Molycorp Reports Second Quarter 2013 Results Greenwood Village, CO US, August 08, 2013 /FSC/ - Molycorp, Inc (MCP - New York),
HIGHLIGHTS: . Total volume amounted to 3,039 metric tons (mt) at an average selling price (ASP) of $45.04 per kilogram for the second quarter of 2013. Net revenues for the quarter were $136.9 million. . For the quarter, the Company reported a net loss of $0.44 per share. The Company reported a net loss of $0.36 per share for the quarter on an adjusted non-GAAP basis. . The Mountain Pass facility successfully demonstrated an operating capacity in excess of 15,000 mt per year of rare earth oxide (REO) equivalent, making it one of the largest operating rare earth processing facilities in the world. . In Molycorp's Magnetic Materials and Alloys segment, volume of Magnequench bonded Neo Powders(tm) powders and other alloys increased 21% from the first quarter, and realized pricing increased 3% to drive revenues to $66.1 million, a 21% increase over the same period. Greenwood Village, CO (August 8, 2013, 4:01 p.m. Eastern) - Molycorp, Inc. (NYSE: MCP) ("Molycorp" or the "Company") today announced financial and operating results for the second quarter of 2013.
SECOND QUARTER 2013 RESULTS The Company reported consolidated net revenues of $136.9 million during the second quarter of 2013, a 6% decrease over the first quarter of 2013. The decline in revenues was primarily attributable to lower product volumes and slightly lower ASPs. During the second quarter, the Company sold 3,039 mt of product at an ASP of $45.04 per kilogram and generated a gross loss of $18.5 million, as compared to volume sales of 3,274 mt and revenues of $146.4 million, resulting in a restated gross loss of $4.5 million during the first quarter of 2013. On August 8, 2013, the Company filed a current report on Form 8-K to announce that it intends to file an amended quarterly report on Form 10-Q/A for the three months ended March 31, 2013. Molycorp reported a loss attributable to common stockholders of $74.0 million, or $0.44 per share. Adjusted loss per share of $0.36 in the second quarter 2013 eliminates the effect of operational expansion items, out-of-ordinary business expenses, and certain other non-cash items. The Company reported negative cash flows from operating activities of $74.0 million during the first half of 2013, and had $264.2 million in cash and cash equivalents as of June 30, 2013. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, Molycorp's capital expenditures were $264.7 million on a cash basis. For the remainder of 2013, the Company estimates that its capital expenditures will total approximately $167.0 million. The Company's Mountain Pass facility successfully demonstrated an operating capacity in excess of 15,000 mt per year of rare earth oxide (REO) equivalent, making it one of the largest operating rare earth processing facilities in the world. The Mountain Pass facility's chloralkali plant, which will recycle wastewater and regenerate chemical reagents needed for rare earth separations, remains on track for mechanical completion and commissioning in the second half of 2013. After the chloralkali plant is optimized, Company officials expect to achieve the facility's cash production cost targets.
"We are seeing increasingly bullish signals from customers across several segments for product demand, and increased demand will coincide nicely with increased production capacity at Mountain Pass and declining production costs," said Constantine Karayannopoulos, President and CEO. "As we continue to optimize operations at Mountain Pass, and bring up the chloralkali plant in the second half of 2013, we should be ready to adjust production to meet customer demand and be price competitive with any rare earth producer in the world."
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