05:49 PM EDT, 05/09/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Wheaton Precious Metals ( WPM ) reported Q1 adjusted earnings late Thursday of $0.36 per diluted share, up from $0.23 a year earlier.

Analysts polled by Capital IQ expected $0.31.

Sales for the quarter that ended March 31 was $296.8 million, up from $214.5 million a year earlier.

Analysts surveyed by Capital IQ expected $283.5 million.

The company also kept its quarter dividend at $0.155 per share, payable by June 11 to shareholders as of May 29.

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