Report

Wheaton Precious Metals - A fine finish

FY17 results were characterised by a record level of gold sales and of dividend payouts to shareholders. Overall, production attributable to Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) in FY17 was 28.6Moz Ag and 355koz Au cf guidance of 28Moz Ag and 340koz Au and our prior forecast of 28.5Moz Ag and 343koz Au. Results for Q4 were notable for the close correlation of production and sales, demonstrating the traditional ‘flush through’ effect in the final quarter of the year. Financial results were similarly better than our forecasts (see Exhibit 1, overleaf), partly on account of an increase in gold production compared to Q317, but also on account of a material increase in other income. Nevertheless, excluding this item, Q4 net earnings still exceeded our forecasts by 3.6%.
Underlying
Wheaton Precious Metals

Provider
Edison Investment Research
Edison Investment Research

Edison is an investment research and advisory company, with offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East and AsiaPac. The heart of Edison is our world renowned equity research platform and deep multi-sector expertise. At Edison Investment Research, our research is widely read by international investors, advisors and stakeholders. Edison Advisors leverages our core research platform to provide differentiated services including investor relations and strategic consulting.

.

Analysts
Charles Gibson

Other Reports on these Companies
Other Reports from Edison Investment Research

ResearchPool Subscriptions

Get the most out of your insights

Get in touch