Die erheblichen Gewinneinbußen, der Produktions-Rückgang und die höheren AiSC für 2014 scheinen im Aktienkurs des weltgrößten Goldproduzenten hinreichend eingepreist zu sein. Sollte sich Major Barrick Gold (NYE:ABX) in 2014 von Pascua Lama distanzieren, könnte die sehr relevante CAPEX von rund 5 Mrd. USD in 2013 auf ca. 2,5 Mrd. USD in diesem Jahr erheblich fallen und die Finanzlage bedeutend entspannen..
Barrick Gold +1.5% as falling earnings and production priced in (Source: seekingalpha.com)
- Barrick Gold (ABX) +1.5% premarket despite reporting an unadjusted $2.83B Q4 loss as it took $2.82B in after-tax impairment charges, including $896M for the troubled Pascua-Lama project.
- ABX anticipates 2014 gold production of 6M-6.5M oz. vs. 7.2M oz. in 2013, due to sales of non-core assets and the company's new focus on mining high-margin ounces in a low-price environment instead of just maximizing output; the production drop is within analyst expectations.
- ABX cuts reserves 26% Y/Y to 104.1M oz. as it reduced the gold price used to calculate them to $1,100/oz. from 1,500 last year.
- Through all the troubles, ABX's mines are operating well: Gold cost guidance is the lowest among senior producers, with all-in sustaining costs seen at $920-$980/oz. in 2014 after $899/oz. in Q4.
- Capital spending totaled ~$5B in 2013, but is expected
to fall to $2.4B-$2.7B this year with the idling of Pascua-Lama.
Barrick Gold Corporation misses by $0.04, beats on revenue (Source: seekingalpha.com)
- Barrick Gold Corporation (ABX): Q4 EPS of $0.37 misses by $0.04.
- Revenue of $2.92B (-29.6% Y/Y) beats by $20M.
- Press Release
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