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Banro Announces Q2 2014 Financial Results

TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Aug 14, 2014) - Banro Corporation ("Banro" or the "Company") (NYSE MKT:BAA)(BAA.TO) today announced its financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2014.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Revenue of $26.5 million ($24.5 million in Q2 2013) and a net loss of $3.0 million or $0.01 per share (net loss of $3.1 million or $0.01 per share in Q2 2013)

  • Cash and cash equivalents of $6.5 million at June 30, 2014 ($4.5 million at December 31, 2013)

OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

  • Production of 21,431 ounces of gold in Q2 2014 (compared to 19,347 ounces in Q2 2013)

  • Sales of 20,537 ounces of gold at an average price of $1,292 per ounce (18,252 ounces of gold were sold in Q2 2013 at an average gold price of $1,342 per ounce in Q2 2013)

All dollar amounts in this press release are expressed in thousands of dollars and, unless otherwise specified, in United States dollars.

The table below provides a summary of financial and operating results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and corresponding periods in 2013 as well as the first quarter of 2014:

(I) FINANCIAL

H1 20141

H1 20131

Q2 2014

Q2 2013

Q1 2014

Selected Financial Data

Revenues

56,973

57,653

26,534

24,484

30,439

Total mine operating expenses2

(46,071)

(44,166)

(21,977)

(21,951)

(24,094)

Gross earnings from operations

10,902

13,487

4,557

2,533

6,345

Net (loss)/income

(3,702)

3,215

(2,998)

(3,054)

(704)

Basic net (loss)/earnings per share ($/share)

(0.01)

0.01

(0.01)

(0.01)

0.00

Key Operating Statistics

Average gold price received ($/oz)

1,267

1,489

1,292

1,342

1,246

Gold sales (oz)

44,964

38,708

20,537

18,252

24,427

Gold production (oz)

41,568

38,949

21,431

19,347

20,137

All-in sustaining cost per ounce ($/oz)3

962

1,113

893

1,086

1,035

Adjusted all-in sustaining cost per ounce ($/oz)4

889

1,120

932

1,151

853

Cash cost per ounce ($/oz)3

845

815

720

789

978

Adjusted cash cost per ounce ($/oz)4

781

820

751

836

807

Gold margin ($/oz)3

422

674

572

553

268

Financial Position

Cash and cash equivalents

6,460

43,182

6,460

43,182

17,433

Gold bullion inventory at market value5

2,476

4,521

2,476

4,521

1,231

Total assets

861,162

757,692

861,162

757,692

852,574

Long term debt

160,827

156,642

160,827

156,642

159,713

(1) For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013

(2) Includes depletion and depreciation.

(3) All-in sustaining cost per ounce, cash cost per ounce and gold margin are non-IFRS measures. Refer to the non-IFRS measures section of this Press Release for additional information. All-in sustaining cost per ounce, cash cost per ounce and gold margin for 2013 have been restated on a production basis as compared to a sales basis in prior periods.

(4) All-in sustaining cost per ounce and cash cost per ounce have been adjusted to be presented on a sales basis as opposed to the current presentation which is on a production basis

(5) This represents 1,883 ounces of gold bullion inventory, with a cost of $786, shown at the June 30, 2014 closing market price of $1,315 per ounce of gold.

  • Revenues during the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 were $26,534 and $56,973, respectively, compared with revenues of $24,484 and $57,653, respectively, for the corresponding periods in 2013.

  • Mine operating expenses, including depletion and depreciation, for the respective three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014 were $21,977 and $46,071 compared to $21,951 and $44,166 for the respective three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013. Production costs for the second quarter of 2014 were $15,432 compared to $15,265 for the second quarter of 2013. Production costs for the six months ended June 30, 2014 were $35,135 compared to $31,740 for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

  • Gross earnings from operations for the respective three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2014, were $4,557 and $10,902, compared to $2,533 and $13,487, respectively, for the corresponding periods of 2013.

  • Cash costs per ounce on a production basis for the second quarter of 2014 were $720 per ounce of gold (compared to $789 per ounce of gold for the second quarter of 2013 and $978 for the first quarter of 2014) and all-in sustaining costs were $893 (compared to $1,086 per ounce of gold for the second quarter of 2013 and $1,035 for the first quarter of 2014). Cash costs for Q2 2014 were lower than prior quarters as a result of increased mine and plant productivity; however, the full benefits were partially offset due to lower than planned production as a result of the adverse effect of rainfall on throughput in April. In order to mitigate the adverse effects of rainfall in future periods, the Company has put several measures in place including the installation of a roof over the mill feed stockpile and ore handling area at Twangiza, which are scheduled to be completed prior to the start of the next wet period. Adjusted cash costs per ounce and all-in sustaining costs per ounce, on a sales basis, are $751 and $932, respectively. All-in sustaining costs per ounce and cash costs per ounce are non-IFRS measures. Refer to the non-IFRS measures section of this Press Release for additional information.