Century Announces Filing of First Quarter Financial Results, Management Discussion and Analysis
13 Août 2019 - 2:00PM
Century Global Commodities Corporation (“Century” or the “Company”)
is pleased to announce that it has filed its condensed consolidated
interim financial statements for the first fiscal quarter ended
June 30, 2019 and the related management discussion and analysis
(“MD&A”). Copies of these documents are available under
Century’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com and will be posted on
Century’s website at www.centuryglobal.ca.
As at June 30, 2019 the Company reported
substantial working capital of C$17.8 million, comprised of cash,
bank deposits and an investment portfolio of C$8.2 million (not
tied to any funding commitment for any project development),
accounts receivables and other current assets of C$12.0 million,
less accounts payable and other current liabilities of C$2.4
million.
The seaborne iron ore spot price (US$/dmt for
62% Fe, CIF China) opened 2019 strongly at about $75/dmt for
January. Its momentum accelerated with the Brazilian tailings dam
failure later that month. In mid-June it broke through
US$100/dmt, setting a five-year record high price. In July, it
averaged about US$120/dmt before correcting in early August to
below US$100/dmt. These recent prices well exceed the US$95/dmt
long-term selling price underpinning our flagship Joyce Lake
project feasibility study. Encouragingly, the current iron
ore price environment now appears to be more structural and robust
than originally thought. These spot prices have not been seen since
2014, providing a very positive outlook for all our iron ore
assets. Our mining team is ready to advance the Joyce Lake project
when the sustainability of the current market price is proven.
During the quarter, Century completed its
diversification into the non-ferrous sector by spinning out the
Trudeau Gold property (a Quebec gold and polymetallic exploration
project) into Century Metals Inc. (“Century Metals”). A dividend
was distributed to existing Century shareholders and Century Metals
was listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. Century Metals brings a new
non-ferrous shareholder base and new capital to support a focused
development plan in the non-ferrous sector. Century Metals began
trading on the TSX-V on June 17, 2019 under the stock symbol
CMET. This spin-out allows Century to focus on development of
its iron ore portfolio during a time of sector price recovery and
creates an opportunity for Century Metals to generate new
shareholder value in the non-ferrous sector.
Over the first quarter, our food segment had
another outstanding period of solid growth, delivering close to
61.6% year-over-year sales growth. Sales hit $2.1 million in the
quarter with a gross margin of 22.2%. The majority of food segment
sales came from our Hong Kong food distribution business. In
addition to solid and ongoing sales growth, the Hong Kong business
achieved a net profit starting from the third quarter of the
2018/2019 financial year and further grew its net profit in the
following two quarters. In the first quarter of 2019/2020 financial
year, the Hong Kong distribution business made a net profit of over
a hundred thousand dollars (compared to a loss a year earlier).
About Century
Century Global Commodities Corporation (TSX:CNT)
is building shareholder value through existing and entrepreneurial
business units that meet continuing and growing demand from China,
the largest market in human history.
Iron Ore
With Baowu and Minmetals, both Global Fortune
500 companies, as Chinese strategic partners, Century owns one of
the largest iron ore mineral resource bases in the world, across
five projects in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador. Joyce Lake,
a direct shipping iron ore (“DSO”) project in Newfoundland and
Labrador, is our most advanced project. It has completed
feasibility and permitting studies and can be brought to production
within approximately 30 months. We are maintaining our properties
ready for advancement after a return to sustained higher iron ore
prices.
Base and Precious Metals
Century is monitoring investment and acquisition
opportunities in the base and precious metals sector. When the
right opportunity presents itself, our liquid balance sheet will
allow us to invest or acquire cost-effective assets during the low
base and precious metal price cycle, positioning ourselves for
gains when the market improves. To that end, Century Metals Inc.,
now listed on TSX-V under the ticker symbol CMET, was created and
spun out to provide more flexibility for execution.
Quality Food Services
Quality food products sourced from advanced
countries are in great demand from the quickly-growing middle class
in China. The emphasis is on the need for safe, high-quality food
products. Century has established a professional marketing team and
built a distribution system to serve Hong Kong.
For further
information please contact:
Sandy Chim, President & CEO
Century Global Commodities Corporation 416-977-3188
IR@centuryglobal.ca |
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