United States Antimony Corporation Reports Record Fiscal Year 2024 Results

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United States Antimony (NYSE American:UAMY) reported strong fiscal year 2024 results with significant growth across key metrics. Revenue increased 72% to $14.9 million, up from $8.7 million in 2023. Cost of sales decreased by 5% ($567K), leading to a 204% increase in gross profit.

Operating expenses rose by $2.1 million to $5.9 million, primarily due to new personnel costs ($1.7 million) and project development ($889K). The company reduced its net loss from $6.3 million in 2023 to $1.7 million in 2024. The balance sheet shows $18.2 million in cash with minimal debt of $328K.

The zeolite division achieved significant improvements, increasing production capacity from 4 to 12 tons per hour and reaching 98.4% run time in Q4. The company is expanding operations with the Madero Smelter in Mexico starting operations and plans to begin mining antimony from Alaskan claims in Q3 2025.

Positive

• Revenue increased 72% YoY to $14.9 million
• Gross profit surged 204% YoY
• Cost of sales decreased 5% YoY
• Net loss improved by $4.6 million to $1.7 million
• Strong balance sheet with $18.2 million cash and minimal debt
• Zeolite production capacity tripled to 12 tons per hour
• Received $1.5 million from warrant exercises

Negative

• Operating expenses increased by $2.1 million to $5.9 million
• Still operating at a net loss of $1.7 million
• Issued 2,204,000 new common shares from warrant exercises

Insights

Financial Analyst

UAMY's fiscal 2024 results reveal remarkable financial improvement with 72% revenue growth to $14.9 million, while simultaneously reducing cost of sales by 5%. This operational leverage produced a 204% surge in gross profit and narrowed operating losses from $6.3 million to $1.7 million – a $4.6 million improvement.

The balance sheet strength is impressive with $18.2 million cash and minimal debt of just $328K. This financial foundation provides significant flexibility to execute strategic initiatives, including antimony mining operations in Alaska and the reactivation of their Mexican smelter this month.

The antimony market dynamics create a perfect environment for UAMY's expanding operations, with prices increasing nearly five-fold in just over a year. As the only antimony smelter operator in both the US and Mexico, UAMY holds a uniquely advantageous position in a critical minerals market facing supply constraints and trade restrictions.

Their zeolite division transformation is equally noteworthy – plant availability increased from below 50% to 98.4% in Q4, while production capacity tripled from 4 to 12 tons per hour. The addition of dedicated sales personnel for this division suggests management expects significant revenue growth beyond the 9% sales volume increase already achieved.

The substantial investment in human capital – adding eight executive positions and two sales roles – indicates management's confidence in sustaining this growth trajectory through 2025 and beyond.

"The Critical Minerals and ZEO Company"

Revenues Up 72% YOY

Cost of Sales Down 5% YOY

Gross Profit Up 204% YOY

DALLAS, TX / ACCESS Newswire / March 20, 2025 / United States Antimony Corporation ("USAC," the "Company" or "U.S. Antimony Corporation"), (NYSE American:UAMY) reported today its fiscal year 2024 financial and operational results.

Revenues for the full year of 2024 increased 72% to $14.9 million, an increase of $6.2 million compared to revenues reported in calendar year 2023 of $8.7 million. Cost of sales decreased 5%, or $567K, during the same period. This in-turn allowed gross profit to increase 204%, or $6.8 million. Operating expenses increased $2.1 million to $5.9 million for the full year of 2024 compared to 2023. $1.7 million of this increase is related to expenses associated with existing and new personnel being added at our operating facilities as well as in administrative functions necessary due to the significant growth in the Company. Approximately $569K of this expense was non-cash stock compensation. Additionally, $889K was costs associated with new project development in a number of different divisions of USAC that will not be realized until the future. These projects and initiatives are directly related to the Company's expanded scope of operations. The Company reported a net loss from operations of $1.7 million for the fiscal year of 2024, compared to a loss of $6.3 million in fiscal 2023, an improvement of $4.6 million.

The Company ended 2024 with another strong balance sheet with $18.2 million in cash and cash equivalents and only $328K in debt associated with one piece of mining equipment. During 2024, the Company received approximately $1.5 million in proceeds from the exercise of existing warrants outstanding. This resulted in 2,204,000 common shares being issued.

Antimony continues to be a scarce commodity worldwide due to a combination of supply issues and trade restrictions imposed on and by certain countries. The result has been the best performing price of any critical mineral as indicated below:

With almost a five times increase in price of antimony in just over a year, and being the only antimony smelter in the United States as well as the only antimony smelter in Mexico, USAC is well positioned to capitalize on the opportunity at hand.

Our zeolite division in 2024 was a turn around year for USAC. We completed a substantial number of repairs that was a result of prior management negligence. We went from under a 50% availability run time at the beginning of the year to 98.4% run time in the fourth quarter. Our operating personnel were successful at increasing the granule production capacity at our Preston, Idaho facility from around four tons per hour to over twelve tons per hour. These efficiencies allowed for a 9% increase in sales volume of zeolite sold. Additionally, we recently extended our ground mining lease to 10 additional years with improved economics. Improved safety compliance has been an overriding mission in 2024 with more training, an improved work culture along with plant improvements that provide a safer work environment for our dedicated employees. Two new salespeople, one in water filtration and one in the cattle market, have been hired in early 2025. The Company has previously had no sales personnel working for Bear River Zeolite. We are continuing to experience overall sales improvements because we can now deliver the highest quality zeolite in the world on a timely basis to meet our customer requirements.

Commenting on the Fiscal Year 2024 financial and operational results, Mr. Gary C. Evans, Chairman and CEO of U.S. Antimony Corporation stated, "This past year was a significant turning point for USAC. While we are proud to report the markedly improved operating and financial performance of the Company, the real meaningful changes are just now occurring. Once we are able to report our quarterly results in 2025, these overall financial improvements we are experiencing will become most evident. Since the beginning of last year, we have added a Controller, five Vice Presidents, one Senior Vice President, one Executive Vice President, and two sales personnel. These new hires are crucial to our expanded business operations and growth initiatives.

All divisions of the Company are improving on a monthly, and many times, weekly basis. This is a result of higher volumes through our facilities, improved pricing of our products and unprecedented demand. As we announced late last year, we are firing up our Madero Smelter in Mexico this month with new international antimony material arriving today at a key port in Mexico. Additional raw antimony inventory is on the water being shipped to Mexico. All necessary improvements to furnaces at Madero have been completed on time and below budget. We see this business becoming a key contributor to our financial results in the remaining three quarters of 2025.

Our previously announced plan to bring antimony ore from our own mining claims located in Alaska to Montana, are on track for the third quarter of this year. Additionally, when we begin trucking this antimony material to Thompson Falls, an improvement to our operating margins at our smelter located there should occur. This also will greatly reduce our dependence on foreign buying and sourcing of antimony ore. We will be the first company in the United States to begin mining antimony again in a material way. No other North American company has the capability to mine, float, and smelter antimony under one roof, as we will soon be doing. The next step in our plan is to further expand our capabilities by improving our overall in-take volumes. That will occur from a combination of efficiency improvements and expansion plans underway. This will likely occur at both our U.S. and Mexican smelters and will continue throughout 2025.

This is an extremely exciting time for our Company. Our Board of Directors and Management Team are very proud of the fact we are assisting our industrial customers and our government in bringing supply certainty into the antimony sector. Not three to five years down the road but today. We fully recognize we have a window of opportunity, and we are doing everything in our control to capture and seize on it as much as possible now, for the combined benefit of not only our customers but our shareholders as well."

USAC has historically not provided any financial guidance. While there exists many moving parts within the organization related to its operating assets, 2025 consolidated revenues are being currently estimated as follows:

United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations

		For the years ended
		December 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
REVENUES		$	14,937,962			$	8,693,155
COST OF REVENUES			11,471,044				12,037,939
GROSS PROFIT (LOSS)			3,466,918				(3,344,784	)
OPERATING EXPENSES:
General and administrative			2,052,852				1,642,269
Salaries and benefits			2,350,021				639,172
Professional fees			968,750				643,208
Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, net			11,097				217,921
Other operating expenses			475,010				581,647
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES			5,857,730				3,724,217
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS			(2,390,812	)			(7,069,001	)
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest and investment income			668,543				618,762
Trademark and licensing income			27,987				32,007
Other miscellaneous income (expense)			(36,122	)			69,945
TOTAL OTHER INCOME			660,408				720,714
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES			(1,730,404	)			(6,348,287	)
Income tax expense			-				-
Net loss			(1,730,404	)			(6,348,287	)
Preferred dividends			(7,500	)			(7,500	)
Net loss available to common stockholders		$	(1,737,904	)		$	(6,355,787	)
Net loss per share of common stock:
Basic		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.06	)
Diluted		$	(0.02	)		$	(0.06	)
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic			108,591,429				107,551,931
Diluted			108,591,429				107,551,931

United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets

		December 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$	18,172,120			$	11,899,574
Certificates of deposit			-				72,898
Accounts receivable, net			1,156,564				625,256
Inventories			1,245,724				1,386,109
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			104,161				92,369
Total current assets			20,678,569				14,076,206
Properties, plants and equipment, net			12,891,447				13,454,491
Operating lease right-of-use asset			565,289				-
Restricted cash for reclamation bonds			98,778				55,061
IVA receivable and other assets, net			408,519				509,237
Total assets		$	34,642,602			$	28,094,995
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable		$	1,545,708			$	456,935
Accrued liabilities			1,427,146				133,841
Accrued liabilities - directors			141,287				124,810
Royalties payable			133,434				153,429
Current portion of operating lease liability			626,562				-
Long-term debt, current portion			132,252				28,443
Total current liabilities			4,006,389				897,458
Noncurrent liabilities:
Noncurrent operating lease liability			129,007				-
Long-term debt, net of current portion			195,425				-
Stock payable to directors			-				38,542
Asset retirement obligations			1,711,108				1,638,027
Total liabilities			6,041,929				2,574,027
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 11)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized:
Series A: 0 shares issued and outstanding			-				-
Series B: 750,000 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $975,000 and $967,500, respectively)			7,500				7,500
Series C: 177,904 shares issued and outstanding (liquidation preference $97,847 both years)			1,779				1,779
Series D: 0 shares issued and outstanding			-				-
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized; 112,951,317 and 107,647,317 shares issued and outstanding, respectively			1,129,512				1,076,472
Additional paid-in capital			68,610,905				63,853,836
Accumulated deficit			(41,149,023	)			(39,418,619	)
Total stockholders' equity			28,600,673				25,520,968
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$	34,642,602			$	28,094,995

United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

		For the years ended
		December 31, 2024				December 31, 2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss		$	(1,730,404	)		$	(6,348,287	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to
net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization			1,085,747				959,445
Accretion of asset retirement obligation			73,081				13,471
Changes in asset retirement obligation estimates			-				324,984
Noncash operating lease expense			222,188				-
Share-based compensation			568,588				-
Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment, net			11,097				217,921
Write-down of inventory to net realizable value			65,647				2,073,404
Change in allowance for doubtful accounts on accounts receivable			(261,047	)			239,772
Change in IVA receivable and other assets, net			100,718				388,442
Other noncash items			(16,107	)			(7,500	)
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable			(270,261	)			(80,571	)
Inventories			74,738				(2,084,445	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets			(11,792	)			45,230
Accounts payable			1,088,773				(171,868	)
Accrued liabilities			1,293,305				(67,308	)
Accrued liabilities - directors			16,477				51,847
Stock payable to directors			(38,542	)			(22,917	)
Change in operating lease liability			(31,908	)			-
Royalties payable			(19,995	)			(281,646	)
Net cash provided (used) by operating activities			2,220,303				(4,750,026	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from redemption of certificates of deposit			72,898				186,959
Proceeds from sale of properties, plants and equipment			315,625				-
Purchases of properties, plant, and equipment			(430,596	)			(1,528,672	)
Net cash used by investing activities			(42,073	)			(1,341,713	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments on dividends payable			-				(787,730	)
Principal payments on long-term debt			(103,488	)			(283,562	)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs			2,759,681				-
Proceeds from exercise of warrants			1,481,840				-
Net cash provided (used) by financing activities			4,138,033				(1,071,292	)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH			6,316,263				(7,163,031	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD			11,954,635				19,117,666
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD		$	18,270,898			$	11,954,635
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
Interest paid in cash		$	8,869			$	10,521
NON-CASH FINANCING AND INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Equipment purchased with note payable		$	402,722			$	-
Recognition of operating lease liability and right of use asset		$	787,477			$	-
Common stock buyback and retirement		$	-			$	202,980
Conversion of Preferred Series D to Common Stock		$	-			$	16,926

About USAC:

United States Antimony Corporation and its subsidiaries in the U.S., Mexico, and Canada ("USAC," the "Company," "Our," "Us," or "We") sell antimony, zeolite, and precious metals primarily in the U.S. and Canada. The Company processes third party ore primarily into antimony oxide, antimony metal, antimony trisulfide, and precious metals at its facilities located in Montana and Mexico. Antimony oxide is used to form a flame-retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper, as a color fastener in paint, and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs. Antimony metal is used in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance. Antimony trisulfide is used as a primer in ammunition. The Company also recovers precious metals, primarily gold and silver, at its Montana facility from third party ore. At its facility located in Idaho, the Company mines and processes zeolite, a group of industrial minerals used in water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, animal nutrition, soil amendment and fertilizer, and other miscellaneous applications. The Company acquired mining claims and leases located in Alaska and Ontario, Canada and leased a metals concentration facility in Montana in 2024 that could expand its operations as well as its product offerings.

Forward-Looking Statements:

Readers should note that, in addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of, and intended to be covered by, the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are based upon current expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effects on the Company including matters related to the Company's operations, pending contracts and future revenues, financial performance and profitability, ability to execute on its increased production and installation schedules for planned capital expenditures, and the size of forecasted deposits. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and the assumptions upon which they are based are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct. The reader is cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as these statements are subject to numerous factors and uncertainties. In addition, other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are discussed in the Company's most recent filings, including Form 10-K and Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words such as "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "intend," "outlook," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "pro forma," and other similar words and expressions. Forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and uncertainties, which change over time. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Because forward-looking statements are subject to assumptions and uncertainties, actual results or future events could differ, possibly materially, from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements and future results could differ materially from historical performance.

Contact:

United States Antimony Corp.
4438 W. Lover's Lane, Unit 100
Dallas, TX 75209
Jonathan Miller, VP, Investor Relations
E-Mail: Jmiller@usantimony.com
Phone: 406-606-4117

SOURCE: United States Antimony Corp.

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FAQ

What was UAMY's revenue growth in fiscal year 2024?

UAMY's revenue grew 72% to $14.9 million in FY2024, an increase of $6.2 million from $8.7 million in 2023.

How much did UAMY reduce its net loss in fiscal year 2024?

UAMY reduced its net loss from $6.3 million in 2023 to $1.7 million in 2024, an improvement of $4.6 million.

What is UAMY's cash position at the end of 2024?

UAMY ended 2024 with $18.2 million in cash and cash equivalents, with only $328K in debt.

When will UAMY begin mining antimony from its Alaskan claims?

UAMY plans to begin mining antimony from its Alaskan claims in the third quarter of 2025.

What improvements did UAMY achieve in its zeolite division?

UAMY increased zeolite production capacity from 4 to 12 tons per hour and improved run time from under 50% to 98.4% in Q4 2024.