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Wesdome Gold Mines Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2024 Financial Results
TORONTO, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO, OTCQX:WDOFF) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announced its results for the thre
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[{"type":"text","content":" TORONTO, March 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. (TSX:WDO, OTCQX:WDOFF) (“Wesdome” or the “Company”) today announced its results for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2024 (“Q4 2024” and “FY 2024”). Preliminary operating results for Q4 2024 and FY 2024 were disclosed in the Company’s press release dated January 14, 2025. Management will host a conference call tomorrow, March 20, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. ET to discuss its results. All amounts are expressed in Canadian dollars unless otherwise indicated. Q4 & FY 2024 Highlights Improving health & safety performance: The Company’s lost time incident frequency rate declined to 0.10 in FY 2024 from 0.76 in FY 2023 (based on OHSA 200,000 hours frequency calculation). Record annual production: Consolidated gold production in Q4 2024 and FY 2024 increased year-over-year by 37% to 49,567 ounces and 39% to 172,033 ounces, respectively. Record annual revenue: FY 2024 revenue increased by 68% compared to FY 2023 to $558.2M driven by strong Q4 2024 revenue of $182.6M. Record annual net income: Q4 2024 net income of $56.6 million, or $0.38 earnings per share, drove FY 2024 net income of $135.7 million, or $0.91 earnings per share. Record net cash from operating activities and free cash flow1: Net cash from operating activities in FY 2024 was $241.0 million, or $1.61 per share, including $76.4 million, or $0.51 per share3, in Q4 2024. FY 2024 free cash flow1 was $118.6 million, or $0.79 per share, reflecting a robust fourth quarter contribution of $39.9 million, or $0.27 per share. Debt-free balance sheet and significant growth in liquidity: Cash of $123.1 million as at December 31, 2024 nearly tripled since the end of the prior fiscal year. The balance on the Company’s revolving credit facility of $39.0 million as at December 31, 2023 was fully repaid in 2024, resulting in available liquidity of $273.1 million, including $123.1 million in cash and $150.0 million of undrawn full capacity available under the revolving credit facility. Driving organic growth initiatives: Commenced development of an exploration ramp at Kiena, which will establish a secondary mine egress and facilitate access to near-surface deposits, a crucial component of the fill-the-mill strategy. At Eagle River, completion of the first phase of the global resource model initiative has enhanc...