Majestic Gold Corp. Reports 2024 Q2 Results

2024-08-30 / @thenewswire

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Vancouver, British Columbia – TheNewswire - August 29, 2024 - Majestic Gold Corp. (“Majestic” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: MJS, FSE: A0BK1D) reports its financial and operational results for the six months ended June 30, 2024. The following financial results are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise stated.

OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Six months ended June 30, 2024 and post period

Revenue increased by 17.7% to $33.6 million, compared to $28.6 million for the FY2023 comparative period. The increase in revenue for the current period was primarily due to the higher average realized gold price;
Gross profitfrom mining operations increased by 32.9% to $18.1 million, compared to $13.6 million for the FY2023 comparative period
Net incomeincreased by 52.1%to $11.1 million, a $3.8 million increase over the FY2023 comparative period
Gold production was 16,207 ounces, a decrease of 2.2% from 16,575 ounces produced for the FY2023 comparative period;
Net earnings attributable to shareholders from continuing operations increased by 17.5% to $5.5 million compared to $4.7 million for the FY2023 comparative period;
Net cash generated from operating activities from continuing operations decreased by 23.5% to $11.6 million, from $15.2 million for the FY2023 comparative period. The decrease for the current period is primarily due to an increase of income tax payments and accounts payable over the FY2023 comparative period
Strong financial positionat June 30, 2024. The Company had a cash balance of $103.9 million (December 31, 2023 - $98 million) and working capital of $86.3 million (December 31, 2023 - $76.5 million);
Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”) for the six months ended June 30, 2024 were $787 per ounce and $957 per ounce respectively, compared to $774 per ounce and $886 per ounce for the FY2023 comparative period. For AISC computation details, refer to pages 15-17 of the MDA for this Non-IFRS financial measure;
Adjusted EBITDA for the six months ended June 30, 2024 was $18.9 million, compared to $14.2 million for FY2023 comparative period. For EBITDA computation details, refer to pages 15-17 of the MDA for this Non-IFRS financial measure;
In August, 2024, the Company’s board approved a special dividend of CAD$0.007 per common share,payable on October 11, 2024to the Shareholders of record at the close of business on September 27, 2024. This special dividend represents an estimated yield of approximately 10.76%.
Production outlook for 2024 remains consistent with the Company’s 2024 annual production guidance of 34k ounces with production weighted to the second half of FY2024;
In June 2024, the Company made an equity investment in Allied Critical Metals Corp. of CAD$250,000

SELECTED QUARTERLY AND FULL YEAR FINANCIAL AND OPERATING RESULTS

	Three months ended June 30,		Six months ended June 30,
	2024	2023	2024	2023
Operating data
Gold produced (ozs)	8,265	8,448	16,207	16,575
Gold realized net of smelting fees (ozs)	7,500	7,776	14,587	15,191
Gold sold (ozs)	7,622	7,622	14,923	15,051
Average realized gold price ($/oz sold)	$ 2,342	$ 1,891	$ 2,227	$ 1,875
Total cash costs ($/oz sold) (1)	830	817	787	774
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold) (1)	993	926	957	886
Financial data
Gold revenue	$ 18,053,618	$ 14,591,796	$ 33,617,278	$ 28,559,624
Gross profit (2)	9,764,514	6,527,144	18,050,531	13,577,421
Adjusted EBITDA (1)	10,257,642	6,739,066	18,890,221	14,216,727
Net income	5,948,405	3,263,943	11,089,248	7,292,305
Net income attributable to shareholders	2,894,223	2,053,805	5,534,664	4,710,055
Basic and diluted income per share	0.00	0.00	0.01	0.00
			June 30, 2024	December 31, 2023
Balance Sheet
Cash			$ 103,932,757	$ 97,971,465
Other current assets			5,796,931	4,358,471
Non-current assets			85,376,505	84,900,667
Total assets			$ 195,106,193	$ 187,230,603

Current liabilities			$ 23,437,646	$ 25,873,002
Non-current liabilities			9,423,689	9,056,236
Total liabilities			$ 32,861,335	$ 34,929,238
Total equity			162,244,858	152,301,365
Total liabilities and equity			$ 195,106,193	$ 187,230,603

(1) See “Additional Financial Measures” in the Company’s MD&A 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.sedarplus.ca and on the Company’s website at www.majesticgold.com.

For further information, please contact:

James Mackie, CFO and Corporate Secretary

Telephone: (604) 560-9060

Email: info@majesticgold.com

Website: www.majesticgold.com

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