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Agnico Eagle Mines - Continuing strong

Agnico’s (AEM’s) Q221 adjusted EPS of US$0.69/share was ahead of both the consensus average (US$0.59/share) and range of expectations (US$0.54–0.63/share). Relative to the prior-year period (which was adversely affected by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic), the increase in adjusted EPS was a very material 275.1%. Relative to Q121, the increase was a more modest 2.7%, driven by a 3.4% increase in revenue, a 3.6% increase in costs (such that gross margins were steady at 55.8% vs 55.9%) and a 7.9pp decline in the effective tax rate (from 40.7% to 32.8%). After the acquisition of TMAC in Q121, free cash flow reverted to a US$209.3m inflow, such that net debt declined by US$121.1m to US$1,406.6m (24.0% gearing; 19.3% leverage). Headline EPS of US$0.78/share advanced 39.0% quarter-on-quarter, augmented by financial gains and the quarterly dividend was maintained at US$0.35/share.
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Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

Agnico-Eagle Mines is a gold mining company with mining operations in Canada, Mexico and Finland. Co. earns a proportion of its revenues from the production and sale of gold in both dore bar and concentrate form. The remainder of revenue and cash flow is generated by the production and sale of byproduct metals. The revenue from byproduct metals is mainly generated by production at the LaRonde mine in Canada (silver, zinc, copper and lead) and the Pinos Altos mine in Mexico (silver).

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Alison Turner

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