Quarter and Nine Months Ended 30 September 2007

Selected Information


Expressed in thousands of United States dollars (except for per share information)
Sept-30
 
Jun-30
 
Mar-31
 
Dec-31
 
 
2007
2006
2007
2006
2007
2006
2006
2005
Mineral Sales
14,364
25,901
13,492
5,443

128

16,753
13,560
9,502
Net (loss) profit
(51,317)
1,632
35,141(2)
(25,805)
(19,112)
(11,005)
5,644
(184)
(Loss) profit per share – basic
(0.12)
0.00
0.08(2)
(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.03)
0.02
0.00
(Loss) profit per share – diluted
(0.12)
0.00
0.06(2)
(0.08)
(0.05)
(0.03)
0.02
0.00
Cash flow from operations
(25,764)
(3,345)
(9,282)
(36,519)
(13,866)
6,001
(33,317)
8,209
Cash and cash equivalents
44,502
19,991
40,092
82,482
81,752
152,364
131,937
53,897
Total assets
990,683
801,226
944,616(2)
804,668
919,925
792,282
918,062
666,324
Long term debt
366,101
313,222
334,282
320,560
327,674
285,440
319,520
204,157
Shareholders’ equity
454,715
307,023
440,041(2)
301,950
402,960
310,680
419,359
260,945

EBITDA(1) is calculated as follows:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                 
Net (loss) profit
(51,317)
1,632
           
   
           
Depletion and depreciation
3,496
6,446
           
Interest and finance charges
5,397
5,113
           
Stock compensation expense
1,624
851
           
Loss on forward obligation
4,139
21
           
Foreign exchange loss (gain)
31,841
(8,197)
           
Taxes
-
(1,297)
           
EBITDA (1)
(4,820)
4,569
           

(1) The Company defines EBITDA as “earnings before interest and finance charges, taxes, depletion and depreciation, non-cash foreign exchange gain or loss and stock compensation expense”. It is a non-GAAP measure and is more specifically described in the section entitled “Non-GAAP measures” on the final page of this Management’s Discussion and Analysis.
(2) The Company has restated these amounts upon adjusting for a mathematical error in the calculation of the gain on sale of CMASA shares in Q2 which resulted in an increase in the net profit, total assets and shareholder’s equity of $8.4 million.