Guanajuato Silver Reports Q1 2024 Financial and Operating Results
Guanajuato Silver Reports Q1 2024 Financial and Operating Results
May 23, 2023 – Vancouver, British Columbia – Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. (the “Company” or
“GSilver”) (TSXV:GSVR)(OTCQX:GSVRF) has released financial and operating results for the three months
ended March 31, 2024. All dollar amounts are in US dollars (US$) and prepared in accordance with IFRS
Accounting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Production
results are from the Company’s wholly owned El Cubo Mines Complex (“El Cubo”), Valenciana Mines
Complex (“VMC”) and San Ignacio mine (“San Ignacio”) in Guanajuato, Mexico, and the Topia mine
("Topia") located in Durango, Mexico.
James Anderson, Chairman & CEO of Guanajuato Silver, said, “Capex investments made in 2023 helped
to lift precious metals production over the quarter, while simultaneously sending operating costs lower.
Buoyed by this strong start to the year, we will look to continue the positive trends we have established
as we enter into an environment of potentially higher spot prices for silver and gold.”
Q1 2024 Highlights
• Record metals production during the quarter of 987,312 AgEq (silver equivalent) was up 16% over
the previous quarter; AgEq ounces derived from 428,279 ounces of silver; 5,384 ounces of gold;
879,242 pounds of lead; and 922,297 pounds of zinc (see footnote to table below for assumptions
regarding the calculation of silver equivalents).
• Tonnes milled increased 20% over the previous quarter; a total of 165,079 tonnes were processed
among GSilver’s three production facilities.
• Both all-in sustaining cost (“AISC”)1 of $20.19 per AgEq ounce, and cash costs of $16.55 per AgEq
ounce were 6% lower than the previous quarter (see footnote to table below for assumptions
regarding the calculation of silver equivalents).
• Record revenue of $17.8M was 7% higher than the previous quarter; net loss decreased by 3% in
Q1 to $7.3M compared to $7.6M in Q4, 2024.
• Realized average metal prices for the quarter of $23.37 per silver ounce, and $2,068 per gold
ounce sold.
1AISC is a non-IFRS financial measure with no standardized meaning under IFRS, and therefore they may not be
comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For further information and detailed reconciliations of
non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable IFRS measures see “Non-IFRS Financial Measures” in this
News Release.
1. Silver equivalents are calculated using 88.72:1 (Ag/Au), 0.04:1 (Ag/Pb) and 0.05:1 (Ag/Zn) ratio for Q1 2024 and
an 83.78:1 (Ag/Au), 0.04:1 (Ag/Pb) and 0.06:1 (Ag/Zn) ratio for Q1 2023, respectively. For the three months
ended December 31, 2023, silver equivalents are calculated using 82.91:1 (Ag/Au), 0.04:1 (Ag/Pb) and 0.05:1
(Ag/Zn) ratio for YTD 2023 and an 83.22:1 (Ag/Au), 0.05:1 (Ag/Pb) and 0.07:1 (Ag/Zn) ratio for 2022,
respectively.
2. Cash cost per silver equivalent ounce include mining, processing, and direct overhead. See Reconciliation to IFRS
in the Non-IFRS Financial Measures section of this news release.
3. AlSC per Ag/Eq oz include mining, processing, direct overhead, corporate general and administration expenses,
on-site exploration, reclamation, and sustaining capital. See Reconciliation to IFRS in the Non-IFRS Financial
Measures section of this news release.
4. See Reconciliation of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization in the Non-IFRS Financial
Measures section of this news release.
5. Mine Operating Cashflow Before Taxes, Cash cost per silver equivalent, cost per tonne, AISC per Ag/Eq ounce,
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and working capital are non-IFRS financial measure with no standardized meaning
under IFRS, and therefore they may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. For
further information and detailed reconciliations of non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable
IFRS measures see the Non-IFRS Financial Measures section of this news release.
6. Based on provisional sales before final price adjustments, before payable metal deductions, treatment, and
refining charges.
Consolidated March 31
2024
March 31
2023 % Change March 31
2024
December 31
2023 % Change
Operating
Tonnes mined 164,057 162,116 1% 164,057 133,497 23%
Tonnes milled 165,079 160,182 3% 165,079 137,339 20%
Silver ounces produced 428,279 458,803 (7%) 428,279 394,971 8%
Gold ounces produced 5,384 4,413 22% 5,384 4,395 23%
Lead produced (lbs) 879,242 906,696 (3%) 879,242 837,230 5%
Zinc produced (lbs) 922,297 1,153,138 (20%) 922,297 960,206 (4%)
Silver equivalent (“Ag/Eq”) ounces produced (1) 987,312 938,047 5% 987,312 850,214 16%
Silver ounces sold 413,892 474,954 (13%) 413,892 400,106 3%
Gold ounces sold 5,196 4,586 13% 5,196 4,275 22%
Lead sold (lbs) 841,612 955,441 (12%) 841,612 909,817 (7%)
Zinc sold (lbs) 934,873 1,242,389 (25%) 934,873 890,691 5%
Ag/Eq ounces sold (1) 955,328 969,603 (1%) 955,328 844,572 13%
Cost per tonne ($) (5) 97.78 98.16 (0%) 97.78 107.95 (9%)
Cash cost per Ag/Eq ounce ($) (1)(2)(5) 16.55 17.06 (3%) 16.55 17.66 (6%)
AISC per Ag/Eq ounce ($) (1)(3)(5) 20.19 21.83 (8%) 20.19 21.52 (6%)
Financial $ $ $ $
Revenue 17,764,983 17,118,424 4% 17,764,983 16,581,967 7%
Cost of Sales 19,420,586 20,269,116 (4%) 19,420,586 18,515,317 5%
Mine operating loss (1,655,603) (3,150,692) (47%) (1,655,603) (1,933,353) (14%)
Mine operating cashflow before taxes (7) 1,360,523 187,214 627% 1,360,523 838,067 62%
Net loss (7,381,691) (8,699,078) (15%) (7,381,691) (7,624,676) (3%)
EBITDA(4)(5) (2,778,867) (4,093,976) (32%) (2,778,867) (2,559,261) 9%
Adjusted EBITDA (4)(5) (929,015) (2,299,797) (60%) (929,015) (1,099,580) (16%)
Realized silver price per ounce (6) 23.37 22.50 4% 23.37 23.21 1%
Realized gold price per ounce (6) 2,068.57 1,890.60 9% 2,068.57 1,982.88 4%
Realized lead price per pound (6) 0.94 0.96 (2%) 0.94 0.96 (2%)
Realized zinc price per pound (6) 1.11 1.42 (22%) 1.11 1.14 (2%)
Working capital (5) (21,238,584) (11,029,888) 93% (21,238,584) (18,441,013) 15%
Shareholders
Loss per share – basic and diluted (0.02) (0.03) (26%) (0.02) (0.02) 0%
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding 354,496,832 322,849,823 10% 354,496,832 351,589,912 1%
Three months ended Three months ended
7. Mine operating cash flow before taxes is calculated by adding back depreciation, depletion, and inventory write-
downs to mine operating loss. See Reconciliation to IFRS in the Non-IFRS Financial Measures section of this
news release.
NON-IFRS FINANCIAL MEASURES
The Company has disclosed certain non-IFRS financial measures and ratios in this news release, as discussed
below. These non-IFRS financial measures and non -IFRS ratios are widely reported in the mining industry
as benchmarks for performance and are used b y Management to monitor and evaluate the Company's
operating performance and ability to generate cash. The Company believes that, in addition to financial
measures and ratios prepared in accordance with IFRS, certain investors use these non -IFRS financial
measures and ratios to evaluate the Company’s performance. However, the measures do not have a
standardized meaning under IFRS and may not be comparable to similar financial measures disclosed by
other companies. Accordingly, non-IFRS financial measures and non -IFRS ratios should not be considered
in isolation or as a substitute for measures and ratios of the Company’s performance prepared in
accordance with IFRS.
Non-IFRS financial measures are defined in National Instrument 52-112 – Non-GAAP and Other Financial
Measures Disclosure (“NI 52-122”) as a financial measure disclosed that (a) depicts the historical or
expected future financial performance, financial position or cash flow of an entity, (b) with respect to its
composition, excludes an amount that is included in, or includes an amount that is excluded from, the
composition of the most directly comparable financial measure disclosed in the primary financial
statements of the entity, (c) is not disclosed in the financial statements of the entity, and (d) is not a ration,
fraction, percentage or similar representation.
A non-IFRS ratio is defined by NI 52-112 as a financial measure disclosed that (a) is in the form of a ratio,
fraction, percentage, or similar representation, (b) has a non-IFRS financial measure as one or more of its
components, and (c) is not disclosed in the financial statements.
WORKING CAPITAL
Working capital is a non-IFRS measure that is a common measure of liquidity but does not have any
standardized meaning. The most directly comparable measure prepared in accordance with IFRS is current
assets net of current liabilities. Working capital is calculated by deducting current liabilities from current
assets. Working capital should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute from measures prepared in
accordance with IFRS. The measure is intended to assist readers in evaluating the Company’s liquidity.
MINE OPERATING CASH FLOW BEFORE TAXES
Mine operating cash flow before taxes is a non -IFRS measure that does not have a standardized meaning
prescribed by IFRS and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers.
Mine operating cash flow s are calculated as revenue minus production costs, transportation and selling
costs and inventory changes. Mine operating cash flow is used by management to assess the performance
of the mine operations, excluding corporate and exploration activities, and is p rovided to investors as a
measure of the Company’s operating performance.
EBITDA
EBITDA is a non-IFRS financial measure, which excludes the following from net earnings:
• Income tax expense;
• Finance costs;
• Amortization and depletion.
Adjusted EBITDA excludes the following additional items from EBITDA:
• Share based compensation;
• Non-recurring impairments (reversals);
• Loss (gain) on derivative;
• Significant other non-routine finance items.
Adjusted EBITDA per share is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by the basic weighted average number
of shares outstanding for the period.
Management believes EBITDA is a valuable indicator of the Company’s ability to generate liquidity by
producing operating cash flow to fund working capital needs, service debt obligations, and fund capital
expenditures. Management uses EBITDA for this purpose. EBITDA is also frequently used by investors and
analysts for valuation purposes whereby EBITDA is multiplied by a factor or “EBITDA multiple” based on an
observed or inferred relationship between EBITDA and market values to determine the approximate total
enterprise value of a Company. Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to
investors and others in understanding and evaluating our operating results because it is consistent with the
indicators management uses internally to measure the Company's performance and is an indicator of the
performance of the Company's mining operations.
EBITDA is intended to provide additional information to investors and analysts. It does not have any
standardized definition under IFRS and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures
of operating performance prepared in accordance with IFRS. EBITDA excludes the impact of cash costs of
financing activities and taxes, and the effects of changes in operating working capital balances, and
therefore is not necessarily indicative of operating profit or cash flow from operations as determined by
IFRS. Other companies may calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA differently.
Cash Cost per Ag/Eq Ounce, All-In Sustaining Cost per Ag/Eq Ounce and Production Cost per Tonne
Cash costs per silver equivalent oz and production costs per tonne are measures developed by precious
metals companies in an effort to provide a comparable standard; however, there can be no assurance that
the Company’s reporting of these non-IFRS measures and ratios are similar to those reported by other
mining companies. Cash costs per silver equivalent ounce and total production cost per tonne are non-IFRS
performance measures used by the Company to manage and evaluate operating performance at its
operating mining unit, in conjunction with the related IFRS amounts. They are widely reported in the silver
mining industry as a benchmark for performance, but do not have a standardized meaning and are disclosed
in addition to IFRS measures. Production costs include mining, milling, and direct overhead at the operation
sites. Cash costs include all direct costs plus royalties and special mining duty. Total production costs include
all cash costs plus amortization and depletion, changes in amortization and depletion in finished goods
inventory and site share-based compensation. Cash costs per silver equivalent ounce is calculated by
dividing cash costs and total production costs by the payable silver ounces produced. Production costs per
tonne are calculated by dividing production costs by the number of processed tonnes. The following tables
provide a detailed reconciliation of these measures to the Company’s direct production costs, as reported
in its consolidated financial statements.
AISC is a non-IFRS performance measure and was calculated based on guidance provided by the World Gold
Council (“WGC”). WGC is not a regulatory industry organization and does not have the authority to develop
accounting standards for disclosure requirements. Other mining companies may calculate AISC differently
as a result of differences in underlying accounting principles and policies applied, as well as differences in
definitions of sustaining capital expenditures. AISC is a more comprehensive measure than cash cost per
ounce and is useful for investors and management to assess the Company’s operating performance by
providing greater visibility, comparability and representation of the total costs associated with producing
silver from its current operations, in conjunction with related IFRS amounts. AISC helps investors to assess
costs against peers in the industry and help management assess the performance of its mine.
AISC includes total production costs (IFRS measure) incurred at the Company’s mining operation, which
forms the basis of the Company’s total cash costs. Additionally, the Company includes sustaining capital
expenditures, corporate general and administrativ e expense, operating lease payments and reclamation
cost accretion. The Company believes this measure represents the total sustainable costs of producing silver
and gold concentrate from current operations and provides additional information of the Company ’s
operational performance and ability to generate cash flows. As the measure seeks to reflect the full cost of
silver and gold concentrate production from current operations, new projects capital at current operation
is not included. Certain other cash expenditures, including share-based payments, tax payments, dividends
and financing costs are also not included.
The following tables provide detailed reconciliations of these measures to cost of sales, as reported in notes
to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
This news release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s condensed interim consolidated
financial statements for the three-month period ended March 31, 2024 and related Management’s
Discussion and Analysis (“MD&A”) available at www.sedarplus.com.
About Guanajuato Silver
GSilver is a precious metals producer engaged in reactivating past producing silver and gold mines in
central Mexico. The Company produces silver and gold concentrates from the El Cubo Mine s Complex,
Valenciana Mines Complex, and the San Ignacio mine; all three mines are located within the state of
Guanajuato, which has an established 480 -year mining history. Additionally, the Company produces
silver, gold, lead, and zinc concentrates from the Topia mine in northwestern Durango. With four
operating mines and three processing facilities, Guanajuato Silver is one of the fastest growing silver
producers in Mexico.
Technical Information
Reynaldo Rivera, VP of Exploration of GSilver, has approved the scientific and technical information
contained in this news release. Mr. Rivera is a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and
Metallurgy (AusIMM - Registration Number 220979) and a "qualified person" as defined by National
Instrument 43-101, Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects. Mr. Rivera has verified the data that
supports the technical information disclosed in this press release by reviewing production reports from
each of the Company’s mining operations.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
"James Anderson"
Chairman and CEO
For further information regarding Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd., please contact:
JJ Jennex, Gerente de Comunicaciones, T: 604 723 1433
Gsilver.com
Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the
policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains certain forward-looking statements and information, which relate to future
events or future performance including, but not limited to, the continuation of the positive trends of
higher production and lower costs; potentially higher spot prices for silver and gold; the ability of the
Company to continue to increase production, tonnage and recoveries; the Company’s future
development and production activities; and GSilver’s status as one of the fasting growing silver mining
company in Mexico.
Such forward-looking statements and information reflect management's current beliefs and are based on
information currently available to and assumptions made by the Company; which assumptions, while
considered reasonable by the Company, are inherently subject to significant operational, business,
economic and regulatory uncertainties and contingencies. These assumptions include: the potential
quantity, grade and metal content of the mineralized material at El Cubo, San Ignacio, VMC and Topia,
the geotechnical and metallurgical characteristics of such material conforming to sampled results and
metallurgical performance; available tonnage of mineralized material to be mined and processed;
resource grades and recoveries; assumptions and discount rates being appropriately applied to