Record Revenue and Profitability
Full-year 2025 revenue of $202 million vs $39 million in 2024 (≈+418%), net income of $46 million after tax vs a $26 million loss in 2024 (positive swing of $72 million). Earnings per share ~$0.32–$0.33 for the year (≈+$0.10 EPS before stock-based compensation).
Strong Cash Generation and Balance Sheet
Operating cash flow of ~$72 million in 2025 vs -$9 million in 2024 (large improvement). Cash balance unrestricted $136 million plus $16 million restricted; cash flow before working capital changes reported at $68 million for the year and $35 million for Q4. Minimal near-term financing needs for Boumadine noted.
Outstanding Plant Performance and Throughput
Q4 average milling rate of ~3,800 tpd vs nameplate 2,700 tpd (≈40% above nameplate). Plant availability Q4 99% (96% for the year). Milling ramp: ~1,200 tpd at Q4 2024 to 3,800 tpd in Q4 2025.
Improved Metallurgical Recoveries
Annual average recovery 88.4% with Q4 recovery ~91.2% (recoveries improved from low-80s early in the ramp-up after oxygen plant fixes; ~3–4 percentage points above feasibility design).
Production Momentum and Inventory/Mining Trends
Q4 production ~1,547,000 ounces (includes some Boumadine tailings processing). For the year, mined ~1.0 million tonnes and processed ~1.1 million tonnes (year slightly drew on ROM; Q4 reversed to mining > processing indicating stockpile build).
Compelling Boumadine PEA Economics
Boumadine PEA (using $2,800/oz Au and $30/oz Ag) shows low initial CapEx $446 million, pretax NPV $2.2 billion, IRR 69%, payback 1.3 years, CapEx:NPV 1:5 and ~400,000 oz gold-equivalent/year (~37.5 million oz Ag-equivalent) first 5 years; gold-equivalent AISC ~ $920 for years 1–5. District-scale resource ~450 million oz Ag-equivalent (to be updated with 2025 drilling).
Aggressive and Efficient Exploration Program
2025 drilling: ~28,000 m at Zgounder (vs 25k budget) and ~150,000 m at Boumadine (vs 140k budget) — total ~178–180k m; average diamond drilling cost ≈ $144/m. Multiple new targets and extensions discovered; ongoing large 2026 drill programs (budgeted ~200k m at Boumadine, 20k m at Zgounder).
Improving Quarterly Margins and Profitability Trend
Quarterly margin progression from ~$13 (Q1/Q2) to ~$20 (Q3) to ~$38 (Q4). Quarterly net income progression: Q1 $7M, Q2 $9M, Q3 $12M, Q4 $18M. Q4 EPS ~$0.12.