Sector: Financials | Industry: Closed End Funds |
Company Contact | |
Address: | Royal Bank Plaza South Tower, 200 Bay Street, Suite 2600 TORONTO ON M5J 2J1 |
Tel: | 1-416-9434394 |
Website: | https://sprott.com/investment-strategies/physical-bullion-trusts/gold |
IR: | See website |
Key People | ||
John A. Ciampaglia Chief Executive Officer, Director of Sprott Asset Management LP | Varinder Bhathal Chief Financial Officer of Sprott Asset Management LP | Maria Smirnova Chief Investment Officer of Sprott Asset Management LP | Lara Misner Chief Compliance Officer of Sprott Asset Management LP |
Business Overview |
Sprott Physical Gold Trust (the Trust) is a closed-end mutual fund trust. The Trust was created to invest and hold substantially all of its assets in physical gold bullion. The Trust's investment objective is to provide exchange-traded investment alternative for investors interested in holding physical gold bullion without the inconvenience that is typical of a direct investment in physical gold bullion. The Trust invests primarily in long-term holdings of unencumbered, fully allocated, physical gold bullion and does not speculate with regard to short-term changes in gold prices. The Trust is authorized to issue an unlimited number of redeemable, transferrable trust units (the Units). Sprott Asset Management LP is the manager of the Trust. |
Financial Overview |
For the fiscal year ended 31 December 2023, Sprott Physical Gold Trust revenues increased from -$59.6M to $748.7M. Net income totaled $723.5M vs. loss of $82.5M. Revenues reflect Unrealised Gain on Gold Bullion increase from -$60M to $711.2M, Net realized losses on redemptions and s increase from $324K to $36.9M, Other income increase from $37K to $629K. Net Income reflects Listing and regulatory filing fees decrease of 56% to $126K (expense). |
Reporting Currency: | U.S. Dollars |
Enterprise value: | $785.69M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
Annual revenue (TTM): | $748.70M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
EBITDA (TTM): | $723.52M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
Net annual income (TTM): | $723.53M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
Free cash flow (TTM): | -$24.57M as of Dec 31, 2023 |
Net Debt Last Fiscal Year: | N/A |
Shares outstanding: | 396,400,059 as of May 1, 2024 |
TTM: Trailing Twelve Months EBITDA: Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, & Amortization |