DRDGOLD LIMITED 27 October 2020
DRD: DRDGOLD LIMITED - Operating update for the quarter ended 30 September 2020
DRD: DRDGOLD LIMITED - Operating update for the quarter ended 30 September 2020
Operating update for the quarter ended 30 September 2020
DRDGOLD LIMITED
(Incorporated in the Republic of South Africa)
(Registration number 1895/000926/06)
ISIN: ZAE000058723
JSE share code: DRD
NYSE trading symbol: DRD
('DRDGOLD' or the 'Company')
OPERATING UPDATE FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2020
The operating update of the Company for the quarter ended 30 September 2020 is as follows:
Quarter ended Quarter ended
30 SEP 2020 30 JUN 2020 % change
Production
Gold produced kg 1,514 1,041 45%
oz 48,676 33,469 45%
Gold sold kg 1,522 951 60%
oz 48,934 30,576 60%
Ore milled Metric (000't) 7,260 5,737 27%
Yield Metric (g/t) 0.209 0.181 15%
Price and costs
Average gold price received R per kg 1,029,893 970,198 6%
US$ per oz 1,896 1,682 13%
Adjusted EBITDA * Rm 770.4 366.3 110%
US$m 45.6 18.9 141%
Cash operating costs R/t 104 102 2%
US$/t 6 6 -
Cash operating costs R per kg 489,750 542,482 -10%
US$ per oz 901 941 -4%
All-in sustaining costs ** R per kg 588,239 579,180 2%
US$ per oz 1,083 1,004 8%
All-in cost ** R per kg 613,206 597,371 3%
US$ per oz 1,129 1,036 9%
Capital expenditure
Sustaining Rm 95.1 84.4 13%
US$m 5.6 4.7 19%
Non-sustaining/growth Rm 25.3 4.5 462%
US$m 1.5 0.3 400%
Average R/US$ exchange rate 16.90 17.94 -6%
Rounding of figures may result in computational discrepancies
* Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation ('Adjusted EBITDA') may not be comparable
to similarly titled measures of other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of performance under International
Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and should be considered in addition to, and not as a substitute for, other measures
of financial performance and liquidity.
** All-in cost definitions based on the guidance note on non-GAAP Metrics issued by the World Gold Council on 27 June
2013.
Gold production increased by 45% from the previous quarter to 1,514kg primarily due to a 27% increase in
tonnage throughput and a 15% increase in yield. Gold sold increased by 60%.
As a result, the cash operating cost per kilogram of gold sold decreased by 10% from the previous quarter
to R489,750/kg. The cash operating cost per ton of material processed increased by 2% to R104/t.
All-in sustaining costs per kilogram and all-in costs per kilogram were R588,239/kg and R613,206/kg,
respectively, increasing quarter on quarter mainly due to an increase in sustaining capital expenditure.
Adjusted EBITDA increased by 110% from the previous quarter to R770.4 million primarily due to a 60%
increase in gold sold and a 6% increase in the average Rand gold price received of R1,029,893/kg.
Cash and cash equivalents increased by R300.1 million to R2,015.2 million as at 30 September 2020 after
paying the final dividend for the year ended 30 June 2020 of R299.1 million. External borrowings remained
at Rnil as at 30 September 2020 (30 June 2020: Rnil).
The cash generated during the current quarter will, inter alia, be applied towards the Company´s extended
capital expenditure programme for the year ending 30 June 2021. Despite the capital expenditure planned
for the year, management positions the Company favourably to, in the absence of unforeseen events,
consider declaring an interim dividend in February 2021.
The information contained in this announcement does not constitute an earnings forecast. The financial
information provided is the responsibility of the directors of DRDGOLD, and such information has not been
reviewed or reported on by the Company´s auditors.
Johannesburg
27 October 2020
Sponsor
One Capital
Date: 27-10-2020 08:00:00
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