Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
AEM
reported a net income of $101.1 million or 41 cents per share in fourth-quarter 2021, down from $205.2 million or 84 cents per share reported in the year-ago quarter.
Barring one-time items, adjusted earnings per share came in at 46 cents. The bottom line missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 55 cents per share.
The company generated revenues of $949.1 million, up 2.2% year over year. The top line surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $932.9 million.
The company saw lower average realized metal prices and higher production costs in the quarter, partly offset by higher sales volumes.
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise
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Agnico Eagle Mines Limited Quote
Operational Highlights
Payable gold production (including the Hope Bay mine) was 501,932 ounces in the reported quarter, up from 501,445 ounces in the prior-year quarter.
Total cash costs per ounce for gold, excluding Hope Bay, were $812, up from $701 a year ago. All-in sustaining costs (AISC) were $1,126 per ounce in the quarter, excluding Hope Bay, compared with $985 per ounce in the prior-year quarter.
FY21 Results
Earnings (as reported) in full-year 2021 were $2.22 per share compared with $2.10 per share a year ago. Net sales rose 21.9% year over year to $3,823.9 million.
Financial Position
Agnico Eagle ended the year with cash and cash equivalents of $185.8 million, down 53.8% year over year. Long-term debt was around $1,340.2 million, down 14.4% year over year.
Total cash from operating activities amounted to $261.7 million in the fourth quarter, down 35.1% year over year.
Outlook
The company expects payable gold production for 2022 to be in the range of 3.2-3.4 million ounces. It also projects total cash costs per ounce of $725-$775 and AISC of $1,000-$1,050 per ounce for 2022.
The forecast for 2022 capital expenditures is pegged at roughly $1.4 billion.
Price Performance
Shares of Agnico Eagle have declined 6.9% in the past year compared with a 17.6% rise of the
industry
.
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Zacks Rank & Key Picks
Agnico Eagle currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
Some better-ranked stocks in the basic materials space are
Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
ATI
,
Nutrien Ltd.
NTR
and
AdvanSix Inc.
ASIX
.
Allegheny, currently carrying a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), has an expected earnings growth rate of 661.5% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ATI’s earnings for the current year has been revised 45.6% upward in the past 60 days. You can see
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Allegheny beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in each of the trailing four quarters, the average being 127.2%. ATI has rallied around 20.9% over a year.
Nutrien, sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), has a projected earnings growth rate of 66.8% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for NTR’s current-year earnings has been revised 14.6% upward in the past 60 days.
Nutrien beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in three of the last four quarters while missing once. It has a trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of roughly 60.3%, on average. NTR has rallied around 43.6% in a year.
AdvanSix has a projected earnings growth rate of 14.6% for the current year. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ASIX’s current-year earnings has been revised 9.8% upward in the past 60 days.
AdvanSix beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings in three of the trailing four quarters, the average being 23.6%. ASIX has surged 29.8% over a year. The company sports a Zacks Rank #1.
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