Q1 Financial Results — Revenue and Profitability
Reported Q1 net earnings of $2.6 million ($0.05 per share), royalty revenue of $27 million and adjusted EBITDA of $20 million. Adjusted net earnings were $0.11 per share, higher than Q1 2025, driven by higher realized commodity prices, timing of copper stream deliveries and increased electricity royalty revenue.
Strong Liquidity Position
Total liquidity available is approximately $350 million, which includes cash on hand, $125 million available under the revolver and an additional $62.5 million accordion feature subject to credit facility criteria.
Lithium Portfolio — Acquisition and Market Tailwinds
Completed acquisition of Lithium Royalty Corp (LRC) on March 6 for 9.6 million Altius shares plus $140 million cash. Lithium prices have doubled (~+100%) since the acquisition announcement; 4 operating lithium royalties (Tres Quebradas, Mariana, Goulamina, Grota do Cirilo) are contributing revenue, operators are pursuing Phase 2 expansions, Finniss is financed to restart later in the year and Neves has begun construction contracting. Company updated a 5-year lithium royalty revenue illustration with meaningful upward revisions.
Electricity Royalties — GBR/ARR Momentum and Pipeline
Altius holds an effective 29% interest in Great Bay Royalties (GBR) via ARR. Quarterly electricity royalty revenue is accelerating with a new 5-year forward revenue illustration showing continued runway. GBR expects 2026 to be significant for new royalty deployment, has 5 projects under construction and a strong late-stage pipeline. Management intends to recycle incoming cash into further deployments rather than distributing it.
Ancillary Revenue Opportunities at GBR
GBR innovations (developer equity hybrids, milestone-based share of project sale proceeds and interconnection deposit financing) could generate material cash: management estimates up to ~$100 million in milestone payments over the next 3–4 years. Interconnection deposit program also creates fee-based cash flows.
Shareholder Returns and Capital Management
Board approved quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share (record May 29; payable June 15). NCIB repurchased ~227,000 shares for $9.9 million in the quarter; company paid $5.2 million in cash dividends and issued ~8,000 DRIP shares. Management reiterated opportunistic approach to buybacks/dividends.
Portfolio Diversification and Growth Drivers
Management highlighted multiple growth drivers across electricity, lithium, potash and base metals (e.g., projects coming on stream such as Curipamba, Voisey’s Bay expansion potential). They see broad, multi-decade optionality from long-lived royalty assets and expect growth across the portfolio.