Salobo does it again

For the second quarter in succession, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) has announced record revenue, adjusted earnings and operational cash flows, posting adjusted net EPS that was 7.7% better than our forecast and above the top of analysts’ expectations (source: LSEG Data & Analytics, 7 August). The main reasons for the outperformance were a 12.8% positive variance in silver production coupled with a 5.0% positive variance in gold sales, which were 7.6% (or 7,005oz) above production for the quarter. Together, these drove a US$38.6m (8.3%) positive variance in revenue, only partially offset by a US$12.1m negative variance in costs, resulting in a US$20.4m positive variance in earnings and a 4.5c positive variance in adjusted net EPS. As a r...