Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM)

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3 Gold Stocks to Buy Even If Gold Doesn't Rise
Motley FoolDecember 14, 2017

3. Wheaton Precious Metals

Though once called Silver Wheaton, Wheaton Precious Metals is now a bona fide precious-metal streaming powerhouse. It has interests in numerous world-class assets, including silver and gold streams at Hudbay Minerals' Constancia project and Vale S.A.'s Salobo and Sudbury mines. All told, Wheaton Precious Metals has around 20 precious-metal streaming agreements with the most respected mining companies in the world, including Goldcorp, Vale, Glencore, and Barrick Gold.

Recent results have been less enthralling. Gold production for the third quarter fell 15% year over year, but this was expected, because Wheaton ratcheted down its share of the gold produced in a few of its mines.

Looking toward the future, things get a little more shiny. Management reiterated its production guidance for the year in its third-quarter conference call, estimating the company will produce 340,000 ounces of gold and 28 million ounces of silver for fiscal 2017. This figure is expected to hold steady for the next five years -- which is a boon for investors, as it doesn't include the company's share of Barrick Gold's Pascua-Lama project or Hudbay's Rosemont mine. In a recent investor presentation, management noted that should these stakes play out as expected, Wheaton would see an estimated 45% increase in total silver and gold production.

Lastly, with the ship holding steady, management took the opportunity following Q3's results to declare a quarterly dividend of $0.09 per share -- 50% higher than last year. This payout has plenty of room to run as it is set at 30% of the company's average operating cash flow from its previous four quarters.

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