Freeport McMoRan Reports Second-Quarter and Six-Month 2016 Results

Freeport McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) has reported its second-quarter and six-month 2016 results.
As quoted in the press release:

• Net loss attributable to common stock totaled $479 million, $0.38 per share, for second-quarter 2016. After adjusting for net charges totaling $452 million, $0.36 per share, second-quarter 2016 adjusted net loss attributable to common stock totaled $27 million, $0.02 per share.
• Consolidated sales (including volumes from Tenke Fungurume (Tenke), which is being reported as a discontinued operation) totaled 1.1 billion pounds of copper, 156 thousand ounces of gold, 19 million pounds of molybdenum and 12.4 million barrels of oil equivalents (MMBOE) for second-quarter 2016, compared with 964 million pounds of copper, 352 thousand ounces of gold, 23 million pounds of molybdenum and 13.1 MMBOE for second-quarter 2015.
• Consolidated sales for the year 2016 (including volumes from Tenke through the anticipated closing date) are expected to approximate 5.0 billion pounds of copper, 1.7 million ounces of gold, 76 million pounds of molybdenum and 47.4 MMBOE, including 1.3 billion pounds of copper, 410 thousand ounces of gold, 20 million pounds of molybdenum and 11.4 MMBOE for third-quarter 2016.
• Average realized prices were $2.18 per pound of copper, $1,292 per ounce for gold and $41.10 per barrel for oil for second-quarter 2016.
• Average unit net cash costs were $1.33 per pound of copper for mining operations and $15.00 per barrel of oil equivalents (BOE) for oil and gas operations for second-quarter 2016. Unit net cash costs for the year 2016 are expected to average $1.06 per pound of copper for mining operations (including Tenke) and $15.50 per BOE for oil and gas operations.
• Operating cash flows totaled $874 million (including $278 million in working capital sources and changes in other tax payments) for second-quarter 2016. Based on current sales volume and cost estimates and assuming average prices of $2.25 per pound for copper, $1,300 per ounce for gold, $6 per pound for molybdenum and $48 per barrel for Brent crude oil for the second half of 2016, operating cash flows for the year 2016 are expected to approximate $4.5 billion (including $0.7 billion in working capital sources and changes in other tax payments).

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