Dynacor Further Improves Financial Performance with Net Income of $5.1 Million and Record Quarterly Sales of $80 Million in Q1-2025
Q1-2025 Highlights
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Record sales and robust financial results:
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Record sales of
$80.0 million , an 18.2% increase from Q1-2024. -
EBITDA2 of
$7.3 million , a 9.9% decrease from Q1-2024. -
Net income of
$5.1 million , a 6.3% increasefrom Q1-2024. -
Operating cash flows before changes in working capital items of
$5.8 million , a 3.6% increase from Q1-2024. -
Cash gross operating margin of
$353 per AuEq ounce sold3, compared to$305 in Q1-2024.
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Record sales of
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Successful financing: Completed an offering of 5,750,000 common shares at a price of
$3.84 (CA$5.50) per share, generating gross proceeds of$22,081,414 (CA$31,625,000). -
Steady mill performance:
- Processed 43,341 tonnes of ore (482 tpd) compared to 44,006 tonnes in Q1-2024 (484 tpd)
- Produced 27,050 AuEq ounces compared to 31,769 AuEq ounces in Q1-2024.
- 38,500 tonnes of ore supplied, and ore inventory of almost 7,000 tonnes at quarter-end.
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Solid financial position with cashand short-term investments of
$59.3 million at the end of Q1-2025 compared to$25.8 million at year-end 2024. -
Advanced international expansion plans:
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Senegal : Preparatory work for the construction of a 50 tpd pilot plant is proceeding to plan. -
Ecuador : Executed a conditional letter of offer and indicative terms for the purchase of a 1,500 tpd permitted processing plant.
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- Increased monthly dividends: Disbursed a monthly dividend representing CA$0.16 per share on an annual basis or a 3.3% dividend yield based on the current share price.
- Heightened health and safety, environment and social responsibility expertise at Veta Dorada through 9,735 hours of training.
- Impacted more than 1,000 people through investments in artisanal mining community education and health.
1 All figures are in US dollars unless stated otherwise. All variance % are calculated from rounded figures. Some additions might be incorrect due to rounding. |
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2 EBITDA: “Earnings before interest, taxes and depreciation” is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS Accounting Standards. It is therefore possible that this measure could not be comparable with a similar measure of another corporation. The Corporation uses this non-IFRS measure as an indicator of the cash generated by the operations and allows investor to compare the profitability of the Corporation with others by canceling effects of different assets basis, effects due to different tax structures as well as the effects of different capital structures. EBITDA is calculated on p.13 of the MD&A. See the “Non-IFRS Measures” section 18 of the Corporation’s MD&A for the three-month period ended |
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3 Cash gross operating margin per AuEq ounce is in US$ and is calculated by subtracting the average cash cost of sale per equivalent ounce of Au from the average selling price per equivalent ounce of Au and is a non-IFRS financial performance measure with no standard definition under IFRS Accounting Standards. It is therefore possible that this measure could not be comparable with a similar measure of another company. See the “non-IFRS Measures” in section 18 of the Corporation’s MD&A. |
2025 Outlook versus Actuals
For 2025, the Corporation forecasts:
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Sales between
$345-$375 million (YTD$80.0 million ). -
Net income between
$14-$17 million (YTD$5.1 million ). - Production between 120,000-130,000 AuEq ounces (YTD 27,050 AuEq ounces).
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Capital expenditures of up to
$15 million inPeru andSenegal (YTD$1.3 million ). -
Other project expenses of
$3 million to achieve the 2025 growth plan (YTD$0.5 million ).
Initial guidance excludes ongoing capital expenditure on other projects and opportunities in
Guidance is based on the following assumptions:
- No increase in processing capacity.
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Average market gold price of between
$2,800 and$3,000 per ounce. - The ore grade supplied may vary with the evolution of the gold price.
So far in 2025, the Corporation is in line with its outlook.
“I am proud of the
Operations Overview
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For the three-month periods
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2025 |
2024 |
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Volume processed (in tonnes) |
43,341 |
44,006 |
Tonnes per day |
482 |
484 |
AuEq ounces produced |
27,050 |
31,769 |
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The
Chala plant continued operating at full capacity. - Production was impacted by the supply of lower grade ore that is mainly due to the increasing gold market price.
- The decrease in the AuEq ounces produced is a direct result of the lower head grade processed compared to the same period in 2024.
- At the end of Q1-2025, the Corporation’s stockpile held some 7,000 tonnes of ore compared to 12,000 tonnes at year-end 2024, reflecting the lower seasonal volume of ore supply in the period.
Financial Overview
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For the three-month periods
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(in $'000) (unaudited) |
2025 |
2024 |
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Sales |
79,968 |
67,733 |
Cost of sales |
(70,992) |
(58,585) |
Gross operating margin |
8,976 |
9,148 |
General and administrative expenses |
(2,404) |
(1,704) |
Other project expenses |
(475) |
(214) |
Operating income |
6,097 |
7,230 |
Financial income net of expenses |
210 |
171 |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) |
276 |
(59) |
Income before income taxes |
6,583 |
7,342 |
Current income tax expense |
(1,773) |
(2,577) |
Deferred income tax recovery |
339 |
16 |
Net income and comprehensive income |
5,149 |
4,781 |
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Earnings per share |
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Basic |
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Diluted |
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Q1-2025 Quarterly Results
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During Q1-2025, the gold price increased from approximately
$2,700 /oz in January to approximately$3,000 /oz in March, positively impacting the Q1-2025 financial performance. -
Total sales amounted to
$80.0 million compared to$67.7 million in 2024. The$12.3 million increase is explained by a higher average gold price (+$22.3 million ), partially offset by lower quantities of gold ounces sold (-$10.0 million ) due to lower grades of ore processed. -
The Q1-2025 gross operating margin reached
$9.0 million (11.2% of sales) compared to$9.1 million (13.5% of sales) in Q1-2024. Both quarters were positively impacted by the increasing gold market prices. -
General and administrative expenses amounted to
$2.4 million in Q1-2025 compared to$1.7 million in Q1-2024. The increase is attributable to the growing management team to achieve the growth plan, the increase in salaries and the cost of the special Shareholders meeting that was held onApril 16, 2025 . - Other projects represent the expenses incurred by the Corporation to duplicate its unique business model in the same or other jurisdictions.
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$1.4 million income tax expense was also recorded during Q1-2025. The decrease as a percentage of the net income before taxes is mainly explained by the variance throughout the period of the Peruvian sol against the US$ which is the Corporation’s functional currency. Future fluctuations will positively or negatively affect the current and deferred tax at the end of each period.
Cash Flows, Working Capital and Liquidity Overview
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For the three-month periods
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(in $'000) (unaudited) |
2025 |
2024 |
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Operating activities |
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Net income adjusted for non-cash items |
5,799 |
5,651 |
Changes in working capital items |
9,686 |
3,940 |
Net cash from operating activities |
15,485 |
9,591 |
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Investing activities |
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Acquisition of property, plant and equipment and others |
(1,304) |
(718) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
(1,304) |
(718) |
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Issuance of common shares |
20,433 |
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Repurchase of common shares |
- |
(2,752) |
Dividends paid |
(1,115) |
(969) |
Other |
56 |
55 |
Net cash from (used in) financing activities |
19,374 |
(3,666) |
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Change in cash during the period |
33,555 |
5,207 |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
(76) |
(13) |
Cash, beginning of the period |
19,819 |
22,481 |
Cash, end of the period |
53,298 |
27,675 |
Investing activities
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In Q1-2025,
Dynacor invested$1.3 million in capital expenditure including$0.8 million to increase the tailings pond capacity and other additions to maintain or improve the plant efficiency. All investments were financed with internally generated cash flow.
Financing activities
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Offering of 5,750,000 common shares at a price of
$3.84 (CA$5.50) per share, generating gross proceeds of$22,081,414 (CA$31,625,000) and incurring transaction costs of$1,648,652 . -
In Q1-2025, monthly dividends of CA$0.0133 totaling CA$0.04 per share were disbursed for a total consideration of
$1.1 million (CA$1.7 million). In Q1-2024, monthly dividends of CA$0.01167 totaling CA$0.035 per share were disbursed for a total consideration of$1.0 million (CA$1.3 million).
Working Capital and Liquidity
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As at
March 31, 2025 , the Corporation’s working capital amounted to$82.6 million , including$59.3 million in cash and short-term investments ($58.9 million , including$25.8 million in cash and short-term investments as atDecember 31, 2024 ).
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
As at
(in $'000) (unaudited) |
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As at
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As at
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2025 |
2024 |
Cash |
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53,298 |
19,819 |
Short-term investments |
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5,999 |
5,999 |
Accounts receivable |
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21,004 |
23,747 |
Inventories |
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19,162 |
29,376 |
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
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1,359 |
361 |
Property, plant and equipment |
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26,593 |
26,160 |
Exploration and evaluation assets |
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18,570 |
18,570 |
Right-of-use assets |
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1,045 |
1,070 |
Other non-current assets |
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159 |
159 |
Total assets |
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147,189 |
125,261 |
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Trade and other payables |
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16,763 |
18,185 |
Asset retirement obligations |
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3,757 |
3,732 |
Current tax liabilities |
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1,290 |
2,125 |
Deferred tax liabilities |
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226 |
565 |
Lease liabilities |
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1,104 |
1,108 |
Share unit plan liabilities |
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333 |
389 |
Shareholders' equity |
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123,716 |
99,157 |
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
147,189 |
125,261 |
Annual General Meeting
The Corporation will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for shareholders at
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