Almonty Announces the Filing of its Financial Statements and MD&A for the Three and Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014
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INVESTOR CONFERENCE CALL WEDNESAY AUGUST 27, 2014 AT 8:30am EST
Revenue of $7.4 million and EBITDA1 of $4.0 million and Net Loss of $0.0 million and record operating cash flow of $5.0 million for Q3 2014
TORONTO, Aug. 26, 2014 /CNW/ - Almonty Industries Inc. ("Almonty" or the "Company") (TSX-V: AII) today announced the filing of its unaudited consolidated interim financial statements and management discussion & analysis ("MD&A") for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014. Unless otherwise indicated, all currency amounts contained in this news release are in thousands of Canadian dollars.
Almonty reported revenue of $7,368, gross profit of $5,112 representing a gross profit margin of 69.4%, EBITDA1 of $4,023, net loss of ($13) and operating cash flow of $5,029 for the three month period ended June 30, 2014.
Summary operating information:
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014 | Nine Months Ended June 30, 2013 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 | Year Ended September 30, 2013 | Year Ended September 30, 2012 | |
Ore treated (tonnes) | 360,988 | 339,074 | 111,082 | 114,347 | 456,895 | 476,591 |
WO3 concentrate produced (MTU) | 65,316 | 47,796 | 23,533 | 12,336 | 67,435 | 65,848 |
WO3 concentrate sold (MTU) | 66,652 | 52,119 | 24,266 | 12,963 | 66,807 | 66,419 |
Sales revenue (US$ million) | 19.3 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 3.7 | 17.8 | 21.5 |
Cash operating costs (US$/MTU) | 119 | 160 | 114 | 198 | 177 | 183 |
Cash operating costs (€/MTU) | 80 | 123 | 83 | 152 | 135 | 141 |
Ore mined (tonnes) | 332,125 | 400,974 | 112,960 | 113,160 | 556,861 | 462,221 |
Average grade WO3 mined | 0.51% | 0.34% | 0.53% | 0.28% | 0.33% | 0.28% |
Average WO3 recovery rate | 52.6% | 56.3% | 52.1% | 46.0% | 55.2% | 57.8% |
Production volumes for both the three and nine month period ended June 30, 2014 continued on pace with the sales volume and production recorded during Q2 2014 and were at record levels for the nine month period. Production increased 87.2% and 27.9% over the three and nine month comparative periods from 2013. Operating cash costs in US $ decreased 42.4% and 25.6% over the three and nine month comparative periods.
APT prices average US$ 370/MTU and US$375/MTIU for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014 (US$365/MTU and US$339/MTU for the three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2013).
The following financial information is for three and nine month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013:
Three Months Ended June 30, 2014 $'000 | Three Months Ended June 30, 2013 $'000 | Three Months Ended March 31, 2014 $'000 | |||
Gross Revenue | 7,368 | 3,574 | 8,327 | ||
Cost of sales | 2,256 | 2,179 | 2,468 | ||
Gross profit | 5,112 | 1,395 | 5,859 | ||
General and administrative costs | 751 | 780 | 956 | ||
Other expense (income) | 338 | 81 | 259 | ||
Non-cash compensation costs (options issued to directors, officers and key management) | - | 166 | - | ||
Earnings (loss) before the undernoted items | 4,023 | 368 | 4,644 | ||
Depreciation and amortization | 3,924 | 1,421 | 2,118 | ||
Interest expense | 112 | 76 | 100 | ||
Loss due to fire | - | 527 | - | ||
Net income (loss) for the period | (13) | (1,656) | 2,426 | ||
Income (loss) per share basic | $0.00 | ($0.04) | $0.07 | ||
Income (loss) per share diluted | $0.00 | ($0.04) | $0.07 | ||
Dividends | - | - | - | ||
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | 5,029 | (36) | 1,140 | ||
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | (3,886) | (3,352) | (2,791) | ||
Cash flows provided by (used in)financing activities | 2,777 | 5,949 | 1,670 | ||
Nine Months Ended June 30, 2014 $'000 | Nine Months Ended June 30, 2013 $'000 | ||||
Gross Revenue | 21,158 | 13,611 | |||
Cost of sales | 7,220 | 7,138 | |||
Gross profit | 13,938 | 6,473 | |||
General and administrative costs | 2,511 | 2,318 | |||
Other expense (income) | 502 | 127 | |||
Non-cash compensation costs (options issued to directors, officers and key management) | 56 | 196 | |||
Earnings (loss) before the undernoted items | 10,869 | 3,822 | |||
Depreciation and amortization | 7,108 | 4,414 | |||
Interest expense | 304 | 117 | |||
Loss from fire | - | 527 | |||
Net income (loss) for the period | 3,457 | (1,226) | |||
Income (loss) per share basic | $0.09 | ($0.03) | |||
Income (loss) per share diluted | $0.09 | ($0.03) | |||
Dividends | - | - | |||
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities | 8,775 | 4,526 | |||
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities | (9,536) | (8,631) | |||
Cash flows provided by (used in)financing activities | 3,859 | 5,918 | |||
June 30, 2014 | September 30, 2013 | ||||
Cash | 4,154 | 1,083 | |||
Restricted cash | - | 237 | |||
Total assets | 43,562 | 36,676 | |||
Long-term trade payables | 648 | 617 | |||
Long-term debt | 10,775 | 5,946 | |||
Capital lease obligations | 333 | 108 | |||
Shareholders' equity | 25,421 | 21,857 | |||
Other | |||||
Outstanding shares ('000) | 36,787 | 37,044 | |||
Weighted average outstanding shares ('000) | |||||
Basic | 36,916 | 37,044 | |||
Fully diluted (treasury method) | 36,923 | 37,044 | |||
Closing share price | $0.76 | $0.93 |
Lewis Black, Chief Executive Officer of Almonty commented, "Almonty has been able to maintain the robust production and sales volumes in Q3 and is on pace to match or exceed them again in Q4. The efficiency gains and our focus on cost control are continuing to pay off and should be further enhanced as our tungsten recovery rate improves going forward. This quarter saw us complete mining activity on one pit with a high capitalized cost base that we inherited at the time of the acquisition of the Los Santos Project. This led to a higher than anticipated amortization charge during Q3 that had a negative impact on net income and earnings per share but did not impact operating cash flow, which reached record levels during the quarter. The return of mining activity to the main pits at Los Santos should see Almonty's financial performance improve significantly in Q4 and during fiscal 2015."
A teleconference to review the third quarter results will be held at 8:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday August 27, 2014. Representing management will be Lewis Black, chairman, president & chief executive officer, and Dennis Logan, chief financial officer. A question and answer period will follow brief remarks from management.
To participate in the teleconference:
- if calling from North America: +1-888-390-0546
- if calling from outside North America: +1-416-764-8688
An archive of the conference call will be available until September 27, 2014.
To access the archive:
- from North America: +1 888-390-0541 (pass code: 475068)
- from outside North America: +1-416-764-8677 (pass code: 475068)
About Almonty
The principal business of Toronto, Canada based Almonty Industries Inc. (TSX-V: AII) is the mining, processing and shipping of tungsten concentrate from its tungsten mine at the Los Santos Project. The Los Santos Project was acquired by Almonty in September 2011. The Los Santos Project is located approximately 50 kilometres from Salamanca in western Spain and produces tungsten concentrate. Almonty also has an option to acquire a 100% ownership interest in the Valtreixal tin-tungsten project in north western Spain.
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Disclaimer for Forward-Looking Information
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The forward-looking statements and information in this press release include information relating to the intentions of management. Such statements and information reflect the current view of Almonty with respect to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contemplated in those forward-looking statements and information. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors and assumptions which may cause actual results, performance or achievements, or other future events, to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Investors are cautioned against attributing undue certainty to forward-looking statements. Almonty cautions that the foregoing list of material factors is not exhaustive. When relying on Almonty's forward-looking statements and information to make decisions, investors and others should carefully consider the foregoing factors and other uncertainties and potential events.
Almonty has also assumed that material factors will not cause any forward-looking statements and information to differ materially from actual results or events. However, the list of these factors is not exhaustive and is subject to change and there can be no assurance that such assumptions will reflect the actual outcome of such items or factors.
THE FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PRESS RELEASE REPRESENTS THE EXPECTATIONS OF ALMONTY AS OF THE DATE OF THIS PRESS RELEASE AND, ACCORDINGLY, IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AFTER SUCH DATE. READERS SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE IMPORTANCE ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THIS INFORMATION AS OF ANY OTHER DATE. WHILE ALMONTY MAY ELECT TO, IT DOES NOT UNDERTAKE TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME EXCEPT AS REQUIRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.
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1 EBITDA is a non-GAAP metric of the Company's financial performance that measures earnings prior to deductions of interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
SOURCE Almonty Industries Inc.
Contact
Dennis Logan, Director & Chief Financial Officer, Telephone: (647) 438-9766, Email: info@almonty.com