Southern Copper (SCCO) Q2 Earnings Beat on High Prices & Volumes

Operating profit was $1.6 billion, reflecting a 78.5% year-over-year improvement. The operating margin was 51.5% compared with 39.1% in the year-ago quarter. Adjusted EBITDA jumped 61% year over year to $1.8 billion. Adjusted EBITDA margin was 57.6%, a 914-basis point expansion from the year-ago quarter's margin of 48.5%. Zinc: The company's zinc production surged 73% year over year to 29,419 tons attributed to the contribution from the new Buenavista zinc concentrator. Zinc sales surged 78% year over year ...