By Canadian Press

Teck Resources posts record quarterly profit amid soaring commodity prices

Jul 27, 2022 | 7:04 AM

VANCOUVER — High commodity prices boosted Teck Resources Ltd.’s balance sheet as the mining company posted a record quarterly profit more than five times higher than the same period last year.

The Vancouver-based mining firm says its net income attributable to shareholders surged to $1.68 billion or $3.07 per diluted share, compared with $260 million or 48 cents per diluted share a year earlier.

Adjusted profit attributable to shareholders was $1.77 billion or $3.25 per diluted share in its second quarter, compared with $339 million or 63 cents per share in the same quarter of 2021. 

Revenue for the three months ended June 30 was $5.79 billion, up from $2.56 billion in the prior year.

Teck Resources president and CEO Don Lindsay says the results mark the company’s fourth consecutive quarter of record-setting profitability.

Public Safety

Pepper spray suspect arrested in Abbotsford

5h ago

Health Care

Emergency room at Mission Memorial hospital operating under reduced hours through long weekend

17h ago

AHL

Abbotsford Canucks sign winger to tryout contract

19h ago

He says strong commodity prices in the quarter allowed the mining company to complete share buybacks and pay down outstanding debt.

“Our solid operational performance, strong balance sheet and $8.4 billion in liquidity all put Teck on a very strong footing as we manage through inflationary pressures and a slowdown in the global economy,” Lindsay said in a statement. 

The company’s board of directors says Lindsay, who has served as Teck’s president and CEO since 2005, plans to retire Sept. 30.

The board has unanimously appointed Jonathan Price to succeed Lindsay as CEO and Harry (Red) Conger as president and chief operating officer.

The board says Lindsay has agreed to stay on into the second quarter of 2023 to support the transition as executive vice-chairman.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 27, 2022.

Companies in this story: (TSX:TECK.B)

The Canadian Press