Interview with Brett Heath, President & CEO of Metalla Royalty & Streaming Ltd.
Recording date: 5th March 2024
Metalla Royalty (TSXV:MTA) presents an attractive opportunity for investors to gain exposure to rising precious metals and copper prices. As a royalty and streaming company, Metalla offers key benefits compared to mining equities including diversification, lower risk, and the ability to participate in exploration upside at no additional cost.
The company has assembled a portfolio of over 100 royalties and streams focused on gold, silver, and copper projects throughout the Americas. This provides broad exposure to some of the most prolific mining jurisdictions globally.
Five assets are currently in production, delivering around 3,500 gold equivalent ounces to Metalla annually. Investors can look forward to a major growth inflection over the next five years as several development projects commence operations. By 2028, Metalla forecasts annual production of approximately 15,000 gold equivalent ounces, a more than 4x increase from today's levels.
Beyond precious metals, Metalla offers significant copper exposure through royalties on large, advanced-stage projects in the Americas. Although these assets will take years to be built, they provide long-term optionality on a metal that stands to benefit immensely from the global energy transition.
To fund its growth, Metalla has taken a prudent approach by transacting opportunistically and minimizing shareholder dilution. The company's largest shareholder is Beedie, a well-regarded Canadian investment firm, underscoring the merits of Metalla's strategy.
Importantly, investors can look forward to direct returns as early as late 2025 when Metalla plans to initiate a capital returns program. Based on the expected cash flow growth, the company aims to pay a regular dividend that can increase annually for at least a decade. Opportunistic share buybacks are also on the table.
As the company's production and cash flow expand over the next few years, there is ample room for this valuation gap to close. Investors are essentially able to buy a rapidly growing royalty company at a beaten-down price. For investors constructive on precious metals and copper prices, Metalla offers a compelling way to play these commodities through a proven business model and attractive valuation.
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