The five key elements to our strategy are:
Gold Focus: Royal Gold’s focus is to provide investors
exposure to gold. Gold provides
unique qualities
that make it an attractive asset for any investment portfolio, and our unique
business model makes Royal Gold an attractive investment for investors seeking
gold exposure.
Growth with Optionality: Royal Gold prioritizes investment in
long-lived assets that we believe will provide our shareholders organic growth
with optionality – including exploration and expansion potential. Life of mine
exposure is key.
Capital Discipline: Royal Gold maintains a disciplined
approach to capital allocation throughout the metal price cycle. We maintain a
strong balance sheet that allows us to opportunistically invest, often when
counterparties most need financing.
Financial Flexibility: Royal Gold’s unique business model
allows us to source our capital efficiently. Our preference is to limit
shareholder dilution and grow our business from cash on hand, free cash flow,
and conservative use of debt.
Return to Shareholders: Royal Gold is committed to providing
a return to shareholders. We aim to protect and create shareholder value by
maintaining a lean cost structure and by paying a growing and sustainable
dividend.
In executing our strategy, we are fundamentally guided by a mandate to deliver
value to shareholders and, in doing so, follow a philosophy to:
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Measure our actions on a per share basis to evaluate impacts to
shareholders
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Limit shareholder dilution by growing out of cash flow to the greatest
extent possible
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Judge success on total value returned to our investors rather than
enterprise value or market capitalization