SASKATOON – Cameco Corp. (TSX:CCO) says it earned $88 million in its latest quarter, down from $127 million a year ago. The uranium miner says the profit amounted to 22 cents per share in the quarter ended June 30 compared with a profit of 32 cents per share a year ago.
Revenue improved to $565 million, up from $502 million.
On an adjusted basis, the company said it earned $46 million or 12 cents per share, down from $79 million or 20 cents per share a year ago.
Saskatoon-based Cameco said the drop was due to higher administrative costs and a $28-million boost last year from a favourable settlement related to a dispute regarding a long-term supply contract with a utility.
Those changes were partially offset by higher gross profit from its uranium and fuel services segments and settlement costs last year related to the early redemption of some of its debentures.
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Cameco chief executive Tim Gitzel says the company continues to perform well, despite the tough market conditions.
“Despite some supply disruptions in the first half of the year, prices and demand remained ‘flat’ due to the current oversupply in the market,” Gitzel said in a statement.
“However, the long-term outlook for nuclear energy, underpinned by strong fundamentals, remains positive. With the long-term view in mind, we remain focused on keeping costs down and running our operations safely and efficiently to ensure we maintain the flexibility to respond to market conditions as they evolve.”
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