Majestic Gold Corp. Announces Record 2022 Annual Results
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MAJESTIC GOLD CORP. ANNOUNCES RECORD 2022 ANNUAL RESULTS Vancouver, British Columbia – April 28, 2023 - Majestic Gold Corp. (“Majestic” or the “Company”) (TSX.V: MJS, FSE: MJT) announces its financial and operational results for the year ended December 31, 2022. The following financial results are expressed in US dollars unless otherwise stated.
FULL YEAR HIGHLIGHTS
- Record gold production of 37,641 ounces for FY2022 (FY2021- 19,955 ounces);
- Record revenue of $63.5 million for FY 2022 (FY2021 - $38.5 million);
- Record gross profit from mining operations of $33.9 million for FY2022 (FY2021 - $21.7 million);
- Record net income of $17.4 million for FY2022 (FY2021 - $7.7 million);
- Record cash flows from operating activities, excluding changes in non-cash working capital of $29.2 million for FY2022 (FY2021 - $16.5 million) For computation details, refer to pages 16-18 of the MD&A
- Record Adjusted EBITDA was $35 million for FY2022 (FY2021 - $17.3 million). For EBITDA for this Non-IFRS financial measure;
computation details, refer to pages 16-18 of the MD&A for this Non-IFRS financial measure;
- Strong financial position at December 31, 2022. The Company had cash and short-term investments of $52.7 million (FY2021 - $34.9 million) and working capital of $36.4 million (FY2021 - $14.1 million);
- Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”) of $657 per ounce and $751 per ounce for FY2022 (FY2021 - $677 per ounce and $972 per ounce respectively). For AISC computation details, refer to pages 16-18 of the MD&A for this Non-IFRS financial measure.
FOURTH QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
- Gold production of 7,924 ounces for Q4 FY2022 (Q4 FY2021 – 8,543 ounces);
- Gold revenue of $14.3 million for Q4 FY2022 (Q4 FY2021 - $14 million);
- Gross profit of $5.6 million for Q4 FY2022 (Q4 FY2021 - $9 million);
- Net income of $1 million for Q4 FY2022 (Q4 FY2021 - $146,728);
- Adjusted EBITDA was $6.6 million for Q4 FY2022 (Q4 FY2021 - $6.6 million).;
- Total cash costs and all-in sustaining costs (“AISC”) of $757 per ounce and $862 per ounce for Q4 FY2022 (Q4 FY2021 - $607 per ounce and $924 per ounce respectively);
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Three months ended December 31, Year ended December 31, 2022 2021 2022 2021
Operating data
| Gold produced (ozs) | 7,924 | 8,543 37,641 | 19,955 | |
| Gold realized net of smelting fees (ozs) | 7,251 | 8,188 34,481 | 18,549 | |
| Gold sold (ozs) | 7,589 | 7,617 34,880 | 20,753 | |
| Average realized gold price ($/oz sold) | $1,856 | $ 1,844 $ 1,775 | $ 1,853 | |
| Total cash costs ($/oz sold)(1) | 757 | 607 657 | 677 | |
| Total production costs ($/oz sold)(1) | 966 | 657 848 | 806 | |
| All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold)(1) | 862 | 924 751 | 972 |
Financial data
| Gold revenue | $12,972,456 | $ 14,045,604 $ 63,474,357 | $ 38,445,273 |
| Gross profit(2) | 5,643,433 | 9,041,628 33,881,688 | 21,714,245 |
| Adjusted EBITDA(1) | 6,580,158 | 6,627,166 34,909,463 | 17,280,458 |
| Net income | 1,024,694 | (146,728) 17,422,560 | 7,717,662 |
| Net income attributable to shareholders | 181,940 | (811,045) 11,078,664 | 4,508,586 |
| Basic and diluted income per share | 0.00 | (0.00) 0.01 | 0.01 |
December 31, December 2022 31, 2021
Balance Sheet
| Cash | $45,362,546 | $ 34,867,831 |
| Total assets | 139,605,949 | 128,037,022 |
| Total current liabilities | 21,059,237 | 24,764,929 |
(1) See “Additional Financial Measures” in the Company’s MD&A on pages 16-18.
(2) “Gross profit” represents total revenues, net of cost of goods sold.
This release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 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.
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: [email protected] 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