Exhibit 99.1
HudBay Minerals Inc.
(FORMERLY ONTZINC CORPORATION)
Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Period Ended March 31, 2005
(expressed in Canadian dollars)
HudBay Minerals Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheet As at March 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004 (expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars)
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| | March 31, 2005 (unaudited)
| | December 31, 2004 (audited)
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Assets | | | | | | | |
Current assets | | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents (note 10a) | | $ | 97,453 | | $ | 64,553 | |
Accounts receivable | | | 69,899 | | | 73,210 | |
Inventories | | | 89,989 | | | 100,282 | |
Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | 8,345 | | | 3,496 | |
Current portion of fair value of derivatives | | | 4,514 | | | 3,418 | |
Future income taxes | | | 12,900 | | | 12,900 | |
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| | | 283,100 | | | 257,859 | |
Investments | | | 463 | | | 463 | |
Property, plant and equipment | | | 363,236 | | | 358,662 | |
Deferred financing costs and intangible assets | | | 9,392 | | | 10,152 | |
Restricted cash | | | — | | | 13,000 | |
Environmental deposits | | | 1,789 | | | 1,789 | |
Fair value of derivatives | | | 914 | | | 772 | |
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| | $ | 658,894 | | $ | 642,697 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 51,022 | | $ | 64,491 | |
Accrued liabilities | | | 29,322 | | | 26,548 | |
Interest payable on long-term debt | | | 5,706 | | | 563 | |
Current portion of obligations under capital leases | | | 3,689 | | | 3,338 | |
Current portion of long-term debt | | | 2,000 | | | 2,000 | |
Current portion of pension obligation | | | 15,092 | | | 12,650 | |
Current portion of other employee future benefits | | | 2,056 | | | 2,012 | |
Current portion of fair value of derivatives | | | 53 | | | 178 | |
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| | | 108,940 | | | 111,780 | |
Obligations under capital leases | | | 11,900 | | | 11,719 | |
Debt obligations (note 10a) | | | 225,093 | | | 223,529 | |
Pension obligation | | | 54,215 | | | 57,437 | |
Other employee future benefits | | | 58,676 | | | 57,929 | |
Asset retirement obligation | | | 27,813 | | | 27,120 | |
Other non-current liabilities | | | 1,635 | | | 417 | |
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| | | 488,272 | | | 489,931 | |
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Shareholders' equity | | | | | | | |
Common shares (note 5a) | | | 130,197 | | | 120,138 | |
Warrants (note 5b) | | | 34,449 | | | 35,850 | |
Contributed surplus | | | 3,299 | | | 3,288 | |
Cumulative translation adjustments | | | (18 | ) | | (24 | ) |
Retained earnings (deficit) | | | 2,695 | | | (6,486 | ) |
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| | | 170,622 | | | 152,766 | |
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| | $ | 658,894 | | $ | 642,697 | |
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Commitments (note 8)
The Notes constitute an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Hudbay Minerals Inc. Consolidated Statement of Operations and Retained Earnings (Deficit) For the periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars except share and per share amounts) (Unaudited)
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| | Three Months Ended March 31
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| | 2005
| | 2004 (Restated — note 3)
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Sales | | $ | 151,525 | | $ | — | |
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Expenses | | | | | | | |
Operating | | | 117,713 | | | 1,061 | |
General and administrative | | | 3,641 | | | 471 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 12,724 | | | 37 | |
Accretion | | | 652 | | | 6 | |
Exploration | | | 569 | | | 234 | |
Foreign exchange (gain) loss | | | (250 | ) | | — | |
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| | | 135,049 | | | 1,809 | |
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Operating earnings (loss) | | | 16,476 | | | (1,809 | ) |
Other income | | | 470 | | | 7 | |
Amortization of deferred financing costs | | | (341 | ) | | — | |
Foreign exchange gain (loss) | | | (1,330 | ) | | 14 | |
Gain on derivative instruments | | | 2,364 | | | — | |
Interest expense | | | (5,653 | ) | | (273 | ) |
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Earnings (loss) before taxes | | | 11,986 | | | (2,061 | ) |
Taxes (recovery) | | | 2,805 | | | (397 | ) |
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Earnings (loss) for the period | | | 9,181 | | | (1,664 | ) |
Retained earnings (deficit) — beginning of period | | | | | | | |
As previously stated | | | (6,486 | ) | | (19,052 | ) |
Changes in accounting policies | | | | | | | |
| Asset retirement obligations | | | — | | | (43 | ) |
| Exploration | | | — | | | (590 | ) |
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As restated | | | (6,486 | ) | | (19,685 | ) |
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Retained earnings (deficit) — end of period | | $ | 2,695 | | $ | (21,349 | ) |
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Earnings (loss) per share | | | | | | | |
| | Basic | | $ | .12 | | $ | (.29 | ) |
| | Diluted | | $ | .12 | | | Note 6 | (d) |
Weighted average number of commons shares outstanding | | | | | | | |
| | Basic | | | 78,547,993 | | | 5,709,101 | |
| �� | Diluted | | | 79,202,545 | | | Note 6 | (d) |
The Notes constitute an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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Hudbay Minerals Inc. Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows For the periods ended March 31, 2005 and 2004 (expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars) (Unaudited)
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| | Three Months Ended March 31
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| | 2005
| | 2004 (Restated — note 3)
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Cash generated (utilized) by: | | | | | | | |
Operating activities | | | | | | | |
Earnings (loss) for the period | | $ | 9,181 | | $ | (1,664 | ) |
| Items not affecting cash | | | | | | | |
| | Depreciation and amortization | | | 12,724 | | | 37 | |
| | Accretion of debt component of convertible debentures | | | — | | | 177 | |
| | Accretion on asset retirement obligation | | | 652 | | | 6 | |
| | Non-cash interest | | | 234 | | | — | |
| | Future income taxes | | | — | | | (397 | ) |
| | Unrealized portion of change in fair value of derivative | | | (1,363 | ) | | — | |
| | Amortization of deferred financing charges | | | 341 | | | — | |
| | Unrealized foreign exchange loss on debt notes | | | 1,330 | | | — | |
| | Unrealized foreign exchange loss on cash held in foreign currency | | | (244 | ) | | — | |
| | Net change in other non-cash operating items | | | 1,828 | | | — | |
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| | | 24,683 | | | (1,841 | ) |
Net change in non-cash working capital items (note 10c) | | | 3,203 | | | (193 | ) |
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| | | 27,886 | | | (2,034 | ) |
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Investing activities | | | | | | | |
Increase in environmental deposits | | | — | | | (164 | ) |
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash | | | 13,000 | | | — | |
Property, plant and equipment expenditures | | | (17,298 | ) | | (2,138 | ) |
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| | | (4,298 | ) | | (2,302 | ) |
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Financing activities | | | | | | | |
Financing and acquisition costs | | | (133 | ) | | (48 | ) |
Decrease in debenture subscription receivable | | | — | | | 2,000 | |
Issuance of common shares | | | — | | | 600 | |
Proceeds on exercise of stock options | | | — | | | 64 | |
Repayments of obligations under capital lease | | | 532 | | | — | |
Issuance of shares and warrants | | | 8,669 | | | 5,270 | |
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| | | 9,068 | | | 7,886 | |
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Foreign exchange loss on cash held in foreign currency | | | 244 | | | — | |
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Change in cash and cash equivalents | | | 32,900 | | | 3,550 | |
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period | | | 64,553 | | | 2,114 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents — end of period | | $ | 97,453 | | $ | 5,664 | |
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Supplementary information | | | | | | | |
Shares issued in settlement of other indebtedness | | $ | — | | $ | 40 | |
Taxes paid | | | 293 | | | — | |
Interest paid | | | 275 | | | — | |
The Notes constitute an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.
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HudBay Minerals Inc. Notes to the Interim Consolidated Financial Statements (expressed in thousands of Canadian dollars except as otherwise noted) (Unaudited)
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1 Nature of the Operations
HudBay Minerals Inc. (the "Company") changed its name from ONTZINC Corporation by way of Articles of Amendment dated December 21, 2004. The Company is incorporated under the Ontario Business Corporations Act. Prior to December 21, 2004, the Company was engaged in the business of evaluation, acquisition and exploration of mineral properties. Substantially all of the efforts of the Company were devoted to these business activities. Prior to that date, the Company had not earned significant revenue and was considered to be in the development stage.
On December 21, 2004, the Company completed a public offering of common shares and warrants raising gross proceeds of $143,813 and also completed an offering of U.S.$175,000 Senior Secured Notes. The Company then utilized the proceeds from these financings to complete the acquisition from Anglo American International, S.A. ("Anglo American") of all of the outstanding shares of 152640 Canada Inc., which held all of the outstanding shares of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. ("HBMS"). As a result, the Company's primary business activity is now base metals production with facilities consisting of mines, mills and a metallurgical complex for the extraction of copper and zinc in the Provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Also on December 21, 2004, the Company completed a 30 for 1 common share consolidation that has been retroactively reflected as if the common share consolidation had occurred on January 1, 2002. All references to common shares within these consolidated financial statements reflect the consolidation.
2 Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation
The interim consolidated financial statements of HudBay Minerals Inc. (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles ("Canadian GAAP") and followed the same accounting principles and methods of application as those disclosed in Note 1 to the Company's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004. These interim consolidated financial statements do not include all disclosures required by Canadian GAAP for annual financial statements and, accordingly, should be read in conjunction with the Company's consolidated financial statements included in its 2004 Annual Report.
These interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, all of its subsidiaries and the proportionate share of the assets and liabilities of any joint ventures where the Company shares joint control. Inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated on consolidation.
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3 Changes in Accounting Policies
- (a)
- Asset retirement obligations:
Effective January 1, 2004, the Company adopted the recommendations under Section 3110, Asset Retirement Obligations ("Section 3110"), of the CICA Handbook on a retroactive basis. Section 3110 applies to legal obligations associated with the retirement of long-lived assets that result from the acquisition, construction, development and/or normal operation of a long-lived asset.
These recommendations require that the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation be recorded in the period in which it is incurred. When the liability is initially recorded, the cost is capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Upon settlement of the liability, a gain or loss is recorded. This differs from the prior practice that involved accruing for the estimated reclamation and closure liability through charges to the consolidated statements of operations over the life of the mine. The Company has recorded asset retirement obligations primarily associated with decommissioning and restoration costs. As required under the standard, the Company will make periodic assessments as to the reasonableness of its asset retirement obligation estimates and revise those estimates accordingly. The respective asset and liability balances will be adjusted, which will correspondingly increase or decrease the amounts expensed in future periods.
The long-term asset retirement obligation is based on environmental plans, in compliance with the current environmental and regulatory requirements. Accretion expense is charged to the operations based on application of an interest component to the existing liability.
The prior period financial statements have been restated retroactively for this change in accounting policy. The adoption of this standard had no impact on the opening balance sheet at January 1, 2002. The effect on the loss in 2003 was an increase of $34. The effect on the loss in 2002 was an increase of $10.
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- Exploration costs:
The Company changed its accounting policy for exploration expenditures effective January 1, 2004. The change in the accounting policy is to only capitalize those exploration costs when management's evaluation indicates that the property is capable of economical commercial production. This policy change has been applied retroactively with restatement of prior periods. This policy change had the following impact on the opening balance sheet at January 1, 2002: decreased property, plant and equipment by $59 and increased deficit by $59. The effect on the loss in 2003 was an increase of $277. The effect on the loss in 2002 was an increase of $254.
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4 Acquisition of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
On December 21, 2004, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common shares of HBMS for total purchase consideration of $315,790, plus $4,324 of corporate transaction costs. The total purchase consideration of $315,790 was satisfied by cash of $302,790 and by the issuance to Anglo American of 5,777,777 common shares and 86,666,667 share purchase warrants, where every 30 share purchase warrants are exercisable for one common share at an exercise price of $3.15 per common share. The value of the common share consideration of $11,700 has been determined based on the average of the closing price of the Company's common shares for the two days before and after the date of announcement of the transaction on October 7, 2004. The value of the warrant consideration of $1,300 has been based on a similar method to the valuation of the warrants issued in the public offering. The acquisition has been accounted for by the purchase method.
The following table summarizes the preliminary allocation of the purchase consideration based on management's current best estimate of the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired on the date of acquisition (December 21, 2004):
| Current assets (including cash of $51,504) | | $ | 229,601 | |
| Investments | | | 463 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | | | 349,358 | |
| Intangible assets | | | 552 | |
| Current liabilities | | | (72,665 | ) |
| Debt obligations | | | (15,179 | ) |
| Pensions and post-retirement benefit obligations | | | (130,353 | ) |
| Asset retirement obligations | | | (26,213 | ) |
| Obligations under capital leases | | | (15,074 | ) |
| Other non-current liabilities | | | (376 | ) |
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| | $ | 320,114 | |
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Management expects to obtain additional information in 2005, including independent valuations, that may require additional adjustments to amounts shown above for property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and asset retirement obligations, and these potential adjustments may be material.
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5 Share Capital
| | Common shares
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Balance, December 31, 2003 | | 5,661,592 | | $ | 21,379 | |
Issued for debt | | 5,334 | | | 40 | |
Issued on private placements, net | | 2,382,466 | | | 7,817 | |
Issued pursuant to public offering | | 69,694,778 | | | 156,813 | |
Cancellation of repurchased shares | | (340,000 | ) | | (336 | ) |
Exercise of warrants | | 28,030 | | | 160 | |
Exercise of options | | 19,334 | | | 64 | |
Value attributed to warrants issued | | — | | | (29,465 | ) |
Tax effect of flow through shares | | — | | | (397 | ) |
Share issue costs | | — | | | (13,958 | ) |
Elimination of fractional shares | | (906 | ) | | — | |
Stated capital reduction | | — | | | (21,979 | ) |
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Balance, December 31, 2004 | | 77,450,628 | | | 120,138 | |
Exercise of warrants | | 2,476,371 | | | 7,736 | |
Issued on private placement of flow-through shares | | 806,452 | | | 2,500 | |
Share issue costs | | — | | | (177 | ) |
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Balance, March 31, 2005 | | 80,733,451 | | $ | 130,197 | |
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On February 22, 2005, the Company completed a private placement of 806,452 flow-through common shares at a price of $3.10 per share for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $2,500. Commission related to the offering was paid to the underwriters resulting in net proceeds of $2,323. The proceeds are being used to incur Canadian exploration expenses that will be renounced in favour of the holders for the 2005 taxation year.
Broker warrants issued in connection with the Company's offering of subscription receipts on December 21, 2004 were exercised during the quarter ended March 31, 2005 aggregating the following amounts: 70,950,693 warrants to purchase 2,365,022 common shares for proceeds of $6,119.
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| | Number
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Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2003 | | | 74,894,424 | | $ | 4,433 | |
Issued on private placements | | | 40,140,997 | | | 2,380 | |
Issued pursuant to public offering | | * | 1,045,421,667 | | | 27,181 | |
Issued to agents for public offering | | | 115,050,600 | | | 2,078 | |
Warrants repurchased | | | (5,100,000 | ) | | (173 | ) |
Exercised | | | (840,909 | ) | | (43 | ) |
Cancelled | | | (88,456 | ) | | (6 | ) |
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Warrants outstanding, December 31, 2004 | | | 1,269,478,323 | | | 35,850 | |
Exercised | | | (74,291,193 | ) | | (1,391 | ) |
Expired | | | (350,000 | ) | | (10 | ) |
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Warrants outstanding, March 31, 2005 | | | 1,194,837,130 | | $ | 34,449 | |
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Warrants Outstanding
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6,650,000 | | | | $ | 0.13 | | May 30, 2005 |
2,805,650 | | | | | 0.13 | | June 25, 2005 |
2,086,544 | | | | | 0.13 | | August 25, 2005 |
250,000 | | | | | 0.10 | | October 3, 2005 |
26,428,825 | | | | | 0.14 | | September 8-23, 2005 |
33,000,000 | | | | | U.S. 0.12 | | October 9-21, 2005 |
768,400 | | | | | U.S. 0.12 | | January 13, 2006 |
1,984,200 | | | | | 0.30 | | December 23-31, 2005 |
406,840 | | | | | 0.25 | | December 30, 2005 |
15,553,797 | | | | | 0.20 | | March 31, 2006 |
9,385,000 | | | | | 0.06 | | September 28, 2006 |
3,452,000 | | | | | 0.05 | | September 28, 2006 |
2,589,000 | | | | | 0.12 | | November 30, 2006 |
517,800 | | | | | 0.09 | | November 30, 2006 |
44,099,907 | | | | | 0.086 | | December 21, 2006 |
1,044,859,167 | | * | | | 0.105 | | December 21, 2009 |
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1,194,837,130 | | | | | * Listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange |
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During the quarter ended March 31, 2005, options in respect of 293,334 common shares expired or were cancelled.
| | Number of Shares
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Outstanding, December 31, 2003 | | 550,000 | | $ | 5.08 | |
Cancelled | | (334,167 | ) | | 4.80 | |
Granted | | 466,667 | | | 3.60 | |
Exercised | | (19,333 | ) | | 3.30 | |
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Outstanding, December 31, 2004 | | 663,167 | | | 3.60 | |
Cancelled | | (293,334 | ) | | (3.56 | ) |
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Outstanding, March 31, 2005 | | 369,833 | | $ | 3.63 | |
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Number of options outstanding and currently excercisable
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98,166 | | $ | 3.30 | | 3.3 |
30,000 | | | 4.50 | | 1.2 |
30,833 | | | 7.50 | | 2.0 |
77,500 | | | 3.00 | | 3.3 |
133,334 | | | 4.80 | | 4.6 |
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369,833 | | | | | |
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- (d)
- Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Fully diluted earnings (loss) per share are computed using the treasury stock method whereby the weighted average number of common shares used in the basic earnings per share calculation is increased by the number of common shares potentially issuable upon exercise of all outstanding options and warrants.
The conversion of stock options and warrants to calculate fully diluted was not done for the three months ended March 31, 2004, because the conversion would have been anti-dilutive.
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6 Investment in Joint Venture
Considar Metal Marketing SA, an entity incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a Joint Venture in which the Company holds a 50% interest. The Joint Venture, together with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Considar Metal Marketing Inc., carries on the business of providing metal marketing to customers in various metal related industries.
The following is a summary of the Company's 50% pro rata share of the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of the Considar Metal Marketing SA Joint Venture. Substantially all of the Company's sales are transacted with the joint venture. Such information is presented prior to inter-company eliminations.
| | March 31, 2005
| | December 31, 2004
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Assets | | | | | | | |
Current assets | | | | | | | |
| Cash | | $ | 1,379 | | $ | 1,405 | |
| Accounts receivable | | | 20,336 | | | 20,262 | |
| Inventories | | | 29,093 | | | 27,394 | |
| Prepaid expense and other assets | | | 41 | | | 56 | |
| Fair value of derivatives | | | 4,514 | | | 3,418 | |
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| | | 55,363 | | | 52,535 | |
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Fair value of derivatives | | | 914 | | | 772 | |
Property, plant and equipment | | | 106 | | | 112 | |
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| | $ | 56,383 | | $ | 53,419 | |
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Liabilities | | | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | | | | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | $ | 50,310 | | $ | 48,578 | |
| Fair value of derivatives | | | 53 | | | 178 | |
| Deferred charge | | | 344 | | | 508 | |
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| | | 50,707 | | | 49,264 | |
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Future income tax payable | | | 1,850 | | | 1,290 | |
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Shareholders' equity | | | | | | | |
Share capital | | | 1,605 | | | 1,605 | |
Cumulative translation adjustment | | | (328 | ) | | (333 | ) |
Retained earnings | | | 2,549 | | | 1,593 | |
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| | | 3,826 | | | 2,865 | |
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| | $ | 56,383 | | $ | 53,419 | |
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| | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
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Revenues | | $ | 79,343 | |
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Costs and expenses | | | | |
Operating, general and administrative | | | 80,139 | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 7 | |
Foreign exchange (gain) | | | (11 | ) |
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| | | 80,135 | |
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Operating earnings (loss) | | | (792 | ) |
Other income | | | 2 | |
Gain on derivative instruments | | | 2,364 | |
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Earnings (loss) before taxes | | | | |
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Taxes | | | (618 | ) |
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Earnings (loss) for the period | | | | |
| | $ | 956 | |
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Cash flow resulting from operating activities | | $ | (987 | ) |
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7 Segmented Information
The CICA Handbook Section 1701, Segment Disclosures, establishes standards for reporting information about a company's operating segments. The Company is an integrated base metals producer and operates in a single reportable operating segment.
The Company's revenue by significant product types:
| | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
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Revenues | | | |
| Copper | | $ | 82,076 |
| Zinc | | | 32,852 |
| Zinc oxide | | | 17,650 |
| Gold | | | 13,283 |
| Other | | | 5,664 |
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| | $ | 151,525 |
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8 Commitments
For the mutual benefit of both parties, HBMS intends to terminate its agreement to purchase 40,000 dry metric tonnes of copper concentrate per year, effective June 30, 2005. The proposed termination which would otherwise have expired in 2008, is not expected to impact the Company's ability to supply copper to the Flin Flon smelter.
9 Foreign Currency Risk Management
The Company employs derivative financial instruments, including forwards and option contracts, to manage risk originating from actual exposures to commodity price risk and foreign exchange risk.
- a)
- Foreign currency
In 2004, the Company paid US$1.2 million to purchase an option giving it the right but not the obligation to pay an additional US$2.9 million to purchase US dollar put options. The put options secure the right, but not the obligation to sell US$4.375 million per quarter at $1.20482 starting in April 2005 and continuing to January 2009. The additional US$2.9 million was paid in 2005, and this together with the initial option payment, has been recorded in Prepaid expenses and other assets and will be amortized over the life of the option.
- b)
- Commodity price
Through its joint venture interest in Considar Metal Marketing SA, the Company manages the risk associated with forward physical sales that are made on a fixed price basis regarding zinc and zinc oxide, and accordingly, enters into forward zinc purchase contracts. Although in management's opinion, the contracts continue to be effective in mitigating the Company's exposure to commodity price risk, the Company has elected not to designate these as accounting hedges under The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants' ("CICA") Accounting Guideline 13 ("AcG-13"), Hedging Relationships, and, accordingly, has accounted for these derivative instruments using the fair value accounting method. At March 31, 2005, the joint venture had outstanding forward contracts to purchase 22,348 tonnes of zinc at prices ranging from US$834 to US$1,392 per tonne with settlement dates in the next two years.
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10 Other Supplementary Information
| | March 31, 2005
| | December 31, 2004
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Province of Manitoba | | $ | 15,413 | | $ | 15,179 |
Senior secured notes | | | 211,680 | | | 210,350 |
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| | | 227,093 | | | 225,529 |
Less: Current portion of long-term debt | | | 2,000 | | | 2,000 |
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| | $ | 225,093 | | $ | 223,529 |
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The terms of the loan from the Province of Manitoba have been amended whereby the Company must meet certain minimal employment levels and exploration expenditures in each calendar year to maintain the interest-free nature of the loan. The interest rate applicable if the terms are not met varies from Crown Rate to Crown Rate plus 4% depending on the shortfall. For the current calendar year, management believes the restrictions will be met and no interest will be payable.
The Company has outstanding letters of credit in the amount of $37.8 million that are secured by an equal amount of cash.
- b)
- Defined pension and other future employee benefit expense
| | For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2005
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Pension expense | | $ | 2,325 |
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Other future employee benefits expense | | $ | 1,150 |
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- c)
- Supplemental cash flow information
| | For the Three Months Ended March 31
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| | 2005
| | 2004
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Net change in non-cash working capital items | | | | | | | |
| Accounts receivable | | $ | 3,311 | | $ | — | |
| Inventories | | | 10,293 | | | — | |
| Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | (10,695 | ) | | (18 | ) |
| Interest payable | | | 5,143 | | | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other assets | | | (4,849 | ) | | (175 | ) |
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| | | 3,203 | | | (193 | ) |
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11 Hudson Bay Mining & Smelting Co., Limited
As indicated in Note 4, the Company acquired HBMS on December 21, 2004. The following highlights key financial information of HBMS prior to consolidation.
| | For the Three Months Ended March 31
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| | 2005
| | 2004
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Total revenues | | $ | 151,525 | | $ | 142,231 |
Net earnings | | | 12,813 | | | 19,142 |
Long term financial debt (excluding current portion) | | | 236,993 | | | 29,848 |
Total assets | | | 840,931 | | | 563,847 |
Included in total assets for 2005 is an intercompany account in the amount of $211,680 due from the Company.
12 Comparative Figures
Certain of the prior period's comparative numbers have been restated to conform to the current period's presentation.
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