Management's Discussion and Analysis
For the three months ended March 31, 2022
The following management discussion and analysis ("MD&A") of the consolidated operations and financial position of Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd ("Osisko" or the "Company") and its subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2022 should be read in conjunction with the Company's unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements and related notes for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB"). Management is responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements and other financial information relating to the Company included in this report. The Board of Directors is responsible for ensuring that management fulfills its responsibilities for financial reporting. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Board of Directors has appointed an Audit and Risk Committee composed of independent directors. The Audit and Risk Committee meets with management and the auditors in order to discuss results of operations and the financial condition of the Company prior to making recommendations and submitting the consolidated financial statements to the Board of Directors for its consideration and approval for issuance to shareholders. The information included in this MD&A is as of May 11, 2022, the date when the Board of Directors has approved the Company's unaudited condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2022 following the recommendation of the Audit and Risk Committee. All monetary amounts included in this report are expressed in Canadian dollars, the Company's reporting and functional currency, unless otherwise noted. Assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries that have a functional currency other than the Canadian dollar are translated into Canadian dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the consolidated balance sheet date and revenues and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate over the reporting period. This MD&A contains forward-looking statements and should be read in conjunction with the risk factors described in the "Forward-Looking Statements" section.
Table of Contents | |
Equity Investments | 18 |
Sustainability Activities | 20 |
Mining Exploration and Evaluation / Development Activities | 21 |
Dividend Reinvestment Plan | 24 |
Normal Course Issuer Bid | 24 |
Gold Market and Currency | 24 |
Selected Financial Information | 25 |
Overview of Financial Results | 26 |
Liquidity and Capital Resources | 30 |
Cash Flows | 32 |
2022 Guidance and 5-Year Outlook | 33 |
Quarterly Information | 34 |
Segment Disclosure | 35 |
Related Party Transactions | 38 |
Contractual Obligations and Commitments | 39 |
Off-balance Sheet Items | 41 |
Outstanding Share Data | 41 |
Subsequent Events to March 31, 2022 | 41 |
Risks and Uncertainties | 41 |
Disclosure Controls and Procedures and Internal Control over Financial Reporting | 41 |
Basis of Presentation of Consolidated Financial Statements | 42 |
Critical Accounting Estimates and Judgements | 43 |
Financial Instruments | 43 |
Technical Information | 43 |
Non-IFRS Financial Performance Measures | 43 |
Forward-looking Statements | 45 |
Cautionary Note to U.S. Investors Regarding the Use of Mineral Reserve and Mineral Resource Estimates | 46 |
Corporate Information | 47 |
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd | Management's Discussion and Analysis |
2022 - First Quarter Report |
Description of the Business
Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd is engaged in the business of acquiring and managing precious metals and other high-quality royalties, streams and similar interests in Canada and worldwide, except for Osisko Development Corp. and its subsidiaries ("Osisko Development"), which are engaged in the exploration, evaluation and development of mining projects. Osisko is a public company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange ("TSX") and the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") constituted under the Business Corporations Act (Québec) and is domiciled in the Province of Québec, Canada. The address of its registered office is 1100, avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, Suite 300, Montréal, Québec. The Company owns a portfolio of royalties, streams, offtakes, options on royalty/stream financings and exclusive rights to participate in future royalty/stream financings on various projects. The Company's cornerstone asset is a 5% net smelter return ("NSR") royalty on the Canadian Malartic mine, located in Canada.
As at March 31, 2022 (and as of the date of this MD&A), Osisko held an interest of 70.0% in Osisko Development Corp., a mining exploration, evaluation and development company launched in the fourth quarter of 2020 through a reverse take- over transaction where Osisko transferred its mining assets and activities to Osisko Development. As a result, the
Company consolidates the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of the activities of Osisko Development and its subsidiaries. Osisko Development's main asset is the Cariboo gold project in British Columbia, Canada.
In this MD&A, reference to Osisko Gold Royalties is to Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd and its subsidiaries, excluding Osisko Development Corp. and its subsidiaries (royalties and streams segment1). Reference to Osisko Development is to Osisko Development Corp. and its subsidiaries (mining exploration and development segment2).
Business Model and Strategy
Osisko's main focus is on high quality, long-life precious metals assets located in favourable jurisdictions and operated by established mining companies, as these assets provide the best risk/return profile. The Company also evaluates and invests in opportunities in other commodities and jurisdictions. Given that a core aspect of the Company's business is the ability to compete for investment opportunities, Osisko plans to maintain a strong balance sheet and ability to deploy capital.
Uncertainty due to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the global economy and commodity and financial markets. The impact of the pandemic to date has included volatility in financial markets, a slowdown in economic activity, supply chain and labour issues, and volatility in commodity prices (including gold and silver). Furthermore, as efforts have been undertaken to slow the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the operation and development of mining projects have been impacted. Many mining projects, including a number of the properties in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest have been impacted by the pandemic resulting in the temporary suspension of operations, and other mitigation measures that impacted production. If the operation or development of one or more of the properties in which Osisko holds a royalty, stream or other interest and from which it receives or expects to receive significant revenue is suspended as a result of the continuing COVID-19 pandemic or future pandemics or other public health emergencies, it may have a material adverse impact on Osisko's profitability, results of operations, financial condition and the trading price of Osisko's securities. The extent of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the operational and financial performance will depend on future developments, including a widely available vaccine in each of the countries where are located the assets on which the Company owns a royalty, stream or other interest, the duration and severity of the pandemic and related restrictions, all of which continue to be uncertain and cannot be predicted.
International situation
International conflicts, geopolitical tensions and sigificant inflationary environments have historically led to, and may in the future lead to, uncertainty or volatility in global commodity markets, financial markets and supply chains. Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to sanctions being levied against Russia by the international community and may result in additional sanctions or other international action, any of which may have a destabilizing effect on commodity prices, supply chains and global economies more broadly, and may generate more inflationary pressures. Volatility in commodity prices, supply chain disruptions and continued inflationatory pressures may adversely affect the Company's business, financial condition and results of operations, directly or indirectly. The extent and duration of the current Russia-Ukraine conflict and related international action cannot be accurately predicted at this time and the effects of such conflict may magnify the impact of the other risks identified in this MD&A or in the Annual Information Form, including those relating to commodity price volatility, global financial conditions and inflationary pressures.
- The royalties and streams segment refers to the royalty, stream and other interests segment, which corresponds to the activities of Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd and its subsidiaries, excluding Osisko Development.
- The mining exploration and development segment refers to the exploration, evaluation and development of mining projects segment, which corresponds to the activities of Osisko Development Corp. and its subsidiaries.
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Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd | Management's Discussion and Analysis |
2022 - First Quarter Report |
Highlights - First Quarter of 2022
- 18,251 gold equivalent ounces ("GEOs3") earned, excluding 3,025 GEOs earned from the Renard diamond stream4 (compared to 19,960 GEOs in Q1 2021, excluding 1,759 GEOs earned from the Renard diamond stream);
- Consolidated revenues of $59.4 million ($66.9 million in Q1 2021);
- Revenues from the royalties and streams segment of $50.7 million ($66.9 million in Q1 2021, including 17.9 million from offtakes);
- Revenues from the mining exploration and development segment of $8.7 million;
- Consolidated cash flows provided by operating activities of $23.6 million ($21.3 million in Q1 2021);
- Operating cash flows generated by the royalties and streams segment of $40.5 million ($36.7 million in Q1 2021);
- Operating cash flows used by mining exploration and development segment (Osisko Development) of $16.9 million ($15.4 million in Q1 2021);
- Consolidated net earnings attributable to Osisko's shareholders of $0.3 million, $0.00 per basic share ($10.6 million, $0.06 per basic share in Q1 2021);
- Consolidated adjusted earnings5 of $2.2 million, $0.01 per basic share (compared to $17.9 million, $0.11 per basic share in Q1 2021);
- Adjusted earnings from the royalties and streams segment of $24.8 million, $0.15 per basic share ($23.4 million, $0.14 per basic share in Q1 2021);
- Adjusted loss from the mining exploration and development segment of $22.7 million, $0.14 per basic share ($5.5 million, $0.03 per basic share in Q1 2021);
- Bought deal public offering of 18,600,000 common shares at a price of US$13.45 per common share for total gross proceeds of US$250.2 million;
- Osisko Bermuda Limited ("Osisko Bermuda"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Osisko, has entered into a binding agreement with Metals Acquisition Corp. ("MAC") with respect to a US$90 million silver stream (the "CSA Silver Stream") to facilitate MAC's acquisition of the producing CSA mine in New South Wales, Australia ("CSA"). Osisko Bermuda also agreed to subscribe for US$15 million in equity of MAC as part of its concurrent equity financing and also provided MAC with an option to draw up to an additional US$100 million in upfront proceeds through the sale of a copper stream, subject to the parties finalizing definitive terms and conditions.
- Osisko Development closed the first and second tranches of its previously announced non-brokered private placement, pursuant to which a total of 33.6 million subscription receipts of Osisko Development (the "ODV Subscription Receipts") were issued at a price of US$3.50 per ODV Subscription Receipt, for gross proceeds of approximately US$117.6 million. The gross proceeds from the sale of the ODV Subscription Receipts will be held in escrow and released to Osisko Development upon the satisfaction of certain escrow release conditions, including the completion of the listing of the Osisko Development common shares on the New York Stock Exchange;
- Osisko Development completed its previously announced bought deal brokered private placement of an aggregate of 13,732,900 ODV Subscription Receipts, and 9,525,850 units of Osisko Development (the "ODV Units") at a price of $4.45 per ODV Subscription Receipts and ODV Units, for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $103.5 million, including the full exercise of the underwriters' option, of which a portion is held in escrow upon the satisfaction of certain escrow release conditions;
- In January 2022, Osisko Development entered into definitive agreements to acquire 100% of Tintic Consolidated Metals LLC ("Tintic"). Osisko Bermuda entered into a non-binding metals stream term sheet, with a wholly-owned subsidiary of Osisko Development, for between US$20 million and US$40 million. In the event that the full amount of US$40 million is drawn, Osisko Development will deliver to Osisko Bermuda 5% of all metals produced from the Tintic property until 53,400 ounces of refined gold have been delivered and 4% thereafter; and
- Quarterly dividend of $0.055 per common share paid on April 14, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 31, 2022.
Highlights - Subsequent to March 31, 2022
- Repayment in full of the outstanding revolving credit facility for $112.5 million;
- Publication of the inaugural Asset Handbook and the second edition of the environmental, social and governance ("ESG") report, Growing Responsibly; and
- Declaration of a quarterly dividend of $0.055 per common share payable on July 15, 2022 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 30, 2022.
- GEOs are calculated on a quarterly basis and include royalties, streams and offtakes. Silver earned from royalty and stream agreements was converted to gold equivalent ounces by multiplying the silver ounces by the average silver price for the period and dividing by the average gold price for the period. Diamonds, other metals and cash royalties were converted into gold equivalent ounces by dividing the associated revenue by the average gold price for the period. Offtake agreements were converted using the financial settlement equivalent divided by the average gold price for the period. For average metal prices used, refer to the Portfolio of Royalty, Stream and Other Interests section of this MD&A.
- Osisko committed to reinvest its net proceeds from the Renard diamond stream through a bridge loan with the operator until April 30, 2022.
- "Adjusted earnings (loss)" and "Adjusted earnings (loss) per basic share" are non-IFRS financial performance measures which have no standard definition under IFRS. Refer to the non-IFRS measures provided under the Non-IFRSFinancial Performance Measures section of this MD&A.
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Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd | Management's Discussion and Analysis |
2022 - First Quarter Report |
Summary table - Financial highlights
(in thousands of dollars, except per share amounts)
For the three months ended March 31,
Cash (March 31, 2022 and Dec. 31, 2021) (iii)
Revenues Cash margin (iv) Gross profit Operating expenses
(G&A, bus. dev and exploration) Mining operating expenses
Net earnings (loss)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Osisko's shareholders
Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to Osisko's shareholders
Adjusted net earnings (loss) (v)
Adjusted net earnings (loss) per basic share (v)
Cash flows from operating activities Before working capital items Working capital items
After working capital items Cash flows from investing activities Cash flows from financing activities
Osisko Gold Royalties (i) | Osisko Development (ii) | Consolidated (vi) | |||
2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 |
$ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ |
392,648 | 82,291 | 56,802 | 33,407 | 449,450 | 115,698 |
50,689 | 66,923 | 9,167 | - | 50,689 | 66,923 |
47,508 | 46,526 | - | - | 47,508 | 46,526 |
36,210 | 34,599 | - | - | 36,210 | 34,599 |
(6,257) | (6,029) | (7,928) | (5,201) | (14,185) | (11,230) |
- | - | (15,246) | - | - | - |
16,804 | 13,464 | (22,333) | (3,701) | (5,529) | 9,763 |
16,804 | 13,464 | (16,478) | (2,907) | 326 | 10,557 |
0.10 | 0.08 | (0.10) | (0.02) | 0.00 | 0.06 |
24,843 | 23,439 | (22,670) | (5,042) | 2,173 | 18,397 |
0.15 | 0.14 | (0.14) | (0.03) | 0.01 | 0.11 |
39,892 | 39,540 | (17,269) | 2,422 | 22,623 | 36,252 |
615 | (2,802) | 372 | (12,126) | 987 | (14,928) |
40,507 | 36,738 | (16,897) | (9,704) | 23,610 | 21,324 |
(15,586) | (13,781) | 3,314 | (21,708) | (12,272) | (29,779) |
285,528 | (7,511) | 37,137 | 35,613 | 322,665 | 28,102 |
- Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd and its subsidiaries, excluding Osisko Development Corp. and its subsidiaries. Represents the royalty, stream and other interests segment.
- Osisko Development Corp. and its subsidiaries. Represents the exploration, evaluation and development of mining projects segment.
- As at March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021.
- Cash margin is a non-IFRS financial performance measure for the royalties and streams segment which has no standard definition under IFRS. It is calculated by deducting the cost of sales (excluding depletion) from the revenues. Please refer to the Non-IFRSFinancial Performance Measures section of this MD&A.
- Adjusted earnings (loss) and adjusted earnings (loss) per basic share are non-IFRS financial performance measures which have no standard definition under IFRS. Refer to the non-IFRS measures provided under the Non-IFRSFinancial Performance Measures section of this MD&A.
- Consolidated results are net of the intersegment transactions. Refer to the Segment Disclosure section of this MD&A.
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Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd | Management's Discussion and Analysis |
2022 - First Quarter Report |
Portfolio of Royalty, Stream and Other Interests
The following table details the GEOs earned from Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd's producing royalty, stream and other interests:
Three months ended | |||
March 31, | |||
2022 | 2021 | ||
Gold | |||
Canadian Malartic royalty | 8,112 | 8,808 | |
Eagle Gold royalty | 1,604 | 1,664 | |
Éléonore royalty | 1,020 | 1,558 | |
Seabee royalty | 808 | 590 | |
Island Gold royalty | 652 | 620 | |
Pan royalty | 368 | 385 | |
Ermitaño (i) | 522 | - | |
Lamaque royalty | 447 | 445 | |
Matilda stream | 117 | 214 | |
Bald Mountain royalty | 280 | 264 | |
Others | 469 | 319 | |
14,399 | 14,867 | ||
Silver | |||
Mantos Blancos stream | 1,774 | 2,460 | |
Sasa stream | 1,027 | 1,171 | |
Gibraltar stream | 491 | 624 | |
Canadian Malartic royalty | 94 | 113 | |
Others | 59 | 203 | |
3,445 | 4,571 | ||
Diamonds | |||
Renard stream (ii) | 3,025 | 1,759 | |
Others | 50 | 22 | |
3,075 | 1,781 | ||
Other metals | |||
Kwale royalty | 342 | 500 | |
Others | 15 | - | |
357 | 500 | ||
Total GEOs | 21,276 | 21,719 | |
Total GEOs, excluding GEOs earned | |||
on the Renard stream (iii) | 18,251 | 19,960 |
- Ermitaño began production at the end of 2021. The first quarter of 2022 includes the royalty related to the first ounces poured in 2021, but paid in 2022.
- In April 2020, the Renard diamond mine was placed on care and maintenance, given the structural challenges affecting the diamond market as well as the depressed prices for diamonds due to COVID-19. The mine restarted its operations in September 2020.
- GEOs from the Renard diamond stream are subtracted when presenting Osisko's total attributable GEOs because cash flows from the Renard diamond stream were reinvested through a bridge loan with the operator until April 30, 2022.
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