Majestic Gold Corp. Reports 2021 Annual Results

2022-03-26 / @thenewswire

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Vancouver, British Columbia – TheMarch 25, 2022 - Majestic Gold Corp. (“Majestic” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: MJS, FSE: MJT) announces its financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2021. The following financial results are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

This release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020 and associated Management Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) which are available on SEDAR www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website www.majesticgold.com.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS

Three months ended December 31, 2021

Gold production decreased by 6% to 8,543 ounces, from 9,089 ounces produced forthe FY2020 comparative period;
Gold revenue was $14 million, a decrease of 6% from $15 million for the FY2020 comparative period;
Gross profitfrom mining operations decreased by 2% to $9 million, from $9.2 million for the FY2020 comparative period
Net losswas $146,728, compared to a net income of $3.8 million forthe same period in FY2020;
Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”) were $607 per ounce and $924 per ounce, compared to $592 per ounce and $744 per ounce for the same period in FY2020; For AISC computation details, refer to pages 15-17 of the MDA for this Non-IFRS financial measure;
Adjusted EBITDA was $6.6 million, compared to $8.7 million for the same period in FY2020. For EBITDA computation details, refer to pages 15-17 of the MDA for this Non-IFRS financial measure.

Year ended December 31, 2021

Net incomewas $7.7 million for FY2021, a decline of 49% from $15 million for FY2020 The decrease in net income is due to the impact of the temporary suspension of all mining operations in the Shandong Province, including the SJG Project, during 2021, pending the completion of governmental safety inspections throughout the industry. The SJG Open-Pit Mine resumed operations on August 12, 2021
Gold production decreased by 42% to 19,955 ounces for FY2021, from 34,236 ounces produced forFY2020. The decrease in production is due to the temporary suspension of mining operations for the period during 2021;
Gold revenue was $38.5 million, a decrease of 27% from $52.4 million for FY2020. The decline in revenue is primarily due to the decrease in gold available for sale as result of the curtailment of the mining operations in 2021;
Gross profitfrom mining operations decreased by 23% to $21.7 million, from $28.2 million for FY2020 due to the curtailment of the mining operations since January 27, 2021
Cash flow from operating activities decreased by 58% to $15.5 million, from $36.8 million for FY2020
Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”) for FY2021, were $677 per ounce and $972 per ounce, compared to $588 per ounce and $716 per ounce for FY2020. For AISC computation details, refer to pages 15-17 of the MDA for this Non-IFRS financial measure;
Adjusted EBITDA for FY2021, was $17.3 million, compared to $29.8 million for FY2020. For EBITDA computation details, refer to pages 15-17 of the MDA for this Non-IFRS financial measure;
On June 15, 2021, the Company entered into a letter of intent (“LOI”) with Western Explorers PTY Ltd. (“Western Explorers”), a private Australian corporation, to acquire a 65% interest in four separate tenements located in Western Australia, an area with demonstrated potential for the discovery of lithium oxide mineralization;
As mining operations have resumed at the SJG Project, the Company expects gold production levels to return to those achieved prior to the suspension of its operations, and with the Company resuming its focus on the expansion of the SJG Open-Pit Mine.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

	Three months ended December 31,		Year ended December 31,
	2021	2020	2021	2020
Operating data
Gold produced (ozs)	8,543	9,089	19,955	34,236
Gold realized net of smelting fees (ozs)	8,188	8,524	18,549	31,875
Gold sold (ozs)	7,617	8,391	20,753	31,745
Average realized gold price ($/oz sold)	$ 1,844	$ 1,783	$ 1,853	$ 1,650
Total cash costs ($/oz sold) (1)	607	592	677	588
Total production costs ($/oz sold) (1)	657	688	806	762
All-in sustaining costs per ounce ($/oz sold) (1)	924	744	972	716
Financial data
Gold revenue	$ 14,045,604	$ 14,962,881	$ 38,445,273	$ 52,363,436
Gross profit (2)	9,041,628	9,189,154	21,714,245	28,184,067
Adjusted EBITDA (1)	6,627,166	8,743,230	17,280,458	29,811,456
Net income	(146,728)	3,789,196	7,717,662	15,062,301
Net income attributable to shareholders	(811,045)	1,884,881	4,508,586	9,430,192
Basic and diluted income per share	(0.00)	0.00	0.01	0.01
			December 31, 2021	December 31, 2020
Balance Sheet
Cash and cash equivalents			$ 34,867,831	$ 33,774,231
Total assets			128,037,022	126,715,193
Total current liabilities			24,764,929	31,920,104

(1)See “Additional Financial Measures” in the Company’s MDA on pages 15-17.
(2)“Gross profit” represents total revenues, net of cost of goods sold.

About Majestic Gold

Currently focused in China, Majestic Gold Corp. is a British Columbia based company engaged in commercial gold production at the Songjiagou Gold Mine in eastern Shandong Province, China, with exploration properties located in Australia, and Canada. Additional information on the Company and its projects is available at www.sedar.com and on the Company’s website at www.majesticgold.com.

For further information, please contact:

Stephen Kenwood, P.Geo., President and CEO

Telephone: (604) 560-9060

Email: info@majesticgold.com

Website: www.majesticgold.com

Cautionary Notes

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While these forward‐looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggestions herein. Except as required by applicable law, Majestic Gold does not intend to update any forward‐looking statements to conform these statements to actual results