TRX Gold Corporation (TSX:TNX) (NYSE American:TRX) reported its results for the second quarter of 2023 for the three months ended February 28, 2023. Financial results will be available on the Company’s website on April 14, 2023.
Key highlights for Q2 2023 include:
TRX Gold’s CEO, Stephen Mullowney comments: “We are happy to deliver another solid quarter of financial results. Buckreef Gold’s newly expanded mill is operating well and generating cash flow which has allowed us to reinvest in the project to drive long-term value. Our growth plans are on track as we work on yet another expansion with the goal of increasing near term gold production, while our geological team of experts is hard at work advancing many projects aimed at developing Buckreef Gold into a much larger and significant gold producer. A little over 24 months ago we hit “reset” at the Buckreef Gold project and since then we have seen the project develop quickly with significant growth potential ahead.”
Figure 1. The Buckreef Gold open pit extending into the horizon.
Qualified Person
Mr. Andrew Mark Cheatle, P.Geo., MBA, ARSM, is the Company’s Qualified Person under National Instrument 43-101 “Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects” (“NI 43-101”) and has reviewed and assumes responsibility for the scientific and technical content in this press release.
Non-IFRS Performance Measures
The company has included certain non-IFRS measures in this news release. The following non-IFRS measures should be read in conjunction with the Company’s unaudited interim consolidated financial statements for the three months ended February 28, 2023, as well as the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 40-F and Annual Information Form for the year ended August 31, 2022. The financial statements and related notes of TRX Gold have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). Additional information has been filed electronically on SEDAR and is available online under the Company’s profile at www.sedar.com and on our website at www.TRXGold.com.
Cash costs per ounce of gold sold
Cash cost per ounce of gold sold is a non-IFRS performance measure and does not constitute a measure recognized by IFRS and does not have a standardized meaning defined by IFRS. Cash cost per ounce may not be comparable to information in other gold producers’ reports and filings. As the Company uses this measure to monitor the performance of our gold mining operations and its ability to generate positive cash flow, beginning in Q1 2023, total cash costs per ounce of gold sold starts with cost of sales related to gold production and removes depreciation.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is a non-IFRS performance measure and does not constitute a measure recognized by IFRS and does not have a standardized meaning defined by IFRS. Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to information in other gold producers’ reports and filings. Adjusted EBITDA is presented as a supplemental measure of the Company’s performance and ability to service its obligations. Adjusted EBITDA is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in the industry, many of which present Adjusted EBITDA when reporting their results. Issuers present Adjusted EBITDA because investors, analysts and rating agencies consider it useful in measuring the ability of those issuers to meet their obligations. Adjusted EBITDA represents net income (loss) before interest, income taxes, and depreciation and also eliminates the impact of a number of items that are not considered indicative of ongoing operating performance.
Certain items of expense are added, and certain items of income are deducted from net income that are not likely to recur or are not indicative of the Company’s underlying operating results for the reporting periods presented or for future operating performance and consist of:
The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA per the financial statements for the three and six months ended February 28, 2023.
Three Months Ended | Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||||
February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 | February 28, 2023 | February 28, 2022 | |||||
Net (loss) income and comprehensive (loss) income per financial statements | (50 | ) | (1,002 | ) | 5,110 | (3,160 | ) | |
Add: | ||||||||
Depreciation | 294 | 125 | 487 | 125 | ||||
Interest and other expenses | 856 | 341 | 1,041 | 380 | ||||
Income tax expense | 1,178 | 151 | 2,664 | 151 | ||||
Change in fair value of derivative warrant liabilities | 965 | 145 | (2,400 | ) | (63 | ) | ||
Share-based payment expense | 645 | 533 | 1,398 | 1,513 | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA | 3,888 | 293 | 8,300 | (1,054 | ) |
The Company has included “cash costs per ounce of gold sold” and “Adjusted EBITDA” as non-IFRS performance measures throughout this news release as TRX Gold believes that these generally accepted industry performance measures provide a useful indication of the Company’s operational performance. The Company believes that certain investors use this information to evaluate the Company’s performance and ability to generate cash flow. Accordingly, they are intended to provide additional information and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance prepared in accordance with IFRS.
About TRX Gold Corporation
TRX Gold is rapidly advancing the Buckreef Gold Project. Anchored by a Mineral Resource published in May 2020, the project currently hosts an NI 43-101 Measured and Indicated Mineral Resource of 35.88 MT at 1.77 g/t gold containing 2,036,280 ounces of gold and an Inferred Mineral Resource of 17.8 MT at 1.11 g/t gold for 635,540 ounces of gold. The leadership team is focused on creating both near-term and long-term shareholder value by increasing gold production to generate positive cash flow. The positive cash flow will be utilized for exploratory drilling with the goal of increasing the current gold Resource base and advancing the Sulphide Ore Project which represents 90% of current gold Resources. TRX Gold’s actions are led by the highest ESG standards, evidenced by the relationships and programs that the Company has developed during its nearly two decades of presence in Geita Region, Tanzania.
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