Sierra Metals Reports Third Quarter 2023 Operating and Financial Performance
- Revenue of $57.0 million in Q3 2023, a 62% increase from Q3 2022.
- Adjusted EBITDA of $8.1 million in Q3 2023, significantly higher than the Adjusted EBITDA of $(6.2) million in Q3 2022.
- Copper equivalent production of 18.5 million pounds in Q3 2023; a 27% increase from Q3 2022.
- Consolidated cash costs per copper equivalent payable pound in Q3 2023 of $2.11 and consolidated All-In Sustaining Costs per equivalent payable pound of $3.66 were 12% and 5% lower, respectively, than the same quarter of 2022.
- On-track to meet 2023 production and cost guidance.
- Second tranche of the private placement in the amount of C$3,543,663.40 is now available to the Company.
- None.
(All $ figures reported in USD)
Current and historical production and financial results for Cusi are not included in the Company’s consolidated results, 2023 Guidance as Cusi has been classified as a Discontinued Operation.
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Revenue of
$57.0 million 62% increase from Q3 2022. -
Adjusted EBITDA(1) of
$8.1 million $(6.2) million -
Operating cash flows before movements in working capital(1) of
$6.0 million $(6.8) million -
Net loss, excluding discontinued operations, in Q3 2023 was
$2.8 million $38.1 million -
Copper equivalent production of 18.5 million pounds in Q3 2023; a
27% increase from Q3 2022. -
Consolidated cash costs per copper equivalent payable pound(1) in Q3 2023 of
$2.11 $3.66 12% and5% lower, respectively, than the same quarter of 2022. - On-track to meet 2023 production and cost guidance.
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Second tranche of the private placement in the amount of
C is now available to the Company, in addition to the amount of$3,543,663.40 C previously made available in the first tranche of the private placement.$12,837,133.40
Management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss Q3 2023 Results today, November 13, 2023, at 11:00 AM (EST). Click HERE to register.
Ernesto Balarezo, CEO of Sierra Metals, commented, “We continued to make incremental improvements across our operations during the quarter, and are very pleased the hard work by our team is paying off as we are on track to meet 2023 guidance. During the quarter we placed the non-core Cusi silver mine on care and maintenance and initiated a sale process for this asset with the belief that these steps will improve our portfolio and support our future growth. And lastly, we are pleased with the support shown by shareholders who participated in our recent financing, which validated our strategy and helped to strengthen our balance sheet.”
(1) This is a non-IFRS performance measure. See the Non-IFRS Performance Measures section of the press release. |
Mr. Balarezo continues, “In the first three quarters of 2023, we have almost equaled the entire production of 2022 so our operational improvements are working. The momentum across our business has continued into the fourth quarter as we look forward to a strong finish for 2023.”
Q3 2023 Consolidated Financial Summary
The information provided below are excerpts from the Company’s Q3 2023 financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”), which are available on the Company's website (www.SierraMetals.com) and on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under the Company’s profile.
Consolidated results include results from the Company’s Yauricocha Mine (“Yauricocha”) in
| (In thousands of dollars, except per share and cash cost amounts, consolidated figures unless noted otherwise) |
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Nine months ended September 30, |
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Q3 2023 |
Q2 2023 |
Q3 2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
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| Operating | |||||||||||||||
| Ore Processed / Tonnes Milled |
|
622,622 |
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650,302 |
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496,726 |
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1,791,086 |
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1,572,991 |
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| Silver Ounces Produced (000's) |
|
458 |
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523 |
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|
327 |
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|
1,370 |
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|
991 |
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| Copper Pounds Produced (000's) |
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9,477 |
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10,459 |
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6,299 |
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28,221 |
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20,957 |
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| Lead Pounds Produced (000's) |
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4,084 |
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3,930 |
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3,579 |
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10,792 |
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10,467 |
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| Zinc Pounds Produced (000's) |
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11,176 |
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12,228 |
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10,815 |
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33,983 |
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31,733 |
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| Gold Ounces Produced |
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3,651 |
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4,311 |
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2,010 |
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11,753 |
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6,121 |
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| Copper Equivalent Pounds Produced (000's)1 |
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18,496 |
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20,246 |
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14,593 |
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55,342 |
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44,261 |
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| Cash Cost per Tonne Processed | $ |
59.36 |
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$ |
56.24 |
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$ |
65.41 |
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$ |
58.00 |
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$ |
62.77 |
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| Cash Cost per CuEqLb2 | $ |
2.11 |
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$ |
1.80 |
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$ |
2.39 |
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$ |
2.00 |
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$ |
2.51 |
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| AISC per CuEqLb2 | $ |
3.66 |
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$ |
3.24 |
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$ |
3.85 |
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$ |
3.43 |
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$ |
4.11 |
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| Cash Cost per CuEqLb (Yauricocha)2 | $ |
2.08 |
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$ |
2.29 |
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$ |
2.01 |
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$ |
2.14 |
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$ |
2.09 |
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| AISC per CuEqLb (Yauricocha)2 | $ |
3.75 |
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$ |
3.97 |
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$ |
3.36 |
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$ |
3.62 |
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$ |
3.49 |
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| Cash Cost per CuEqLb (Bolivar)2 | $ |
2.15 |
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$ |
1.62 |
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$ |
3.38 |
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$ |
1.86 |
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$ |
3.71 |
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| AISC per CuEqLb (Bolivar)2 | $ |
3.57 |
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$ |
3.02 |
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$ |
5.12 |
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$ |
3.24 |
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$ |
5.88 |
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| Financial | |||||||||||||||
| Revenues | $ |
56,963 |
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$ |
58,411 |
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$ |
35,198 |
|
$ |
168,911 |
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$ |
126,959 |
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| Adjusted EBITDA2 | $ |
8,080 |
|
$ |
14,494 |
|
$ |
(6,218 |
) |
$ |
38,056 |
|
$ |
10,296 |
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| Operating cash flows before movements in working capital | $ |
6,013 |
|
$ |
11,588 |
|
$ |
(6,768 |
) |
$ |
30,452 |
|
$ |
2,303 |
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| Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to shareholders2 | $ |
(2,137 |
) |
$ |
5,985 |
|
$ |
(12,125 |
) |
$ |
9,388 |
|
$ |
(16,442 |
) |
| Net income (loss) attributable to shareholders | $ |
(9,301 |
) |
$ |
1,638 |
|
$ |
(46,150 |
) |
$ |
(5,610 |
) |
$ |
(61,047 |
) |
| Net income (loss) (excluding discontinued operations) | $ |
(2,758 |
) |
$ |
3,896 |
|
$ |
(38,102 |
) |
$ |
4,699 |
|
$ |
(52,144 |
) |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ |
6,052 |
|
$ |
4,393 |
|
$ |
13,690 |
|
$ |
6,052 |
|
$ |
13,690 |
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| Working capital 3 | $ |
(81,375 |
) |
$ |
(88,431 |
) |
$ |
(52,345 |
) |
$ |
(81,375 |
) |
$ |
(52,345 |
) |
(1) Copper equivalent pounds were calculated using the following realized prices: |
Q3 2023 - |
Q2 2023 - |
Q3 2022 - |
9M 2023 - |
9M 2022 - |
(2) This is a non-IFRS performance measure, see Non-IFRS Performance Measures section of the MD&A. |
(3) Despite the successful refinancing of part of the corporate credit facility and improved operational performance, the Company continues to be in breach of some of its debt covenants, since these are calculated on a rolling four-quarter basis. Hence the working capital continues to be negative due to the result of the reclassification of the long-term portion of the corporate facility and term loan to current. |
Revenue from metals payable was
| Realized Metal Prices |
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Nine months ended September 30, |
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| (In US dollars) | Q3 2023 |
Q2 2023 |
Q3 2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
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| Silver (oz) | $ |
23.56 |
$ |
24.17 |
$ |
19.26 |
$ |
23.44 |
$ |
21.95 |
| Copper (lb) | $ |
3.78 |
$ |
3.99 |
$ |
3.51 |
$ |
3.94 |
$ |
4.12 |
| Zinc (lb) | $ |
1.10 |
$ |
1.16 |
$ |
1.49 |
$ |
1.23 |
$ |
1.66 |
| Lead (lb) | $ |
0.98 |
$ |
0.96 |
$ |
0.90 |
$ |
0.97 |
$ |
0.99 |
| Gold (oz) | $ |
1,927 |
$ |
1,977 |
$ |
1,730 |
$ |
1,932 |
$ |
1,826 |
Consolidated cash costs per copper equivalent payable pound(1) in Q3 2023 of
Adjusted EBITDA(1) in Q3 2023 was
Net loss attributable to shareholders for Q3 2023 was
Excluding discontinued operations, net loss was
Adjusted net loss attributable to shareholders(1) of
(1) This is a non-IFRS performance measure. See the Non-IFRS Performance Measures section of the press release. |
Cash flow generated from operating activities before movements in working capital was
Cash and cash equivalents as at September 30, 2023 were
The Company has raised approximately
Outlook 2023
The Company is on-track to meet its 2023 production guidance as previously announced on August 14, 2023. Production for all metals has been in-line with the guidance range as can be seen from the table below. Copper equivalent production calculations have been negatively impacted by the drop in zinc prices during the nine-month period ended September 30, 2023. For comparison purposes, the copper equivalent production has been recalculated at the same metal prices that were used for the original guidance. Cash costs and AISC per copper equivalent payable pound for Yauricocha and Bolivar have also been adjusted in the ‘Cash costs and AISC’ table below by using copper equivalent payable pounds at 2023 guidance metal prices.
Production Guidance
2023 Guidance (1) |
2023 9M (1) |
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Low |
High |
Actual |
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| Silver (000 oz) | 1,500 |
1,700 |
1,370 |
| Copper (000 lbs) | 37,300 |
42,400 |
28,221 |
| Lead (000 lbs) | 14,000 |
15,400 |
10,792 |
| Zinc (000 lbs) | 46,000 |
50,500 |
33,983 |
| Gold (oz) | 13,500 |
15,400 |
11,753 |
| Copper equivalent |
74,300 |
83,300 |
57,851 |
| (1) 2023 Production guidance and actual production for 9M 2023 exclude production from the Cusi mine, which the Company considers as a non-core asset. | |||
| (2) 2023 metal equivalent guidance was calculated using the following prices: |
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Cash Costs and AISC Guidance
| Actual for 9M 2023(3) | |||||||
| Equivalent Production | Cash costs range | AISC(2) range | Copper Eq Lbs ('000) | Cash costs | AISC(2) | ||
| Mine | Range (1) | per CuEqLb | per CuEqLb | per CuEqLb | per CuEqLb | ||
| Yauricocha | Copper Eq Lbs ('000) | 40,000 - 44,000 | 31,460 |
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| Bolivar | Copper Eq Lbs ('000) | 34,500 - 39,500 | 26,391 |
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| (1) 2023 metal equivalent guidance was calculated using the following prices: |
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| (2) AISC includes treatment and refining charges, selling costs, G&A costs and sustaining capital expenditure. These costs have been adjusted using copper equivalent payable pounds calculated at metal prices used for 2023 guidance as per note 1 above. | |||||||
| (3) These costs have been adjusted using copper equivalent payable pounds calculated at metal prices used for 2023 guidance as per note 1 above. | |||||||
Q3 2023 Operating Highlights
The Company reported Q3 2023 production results on October 19, 2023. Highlights of each mine’s activities in the quarter is as follows:
Yauricocha Mine,
Yauricocha processed 259,732 tonnes during Q3 2023, an increase of
When compared to Q3 2022, the
Yauricocha had a cash cost per copper equivalent payable pound1 of
Bolivar Mine,
Bolivar achieved a throughput of 362,890 tonnes in Q3 2023, a
Bolivar’s cash cost per copper equivalent payable pound decreased
(1) This is a non-IFRS performance measure. See the Non-IFRS Performance Measures section of the press release. |
Conference Call and Webcast
Sierra Metals' senior management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss the Company's financial and operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2023. Details are as follows:
Date: |
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November 13, 2023 |
Time: |
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11:00 am (Eastern) |
Webcast: |
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https://services.choruscall.ca/links/sierrametalsq32023.html |
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Telephone: |
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Other: 1-416-915-3239 |
The webcast, along with presentation slides, will be archived for 180 days on www.sierrametals.com.
Non-IFRS Performance Measures
The non-IFRS performance measures presented do not have any standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS and are therefore unlikely to be directly comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. The Company believes these measures may allow certain investors to use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance.
Non-IFRS reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA
EBITDA is a non-IFRS measure that represents an indication of the Company’s continuing capacity to generate earnings from operations before taking into account management’s financing decisions and costs of consuming capital assets, which vary according to their vintage, technological currency, and management’s estimate of their useful life. EBITDA comprises revenue less operating expenses before interest expense (income), property, plant and equipment amortization and depletion, and income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA has been included in this document. Under IFRS, entities must reflect in compensation expense the cost of share-based payments. In the Company’s circumstances, share-based payments involve a significant accrual of amounts that will not be settled in cash but are settled by the issuance of shares in exchange for cash. As such, the Company has made an entity specific adjustment to EBITDA for these expenses. The Company has also made an entity-specific adjustment to the foreign currency exchange (gain)/loss. The Company considers cash flow before movements in working capital to be the IFRS performance measure that is most closely comparable to adjusted EBITDA.
The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
Three months ended September 30, |
Nine months ended September 30, |
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2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
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| Net income | $ |
(9,366 |
) |
$ |
(47,114 |
) |
$ |
(6,154 |
) |
$ |
(60,724 |
) |
| Adjusted for: | ||||||||||||
| Depletion and depreciation |
|
9,580 |
|
|
9,765 |
|
|
26,390 |
|
|
28,381 |
|
| Interest expense and other finance costs |
|
2,641 |
|
|
1,381 |
|
|
7,628 |
|
|
3,098 |
|
| NRV adjustments on inventory |
|
2,647 |
|
|
2,295 |
|
|
4,202 |
|
|
7,513 |
|
| Share-based payments |
|
460 |
|
|
253 |
|
|
648 |
|
|
579 |
|
| Costs related to COVID |
|
- |
|
|
109 |
|
|
- |
|
|
1,693 |
|
| Foreign currency exchange and other provisions |
|
(1,164 |
) |
|
(147 |
) |
|
897 |
|
|
1,415 |
|
| Impairment charges |
|
2,500 |
|
|
32,000 |
|
|
2,500 |
|
|
32,000 |
|
| Income taxes |
|
(484 |
) |
|
(2,409 |
) |
|
(566 |
) |
|
(421 |
) |
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ |
6,814 |
|
$ |
(3,867 |
) |
$ |
35,545 |
|
$ |
13,534 |
|
| Less: Adjusted EBITDA from discontinued operations |
|
(1,266 |
) |
|
2,351 |
|
|
(2,511 |
) |
|
3,238 |
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| Adjusted EBITDA from continuing operations |
|
8,080 |
|
|
(6,218 |
) |
|
38,056 |
|
|
10,296 |
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Non-IFRS reconciliation of adjusted net income (loss)
The Company has included the non-IFRS financial performance measure of adjusted net income (loss), defined by management as the net income attributable to shareholders shown in the statement of earnings plus the non-cash depletion charge due to the acquisition of Corona and the corresponding deferred tax recovery and certain non-recurring or non-cash items such as share-based compensation and foreign currency exchange (gains) losses. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors may want to use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance and ability to generate cash flows. Accordingly, it is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance in accordance with IFRS.
The following table provides a reconciliation of adjusted net income (loss) to the condensed interim consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
Three months ended September 30, |
Nine months ended September 30, |
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| (In thousands of |
2023 |
2022 |
2023 |
2022 |
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| Net loss attributable to shareholders | $ |
(9,301 |
) |
$ |
(46,150 |
) |
$ |
(5,610 |
) |
$ |
(61,047 |
) |
| Non-cash depletion charge on Corona's acquisition |
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1,362 |
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|
1,428 |
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|
3,607 |
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|
4,528 |
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| Deferred tax recovery on Corona's acquisition depletion charge |
|
(415 |
) |
|
(384 |
) |
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(1,101 |
) |
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(1,379 |
) |
| NRV adjustments on inventory |
|
2,647 |
|
|
2,295 |
|
|
4,202 |
|
|
7,513 |
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| Share-based compensation |
|
460 |
|
|
253 |
|
|
648 |
|
|
579 |
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| Foreign currency exchange loss (gain) |
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(1,164 |
) |
|
(147 |
) |
|
897 |
|
|
1,415 |
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| Impairment charges |
|
2,500 |
|
|
32,000 |
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|
2,500 |
|
|
32,000 |
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| Adjusted net income (loss) attributable to shareholders | $ |
(3,911 |
) |
$ |
(10,705 |
) |
$ |
5,143 |
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$ |
(16,391 |
) |
| Less: Adjusted net income (loss) from discontinued operations |
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(1,774 |
) |
|
1,420 |
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(4,245 |
) |
|
51 |
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| Adjusted net income (loss) from continuing operations |
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(2,137 |
) |
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(12,125 |
) |
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9,388 |
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(16,442 |
) |
Cash cost per copper equivalent payable pound
The Company uses the non-IFRS measure of cash cost per copper equivalent payable pound to manage and evaluate operating performance. The Company believes that, in addition to conventional measures prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance and ability to generate cash flows. Accordingly, it is intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
All-in sustaining cost per copper equivalent payable pound
All-In Sustaining Cost (“AISC”) is a non-IFRS measure and was calculated based on guidance provided by the World Gold Council (“WGC”) in June 2013. 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 differences in definitions of sustaining versus development capital expenditures.
AISC is a more comprehensive measure than cash cost per pound for the Company’s consolidated operating performance by providing greater visibility, comparability and representation of the total costs associated with producing silver and copper from its current operations.
The Company defines sustaining capital expenditures as, “costs incurred to sustain and maintain existing assets at current productive capacity and constant planned levels of productive output without resulting in an increase in the life of assets, future earnings, or improvements in recovery or grade. Sustaining capital includes costs required to improve/enhance assets to minimum standards for reliability, environmental or safety requirements. Sustaining capital expenditures excludes all expenditures at the Company’s new projects and certain expenditures at current operations which are deemed expansionary in nature.”
Consolidated AISC includes total production cash costs incurred at the Company’s mining operations, including treatment and refining charges and selling costs, which forms the basis of the Company’s total cash costs. Additionally, the Company includes sustaining capital expenditures and corporate general and administrative expenses. AISC by mine does not include certain corporate and non-cash items such as general and administrative expense and share-based payments. The Company believes that this measure represents the total sustainable costs of producing silver and copper from current operations and provides the Company and other stakeholders of the Company with additional information of the Company’s operational performance and ability to generate cash flows. As the measure seeks to reflect the full cost of silver and copper production from current operations, new project capital and expansionary capital at current operations are not included. Certain other cash expenditures, including tax payments, dividends and financing costs are also not included.
The following table provides a reconciliation of cash costs to cost of sales, as reported in the Company’s condensed interim consolidated statement of income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
Three months ended |
Three months ended |
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| (In thousand of US dollars, unless stated) | September 30, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Yauricocha |
Bolivar |
Consolidated |
Yauricocha |
Bolivar |
Consolidated |
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| Cash Cost per Tonne of Processed Ore | |||||||||||||
| Cost of Sales | 25,754 |
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22,860 |
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48,614 |
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25,084 |
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16,633 |
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41,717 |
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| Reverse: Workers Profit Sharing | - |
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(906 |
) |
(906 |
) |
103 |
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- |
|
103 |
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| Reverse: D&A/Other adjustments | (5,958 |
) |
(3,414 |
) |
(9,372 |
) |
(5,348 |
) |
(3,958 |
) |
(9,306 |
) |
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| Reverse: Variation in Inventory | (84 |
) |
(1,295 |
) |
(1,379 |
) |
271 |
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(296 |
) |
(25 |
) |
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| Total Cash Cost | 19,712 |
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17,245 |
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36,957 |
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20,110 |
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12,379 |
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32,489 |
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| Tonnes Processed | 259,732 |
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362,890 |
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622,622 |
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269,057 |
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227,669 |
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496,726 |
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| Cash Cost per Tonne Processed | US$ | 75.89 |
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47.52 |
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59.36 |
|
74.75 |
|
54.37 |
|
65.41 |
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Nine months ended |
Nine months ended |
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| (In thousand of US dollars, unless stated) | September 30, 2023 |
September 30, 2022 |
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Yauricocha |
Bolivar |
Consolidated |
Yauricocha |
Bolivar |
Consolidated |
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| Cash Cost per Tonne of Processed Ore | |||||||||||||
| Cost of Sales | 72,276 |
|
57,232 |
|
129,508 |
|
78,793 |
|
49,350 |
|
128,143 |
|
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| Reverse: Workers Profit Sharing | - |
|
(906 |
) |
(906 |
) |
(514 |
) |
- |
|
(514 |
) |
|
| Reverse: D&A/Other adjustments | (16,729 |
) |
(9,109 |
) |
(25,838 |
) |
(15,792 |
) |
(10,485 |
) |
(26,277 |
) |
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| Reverse: Variation in Inventory | 1,042 |
|
79 |
|
1,121 |
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(1,742 |
) |
(879 |
) |
(2,621 |
) |
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| Total Cash Cost | 56,589 |
|
47,296 |
|
103,885 |
|
60,745 |
|
37,986 |
|
98,731 |
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| Tonnes Processed | 723,192 |
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1,067,894 |
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1,791,086 |
|
901,394 |
|
671,597 |
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1,572,991 |
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| Cash Cost per Tonne Processed | US$ | 78.25 |
|
44.29 |
|
58.00 |
|
67.39 |
|
56.56 |
|
62.77 |
|
The following table provides detailed information on Yauricocha’s cash cost, and all-in sustaining cost per copper equivalent payable pound for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
| YAURICOCHA | Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||||
| (In thousand of US dollars, unless stated) | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |||
| Cash Cost per copper equivalent payable pound | |||||||
| Total Cash Cost | 19,712 |
20,110 |
|
56,589 |
|
60,745 |
|
| Variation in Finished inventory | 84 |
(271 |
) |
(1,042 |
) |
1,742 |
|
| Total Cash Cost of Sales | 19,796 |
19,839 |
|
55,547 |
|
62,487 |
|
| Treatment and Refining Charges | 6,661 |
6,495 |
|
18,099 |
|
21,024 |
|
| Selling Costs | 817 |
841 |
|
2,235 |
|
2,471 |
|
| G&A Costs | 3,413 |
2,495 |
|
8,323 |
|
7,018 |
|
| Sustaining Capital Expenditures | 5,005 |
3,476 |
|
9,946 |
|
11,194 |
|
| All-In Sustaining Cash Costs | 35,692 |
33,146 |
|
94,150 |
|
104,194 |
|
| Copper Equivalent Payable |
9,520 |
9,856 |
|
25,994 |
|
29,887 |
|
| Cash Cost per Copper Equivalent Payable Pound | (US$) | 2.08 |
2.01 |
|
2.14 |
|
2.09 |
| All-In Sustaining Cash Cost per Copper Equivalent Payable Pound | (US$) | 3.75 |
3.36 |
|
3.62 |
|
3.49 |
The following table provides detailed information on Bolivar’s cash cost, and all-in sustaining cost per copper equivalent payable pound for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
| BOLIVAR | Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||
| (In thousand of US dollars, unless stated) | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | ||
| Cash Cost per copper equivalent payable pound | ||||||
| Total Cash Cost | 17,266 |
12,379 |
47,296 |
|
37,986 |
|
| Variation in Finished inventory | 1,295 |
296 |
(79 |
) |
879 |
|
| Total Cash Cost of Sales | 18,561 |
12,675 |
47,217 |
|
38,865 |
|
| Treatment and Refining Charges | 3,064 |
1,303 |
8,048 |
|
5,888 |
|
| Selling Costs | 2,067 |
757 |
5,938 |
|
2,846 |
|
| G&A Costs | 2,157 |
856 |
4,911 |
|
2,786 |
|
| Sustaining Capital Expenditures | 5,025 |
3,626 |
15,923 |
|
11,183 |
|
| All-In Sustaining Cash Costs | 30,874 |
19,217 |
82,037 |
|
61,568 |
|
| Copper Equivalent Payable |
8,650 |
3,752 |
25,350 |
|
10,476 |
|
| Cash Cost per Copper Equivalent Payable Pound | (US$) | 2.15 |
3.38 |
1.86 |
|
3.71 |
| All-In Sustaining Cash Cost per Copper Equivalent Payable Pound | (US$) | 3.57 |
5.12 |
3.24 |
|
5.88 |
The following table provides detailed information on Company’s consolidated cash cost, and all-in sustaining cost per copper equivalent payable pounds for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022:
| CONSOLIDATED | Three months ended | Nine months ended | |||
| (In thousand of US dollars, unless stated) | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | September 30, 2023 | September 30, 2022 | |
| Total Cash Cost of Sales | 38,357 |
32,514 |
102,764 |
101,352 |
|
| All-In Sustaining Cash Costs | 66,566 |
52,363 |
176,187 |
165,762 |
|
| Copper Equivalent Payable |
18,170 |
13,608 |
51,344 |
40,363 |
|
| Cash Cost per Copper Equivalent Payable Pound | (US$) | 2.11 |
2.39 |
2.00 |
2.51 |
| All-In Sustaining Cash Cost per Copper Equivalent Payable Pound | (US$) | 3.66 |
3.85 |
3.43 |
4.11 |
Additional non-IFRS measures
The Company uses other financial measures, the presentation of which is not meant to be a substitute for other subtotals or totals presented in accordance with IFRS, but rather should be evaluated in conjunction with such IFRS measures. The following other financial measures are used:
- Operating cash flows before movements in working capital - excludes the movement from period-to-period in working capital items including trade and other receivables, prepaid expenses, deposits, inventories, trade and other payables and the effects of foreign exchange rates on these items.
The terms described above do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS, and therefore the Company’s definitions are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The Company’s management believes that their presentation provides useful information to investors because cash flows generated from operations before changes in working capital excludes the movement in working capital items. This, in management’s view, provides useful information of the Company’s cash flows from operations and are considered to be meaningful in evaluating the Company’s past financial performance or its future prospects. The most comparable IFRS measure is cash flows from operating activities.
About Sierra Metals
Sierra Metals is a Canadian mining company focused on copper production with additional base and precious metals by-product credits at its Yauricocha Mine in
Forward-Looking Statements
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Forward-looking information is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual events or results to differ from those reflected in the forward-looking information, including, without limitation, the risks described under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's annual information form dated March 28, 2023 for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2022 and other risks identified in the Company's filings with Canadian securities regulators, which filings are available at www.sedarplus.ca.
The risk factors referred to above are not an exhaustive list of the factors that may affect any of the Company's forward-looking information. Forward-looking information includes statements about the future and is inherently uncertain, and the Company's actual achievements or other future events or conditions may differ materially from those reflected in the forward-looking information due to a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors. The Company's statements containing forward-looking information are based on the beliefs, expectations, and opinions of management on the date the statements are made, and the Company does not assume any obligation to update such forward-looking information if circumstances or management's beliefs, expectations or opinions should change, other than as required by applicable law. For the reasons set forth above, one should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.
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