Freeport-McMoRan
Reports Fourth-Quarter and Year Ended 2022 Results
•Solid execution
◦Copper and gold sales volumes exceeded October 2022 estimates
◦Consolidated unit net cash costs below October 2022 estimate
•Strong financial position
•Favorable operational and market outlook
▪Net income attributable to common stock in fourth-quarter 2022 totaled $697 million, $0.48 per share, and adjusted net income attributable to common stock totaled $748 million, $0.52 per share, after excluding net charges totaling $51 million, $0.04 per share.
▪Consolidated sales totaled 1.0 billion pounds of copper, 458 thousand ounces of gold and 19 million pounds of molybdenum in fourth-quarter 2022, and 4.2 billion pounds of copper, 1.8 million ounces of gold and 75 million pounds of molybdenum for the year 2022. Consolidated sales for the year 2023 are expected to approximate 4.2 billion pounds of copper, 1.7 million ounces of gold and 80 million pounds of molybdenum, including 0.9 billion pounds of copper, 300 thousand ounces of gold and 20 million pounds of molybdenum in first-quarter 2023.
▪Average realized prices in fourth-quarter 2022 were $3.77 per pound for copper, $1,789 per ounce for gold and $18.94 per pound for molybdenum.
▪Average unit net cash costs were $1.53 per pound of copper in fourth-quarter 2022 and $1.50 per pound of copper for the year 2022. Unit net cash costs are expected to average $1.60 per pound of copper for the year 2023.
▪Operating cash flows totaled $1.1 billion (net of $0.5 billion of working capital and other uses) in fourth-quarter 2022 and $5.1 billion (net of $1.5 billion of working capital and other uses) for the year 2022. Based on current sales volume and cost estimates, and assuming average prices of $4.00 per pound for copper, $1,900 per ounce for gold and $20.00 per pound for molybdenum, operating cash flows are expected to approximate $7.2 billion (including $0.1 billion of working capital and other sources) for the year 2023.
▪Capital expenditures totaled $1.0 billion (including $0.5 billion for major mining projects and $0.3 billion for the Indonesia smelter projects) in fourth-quarter 2022 and $3.5 billion (including $1.7 billion for major mining projects and $0.8 billion for the Indonesia smelter projects) for the year ended 2022. Capital expenditures for the year 2023 are expected to approximate $5.2 billion (including $2.3 billion for major mining projects and $1.8 billion for the Indonesia smelter projects).
▪At December 31, 2022, consolidated debt totaled $10.6 billion and consolidated cash and cash equivalents totaled $8.1 billion, resulting in net debt of $2.5 billion ($1.3 billion excluding net debt for the Indonesia smelter projects). Refer to the supplemental schedule, "Net Debt," on page IX.
▪Approximately $3.2 billion remains available under FCX's $5.0 billion share repurchase program. During 2022, 35.1 million shares were repurchased for $1.3 billion for the period through July 11, 2022. Future share repurchases will be funded with available cash flow pursuant to FCX's established financial policy.
The following information was filed by Freeport-McMoRan, Inc (FCX) on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 as an 8K 2.02 statement, which is an earnings press release pertaining to results of operations and financial condition. It may be helpful to assess the quality of management by comparing the information in the press release to the information in the accompanying 10-K Annual Report statement of earnings and operation as management may choose to highlight particular information in the press release.