LONDON, ENGLAND / ACCESSWIRE / August 27, 2020 / Anglo Pacific Group PLC ("Anglo Pacific", the "Company", the "Group") (LSE:APF)(TSX:APY) is pleased to announce interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020 which are available on both ... Anglo Pacific Group PLC
LONDON, ENGLAND / ACCESSWIRE / August 27, 2020 / Anglo Pacific Group PLC ("Anglo Pacific", the "Company", the "Group") (LSE:APF)(TSX:APY) is pleased to announce interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2020 which are available on both the Group's website at www.anglopacificgroup.com and on SEDAR at www.SEDAR.com.
The Group's portfolio contribution for H1 2020 of £19.1m was 43% lower than H1 2019 as a result of the significant decrease in coal prices during Q2 2020 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of lower coal prices is compounded in the Group's Kestrel royalty as they also result in a lower royalty rate. A number of other one-off events at Maracás Menchen and LIORC also resulted in the lower portfolio contribution. Despite the Group's performance in the first half of 2020, as we are anticipating an increase in portfolio contribution in H2 2020 we are maintaining the Group's quarterly dividend of 1.75p per share, in line with the Group's stated objective to return a significant portion of its income to shareholders as dividends.
Results
| H1 2020 | H1 2019 | ||
| £'000 | % Mvt | £'000 | |
| Kestrel | 11,974 | (47%) | 22,692 |
| Royalty related dividends (LIORC) | 2,296 | (33%) | 3,420 |
| Narrabri | 1,586 | (30%) | 1,783 |
| Mantos Blancos | 1,200 | - | |
| Maracás Menchen | (304) | 2,273 | |
| McClean Lake / Denison - interest | 888 | (9%) | 975 |
| Four Mile | 133 | 21% | 110 |
| Royalty related revenue | 17,773 | (43%) | 31,253 |
| EVBC - royalty receipts | 967 | (5%) | 1,021 |
| McClean Lake / Denison - principal | 403 | (60%) | 1,015 |
| Total portfolio contribution | 19,143 | (43%) | 33,289 |
· 43% decrease in portfolio contribution1 in H1 2020 to £19.1m (H1 2019: £33.3m) - primarily due to weaker coking coal prices and an associated reduction in the applicable royalty rate at Kestrel, together with the one-off charge of £1.0m (US$1.2m) at Maracás Menchen upon the termination of the Glencore offtake agreement
· Basic loss per share of 6.22p (H1 2019: earnings of 16.76p)
· Adjusted earnings2 per share of 5.85p (H1 2019: 12.13p)
· No change to quarterly dividend level of 1.75p per share
· The mines underlying the Group's major producing royalties, Kestrel, Narrabri, Mantos Blanco and Maracás Menchen, were fully operational during the period and remain largely unimpacted by COVID-19
· During Q3 2020 we expect to see an end to COVID-19 shutdowns as Cigar Lake (McClean Lake mill) restarts, with EVBC having restarted already in Q2 2020