TORONTO, March 14,
2023 /CNW/ - Vox Royalty Corp. (TSXV: VOX)
(NASDAQ: VOXR) ("Vox" or the "Company"), a
returns focused mining royalty company, is pleased to announce
its operating and financial results for the fourth quarter and year
ended December 31, 2022. All amounts
are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated.
Kyle Floyd, Chief Executive
Officer stated: "2022 was a record year in all key respects for
Vox, recognizing over 160% growth in annual royalty receipts,
record annual profits, achieving its Nasdaq listing, and initiating
a quarterly dividend. These successes have enabled the Company to
increase its dividend, which is now one of the highest dividends in
the mining royalty sector (on an annualised basis). Despite complex
global macroeconomic conditions, Vox's unique approach underpinned
by differentiated asset sourcing and prudent technical due
diligence continues to deliver positive financial results for
investors. We are very excited to continue these trends throughout
the remainder of 2023 and beyond for Vox investors."
Full Year 2022
Highlights
- Record recognized revenues of $8,508,105 and record revenue receipts of
$9,717,022 (FY 2021 - $3,651,717 and $3,651,717, respectively);
- Record gross profit of $6,664,087
(FY 2021 - $2,679,125);
- Record cash flows from operating activities of $2,047,169 (FY 2021 - $768,346);
- Strong, debt-free balance sheet position at December 31st, including, cash and
accounts receivable of $6,174,716
(2021 - $5,610,296) and total assets
of $41,805,456 (2021 - $27,305,421);
- Declared an inaugural quarterly cash dividend of $0.01 per common share on September 20, 2022, paid to shareholders of
record as of October 21, 2022, which
was subsequently followed by the declaration of a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.01 per common share on
November 15, 2022, paid to
shareholders of record as of December 30,
2022;
- Commenced trading on Nasdaq on October
10, 2022;
- Released its inaugural Asset Handbook for best practice
investor transparency in February
2022;
- Noted significant organic development within the existing
royalty portfolio with the commencement of production by Northern
Star Resources Limited ("Northern Star") at the Otto Bore
gold mine and construction completion and loaded commissioning at
the Binduli North Gold Mine by Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.
("Zijin") in Western
Australia;
- Completed the acquisition of eight royalties plus two royalty
options during the year ended December 31,
2022, including:
-
- Wonmunna – iron ore royalty, an uncapped 1.25% to 1.50% GRR
(payable at 1.50% for >A$100/t
iron ore pricing), operated by Mineral Resources Limited; and
- Limpopo – two PGM royalties, a 1.0% GRR over the Dwaalkop
Project and a 0.704% GRR over the Messina Project, operated by
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd.
Fourth Quarter 2022
Highlights
- Revenue and royalty receipts of $2,104,758 (Q4 2021 – $574,214);
- Gross profit of $1,591,909 (Q4
2021 - $199,656); and
- Record cash flows from operating activities of $1,695,717 (Q4 2021 - $417,973).
Summary of Quarterly Results
|
Three months
ended
December 31,
2022
|
Three months
ended
December 31,
2021
|
For the year
ended
December 31,
2022
|
For the year
ended
December 31,
2021
|
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
$
|
Statement of income and comprehensive
income
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
2,104,758
|
574,214
|
8,508,105
|
3,651,717
|
Gross
profit
|
1,591,909
|
199,656
|
6,664,087
|
2,679,125
|
Net income
(loss)
|
52,062
|
(4,320,912)
|
328,179
|
(4,132,019)
|
Earnings (loss) per
share – basic and diluted
|
0.00
|
(0.11)
|
0.01
|
(0.11)
|
Dividends declared per
share
|
0.01
|
0.00
|
0.02
|
0.00
|
For complete details, please refer to the audited consolidated
financial statements and associated Management Discussion and
Analysis for the years ended December 31,
2022 and 2021, available on SEDAR (www.sedar.com), EDGAR
(www.sec.gov) or on Vox's website (www.voxroyalty.com).
Quarterly Dividend
The Company is also pleased to announce that its Board of
Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.011 per common share, representing a 10%
increase to the Company's last quarterly dividend, to be paid on
April 14, 2023 to shareholders of
record as of the close of business on March
31, 2023.
For shareholders residing in Canada, the dividend will be paid in Canadian
dollars based on the daily exchange rate published by the Bank of
Canada on March 31, 2023. The dividend qualifies as an
"eligible dividend" as defined in the Income Tax Act (Canada). The dividend is subject to customary
Canadian withholding tax for shareholders that are not resident in
Canada.
Marketing Agreement
The Company is also pleased to announce that it has entered into
an agreement for services (the "Agreement") with Lond
Capital Ltd. ("Lond"), dated March
14, 2023, pursuant to which Lond will arrange five one-day
non-deal roadshows (the "Roadshows") for the Company, with
the aim of increasing investor awareness of Vox in Europe and North
America. The Agreement has a term of up to 12 months, but
will automatically terminate once the Roadshows have been
completed. Lond will be paid a one-time upfront payment of £10,000
out of the Company's cash on hand for services rendered. Lond will
not receive any Vox securities as compensation for the arrangement
and does not hold any interest, directly or indirectly, in Vox or
its securities. Lond's registered office is located at Level 18, 40
Bank Street, London, E14 5NR,
United Kingdom.
About Vox
Vox is a returns focused mining royalty company with a portfolio
of over 60 royalties and streams spanning eight jurisdictions. The
Company was established in 2014 and has since built unique
intellectual property, a technically focused transactional team and
a global sourcing network which has allowed Vox to target the
highest returns on royalty acquisitions in the mining royalty
sector. Since the beginning of 2020, Vox has announced over 25
separate transactions to acquire over 50 royalties.
Further information on Vox can be found at
www.voxroyalty.com.
Cautionary Statements to U.S.
Securityholders
The financial information included or incorporated by
reference in this press release or the documents referenced herein
has been prepared in accordance with International Financial
Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting
Standards Board, which differs from US generally accepted
accounting principles ("US GAAP") in certain material
respects, and thus are not directly comparable to financial
statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
Cautionary Note Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements and Forward-Looking
Information
This press release contains "forward-looking statements",
within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, the U.S.
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 and "forward-looking information" within the
meaning of applicable Canadian securities legislation, concerning
the business, operations and financial performance and condition of
Vox Royalty Corp. Any statements that express or involve
discussions with respect to predictions, expectations, beliefs,
plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future events or
performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as
"expects" or "does not expect", "is expected", "anticipates" or
"does not anticipate" "plans", "estimates" or "intends" or stating
that certain actions, events or results " may", "could", "would",
"might" or "will" be taken, occur or be achieved) are not
statements of historical fact and may be "forward-looking
statements".
The forward-looking statements and information in this press
release include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the
payment of a quarterly dividend in Q2 2023 and on any future date
thereafter.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a variety of risks
and uncertainties which could cause actual events or results to
materially differ from those reflected in the forward-looking
statements, including but not limited to: the impact of general
business and economic conditions, the absence of control over
mining operations from which the Company expects to receive
royalties from, and risks related to those mining operations,
including risks related to international operations, government and
environmental regulation, actual results of current exploration
activities, conclusions of economic evaluations and changes in
project parameters as plans continue to be refined, risks in the
marketability of minerals, fluctuations in the price of
commodities, fluctuation in foreign exchange rates and interest
rates, stock market volatility, as well as those factors discussed
in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual
information form for the financial year ended December 31, 2022 available at
www.sedar.com.
Should one or more of these risks, uncertainties or other
factors materialize, or should assumptions underlying the
forward-looking information or statement prove incorrect, actual
results may vary materially from those described herein as
intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated or expected.
Vox cautions that the foregoing list of material factors is not
exhaustive. When relying on the Company's forward-looking
statements and information to make decisions, investors and others
should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other
uncertainties and potential events.
Vox has assumed that the material factors referred to above
will not cause such forward looking statements and information to
differ materially from actual results or events. However, the list
of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject to change and
there can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the
actual outcome of such items or factors. The forward-looking
information contained in this press release represents the
expectations of Vox as of the date of this press release and,
accordingly, is subject to change after such date. Readers should
not place undue importance on forward looking information and
should not rely upon this information as of any other date. While
Vox may elect to, it does not undertake to update this information
at any particular time except as required in accordance with
applicable laws.
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services
Provider (as that term is defined in policies of the TSX Venture
Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of
this release.
Technical and Third-Party
Information
Except where otherwise stated, the disclosure in this press
release is based on information publicly disclosed by project
operators based on the information/data available in the public
domain as at the date hereof and none of this information has been
independently verified by Vox. Specifically, as a royalty investor,
Vox has limited, if any, access to the royalty operations. Although
Vox does not have any knowledge that such information may not be
accurate, there can be no assurance that such information from the
project operators is complete or accurate. Some information
publicly reported by the project operators may relate to a larger
property than the area covered by Vox's royalty interests. Vox's
royalty interests often cover less than 100% and sometimes only a
portion of the publicly reported mineral reserves, mineral
resources and production of a property.
SOURCE Vox Royalty Corp.