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Anglo American Interim Results 2023

27 July, 2023

Underlying EBITDA of $5.1 billion reflects macro headwinds, ahead of production step-up in second half of year

Financial highlights for the six months ended 30 June 2023

  • Underlying EBITDA* of $5.1 billion, a 41% decrease, largely due to weaker product prices
  • Profit attributable to equity shareholders of $1.3 billion
  • Net debt* of $8.8 billion (0.9 x annualised underlying EBITDA): investment in value-adding growth amid weaker prices
    • Targeted reduction of $0.3 billion in 2023 capital expenditure
  • Quellaveco ramping up strongly and on track to produce 310–350 kt of copper in 2023
  • $0.7 billion dividend for H1 2023, equal to $0.55 per share, consistent with our 40% payout policy.

Duncan Wanblad, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: “Anglo American’s portfolio quality, product and geographic diversification together with strong organic growth optionality over the next decade provide positive differentiation and position our business to capitalise on highly attractive structural supply and demand trends. Our unwavering focus is on driving consistent, competitive performance across our operations – which starts with the safety and health of our employees.

“We have made further progress on safety, with our overall injury rates decreasing markedly in the first half. However, I am sad to report that we lost one colleague in a machinery incident at our Kumba business in February. None of us will rest until we achieve and sustain zero harm at Anglo American.

“Macro headwinds – principally, weaker prices for our products and input cost inflation – certainly weighed on our first half financial performance. We are on track to deliver on our full year production guidance, which includes a significant anticipated step-up in volumes in the second half. Our focus on operational stability and cost control are our key margin levers and we also expect to deliver annual efficiencies of $0.5 billion from across our full range of business support activities.

“Underlying EBITDA of $5.1 billion at a 41% Mining EBITDA margin* reflects a 19% lower product basket price and a 1% unit cost increase, partially offset by a 10% volume increase compared with the first half of 2022. Our commitment to capital discipline and to a strong balance sheet makes us more resilient to the external environment and supports our range of options for value-adding organic growth. As we drive greater effectiveness across our organisation, so we are also ensuring capital efficiency, with an expected $0.3 billion reduction in growth capital expenditure guidance in the current year. Net debt increasing to $8.8 billion, less than 1 x annualised underlying EBITDA, reflects the growth investments we are making through the cycle in line with our belief in the strong long term fundamentals. Our $0.7 billion proposed dividend for H1 2023 of $0.55 per share is in line with our 40% payout policy.

“There is no doubt that while the nearer term macro picture presents challenges, the longer term demand outlook for future-enabling metals and minerals is ever more compelling. As most major economies accelerate their decarbonisation programmes and as the global population grows by up to 2 billion people over the next 25 years, with an associated need for higher living standards, our objective is to grow the value of our business into that demand.”

Six months ended
US$ million, unless otherwise stated
30 June 2023 30 June 2022 Change
Revenue 15,674 18,111 (13)%
Underlying EBITDA* 5,114 8,701 (41)%
Mining EBITDA margin* 41% 52%
Attributable free cash flow* (466) 1,564 (130)%
Profit attributable to equity shareholders of the Company 1,262 3,680 (66)%
Basic underlying earnings per share* ($) 1.38 3.11 (56)%
Basic earnings per share ($) 1.04 3.03 (66)%
Interim dividend per share ($) 0.55 1.24 (56)%
Group attributable ROCE* 18% 36%

Terms with this symbol * are defined as Alternative Performance Measures (APMs). For more information, refer to page 77 of the results PDF.

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Notes to editors:

Anglo American is a leading global mining company and our products are the essential ingredients in almost every aspect of modern life. Our portfolio of world-class competitive operations, with a broad range of future development options, provides many of the future-enabling metals and minerals for a cleaner, greener, more sustainable world and that meet the fast growing everyday demands of billions of consumers. With our people at the heart of our business, we use innovative practices and the latest technologies to discover new resources and to mine, process, move and market our products to our customers – safely and sustainably.

As a responsible producer of copper, nickel, platinum group metals, diamonds (through De Beers), and premium quality iron ore and steelmaking coal – with crop nutrients in development – we are committed to being carbon neutral across our operations by 2040. More broadly, our Sustainable Mining Plan commits us to a series of stretching goals to ensure we work towards a healthy environment, creating thriving communities and building trust as a corporate leader. We work together with our business partners and diverse stakeholders to unlock enduring value from precious natural resources for the benefit of the communities and countries in which we operate, for society as a whole, and for our shareholders. Anglo American is re-imagining mining to improve people’s lives.
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This document includes forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical facts included in this document, including, without limitation, those regarding Anglo American’s financial position, business, acquisition and divestment strategy, dividend policy, plans and objectives of management for future operations, prospects and projects (including development plans and objectives relating to Anglo American’s products, production forecasts and Ore Reserve and Mineral Resource positions) and sustainability performance related (including environmental, social and governance) goals, ambitions, targets, visions, milestones and aspirations, are forward-looking statements. By their nature, such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Anglo American or industry results to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding Anglo American’s present and future business strategies and the environment in which Anglo American will operate in the future. Important factors that could cause Anglo American’s actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, among others, levels of actual production during any period, levels of global demand and commodity market prices, unanticipated downturns in business relationships with customers or their purchases from Anglo American, mineral resource exploration and project development capabilities and delivery, recovery rates and other operational capabilities, safety, health or environmental incidents, the effects of global pandemics and outbreaks of infectious diseases, the impact of attacks from third parties on our information systems, natural catastrophes or adverse geological conditions, climate change and extreme weather events, the outcome of litigation or regulatory proceedings, the availability of mining and processing equipment, the ability to obtain key inputs in a timely manner, the ability to produce and transport products profitably, the availability of necessary infrastructure (including transportation) services, the development, efficacy and adoption of new or competing technology, challenges in realising resource estimates or discovering new economic mineralisation, the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on market prices and operating costs, the availability of sufficient credit, liquidity and counterparty risks, the effects of inflation, terrorism, war, conflict, political or civil unrest, uncertainty, tensions and disputes and economic and financial conditions around the world, evolving societal and stakeholder requirements and expectations, shortages of skilled employees, unexpected difficulties relating to acquisitions or divestitures, competitive pressures and the actions of competitors, activities by courts, regulators and governmental authorities such as in relation to permitting or forcing closure of mines and ceasing of operations or maintenance of Anglo American’s assets and changes in taxation or safety, health, environmental or other types of regulation in the countries where Anglo American operates, conflicts over land and resource ownership rights and such other risk factors identified in Anglo American’s most recent Annual Report. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be construed in light of such risk factors and undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this document. Anglo American expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking (except as required by applicable law, the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers, the UK Listing Rules, the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority, the Listings Requirements of the securities exchange of the JSE Limited in South Africa, the SIX Swiss Exchange, the Botswana Stock Exchange and the Namibian Stock Exchange and any other applicable regulations) to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in Anglo American’s expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.

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