Itafos Inc. (TSX-V: IFOS) (the “Company”) today reported its Q2
2024 financial results and provided a corporate update. The
Company’s financial statements and management’s discussion and
analysis for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, are
available under the Company’s profile at www.sedarplus.ca and on
the Company’s website at www.itafos.com. All figures are in
thousands of US Dollars except as otherwise noted.
CEO Commentary
“We are extremely pleased to report on the
significant progress we have made on the execution of our strategic
priorities in Q2, 2024. On the back of positive market
fundamentals, the Company continues to report strong operational
and financial performance,” said David Delaney. “Execution of the
H1/NDR project continues, on time and on budget, as we derisk the
project for first ore in H1 2025. We are also pleased to announce
the sale of our Araxa project which will unlock value associated
with our overseas asset portfolio. As we progress through 2024, the
Board and Management will continue to focus on creating shareholder
value.”
Q2 2024 Financial
Highlights
For Q2 2024, the Company’s financial highlights
were as follows:
- Revenues of $105.1 million in Q2 2024 compared to $116.1
million in Q2 2023;
- Adjusted EBITDA1 of $32.8 million in Q2 2024 compared to $39.7
million in Q2 2023;
- Net income of $16.2 million in Q2 2024 compared to $20.4
million in Q2 2023;
- Basic earnings of C$0.12/share in Q2 2024 compared to
C$0.14/share in Q2 2023; and
- Free cash flow1 of $42.5 million in Q2 2024 compared to $39.0
million in Q2 2023.
The decrease in the Company’s Q2 2024 financial
performance compared to the corresponding period in the prior year
was primarily due to lower sales volumes driven by lower production
at Conda due to the completion of the large scope turnaround in
2024, which was partially offset by slightly higher realized
prices.
The Company’s total capex1 spend in Q2 2024 was
$30.2 million compared to $18.1 million in Q2 2023 with the
increase primarily due to development activities at H1/NDR and
large scope turnaround at Conda, as well as the sulfuric acid plant
turnaround at Arraias.
H1 2024 Financial
Highlights
For H1 2024, the Company’s financial highlights
were as follows:
- Revenues of $233.1 million in H1 2024 compared to $235.7
million in H1 2023;
- Adjusted EBITDA of $76.0 million in H1 2024 compared to $82.6
million in H1 2023;
- Net income of $39.9 million in H1 2024 compared to $48.6
million in H1 2023;
- Basic earnings of C$0.28/share in H1 2024 compared to
C$0.35/share in H1 2023; and
- Free cash flow of $60.2 million in H1 2024 compared to $57.9
million in H1 2023.
The decrease in the Company’s H1 2024 financial
performance compared to H1 2023 was primarily due to lower realized
prices at Conda, which were partially offset by higher sales
volumes at Conda and higher sulfuric acid sales at Arraias.
The Company’s total capex spend in H1 2024 was
$36.6 million compared to $20.9 million in H1 2023 with the
increase primarily due to development activities at H1/NDR and
large scope turnaround at Conda, as well as the sulfuric acid plant
turnaround at Arraias.
As of June 30, 2024, the Company’s financial
highlights were as follows:
- Trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA1 of $125.1 million;
- Net debt1 of $8.5 million; and
- Net leverage ratio1 of 0.1x.
Recent Developments
Sale of the Araxá Project
§ On August 5, 2024, the Company
announced that it entered into an agreement to sell its 100%
interest in its Araxá project to a wholly-owned subsidiary of St
George Mining Limited (“St George”) (ASX: SGQ). The sale is
structured as a cash and equity transaction. The total purchase
price is cash of USD$21,000,000 and securities of St George (the
“Transaction”). As a result of the Transaction, St George will
indirectly acquire all of the outstanding securities of Itafos
Araxá Mineracao E Fertilizantes S.A.
FY 2024 Market and Financial
Outlook
Market Outlook
Prices in Q2 2024 were lower than Q1 2024 prices
because of the conclusion of the spring season and a market
expectation of a significant summer price reset. Market prices at
the end Q2 2024 and now into Q3 2024 however, rebounded
significantly. The summer price reset was lower than expected due
to low summer monoammonium phosphate (“MAP”) stocks and no major
adjustments in the North American MAP supply situation. Moving
forward, the Company expects minor increases in MAP pricing going
into the fall season due to low on-site inventory and a productive
fall application season.
Specific factors the Company expects to support
pricing in the global phosphate fertilizer markets through the end
of 2024 are as follows:
- Low inventory levels in the North American market and continued
strength in global demand;
- Ongoing export restrictions from China; and
- No significant adjustments in global trade flows, particularly
to the North American market.
Financial Outlook
The Company maintained its guidance for 2024 as
follows:
(in millions of US
Dollars |
|
|
|
Projected |
except
as otherwise noted) |
|
|
|
FY 2024 |
Sales Volumes (thousands of tonnes P2O5)2 |
|
|
|
320-340 |
Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses3 |
|
|
|
$17-20 |
Maintenance capex3 |
|
|
|
$25-35 |
Growth capex3 |
|
|
|
$35-46 |
Q2 and H1 2024 Market
Highlights
MAP New Orleans (“NOLA”) prices averaged $558/st
in Q2 2024 compared to $511/st in Q2 2023, up 9% year-over-year,
and averaged $591/st in H1 2024 compared to $543/st in H1 2023, up
9% year-over-year.
Specific factors driving the year-over-year
increase in MAP NOLA prices were as follows:
- The tightening of MAP supply into the North American
market;
- A minor increase in on farm MAP application in the spring of
2024; and
- Continuing ongoing export restrictions from China.
June 30, 2024, Highlights
As at June 30, 2024, the Company had trailing 12
months Adjusted EBITDA of $125.1 million compared to $131.8 million
at the end of 2023 with the decrease primarily due to the same
factors that resulted in lower Adjusted EBITDA.
As at June 30, 2024, the Company had net debt of
$8.5 million compared to $61.3 million at the end of 2023, with the
reduction primarily due to the repayment of principal debt
outstanding from free cash flows generated and higher cash and cash
equivalents. The Company’s net debt as at June 30, 2024, was
comprised of $59.1 million in cash and $66.1 million in debt (gross
of deferred financing costs). As at June 30, 2024, and the end of
2023, the Company’s net leverage ratio was 0.1x.
As at June 30, 2024, the Company had liquidity4
of $100.5 million comprised of $59.1 million in cash and $41.4
million in undrawn borrowing capacity under its $80 million
asset-based revolving credit facility (“ABL Facility”).
Operations Highlights and Mine
Development
Environmental, Health, and Safety (“EHS”)
- For Q2 2024, strong EHS performance, including no reportable
environmental releases and three recordable incidents, which
resulted in a consolidated total recordable incident frequency rate
(“TRIFR”) of 0.92.
- For H1 2024, strong EHS performance, including no reportable
environmental releases and six recordable incidents, which resulted
in a consolidated TRIFR of 0.92.
Conda
In Idaho, the Company continues to build out
infrastructure and work towards realizing the H1/NDR project and
extending the mine life of Conda to 2037, an estimate confirmed by
the updated NI 43-101 Technical Report we received in April of this
year. H1/NDR remains on schedule and on budget to deliver first ore
from H1/NDR in the second half of 2025.
In Q2 2024, Conda:
- Produced 69,532 tonnes P2O5 compared to 83,190 tonnes P2O5 in
Q2 2023 with the decrease primarily due to completion of large
scope turnaround in 2024;
- Generated revenues of $101.8 million compared to $112.9 million
in Q2 2023 with the decrease primarily due to lower sales volumes,
partially offset by higher realized prices; and
- Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $37.2 million compared to $44.6
million in Q2 2023 with the decrease primarily due to lower sales
volumes from large scope turnaround and higher input costs, which
were partially offset by higher realized prices.
In H1 2024, Conda:
- Produced 159,778 tonnes P2O5 compared to 165,336 tonnes P2O5 in
H1 2023 with the decrease primarily due to completion of large
scope turnaround in 2024;
- Generated revenues of $224.7 million compared to $228.9 million
in H1 2023 with the decrease primarily due to lower realized
selling prices; and
- Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $83.8 million compared to $92.0
million in H1 2023 with the decrease primarily due to the same
factors that resulted in lower revenues.
Arraias
In Q2 2024, Arraias:
- Produced 16,652 tonnes of sulfuric acid compared to 8,523
tonnes in Q2 2023, with the increase primarily due to higher
customer demand in Q2 2024;
- Produced 3,794 tonnes P2O5 of Direct Application Phosphate Rock
(“DAPR”) compared to 0 tonnes P2O5 in Q2 2023, with the increase
due to the full quarter of DAPR production and sales per Fertilizer
Restart Program; and
- Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $0.5 million loss compared to $0.8
million loss in Q2 2023 with the improvement primarily due to
sulfuric acid gross margin improvement driven by lower production
cost and higher production volume.
In H1 2024, Arraias:
- Produced 49,868 tonnes of sulfuric acid compared to 29,137
tonnes in H1 2023 with the increase due to higher customer
demand;
- Produced 3,794 tonnes P2O5 of DAPR compared to 0 tonnes P2O5 in
H1 2023, with the increase due to the full half year of DAPR
production and sales per Fertilizer Restart Program; and
- Generated Adjusted EBITDA of $0.1 million loss compared to $0.6
million loss in H1 2023 with the improvement due to sulfuric acid
gross margin improvement driven by lower production cost and higher
production volume.
About Itafos
Itafos is a phosphate and specialty fertilizer
company with businesses and projects spanning three continents:
- Conda – a vertically integrated phosphate fertilizer business
located in Idaho, US, with the following production capacity:
- approximately 550kt per year of MAP, MAP with micronutrients
(“MAP+”), superphosphoric acid (“SPA”), merchant grade phosphoric
acid (“MGA”) and ammonium polyphosphate (“APP”)
- approximately 27kt per year of hydrofluorosilicic acid
(“HFSA”)
- Arraias – a vertically integrated phosphate fertilizer business
located in Tocantins, Brazil, with the following production
capacity:
- approximately 500kt per year of single superphosphate (“SSP”)
and SSP with micronutrients (“SSP+”)
- approximately 40kt per year of excess sulfuric acid (220kt per
year gross sulfuric acid production capacity)
- Farim – a high-grade phosphate mine project located in Farim,
Guinea-Bissau
- Santana – a vertically integrated high-grade phosphate mine and
fertilizer plant project located in Pará, Brazil
- Araxá – a vertically integrated rare earth elements and niobium
mine and extraction plant project located in Minas Gerais,
Brazil
Itafos is a Delaware corporation headquartered
in Houston, Texas, with shares trading on the TSX Venture Exchange
under the ticker “IFOS”. The Company’s principal shareholder is CL
Fertilizers Holding LLC (“CLF”), an affiliate of global private
investment firm Castlelake, L.P.
For more information, or to join the Company’s
mailing list, please visit www.itafos.com.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain information contained in this news
release constitutes forward-looking information, including
statements with respect to: the Company’s planned operations and
strategies; the timing for the commencement of operations,
infrastructure and civil works at H1 / NDR; the expected resource
life of H1 / NDR; and economic and market trends with respect to
the global agriculture and phosphate fertilizer markets. All
information other than information of historical fact is
forward-looking information. Statements that address activities,
events or developments that the Company believes, expects or
anticipates will or may occur in the future include, but are not
limited to, statements regarding estimates and/or assumptions in
respect of the Company’s financial and business outlook are
forward-looking information. The use of any of the words “intend”,
“anticipate”, “plan”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “may”,
“will”, “project”, “should”, “would”, “believe”, “predict” and
“potential” and similar expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking information.
The forward-looking information contained in
this news release is based on the opinions, assumptions and
estimates of management set out herein, which management believes
are reasonable as at the date the statements are made. Those
opinions, assumptions and estimates are inherently subject to a
variety of risks and uncertainties and other known and unknown
factors that could cause actual events or results to differ
materially from those projected in the forward-looking information.
These include the Company’s expectations and assumptions with
respect to the following: commodity prices; operating results;
safety risks; changes to the Company’s mineral reserves and
resources; risk that timing of expected permitting will not be met;
changes to mine development and completion; foreign operations
risks; changes to regulation; environmental risks; the impact of
weather and climate change; risks related to asset retirement
obligations, general economic changes, including inflation and
foreign exchange rates; the actions of the Company’s competitors
and counterparties; financing, liquidity, credit and capital risks;
the loss of key personnel; impairment risks; cybersecurity risks;
risks relating to transportation and infrastructure; changes to
equipment and suppliers; concentration risks, adverse litigation;
changes to permitting and licensing; geo-political risks; loss of
land title and access rights; changes to insurance and uninsured
risks; the potential for malicious acts; market and stock price
volatility; changes to technology, innovation or artificial
intelligence; changes to tax laws; the risk of operating in foreign
jurisdictions; the risks posed by a controlling shareholder and
other conflicts of interest; risks related to reputational damage,
the risk associated with epidemics, pandemics and public health;
the risks associated with environmental justice; and any risks
related to internal controls over financial reporting risks.
Readers are cautioned that the foregoing list of risks,
uncertainties and assumptions is not exhaustive.
Although the Company has attempted to identify
crucial factors that could cause actual actions, events or results
to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking
information, there may be other factors that cause actions, events
or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended.
Additional risks and uncertainties affecting the forward-looking
information contained in this news release are described in greater
detail in the Company’s Annual Information Form and current
Management’s Discussion and Analysis available under the Company’s
profile on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website
at www.itafos.com. There can be no assurance that forward-looking
information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such
information. The reader is cautioned not to place undue reliance on
forward-looking information. The Company undertakes no obligation
to update forward-looking statements if circumstances or
management’s estimates, assumptions or opinions should change,
except as required by applicable securities law. The
forward-looking information included in this news release is
expressly qualified by this cautionary statement and is made as of
the date of this news release.
This news release contains future-oriented
financial information and financial outlook information (together,
“FOFI”) about the Company’s prospective results of operations,
including statements regarding expected Adjusted EBITDA, net
income, basic earnings per share, maintenance capex, growth capex
and free cash flow. FOFI is subject to the same assumptions, risk
factors, limitations and qualifications as set forth in the above
paragraph. The Company has included the FOFI to provide an outlook
of management’s expectations regarding anticipated activities and
results, and such information may not be appropriate for other
purposes. The Company and management believe that the FOFI has been
prepared on a reasonable basis, reflecting management’s reasonable
estimates and judgements; however, actual results of operations and
the resulting financial results may vary from the amounts set forth
herein. Any financial outlook information speaks only as of the
date on which it is made and the Company undertakes no obligation
to publicly update or revise any financial outlook information
except as required by applicable securities laws.
NEITHER THE TSX-V NOR ITS REGULATION SERVICES
PROVIDER (AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POLICIES OF THE TSX-V)
ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS NEWS
RELEASE.
For further information, please
contact:
Matthew O’NeillExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial
Officerinvestor@itafos.com713-242-8446
For Media and Investor Relations:irlabsAlyssa
BarryPrincipal and Co-Founderalyssa@irlabs.ca1-833-947-5227
Scientific and Technical
Information
The scientific and technical information
contained in this news release related to Mineral Resources for
Conda and Farim has been reviewed and approved by Jerry DeWolfe,
Professional Geologist (P.Geo.) with the Association of
Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta. Mr. DeWolfe is
a full-time employee of WSP Canada Inc. and is independent of the
Company. The scientific and technical information contained in this
news release related to Mineral Reserves for Conda and Farim has
been reviewed and approved by Terry Kremmel, Professional Engineer
(P.E.) licensed by the States of Missouri and North Carolina. Mr.
Kremmel is a full-time employee of WSP USA, Inc. and is independent
of the Company. The Company’s latest technical report in respect of
Conda is entitled, “NI 43-101 Technical Report Itafos Conda
Project, Idaho, USA,” with an effective date of July 1, 2023 (the
“Conda Technical Report”) and is available under the Company’s
website at www.itafos.com and under the Company’s profile on SEDAR+
at www.sedarplus.ca.
Non-IFRS Financial Measures
This press release contains both IFRS and
certain non-IFRS measures that management considers to evaluate the
Company’s operational and financial performance. Non-IFRS measures
are a numerical measure of a company’s performance, that either
include or exclude amounts that are not normally included or
excluded from the most directly comparable IFRS measures.
Management believes that the non-IFRS measures provide useful
supplemental information to investors, analysts, lenders and
others. In evaluating non-IFRS measures, investors, analysts,
lenders and others should consider that non-IFRS measures do not
have any standardized meaning under IFRS and that the methodology
applied by the Company in calculating such non-IFRS measures may
differ among companies and analysts. Non-IFRS measures should not
be considered as a substitute for, nor superior to, measures of
financial performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. Definitions
and reconciliations of non-IFRS measures to the most directly
comparable IFRS measures are included below.
DEFINITIONS
The Company defines its non-IFRS measures as
follows:
Non-IFRS measure |
Definition |
Most directly comparable IFRS measure |
Why the Company uses the measure |
EBITDA |
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and
amortization |
Net income (loss) and operating income (loss) |
EBITDA is a valuable indicator of the Company’s ability to generate
operating income |
Adjusted EBITDA |
EBITDA adjusted for non-cash, extraordinary, non-recurring and
other items unrelated to the Company’s core operating
activities |
Net income (loss) and operating income (loss) |
Adjusted EBITDA is a valuable indicator of the Company’s ability to
generate operating income from its core operating activities
normalized to remove the impact of non-cash, extraordinary and
non-recurring items. The Company provides guidance on Adjusted
EBITDA as useful supplemental information to investors, analysts,
lenders, and others |
Trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA |
Adjusted EBITDA for the current and preceding three quarters |
Net income (loss) and operating income (loss) for the current and
preceding three quarters |
The Company uses the trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA in the
calculation of the net leverage ratio (non-IFRS measure) |
Total capex |
Additions to property, plant, and equipment and mineral properties
adjusted for additions to asset retirement obligations, additions
to right-of-use assets and capitalized interest |
Additions to property, plant and equipment and mineral
properties |
The Company uses total capex in the calculation of total cash capex
(non-IFRS measure) |
Maintenance capex |
Portion of total capex relating to the maintenance of ongoing
operations |
Additions to property, plant and equipment and mineral
properties |
Maintenance capex is a valuable indicator of the Company’s required
capital expenditures to sustain operations at existing levels |
Growth capex |
Portion of total capex relating to the development of growth
opportunities |
Additions to property, plant and equipment and mineral
properties |
Growth capex is a valuable indicator of the Company’s capital
expenditures related to growth opportunities. |
Net debt |
Debt less cash and cash equivalents plus deferred financing costs
(does not consider lease liabilities) |
Current debt, long-term debt and cash and cash equivalents |
Net debt is a valuable indicator of the Company’s net debt position
as it removes the impact of deferring financing costs. |
Net leverage ratio |
Net debt divided by trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA |
Current debt, long-term debt and cash and cash equivalents; net
income (loss) and operating income (loss) for the current and
preceding three quarters |
The Company’s net leverage ratio is a valuable indicator of its
ability to service its debt from its core operating
activities. |
Liquidity |
Cash and cash equivalents plus undrawn committed borrowing
capacity |
Cash and cash equivalents |
Liquidity is a valuable indicator of the Company’s liquidity |
Free cash flow |
Cash flows from operating activities, which excludes payment of
interest expense, plus cash flows from investing activities |
Cash flows from operating activities and cash flows from investing
activities |
Free cash flow is a valuable indicator of the Company’s ability to
generate cash flows from operations after giving effect to required
capital expenditures to sustain operations at existing levels. Free
cash flow is a valuable indicator of the Company’s cash flow
available for debt service or to fund growth opportunities. The
Company provides guidance on free cash flow as useful supplemental
information to investors, analysts, lenders, and others. |
Corporate selling, general and administrative
expenses |
Corporate selling, general and administrative less share-based
payment expense. |
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
The Company uses corporate selling, general and administrative
expenses to assess corporate performance. |
EBITDA, ADJUSTED EBITDA AND TRAILING 12
MONTHS ADJUSTED EBITDA
For the three months ended June 30, 2024
and 2023
For the three months ended June 30, 2024, the
Company had EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA by segment as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
22,471 |
|
|
$ |
(1,768 |
) |
|
$ |
(35 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,462 |
) |
|
$ |
16,206 |
|
Finance (income) expense,
net |
|
|
954 |
|
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,435 |
|
|
|
3,183 |
|
Current and deferred income tax
expense (recovery) |
|
|
7,286 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,062 |
) |
|
|
5,224 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
|
5,835 |
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
6,417 |
|
EBITDA |
|
$ |
36,546 |
|
|
$ |
(1,480 |
) |
|
$ |
(30 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,006 |
) |
|
$ |
31,030 |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange
(gain) loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,039 |
|
|
|
(253 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
786 |
|
Share-based payment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
435 |
|
Transaction costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
653 |
|
|
|
(57 |
) |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
559 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
37,199 |
|
|
$ |
(498 |
) |
|
$ |
(280 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,611 |
) |
|
$ |
32,810 |
|
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
31,372 |
|
|
$ |
(992 |
) |
|
$ |
(285 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,120 |
) |
|
$ |
25,975 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
|
5,835 |
|
|
|
494 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
6,417 |
|
Realized foreign exchange
gain |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(17 |
) |
Share-based payment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
435 |
|
|
|
435 |
|
Impairments |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Transaction costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
37,199 |
|
|
$ |
(498 |
) |
|
$ |
(280 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,611 |
) |
|
$ |
32,810 |
|
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, the
Company had EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA by segment as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
27,198 |
|
|
$ |
(924 |
) |
|
$ |
87 |
|
|
$ |
(5,931 |
) |
|
$ |
20,430 |
|
Finance (income) expense,
net |
|
|
1,578 |
|
|
|
(135 |
) |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
3,510 |
|
|
|
4,948 |
|
Current and deferred income tax
expense (recovery) |
|
|
8,600 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,272 |
) |
|
|
6,328 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
|
7,198 |
|
|
|
732 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
7,980 |
|
EBITDA |
|
$ |
44,574 |
|
|
$ |
(327 |
) |
|
$ |
84 |
|
|
$ |
(4,645 |
) |
|
|
39,686 |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange
(gain) loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(432 |
) |
|
|
(342 |
) |
|
|
454 |
|
|
|
(320 |
) |
Share-based payment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(98 |
) |
|
|
(98 |
) |
Transaction costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
453 |
|
|
|
453 |
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(43 |
) |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(44 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
44,567 |
|
|
$ |
(802 |
) |
|
$ |
(252 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,836 |
) |
|
$ |
39,677 |
|
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Development and exploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Operating income
(loss) |
|
$ |
37,357 |
|
|
$ |
(1,534 |
) |
|
$ |
(254 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,239 |
) |
|
$ |
31,330 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
|
7,198 |
|
|
|
732 |
|
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
7,980 |
|
Realized foreign exchange
gain |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Share-based payment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(98 |
) |
|
|
(98 |
) |
Transaction costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
453 |
|
|
|
453 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
44,567 |
|
|
$ |
(802 |
) |
|
$ |
(252 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,836 |
) |
|
$ |
39,677 |
|
For the six months ended June 30,
2024 and 2023
For the six months ended June 30, 2024, the
Company had EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA by segment as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
51,983 |
|
|
$ |
(1,491 |
) |
|
$ |
(228 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,341 |
) |
|
$ |
39,923 |
|
Finance (income) expense,
net |
|
|
2,387 |
|
|
|
(458 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
4,822 |
|
|
|
6,752 |
|
Current and deferred income tax
expense (recovery) |
|
|
13,770 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,392 |
) |
|
|
9,378 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
|
14,761 |
|
|
|
1,195 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
16,134 |
|
EBITDA |
|
$ |
82,901 |
|
|
$ |
(754 |
) |
|
$ |
(217 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,743 |
) |
|
$ |
72,187 |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange
(gain) loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
(320 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,330 |
|
Share-based payment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
857 |
|
|
|
857 |
|
Transaction costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
227 |
|
Non-recurring compensation
expenses |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,560 |
|
|
|
1,560 |
|
Other (income) expense, net |
|
|
864 |
|
|
|
(1,012 |
) |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
(40 |
) |
|
|
(184 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
83,765 |
|
|
$ |
(116 |
) |
|
$ |
(533 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,139 |
) |
|
$ |
75,977 |
|
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
69,009 |
|
|
$ |
(1,311 |
) |
|
$ |
(543 |
) |
|
$ |
(9,942 |
) |
|
$ |
57,213 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
|
14,761 |
|
|
|
1,195 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
168 |
|
|
|
16,134 |
|
Realized foreign exchange
loss |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
(14 |
) |
Share-based payment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
857 |
|
|
|
857 |
|
Transaction costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
227 |
|
|
|
227 |
|
Non-recurring compensation
expenses |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,560 |
|
|
|
1,560 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
83,765 |
|
|
$ |
(116 |
) |
|
$ |
(533 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,139 |
) |
|
$ |
75,977 |
|
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, the
Company had EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA by segment as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Net income (loss) |
|
$ |
55,183 |
|
|
$ |
(1,172 |
) |
|
$ |
157 |
|
|
$ |
(5,531 |
) |
|
$ |
48,637 |
|
Finance (income) expense,
net |
|
|
3,280 |
|
|
|
(271 |
) |
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
7,346 |
|
|
|
10,434 |
|
Current and deferred income tax
expense (recovery) |
|
|
17,016 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(14,870 |
) |
|
|
2,146 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
|
16,582 |
|
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
18,095 |
|
EBITDA |
|
$ |
92,061 |
|
|
$ |
(30 |
) |
|
$ |
241 |
|
|
$ |
(12,960 |
) |
|
|
79,312 |
|
Unrealized foreign exchange
(gain) loss |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(508 |
) |
|
|
(743 |
) |
|
|
942 |
|
|
|
(309 |
) |
Share-based payment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,602 |
|
|
|
2,602 |
|
Transaction costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,164 |
|
|
|
1,164 |
|
Other income |
|
|
(24 |
) |
|
|
(75 |
) |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(131 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
92,037 |
|
|
$ |
(613 |
) |
|
$ |
(534 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,252 |
) |
|
$ |
82,638 |
|
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Operating income (loss) |
|
$ |
75,445 |
|
|
$ |
(2,026 |
) |
|
$ |
(539 |
) |
|
$ |
(12,114 |
) |
|
$ |
60,766 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
|
16,582 |
|
|
|
1,413 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
95 |
|
|
|
18,095 |
|
Realized foreign exchange
gain |
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Share-based payment expense |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
2,602 |
|
|
|
2,602 |
|
Transaction costs |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,164 |
|
|
|
1,164 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
92,037 |
|
|
$ |
(613 |
) |
|
$ |
(534 |
) |
|
$ |
(8,252 |
) |
|
$ |
82,638 |
|
As at June 30, 2024 and December 31,
2023
As at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 the
Company had trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
|
|
|
|
June 30,2024 |
|
|
December 31,2023 |
|
For the three months ended June 30, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
32,810 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
For the three months ended March
31, 2024 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
43,167 |
|
|
|
— |
|
For the three months ended
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
29,509 |
|
|
|
29,509 |
|
For the three months ended
September 30, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
19,655 |
|
|
|
19,655 |
|
For the three months ended June
30, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
39,677 |
|
For the three months ended March
31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
42,961 |
|
Trailing 12 months Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
125,141 |
|
|
$ |
131,802 |
|
TOTAL CAPEX
For the three months ended June 30, 2024
and 2023
For the three months ended June 30, 2024
the Company had capex by segment as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Additions to
property, plant and equipment |
|
$ |
22,285 |
|
|
$ |
1,906 |
|
|
$ |
(1 |
) |
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
24,193 |
|
Additions to mineral properties |
|
|
7,085 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
387 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
7,472 |
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment related asset
retirement obligations |
|
|
(1,897 |
) |
|
|
589 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,308 |
) |
Additions to right-of-use assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(179 |
) |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(178 |
) |
Total capex |
|
$ |
27,473 |
|
|
$ |
2,316 |
|
|
$ |
387 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
30,179 |
|
Accrued capex |
|
|
(11,009 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(11,009 |
) |
Total cash
capex |
|
$ |
16,464 |
|
|
$ |
2,316 |
|
|
$ |
387 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
19,170 |
|
Maintenance capex |
|
$ |
20,297 |
|
|
$ |
1,965 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
22,265 |
|
Accrued maintenance capex |
|
|
(9,467 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(9,467 |
) |
Cash
maintenance capex |
|
$ |
10,830 |
|
|
$ |
1,965 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
12,798 |
|
Growth capex |
|
$ |
7,176 |
|
|
$ |
351 |
|
|
$ |
387 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
7,914 |
|
Accrued growth capex |
|
|
(1,542 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,542 |
) |
Cash growth
capex |
|
$ |
5,634 |
|
|
$ |
351 |
|
|
$ |
387 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
6,372 |
|
For the three months ended June 30, 2023, the
Company had capex by segment as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Additions to
property, plant and equipment |
|
$ |
1,889 |
|
|
$ |
1,016 |
|
|
$ |
25 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,930 |
|
Additions to mineral properties |
|
|
12,768 |
|
|
|
(1 |
) |
|
|
429 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
13,196 |
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment related asset
retirement obligations |
|
|
2,223 |
|
|
|
(314 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,909 |
|
Additions to right-of-use assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
42 |
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
17 |
|
Total capex |
|
$ |
16,880 |
|
|
$ |
743 |
|
|
$ |
429 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
18,052 |
|
Accrued capex |
|
|
(4,548 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,548 |
) |
Total cash
capex |
|
$ |
12,332 |
|
|
$ |
743 |
|
|
$ |
429 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
13,504 |
|
Maintenance capex |
|
$ |
10,548 |
|
|
$ |
378 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
10,926 |
|
Accrued maintenance capex |
|
|
(2,446 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,446 |
) |
Cash
maintenance capex |
|
$ |
8,102 |
|
|
$ |
378 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
8,480 |
|
Growth capex |
|
$ |
6,332 |
|
|
$ |
365 |
|
|
$ |
429 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
7,126 |
|
Accrued growth capex |
|
|
(2,102 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,102 |
) |
Cash growth
capex |
|
$ |
4,230 |
|
|
$ |
365 |
|
|
$ |
429 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
5,024 |
|
For the six months ended June 30, 2024
and 2023
For the six months ended June 30, 2024 the
Company had capex by segment as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Additions to
property, plant and equipment |
|
$ |
20,842 |
|
|
$ |
3,015 |
|
|
$ |
(2 |
) |
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
23,858 |
|
Additions to mineral properties |
|
|
10,847 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
387 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
11,234 |
|
Additions to asset retirement obligations |
|
|
1,090 |
|
|
|
766 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,856 |
|
Additions to right-of-use assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(341 |
) |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(339 |
) |
Total capex |
|
$ |
32,779 |
|
|
$ |
3,440 |
|
|
$ |
387 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
36,609 |
|
Accrued capex |
|
|
(13,063 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(13,063 |
) |
Total cash capex |
|
$ |
19,716 |
|
|
$ |
3,440 |
|
|
$ |
387 |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
23,546 |
|
Maintenance capex |
|
$ |
20,716 |
|
|
$ |
2,373 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
23,092 |
|
Accrued maintenance capex |
|
|
(9,646 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(9,646 |
) |
Cash maintenance capex |
|
$ |
11,070 |
|
|
$ |
2,373 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
3 |
|
|
$ |
13,446 |
|
Growth capex |
|
$ |
12,063 |
|
|
$ |
1,067 |
|
|
$ |
387 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
13,517 |
|
Accrued growth capex |
|
|
(3,417 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,417 |
) |
Cash growth
capex |
|
$ |
8,646 |
|
|
$ |
1,067 |
|
|
$ |
387 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
10,100 |
|
For the six months ended June 30, 2023, the
Company had capex by segment as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
Conda |
|
|
Arraias |
|
|
Developmentandexploration |
|
|
Corporate |
|
|
Total |
|
Additions to
property, plant and equipment |
|
$ |
10,140 |
|
|
$ |
217 |
|
|
$ |
25 |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
10,391 |
|
Additions to mineral properties |
|
|
13,462 |
|
|
|
880 |
|
|
|
501 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
14,843 |
|
Additions to asset retirement obligations |
|
|
(3,958 |
) |
|
|
(370 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(4,328 |
) |
Additions to right-of-use assets |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
20 |
|
|
|
(25 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5 |
) |
Total capex |
|
$ |
19,644 |
|
|
$ |
747 |
|
|
$ |
501 |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
20,901 |
|
Accrued capex |
|
|
(5,159 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(5,159 |
) |
Total cash capex |
|
$ |
14,485 |
|
|
$ |
747 |
|
|
$ |
501 |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
15,742 |
|
Maintenance capex |
|
$ |
11,998 |
|
|
$ |
378 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
12,385 |
|
Accrued maintenance capex |
|
|
(2,719 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,719 |
) |
Cash maintenance capex |
|
$ |
9,279 |
|
|
$ |
378 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
9 |
|
|
$ |
9,666 |
|
Growth capex |
|
$ |
7,646 |
|
|
$ |
369 |
|
|
$ |
501 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
8,516 |
|
Accrued growth capex |
|
|
(2,440 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(2,440 |
) |
Cash growth
capex |
|
$ |
5,206 |
|
|
$ |
369 |
|
|
$ |
501 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
6,076 |
|
NET DEBT AND NET LEVERAGE
RATIO
As at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 the
Company had net debt and net leverage ratio as follows:
(unaudited in thousands of US
Dollars |
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
except
as otherwise noted) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Current debt |
|
$ |
29,109 |
|
|
$ |
29,127 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
37,439 |
|
|
|
61,441 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(59,107 |
) |
|
|
(30,753 |
) |
Deferred financing costs related
to the Credit Facilities |
|
|
1,014 |
|
|
|
1,489 |
|
Net debt |
|
$ |
8,455 |
|
|
$ |
61,304 |
|
Trailing 12 months Adjusted
EBITDA |
|
$ |
125,141 |
|
|
$ |
131,802 |
|
Net leverage ratio |
|
0.1x |
|
|
0.5x |
|
LIQUIDITY
As at June 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 the
Company had liquidity as follows:
|
|
June 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
59,107 |
|
|
$ |
30,753 |
|
ABL Facility undrawn borrowing
capacity |
|
|
41,413 |
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
Liquidity |
|
$ |
100,520 |
|
|
$ |
70,753 |
|
FREE CASH FLOW
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024
and 2023, the Company had free cash flow as follows:
|
|
For the three months ended June 30, |
|
|
For the six months ended June 30, |
|
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
$ |
60,956 |
|
|
$ |
52,538 |
|
|
$ |
82,511 |
|
|
$ |
73,610 |
|
Cash flows used by investing
activities |
|
|
(18,460 |
) |
|
|
(13,505 |
) |
|
|
(22,328 |
) |
|
|
(15,743 |
) |
Free cash flow |
|
$ |
42,496 |
|
|
$ |
39,033 |
|
|
$ |
60,183 |
|
|
$ |
57,867 |
|
CORPORATE SELLING, GENERAL, AND
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024
and 2023, the Company had corporate selling, general and
administrative expenses as follows:
|
|
For the three months ended June 30, |
|
|
For the six months ended June 30, |
|
(unaudited in thousands of US Dollars) |
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Selling, general and
administrative expenses |
|
$ |
4,120 |
|
|
$ |
4,239 |
|
|
$ |
9,942 |
|
|
$ |
12,114 |
|
Share-based payment expense |
|
|
(435 |
) |
|
|
98 |
|
|
|
(857 |
) |
|
|
(2,602 |
) |
Corporate selling, general and administrative
expenses |
|
$ |
3,685 |
|
|
$ |
4,337 |
|
|
$ |
9,085 |
|
|
$ |
9,512 |
|
1 Adjusted EBITDA, trailing 12 months Adjusted
EBITDA, total capex, net debt, net leverage ratio and free cash
flow are each a non-IFRS financial measure. For additional
information on non-IFRS and other financial measures, see “Non-IFRS
financial measures” below. International Financial Reporting
Standards (“IFRS”).
2 Sales volumes reflect quantity in P2O5 of Conda sales
projections.
3 Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses,
maintenance capex, and growth capex are each non-IFRS financial
measures. For additional information on non-IFRS and other
financial measures, see “Non-IFRS financial measures” below.
4 Liquidity is a non-IFRS financial measure. For additional
information on non-IFRS and other financial measures, see “Non-IFRS
financial measures” below.
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