Yahoo Finance Sandstorm Gold (SAND) Preliminary Q4 Revenues Increase Y/Y
Sandstorm Gold Ltd. SAND announced preliminary record gold equivalent ounces (GEOs) sold and revenues for 2022.
The company sold nearly 21,800 attributable GEOs in fourth-quarter 2022. This marks a 31.4% increase from the 16,586 ounces of GEOs sold in fourth-quarter 2021. The company generated preliminary revenues of $38.4 million in the quarter under review compared with the year-ago quarter’s $29.8 million.
The preliminary cost of sales, excluding the depletion for the December-end quarter, was $5.5 million compared with $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2021. Cash operating margins were approximately $1,493 per attributable GEO in the quarter under review. The company generated a cash operating margin of $1,574 per GEO in the prior-year quarter.
In 2022, Sandstorm Gold sold approximately a record 82,400 attributable GEOs, up about 22% from the prior-year level. The figure came within the company’s guidance of 80,000-85,000 ounces. It reported preliminary record revenues of $148.7 million in 2022, up 29% from the 2021 level.
The preliminary cost of sales, excluding the depletion for 2022, was $23.4 million, leading to a cash operating margin of approximately $1,511 per attributable GEO. This compares to 2021’s cost of sales of $16.8 million and cash operating margin of $1,539 per attributable gold.
The fourth-quarter 2022 performance drew momentum from the strong third-quarter results. SAND reported attributable GEOs of 22,606 ounces for the September-ended quarter, reflecting a 45.7% year-over-year increase. Revenues improved 41% year over year to $39 million. Net income for the quarter was $31.7 million, up from the third quarter’s $6.6 million.
The company anticipates attributable gold equivalent production to exceed 150,000 ounces in 2025.
Price Performance
Sandstorm Gold’s shares have lost 4.9% in the past year against the industry’s growth of 16%.
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Sandstorm Gold currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
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