Barrick Gold Maintains FY24 Outlook Despite Q1 Production Miss
Barrick Gold Maintains FY24 Outlook Despite Q1 Production Miss
Barrick Gold Corp (NYSE:GOLD) reported first-quarter FY24 revenue of $2.747 billion (+4% Y/Y), which is in line with the consensus.
巴里克黃金公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：GOLD）公佈的24財年第一季度收入爲27.47億美元（同比增長4％），符合市場共識。
Gold production stood at 940 thousand ounces (-1% Y/Y), and gold sales were 910 thousand ounces (-5% Y/Y).
黃金產量爲94萬盎司（同比下降1％），黃金銷售量爲91萬盎司（同比下降5％）。
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The average realized gold price rose 9% Y/Y to $2,075 per ounce, and All-in sustaining costs (AISC) rose 8% Y/Y to $1,474 per ounce in the quarter.
本季度，已實現金價平均同比上漲9％，至每盎司2,075美元，全額維持成本（AISC）同比上漲8％，至每盎司1,474美元。
Copper production remained flat Y/Y to 40 thousand tonnes, and the average realized copper price declined 8% Y/Y to $3.86 per pound.
銅產量同比持平至4萬噸，平均已實現銅價同比下降8％，至每磅3.86美元。
Adjusted EPS of $0.19 exceeded the consensus of $0.15.
調整後的每股收益爲0.19美元，超過了市場預期的0.15美元。
President and chief executive Mark Bristow said, "Our focus on exploration has placed Barrick in the unique position of more than replacing the reserves we mine year after year. Our key organic projects, such as the development of Reko Diq, the extension of Pueblo Viejo's Tier One life by more than 20 years, and the transformation of Lumwana into one of the world's major copper mines will secure Barrick's production profile well into the future."
總裁兼首席執行官馬克·布里斯托說：“我們對勘探的關注使巴里克處於獨特的地位，不僅僅是更換我們年復一年地開採的儲量。我們的關鍵有機項目，例如Reko Diq的開發，將Pueblo Viejo的一級壽命延長20多年，以及將盧姆瓦納轉變爲世界主要銅礦之一，將確保Barrick在未來很長一段時間的生產狀況。”
At the end of the quarter, cash and cash equivalents stood at $3.94 billion, and debt was $4.73 billion.
在本季度末，現金及現金等價物爲39.4億美元，債務爲47.3億美元。
Capital expenditure rose 6% Y/Y to $728 million, and operating cash flow stood at $760 million.
資本支出同比增長6％，達到7.28億美元，運營現金流爲7.6億美元。
Dividend: GOLD declared a first-quarter dividend per share of $0.10, payable on June 17 to shareholders of record as of May 31.
股息：GOLD宣佈第一季度每股股息爲0.10美元，將於6月17日支付給截至5月31日的登記股東。
FY24 Outlook Reiterated: The company expects attributable gold production in the range of 3.9-4.3 million ounces and AISC in the range of $1,320 – $1,420 per ounce.
重申24財年展望：該公司預計應占黃金產量在390萬至430萬盎司之間，AISC在每盎司1320美元至1420美元之間。
The company expects gold production to ramp up steadily during the year, led by the completion of the Pueblo Viejo plant expansion and the resumption of operations at the Porgera mine.
該公司預計，在Pueblo Viejo工廠擴建的完成和Porgera礦恢復運營的帶動下，黃金產量將在年內穩步增長。
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For 2024, capital expenditure is expected to be within $2.50 billion-$2.90 billion.
到2024年，資本支出預計在25.0億美元至29.0億美元之間。
Also, the company inked an exploration earn-in agreement with Geophysx Jamaica Ltd. with respect to certain properties located in Jamaica.
此外，該公司還與Geophysx Jamaica Ltd.就位於牙買加的某些地產簽署了勘探收益協議。
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Sprott Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:SGDM) and VanEck Gold Miners ETF (NYSE:GDX).
投資者可以通過Sprott Gold Miners ETF（紐約證券交易所代碼：SGDM）和VanEck Gold Miners ETF（紐約證券交易所代碼：GDX）獲得股票敞口。
Price Action: GOLD shares are down 0.20% at $16.61 at the last check Wednesday.
價格走勢：在週三的最後一次檢查中，黃金股價下跌0.20％，至16.61美元。
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