Half-year results and dividend declaration
H1 2025 revenue down 23.9% to US$280.8m and profit down 78.9% to US$8.2m; interim dividend of 1.5 cents declared.
- Revenue US$280.8m (prior US$369.1m)
- EBITDA US$43.8m (prior US$79.6m)
- Net profit after tax US$8.2m (prior US$38.8m)
- EPS US 2.5 cents (prior US 12.8 cents)
- Cash and cash equivalents US$193.6m
- Net cash from operating activities US$36.0m (prior US$86.2m)
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JSE share code: THA
LSE share code: THS
A2X share code: THA
('Tharisa' or the 'Company')
Interim results announcement for the six months ended 31 March 2025 and Interim DIVIDEND DECLARATION
Safety:
Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate ('LTIFR') of:
- 0.02 per 200 000-man hours worked at Tharisa Minerals
- 0.08 per 200 000-man hours worked at Karo Platinum
| Revenue US$280.8 m Down 23.9% (HY2024: US$369.1 m) | EBITDA US$43.8 m down 45.0% (HY2024: US$79.6 m) | NET PROFIT AFTER TAX US$8.2 m down 78.9% (HY2024: US$38.8 m) |
| NET CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES US$36.0 m down 58.2% (HY2024: US$86.2 m) | CAPITAL EXPENDITURE US$52.5 m includes US$12.8 m on Karo Platinum (HY2024: US$114.1 m) | CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS* US$193.6 m (FY2024: US$198.5 m) |
| EPS US 2.5 cents down 80.5% (HY2024: US 12.8 cents) | HEPS US 2.9 cents down 78.0% (HY2024: US 13.2 cents) | INTERIM DIVIDEND US 1.5 cents 54.3% of NPAT * (HY2024: US 1.5 cents) |
* including restricted bank deposits
Phoevos Pouroulis, CEO of Tharisa, commented:
"We have often spoken of the benefits of our co-product model and this unique approach to optimising our ore body which has again proven its resilience despite unprecedented global macro uncertainty, with Tharisa continuing its track record of generating profits, albeit at a lower level, enabling the Company to continue to invest in the sustainability and growth of its operations while maintaining the discipline of returning profits to shareholders.
We are now in our tenth year of returning capital to shareholders, and we are also embarking on our second share buyback, as we see incredible value in this initiative.
The impact on our operations drilling equipment availability have been largely resolved, the subsequent unprecedented weather interruptions in the second quarter, had a knock-on effect on output and we are working to make up this shortfall in the drier months. We are well advanced in our plans to consolidate the long-term future of the Tharisa Mine by finalising the detailed technical work on the underground phased transition. In the interim, to accelerate the development programme, capital has been allocated for early development works including on ensuring the portals are made safe for the decline shaft development.
Our downstream beneficiation plans, for both PGMs and chrome, are progressing to commercialisation. Redox One has again met its development timelines and we are on track for building and testing larger long storage redox flow batteries using chrome-based electrolytes manufactured by the Group, by the end of this calendar year, as we ramp up to develop and test MW scale batteries.
While we have slowed development at the Karo Platinum Project in line with capital availability, we have nevertheless continued work on infrastructure, water dams and further optimisations including commencing with studies for the future underground mine development, while presenting the opportunity to non-traditional financiers, who like us, see the long-term benefits of the uniqueness not only of this Tier 1 project but of the applications PGMs will play for decades to come.
Our vision of creating the resources company of the future remains intact and as the co-product model takes us from mine to megawatt we are ensuring we share value for generations to come."
DIVIDEND CURRENCY CONVERSION RATES AND TIMETABLE
An interim cash dividend of US 1.5 cents per ordinary share has been declared. The interim dividend will be paid on Wednesday, 25 June 2025 and will be paid from income reserves.
Shareholders on the principal Cyprus register will be paid in United States Dollar (US$), shareholders whose shares are held through Central Securities Depositary Participants (CSDPs) and brokers and are traded on the JSE will be paid in South African Rand (ZAR) and holders of Depositary Interests traded on the LSE will be paid in Sterling (GBP). The currency equivalents of the dividend, based on the weighted average of the South African Reserve Bank's daily rate at approximately 10:30 (UTC+2) on 21 May 2025, being the currency conversion date, are as follows:
| Exchange rate | Dividend per share in payment currency | |
| South Africa - JSE | ZAR17.88700 / US$ | 26.83050 South African cents per share |
| United Kingdom - LSE | GBP0.74599 / US$ | 1.11899 pence per share |
The timetable for the dividend declaration is as follows:
Currency conversion date: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
Declaration date and currency conversion dates announced: Thursday, 22 May 2025
Last day to trade cum-dividend rights on the JSE: Tuesday, 10 June 2025
Last day to trade cum-dividend rights on the LSE: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Shares will trade ex-dividend rights on the JSE: Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Shares will trade ex-dividend rights on the LSE: Thursday, 12 June 2025
Record date for payment on both JSE and LSE: Friday, 13 June 2025
Dividend payment date: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
No dematerialisation or rematerialisation of shares within Strate will be permitted between Wednesday, 11 June 2025 and Friday, 13 June 2025, both days inclusive. No transfers between registers will be permitted between Wednesday, 21 May 2025 and Friday, 13 June 2025, both days inclusive.
Tax implications of the dividend
South African tax residents
South African shareholders are advised that the dividend constitutes a foreign dividend. For individual South African tax resident shareholders, dividend withholding tax of 20% will be applied to the gross dividend of 26.83050 South African cents per share. Therefore, the net dividend of 21.46440 South African cents per share will be paid after 5.36610 South African cents in terms of dividend withholding tax has been applied. Shareholders who are South African tax resident companies are exempt from dividend tax and will receive the dividend of 26.83050 South African cents per share. This does not constitute legal or tax advice and is based on taxation law and practice in South Africa. Shareholders should consult their brokers, financial and/or tax advisors with regard to how they will be impacted by the payment of the dividend. The Company's tax identification code is 12223412W.
UK tax residents
Cyprus tax residents
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REQUIRED BY THE JSE LISTING REQUIREMENTS
Tharisa has a total of 302 596 743 ordinary shares in issue on Thursday, 22 May 2025, of which
297 245 854 carry voting rights and are eligible to receive dividends.
This short form announcement is the responsibility of the directors.
BDO Limited has expressed an unmodified review opinion on the reviewed interim condensed consolidated financial statements.
The interim condensed consolidated financial statements ("full announcement") can be found on the Company's website at www.tharisa.com. Any investment decision should be based on the full announcement as the information in this short form announcement does not provide all the details.
By order of the Board
P Pouroulis Chief Executive Officer MG Jones Chief Finance Officer
DIRECTORS
Loucas Pouroulis (Executive Chairman)
Phoevos Pouroulis (Chief Executive Officer)
Michael Jones (Chief Finance Officer)
Carol Bell (Lead Independent Director)
David Salter (Independent non-executive director)
Gloria Zvaravanhu (Independent non-executive director)
Omar Kamal (Independent non-executive director)
Roger Davey (Independent non-executive director)
Shelley Wai Man Lo (Non-executive director)
Hao Chen (Non-executive director)
REGISTERED ADDRESS
Office 108 - 110
Pittokopitis Business Centre
17 Neophytou Nicolaides and Kilkis Streets, 8011 Paphos, Cyprus
GROUP COMPANY SECRETARY
Sanet Findlay
The Crossing, 372 Main Road
Bryanston, Johannesburg, 2022
South Africa
ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY
Lysandros Lysandrides
31 Evagoras Ave
6th Floor Evagoras House
1066 Nicosia
Cyprus
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