Conference Call
Osisko will host a conference call on Thursday, February 20, 20 20 at 10:00 am EST to review and
discuss its fourth quarter and full year 2019 results and its 2020 guidance.
Those interested in participating in the conference call should dial in at 1-(617) 826-1698 (international),
or 1-(877) 648-7976 (North American toll free). An operator will direct participants to the call.
The conference call replay will be available from 1:00 pm EST on February 20, 2020 until 11:59 pm
EST on February 28, 2020 with the following dial in numbers: 1-(855) 859-2056 (North American toll
free) or 1-(404) 537-3406, access code 1189268. The replay will also be available on our website at
www.osiskogr.com.
About Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is an intermediate precious metal royalty company focused on the Americas
that commenced activities in June 2014. Osisko holds a North American focused portfolio of over 135
royalties, streams and precious metal offtakes. Osisko’s portfolio is anchored by its cornerstone asset,
a 5% net smelter return royalty on the Canadian Malartic mine, which is the largest gold mine in Canada.
Osisko also owns the Cariboo gold project in Canada as well as a portfolio of publicly held resource
companies, including a 15.9% interest in Osisko Mining Inc., 17.9% interest in Osisko Metals
Incorporated and a 19.9% interest in Falco Resources Ltd.
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:
Sandeep Singh
President
Tel. (514) 940-0670
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Notes:
(1) GEOs are calculated on a quarterly basis and include royalties, streams and offtakes. Silver
earned from royalty and stream agreements was converted to gold equivalent ounces by
multiplying the silver ounces by the average silver price for the period and dividing by the average
gold price for the period. Diamonds, other metals and cash royalties were converted into gold
equivalent ounces by dividing the associated revenue by the average gold price for the period.
Offtake agreements were converted using the financial settlement equivalent divided by the
average gold price for the period.
Average Metal Prices and Exchange Rate
Three months ended
December 31,
Year ended
December 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018
Gold(i) $1,481 $1,226 $1,393 $1,268
Silver(ii) $17.32 $14.54 $16.21 $15.70
Exchange rate
(US$/Can$)(iii)
1.3200 1.3204 1.3269 1.2957
(i) The London Bullion Market Association’s pm price in U.S. dollars.
(ii) The London Bullion Market Association’s price in U.S. dollars.
(iii) Bank of Canada daily rate.
(2) “Adjusted earnings” and “Adjusted earnings per basic share” are not recognized measures under
the International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Refer to the non- IFRS measures
provided under the Non- IFRS Financial Performance Measures section of the Management’s
Discussion and Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2019.
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(3) Cash operating margin, which represents revenues less cost of sales, is a non-IFRS measure.
The Company believes that this non- IFRS generally accepted industry measure provides a
realistic indication of operating performance and provides a useful comparison with its peers.
The following table reconciles the cash margin to the revenues and cost of sales presented in
the consolidated statements of income and related notes:
(In thousands of dollars)
Three months ended
December 31,
Years ended
December 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018
$ $ $ $
Revenues 51,032 115,337 392,599 490,472
Less: Revenues from offtake interests (12,112) (84,599) (252,477) (362,905)
Revenues from royalty and stream interests 38,920 30,738 140,122 127,567
Cost of sales (15,265) (86,600) (262,881) (371,305)
Less: Cost of sales of offtake interests 11,720 83,659 249,172 357,879
Cost of sales of royalty and stream interests (3,545) (2,941) (13,709) (13,426)
Revenues from royalty and stream interests 38,920 30,738 140,122 127,567
Less: Cost of sales of royalty and stream
(3,545) (2,941) (13,709) (13,426)
Cash margin from royalty and stream
it t
35,375 27,797 126,413 114,141
90.9% 90.4% 90.2% 89.5%
Revenues from offtake interests 12,112 84,599 252,477 362,905
Less: Cost of sales of offtake interests (11,720) (83,659) (249,172) (357,879)
Cash margin from offtake interests 392 940 3,305 5,026
3.2% 1.1% 1.3% 1.4%
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Forward-looking Statements
This news release contains forward -looking information and forward-looking statements (together, " forward-looking
statements") within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws and the United States Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this release, other than statements of historical fact, that address future events,
developments or performance that Osisko expects to occur including management’s expectations regarding Osisko’s growth,
results of operations, estimated future revenue, requirements for additional capital, production estimates, production costs and
revenue, business prospects and opportunities are forward-looking statements. In addition, statements relating to gold
equivalent ounces ("GEOs") are forward-looking statements, as they involve implied assessment, based on certain estimates
and assumptions, and no assurance can be given that the GEOs will be realized. Forward-looking statements are statements
that are not historical facts and are generally, but n ot always, identified by the words "expects", "is expected" "plans",
"anticipates", "believes", "intends", "estimates", "projects", "potential", "scheduled" and similar expressions or variations
(including negative variations of such words and phrases), or may be identified by statements to the effect that certain actions,
events or conditions "will", "would", "may", "could" or "should" occur including, without limitation, the performance of the assets
of Osisko, the estimat e of GEOs to be received in 20 20, that sufficient funding will be available to fund work at the Cariboo
Project, that significant value will be created within the accelerator group of companies and Osisko’s ability to seize future
opportunities. Although Osisko believes the expectations e xpressed in such forward- looking statements are based on
reasonable assumptions, such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and are not
guarantees of future performance and actual results may accordingly differ materially from those in forward-looking statements.
Factors that could cause the actual results deriving from Osisko’s royalties, streams and other interests to differ materially from
those in forward-looking statements include, without limitation: influence of political or economic factors including fluctuations
in the prices of the commodities and in value of the Canadian dollar relative to the U.S. dollar, continued availability of c apital
and financing and general economic, market or business conditions; regu lations and regulatory changes in national and local
government, including permitting and licensing regimes and taxation policies; whether or not Osisko is determined to have
“passive foreign investment company” (“PFIC”) status as defined in Section 1297 of the United States Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended; potential changes in Canadian tax treatments of offshore streams or other interests, litigation, title, permit
or license disputes; risks and hazards associated with the business of exploring, development and mining on the properties in
which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest including, but not limited to development, permitting, infrastructure,
operating or technical difficulties, unusual or unexpected geological and metallurgical conditions, slope failures or cave -ins,
flooding and other natural disasters or civil unrest, rate, grade and timing of production differences from mineral resource
estimates or production forecasts or other uninsured risks; risk related to business opportunities that become available to, or
are pursued by Osisko and exercise of third party rights affecting proposed investments . The forward-looking statements
contained in this press release are based upon assumptions management believes to be reasonable, including, without
limitation: the ongoing operation of the properties in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest by the owners or
operators of such properties in a manner consistent with past practice; the accuracy of public statements and disclosures made
by the owners or operators of such underlying properties; no material adverse change in the market price of the commodities
that underlie the asset portfolio; Osisko’s ongoing income and assets relating to the determination of its PFIC status, no material
changes to existing tax treatments; no adverse development in respect of any significant property in which Osisko holds a
royalty, stream or other interest; the accuracy of publicly disclosed expectations for the development of underlying properties
that are not yet in production; and the absence of any other factors that could cause actions, events or results to differ fr om
those anticipated, estimated or intended. However, there can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Investors ar e
cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Osisko cannot assure investors that actual
results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements and investors should not place undue reliance on forward-
looking statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein.
For additional information with respect to these and other factors and assumptions underlying the forward -looking statements
made in this press release, see the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the most recent Annual Information Form of Osisko which
is f iled with the Canadian securities commissions and available electronically under Osisko's issuer profile on SEDAR at
www.sedar.com and with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking
information set forth herein reflects Osisko’s expectations as at the date of this press release and is subject to change aft er
such date. Osisko disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise, other than as required by law.
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
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December 31, December 31,
2019 2018
$ $
Assets
Current assets
Cash 108,223 174,265
Short-term investments 20,704 10,000
Amounts receivable 6,330 12,321
Other assets 5,172 1,015
140,429 197,601
Non-current assets
Investments in associates 103,640 304,911
Other investments 67,886 109,603
Royalty, stream and other interests 1,130,512 1,414,668
Mining interests and plant and equipment 343,693 189
Exploration and evaluation 42,949 95,002
Goodwill 111,204 111,204
Other assets 6,940 1,468
1,947,253 2,234,646
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities 18,772 11,732
Dividends payable 7,874 7,779
Provisions and other liabilities 1,289 3,494
27,935 23,005
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt 349,042 352,769
Provisions and other liabilities 29,365 -
Deferred income taxes 47,465 87,277
453,807 463,051
Equity
Share capital 1,656,350 1,609,162
Warrants 18,072 30,901
Contributed surplus 37,642 21,230
Equity component of convertible debentures 17,601 17,601
Accumulated other comprehensive income 13,469 23,499
Retained earnings (deficit) (249,688) 69,202
1,493,446 1,771,595
1,947,253 2,234,646
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd
Consolidated Statements of Loss
For the three months and the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018
(tabular amounts expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts)
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Three months ended
December 31,
Years ended
December 31,
2019 2018 2019 2018
$ $ $ $
Revenues 51,032 115,337 392,599 490,472
Cost of sales (15,265) (86,600) (262,881) (371,305)
Depletion of royalty, stream and other interests (11,843) (12,975) (47,009) (52,612)
Gross profit 23,924 15,762 82,709 66,555
Other operating expenses
General and administrative (8,648) (4,912) (23,682) (18,156)
Business development (1,223) (805) (6,122) (4,525)
Exploration and evaluation (52) (55) (191) (183)
Gain on disposal of stream and offtake interests - 9,094 7,636 9,094
Impairment of assets (143,876) (166,316) (243,576) (166,316)
Operating loss (129,875) (147,232) (183,226) (113,531)
Interest and dividend income 1,449 897 4,632 4,756
Finance costs (6,166) (6,708) (23,548) (25,999)
Foreign exchange gain (loss) (755) 362 (1,859) 454
Share of loss of associates (7,521) (2,455) (22,209) (9,013)
Other gains (losses), net (32,081) 1,018 (48,385) 2,598
Loss before income taxes (174,949) (154,118) (274,595) (140,735)
Income tax recovery 19,774 40,236 40,400 35,148
Net loss (155,175) (113,882) (234,195) (105,587)
Net loss per share
Basic and diluted (1.04) (0.73) (1.55) (0.67)