Full Year 2025 Central Asia Metals PLC Earnings Call Transcript
Key Points
- Central Asia Metals PLC (CAMLF) reported a strong EBITDA of $102 million with a 44% margin for 2025.
- The company ended the year with a solid cash balance of $80 million, driven by a free cash flow of $56 million.
- Copper production at the Kounrad facility in Kazakhstan met guidance, producing 13,311 tons in 2025.
- The company plans to pay a 7.5% final dividend, bringing the full-year dividend to 12%, which is at the top end of their policy range.
- The company has successfully completed major capital projects at Sasa, including the dry stack tailings plant, enhancing operational efficiency.
- Central Asia Metals PLC (CAMLF) reported an impairment charge of $117.5 million for the Sasa mine.
- The company faced increased cost pressures at Sasa due to a weak US dollar and higher local costs.
- There was a negative foreign exchange impact of almost $10 million, affecting profitability.
- The company experienced a 14% increase in cost of sales, driven by higher silver purchase costs and increased depreciation.
- EPS was reported as a negative $42.56, impacted by impairments and unrealized hedge losses.
Good morning and welcome to Central Asia Metals presentation of our annual results for 2025. A snapshot of the year shows a solid business with strong underlying operational performance and producing a solid set of financial numbers. Group EBITDA for the year was $102 million at a 44% margin.
And cash in the bank, we ended with $80 million. This was driven by free cash flow of $56 million which allows us to intend to pay a 7.5% final dividend, bringing the full year dividend to 12% or 50% of our free cash flow. This is the top end of our dividend policy range. Production met guidance for all three metals and with safety always a priority, we're unfortunate to have one LTI in a year and we can always do better than that.
Most of you know us pretty well by now, but a quick overview of our current operations is presented on this slide. We have the Kounrad copper production facility in Kazakhstan and that remains the bedrock of our business. It produces copper cathode at very high profit margins and has been
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