NASDAQ$RGLD

Royal Gold Inc. · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Royal Gold delivered a record-breaking Q4 2024 with strong revenue growth, higher net income, and an improved operating margin. The company benefited from increased gold, silver, and copper prices, as well as strong production contributions from key assets.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$203M

Previous: $153M+32.7%
EPS (adj)

$1.63

Previous: $0.95+71.6%
Cash Dividends Declared Per Share

$0.45

Previous: $1.60-71.9%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin

84.0%

No prior period
Sales Volume (GEOs)

76.1K

No prior period
Net Income

$107M

Previous: $62.8M+71.0%
Operating Income

$133M

Previous: $79.7M+67.5%

Revenue & EPS history

Royal Gold · Revenue · Quarterly

$203M

Q4 2024+32.7%vs Q4 2023
Beat estimate in 6 of 14 quarters(43%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Royal Gold expects a softer start to 2025 with Q1 stream sales between 40,000 and 45,000 GEOs. Full-year guidance will be provided in March 2025.

Tailwinds

  • Maintained a debt-free balance sheet after repaying $250M in debt.
  • 2025 dividend increased by 12.5% to $1.80 per share.
  • Strong contributions from new mining operations.
  • High adjusted EBITDA margin of 81% provides strong profitability.
  • Continued acquisitions in high-quality gold assets.

Headwinds

  • Q1 2025 expected to be softer than Q4 2024.
  • Silver sales slightly missed guidance expectations.
  • Revenue growth still dependent on gold price fluctuations.
  • Limited production upside in some legacy assets.
  • Potential volatility in metal prices affecting cash flow.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 2024

+0.5%

Avg return

Earnings day

+0.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

52%

34 / 65 earnings

Positive

+23.1%

Q2 2016

Best reaction

-24.4%

Q1 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.9%+3.5%-13.0%
Q4 2025-2.3%+3.7%-22.5%
Q3 2025-2.2%+8.1%+16.4%
Q1 2025-2.2%-7.3%-3.7%
Q4 2024+4.3%-2.8%+0.5%
Q3 2024-0.6%-3.2%-2.7%
Q2 2024-1.0%+3.3%+3.8%
Q1 2024+1.1%+2.0%-0.2%
Q4 2023+2.7%-0.3%+3.7%
Q3 2023+2.2%+4.8%+17.7%
Q2 2023-2.7%-2.1%-3.7%
Q1 2023+4.6%+3.0%-9.9%
Q4 2022-2.5%-3.2%-0.4%
Q3 2022-9.8%-1.3%+17.1%
Q2 2022-1.6%+0.4%-13.3%
Q1 2022+1.0%-5.8%-11.6%
Q4 2021+9.0%+7.4%+24.2%
Q3 2021+3.6%+3.1%+5.8%
Q2 2021-1.5%+3.4%-0.9%
Q1 2021+1.0%-1.1%-9.4%
Q4 2020-0.5%-10.4%-10.2%
Q3 2020+5.9%+3.4%-4.6%
Q2 2020-2.1%-3.9%-5.8%
Q1 2020+2.7%+1.4%+2.6%
Q4 2019+5.9%+7.1%+8.7%
Q3 2019-6.3%-6.3%+1.1%
Q2 2019-3.0%-1.7%+1.5%
Q1 2019-1.1%-2.0%-5.6%
Q4 2018-0.4%-1.2%-11.0%
Q3 2018+0.5%+0.2%+1.9%
Q2 2018+0.2%+1.6%+0.0%
Q1 2018+3.0%+5.6%-1.5%
Q4 2017+2.6%+2.2%+9.8%
Q3 2017+7.0%+10.3%+10.5%
Q2 2017-1.9%-0.8%-9.3%
Q1 2017+9.7%+8.4%+2.4%
Q4 2016-0.5%-1.8%-10.5%
Q3 2016+7.5%
Q2 2016+23.1%
Q1 2016-24.4%
Q4 2015+2.4%
Q3 2015-0.4%
Q2 2015-7.7%
Q1 2015-9.3%
Q4 2014+2.9%
Q3 2014+0.9%
Q2 2014+0.6%
Q1 2014-2.2%
Q4 2013+12.5%
Q3 2013+0.9%
Q2 2013-1.4%
Q1 2013-3.8%
Q4 2012-4.2%
Q3 2012+0.1%
Q2 2012-5.0%
Q1 2012-1.3%
Q4 2011+1.8%
Q4 2009+1.8%
Q3 2010+3.7%
Q3 2011+3.7%
Q2 2011-1.7%
Q2 2010-1.7%
Q1 2011+3.7%
Q4 2010+3.7%
Q1 2010+3.7%

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