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Sigma
Lithium Corporation
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
2200 HSBC Building
885 West Georgia Street
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Sigma Lithium Corporation |
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(Registrant) |
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| Date: November 18, 2024 |
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Ana Cristina Cabral Gardner |
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Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit
99.1
SIGMA
LITHIUM ANNOUNCES 3Q24 RESULTS: PRODUCTION BEATS GUIDANCE, MAINTAINED LOW COSTS ATTARGET, GENERATED ROBUST $ 34 MILLION OPERATING
CASH FLOW
HIGHLIGHTS
| · | Sigma
Lithium achieved strong operational performance at its Greentech industrial plant. |
| o | Produced
60,237t of Quintuple Zero Lithium Concentrate in 3Q24, higher than the 60,000t guidance |
| o | Further
increased shipping cadence to quasi monthly volumes sold of 22,000t |
| o | Sales
volumes totaled 57,483t in 3Q24, increasing 9% q-on-q |
| o | Successfully
executed Plant 1 efficiency capex revamp implementation |
| o | Expects
4Q24 production and sales volumes of at least 60,000t |
| · | Maintained
one of the lowest cash unit operating costs in the industry, with CIF China averaging US$
513/t, down from US$ 515/t in 2Q24. |
| · | Commercial
strategy adapted to capitalize on seasonal restocking trends, weather seasonality more effectively,
and outperform market price benchmarks |
| o | Average
CIF sales price for the third quarter of US$ 820/t |
| · | Robust
operating cash flow generation of US$ 34 million in the third quarter enabled the Company
to maintain a healthy cash position of US$ 66 million at quarter-end while reducing debt
by $40 million |
| · | Signed
final development loan agreement with the BNDES, fully financing its plant 2 expansion, further
de-risking construction |
| o | Term:
16 years with 18 months amortization grace period |
| o | Sub-Treasury
Interest Rate: BRL 7.53%, or USD 2.5% at prevailing swap rates |
| · | Continued
to advance Plant 2 construction with earthworks and engineering |
Conference
Call Information
The
Company will conduct a conference call to discuss its financial results for the third quarter at 8:00 a.m. EST on Friday, November 15,
2024. Participating in the call will be Co-Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, Ana Cabral, Chief Financial Officer, Rogerio Marchini,
and Executive Vice President for Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development, Matthew DeYoe. To register for the call, please proceed
through the following link Register here. For access to the webcast, please Click here.
São
Paulo, Brazil – (November 15, 2024) – Sigma Lithium Corporation NASDAQ: SGML, BVMF: S2GM34, TSXV: SGML), a leading
global lithium producer dedicated to powering the next generation of electric vehicles with carbon neutral, socially and environmentally
sustainable lithium concentrate, announces its results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024.
Ana
Cabral, Co-Chairperson and CEO said: “This quarter we achieved our production and low industry cost targets, generating robust
free cash flow and demonstrating our operational resilience to lithium cycles. We also benefited from our shifted commercial strategy
to navigate industry seasonality, enabling us to secure higher average realized prices compared to benchmarks.
“Over
the last year we are proud to have transformed Sigma from an emerging producer into an industry leader, demonstrating the operational
and financial resilience of a mature producer, with dependability and consistency. Meanwhile we have delivered on all of our climate
goals, reaching Net Zero one year in advance of our target and 27 years ahead of the industry, with our Quintuple Zero Green Lithium.
We are confident that over the lithium cycles, our capabilities to execute to strategy will deliver long-term value for Sigma and
all of its stakeholders”, Ms. Cabral concluded.
Key
Performance Metrics for Quarter Ended September 30, 2024 (US$)
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| Unit | | |
| 3Q24 | |
| 2Q24 | |
| Sales Revenue for Shipents in Quarter | |
$ | 000s | | |
| 44,210 | |
| 54,418 | |
| Provisional Price Adjustment | |
$ | 000s | | |
| (23,316 | ) |
| (8,498 | ) |
| Total Sales Revenue | |
$ | 000s | | |
| 20,894 | |
| 45,920 | |
| Concentrate Sold | |
| tonnes | | |
| 57,483 | |
| 52,572 | |
| Concentrate Grade Sold | |
| | % | |
| 5.2 | % |
| 5.5 | % |
| Average Reported Selling Price CIF (1) | |
| $/t | | |
| 820 | |
| 1,056 | |
| Average Revenue per Tonne CIF (2) | |
| $/t | | |
| 415 | |
| 894 | |
| Unit Operating Cost CIF (3) | |
| $/t | | |
| 513 | |
| 515 | |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents | |
$ | 000s | | |
| 65,594 | |
| 75,330 | |
Revenues
in the third quarter totaled US$44.2 million or US$20.9 million net of provisional price adjustments.
The
Company has undergone a significant evolution in its commercial relationship with trading companies, strengthening commercial conditions.
As a result of this change in strategy the Company concluded the final settlement of provisional sales invoices from previous quarters
conducted through our traders, generating an accounting adjustment of US$(23.3) million. Importantly, these are primarily non-cash accounting
closing settlements and do not have an effect on the future earnings potential of the Company.
In
3Q, Sigma Lithium maintained one of the lowest cash unit operating costs in the industry, with CIF China averaging US$ 513/t, down from
US$ 515/t in 2Q24, in line with target levels.
| · | Cash
unit operating costs(3) for lithium concentrate produced at the Company’s
Grota do Cirilo operations in the third quarter averaged US$ 395/t (including a temporary
US$25/t for mobile crushers). |
| · | On
an FOB Vitoria(3) basis (which includes transportation and port charges)
costs averaged US$449/t. |
| · | On
a CIF China basis(3) (includes ocean freight, insurance and royalties) costs
averaged US$513/t. |
Robust
operating cash flow generation of US$ 34 million in the third quarter enabled the Company to maintain a healthy cash position of US$
66 million, ultimately reflecting the non-cash nature of the accounting adjustments to the quarter.
| · | The
Company delivered third quarter cash adjusted EBITDA(4) of US$(10.6) million.
Reported EBITDA for the third quarter totaled US$(12.8) million. |
| · | The
cash adjusted EBITDA number excludes US$0.8 million of non-recurring expenditures, primarily
related to capital markets and cost initiatives, and US$1.4 million in non-cash stock-based
compensation expenses. |
Net
income in the quarter totaled US$(25.1) million or US$(0.23) per diluted share outstanding. These reported results were affected by the
aforementioned US$(23.3) million in accounting adjustments.
Operational
Update
Sigma
Lithium achieved strong operational performance at its Greentech industrial plant in the third quarter. Production of Sigma Lithium’s
Quintuple Zero Lithium Concentrate totaled 60,237t, up 22% from 2Q24 and ahead of the 60,000t guidance. This includes numerous daily
production records and periods of sustained operations above 860t per day. The Company expects 4Q24 production of lithium concentrate
to reach at least 60,000 tonne.
Commercial
Strategy Update
Sigma
Lithium sold 57,483 tonnes of its Quintuple Zero Green Lithium concentrate in the third quarter, when its operational performance enabled
it to further increase shipping cadence to quasi monthly volumes sold of 22,000t. As a result, the Company made two full 22,000t shipments
during the quarter and supplemented these volumes with 13,483t sold at the Port customs warehouse.
Operational
reliability and a consistent shipment pattern lowered the Company’s export credit risk, increasing the availability and lowering
the interest rate of its trade finance lines. This generated direct benefits for Sigma’s commercial strategy, enabling the Company
to further geographically diversify its accounts receivables, shipping to three distributors across the world: Glencore AG (Europe),
Mitsubishi Corporation RtM International Pte. Ltd (Japan/ Singapore), and International Resources Holdings (UAE/Abu Dhabi).
The
interest rate cost of the Company’s trade finance export credit lines decreased substantially over the year from nearly 15.5% in
4Q23 to 9.0% in 3Q24. In parallel, the amount of available export trade lines exceeded US$ 100 million in the year.
The
increased financial flexibility enabled the Company to strengthen its commercial strategy and change its distribution relationship with
trading companies from “traders as principals” to “traders as distributors”. This strategy shift allows Sigma
to capitalize on annual restocking trends of chemical refiners, weather seasonality more effectively and outperform market price benchmarks,
achieving average CIF sales price for the third quarter of US$ 820/t.
While
Sigma Lithium ships and sells monthly to its trading partners, its goal is to build maximum flexibility in the final re-sale to clients
to benefit from the established seasonality of refiners’ restocking periods. When combined with its superior metallurgical properties
and the associated value-in-use driven cost savings to customers, Sigma believes it has positioned itself to drive superior price realizations
over time.
This
commercial strategy of “trader as a distributor” was not yet in place during Company’s second through seventh
shipments, when trading partners served as the principals to the transaction. The accounting provisional price adjustment
booked in this quarter was mainly a result of the booking of final invoice settlement and closing of these trades.
Phase
2 Expansion
Recall,
on April 1, 2024, the Board of Directors announced a Final Investment Decision for the Company’s Phase 2 Greentech Plant expansion.
The project is expected to add 250,000 tonnes of production capacity to the current Phase 1 operation. Importantly, the Company has already
received all relevant licenses to build and operate this second Greentech Plant.
In
3Q, Sigma Lithium initiated earthworks by completing clearing of the terrain for arid and semi-arid vegetation suppression (including
fauna capture and classification) for the entire industrial project, including future phase 3 construction of production plant. Total
building and commissioning are expected to occur over a 12-month period, with budgeted capex for Phase 2 of BRL492 million (approximately
US$90mm at current exchange rates).
On
August 29, the National Brazilian Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) delivered a binding commitment to Sigma
for a BRL 487mm development loan to finance this expansion.
On
October 10, Sigma and the BNDES signed the final binding loan agreement, concluding the closing of the loan package. The
first disbursement of the development loan is pending the Company posting bank guarantees with BNDES. This disbursement shall reimburse
the capex already disbursed by the Company since first approval of the development bank loan.
The
key terms and conditions of the development loan are:
| · | Amount: BRL
487 million |
| · | Term:
192 months (16 years) |
| · | Interest
Rate: BRL 7.53% per year (US$ at approximately 2.5% at prevailing swap rates). |
| · | Amortization
Grace Period: 18 months – Calendarized Amortization: 174 months |
| · | Assets
in Collateral: Not required. Development Loan shall be secured by letter of credit (“fianca
bancaria”) issued by a BNDES registered financial institution. |
Plant
2 Construction at Grota do Cirilo.
Balance
Sheet & Liquidity
Robust
operating cash flow generation of US$ 34 million during the third quarter enabled the Company to maintain a healthy cash position. Sigma
Lithium ended the third quarter with US$65.6 million in cash and cash equivalents.
Free
cash flow in the quarter totaled US$32 million primarily related to a reduction in working capital associated with the collection of
accounts receivable.
Cash
generation in the third quarter enabled the Company to repay certain export credit debt, reducing outstanding trade line balances. At
the end of the quarter, the Company had US$181 million in short-term and long-term debt. This included US$59 million in drawn and available,
but unutilized, additional liquidity through trade finance lines.
Capital
expenditures during the third quarter totaled US$2.5 million (C$3.1 million) directed towards maintenance, mining, Phase 2 expansion
work, and incremental investments in the Greentech Plant.
ABOUT
SIGMA LITHIUM
Sigma
Lithium (NASDAQ: SGML, TSXV: SGML, BVMF: S2GM34) is a leading global lithium producer dedicated to powering the next generation of electric
vehicle batteries with carbon neutral, socially and environmentally sustainable chemical-grade lithium concentrate.
Sigma
Lithium is one of the world’s largest lithium producers. The Company operates at the forefront of environmental and social sustainability
in the EV battery materials supply chain at its Grota do Cirilo Operation in Brazil. Here, Sigma produces Quintuple Zero Green Lithium
at its state-of-the-art Greentech lithium beneficiation plant that delivers net zero carbon lithium, produced with zero dirty power,
zero potable water, zero toxic chemicals and zero tailings’ dams.
Phase
1 of the Company’s operations entered commercial production in the second quarter of 2023. The Company has issued a Final Investment
Decision, formally approving construction to double capacity to 520,000 tonnes of concentrate through the addition of a Phase 2 expansion
of its Greentech Plant.
Please
refer to the Company’s National Instrument 43-101 technical report titled “Grota do Cirilo Lithium Project Araçuaí
and Itinga Regions, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Amended and Restated Technical Report” issued March 19, 2024, which was prepared
for Sigma Lithium by Homero Delboni Jr., MAusIMM, Promon Engenharia; Marc-Antoine Laporte, P.Geo, SGS Canada Inc; Jarrett Quinn, P.Eng.,
Primero Group Americas; Porfirio Cabaleiro Rodriguez, (MEng), FAIG, GE21 Consultoria Mineral; and William van Breugel, P.Eng (the “Updated
Technical Report”). The Updated Technical Report is filed on SEDAR and is also available on the Company’s website.
For
more information about Sigma Lithium, visit our website
FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Matthew
DeYoe, EVP, Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development
matthew.deyoe@sigmalithium.com.br
Irina
Axenova, VP, Investor Relations
irina.axenova@sigmalithium.com.br
Sigma
Lithium
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Lithium |
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
news release includes certain “forward-looking information” under applicable Canadian and U.S. securities legislation, including
but not limited to statements relating to timing and costs related to the general business and operational outlook of the Company, the
environmental footprint of tailings and positive ecosystem impact relating thereto, donation and upcycling of tailings, timing and quantities
relating to tailings and Green Lithium, achievements and projections relating to the Zero Tailings strategy, achievement of ramp-up volumes,
production estimates and the operational status of the Grota do Cirilo Project, and other forward-looking information. All statements
that address future plans, activities, events, estimates, expectations or developments that the Company believes, expects or anticipates
will or may occur is forward-looking information, including statements regarding the potential development of mineral resources and mineral
reserves which may or may not occur. Forward-looking information contained herein is based on certain assumptions regarding, among other
things: general economic and political conditions; the stable and supportive legislative, regulatory and community environment in Brazil;
demand for lithium, including that such demand is supported by growth in the electric vehicle market; the Company’s market position
and future financial and operating performance; the Company’s estimates of mineral resources and mineral reserves, including whether
mineral resources will ever be developed into mineral reserves; and the Company’s ability to operate its mineral projects including
that the Company will not experience any materials or equipment shortages, any labour or service provider outages or delays or any technical
issues. Although management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in the forward-looking information are reasonable,
there can be no assurance that these assumptions and expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking information inherently involves
and is subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to that the market prices for lithium may not remain at current
levels; and the market for electric vehicles and other large format batteries currently has limited market share and no assurances can
be given for the rate at which this market will develop, if at all, which could affect the success of the Company and its ability to
develop lithium operations. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future events
could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking
information. The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information, whether because of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. For more information on the risks, uncertainties and assumptions
that could cause our actual results to differ from current expectations, please refer to the current annual information form of the Company
and other public filings available under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.com.
Neither
the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts
responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this news release.
Financial
Tables
The
Company’s independent auditor has not performed a review of the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the three-month
period ended March 31, 2024, the six-month period ended June 30, 2024, or the interim consolidated financial statements for
the nine months ended September 30, 2024 in accordance with standards established by the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants
for a review of interim financial statements by the entity’s auditor.
Figure
1: Unaudited Income Statement Summary
| Income Statement - Unaudited | |
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024 | | |
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024 | |
| ($000) | |
| CAD | | |
| USD | |
| Sales Revenues | |
| 59,887 | | |
| 44,210 | |
| Provisional price adjustments | |
| (31,612 | ) | |
| (23,316 | ) |
| Revenue | |
| 28,275 | | |
| 20,894 | |
| Cost of goods sold & distribution | |
| (39,733 | ) | |
| (29,232 | ) |
| Gross profit | |
| (11,458 | ) | |
| (8,338 | ) |
| Sales expense | |
| (535 | ) | |
| (392 | ) |
| G&A expense | |
| (7,163 | ) | |
| (5,252 | ) |
| Stock-based compensation | |
| (1,871 | ) | |
| (1,369 | ) |
| ESG and other operating expenses | |
| (416 | ) | |
| (304 | ) |
| EBIT | |
| (21,444 | ) | |
| (15,655 | ) |
| Financial income and (expenses), net | |
| (11,277 | ) | |
| (8,267 | ) |
| Non-cash FX & other income (expenses), net | |
| (278 | ) | |
| (163 | ) |
| Income (loss) before taxes | |
| (32,998 | ) | |
| (24,085 | ) |
| Income taxes and social contribution | |
| (1,247 | ) | |
| (1,013 | ) |
| Net Income (loss) for the period | |
| (34,246 | ) | |
| (25,098 | ) |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Weighted avg diluted shares outstanding | |
| 110,822 | | |
| 110,822 | |
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| | | |
| | |
| Earnings per share | |
$ | (0.31 | ) | |
$ | (0.23 | ) |
Figure
2: Unaudited Balance Sheet Summary
| Balance Sheet - Unaudited | |
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024 | | |
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024 | |
| ($000) | |
| CAD | | |
| USD | |
| Assets | |
| | | |
| | |
| Cash and cash equivalents | |
| 88,645 | | |
| 65,594 | |
| Trade accounts receivable | |
| 20,122 | | |
| 14,889 | |
| Inventories | |
| 22,394 | | |
| 16,571 | |
| Other current assets | |
| 24,883 | | |
| 18,413 | |
| Total current assets | |
| 156,044 | | |
| 115,467 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | |
| 224,945 | | |
| 166,451 | |
| Other non-current assets | |
| 117,459 | | |
| 86,915 | |
| Total Assets | |
| 498,447 | | |
| 368,833 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Liabilities& Shareholder Equity | |
| | | |
| | |
| Financing and export prepayment | |
| 94,573 | | |
| 69,980 | |
| Suppliers& accounts payable | |
| 57,596 | | |
| 42,619 | |
| Other current liabilities | |
| 33,082 | | |
| 24,480 | |
| Total current liabilities | |
| 185,251 | | |
| 137,080 | |
| Financing and export prepayment | |
| 150,274 | | |
| 111,197 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | |
| 15,029 | | |
| 11,121 | |
| Total non-current liabilities | |
| 165,303 | | |
| 122,318 | |
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| | | |
| | |
| Total shareholders' equity | |
| 147,893 | | |
| 109,435 | |
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| | | |
| | |
| Total Liabilities& Shareholders' Equity | |
| 498,447 | | |
| 368,833 | |
Figure
3: Unaudited Cash Flow Statement Summary
| Cash Flow Statement - Unaudited | |
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 | | |
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2024 | |
| ($000) | |
| CAD | | |
| USD | |
| Operating Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
| Net income (loss) for the period | |
| (58,302 | ) | |
| (42,855 | ) |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Adjustments, including FX movements | |
| 51,351 | | |
| 37,346 | |
| Interest payment on loans and leases | |
| (587 | ) | |
| (426 | ) |
| Adjustments to income (loss) for the period | |
| 50,764 | | |
| 36,920 | |
| Change in working capital | |
| (197 | ) | |
| (143 | ) |
| Net Cash from Operating Activities | |
| (7,735 | ) | |
| (6,078 | ) |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Investing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
| Purchase of PPE | |
| (19,377 | ) | |
| (14,339 | ) |
| Addition to exploration and evaluation assets | |
| (4,228 | ) | |
| (3,129 | ) |
| Other | |
| (3,900 | ) | |
| (2,886 | ) |
| Net Cash from Investing Activities | |
| (27,505 | ) | |
| (20,353 | ) |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Financing Activities | |
| | | |
| | |
| Proceeds of loans, net | |
| 70,353 | | |
| 52,721 | |
| Other | |
| (1,521 | ) | |
| (1,125 | ) |
| Net Cash from Financing Activities | |
| 68,832 | | |
| 51,596 | |
| | |
| | | |
| | |
| Effect of FX | |
| (9,350 | ) | |
| (8,155 | ) |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash | |
| 24,242 | | |
| 17,010 | |
| Cash& Equivalents, Beg of Period | |
| 64,403 | | |
| 48,584 | |
| Cash& Equivalents, End of Period | |
| 88,645 | | |
| 65,594 | |
Land
Transactions:
In
connection with the acquisition of additional properties located in areas of interest for Sigma Mineração S.A. (“SMSA”),
an indirectly owned subsidiary of the Company, SMSA has amended the previous Credit Facility Agreement entered with Tatooine Investimentos
S.A. (“Tatooine”) in 2023, increasing the amount by US$3 million, of which US$0.8 million is to be disbursed. Tatooine will
continue to acquire such properties and shall grant the possession of the area to SMSA, which shall use it to continue with the Grota
do Cirilo Project. This agreement and its amendments are qualified as a related party transaction under the policies of the TSXV, given
that Marina Bernardini, a current officer of SMSA, has an economic interest in Tatooine.
Footnotes &
Reconciliations:
To
provide investors and others with additional information regarding the financial results of Sigma Lithium, we have disclosed in this
release certain non-IFRS operating performance measures such as realized price per tonne, unit operating costs, EBITDA, EBITDA margin,
Adjusted cash EBITDA, and Adjusted cash EBITDA margin. These non-IFRS financial measures are a supplement to and not a substitute for
or superior to, the Company's results presented in accordance with IFRS. The non-IFRS financial measures presented by the Company
may be different from non-GAAP/IFRS financial measures presented by other companies. Specifically, the Company believes the non-IFRS
information provides useful measures to investors regarding the Company's financial performance by excluding certain costs and expenses
that the Company believes are not indicative of its core operating results. The presentation of these non-U.S. GAAP/IFRS financial
measures is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for results or guidance prepared and presented in accordance with
U.S. GAAP/IFRS. A reconciliation of these financial measures to IFRS results is included herein.
1:
Average selling price, CIF represents revenues associated with shipments invoiced during the reporting period netted out against total
volume shipped. The final price may be higher or lower than the invoiced price based on future price movements.
2:
Reported revenue per tonne, CIF equivalent reflects net revenues for the quarter and tonnes shipped. Given a change in accounting policy
in 3Q, the Company is not realizing the ocean freight and insurance costs associated with its 3Q shipments until product has been received
by the final customer. Thus, this exercise is grossing up the reported revenues for these costs to create a more peer and market comparable
figure. The final price may be higher or lower than the estimated realized price based on future price movements.
| Revenue Bridge - Unaudited | |
| |
| $000 USD | |
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024 | |
| 3Q24 Invoiced Revenues - CIF | |
$ | 44,550 | |
| Provisional price adjustment for shipments: 3Q24 | |
| 2,607 | |
| 3Q24 Revenues - CIF | |
$ | 47,157 | |
| Adjustment for CIF Accounting | |
| (2,947 | ) |
| 3Q24 Revenues - FOB | |
$ | 44,210 | |
| Provisional price adjustment for shipments: 1Q24 - 2Q24 | |
| (15,611 | ) |
| Provisional price adjustment for shipments: 3Q23 - 4Q23 | |
| (7,705 | ) |
| Reported Revenues - FOB | |
$ | 20,894 | |
| Adjustment for CIF Accounting | |
| 2,947 | |
| Reported Revenues - CIF | |
| 23,841 | |
| | |
| | |
| Lithium Concentrate Sales Volumes | |
| 57,483 | |
| | |
| | |
| $ / tonne | |
| | |
| 3Q24 Invoiced Price - CIF | |
$ | 775 | |
| Provisional price adjustment for shipments: 3Q24 | |
| 45 | |
| 3Q24 Price - CIF | |
$ | 820 | |
| Adjustment for CIF Accounting | |
| (51 | ) |
| 3Q24 Price - FOB | |
$ | 769 | |
3.
Cash unit operating costs include mining, processing, and site based general and administration costs. It is calculated on an incurred
basis, credits for any capitalised mine waste development costs, and it excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization of mine and
processing associated activities. When reported on an FOB basis, this metric includes road freight, and port related charges. When reported
on a CIF basis it includes ocean freight, insurance and royalty costs. Royalty costs include a 2% government royalty and a 1% private
royalty.
For
CIF production cost analysis purposes, Sigma is considering the ocean freight costs of product that sailed in the month of reporting.
However, for accounting purposes, and thus in this quarter’s reported cost of good sold and revenues, the ocean freight cost is
to be recognized the moment material is delivered to the customer. Overtime, this will even out as a consistent pattern of boats are
shipped and delivered, but as it is a newly adopted accounting policy, it is translating to a lower reported dollar revenue and cost
for 3Q24 than what is implied by our CIF production and revenue accounting above.
4.
Adjusted Cash EBITDA is a measure of recurring core earnings profile of the company. It is calculated as revenues minus cash operating
and selling expenses. The calculation excludes non-cash items such as depreciation and amortization and stock-based compensation expenses
as well as certain non-recurring cash expenses such as legal expenses associated with capital markets or strategic initiatives.
Adjusted
Cash EBITDA Bridge
| EBITDA Bridge - Unaudited | |
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024 | | |
Three Months Ended
September 30, 2024 | |
| ($ 000) | |
| CAD | | |
| USD | |
| Sales Revenues | |
| 59,887 | | |
| 44,210 | |
| Provisional price adjustments | |
| (31,612 | ) | |
| (23,316 | ) |
| Revenues | |
| 28,275 | | |
| 20,894 | |
| Cost of goods sold & distribution | |
| (39,733 | ) | |
| (29,232 | ) |
| Gross Profit | |
| (11,458 | ) | |
| (8,338 | ) |
| Sales expenses | |
| (535 | ) | |
| (392 | ) |
| G&A expense | |
| (7,163 | ) | |
| (5,252 | ) |
| Stock-based compensation | |
| (1,871 | ) | |
| (1,369 | ) |
| ESG & other operating expenses, net | |
| (416 | ) | |
| (304 | ) |
| EBIT | |
| (21,444 | ) | |
| (15,655 | ) |
| Depreciation & Amortization | |
| 3,912 | | |
| 2,876 | |
| EBITDA | |
| (17,532 | ) | |
| (12,779 | ) |
| EBITDA (%) | |
| -62 | % | |
| -61 | % |
| Non-recurring expenses (1) | |
| 1,089 | | |
| 798 | |
| Stock-based compensation | |
| 1,871 | | |
| 1,369 | |
| Adjusted Cash EBITDA | |
| (14,571 | ) | |
| (10,612 | ) |
| Adjusted EBITDA (%) | |
| -52 | % | |
| -51 | % |
(1)Non-recurring
expenses include certain legal and advisory costs and severance costs associated with ongoing productivity initiatives.
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