Coeur Unveils Q1 2025 Financial Results
Positive quarterly net income and free cash flow; significant debt reduction; reaffirms full-year guidance; positioned for record year
CHICAGO–BUSINESS WIRE–
Coeur Mining, Inc. (“Coeur” or the “Company”) (NYSE: CDE) today reported first quarter 2025 financial results, including revenue of $360 million and cash flow from operating activities of $68 million. The Company reported GAAP net income from continuing operations of $33 million, or $0.06 per share. On an adjusted basis1, Coeur reported EBITDA of $149 million, cash flow from operating activities before changes in working capital of $54 million and net income from continuing operations of $60 million, or $0.11 per share.
Key Highlights
“Coeur’s balanced portfolio of five North American operations had a solid first three months of the year, which puts us in a strong position to deliver record operational and financial results in 2025,” said Mitchell J. Krebs, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Despite the first quarter being our softest quarter of the year, we achieved our fourth consecutive quarter of positive earnings per share and delivered $18 million of free cash flow even after approximately $130 million of one-time and first-quarter specific outflows. The Company’s quarterly adjusted EBITDA jumped sharply to $149 million, bringing our last twelve-month total to $444 million and keeping us on-track to generate over $700 million of adjusted EBITDA at much higher overall margins this year. It was less than twenty-four months ago that our last twelve-month adjusted EBITDA was just $102 million, which highlights the magnitude of the Company’s transformation after several years of heavy investment, the impact of the recent SilverCrest acquisition, and the added benefit of higher gold and silver prices.
“Aided by the addition of SilverCrest’s pristine balance sheet, we reduced our RCF by another $85 million, leaving a remaining balance of $110 million. In addition, we used proceeds from the sale of SilverCrest’s bullion and finished goods inventory to close out $42 million of outstanding metal prepayments and add to our cash balance during the quarter. With the high-margin contribution from the newly-acquired Las Chispas silver and gold mine, Rochester’s continued momentum during its first year post-expansion, and consistent performance from our other three operations, we expect to generate average quarterly free cash flow of $75 to $100 million during the remainder of the year, allowing us to rapidly pay down debt while continuing to reinvest in high-return organic growth opportunities and focusing on ways to further generate per share value for our shareholders.”
Financial and Operating Highlights (Unaudited)
Financial Results
First quarter 2025 revenue totaled $360 million compared to $305 million in the prior period and $213 million in the first quarter of 2024. The Company produced 86,766 and 3.7 million ounces of gold and silver, respectively, during the quarter. Metal sales for the quarter totaled 89,316 ounces of gold and 3.9 million ounces of silver. Average realized gold and silver prices for the quarter were $2,635 and $32.05 per ounce, respectively, compared to $2,399 and $31.11 per ounce in the prior period and $1,864 and $23.57 per ounce in the first quarter of 2024.
Gold and silver sales represented 65% and 35% of quarterly revenue, respectively, compared to 67% and 33% in the prior period. The Company’s U.S. operations accounted for approximately 57% of first quarter revenue compared to 71% in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting the mid-quarter addition of Las Chispas.
Adjusted costs applicable to sales per ounce1 of gold and silver increased 12% and decreased 16% quarter-over-quarter, respectively, largely due to higher silver metal sales. General and administrative expenses increased $3 million, or 25%, quarter-over-quarter to $14 million driven by annual incentive payouts paid in the first quarter.
Coeur invested approximately $22 million ($20 million expensed and $2 million capitalized) in exploration during the quarter, compared to approximately $20 million ($17 million expensed and $4 million capitalized) in the prior period. See the “Operations” and “Exploration” sections for additional detail on the Company’s exploration activities.
The Company recorded income tax expense of approximately $18 million during the first quarter. Cash income and mining taxes paid during the period totaled approximately $63 million, including $25 million for payment of the annual Mexican mining EBITDA tax at both Las Chispas and Palmarejo.
Quarterly operating cash flow totaled $68 million compared to $64 million in the prior period, mainly driven by increased metal sales and higher average metals prices. Changes in working capital during the quarter were $14 million, reflecting final repayments of prepayment programs, tax payments in Mexico and semi-annual interest payments on the Company’s 2029 5.125% Senior Notes.
First quarter capital expenditures were $50 million compared to $48 million in the prior period. Sustaining and development capital expenditures accounted for approximately $38 million and $12 million, or 77% and 23%, respectively, of Coeur’s total capital investment during the quarter.
First quarter one-time outflows included $42 million of prepay repayments, $50 million of Mexican fourth quarter taxes, the mining EBITDA tax and the annual Mexican mining royalty, $15 million of transaction costs, $15 million of annual incentive payments and $8 million for Rochester property taxes.
Operations
First quarter 2025 highlights for each of the Company’s operations are provided below.
Las Chispas, Mexico
Operational
Financial
Exploration
Guidance
Palmarejo, Mexico
Operational
Financial
Exploration
Other
Guidance
Rochester, Nevada
Operational
Financial
Exploration
Guidance
Kensington, Alaska
Operational
Financial
Exploration
Guidance
Wharf, South Dakota
Operational
Financial
Exploration
Guidance
Exploration
During the first quarter, Coeur invested approximately $22 million ($20 million expensed and $2 million capitalized), compared to roughly $20 million ($17 million expensed and $4 million capitalized) in the prior period.
The Company’s exploration investment in 2025 is expected to total $67 – $77 million for expansion drilling (classified as exploration expense) and $10 – $16 million for infill drilling (capitalized exploration).
Top exploration priorities for 2025 are: (1) continuing to build the inferred pipeline at Palmarejo to provide optionality to the operation including to the East of existing operations, where 60% of this year’s exploration investment is budgeted; (2) outlining higher-grade structures to enhance the near-term margin and longer-term free cash flow profile of Rochester; (3) maintaining a 5-year reserve-based mine life at Kensington while finding higher-grade zones to bolster cash flow; (4) completing the expansion and infill programs at Wharf to add to the life of mine; (5) building on the new geological model and understanding at Silvertip to rapidly grow the resource base, and; (6) rapidly building detailed knowledge of Las Chispas and maintaining mine life.
At Silvertip, exploration investment totaled approximately $6 million in the first quarter, compared to $6 million in the prior period. The Company expects 2025 Silvertip exploration investment to be approximately $12 – $14 million, which excludes $17 – $22 million related to underground mine development and site support costs.
The key focus at Silvertip during the quarter was the completion of the first detailed geological model and preparation for the 2025 drilling season. The exploration program is focused on extending and building the resource base adjacent to the current resource and further increasing knowledge of the district through follow-up on key targets outlined by the 2024 regional program. A significant claim staking exercise was also undertaken during the fourth quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 with the land package more than tripling from approximately 39,000 hectares to 124,000 hectares. The newly staked claims will undergo systematic exploration in future years to further refine the key areas of interest.
2025 Guidance
The Company has reaffirmed its 2025 guidance ranges as shown below.
Gold and silver production is expected to increase 20% and 62%, respectively, compared to 2024 based on the midpoint of guidance ranges. The increase is primarily driven by the completion and ramp-up of Rochester last year and the addition of Las Chispas in mid-February.
Overall cost guidance has increased slightly at Palmarejo, Kensington and Wharf, compared to 2024.
The below exploration expense guidance excludes $17 – $22 million of underground mine development and support costs associated with Silvertip.
Note that Las Chispas guidance reflects results from the February 14 closing of the acquisition. Additionally, Las Chispas cost guidance excludes the effects of the SilverCrest purchase price allocation.
2025 Production Guidance
2025 Adjusted Costs Applicable to Sales Guidance
2025 Capital, Exploration and G&A Guidance
Note: The Company’s guidance figures assume estimated prices of $2,700/oz gold and $30.00/oz silver as well as CAD of 1.425 and MXN of 20.50. Guidance figures exclude the impact of any metal sales or foreign exchange hedges.
Financial Results and Conference Call
Coeur will host a conference call to discuss its first quarter 2025 financial results on May 8, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
Hosting the call will be Mitchell J. Krebs, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Coeur, who will be joined by Thomas S. Whelan, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Michael “Mick” Routledge, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Aoife McGrath, Senior Vice President of Exploration, and other members of management. A replay of the call will be available through May 15, 2025.
About Coeur
Coeur Mining, Inc. is a U.S.-based, well-diversified, growing precious metals producer with five wholly-owned operations: the Las Chispas silver-gold mine in Sonora, Mexico, the Palmarejo gold-silver complex in Chihuahua, Mexico, the Rochester silver-gold mine in Nevada, the Kensington gold mine in Alaska and the Wharf gold mine in South Dakota. In addition, the Company wholly-owns the Silvertip polymetallic critical minerals exploration project in British Columbia.
Cautionary Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of securities legislation in the United States and Canada, including statements regarding cash flow, production growth, costs, capital expenditures, exploration and development efforts and plans and potential impacts on reserves and resources, mine lives and expected extensions, the gold stream agreement at Palmarejo, anticipated production, and costs and expenses and operations at Las Chispas, Palmarejo, Rochester, Wharf and Kensington. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause Coeur’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Such factors include, among others, the risk that anticipated production, cost and expense levels are not attained, the risks and hazards inherent in the mining business (including risks inherent in developing and expanding large-scale mining projects, environmental hazards, industrial accidents, weather or geologically-related conditions), changes in the market prices of gold and silver and a sustained lower price or higher treatment and refining charge environment, the uncertainties inherent in Coeur’s production, exploration and development activities, including risks relating to permitting and regulatory delays (including the impact of government shutdowns) and mining law changes, ground conditions, grade and recovery variability, any future labor disputes or work stoppages (involving the Company and its subsidiaries or third parties), the risk of adverse outcomes in litigation, the uncertainties inherent in the estimation of mineral reserves and resources, impacts from Coeur’s future acquisition of new mining properties or businesses, risks associated with the continued integration of the recent acquisition of SilverCrest, the risk that the Rochester expansion does not sustain planned performance, the loss of access or insolvency of any third-party refiner or smelter to whom Coeur markets its production, materials and equipment availability, inflationary pressures, impacts from tariffs or other trade barriers, continued access to financing sources, the effects of environmental and other governmental regulations and government shut-downs, the risks inherent in the ownership or operation of or investment in mining properties or businesses in foreign countries, Coeur’s ability to raise additional financing necessary to conduct its business, make payments or refinance its debt, as well as other uncertainties and risk factors set out in filings made from time to time with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Canadian securities regulators, including, without limitation, Coeur’s most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Actual results, developments and timetables could vary significantly from the estimates presented. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Coeur disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Additionally, Coeur undertakes no obligation to comment on analyses, expectations or statements made by third parties in respect of Coeur, its financial or operating results or its securities. This does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.
The scientific and technical information concerning our mineral projects in this news release have been reviewed and approved by a “qualified person” under Item 1300 of SEC Regulation S-K, namely our Senior Director, Technical Services, Christopher Pascoe. For a description of the key assumptions, parameters and methods used to estimate mineral reserves and mineral resources, as well as data verification procedures and a general discussion of the extent to which the estimates may be affected by any known environmental, permitting, legal, title, taxation, sociopolitical, marketing or other relevant factors, please review the Technical Report Summaries for each of the Company’s material properties which are available at www.sec.gov.
Non-U.S. GAAP Measures
We supplement the reporting of our financial information determined under United States generally accepted accounting principles (U.S. GAAP) with certain non-U.S. GAAP financial measures, including EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow, adjusted net income (loss), operating cash flow before changes in working capital and adjusted costs applicable to sales per ounce (gold and silver) or pound (zinc or lead). We believe that these adjusted measures provide meaningful information to assist management, investors and analysts in understanding our financial results and assessing our prospects for future performance. We believe these adjusted financial measures are important indicators of our recurring operations because they exclude items that may not be indicative of, or are unrelated to our core operating results, and provide a better baseline for analyzing trends in our underlying businesses. We believe EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA margin, free cash flow, adjusted net income (loss) and adjusted costs applicable to sales per ounce (gold and silver) and pound (zinc and lead) are important measures in assessing the Company’s overall financial performance. For additional explanation regarding our use of non-U.S. GAAP financial measures, please refer to our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024.
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