Canada's Wheaton Precious Metals Q2 revenue misses estimates
Canada's Wheaton Precious Metals Q2 revenue misses estimates
Overview
Canada precious metals streaming firm's Q2 revenue rose 85% yr/yr but missed analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q2 jumped 90% yr/yr, driven by higher realized prices and production
Company expanded streaming and royalty portfolio with new agreements in Australia, Canada and Japan
Outlook
Wheaton forecasts 2026 production of 400,000-430,000 oz gold, 27-29 mln oz silver, 19,000-21,000 GEOs other metals
Company maintains 2026 annual production guidance of 860,000-940,000 GEOs, unchanged from prior outlook
Wheaton expects annual production to rise about 50% to 1.2 mln GEOs by 2030, unchanged from prior forecast
Result Drivers
HIGHER REALIZED PRICES - Co said Q2 revenue growth was primarily due to a 61% increase in the average realized gold equivalent price
INCREASED PRODUCTION VOLUMES - Attributable gold equivalent production rose 6% yr/yr, driven by new and ramping assets including BHP Antamina PMPA, Hemlo, Fenix, Platreef and Goose
SILVER PRODUCTION BOOST - Newly acquired BHP Antamina PMPA led to a 56% increase in attributable silver production at Antamina
Company press release: ID:nPnbswZT5a
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q2 Revenue | Miss | $929.2 mln | $947.73 mln (3 Analysts) |
Q2 EPS |
| $1.19 |
|
Q2 Net Income |
| $543.24 mln |
|
Q2 EBIT |
| $667.06 mln |
|
Q2 Pretax Profit |
| $645.03 mln |
|
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 12 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the gold peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. is C$250.00, about 44.9% above its August 5 closing price of C$172.48
The stock recently traded at 25 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 25 three months ago
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