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Equity-accounted investees
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Equity-accounted investees [Abstract]  
Equity-accounted investees
11.
Equity-accounted investees
2025
2024
Interest in Westinghouse
$
2,671,846
$
2,931,746
Interest in JV Inkai
315,280
286,710
Interest in Global Laser Enrichment LLC (GLE)
-
-
$
2,987,126
$
3,218,456
A.
Joint ventures
i.
Westinghouse
Westinghouse is a nuclear reactor technology original equipment manufacturer and a global provider of products and services
to commercial utilities and government agencies. Cameco holds a
49
% interest and Brookfield holds
51
%. Cameco has joint
control with Brookfield over the strategic operating, investing and financing activities of Westinghouse. The Company
determined that the joint arrangement should be classified as a joint venture after concluding that neither the legal form of the
separate entity, the terms of the contractual arrangement, or other facts and circumstances would give the Company rights to
the assets and obligations for the liabilities relating to the arrangement. As a result, Cameco accounts for Westinghouse on an
equity basis.
Westinghouse provides outage and maintenance services, engineering support, instrumentation and controls equipment, plant
modification, and components and parts to nuclear reactors. Westinghouse has three fabrication facilities that design and
manufacture nuclear fuel supplies for light water reactors. In addition, Westinghouse designs, develops and procures
equipment for the build of new nuclear reactor plants.
The following table summarizes the total comprehensive income (loss) of Westinghouse (
100
%):
2025
2024
Revenue from products and services
$
7,056,393
$
5,902,993
Cost of products and services sold
(4,640,948)
(4,235,079)
Depreciation and amortization
(782,112)
(728,294)
Marketing, administrative and general expenses
(848,993)
(821,322)
Finance income
5,147
8,941
Finance costs
(434,797)
(459,567)
Other expense
(244,972)
(238,158)
Income tax recovery
7,678
124,717
Net earnings (loss)
117,396
(445,769)
Other comprehensive income
249,464
42,506
Total comprehensive income (loss)
$
366,860
$
(403,263)
The following table summarizes the financial information of Westinghouse (
100
%) for the year ending December 31 and
reconciles it to the carrying amount of Cameco’s interest:
2025
2024
Cash and cash equivalents
$
268,310
$
255,589
Other current assets
2,665,145
2,737,164
Intangible assets
7,186,939
7,821,802
Goodwill
1,667,293
1,698,174
Non-current assets
3,126,447
3,113,031
Current portion of long-term debt
(48,695)
(44,576)
Other current liabilities
(2,827,358)
(2,751,396)
Long-term debt
(4,682,928)
(4,924,398)
Other non-current liabilities
(2,049,246)
(2,078,688)
Net assets
$
5,305,907
5,826,702
Net assets attributable to non-controlling interest
(26,408)
(25,127)
Net assets attributable to shareholders
$
5,279,499
$
5,801,575
Cameco's share of net assets attributable to shareholders (
49
%)
2,586,955
2,842,772
Acquisition costs
(a)
83,896
83,896
Impact of foreign exchange on acquisition costs
995
5,078
Carrying amount of interest in Westinghouse
$
2,671,846
2,931,746
(a) Cameco incurred acquisition costs that were denominated in US dollars. This amount was included in the cost of the
investment and is remeasured every period.
ii.
Global Laser Enrichment LLC (GLE)
GLE is the exclusive licensee of the proprietary Separation of Isotopes by Laser Excitation (SILEX) laser enrichment
technology, a third-generation uranium enrichment technology.
Cameco owns a
49
% interest in GLE with an option to attain a
majority interest of up to
75
% ownership. Cameco has joint control with Silex Systems Limited over the strategic operating,
investing and financing activities and as a result, accounts for GLE on an equity basis. In 2014, an impairment charge was
recognized for its full carrying value of $
183,615,000
. Following the impairment, under the equity method of accounting,
Cameco discontinued recognizing its share of losses in GLE. Cameco’s contributions to GLE are recorded in earnings as
research and development.
B.
Associate
i.
JV Inkai
JV Inkai is the operator of the Inkai uranium deposit located in Kazakhstan. Cameco holds a
40
% interest and Kazatomprom
holds a
60
% interest in JV Inkai. Cameco does not have joint control over the joint venture and as a result, Cameco accounts
for JV Inkai on an equity basis.
JV Inkai is a uranium mining and milling operation that utilizes in-situ recovery (ISR) technology to extract uranium. The
participants in JV Inkai purchase uranium from Inkai and, in turn, derive revenue directly from the sale of such product to third-
party customers.
The following table summarizes the total comprehensive income of JV Inkai (
100
%):
2025
2024
Revenue from products and services
$
891,786
$
934,759
Cost of products and services sold
(204,998)
(147,103)
Depreciation and amortization
(56,909)
(57,739)
Finance income
5,482
3,010
Finance costs
(520)
(704)
Other expense
(52,355)
(13,453)
Income tax expense
(116,555)
(143,974)
Net earnings
465,931
574,796
Other comprehensive income
-
-
Total comprehensive income
$
465,931
$
574,796
The following table summarizes the financial information of JV Inkai (
100
%) and reconciles it to the carrying amount of
Cameco’s interest:
2025
2024
Cash and cash equivalents
$
46,266
$
47,282
Other current assets
847,942
694,041
Non-current assets
325,363
307,801
Current liabilities
(52,410)
(42,368)
Non-current liabilities
(23,463)
(27,802)
Net assets
1,143,698
978,954
Cameco's share of net assets (
40
%)
457,479
391,582
Consolidating adjustments
(a)
(116,494)
(93,365)
Fair value increment
(b)
74,643
77,992
Dividends declared but not received
7,209
9,760
Dividends in excess of ownership percentage
(c)
(109,064)
(107,179)
Impact of foreign exchange
1,507
7,920
Carrying amount of interest in JV Inkai
$
315,280
$
286,710
(a) Cameco records certain consolidating adjustments to eliminate unrealized profit and amortize historical differences in
accounting policies. This amount is amortized to earnings over units of production.
(b) Upon restructuring, Cameco assigned fair values to the assets and liabilities of JV Inkai. This increment is amortized to
earnings over units of production.
(c) Cameco’s share of dividends follows its production purchase entitlements which is currently higher than its ownership
interest.