Gatos Silver, Inc. (NYSE/TSX: GATO) (“Gatos Silver” or the
“Company”) today announced its fourth quarter and full year 2023
financial and operating results. The Company will host an investor
and analyst call on February 21, 2024, details of which are
provided below.
The Company has a 70% interest in the Los Gatos
Joint Venture (“LGJV”), which in turn owns the Cerro Los Gatos
(“CLG”) mine in Mexico. Production for the fourth quarter of 2023
was previously disclosed on January 9, 2024. The Company’s
reporting currency is US dollars.
Dale Andres, CEO said: “During the fourth
quarter we continued to add cash to the balance sheet, generated
from another quarter of strong operational performance at the LGJV.
All-in sustaining cost (“AISC”) per silver ounce was at the lower
end of 2023 guidance thanks to improved operating efficiencies,
which helped to offset inflationary cost pressures and the impact
of the stronger Mexican peso.”
“For 2024, we expect silver production of 8.4
million ounces to 9.2 million ounces at an AISC, after by-product
credits, of $9.50 to $11.50 per payable ounce produced. On a
quarterly basis, we expect production will gradually increase
throughout the year as we debottleneck the mine and further
optimize the mill at CLG. Conversion drilling of the South-East
Deeps inferred resource to extend mine life is progressing well and
the LGJV has started ramping up exploration efforts on near mine
targets in the Los Gatos district.”
Summary
LGJV 2023 results (100% basis):
- CLG life of mine extended by 2.75
years to the end of 2030 with a 46% increase in total silver
production
- Cost of sales only 4% higher than
2022, despite mining and processing 10% more tonnes year over
year
- Cash from operating activities of
$142.0 million and free cash flow of $84.9 million1
- AISC after by-product credits of
$11.331 per payable silver ounce produced on our previously
disclosed production of 9.2 million ounces
Gatos Silver 2023 results:
- Net income of $12.9 million or
$0.19 per basic and $0.18 per diluted share
- Received capital distribution of
$59.5 million from the LGJV
- Cash used by operating activities
of $12.0 million and free cash flow of $47.5 million1
- Year-end cash balance of $55.5
million and no debt
LGJV Q4 2023 results compared to Q4 2022 (100%
basis):
- Revenue of $73.5 million, down 21%
from $93.0 million
- Cost of sales $28.0 million, up 10%
from $25.5 million
- Net income $24.9 million, down 16%
from $29.8 million
- EBITDA $38.6 million, down 38% from
$61.9 million1
- Cash from operating activities of
$38.2 million, down 2% from $39.1 million
- Sustaining capital $11.7 million,
down 40% from $19.5 million1
- Free cash flow $22.3 million, up
19% from $18.7 million1
- Co-product AISC of $14.73 per ounce
of payable silver, down 0.5% from $14.801
- By-product AISC of $11.12 per ounce
of payable silver, down 8% from $12.131
Gatos Silver Q4 2023 results compared to Q4
2022:
- Net income of $12.3 million, up
160% from $4.7 million
- Basic and diluted earnings per
share of $0.18, up 157% from $0.07
- EBITDA $11.8 million, up 116% from
$5.5 million1
- Cash used in operating activities
of $2.5 million, compared to cash provided by operations of $5.9
million
- Free cash flow $22.0 million, up
277% from $5.8 million1
1 See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below
For Gatos Silver, higher net income, earnings
per share and EBITDA1 for Q4 2023 were primarily attributable to a
decrease in general and administrative expenses and lower legal
settlement expenses. The change in operating cash flow was
primarily attributable to the dividend payment received in Q4 2022.
The increase in free cash flow1 was a result of the capital
distribution received in Q4 2023.
Cash distributions to the LGJV partners in 2023
have been made through capital distributions which is more tax
efficient than distributing cash dividends. As a result, cash
distributions are currently shown on the balance sheet as cash flow
received from investing activities, as opposed to being included as
cash flows from operating activities as in 2022 when dividends were
paid by the LGJV.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company had a cash
balance of $55.5 million, up 226% from $17.0 million a year
earlier. The increase in cash was primarily due to receipt of $59.5
million in capital distributions and a $6.0 million management fee
from the LGJV, partly offset by general and administrative costs
incurred in the year.
As of January 31, 2023, the Company had a cash
balance of $53.1 million and the LGJV had a cash balance of $43.1
million. On February 15, 2024, the LGJV made a capital distribution
to its partners of $30.0 million of which the Company received
$21.0 million.
The Company continues to be debt free with $50.0
million available under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Financial and Operating Results
Below is select operational and financial
information for the three months and years ended December 31, 2023
and 2022. For a detailed discussion of the year ended December 31,
2023 financial and operating results refer to the Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 20, 2024, on
both the EDGAR and SEDAR+ systems and posted on the Company’s
website at https://gatossilver.com.
Los Gatos Joint Venture
LGJV 100% BasisSelected Financial
Information (Unaudited) |
Three Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
Year EndedDecember 31, |
(in millions, except where otherwise stated) |
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
Revenue |
$73.5 |
|
|
$93.0 |
|
|
$268.7 |
|
|
$311.7 |
|
|
Cost of sales |
$28.0 |
|
|
$25.5 |
|
|
$111.3 |
|
|
$107.1 |
|
|
Royalties |
$0.3 |
|
|
$0.3 |
|
|
$1.4 |
|
|
$3.1 |
|
|
Exploration |
$0.8 |
|
|
$3.6 |
|
|
$2.9 |
|
|
$9.8 |
|
|
General and administrative |
$5.4 |
|
|
$4.5 |
|
|
$18.1 |
|
|
$14.3 |
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
$15.6 |
|
|
$17.0 |
|
|
$75.1 |
|
|
$69.4 |
|
|
Other (income) expense |
$0.2 |
|
|
($2.6 |
) |
|
($1.6 |
) |
|
($1.4 |
) |
|
Income tax expense |
($1.7 |
) |
|
$14.8 |
|
|
$8.1 |
|
|
$37.3 |
|
|
Net income |
$24.9 |
|
|
$29.8 |
|
|
$53.4 |
|
|
$72.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sustaining capital1 |
$11.7 |
|
|
$19.5 |
|
|
$41.6 |
|
|
$76.5 |
|
|
Resource development drilling expenditures1 |
$3.0 |
|
|
$— |
|
|
$13.5 |
|
|
$— |
|
|
EBITDA1 |
$38.6 |
|
|
$61.9 |
|
|
$135.8 |
|
|
$179.5 |
|
|
Cash provided by operating activities |
$38.2 |
|
|
$39.1 |
|
|
$142.0 |
|
|
$157.4 |
|
|
Free cash flow1 |
$22.3 |
|
|
$18.7 |
|
|
$84.9 |
|
|
$75.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Results (CLG 100% Basis) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tonnes milled (dmt) |
277,318 |
|
|
261,929 |
|
|
1,071,400 |
|
|
971,595 |
|
|
Tonnes milled per day (dmt) |
3,014 |
|
|
2,847 |
|
|
2,935 |
|
|
2,662 |
|
|
Average Grades |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver grade (g/t) |
318 |
|
|
387 |
|
|
299 |
|
|
368 |
|
|
Zinc grade (%) |
3.86 |
|
|
3.74 |
|
|
3.90 |
|
|
4.37 |
|
|
Lead grade (%) |
1.86 |
|
|
1.95 |
|
|
1.85 |
|
|
2.31 |
|
|
Gold grade (g/t) |
0.30 |
|
|
0.30 |
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
0.33 |
|
|
Production - Contained Metal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Silver ounces (millions) |
2.6 |
|
|
2.9 |
|
|
9.2 |
|
|
10.3 |
|
|
Zinc pounds – in zinc conc. (millions) |
14.6 |
|
|
13.5 |
|
|
57.3 |
|
|
60.7 |
|
|
Lead pounds – in lead conc. (millions) |
10.2 |
|
|
9.7 |
|
|
38.9 |
|
|
43.9 |
|
|
Gold ounces – in lead conc. (thousands) |
1.4 |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
5.3 |
|
|
Silver equivalent ounces (millions)2 |
3.9 |
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
14.3 |
|
|
15.8 |
|
|
Co-product cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent1 |
$11.26 |
|
|
$9.61 |
|
|
$12.11 |
|
|
$9.41 |
|
|
By-product cash cost per ounce of payable silver1 |
$6.02 |
|
|
$4.83 |
|
|
$6.31 |
|
|
$2.17 |
|
|
Co-product AISC per ounce of payable silver equivalent1 |
$14.73 |
|
|
$14.80 |
|
|
$15.51 |
|
|
$14.33 |
|
|
By-product AISC per ounce of payable silver1 |
$11.12 |
|
|
$12.13 |
|
|
$11.33 |
|
|
$10.24 |
|
|
1 See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below2 Totals
may not add up due to rounding3 Silver equivalent production for
both 2022 and 2023 is calculated using prices of $22/oz silver,
$1.20/lb zinc, $0.90/lb lead and $1,700/oz gold to “convert” zinc,
lead and gold production contained in concentrate to “equivalent”
silver ounces (contained metal, multiplied by price, divided by
silver price).
Gatos Silver, Inc.
Selected Financial Information (Unaudited) |
Three Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
Year EndedDecember 31, |
(in millions, except where otherwise stated) |
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
Exploration |
$— |
|
|
$— |
|
|
$— |
|
|
$ 0.1 |
|
|
General and Administrative |
6.5 |
|
|
8.5 |
|
|
25.7 |
|
|
25.5 |
|
|
Amortization |
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
0.2 |
|
|
Total expenses |
6.5 |
|
|
8.5 |
|
|
25.8 |
|
|
25.8 |
|
|
Equity income in affiliates |
17.7 |
|
|
20.7 |
|
|
33.6 |
|
|
45.2 |
|
|
Other income, net |
1.3 |
|
|
(6.7 |
) |
|
5.1 |
|
|
(3.4 |
) |
|
Total net other income |
19.0 |
|
|
14.0 |
|
|
38.8 |
|
|
41.9 |
|
|
Income tax expense |
0.1 |
|
|
0.7 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
1.6 |
|
|
Net income |
$12.3 |
|
|
$4.7 |
|
|
$12.9 |
|
|
$14.5 |
|
|
Net income per share basic |
$0.18 |
|
|
$0.07 |
|
|
$0.19 |
|
|
$0.21 |
|
|
Net income per share diluted |
$0.18 |
|
|
$0.07 |
|
|
$0.18 |
|
|
$0.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
EBITDA1 |
$11.8 |
|
|
$5.5 |
|
|
$12.4 |
|
|
$16.6 |
|
|
Cash (used) provided by operating activities |
($2.5 |
) |
|
$5.9 |
|
|
($12.0 |
) |
|
$14.6 |
|
|
Free cash flow1 |
$22.0 |
|
|
$5.8 |
|
|
$47.5 |
|
|
$14.5 |
|
|
1 See Non-GAAP Financial Measures below2 Totals
may not add up due to rounding
2024 Guidance (CLG 100% basis)
Production and cost guidance for 2024 is shown
in the table below:
CLG 2024 Full Year Guidance (100% Basis) |
Production guidance - Contained Metal |
|
Silver ounces (millions) |
8.4 – 9.2 |
Zinc pounds - in zinc conc. (millions) |
61 – 69 |
Lead pounds - in zinc conc. (millions) |
40 – 46 |
Gold ounces - in zinc conc. (thousands) |
4.5 – 5.5 |
Silver Equivalent ("AgEq") ounces - (millions)1 |
13.5 – 15.0 |
All-in Sustaining Cost (AISC)2 |
|
By-product basis ($/oz Ag payable) |
$9.50 – $11.50 |
Co-product basis ($/oz AgEq payable) |
$14.00 – $16.00 |
1 Silver equivalent production is calculated using prices
of $23/oz silver, $1.20/lb zinc, $0.90/lb lead and $1,800/oz gold
to “convert” zinc, lead and gold production contained in
concentrate to “equivalent” silver ounces (contained metal,
multiplied by price, divided by silver price). For 2022 and 2023,
silver equivalent production was calculated using prices of $22/oz
silver, $1.20/lb zinc, $0.90/lb lead and $1,700/oz gold. For
comparative purposes, the calculated silver equivalent production
in the table above at these price assumptions would be 13.7 – 15.3
million ounces.2 Financial metrics assume an exchange rate of
18.50 Mexican Pesos per US$1.00. In 2022 and 2023, an exchange rate
of 20.00 Mexican Pesos per US$1.00 was assumed. Costs used in
calculating financial metrics include an allocation for Gatos
Silver and Dowa corporate costs paid by the Los Gatos Joint Venture
(“LGJV”) of approximately $7 million per year. See “Non-GAAP
Financial Performance Measures” for additional information.
Gatos Silver expects plant throughput to average
between 3,000 and 3,300 tonnes processed per day in 2024, compared
to 2,935 tonnes per day in 2023. Feed grades to the mill are
expected to be lower in the first quarter versus the average grades
expected during the year. Following previously disclosed mill
throughput tests conducted in December 2023 demonstrating higher
capacity with good metallurgical performance, the LGJV plans to
continue to strive to achieve sustainably higher plant throughput
rates as mine debottlenecking efforts continue with a medium-term
target to sustain 3,500 tonnes per day beyond 2024, or 40% above
original design capacity.
The Company expects sustaining capital
expenditures at CLG (100% basis) to be approximately $45 million in
2024, of which $25 million is for underground development primarily
to access the lower levels of the NW and Central zones and to
further develop access to the SE zone. The remainder of capital
expenditures are expected to be primarily associated with minor
upgrades to the processing plant, equipment replacements and
rebuilds, and dewatering and other infrastructure work including
projects to help improve operating efficiencies and to support
debottlenecking efforts in the mine.
Exploration and definition drilling expenditures
are expected to be approximately $18 million in 2024, of which $9
million is expected to be capitalized and incurred on resource
development drilling primarily in the South East Deeps zone and $9
million expensed and incurred on greenfield exploration. The LGJV
currently has eight active drill rigs on surface and four
underground. The primary focus until the end of the first quarter
of 2024 is infilling the South East Deeps zone to approximately 50
metre spacing for the 2024 mineral resource and mineral reserve
update anticipated to be announced in the third quarter of 2024.
After the end of the first quarter, the focus for the surface
drilling rigs is expected to shift to other district targets
including Portigueño, San Luis and El Lince.
Financial Results Webcast and Conference
Call
Investors and analysts are invited to attend the
financial results webcast and conference call as follows:
Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024Time: 11:00
a.m. ETListen-Only Webcast:
https://events.q4inc.com/attendee/541149212Direct Event
Registration Link (for Analysts only):
https://registrations.events/direct/Q4I90079276Dial-in number:
1-888-500-3691 or +1-646-307-1951 Conference ID: 90079
An archive of the webcast will be available on
the Company’s website at: https://gatossilver.com within 24
hours.
About Gatos Silver
Gatos Silver is a silver dominant exploration,
development and production company that discovered a new silver and
zinc-rich mineral district in southern Chihuahua State, Mexico. As
a 70% owner of the Los Gatos Joint Venture (“LGJV”), the Company is
primarily focused on operating the Cerro Los Gatos mine and on
growth and development of the Los Gatos district. The LGJV includes
approximately 103,000 hectares of mineral rights, representing a
highly prospective and under-explored district with numerous
silver-zinc-lead epithermal mineralized zones identified as
priority targets.
Qualified Person
Scientific and technical disclosure in this
press release was approved by Anthony (Tony) Scott, P.Geo., Senior
Vice President of Corporate Development and Technical Services of
Gatos Silver who is a “Qualified Person” as defined in S-K 1300 and
NI 43-101.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We use certain measures that are not defined by
GAAP to evaluate various aspects of our business. These non-GAAP
financial measures are intended to provide additional information
only and do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by GAAP
and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for
measures of performance prepared in accordance with GAAP. The
measures are not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash
flow from operations as determined under GAAP.
Cash Costs and All-In Sustaining
Costs
Cash costs and all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”)
are non-GAAP measures. AISC was calculated based on guidance
provided by the World Gold Council (“WGC”). WGC is not a regulatory
industry organization and does not have the authority to develop
accounting standards for disclosure requirements. Other mining
companies may calculate AISC differently as a result of differences
in underlying accounting principles and policies applied, as well
as definitional differences of sustaining versus expansionary (i.e.
non-sustaining) capital expenditures based upon each company’s
internal policies. Current GAAP measures used in the mining
industry, such as cost of sales, do not capture all of the
expenditures incurred to discover, develop and sustain production.
Therefore, we believe that cash costs and AISC are non-GAAP
measures that provide additional information to management,
investors and analysts that aid in the understanding of the
economics of the Company’s operations and performance compared to
other producers and provides investors visibility by better
defining the total costs associated with production.
Cash costs include all direct and indirect
operating cash costs related directly to the physical activities of
producing metals, including mining, processing and other plant
costs, treatment and refining costs, general and administrative
costs, royalties and mining production taxes. AISC includes total
production cash costs incurred at the LGJV’s mining operations plus
sustaining capital expenditures. The Company believes this measure
represents the total sustainable costs of producing silver from
current operations and provides additional information of the
LGJV’s operational performance and ability to generate cash flows.
As the measure seeks to reflect the full cost of silver production
from current operations, new project and expansionary capital at
current operations are not included. Certain cash expenditures such
as exploration, new project spending, tax payments, dividends, and
financing costs are not included.
EBITDA
Management uses earnings before interest, income
tax, depreciation, depletion and amortization (“EBITDA”) to
evaluate the Company’s operating performance, to plan and forecast
its operations, and assess leverage levels and liquidity measures.
The Company believes the use of EBITDA reflects the underlying
operating performance of our core mining business and allows
investors and analysts to compare results of the Company to similar
results of other mining companies. EBITDA do not represent, and
should not be considered an alternative to, net income or cash flow
from operations as determined under GAAP.
Free Cash Flow
Management uses Free Cash Flow as a non-GAAP
measure to analyze cash flows generated from operations. Free Cash
Flow is Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities less Cash
flow from Investing Activities as presented on the Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows. The Company believes Free Cash Flow is
also useful as one of the bases for comparing the Company’s
performance with its competitors. Although Free Cash Flow and
similar measures are frequently used as measures of cash flows
generated from operations by other companies, the Company’s
calculation of Free Cash Flow is not necessarily comparable to such
other similarly titled captions of other companies.
Reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP
measures
The table below presents a reconciliation
between the most comparable GAAP measure of the LGJV’s expenses to
the non-GAAP measures of (i) cash costs, (ii) cash costs, net of
by-product credits, (iii) co-product AISC and (iv) by-product AISC
for our operations.
CLG 100% BasisFinancial |
Three Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
Year EndedDecember 31, |
(in thousands, except where otherwise stated) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
Expenses |
$ |
50,034 |
|
|
$ |
50,921 |
|
|
$ |
208,682 |
|
|
$ |
203,631 |
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
(15,552 |
) |
|
|
(17,040 |
) |
|
|
(75,110 |
) |
|
|
(69,380 |
) |
|
Exploration1 |
|
(757 |
) |
|
|
(3,565 |
) |
|
|
(2,875 |
) |
|
|
(9,800 |
) |
|
Treatment and refining costs2 |
|
4,309 |
|
|
|
5,797 |
|
|
|
17,174 |
|
|
|
21,871 |
|
|
Cash costs |
$ |
38,034 |
|
|
$ |
36,113 |
|
|
$ |
147,871 |
|
|
$ |
146,322 |
|
|
Sustaining capital3 |
|
11,701 |
|
|
|
19,490 |
|
|
|
41,571 |
|
|
|
76,526 |
|
|
Co-product all-in sustaining costs |
$ |
49,735 |
|
|
$ |
55,603 |
|
|
$ |
189,442 |
|
|
$ |
222,848 |
|
|
By-product credits4 |
|
(24,241 |
) |
|
|
(23,243 |
) |
|
|
(95,648 |
) |
|
|
(125,782 |
) |
|
All-in sustaining costs, net of by-product credits |
$ |
25,494 |
|
|
$ |
32,360 |
|
|
$ |
93,794 |
|
|
$ |
97,066 |
|
|
Cash costs, net of by-product credits |
$ |
13,793 |
|
|
$ |
12,870 |
|
|
$ |
52,223 |
|
|
$ |
20,540 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payable ounces of silver equivalent5 |
|
3,377 |
|
|
|
3,756 |
|
|
|
12,214 |
|
|
|
15,552 |
|
|
Co-product cash cost per ounce of payable silver equivalent |
$ |
11.26 |
|
|
$ |
9.61 |
|
|
$ |
12.11 |
|
|
$ |
9.41 |
|
|
Co-product AISC per ounce of payable silver equivalent |
$ |
14.73 |
|
|
$ |
14.80 |
|
|
$ |
15.51 |
|
|
$ |
14.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payable ounces of silver |
|
2,293 |
|
|
|
2,667 |
|
|
|
8,282 |
|
|
|
9,482 |
|
|
By-product cash cost per ounce of payable silver |
$ |
6.02 |
|
|
$ |
4.83 |
|
|
$ |
6.31 |
|
|
$ |
2.17 |
|
|
By-product AISC per ounce of payable silver |
$ |
11.12 |
|
|
$ |
12.13 |
|
|
$ |
11.3 |
|
|
$ |
10.24 |
|
|
1 Exploration costs are not related to current
operations.2 Represent reductions on customer invoices and included
in Sales of the LGJV combined statement of income (loss).3
Sustaining capital excludes resource development drilling costs
related to resource development drilling of the South- East Deeps
zone.4 By-product credits reflect realized metal prices of zinc,
lead and gold for the applicable period, which includes any final
settlement adjustments from prior periods.5 Payable silver
equivalents utilize the average realized prices during the year
ended December 31, 2023, of $24.33/oz silver, $1.10/lb zinc,
$0.97/lb lead and $1,818/oz gold and the average realized prices
during the three months ended December 31, 2023, of $22.36/oz
silver, $1.10/lb zinc, $0.95/lb lead and $1,789/oz gold. Payable
silver equivalents utilize the average realized prices during the
year ended December 31, 2022, of $20.72/oz silver, $1.58/lb zinc,
$0.90/lb lead and $1,678/oz gold and the average realized prices
during the three months ended December 31, 2022, of $21.35/oz
silver, $1.09/lb zinc, $0.89/lb lead and $1,591/oz gold. Realized
prices include the impact of final settlement adjustments from
sales.
The following table provides a breakdown of cash
flows used by investing activities of the LGJV:
|
Three Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
Twelve Months EndedDecember
31, |
(in thousands) |
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
Cash flow used by investing activities |
$ |
15,927 |
|
$ |
20,376 |
|
|
$ |
57,087 |
|
$ |
82,279 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sustaining capital |
$ |
11,701 |
|
$ |
19,490 |
|
|
$ |
41,571 |
|
$ |
76,526 |
|
Resource development drilling |
|
2,965 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
13,464 |
|
|
— |
|
Materials & supplies |
|
97 |
|
|
(8 |
) |
|
|
600 |
|
|
327 |
|
Amount included in accounts payable |
|
1,164 |
|
|
894 |
|
|
|
1,452 |
|
|
5,426 |
|
Total |
$ |
15,927 |
|
$ |
20,376 |
|
|
$ |
57,087 |
|
$ |
82,279 |
|
The table below reconciles EBITDA, a non-GAAP
measure to Net income for the Company:
|
Three Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
Twelve Months EndedDecember
31, |
(in thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
Net income |
$ |
12,330 |
|
|
$ |
4,744 |
|
|
$ |
12,860 |
|
|
$ |
14,529 |
|
|
Interest expense |
|
— |
|
|
|
65 |
|
|
|
679 |
|
|
|
433 |
|
|
Interest income |
|
(656 |
) |
|
|
(105 |
) |
|
|
(1,332 |
) |
|
|
(154 |
) |
|
Income tax expense |
|
114 |
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
1,565 |
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
5 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
|
EBITDA |
$ |
11,793 |
|
|
$ |
5,452 |
|
|
$ |
12,400 |
|
|
$ |
16,553 |
|
|
The table below reconciles of EBITDA, a non-GAAP
measure, to the LGJV’s Net income:
|
Three Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
Twelve Months EndedDecember
31, |
(in thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
Net income |
$ |
24,943 |
|
|
$ |
29,822 |
|
$ |
53,443 |
|
|
$ |
72,216 |
|
Interest expense |
|
176 |
|
|
|
214 |
|
|
660 |
|
|
|
582 |
|
Interest income |
|
(420 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
(1,567 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Income tax expense |
|
(1,667 |
) |
|
|
14,818 |
|
|
8,147 |
|
|
|
37,306 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
15,552 |
|
|
|
17,040 |
|
|
75,110 |
|
|
|
69,380 |
|
EBITDA |
$ |
38,584 |
|
|
$ |
61,894 |
|
$ |
135,793 |
|
|
$ |
179,484 |
|
The following table sets forth a reconciliation
of Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, to Cash (used)
provided by operating activities operating activities for the
Company, which the Company believes to be the GAAP financial
measure most directly comparable to Free Cash Flow.
|
Three Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
Twelve Months EndedDecember
31, |
(in thousands) |
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
Net cash (used) provided by operating
activities |
($2,485 |
) |
|
$5,874 |
|
|
($12,020 |
) |
|
$14,554 |
|
|
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |
24,500 |
|
|
(33 |
) |
|
59,500 |
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
Free cash flow |
$22,015 |
|
|
$5,841 |
|
|
$47,480 |
|
|
$14,494 |
|
|
The following table sets forth a reconciliation
of Free Cash Flow, a non-GAAP financial measure, to Cash provided
by operating activities for the LGJV.
|
Three Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
Twelve Months EndedDecember
31, |
|
(in thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
38,212 |
|
|
$ |
39,124 |
|
|
$ |
142,001 |
|
|
$ |
157,374 |
|
|
Net cash used by investing activities |
|
(15,927 |
) |
|
|
(20,376 |
) |
|
|
(57,087 |
) |
|
|
(82,279 |
) |
|
Free cash flow |
$ |
22,285 |
|
|
$ |
18,748 |
|
|
$ |
84,914 |
|
|
$ |
75,095 |
|
|
Please see Appendix A for the unaudited balance
sheets of the Company and the LGJV as of December 31, 2023 and
2022, the related unaudited consolidated statements of income of
the Company, unaudited combined statements of operations of the
LGJV, and statement of cash flows for the years then end.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements that
constitute “forward looking information” and “forward-looking
statements” within the meaning of U.S. and Canadian securities
laws. All statements other than statements of historical facts
contained in this press release, including statements regarding the
progress of conversion drilling and exploration, production and
cost guidance for 2024, and expected or potential feed grades, mine
debottlenecking, processing rates, capital costs and exploration
expenditures, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking
statements are based on management’s beliefs and assumptions and on
information currently available to management. Such statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ
materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking
statements, and such other risks and uncertainties described in our
filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and
Canadian securities commissions. Gatos Silver expressly disclaims
any obligation or undertaking to update the forward-looking
statements contained in this press release to reflect any change in
its expectations or any change in events, conditions, or
circumstances on which such statements are based unless required to
do so by applicable law. No assurance can be given that such future
results will be achieved. Forward-looking statements speak only as
of the date of this press release.
Investors and Media Contact
André van NiekerkChief Financial
Officerinvestors@gatossilver.com604-424 0984
APPENDIX A
GATOS SILVER, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS(UNAUDITED)
|
As of December 31, |
(US$ in thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Current
Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
55,484 |
|
|
$ |
17,004 |
|
Related party receivables |
|
560 |
|
|
|
1,773 |
|
Other current assets |
|
22,642 |
|
|
|
16,871 |
|
Total current assets |
|
78,686 |
|
|
|
35,648 |
|
Non-Current
Assets |
|
|
|
Investment in affiliates |
|
321,914 |
|
|
|
347,793 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
266 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other non-current assets |
|
38 |
|
|
|
60 |
|
Total
Assets |
$ |
400,904 |
|
|
$ |
383,501 |
|
LIABILITIES AND
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Accounts payable, accrued and other liabilities |
$ |
33,357 |
|
|
$ |
26,358 |
|
Non-Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Credit Facility, net of debt issuance costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
8,661 |
|
Stockholders’
Equity |
|
|
|
Common Stock, $0.001 par value; 700,000,000 shares authorized;
69,181,047 and 69,162,223 shares outstanding as of December 31,
2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively |
|
117 |
|
|
|
117 |
|
Paid-in capital |
|
553,319 |
|
|
|
547,114 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(185,889 |
) |
|
|
(198,749 |
) |
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
367,547 |
|
|
|
348,482 |
|
Total Liabilities and
Stockholders’ Equity |
$ |
400,904 |
|
|
$ |
383,501 |
|
GATOS SILVER, INC.CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME(UNAUDITED)
(US$ in thousands, except for share data) |
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
26 |
|
|
$ |
110 |
|
General and administrative |
|
6,531 |
|
|
|
8,501 |
|
|
|
25,688 |
|
|
|
25,468 |
|
Amortization |
|
5 |
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
|
79 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
Total expenses |
|
6,536 |
|
|
|
8,549 |
|
|
|
25,793 |
|
|
|
25,758 |
|
Other
income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity income in affiliates |
|
17,700 |
|
|
|
20,703 |
|
|
|
33,622 |
|
|
|
45,230 |
|
Legal settlement loss |
|
(1,500 |
) |
|
|
(7,900 |
) |
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
|
|
(7,900 |
) |
Interest expense |
|
— |
|
|
|
(65 |
) |
|
|
(679 |
) |
|
|
(433 |
) |
Interest income |
|
656 |
|
|
|
105 |
|
|
|
1,332 |
|
|
|
154 |
|
Other income |
|
2,124 |
|
|
|
1,150 |
|
|
|
5,992 |
|
|
|
4,801 |
|
Total net other income |
|
18,980 |
|
|
|
13,993 |
|
|
|
38,767 |
|
|
|
41,852 |
|
Income before
taxes |
|
12,444 |
|
|
|
5,444 |
|
|
|
12,974 |
|
|
|
16,094 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
114 |
|
|
|
700 |
|
|
|
114 |
|
|
|
1,565 |
|
Net income |
$ |
12,330 |
|
|
$ |
4,744 |
|
|
$ |
12,860 |
|
|
$ |
14,529 |
|
Net income per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
0.19 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
Diluted |
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.07 |
|
|
$ |
0.18 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
Weighted average shares
outstanding: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
|
69,167,601 |
|
|
|
69,162,223 |
|
|
|
69,163,564 |
|
|
|
69,162,223 |
|
Diluted |
|
70,074,615 |
|
|
|
69,309,019 |
|
|
|
69,536,298 |
|
|
|
69,309,019 |
|
GATOS SILVER, INC.CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(UNAUDITED)
|
For the year ended December 31, |
(US$ in thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
12,860 |
|
|
$ |
14,529 |
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating
activities: |
|
|
|
Amortization |
|
79 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
5,336 |
|
|
|
2,840 |
|
Equity income in affiliates |
|
(33,622 |
) |
|
|
(45,230 |
) |
Other |
|
1,159 |
|
|
|
199 |
|
Deferred tax asset |
|
(266 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Dividends from affiliates |
|
— |
|
|
|
30,775 |
|
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating
assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
Receivables from related‑parties |
|
1,213 |
|
|
|
(180 |
) |
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |
|
6,992 |
|
|
|
24,632 |
|
Other current assets |
|
(5,771 |
) |
|
|
(13,191 |
) |
Net cash (used) provided by operating activities |
|
(12,020 |
) |
|
|
14,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
INVESTING
ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
|
— |
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
Capital distribution received from affiliate |
|
59,500 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities |
|
59,500 |
|
|
|
(60 |
) |
|
|
|
|
FINANCING
ACTIVITIES |
|
|
|
Credit Facility repayment |
|
(9,000 |
) |
|
|
(4,000 |
) |
Financing costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
(106 |
) |
Net cash used by financing activities |
|
(9,000 |
) |
|
|
(4,106 |
) |
Net increase in cash and cash
equivalents |
|
38,480 |
|
|
|
10,388 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents,
beginning of period |
|
17,004 |
|
|
|
6,616 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end
of period |
$ |
55,484 |
|
|
$ |
17,004 |
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid |
$ |
417 |
|
|
$ |
645 |
|
Supplemental disclosure of
noncash transactions: |
|
|
|
Recognition of Right of Use Asset and Lease Liability |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
128 |
|
LOS GATOS JOINT VENTURECOMBINED BALANCE
SHEETS(UNAUDITED)
|
As of December 31, |
(US$ in thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
Current
Assets |
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
34,303 |
|
|
$ |
34,936 |
|
Receivables |
|
12,634 |
|
|
|
26,655 |
|
Inventories |
|
16,397 |
|
|
|
11,542 |
|
VAT receivable |
|
12,610 |
|
|
|
21,531 |
|
Income tax receivable |
|
20,185 |
|
|
|
27,039 |
|
Other current assets |
|
1,253 |
|
|
|
4,138 |
|
Total current assets |
|
97,382 |
|
|
|
125,841 |
|
Non-Current
Assets |
|
|
|
Mine development, net |
|
234,980 |
|
|
|
232,515 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
171,965 |
|
|
|
198,600 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
9,568 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total non-current assets |
|
416,513 |
|
|
|
431,115 |
|
Total
Assets |
$ |
513,895 |
|
|
$ |
556,956 |
|
LIABILITIES AND
OWNERS’ CAPITAL |
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
$ |
38,704 |
|
|
$ |
46,751 |
|
Related party payable |
|
560 |
|
|
|
1,792 |
|
Equipment loans |
|
— |
|
|
|
480 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
39,264 |
|
|
|
49,023 |
|
Non-Current
Liabilities |
|
|
|
Lease liability |
|
208 |
|
|
|
268 |
|
Asset retirement obligation |
|
11,593 |
|
|
|
15,809 |
|
Deferred tax liabilities |
|
3,885 |
|
|
|
1,354 |
|
Total non-current liabilities |
|
15,686 |
|
|
|
17,431 |
|
Owners’
Capital |
|
|
|
Capital contributions |
|
455,638 |
|
|
|
540,638 |
|
Paid-in capital |
|
18,186 |
|
|
|
18,186 |
|
Accumulated deficit |
|
(14,879 |
) |
|
|
(68,322 |
) |
Total owners’ capital |
|
458,945 |
|
|
|
490,502 |
|
Total Liabilities and
Owners’ Capital |
$ |
513,895 |
|
|
$ |
556,956 |
|
LOS GATOS JOINT VENTURECOMBINED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(LOSS)(UNAUDITED)
|
Three Months Ended December 31, |
Year Ended December 31, |
(US$ in thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenue |
$ |
73,509 |
|
|
$ |
92,994 |
|
|
$ |
268,671 |
|
|
$ |
311,724 |
|
Expenses |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales |
|
28,011 |
|
|
|
25,525 |
|
|
|
111,266 |
|
|
|
107,075 |
|
Royalties |
|
339 |
|
|
|
330 |
|
|
|
1,363 |
|
|
|
3,069 |
|
Exploration |
|
757 |
|
|
|
3,565 |
|
|
|
2,875 |
|
|
|
9,800 |
|
General and administrative |
|
5,375 |
|
|
|
4,461 |
|
|
|
18,068 |
|
|
|
14,307 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
15,552 |
|
|
|
17,040 |
|
|
|
75,110 |
|
|
|
69,380 |
|
Total expenses |
|
50,034 |
|
|
|
50,921 |
|
|
|
208,682 |
|
|
|
203,631 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other expense
(income) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
176 |
|
|
|
214 |
|
|
|
660 |
|
|
|
582 |
|
Interest income |
|
(420 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,567 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Accretion expense |
|
279 |
|
|
|
276 |
|
|
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
1,103 |
|
Other expense (income) |
|
728 |
|
|
|
(766 |
) |
|
|
741 |
|
|
|
(766 |
) |
Foreign exchange gain |
|
(564 |
) |
|
|
(2,291 |
) |
|
|
(2,580 |
) |
|
|
(2,348 |
) |
|
|
199 |
|
|
|
(2,567 |
) |
|
|
(1,601 |
) |
|
|
(1,429 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before
taxes |
|
23,276 |
|
|
|
44,640 |
|
|
|
61,590 |
|
|
|
109,522 |
|
Income tax
expense/(recovery) |
|
(1,667 |
) |
|
|
14,818 |
|
|
|
8,147 |
|
|
|
37,306 |
|
Net
income |
$ |
24,943 |
|
|
$ |
29,822 |
|
|
$ |
53,443 |
|
|
$ |
72,216 |
|
LOS GATOS JOINT VENTURECOMBINED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(UNAUDITED)
|
For the year ended December 31, |
(US$ in thousands) |
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities: |
|
|
|
Net income |
$ |
53,443 |
|
|
$ |
72,216 |
|
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided by operating activities: |
|
|
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
75,110 |
|
|
|
69,380 |
|
Accretion |
|
1,145 |
|
|
|
1,103 |
|
Deferred taxes |
|
(7,623 |
) |
|
|
21,013 |
|
Unrealized gain on foreign currency rate change |
|
(4,523 |
) |
|
|
(4,434 |
) |
Other |
|
— |
|
|
|
(174 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities: |
|
|
|
VAT receivable |
|
9,619 |
|
|
|
23,986 |
|
Receivables |
|
14,021 |
|
|
|
(15,393 |
) |
Inventories |
|
(5,273 |
) |
|
|
(353 |
) |
Unearned revenue |
|
— |
|
|
|
(1,714 |
) |
Other current assets |
|
2,494 |
|
|
|
661 |
|
Income tax receivable |
|
10,771 |
|
|
|
(27,039 |
) |
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |
|
(5,951 |
) |
|
|
17,939 |
|
Payables to related parties |
|
(1,232 |
) |
|
|
183 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
142,001 |
|
|
|
157,374 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
investing activities: |
|
|
|
Mine development |
|
(36,637 |
) |
|
|
(44,934 |
) |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
|
(19,850 |
) |
|
|
(37,018 |
) |
Materials and supplies inventory |
|
(600 |
) |
|
|
(327 |
) |
Net cash used by investing activities |
|
(57,087 |
) |
|
|
(82,279 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from
financing activities: |
|
|
|
Capital distributions |
|
(85,000 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Equipment loan and Lease
payments |
|
(547 |
) |
|
|
(5,439 |
) |
Partner dividends |
|
— |
|
|
|
(55,000 |
) |
Net cash used by financing activities |
|
(85,547 |
) |
|
|
(60,439 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in
cash and cash equivalents |
|
(633 |
) |
|
|
14,656 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents,
beginning of period |
|
34,936 |
|
|
|
20,280 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end
of period |
$ |
34,303 |
|
|
$ |
34,936 |
|
Interest paid |
$ |
660 |
|
|
$ |
236 |
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of
noncash transactions: |
|
|
|
Asset retirement obligation |
$ |
5,364 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Mine development costs included in accrued liabilities |
$ |
10,205 |
|
|
$ |
3,427 |
|
Property, plant and equipment included in accrued liabilities |
$ |
11,046 |
|
|
$ |
2,648 |
|
Materials and supplies included in accrued liabilities |
$ |
1,018 |
|
|
$ |
202 |
|
Recognition of Right of Use Asset and Lease Liability |
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
328 |
|
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