13 May 2019
Stornoway Diamond Corporation reports its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2019.
Hightlights:
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Corporation reported a net loss of $48.4 million ($ (0.05) per share on a basic and fully diluted basis). Adjusted net loss1 for the first quarter was $51.0 million ($(0.05) per share basic and fully diluted).
For the first quarter, the Corporation reported adjusted EBITDA1 of $13.4 million, or 25.2% of revenues, which includes an $8.9 million write-down of cash costs to bring inventory to its net realizable value. For the first quarter of 2018, adjusted EBITDA was $24.7 million, or 44.2% of revenues.
During the quarter, two tender sales totalling 429,506 carats were completed for gross proceeds2 of $47.3 million at an average price of US$83 per carat ($110 per carat3). Revenue recognized during the quarter was $53.3 million. In terms of total carats sold, gross proceeds and pricing, this represents increases of 38%, 47% and 8% over the fourth quarter of 2018, respectively. First quarter diamond sales represent diamonds recovered during the fourth quarter of 2018.
(All quoted figures in CAD$, unless otherwise noted)