VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Nov. 30, 2012) – Belvedere Resources Limited (TSX VENTURE:BEL) (“The Company”)is pleased to report financial and operating results for the quarter ending September 30, 2012.
David Pym (CEO) comments “Despite an extremely difficult nickel market impacting our revenues, with the lowest prices seen in the industry since the 2008 financial crisis, our operations have remained profitable through a careful cost management programme. We remain committed to developing our gold operations with bulk metallurgical studies underway at our Kopsa gold copper project, and a significant new grassroots discovery at our Antikanperä gold project. Both of these projects are within a 50 km radius of our nickel mill.”
Key Financial Points
*Operating Income is calculated here as sales less operating costs and excludes depletion, depreciation and amortisation.
The condensed consolidated interim financial statements, and management’s discussion and analysis have been filed with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities. Complete results will also be available on SEDAR and on the Company’s Website. All currency amounts are expressed in euros (EUR) unless otherwise stated.
Key Operational Points
SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The following selected financial information in the table that follows has been derived from the condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Company for the periods indicated and should be read in conjunction with such statements and notes thereto. Those financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
The Company generated net income for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 of EUR283,220, which compares with EUR549,884 or EURnil per share reported for the same period of fiscal 2011. The principal causes of these quarterly and annual variations are explained after the ‘Financial Highlights’ table following:
Selected Financial Information | ||||
All amounts in EUR000’s, except shares and per share figures | Quarter ended September 30 2012 | Quarter ended September 30 2011 | ||
Revenue | 6,821 | 5,821 | ||
Operating Expenses | 6,312 | 5,258 | ||
G&A Expenses ** | 251 | 260 | ||
Other (income) and expenses** | 217 | 367 | ||
(Gain) loss on fair valuation derivative liability | (164 | ) | (521 | ) |
Income tax recovery | (78 | ) | (93 | ) |
Net income (loss) | 283 | 550 | ||
Earnings (loss) per share (basic and diluted) | – | – | ||
Cash Flow (used) from operating activities | 307 | 516 | ||
Cash Flow (used) from investing activities | (283 | ) | (156 | ) |
Cash Flow (used) from financing activities | (245 | ) | (525 | ) |
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash | (221 | ) | (119 | ) |
Net increase (decrease) in cash | (442 | ) | (284 | ) |
Cash at end of period | 3,050 | 2,524 | ||
Total Assets | 25,270 | 22,839 | ||
Total Liabilities | 12,671 | 12,027 | ||
Shareholders’ equity | 12,967 | 9,554 | ||
Working Capital *** | 21 | 382 | ||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding | 151,812,291 | 140,692,743 | ||
Dividends per Share | – | – |
* Includes stock based compensation
** Includes interest received, interest paid and foreign exchange (gain) loss
*** Current assets less current liabilities
Operations Outlook
The results of the most recent quarter demonstrate the company’s ability to adapt to a very challenging nickel market. A focus on cost reduction has allowed operations to remain profitable in a very low nickel price environment while continuing to finance the company’s move into gold production. For the fourth quarter of 2012, nickel markets are expected to remain challenging, and continuing to impact mine revenues. Nickel pricing is expected to improve from current levels over the next six months as significant production has been removed from the market due to project delays, mine closures and the loss of the higher cost nickel pig-iron production. The forecast nickel surplus for 2013, in management’s opinion, will not materialise and the market will return to balance, with a subsequent re-rating of the nickel price. Should this happen Belvedere will be well positioned to exploit the price increases from a lower cost base.
On the gold front the company continues to generate and explore new targets and make new discoveries, such as the Antikanperä and Kangaskylä gold discoveries announced this quarter and demonstrated new potential on its Hirsikangas gold property with the discovery of a new high-grade parallel zone of mineralisation. The Antikanperä discovery in particular is showing significant promise with five out of five drill holes to date intersecting significant widths and grades of mineralisation. The Kopsa development property is advancing through to feasibility studies, with bulk metallurgical testing well underway. Subsequent to the quarter end a NI 43-101 compliant resource has been published. The final metallurgical results will determine the optimised process route and lead to the Feasibility study to be completed in 2013.
Forward Looking Statement: Some of the statements contained herein may be forward-looking statements, which involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Without limitation, statements regarding future plans and objectives of the Company (including statements relating to future cash flows and operating costs) are forward-looking statements that involve various degrees of risk. It is important to note that the Company’s actual results could differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements.
About Belvedere: Belvedere Resources Limited is a mining company incorporated in British Columbia with a primary focus on nickel, gold, cobalt and copper in Finland. The Company currently produces 2200t of nickel in concentrate/year from the Hitura nickel mine in Central Finland. The Company has a number of advanced gold projects in close proximity to the Hitura mine.
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