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Central Asia Metals - Net cash of US$150m forecast by FY 23

November 2021

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  • Epic Code:
  • CAML
  • Price:
  • 247.5p
The most pleasing aspect to CAML’s interims was the 131% year-on-year increase in free cash flow to US$48.9m, which not only powered an 8p dividend but also reduced net debt by US$25m to just US$10.1m.Sales rose 42% to US$100.8m while EBITDA jumped  51% to US$64.4m with EBITDA margins up 5% to 61%. That was largely thanks to realized prices for copper, zinc and lead averaging 64%, 26% and 44% higher, respectively.As previously flagged, production at the Kounrad copper mine fell 6% to 6,217 oz and while cost of sales rose 19% to 57 cents / lb that’s still amongst the lowest in the world; with copper prices averaging 417 cents / lb, the mark-up is huge.At Sasa, lead and zinc production fell 9% and 7%, respectively. While ...

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