Earnings Call Summary | TMC the Metals(TMC.US) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference
Earnings Call Summary | TMC the Metals(TMC.US) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference
The following is a summary of the TMC the Metals Company Inc. (TMC) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript:
以下是TMC金屬公司（TMC）2023年第四季度業績電話會議記錄摘要：
Financial Performance:
財務業績：
TMC reported a net loss of $33.4 million, or $0.10 per share, in the last quarter of 2023, a decrease from the prior-year period's net loss of $109.5 million, or $0.41 per share.
The net loss includes exploration and evaluation expenses of $26.7 million and general & administrative expenses of $6.5 million.
The company ended 2023 with a cash balance of $6.8 million, zero debt, and access to a $25 million unsecured credit facility valid through August 2025, and a recently secured additional $20 million unsecured credit facility granted by Gerard Barron and ERAS Capital LLC.
TMC's NORI-D project has an estimated net present value of $8.1 billion at current metal prices.
TMC報告稱，2023年最後一個季度的淨虧損爲3,340萬美元，合每股虧損0.10美元，較去年同期的淨虧損1.095億美元，合每股虧損0.41美元，有所減少。
淨虧損包括2670萬美元的勘探和評估費用以及650萬美元的一般和管理費用。
截至2023年，該公司現金餘額爲680萬美元，負債爲零，可獲得有效期至2025年8月的2500萬美元無抵押信貸額度，以及最近由傑拉德·巴倫和ERAS Capital LLC額外發放的2000萬美元無抵押信貸額度。
按目前的金屬價格計算，TMC的NORI-D項目的淨現值估計爲81億美元。
Business Progress:
業務進展：
TMC completed an integrated pilot system test and a pyrometallurgical processing pilot to derisk their operations.
Notably, they successfully extracted the first-ever nickel sulfate from ocean floor nodules.
They plan to initiate production offshore by end-Q1 2026, with Allseas.
Regulatory advancements made at the International Seabed Authority meeting indicate a positive future for the industry.
TMC released regulatory text in February 2023, signaling a move into the final Mining Code negotiations stage.
The application for the exploitation contract is slated to be launched after the 2024 ISA session.
TMC is in active conversations with potential investors and business partners, focusing on securing strategic partnerships to fund its operations.
The company is optimistic about governmental support, such as the Department of Defense Title III grant, and has initiated partnerships with several developing nations.
TMC is actively engaging with automobile Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and monitoring international relations with respect to deep-sea mining.
TMC 完成了綜合試點系統測試和火法冶煉工藝試點，以消除運營風險。
值得注意的是，他們成功地從海底結核中提取了有史以來第一種硫酸鎳。
他們計劃在2026年第一季度末之前與Allseas一起在海上開始生產。
在國際海底管理局會議上取得的監管進展表明了該行業的美好未來。
TMC 於 2023 年 2 月發佈了監管文本，標誌着已進入最後的《礦業守則》談判階段。
開採合同的申請計劃在2024年ISA會議之後啓動。
TMC正在與潛在的投資者和業務合作伙伴進行積極對話，重點是確保戰略合作伙伴關係爲其運營提供資金。
該公司對政府的支持（例如國防部第三章撥款）持樂觀態度，並已開始與多個發展中國家建立合作伙伴關係。
TMC正在積極與汽車原始設備製造商（OEM）合作，並監督與深海採礦有關的國際關係。
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