Eldorado Gold Corporation (“Eldorado”, "Eldorado Gold" or “the
Company”) today reports the Company’s financial and operational
results for the first quarter of 2024. For further information
please see the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and
Management’s Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") filed on SEDAR+
at www.sedarplus.ca under the Company’s profile.
First Quarter 2024
Highlights
Operations
- Gold
production: 117,111 ounces in line with expectations for
the quarter. Production increased 5% from Q1 2023, reflecting
higher gold production at most sites, notably an increase in
production of 12% at Lamaque and 14% at Olympias.
- Gold
sales: 116,008 ounces at an average realized gold price
per ounce sold(1) of $2,086. Gold sales increased 6% from Q1 2023
primarily as a result of increases in production at Lamaque and
Olympias.
- Production
costs: $123.0 million in Q1 2024 compared to $109.7
million in Q1 2023. The increase was due to higher sales volumes
and slightly higher cash costs in the quarter. The increase
in sales volumes accounted for roughly half of the increase to
production costs. The remainder relates to higher royalty expense
and increases in labour costs, due to headcount, and fuel
prices.
- Total cash
costs(1): $922 per ounce
sold in Q1 2024. Costs increased from $857 per ounce sold in Q1
2023, primarily due to increases in labour costs and consumables
such as fuel, as well as higher royalty expenses.
- All-in
sustaining costs
("AISC")(1): $1,262 per
ounce sold in Q1 2024. Costs increased from $1,207 in Q1 2023,
primarily reflecting the higher total cash costs per ounce sold in
Q1 2024, and higher sustaining capital expenditures.
- Total
capital expenditures: $122.0 million in Q1 2024,
including $52.5 million of growth capital(1) invested at Skouries
with activity focused on major earthworks and infrastructure
construction. Growth capital at the operating mines totalled $32.7
million and was primarily related to Kisladag for continued waste
stripping, construction of the North Heap Leach Pad and related
infrastructure.
- Production
and cost outlook: The Company is maintaining its 2024
annual production guidance of 505,000 to 555,000 ounces of gold.
Production continues to be weighted to the second half of the year.
Total cash costs(1) for the full year are expected to be between
$840 to $940 per ounce sold and an average AISC(1) of $1,190 to
$1,290 per ounce sold.
Financial
-
Revenue: $258.0 million in Q1 2024, an increase of
13% from revenue of $227.8 million in Q1 2023, primarily due to
higher sales volumes, and higher average realized gold price.
- Net cash
generated from operating activities of continuing
operations: $95.3 million in Q1 2024, an increase from
$41.0 million in Q1 2023, primarily as a result of higher gold
sales volumes and higher average realized gold price.
- Cash flow
from operating activities before changes in working
capital(2): $108.3
million in Q1 2024, an increase of 16% over Q1 2023, primarily as a
result of higher gold sales volumes and higher average realized
gold price.
- Cash, cash
equivalents and term deposits: $514.7 million as at
March 31, 2024. Cash decreased by $25.7 million in Q1 2024
over Q4 2023 primarily as a result of temporary working capital
movements, combined with continued investment in growth
capital.
- Net
earnings attributable to shareholders from continuing
operations: Q1 2024 net earnings attributable to
shareholders of the Company was $35.2 million or $0.17 earnings per
share. Increased net earnings in Q1 2024, compared to Q1 2023, is
primarily attributable to increased sales volumes and higher
average realized gold price.
- Adjusted
net earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization
("Adjusted EBITDA")(2):
$120.6 million compared to $100.6 million in Q1 2023. The increase
was driven by increased gold production and gold sales and higher
average realized gold price.
- Adjusted
net
earnings(2):
$55.2 million net earnings, or $0.27 earnings per share in Q1 2024
compared to adjusted net earnings of $16.7 million ($0.09 earnings
per share) in Q1 2023. Adjustments in Q1 2024 include a $5.3
million loss on foreign exchange due to the translation of deferred
tax balances net of Turkiye inflation accounting, a $16.9 million
unrealized loss on derivative instruments and a $2.1 million
gain on the non-cash revaluation of the derivative related to
redemption options in our senior notes.
- Free cash
flow(2): Negative
$30.9 million in Q1 2024, primarily due to temporary working
capital movements, combined with continued investment in growth
capital. Free cash flow excluding capital expenditures at
Skouries(2) was $33.7 million.
- Project
Facility: Drawdowns on the Skouries Term Facility during
Q1 2024 totalled €14.1 million ($15.3 million).
Corporate
"Across our global portfolio, our operations
continued to perform in-line with our expectations during the first
quarter, and generated free cash flow of $33.7 million excluding
Skouries capital spend," said George Burns, Eldorado Gold’s
President and Chief Executive Officer. "Coming off a strong fourth
quarter we anticipated lower production in the first quarter with
winter conditions affecting the leach kinetics at Kisladag and ore
grade variability across the portfolio. Consolidated gold
production continues to be weighted to the second half of 2024,"
added Burns.
"We reached a significant milestone on March 31,
2024 as we celebrated our fifth anniversary of achieving commercial
production at our Lamaque Complex in Quebec. Since completing
construction on time and on budget we have produced 848,014 ounces
of gold which exceeded our initial expectations for gold production
by 32% compared to the initial pre-feasibility study of 644,100
ounces. With the inaugural reserve expected at Ormaque later this
year we look forward to continued success at the Lamaque
Complex."
Skouries Highlights
Growth capital invested totalled $52.5 million
in Q1 2024. At March 31, 2024, the growth capital invested towards
the overall capital estimate of $920 million totalled $237
million.
In 2024, the capital spend is expected to be
between $375 and $425 million.
As at March 31, 2024:
- The current Phase 2
of the project was 43% complete and the entire project was 73%
complete, when including the first phase of construction;
- Detailed
engineering, since project restart, was 67% complete and
procurement was substantially complete;
- Project execution
and ramp-up continued for major earthworks with work progressing on
water management ponds, as well as the low-grade ore
stockpile;
- Mobilized
contractors and commenced work on the tailings filtration
infrastructure earthworks and pilings, with the earthworks expected
to be substantially completed in Q2 2024. Piling for the filter
plant building is over 30% complete;
- Progress advanced
on the foundation construction of the primary crusher, with the
upper portion of the north retaining wall completed and work
progressing on the south, with the crusher building earthworks
advancing as planned; and
- As previously
noted, the upgrade of the underground power supply to 690V and the
ventilation upgrade are both completed.
Milestones in 2024 include:
Procurement and
Engineering
- Substantial
completion of procurement and engineering
Process Plant
- Construction of the
control room and electrical room building - commenced in Q1
2024
- Construction of the
tailings thickeners - commenced in Q1 2024
Tailings Filter
Facility
- Awarding of the
filter facility construction contract
- Preassembly of the
filter press plates and frames - commenced in Q1 2024
- Completion of the
structural steel
Integrated Extractive
Waste Management Facility ("IEWMF")
- Completion of the
coffer dam
Underground
- Awarding of the
underground development and test stoping contract
- Completion of
approximately 2,200 metres of underground development
Construction Progress
Work continues to ramp up on construction of
major earthworks structures including the haul roads, IEWMF
construction, low-grade stockpile, water management, process
facilities, crusher and filter buildings. In addition, work will
focus on the underground development to support test stope mining
in 2025. Mechanical, piping and electrical installations will also
progress in all process and infrastructure areas.
On the critical path is the filter plant
building which continues to advance, with the piling work having
commenced in Q1 2024. The filter plant construction contract is on
track to be awarded in Q2 2024, which will include the building
structure, assembly of equipment within the building, including air
compressors, conveyors, filter presses and other ancillary
equipment and piping and electrical work. The filter press plates
arrived on site in Q1 2024 and preassembly has now commenced, with
the frames for the filter press plates already fabricated and
expected to ship in Q2 2024.
Work for the mill/flotation building is in
progress with commissioning work on overhead cranes, installation
of construction lighting and scaffolding, and the commencement of
structural steel work. Commissioning of the overhead cranes
continues with two of the three major cranes commissioned with the
third to be commissioned in April 2024. Construction lighting,
scaffolding and steel are progressing according to plan and
mobilization of mechanical, piping and electrical work is in
progress.
By the end of 2024, the Company expects to have
completed the IEWMF coffer dam and significantly advanced the IEWMF
earthworks, water management facilities, process plant and filter
plant.
With 12 company-owned Cat 745 trucks now onsite
and operational, we expect the remaining seven to be delivered
through the end of Q2 2024. During construction, these trucks are
used as part of an integrated fleet with the earthwork's
construction contractor for construction of the water management
ponds one and two, low-grade ore stockpile, IEWMF and facilities.
These trucks will continue to be used once Skouries is in operation
to build the IEWMF lifts that will be required for stacking of
produced dry tailings.
Underground Development
The upgrade of the underground power supply from
400V to 690V has been completed. The ventilation upgrade is also
complete, and the new contact water pumping system will be fully
operational in 2024.
The first phase of underground development
continues to advance the West Decline and access to the test stopes
with a local contractor. In February 2024, first ore was
intersected in the top access area to the test stopes. The second
underground development contract is expected to be awarded as
planned in Q2 2024. This contract includes the test stope work as
well as additional development and services work to support the
development of the underground mine. The Company expects to
complete approximately 2,200 metres of underground development by
the end of 2024.
Engineering
Following the transition of engineering to
Greece at the end of 2023, it is currently 67% complete as at the
end of Q1 2024 and remains on track for substantial completion in
Q3 2024. Detailed engineering work continues to advance in all
areas. The release of structural steel for fabrication is nearing
completion with approximately 35% of the total steel fabricated to
date.
Procurement
At the end of Q1 2024, procurement is
substantially complete, with all long lead items procured and the
focus shifting to managing fabrication and deliveries.
Operational Readiness
An experienced commissioning, operational
readiness and operations leadership team has been recruited to
ensure that a capable organization is in place to commission, ramp
up and operate. The team is currently developing an integrated
commissioning strategy and schedule, and the commissioning
execution plan. The Skouries operations team now consists of 95
personnel on board; this includes 84 in leadership roles,
sustainability, operations, and support services, and 11 embedded
in the construction projects teams of open pit mining, underground
mining and dry stack tailings construction. Recruitment activities
are on track with the Operational workforce plan.
A training centre at the Mavres Petres site has
been set up to train the incoming workforce. Under the leadership
of our Global Training Director and GM Greece, Operational
Readiness, the program we will be implementing is framed on the
Australian Competency Based Training and Assessment approach. It
provides industry focused, comprehensive theoretical and hands-on
practical training. Trainees are assessed on both theoretical and
practical knowledge before being qualified to work independently in
the mine. The training program is consistent with and compliments
the applicable standards outlined in the Greek Mining Code and
Labor Legislation.
Workforce
In addition to the Operational Readiness team,
as at March 31, 2024, there were over 600 personnel on site which
is expected to ramp up to 1,300 during 2024.
Consolidated Financial and Operational
Highlights
|
|
3 months ended March 31, |
|
|
|
2024 |
|
|
2023 |
|
Revenue |
$258.0 |
|
$227.8 |
|
Gold produced (oz) |
|
117,111 |
|
|
111,509 |
|
Gold sold (oz) |
|
116,008 |
|
|
109,817 |
|
Average realized gold price ($/oz sold) (2) |
$2,086 |
|
$1,932 |
|
Production costs |
|
123.0 |
|
|
109.7 |
|
Total cash costs ($/oz sold) (2,3) |
|
922 |
|
|
857 |
|
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold) (2,3) |
|
1,262 |
|
|
1,207 |
|
Net earnings for the period (1) |
|
33.6 |
|
|
19.3 |
|
Net earnings per share – basic ($/share) (1) |
|
0.17 |
|
|
0.10 |
|
Net earnings per share – diluted ($/share) (1) |
|
0.16 |
|
|
0.10 |
|
Net earnings for the period continuing operations (1,4) |
|
35.2 |
|
|
19.4 |
|
Net earnings per share continuing operations – basic ($/share)
(1,4) |
|
0.17 |
|
|
0.11 |
|
Net earnings per share continuing operations – diluted ($/share)
(1,4) |
|
0.17 |
|
|
0.10 |
|
Adjusted net earnings continuing operations - basic (1,2,4) |
|
55.2 |
|
|
16.7 |
|
Adjusted net earnings per share continuing operations ($/share)
(1,2,4) |
|
0.27 |
|
|
0.09 |
|
Net cash generated from operating activities (4) |
|
95.3 |
|
|
41.0 |
|
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in working
capital (2,4) |
|
108.3 |
|
|
93.2 |
|
Free cash flow (2,4) |
|
(30.9 |
) |
|
(34.4 |
) |
Free cash flow excluding Skouries (2,4) |
|
33.7 |
|
|
(19.2 |
) |
Cash, cash equivalents and term deposits |
|
514.7 |
|
|
262.3 |
|
Total assets |
|
5,065.5 |
|
|
4,501.0 |
|
Debt |
|
643.8 |
|
|
493.4 |
|
(1) Attributable to shareholders of the Company.
(2) These financial measures or ratios are non-IFRS
financial measures or ratios. See the section 'Non-IFRS and Other
Financial Measures and Ratios' of our MD&A for explanations and
discussions of these non-IFRS financial measures or
ratios.(3) Revenues from silver, lead and zinc sales are
off-set against total cash costs.(4) Amounts presented
for 2024 and 2023 are from continuing operations only and exclude
the Romania segment. See Note 4 of our condensed consolidated
interim financial statements for the three months ended March 31,
2024.
Total revenue was $258.0 million in Q1 2024, an
increase of 13% from total revenue of $227.8 million in Q1 2023.
The increase was the result of higher sales volumes in Q1 2024 as
well as the higher average realized gold price.
Production costs increased to
$123.0 million in Q1 2024 from $109.7 million in Q1 2023
due to higher sales volumes and slightly higher cash costs in the
quarter. The increase in sales volumes accounted for roughly half
of the increase to production costs. The remainder relates to
higher royalty expense and increases in labour costs, due to
headcount, and fuel prices. Production costs include royalty
expense, which increased to $14.2 million in Q1 2024 from $8.7
million in Q1 2023, due to higher average realized gold prices, as
well as higher sales volumes.
Total cash costs(3) in Q1 2024 averaged $922 per
ounce sold, an increase from $857 per ounce sold in Q1 2023,
primarily due to higher royalty expense driven by higher gold
prices, as well as smaller impacts from labour and fuel. AISC per
ounce sold(3) increased to $1,262 in Q1 2024 from $1,207 in Q1
2023, reflecting the higher total cash costs per ounce sold in Q1
2024 combined with higher sustaining capital expenditures.
Eldorado reported net earnings attributable to
shareholders from continuing operations of $35.2 million ($0.17
earnings per share) in Q1 2024, compared to a net earnings of $19.4
million ($0.11 earnings per share) in Q1 2023. Higher net income in
Q1 2024 is primarily attributable to increased sales volumes and
higher average realized gold prices.
Adjusted net earnings(4) was $55.2 million
($0.27 earnings per share) in Q1 2024, compared to adjusted net
earnings of $16.7 million ($0.09 earnings per share) in Q1 2023.
Adjustments in Q1 2024 include a $5.3 million loss on foreign
exchange due to the translation of deferred tax balances net of
Turkiye inflation accounting, a $16.9 million unrealized loss on
derivative instruments and a $2.1 million gain on the non-cash
revaluation of the derivative related to redemption options in our
senior notes.
Quarterly Operations Update
Gold Operations
|
3 months ended March 31, |
|
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
Total |
|
|
Ounces produced |
|
117,111 |
|
111,509 |
Ounces sold |
|
116,008 |
|
109,817 |
Production costs |
$123.0 |
$109.7 |
Total cash costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$922 |
$857 |
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$1,262 |
$1,207 |
Sustaining capital expenditures (2) |
$29.1 |
$26.0 |
Kisladag |
|
|
Ounces produced |
|
37,523 |
|
37,160 |
Ounces sold |
|
36,699 |
|
37,393 |
Production costs |
$30.9 |
$30.5 |
Total cash costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$820 |
$794 |
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$916 |
$875 |
Sustaining capital expenditures (2) |
$2.2 |
$2.2 |
Lamaque |
|
|
Ounces produced |
|
42,299 |
|
37,884 |
Ounces sold |
|
44,620 |
|
38,643 |
Production costs |
$35.2 |
$29.2 |
Total cash costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$779 |
$744 |
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$1,262 |
$1,217 |
Sustaining capital expenditures (2) |
$21.1 |
$17.8 |
Efemcukuru |
|
|
Ounces produced |
|
18,501 |
|
19,928 |
Ounces sold |
|
18,614 |
|
19,751 |
Production costs |
$21.8 |
$17.7 |
Total cash costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$1,154 |
$936 |
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$1,138 |
$1,094 |
Sustaining capital expenditures (2) |
$2.4 |
$2.2 |
Olympias |
|
|
Ounces produced |
|
18,788 |
|
16,537 |
Ounces sold |
|
16,075 |
|
14,030 |
Production costs |
$35.0 |
$32.3 |
Total cash costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$1,287 |
$1,220 |
All-in sustaining costs ($/oz sold) (1,2) |
$1,527 |
$1,532 |
Sustaining capital expenditures (2) |
$3.5 |
$3.7 |
(1) Revenues from silver, lead and zinc sales are
off-set against total cash costs.(2) These financial
measures or ratios are non-IFRS financial measures or ratios. See
the section 'Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios' of
our MD&A for explanations and discussions of these non-IFRS
financial measures or ratios.
Kisladag
Kisladag produced 37,523 ounces of gold in Q1
2024, a slight increase from 37,160 ounces in Q1 2023. The increase
was primarily due to continued leaching of gold ounces from leach
pads stacked in H2 2023, as well as higher average grade of new
tonnes placed in the quarter. Average grade of tonnes placed
increased to 0.77 grams per tonne in Q1 2024 from 0.70 grams per
tonne in Q1 2023. In Q1 2024, there were lower tonnes placed on the
leach pad due to annual planned maintenance work in the crushing
circuit.
Revenue increased to $77.1 million in Q1 2024
from $72.1 million in Q1 2023, driven by the higher average
realized gold price, partially offset by decreased gold ounces sold
in the quarter.
Production costs increased to $30.9 million in
Q1 2024 from $30.5 million in Q1 2023. With gold production
relatively consistent, production costs in the quarter were
impacted by higher fuel prices, which in turn was mostly offset by
lower tonnes placed on the leach pad. Royalties were also higher in
the quarter due to higher average realized gold prices. This
resulted in total cash costs per ounce sold increasing to $820 in
Q1 2024 from $794 in Q1 2023.
AISC per ounce sold increased to $916 in Q1 2024
from $875 in Q1 2023, primarily due to the increase in total cash
costs per ounce sold.
Sustaining capital expenditures of $2.2 million
in Q1 2024 primarily included equipment rebuilds. Growth capital
investment of $25.5 million in Q1 2024 included waste stripping to
support the mine life extension, continued construction of the
second phase of the North Heap Leach Pad and
adsorption-desorption-regeneration plant infrastructure, and
building relocation due to pit expansion.
For 2024, production guidance at Kisladag is 180,000 to 195,000
ounces of gold. Production is expected to increase over the course
of the second quarter as we realize increased processing
throughput.
Lamaque
Lamaque produced 42,299 ounces of gold in Q1
2024, a 12% increase from 37,884 ounces in Q1 2023 primarily due to
increased mill throughput as a result of increased mill utilization
and access to stockpiled ore. Average grade decreased to 5.81 grams
per tonne in Q1 2024 from 6.06 grams per tonne in Q1 2023.
Revenue increased to $93.5 million in Q1 2024
from $73.6 million in Q1 2023 primarily due to higher sales volumes
but also impacted by the higher average gold price.
Production costs increased to $35.2 million
in Q1 2024 from $29.2 million in Q1 2023, reflecting higher
production volumes. Total cash costs per ounce sold increased to
$779 in Q1 2024 from $744 in Q1 2023 despite higher ounces sold
primarily due to additional costs incurred in labour, contractors,
and equipment rentals to increase productivity during the quarter.
Total cash costs were also impacted by slightly higher royalties
due to the higher realized gold price.
AISC per ounce sold increased to $1,262 in Q1
2024 from $1,217 in Q1 2023, primarily due to an increase in
sustaining capital expenditure and an increase in total cash costs
per ounce sold.
Sustaining capital expenditure increased to
$21.1 million in Q1 2024 from $17.8 million in Q1 2023
primarily due to increased underground development, combined with
equipment rebuilds. Growth capital investment of $5.1 million in Q1
2024 were primarily related to resource conversion drilling at
Ormaque.
In 2024, production guidance at Lamaque is
175,000 to 190,000 ounces of gold. Production is expected to
increase in the second quarter as we realize higher grades.
Efemcukuru
Efemcukuru produced 18,501 payable ounces of
gold in Q1 2024, a 7% decrease from 19,928 payable ounces in Q1
2023. The decrease in production was due to a lower planned grade
of 4.96 grams per tonne in Q1 2024 from 5.45 grams per tonne in Q1
2023, and was partly offset by higher throughput during the
quarter.
Revenue increased to $41.3 million in Q1
2024 compared to $40.7 million in Q1 2023. The slight increase
was due to the higher average realized price, partially offset by
slightly lower payable gold ounces sold.
Higher royalties and transportation costs as
well as higher tonnes processed resulted in an increase in
production costs to $21.8 million in Q1 2024 from
$17.7 million in Q1 2023. While higher royalties were
primarily a result of higher gold price, the increase in Q1 2024
was also due to $1.0 million out-of-period adjustment in Q1 2023
that reduced royalty expense in that comparative quarter.
Additionally, lower gold sales volume resulted in an increase in
total cash costs per ounce sold to $1,154 in Q1 2024, from $936 in
Q1 2023.
AISC per ounce sold increased to $1,138 in Q1
2024 from $1,094 in Q1 2023, primarily due to the increase in total
cash costs per ounce sold, a slight increase in sustaining capital
and exploration expenditures, and lower volumes sold. AISC in the
period was also offset by an adjustment to asset reclamation
amortization of $3.7 million.
Sustaining capital expenditures of $2.4 million
in Q1 2024 primarily included underground development and equipment
rebuilds. Growth capital investment of $1.1 million include
Kokarpinar underground development.
For 2024, production guidance at Efemcukuru is
forecast to be 75,000 to 85,000 ounces of gold. Production in the
second quarter is expected to be consistent with the first
quarter.
Olympias
Olympias produced 18,788 payable ounces of gold
in Q1 2024, a 14% increase from 16,537 ounces in Q1 2023. The
increase was driven by increased mining and processing volumes as a
result of productivity improvements. Lead and zinc production also
increased in Q1 2024 as compared to Q1 2023, due to higher
processing volumes. In line with 2024 guidance, we anticipate
higher by-product metal production and sales as we continue to
develop into the Flats Zone.
Revenue increased to $46.2 million in Q1 2024
compared to $41.5 million in Q1 2023 primarily as a result of
higher sales volumes and higher realized gold price. The difference
between gold produced and sold at Olympias was impacted by the
timing of shipments at the quarter end, with a delayed shipment in
March 2024 completed in early April. The corresponding gold ounces
sold and related revenue attributable to such delayed shipment will
be recognized in Q2 2024.
Increased production in the quarter resulted in
an increase in production costs to $35.0 million in Q1 2024 from
$32.3 million in Q1 2023. Higher labour costs and royalties led to
an increase in total cash costs per ounce sold to $1,287 in Q1 2024
from $1,220 in Q1 2023. These increases were partially offset by
slightly lower gold treatment and refining charges and slightly
lower selling costs due to improved shipment logistics onsite.
AISC per ounce sold decreased slightly to $1,527
in Q1 2024 from $1,532 in Q1 2023 primarily due to higher volumes
sold and slightly lower sustaining capital expenditures, partially
offset by higher total cash costs per ounce sold. Sustaining
capital expenditures of $3.5 million in Q1 2024 primarily included
underground development and underground infill drilling.
For 2024, production guidance at Olympias is
forecast to be 75,000 to 85,000 ounces of gold. Production in the
second quarter is expected to be consistent with the first
quarter.
For further information on the Company's
operating results for the first quarter of 2024, please see the
Company’s MD&A filed on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca under
the Company’s profile.
Conference Call
A conference call to discuss the details of the
Company’s First Quarter 2024 Results will be held by senior
management on Friday, April 26, 2024, at 11:30 AM ET (8:30 AM PT).
The call will be webcast and can be accessed at Eldorado Gold’s
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About Eldorado Gold
Eldorado is a gold and base metals producer with
mining, development and exploration operations in Turkiye, Canada,
and Greece. The Company has a highly skilled and dedicated
workforce, safe and responsible operations, a portfolio of
high-quality assets, and long-term partnerships with local
communities. Eldorado's common shares trade on the Toronto Stock
Exchange (TSX: ELD) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:
EGO).
Contacts
Investor Relations
Lynette Gould, VP Investor Relations,
Communications and External Affairs647.271.2827 or 1.888.353.8166
lynette.gould@eldoradogold.com
Media
Chad Pederson, Director, Communications
236.885.6251 or 1.888.353.8166 chad.pederson@eldoradogold.com
Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures
and Ratios
Certain non-IFRS financial measures and ratios
are included in this press release, including total cash costs and
total cash costs per ounce sold, all-in sustaining costs ("AISC")
and AISC per ounce sold, sustaining and growth capital, average
realized gold price per ounce sold, adjusted net earnings/(loss)
attributable to shareholders, adjusted net earnings/(loss) per
share attributable to shareholders, earnings before interest,
taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”), adjusted earnings
before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted
EBITDA"), free cash flow, free cash flow excluding Skouries, and
cash flow from operating activities before changes in working
capital.
Please see the March 31, 2024 MD&A for
explanations and discussion of these non-IFRS and other financial
measures and ratios. The Company believes that these measures and
ratios, in addition to conventional measures and ratios prepared in
accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards
(“IFRS”), provide investors an improved ability to evaluate the
underlying performance of the Company. The non-IFRS and other
financial measures and ratios are intended to provide additional
information and should not be considered in isolation or as a
substitute for measures or ratios of performance prepared in
accordance with IFRS. These measures and ratios do not have any
standardized meaning prescribed under IFRS, and therefore may not
be comparable to other issuers. Certain additional disclosures for
these and other financial measures and ratios have been
incorporated by reference and can be found in the section 'Non-IFRS
and Other Financial Measures and Ratios' in the March 31, 2024
MD&A available on SEDAR+ at www.sedarplus.ca and on the
Company's website under the 'Investors' section.
Reconciliation of Production Costs to Total Cash
Costs and Total Cash Costs per ounce sold:
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
|
Production costs |
$123.0 |
|
$109.7 |
|
By-product credits (1) |
|
(19.6 |
) |
|
(20.3 |
) |
Concentrate deductions (2) |
|
3.6 |
|
|
4.6 |
|
Total cash costs |
$107.0 |
|
$94.1 |
|
Gold ounces sold |
|
116,008 |
|
|
109,817 |
|
Total cash cost per ounce sold |
$922 |
|
$857 |
|
(1) Revenue from silver, lead and zinc
sales.(2) Included in revenue.
Reconciliation of Total Cash Costs and Total Cash Cost per ounce
sold, by asset, for the three months ended March 31, 2024:
|
Direct mining costs |
|
|
By-product credits |
|
|
Refining and selling costs |
|
|
Inventory change (1) |
|
|
Royalty expense |
|
Total cash costs |
|
|
Gold oz sold |
|
Total cash cost/oz sold |
Kisladag |
$35.5 |
|
|
($0.8 |
) |
|
$0.2 |
|
|
($9.5 |
) |
|
$4.7 |
|
$30.1 |
|
|
36,699 |
|
$820 |
Lamaque |
|
34.7 |
|
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
(0.7 |
) |
|
|
1.2 |
|
|
34.7 |
|
|
44,620 |
|
|
779 |
Efemcukuru |
|
15.4 |
|
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
|
3.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
4.0 |
|
|
21.5 |
|
|
18,614 |
|
|
1,154 |
Olympias |
|
30.6 |
|
|
(16.6 |
) |
|
|
4.9 |
|
|
(2.5 |
) |
|
|
4.3 |
|
|
20.7 |
|
|
16,075 |
|
|
1,287 |
Total consolidated |
$116.1 |
|
|
($19.6 |
) |
|
$9.0 |
|
|
($12.7 |
) |
|
$14.2 |
|
$107.0 |
|
|
116,008 |
|
$922 |
(1) Inventory change adjustments result from timing
differences between when inventory is produced and when it is
sold.
Reconciliation of Total Cash Costs and Total
Cash Cost per ounce sold, by asset, for the three months ended
March 31, 2023:
|
Direct mining costs |
|
|
By-product credits |
|
|
Refining and selling costs |
|
|
Inventory change (1) |
|
|
Royalty expense |
|
Total cash costs |
|
Gold oz sold |
|
Total cash cost/oz sold |
Kisladag |
$30.1 |
|
|
($0.8 |
) |
|
$0.2 |
|
|
($2.9 |
) |
|
$3.2 |
|
$29.7 |
|
37,393 |
|
$794 |
Lamaque |
|
29.7 |
|
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
(1.5 |
) |
|
|
0.9 |
|
|
28.8 |
|
38,643 |
|
|
744 |
Efemcukuru |
|
15.2 |
|
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
|
3.1 |
|
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
18.5 |
|
19,751 |
|
|
936 |
Olympias |
|
26.9 |
|
|
(18.1 |
) |
|
|
5.7 |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
|
|
3.2 |
|
|
17.1 |
|
14,030 |
|
|
1,220 |
Total consolidated |
$102.0 |
|
|
($20.3 |
) |
|
$9.0 |
|
|
($5.3 |
) |
|
$8.7 |
|
$94.1 |
|
109,817 |
|
$857 |
(1) Inventory change adjustments result from timing
differences between when inventory is produced and when it is
sold.
Reconciliation of Total Cash Costs to All-in
Sustaining Costs and All-in Sustaining Costs per ounce sold:
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
Total cash costs |
$107.0 |
|
$94.1 |
Corporate and allocated G&A |
|
11.1 |
|
|
9.8 |
Exploration and evaluation costs |
|
0.9 |
|
|
0.3 |
Reclamation costs and amortization |
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
2.3 |
Sustaining capital expenditure |
|
29.1 |
|
|
26.0 |
AISC |
$146.4 |
|
$132.6 |
Gold ounces sold |
|
116,008 |
|
|
109,817 |
AISC per ounce sold |
$1,262 |
|
$1,207 |
Reconciliation of general and administrative expenses included
in All-in Sustaining Costs:
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
|
General and administrative expenses (from
consolidated statement of operations) |
$9.5 |
|
$10.6 |
|
Add: |
|
|
Share-based payments expense |
|
2.0 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
Employee benefit plan expense from corporate and operating gold
mines |
|
1.2 |
|
|
1.5 |
|
Less: |
|
|
General and administrative expenses related to non-gold mines and
in-country offices |
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
(0.4 |
) |
Depreciation in G&A |
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
(0.8 |
) |
Business development |
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
(1.9 |
) |
Development projects |
|
(0.3 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
) |
Adjusted corporate general and administrative
expenses |
$10.8 |
|
$9.7 |
|
Regional general and administrative costs allocated to gold
mines |
|
0.3 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
Corporate and allocated general and administrative expenses
per AISC |
$11.1 |
|
$9.8 |
|
Reconciliation of exploration costs included in
All-in Sustaining Costs:
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
|
Exploration and evaluation expense (from
consolidated statement of operations) (1) |
$4.4 |
|
$5.8 |
|
Add: |
|
|
Capitalized exploration cost related to operating gold mines |
|
0.9 |
|
|
0.3 |
|
Less: |
|
|
Exploration and evaluation expenses related to non-gold mines and
other sites |
|
(4.4 |
) |
|
(5.8 |
) |
Exploration costs per AISC |
$0.9 |
|
$0.3 |
|
(1) Amounts presented for 2024 and
2023 are from continuing operations only and exclude the Romania
segment. See Note 4 of our condensed consolidated interim financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Reconciliation of reclamation costs and
amortization included in All-in Sustaining Costs:
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
|
Asset retirement obligation accretion (from notes
to the consolidated financial statements) (1) |
$1.2 |
|
$1.1 |
|
Add: |
|
|
Depreciation related to asset retirement obligation assets |
|
(2.6 |
) |
|
1.4 |
|
Less: |
|
|
Asset retirement obligation accretion related to non-gold mines and
other sites |
|
(0.2 |
) |
|
(0.2 |
) |
Reclamation costs and amortization per AISC |
|
($1.6 |
) |
$2.3 |
|
(1) Amounts presented for 2024 and
2023 are from continuing operations only and exclude the Romania
segment. See Note 4 of our condensed consolidated interim financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
Reconciliation of All-in Sustaining Costs and
All-in Sustaining Costs per ounce sold, by operating asset and
corporate office, for the three months ended March 31,
2024:
|
Total cash costs |
Corporate & allocated G&A |
Exploration costs |
|
Reclamation costs and amortization |
|
Sustaining capex |
Total AISC |
Gold oz sold |
Total AISC/ oz sold |
Kisladag |
$30.1 |
|
|
$— |
|
|
$— |
$1.3 |
|
$2.2 |
$33.6 |
36,699 |
$916 |
Lamaque |
|
34.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.4 |
|
0.1 |
|
|
21.1 |
|
56.3 |
44,620 |
|
1,262 |
Efemcukuru |
|
21.5 |
|
|
0.3 |
|
|
0.5 |
|
(3.5 |
) |
|
2.4 |
|
21.2 |
18,614 |
|
1,138 |
Olympias |
|
20.7 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
0.4 |
|
|
3.5 |
|
24.5 |
16,075 |
|
1,527 |
Corporate (1) |
|
— |
|
|
10.8 |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
10.8 |
— |
|
93 |
Total consolidated |
$107.0 |
$11.1 |
$0.9 |
|
($1.6 |
) |
$29.1 |
$146.4 |
116,008 |
$1,262 |
(1) Excludes general and administrative expenses
related to business development activities and projects. Includes
share based payments expense and defined benefit pension plan
expense. AISC per ounce sold has been calculated using total
consolidated gold ounces sold. Reconciliation of All-in Sustaining
Costs and All-in Sustaining Costs per ounce sold, by operating
asset and corporate office, for the three months ended
March 31, 2023:
|
Total cash costs |
Corporate & allocated G&A |
Exploration costs |
Reclamation costs and amortization |
Sustaining capex |
Total AISC |
Gold oz sold |
Total AISC/ oz sold |
Kisladag |
$29.7 |
|
|
$— |
|
|
$— |
$0.8 |
$2.2 |
$32.7 |
37,393 |
$875 |
Lamaque |
|
28.8 |
|
|
— |
|
|
0.3 |
|
0.1 |
|
|
17.8 |
|
47.0 |
38,643 |
|
1,217 |
Efemcukuru |
|
18.5 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
|
— |
|
0.8 |
|
|
2.2 |
|
21.6 |
19,751 |
|
1,094 |
Olympias |
|
17.1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
0.6 |
|
|
3.7 |
|
21.5 |
14,030 |
|
1,532 |
Corporate (1) |
|
— |
|
|
9.7 |
|
|
— |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
9.7 |
— |
|
88 |
Total consolidated |
$94.1 |
$9.8 |
$0.3 |
$2.3 |
$26.0 |
$132.6 |
109,817 |
$1,207 |
(1) Excludes general and administrative expenses
related to business development activities and projects. Includes
share based payments expense and defined benefit pension plan
expense. AISC per ounce sold has been calculated using total
consolidated gold ounces sold.
Reconciliation of Sustaining and Growth
Capital
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment
(1)(from segment note in the consolidated
financial statements) |
$122.0 |
|
$83.4 |
|
Growth and development project capital investment - gold mines |
|
(32.7 |
) |
|
(22.6 |
) |
Growth and development project capital investment - other (2) |
|
(59.7 |
) |
|
(34.9 |
) |
Sustaining capital expenditure equipment leases (3) |
|
0.4 |
|
|
0.4 |
|
Capitalized exploration cost related to operating gold mines |
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
(0.3 |
) |
Sustaining capital expenditure at operating gold
mines |
$29.1 |
|
$26.0 |
|
(1) Amounts presented for 2024 and
2023 are from continuing operations only and exclude the Romania
segment. See Note 4 of our condensed consolidated interim financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
(2) Includes capital expenditures relating to Skouries,
Stratoni and other projects, excluding non-cash sustaining lease
additions.(3) Sustaining lease principal and interest
payments, net of non-cash lease additions.Average realized gold
price per ounce sold is reconciled for the periods presented as
follows:
For the three months ended March 31,
2024:
|
Revenue |
Concentrate deductions (1) |
|
Less non-gold revenue |
|
Gold revenue (2) |
Gold oz sold |
Average realized gold price per ounce sold |
Kisladag |
$77.1 |
|
$— |
|
($0.8 |
) |
$76.2 |
36,699 |
$2,077 |
Lamaque |
|
93.5 |
|
— |
|
(0.5 |
) |
|
93.0 |
44,620 |
|
2,084 |
Efemcukuru |
|
41.3 |
|
1.3 |
|
(1.6 |
) |
|
40.9 |
18,614 |
|
2,199 |
Olympias |
|
46.2 |
|
2.3 |
|
(16.6 |
) |
|
31.9 |
16,075 |
|
1,983 |
Total consolidated |
$258.0 |
$3.6 |
|
($19.6 |
) |
$242.0 |
116,008 |
$2,086 |
(1) Treatment charges, refining
charges, penalties and other costs deducted from proceeds from gold
concentrate sales. (2) Includes the impact of
provisional pricing adjustments on concentrate sales.
For the three months ended March 31,
2023:
|
Revenue |
Concentrate deductions (1) |
|
Less non-gold revenue |
|
Gold revenue (2) |
Gold oz sold |
Average realized gold price per ounce sold |
Kisladag |
$72.1 |
|
$— |
|
($0.8 |
) |
$71.2 |
37,393 |
$1,905 |
Lamaque |
|
73.6 |
|
— |
|
(0.4 |
) |
|
73.2 |
38,643 |
|
1,894 |
Efemcukuru |
|
40.7 |
|
1.7 |
|
(0.9 |
) |
|
41.4 |
19,751 |
|
2,098 |
Olympias |
|
41.5 |
|
2.9 |
|
(18.1 |
) |
|
26.3 |
14,030 |
|
1,875 |
Total consolidated |
$227.8 |
$4.6 |
|
($20.3 |
) |
$212.2 |
109,817 |
$1,932 |
(1) Treatment charges, refining
charges, penalties and other costs deducted from proceeds from gold
concentrate sales. (2) Includes the impact of
provisional pricing adjustments on concentrate sales.
Reconciliation of Net Earnings attributable to
shareholders of the Company to Adjusted Net Earnings attributable
to shareholders of the Company:
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
|
Net earnings attributable to shareholders of the
Company (1) |
$35.2 |
|
$19.4 |
|
Current tax expense due to Turkiye earthquake relief tax law change
(2) |
|
— |
|
|
4.3 |
|
Loss (gain) on foreign exchange translation of deferred tax
balances net of inflation accounting (4) |
|
5.3 |
|
|
(3.5 |
) |
Increase in fair value of redemption option derivative |
|
(2.1 |
) |
|
(1.1 |
) |
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments |
|
16.9 |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
Out-of-period current tax expense due to changes in tax rates
(3) |
|
— |
|
|
(1.8 |
) |
Total adjusted net earnings |
$55.2 |
|
$16.7 |
|
Weighted average shares outstanding (thousands) |
|
202,706 |
|
|
184,020 |
|
Adjusted net earnings per share ($/share) |
$0.27 |
|
$0.09 |
|
(1) Amounts presented for 2024 and
2023 are from continuing operations only and exclude the Romania
segment. See Note 4 of our condensed consolidated interim financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
(2) To help fund earthquake relief efforts in Turkiye, a
one-time tax law change was introduced in Q1 2023 to reverse a
portion of tax credits and deductions previously granted in
2022.(3) Q1 2023 through Q3 2023 have been adjusted for
out-of-period current income tax adjustments related to impact of
retroactive income tax rate increase in Turkiye enacted in Q3
2023.(4) Includes $19.3 million loss on foreign exchange
translation of deferred tax balances (Q1 2023: $3.5 million gain)
and $14.0 million gain on inflation accounting (Q1 2023: $nil).
Reconciliation of Net Earnings before income tax
to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA:
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
|
Earnings before income tax
(1) |
$51.2 |
|
$32.1 |
|
Depreciation and amortization (2) |
|
55.3 |
|
|
63.1 |
|
Interest income |
|
(5.1 |
) |
|
(3.7 |
) |
Finance costs |
|
— |
|
|
8.8 |
|
EBITDA |
$101.5 |
|
$100.3 |
|
Share-based payments expense |
|
2.0 |
|
|
0.9 |
|
Unrealized loss (gain) on derivative instruments |
|
16.9 |
|
|
(0.6 |
) |
Loss on disposal of assets |
|
0.2 |
|
|
0.1 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA |
$120.6 |
|
$100.6 |
|
(1) Amounts presented for 2024 and
2023 are from continuing operations only and exclude the Romania
segment. See Note 4 of our condensed consolidated interim financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
(2) Includes depreciation within general and
administrative expenses.
Reconciliation of Net Cash Generated from
Operating Activities to Free Cash Flow:
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
|
Net cash generated from operating activities
(1) |
$95.3 |
|
$41.0 |
|
Less: Cash used in investing activities |
|
(136.2 |
) |
|
(41.0 |
) |
Less: Decrease in term deposits |
|
(1.1 |
) |
|
(35.0 |
) |
Add back: Purchase of marketable securities |
|
11.1 |
|
|
0.6 |
|
Free cash flow |
|
($30.9 |
) |
|
($34.4 |
) |
Add back: Skouries cash capital expenditures |
|
55.7 |
|
|
15.1 |
|
Add back: Capitalized interest paid (2) |
|
8.9 |
|
|
— |
|
Free Cash Flow Excluding Skouries |
$33.7 |
|
|
($19.2 |
) |
(1) Amounts presented for 2024 and
2023 are from continuing operations only and exclude the Romania
segment. See Note 4 of our condensed consolidated interim financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
(2) Includes interest from the senior notes.
Reconciliation of Net Cash Generated from
Operating Activities to Cash Flow from Operating Activities Before
Changes in Working Capital:
|
|
Q1 2024 |
|
|
Q1 2023 |
|
Net cash generated from operating activities
(1) |
$95.3 |
|
$41.0 |
|
Less: Changes in non-cash working capital |
|
(13.0 |
) |
|
(52.2 |
) |
Cash flow from operating activities before changes in
working capital |
$108.3 |
|
$93.2 |
|
(1) Amounts presented for 2024 and
2023 are from continuing operations only and exclude the Romania
segment. See Note 4 of our condensed consolidated interim financial
statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.
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Information
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provided in this press release are forward-looking statements or
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Forward-looking statements and forward-looking
information contained in this press release includes, but is not
limited to, statements or information with respect to: the
Company’s 2024 annual production guidance, including variances
throughout the year and expected production per site; cost guidance
(being expected total cash costs and average AISC), including our
individual mine production; the expectation of declaring an
inaugural reserve at Ormaque and the timing thereof; expectations
regarding advancement and development of the Skouries project,
including the ability to meet expectations and the timing thereof,
the 2024 expected capital spend, milestones, expected construction
progress, underground development, engineering, procurement,
operational readiness and workforce activities and the timing
thereof; the Company's conference call to be held on April 26,
2024, and generally our strategy, plans and goals, including our
proposed exploration, development, construction, permitting,
financing and operating potential, plans and priorities and related
timelines and schedules.
Forward-looking statements and forward-looking
information are by their nature based on a number of assumptions,
that management considers reasonable. However, such assumptions
involve both known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other
factors which, if proven to be inaccurate, may cause actual
results, activities, performance or achievements to be materially
different from those described in the forward-looking statements or
information. These include assumptions concerning: timing, cost and
results of our construction and development activities,
improvements and exploration; the future price of gold and other
commodities; exchange rates; anticipated values, costs, expenses
and working capital requirements; production and metallurgical
recoveries; mineral reserves and resources; our ability to unlock
the potential of our brownfield property portfolio; our ability to
address the negative impacts of climate change and adverse weather;
consistency of agglomeration and our ability to optimize it in the
future; the cost of, and extent to which we use, essential
consumables (including fuel, explosives, cement, and cyanide); the
impact and effectiveness of productivity initiatives; the time and
cost necessary for anticipated overhauls of equipment; expected
by-product grades; the use, and impact or effectiveness, of growth
capital; the impact of acquisitions, dispositions, suspensions or
delays on our business; the sustaining capital required for various
projects; and the geopolitical, economic, permitting and legal
climate that we operate in (including recent disruptions to
shipping operations in the Red Sea and any related shipping delays,
shipping price increases, or impacts on the global energy
market).
With respect to the Skouries project, we have
made additional assumptions about inflation rates; labour
productivity, rates and expected hours; the scope and timing
related to the awarding of key contract packages and approval
thereon; expected scope of project management frameworks; our
ability to continue to execute our plans relating to Skouries on
the existing project timeline and consistent with the current
planned project scope; the timeliness of shipping for important or
critical items; our ability to continue to access our project
funding and remain in compliance with all covenants and contractual
commitments in relation thereto; our ability to obtain and maintain
all required approvals and permits, both overall and in a timely
manner; no further archaeological investigations being required,
the future price of gold, copper and other commodities; and the
broader community engagement and social climate in respect of the
Skouries project.
In addition, except where otherwise stated,
Eldorado has assumed a continuation of existing business operations
on substantially the same basis as exists at the time of this press
release. Even though we believe that the assumptions and
expectations represented by such statements or information are
reasonable, there can be no assurance that the forward-looking
statement or information will prove to be accurate. Many
assumptions may be difficult to predict and are beyond our
control.
Forward-looking statements and forward-looking
information are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties
and other important factors that may cause actual results,
activities, performance or achievements to be materially different
from those described in the forward-looking statements or
information. These risks, uncertainties and other factors include,
among others: risks relating to our ability to meet production,
expenditure and cost guidance; risks relating to our operations in
foreign jurisdictions (including recent disruptions to shipping
operations in the Red Sea and any related shipping delays, shipping
price increases, or impacts on the global energy market);
development risks at Skouries and other development projects;
community relations and social license; liquidity and financing
risks; climate change; inflation risk; environmental matters
including existing or potential environmental hazards; production
and processing; waste disposal including a spill, failure or
material flow from a tailings facility causing damage to the
environment or surrounding communities; geotechnical and
hydrogeological conditions or failures; the global economic
environment; risks relating to any pandemic, epidemic, endemic or
similar public health threats; reliance on a limited number of
smelters and off-takers; labour (including in relation to
employee/union relations, the Greek transformation, employee
misconduct, key personnel, skilled workforce, expatriates, and
contractors); indebtedness (including current and future operating
restrictions, implications of a change of control, ability to meet
debt service obligations, the implications of defaulting on
obligations and change in credit ratings); government regulation;
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; commodity price risk; mineral tenure;
permits; risks relating to environmental sustainability and
governance practices and performance; financial reporting
(including relating to the carrying value of our assets and changes
in reporting standards); non-governmental organizations;
corruption, bribery and sanctions; information and operational
technology systems; litigation and contracts; estimation of mineral
reserves and mineral resources; different standards used to prepare
and report mineral reserves and mineral resources; credit risk;
price volatility, volume fluctuations and dilution risk in respect
of our shares; actions of activist shareholders; reliance on
infrastructure, commodities and consumables (including power and
water); currency risk; interest rate risk; tax matters; dividends;
reclamation and long-term obligations; acquisitions, including
integration risks, and dispositions; regulated substances;
necessary equipment; co-ownership of our properties; the
unavailability of insurance; conflicts of interest; compliance with
privacy legislation; reputational issues; competition, and those
risk factors discussed in our most recent Annual Information Form
& Form 40-F. The reader is directed to carefully review the
detailed risk discussion in our most recent Annual Information Form
& Form 40-F filed on SEDAR+ and EDGAR under our Company name,
which discussion is incorporated by reference in this release, for
a fuller understanding of the risks and uncertainties that affect
our business and operations.
The inclusion of forward-looking statements and
information is designed to help you understand management’s current
views of our near- and longer-term prospects, and it may not be
appropriate for other purposes. There can be no assurance that
forward-looking statements or information will prove to be
accurate, as actual results and future events could differ
materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly,
you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking
statements or information contained herein. Except as required by
law, we do not expect to update forward-looking statements and
information continually as conditions change and you are referred
to the full discussion of the Company’s business contained in the
Company’s reports filed with the securities regulatory authorities
in Canada and the United States.
Qualified Person
Except as otherwise noted, Simon Hille, FAusIMM,
Senior Vice President, Technical Services and Operations, is the
Qualified Person under NI 43-101 responsible for preparing and
supervising the preparation of the scientific and technical
information contained in this press release and verifying the
technical data disclosed in this document relating to our operating
mines and development projects.
Jessy Thelland, géo (OGQ No. 758), a member in
good standing of the Ordre des Géologues du Québec, is the
qualified person as defined in NI 43-101 responsible for, and has
verified and approved, the scientific and technical disclosure
contained in this press release for the Quebec projects.
Mineral resources that are not mineral reserves
do not have demonstrated economic viability. Inferred mineral
resources are considered too speculative geologically to have the
economic considerations applied to them that would enable them to
be categorized as mineral reserves.
|
Eldorado Gold CorporationCondensed Consolidated
Interim Statements of Financial Position As at March 31, 2024 and
December 31, 2023(Unaudited – in thousands of U.S. dollars) |
|
|
Note |
|
|
March 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
December 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets |
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
$ |
514,747 |
|
|
$ |
540,473 |
|
Term deposits |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
1,136 |
|
Accounts receivable and other |
5 |
|
|
109,642 |
|
|
|
122,778 |
|
Inventories |
6 |
|
|
255,228 |
|
|
|
235,890 |
|
Current derivative assets |
18 |
|
|
1,611 |
|
|
|
2,502 |
|
Assets held for sale |
4 |
|
|
27,535 |
|
|
|
27,627 |
|
|
|
|
|
908,763 |
|
|
|
930,406 |
|
Restricted cash |
|
|
|
2,035 |
|
|
|
2,085 |
|
Deferred tax assets |
|
|
|
14,748 |
|
|
|
14,748 |
|
Other assets |
7 |
|
|
223,724 |
|
|
|
185,209 |
|
Non-current derivative
assets |
18 |
|
|
2,658 |
|
|
|
7,036 |
|
Property, plant and
equipment |
|
|
|
3,821,019 |
|
|
|
3,755,559 |
|
Goodwill |
|
|
|
92,591 |
|
|
|
92,591 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,065,538 |
|
|
$ |
4,987,634 |
|
LIABILITIES &
EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
$ |
236,513 |
|
|
$ |
254,030 |
|
Current portion of lease liabilities |
|
|
|
4,487 |
|
|
|
5,020 |
|
Current portion of asset retirement obligations |
|
|
|
3,538 |
|
|
|
4,019 |
|
Current derivative liabilities |
18 |
|
|
3,612 |
|
|
|
279 |
|
Liabilities associated with assets held for sale |
4 |
|
|
11,225 |
|
|
|
10,867 |
|
|
|
|
|
259,375 |
|
|
|
274,215 |
|
Debt |
8 |
|
|
643,762 |
|
|
|
636,059 |
|
Lease liabilities |
|
|
|
11,076 |
|
|
|
12,092 |
|
Employee benefit plan
obligations |
|
|
|
10,230 |
|
|
|
10,261 |
|
Asset retirement
obligations |
|
|
|
126,012 |
|
|
|
125,090 |
|
Non-current derivative
liabilities |
18 |
|
|
27,128 |
|
|
|
18,843 |
|
Deferred income tax
liabilities |
|
|
|
407,448 |
|
|
|
399,109 |
|
|
|
|
|
1,485,031 |
|
|
|
1,475,669 |
|
Equity |
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital |
14 |
|
|
3,419,937 |
|
|
|
3,413,365 |
|
Treasury stock |
|
|
|
(13,128 |
) |
|
|
(19,263 |
) |
Contributed surplus |
|
|
|
2,608,886 |
|
|
|
2,617,216 |
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss) |
|
|
|
25,480 |
|
|
|
(4,751 |
) |
Deficit |
|
|
|
(2,454,815 |
) |
|
|
(2,488,420 |
) |
Total equity
attributable to shareholders of the Company |
|
|
|
3,586,360 |
|
|
|
3,518,147 |
|
Attributable to
non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
(5,853 |
) |
|
|
(6,182 |
) |
|
|
|
|
3,580,507 |
|
|
|
3,511,965 |
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,065,538 |
|
|
$ |
4,987,634 |
|
Approved on behalf of the Board of Directors |
(signed) John Webster |
Director |
(signed) George Burns |
Director |
Date of
approval: April 25, 2024 |
|
Please see the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
dated March 31, 2024 for notes to the accounts. |
|
Eldorado Gold CorporationCondensed Consolidated
Interim Statements of Operations For the three months ended March
31, 2024 and 2023(Unaudited – in thousands of U.S. dollars except
share and per share amounts) |
|
|
Note |
|
|
Three months endedMarch 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
Three months endedMarch 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
Metal sales |
9 |
|
$ |
257,967 |
|
|
$ |
227,815 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of
sales |
|
|
|
|
|
Production costs |
|
|
|
123,006 |
|
|
|
109,711 |
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
|
54,479 |
|
|
|
62,353 |
|
|
|
|
|
177,485 |
|
|
|
172,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings from mine operations |
|
|
|
80,482 |
|
|
|
55,751 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration and evaluation
expenses |
|
|
|
4,433 |
|
|
|
5,836 |
|
Mine standby costs |
10 |
|
|
2,686 |
|
|
|
3,504 |
|
General and administrative
expenses |
|
|
|
9,494 |
|
|
|
10,600 |
|
Employee benefit plan
expense |
|
|
|
1,174 |
|
|
|
1,513 |
|
Share-based payments
expense |
15 |
|
|
2,049 |
|
|
|
852 |
|
Write-down of assets |
|
|
|
722 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
Foreign exchange (gain)
loss |
|
|
|
(172 |
) |
|
|
927 |
|
Earnings from
operations |
|
|
|
60,096 |
|
|
|
32,357 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other (expense) income |
11 |
|
|
(8,934 |
) |
|
|
8,508 |
|
Finance recovery (costs) |
12 |
|
|
32 |
|
|
|
(8,793 |
) |
Earnings from
continuing operations before income tax |
|
|
|
51,194 |
|
|
|
32,072 |
|
Income tax expense |
13 |
|
|
16,052 |
|
|
|
12,731 |
|
Net earnings from
continuing operations |
|
|
|
35,142 |
|
|
|
19,341 |
|
Net loss from
discontinued operations, net of tax |
4 |
|
|
(1,381 |
) |
|
|
(1,124 |
) |
Net earnings for the
period |
|
|
$ |
33,761 |
|
|
$ |
18,217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss)
attributable to: |
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders of the
Company |
|
|
|
33,605 |
|
|
|
19,320 |
|
Non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
(1,103 |
) |
Net earnings for the
period |
|
|
$ |
33,761 |
|
|
$ |
18,217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss)
attributable to shareholders of the Company: |
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations |
|
|
|
35,194 |
|
|
|
19,381 |
|
Discontinued operations |
|
|
|
(1,589 |
) |
|
|
(61 |
) |
|
|
|
$ |
33,605 |
|
|
$ |
19,320 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings (loss)
attributable to non-controlling interest: |
|
|
|
|
|
Continuing operations |
|
|
|
(52 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
Discontinued operations |
|
|
|
208 |
|
|
|
(1,063 |
) |
|
|
|
$ |
156 |
|
|
$ |
(1,103 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of
shares outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic |
14 |
|
|
202,706,218 |
|
|
|
184,020,335 |
|
Diluted |
14 |
|
|
203,929,570 |
|
|
|
184,871,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings per share
attributable to shareholders of the Company: |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
Diluted earnings per
share |
|
|
$ |
0.16 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings per share
attributable to shareholders of the Company - Continuing
operations: |
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.11 |
|
Diluted earnings per
share |
|
|
$ |
0.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Please see the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
dated March 31, 2024 for notes to the accounts. |
|
|
|
Eldorado
Gold CorporationCondensed Consolidated Interim Statements
of Comprehensive IncomeFor the three months ended March 31, 2024
and 2023(Unaudited – in thousands of U.S. dollars) |
|
|
|
|
|
Three months endedMarch 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
Three months endedMarch 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings for the period |
|
|
$ |
33,761 |
|
|
$ |
18,217 |
|
Other comprehensive
income (loss): |
|
|
|
|
|
Items that will not be
reclassified to earnings or loss: |
|
|
|
|
|
Change in fair value of investments in marketable securities |
|
|
|
34,873 |
|
|
|
23,442 |
|
Income tax expense on change in fair value of investments in
marketable securities |
|
|
|
(4,703 |
) |
|
|
(635 |
) |
Actuarial gains (losses) on employee benefit plans |
|
|
|
83 |
|
|
|
(1,834 |
) |
Income tax (expense) recovery on actuarial losses on employee
benefit plans |
|
|
|
(22 |
) |
|
|
453 |
|
Total other
comprehensive earnings for the period |
|
|
|
30,231 |
|
|
|
21,426 |
|
Total comprehensive
income for the period |
|
|
$ |
63,992 |
|
|
$ |
39,643 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Attributable
to: |
|
|
|
|
|
Shareholders of the
Company |
|
|
|
63,836 |
|
|
|
40,746 |
|
Non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
(1,103 |
) |
|
|
|
$ |
63,992 |
|
|
$ |
39,643 |
|
|
Please see the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
dated March 31, 2024 for notes to the accounts. |
|
Eldorado
Gold CorporationCondensed Consolidated Interim Statements
of Cash Flows For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and
2023(Unaudited – in thousands of U.S. dollars) |
|
|
Note |
|
|
Three months endedMarch 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
Three months endedMarch 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows generated
from (used in): |
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Net earnings from continuing operations |
|
|
$ |
35,142 |
|
|
$ |
19,341 |
|
Adjustments for: |
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and
amortization |
|
|
|
55,344 |
|
|
|
63,121 |
|
Finance (recovery) costs |
12 |
|
|
(32 |
) |
|
|
8,793 |
|
Interest income |
11 |
|
|
(5,051 |
) |
|
|
(3,731 |
) |
Unrealized foreign exchange
loss (gain) |
|
|
|
1,662 |
|
|
|
(487 |
) |
Income tax expense |
13 |
|
|
16,052 |
|
|
|
12,731 |
|
Loss on disposal of
assets |
|
|
|
182 |
|
|
|
85 |
|
Unrealized loss (gain) on
derivative contracts |
11 |
|
|
16,887 |
|
|
|
(625 |
) |
Write-down of assets |
|
|
|
722 |
|
|
|
162 |
|
Share-based payments
expense |
15 |
|
|
2,049 |
|
|
|
852 |
|
Employee benefit plan
expense |
|
|
|
1,174 |
|
|
|
1,513 |
|
|
|
|
|
124,131 |
|
|
|
101,755 |
|
Property reclamation
payments |
|
|
|
(835 |
) |
|
|
(912 |
) |
Employee benefit plan
payments |
|
|
|
(594 |
) |
|
|
(2,328 |
) |
Income taxes paid |
|
|
|
(19,474 |
) |
|
|
(9,036 |
) |
Interest received |
|
|
|
5,051 |
|
|
|
3,731 |
|
Changes in non-cash working
capital |
16 |
|
|
(13,024 |
) |
|
|
(52,231 |
) |
Net cash generated
from operating activities of continuing operations |
|
|
|
95,255 |
|
|
|
40,979 |
|
Net cash generated
from operating activities of discontinued operations |
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
|
316 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to property, plant
and equipment |
|
|
|
(120,688 |
) |
|
|
(72,271 |
) |
Capitalized interest paid |
|
|
|
(8,908 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from the sale of
property, plant and equipment |
|
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Value added taxes related to
mineral property expenditures, net |
|
|
|
3,396 |
|
|
|
(3,061 |
) |
Purchase of marketable
securities and investment in debt securities |
|
|
|
(11,130 |
) |
|
|
(633 |
) |
Decrease in term deposits |
|
|
|
1,136 |
|
|
|
35,000 |
|
Net cash used in
investing activities of continuing operations |
|
|
|
(136,182 |
) |
|
|
(40,965 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities |
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of common shares for
cash, net of share issuance costs |
|
|
|
4,616 |
|
|
|
434 |
|
Contributions from
non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
265 |
|
Proceeds from Term Facility -
Commercial Loans and RRF Loans |
8 |
|
|
15,312 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from Term Facility -
VAT Facility |
8 |
|
|
5,517 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Interest paid |
|
|
|
(8,347 |
) |
|
|
(16,814 |
) |
Principal portion of lease
liabilities |
|
|
|
(1,112 |
) |
|
|
(1,001 |
) |
Purchase of treasury
stock |
|
|
|
(958 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net cash generated
from (used in) financing activities of continuing
operations |
|
|
|
15,201 |
|
|
|
(17,116 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net decrease in cash
and cash equivalents |
|
|
|
(25,616 |
) |
|
|
(16,786 |
) |
Cash and cash
equivalents - beginning of period |
|
|
|
540,473 |
|
|
|
279,735 |
|
Change in cash in disposal
group held for sale |
4 |
|
|
(110 |
) |
|
|
(672 |
) |
Cash and cash
equivalents - end of period |
|
|
$ |
514,747 |
|
|
$ |
262,277 |
|
|
Please see the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
dated March 31, 2024 for notes to the accounts. |
|
Eldorado
Gold CorporationCondensed Consolidated Interim Statements
of Changes in Equity For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and
2023(Unaudited – in thousands of U.S. dollars) |
|
|
Note |
|
|
Three months endedMarch 31, 2024 |
|
|
|
Three months endedMarch 31, 2023 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share
capital |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of period |
|
|
$ |
3,413,365 |
|
|
$ |
3,241,644 |
|
Shares issued upon exercise of share options |
|
|
|
4,616 |
|
|
|
717 |
|
Transfer of contributed surplus on exercise of options |
|
|
|
1,956 |
|
|
|
307 |
|
Balance end of period |
14 |
|
$ |
3,419,937 |
|
|
$ |
3,242,668 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Treasury
stock |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period |
|
|
$ |
(19,263 |
) |
|
$ |
(20,454 |
) |
Purchase of treasury stock |
|
|
|
(958 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Shares redeemed upon exercise of restricted share units |
|
|
|
7,093 |
|
|
|
40 |
|
Balance end of period |
|
|
$ |
(13,128 |
) |
|
$ |
(20,414 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Contributed
surplus |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period |
|
|
$ |
2,617,216 |
|
|
$ |
2,618,212 |
|
Share-based payments arrangements |
|
|
|
719 |
|
|
|
180 |
|
Shares redeemed upon exercise of restricted share units |
|
|
|
(7,093 |
) |
|
|
(40 |
) |
Transfer to share capital on
exercise of options |
|
|
|
(1,956 |
) |
|
|
(307 |
) |
Balance end of period |
|
|
$ |
2,608,886 |
|
|
$ |
2,618,045 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated other
comprehensive loss |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period |
|
|
$ |
(4,751 |
) |
|
$ |
(42,284 |
) |
Other comprehensive earnings for the period attributable to
shareholders of the Company |
|
|
|
30,231 |
|
|
|
21,426 |
|
Balance end of period |
|
|
$ |
25,480 |
|
|
$ |
(20,858 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deficit |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period |
|
|
$ |
(2,488,420 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,593,050 |
) |
Net earnings attributable to shareholders of the Company |
|
|
|
33,605 |
|
|
|
19,320 |
|
Balance end of period |
|
|
$ |
(2,454,815 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,573,730 |
) |
Total equity
attributable to shareholders of the Company |
|
|
$ |
3,586,360 |
|
|
$ |
3,245,711 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-controlling
interests |
|
|
|
|
|
Balance beginning of
period |
|
|
$ |
(6,182 |
) |
|
$ |
(3,200 |
) |
Earnings (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
156 |
|
|
|
(1,103 |
) |
Contributions from non-controlling interests |
|
|
|
173 |
|
|
|
265 |
|
Balance end of period |
|
|
$ |
(5,853 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,038 |
) |
Total
equity |
|
|
$ |
3,580,507 |
|
|
$ |
3,241,673 |
|
|
Please see the Condensed Consolidated Interim Financial Statements
dated March 31, 2024 for notes to the accounts. |
_____________________________________(1) These
financial measures or ratios are non-IFRS financial measures or
ratios. Certain additional disclosures for non-IFRS financial
measures and ratios have been incorporated by reference and
additional detail can be found at the end of this press release and
in the section 'Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios'
in the Company's March 31, 2024 MD&A.(2) These financial
measures or ratios are non-IFRS financial measures or ratios.
Certain additional disclosures for non-IFRS financial measures and
ratios have been incorporated by reference and additional detail
can be found at the end of this press release and in the section
'Non-IFRS and Other Financial Measures and Ratios' in the Company's
March 31, 2024 MD&A.(3) These financial measures or ratios
are non-IFRS financial measures or ratios. Certain additional
disclosures for non-IFRS financial measures and ratios have been
incorporated by reference and additional detail can be found at the
end of this press release and in the section 'Non-IFRS and Other
Financial Measures and Ratios' in the Company's March 31, 2024
MD&A.(4) These financial measures or ratios are non-IFRS
financial measures or ratios. Certain additional disclosures for
non-IFRS financial measures and ratios have been incorporated by
reference and additional detail can be found at the end of this
press release and in the section 'Non-IFRS and Other Financial
Measures and Ratios' in the Company's March 31, 2024 MD&A.
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