Endomines - Friday production further delayed

Production to fall short of 2019 guidance

Endomines announced on August 9th that its production guidance for 2019 (5,000-8,000oz gold) will not be achieved due to reparations of damages to Friday’s tailings pond causing longer than expected delays to production. Ramp-up of the processing plant is expected to take a couple of weeks before being fully commissioned. No new guidance was given. We now estimate a gold production in 2019 of 4,340oz. Although the added delay to production timewise is relatively short, this will cause additional strain on the already limited near-term cash flows.

Sounder financial situation following the rights issue

With the completion of Endomines’ rights issue, having raised gross proceeds of SEK 156m, the company’s financial situation is now at a much sounder level. The raised funds should as such cover the by the company earlier estimated next twelve-month capital need of SEK 100m. Proceeds will mainly be used to short-term debt repayment and ramp-up of Friday as well as start-up of other assets.

SELL (N/A) with a target price of SEK 4.4 (N/A)

Endomines’ share price has seen recent rapid increases, as the gold price has climbed to levels last seen in 2019, driven by macroeconomic uncertainties. Although the rise in gold prices certainly is a welcome development, the current valuation in our view does not reflect the high uncertainty relating to Endomines’ gold production, with Friday having seen several delays and additional costs, and production has not yet commenced. We re-establish our rating with SELL (N/A) and a target price of SEK 4.4 (N/A), in line with our SOTP.