Investing.com - Glencore 's (LON:GLEN) 2024 production levels were largely in line with guidance, the miner said Thursday, helped by a stronger performance in the second half of the year.
At 04:50 ET (09:50 GMT), Glencore stock rose 0.8% to £3.48, but was down 17% over the course of the last year.
The commodity trading and mining company said Thursday that its full-year copper output fell 6% on year to just under 952,000 metric tons, with the result driven by a 6% production increase in the second half of the year, compared with the first six months of 2024.
Glencore also reported lower cobalt, zinc, nickel and thermal coal production in 2024, in line with guidance.
"2024 was an important year for Glencore, with the acquisition of EVR and shareholder support for the retention of our coal business," said chief executive Gary Nagle.
“Expectations on Glencore production numbers were low coming into results due to poor track record on meeting guidance and the removal of FY25 production guidance,” said analysts at RBC Capital Markets, in a note.
Glencore said it will now provide production guidance for 2025 and beyond at its annual financial results on Feb. 19.
RBC has an ‘outperform’ rating on the miner, with a £4.80 price target.
“We are expecting a base dividend of $1.5bn at the FY results and a $1.4bn buyback (assuming the estimated Viterra disposal proceeds are included),” RBC Capital Markets added.