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Vancouver, BC – Teck Resources Limited (TSX: TCK.A and TCK.B, NYSE: TCK) (“Teck”) reported third quarter adjusted profit of $252 million, or $0.44 per share, compared with $425 million or $0.73 per share in 2012.
“We are pleased with our operating performance this quarter,” said Don Lindsay, President and CEO. “Our steelmaking coal sales of 7.6 million tonnes set a quarterly record and demand from customers is strong. However, the current price for steelmaking coal remains below what we believe is required to sustain adequate production in the industry in the long term. With the current market conditions, our near term efforts are focusing on our $330 million cost reduction program, reducing our sustaining capital spending and reviewing the timing of our various development projects.”
Highlights and Significant Items
- Coal sales in the third quarter were a record 7.6 million tonnes, up 36% from a year ago.
- Gross profit before depreciation and amortization was $919 million in the third quarter compared with $1.1 billion the third quarter of 2012.
- Cash flow from operations, before working capital changes, was $647 million in the third quarter compared with $885 million a year ago.
- Profit attributable to shareholders was $267 million and EBITDA was $815 million in the third quarter.
- Our cash balance was $2.3 billion at September 30, 2013.
- We continue to implement our cost reduction program and to date our existing operations have identified over $330 million of annual ongoing potential cost savings at constant production levels and have implemented $300 million of these initiatives.
- To date we have reached agreements with our coal customers to sell 5.6 million tonnes of coal in the fourth quarter of 2013 at an average price of US$145 per tonne and expect total sales in the fourth quarter, including spot sales, to be at or above 6.3 million tonnes.
- Coal cost of sales before transportation costs declined to $50 per tonne in the third quarter compared with $58 per tonne a year ago.
- We received the British Columbia Environmental Assessment Certificate for our Line Creek Phase 2 project which will maintain production and extend the mine life by 18 years.
- We reached an agreement to purchase approximately 7,150 hectares of private land in the Elk and Flathead valleys of British Columbia for $19 million, in order to protect key wildlife and fish habitat. These lands, in combination with ongoing reclamation work at our operations, will help us to achieve our sustainability goal of creating a net-positive impact on biodiversity.
- We were named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (“DJSI”) for the fourth straight year, indicating that our sustainability practices rank in the top ten percent of the world’s 2,500 largest public companies.
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Cautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Information
This news release contains certain forward-looking information and forward-looking statements as defined in applicable securities laws. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements, principally under the heading “Outlook,” but also elsewhere in this document, include estimates, forecasts, and statements as to management’s expectations with respect to, among other things, anticipated costs and production at our business units and individual operations and expectation that we will meet our production guidance, sales volume and selling prices for our products (including settlement of coal contracts with customers), plans and expectations for our development projects, including resulting increases in forecast operating costs and costs of product sold, expected production, expected progress, costs and outcomes of our various projects and investments, including but not limited to those described in the discussions of our operations, the potential savings that may be realized under our cost reduction program and the identification of further savings, the impact of potential production disruptions, future trends for the company, timing of completion, and results of, our mill optimization project program at Highland Valley Copper, effect of our expectations regarding the mine life of our Line Creek Phase 2 project, statements under the heading “Copper Development Projects,” including the expected timing of re-filing the Quebrada Blanca Phase 2 SEIA, the timing of the feasibility study for Relincho, statements under the heading “Coal” regarding expected sales levels, cost of product sold, annual transportation costs and depreciation and amortization expense, the timing of operation of our water treatment plant at Line Creek and extended mine life of Line Creek, the statements under the heading “Energy” regarding timing of project sanction and approval decisions, statements under the heading “Outlook” regarding anticipated capital expenditures and demand and market outlook for commodities. These forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties and actual results may vary materially.
These statements are based on a number of assumptions, including, but not limited to, assumptions regarding general business and economic conditions, the supply and demand for, deliveries of, and the level and volatility of prices of, zinc, copper and coal and other primary metals and minerals as well as oil, and related products, the timing of the receipt of regulatory and governmental approvals for our development projects and other operations, our costs of production and production and productivity levels, as well as those of our competitors, power prices, continuing availability of water and power resources for our operations, market competition, the accuracy of our reserve estimates (including with respect to size, grade and recoverability) and the geological, operational and price assumptions on which these are based, conditions in financial markets, the future financial performance of the company, assumptions regarding the impact of our cost reduction program on our operations, our ability to attract and retain skilled staff, our ability to procure equipment and operating supplies, positive results from the studies on our expansion projects, our coal and other product inventories, our ability to secure adequate transportation for our products, our ability to obtain permits for our operations and expansions, our ongoing relations with our employees and business partners and joint venturers. The foregoing list of assumptions is not exhaustive. Events or circumstances could cause actual results to vary materially.
Factors that may cause actual results to vary materially include, but are not limited to, changes in commodity and power prices, changes in market demand for our products, changes in interest and currency exchange rates, acts of foreign governments and the outcome of legal proceedings, inaccurate geological and metallurgical assumptions (including with respect to the size, grade and recoverability of mineral reserves and resources), unanticipated operational difficulties (including failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate in accordance with specifications or expectations, cost escalation, unavailability of materials and equipment, government action or delays in the receipt of government approvals, industrial disturbances or other job action, adverse weather conditions and unanticipated events related to health, safety and environmental matters), union labour disputes, political risk, social unrest, failure of customers or counterparties to perform their contractual obligations, changes in our credit ratings, unanticipated increases in costs to construct our development projects, difficulty in obtaining permits, inability to address concerns regarding permits of environmental impact assessments, and changes or further deterioration in general economic conditions. Our Fort Hills project is not controlled by us and construction, sanction and production schedules may be adjusted by our partner.
Statements concerning future production costs or volumes, and the sensitivity of the company’s profit to changes in commodity prices and exchange rates are based on numerous assumptions of management regarding operating matters and on assumptions that demand for products develops as anticipated, that customers and other counterparties perform their contractual obligations, that operating and capital plans will not be disrupted by issues such as mechanical failure, unavailability of parts and supplies, labour disturbances, interruption in transportation or utilities, adverse weather conditions, and that there are no material unanticipated variations in the cost of energy or supplies. Statements regarding anticipated coal sales volumes and average coal prices for the quarter depend on timely arrival of vessels and performance of our coal-loading facilities, as well as the level of spot pricing sales.
We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements except as required under securities laws. Further information concerning risks and uncertainties associated with these forward-looking statements and our business can be found in our Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2012, filed under our profile on SEDAR (www.sedar.com) and on EDGAR (www.sec.gov) under cover of Form 40-F.
Webcast
Teck will host an Investor Conference Call to discuss its Q3/2013 financial results at 11:00 AM Eastern time, 8:00 AM Pacific time, on Thursday, October 24, 2013. A live audio webcast of the conference call, together with supporting presentation slides, will be available at our website at www.teck.com. The webcast is also available at www.earnings.com. The webcast will be archived at www.teck.com
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Investor Contact:
Greg Waller
Vice President, Investor Relations and Strategic Analysis
604.699.4014
greg.waller@teck.com
Media Contact:
Marcia Smith
Senior Vice President, Sustainability and External Affairs
604.699.4616
marcia.smith@teck.com
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