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Evolution Mining Ltd Profits Falls 31% To $91m

Evolution Mining Ltd (ASX: EVN) released its half year results for FY19 to the market today and reported its net profit (NPAT) fell 31.4% to $91.1 million.

Evolution is a gold mining company which owns and operates five gold mines in NSW, QLD and WA.

Key Results

Evolution reported:

  • Gold production of 382,214 oz at $928/oz
  • EBITDA down 25% to $360 million (click here to learn what EBITDA means)
  • EBITDA margin down 5% to 48%
  • NPAT down 26% to $91 million
  • EPS down 26% to 5.3c
  • Operating cash flow down 7% to $388 million
  • Interim dividend (fully franked) of 3.5cps unchanged.

Non-Cash Items Hit Profit

Evolution said the lower NPAT was mainly driven by $35.3 million non-cash expenses relating to:

  • The utilisation of ore stockpiles at Mt Rawdon ($11.4 million)
  • Higher depreciation and amortisation charges ($13.3 million)
  • Lower capitalisation of mine costs ($10.6 million)

Evolution cited a cash cost increase of $11.3 million from mine operating costs also reducing its profit.

Production On Track

The company guided that full-year production costs and guidance remains on track. It even suggested there is the potential for a positive surprise with a planned improved operational performance for the second half, along with a gold price that is $155/oz higher than $1,695/oz achieved in the first half.

Future Growth Possible

During the half year, Evolution also continued to make investments to expand its resources and production, including:

  • $29.9 million investment in discovery and resource definition drilling programs across the Group
  • Acquired another 3.2 million shares in Riversgold Ltd (ASX: RGL), taking the total to 15.7 million shares or 18.7% of the outstanding shares
  • Board approval of the Mt Carlton underground development and plant upgrade modifications with capital expenditure estimated at $60 million
  • Approval from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment to increase the Cowal mine plant processing rate by 31% from 7.5 million tonnes per annum (Mtpa) to 9.8Mtpa
  • Regulatory approval to commence the development of the Galway-Regal-E46 exploration decline at Cowal
  • Entered into a joint venture with Andromeda Metals Ltd (ASX: ADN).

Is The Price of Gold Headed up?

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