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Financial
? Generated net income of $3.1 million in Q4 2011, the first quarter of full capacity production from the La Guitarra mill.
? Sales for 2011 were $16.8 million from the sale of 359,188 ounces of silver and 3,959 ounces of gold.
? Metal held in inventory at 2011 year-end included 14,112 ounces of silver and 126 ounces of gold.
? Net loss improved to $3.9 million from $42.2 million in 2010.
? Adjusted net income improved to $4.7 million (non-GAAP) compared to adjusted losses of $3.4 million (non-GAAP) in 2010.
? A total of $9.6 million was spent on capital expenditures and exploration, $3.5 million of which was spent on mine development at the La Guitarra mine and $2.4 million on exploration of the Temascaltepec district.
? Cash costs for the year were $8.67 per ounce (non-GAAP) of silver net of by-products.
? Realized prices were $34.88 per ounce of silver and $1,594.78 per ounce of gold.
? Working capital on December 31, 2011 was $19.1 million.
Operations
? Silver production rose 192% to 437,953 oz and gold production increased by 260% to 4,293 ounces due to limited production in 2010.
? Silver-equivalent production increased by 213% to 678,361 oz (at a 56:1 silver: gold ratio with no base metals) from 216,602 oz in 2010.
? La Guitarra mine and plant output was optimized to its maximum rate of 320 tonnes per day (“tpd”).
? Mining fleet was updated and extensive mine and mill upgrades were completed.
Financial Results
The Company achieved adjusted net income, which excludes share based compensation and the write down of the San Marcial mineral property, for the year ended December 31, 2011 of $5.2 million (non-GAAP) compared to adjusted losses of the same period in 2010 of $3.4 million (non-GAAP). Net loss was $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 compared with a net loss of $42.2 million for the same period in 2010. For the three months ended December 31, 2011, the Company achieved net income of $3.1 million compared with a net loss of $4.8 million in Q3 and a net loss of $38.1 million in Q4 of 2010.
The Company achieved a gross profit of $6.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2011, on sales of gold and silver of $16.8 million compared with a gross profit of $1.1 million for the comparative 2010 periods on sales of gold and silver of $4.0 million. Since December 31, 2010, the average realized price to the Company of silver and gold over the 2011 year has increased by 31.5% and 18%, respectively, which contributed to the improvement in gross profit.
At December 31, 2011, the Company had cash, restricted cash and short term investments of $20.9 million, current assets of $25.3 million, working capital of $19.1 million, and total assets of $71.2 million.
2012 Production
With the La Guitarra mill now running at full capacity, 2012 production is expected to increase to 500,000 ounces of silver and 5,000 ounces of gold.
Commenting on the year ahead, Duane Nelson, Silvermex’s CEO, stated: “I am very pleased with the progress we made in 2011 at our La Guitarra Mine. Even with the extensive equipment acquisitions, mine and mill improvements and developments, we operated at a profit in the fourth quarter of the year. 2012 will be a year of continued growth for us. We now have an updated mining equipment fleet, a well trained workforce and our current exploration programs have been very successful in delineating additional high grade ore shoots. We will concentrate on the development of these new ore shoots to improve head grades and production. Our primary focus for 2012 will be on developing a new mine plan that can expand production well beyond our current capacity”.