EX-99.1 2 financials.htm FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CC Filed by Filing Services Canada Inc. 403-717-3898


ALAMOS GOLD INC.


March 31, 2006

(Unaudited - stated in thousands of United States dollars)




INDEX


Notice to reader

Interim Consolidated Financial Statements

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

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Consolidated Statements of Earnings and Deficit

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

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Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements












NOTICE TO READER OF THE INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The interim consolidated financial statements of Alamos Gold Inc. including the accompanying consolidated balance sheets as at March 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and the consolidated statements of earnings and deficit and cash flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2006 and 2005 are the responsibility of the Company’s management. The interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management and include the selection of appropriate accounting principles, judgments and estimates necessary to prepare these financial statements in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial statements.




ALAMOS GOLD INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS


(Unaudited - stated in thousands of United States dollars)

  

Note Ref.

 

March 31,

2006

 

December 31, 2005

A S S E T S

Current Assets

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   

$11,935

 

$4,519

Restricted cash

 

10

 

2,357

 

1,219

Fair value of forward contracts

 

17

 

723

 

966

Amounts receivable

 

3

 

4,309

 

3,862

Advances and prepaid expenses    

 

4

 

2,611

 

1,935

Inventory

 

5

 

13,463

 

9,989

    

35,398

 

22,490

Deferred financing charges

 

6

 

1,043

 

1,183

Mineral property, plant and equipment

 

7

 

102,461

 

101,514

Mineral property held for sale

 

8

 

1,016

 

1,013

    

$139,918

 

$126,200

L I A B I L I T I E S

Current Liabilities

      

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   

4,506

 

$5,323 

Bank loan

 

10

 

6,000

 

3,000

Current portion of capital lease obligations

 

9

1,190

 

1,190

    

11,696

 

9,513

Future income taxes

   

300

 

-

Capital lease obligations

 

9

 

3,427

 

3,616

Convertible debenture

 

10

 

33,731

 

33,326

Asset retirement obligations

 

11

 

2,144

 

2,100

 

S H A R E H O L D E R S’   E Q U I T Y

Share capital

 

12

 

98,362

 

87,830

Warrants

 

12

 

-

 

265

Convertible debenture

 

10

 

9,978

 

9,983

Contributed surplus

 

13

 

3,310

 

3,170

Deficit

   

(23,030)

 

(23,603)

    

88,620

 

77,645

    

$139,918

 

$126,200



See notes to interim consolidated financial statements









ALAMOS GOLD INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS AND DEFICIT


(Unaudited - stated in thousands of United States dollars)

  

For the three-month periods ended

Note Ref.

March 31,

2006

 

March 31,

2005

OPERATING REVENUES

    

Gold sales

 

$12,490  

 

$               -

OPERATING EXPENSES

    

Mining and processing

 

6,975

 

-

Amortization

 

1,931

 

61

Exploration

 

406

 

242

Corporate and administrative

 

715

 

649

Stock-based compensation

 

140

 

-

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

38

 

2

Other loss

 

69

 

-

  

10,274

 

954

EARNINGS (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS

 

2,216

 

(954)


FINANCIAL REVENUES AND EXPENSES

    

Interest income

 

65

 

281

Interest expense on long-term debt

 

(651)

 

(314)

Other interest expense

 

(132)

 

-

Financing charges

 

(140)

 

         (54)

Accretion of convertible debenture discount

 

(485)

 

(245)

Foreign exchange loss

 

-

 

(95)

     

Earnings (loss) before income tax for the period

 

873

 

(1,381)

Future income taxes

 

(300)

 

-

Earnings (loss) for the period

 

573

 

(1,381)

Deficit, beginning of period

 

(23,603)

 

(14,156)

Deficit, end of period

 

$(23,030)

 

$(15,537)

     

Earnings (loss) per share - basic and diluted

16

$0.01   

 

$   (0.02)

     

See notes to interim consolidated financial statements




ALAMOS GOLD INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

(Unaudited - stated in thousands of United States dollars)

  

For the three-month periods ended

Cash provided by (used for):

 

March 31,

 

March 31,

 

2006

2005

Operating Activities

    

Earnings (loss) for the period

 

  $573

 

$ (1,381)

Adjustments for items not involving cash:

 

   

  

Amortization

 

1,931

 

  61

Accretion of asset retirement obligations

 

38

 

                   2 

Foreign exchange (gain)  loss on convertible debenture

 

(65)

 

768

Future income taxes

 

300

 

-

Accretion of convertible debenture discount

 

          485

 

245

Amortization of deferred financing charges

 

140

 

40

Stock-based compensation

 

140

 

-

Changes in non-cash working capital:

    

Fair value of forward contracts

 

243

 

-

Amounts receivable

 

(447)

 

(192)

Inventory

 

(1,992)

 

-

Prepaid expenses

 

(54)

 

(6)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

(817)

 

217

  

475

 

(246)

Investing Activities

    

Short-term investments

 

-

 

15,000 

Deposits and advances to contractors

 

(622)

 

(514) 

Mineral property held for sale

 

(3)

 

-

Mineral property, plant and equipment

 

(4,354)

 

(10,681) 

  

(4,979)

 

3,805

Financing Activities

    

Convertible debenture issued

 

-

 

40,306

Common shares issued

 

10,246

 

      961

Bank loan

 

3,000

 

-

Capital lease obligations

 

(189)

 

-

Deferred financing charges

 

-

 

(1,616)

  

13,057

 

      39,651

Restricted cash

 

(1,137)

 

         (2,354) 

     

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

7,416

 

40,856

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

 

4,519

 

        13,127

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

 

       $11,935

 

      $53,983

     

Supplemental information:

    

Interest paid

 

$1,316

 

$-


See notes to interim consolidated financial statements




ALAMOS GOLD INC.

NOTES TO INTERIM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


(Unaudited - stated in United States dollars)


1.  NATURE OF OPERATIONS

Alamos Gold Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Company”) are engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and extraction of precious metals in Mexico. The Company owns and operates the Mulatos mine. In addition, the Company holds the mineral rights to the Salamandra group of concessions in the state of Sonora, Mexico which includes more than nine known satellite gold occurrences.


2. ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION


These interim financial statements have been compiled in United States dollars in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada for interim reporting using the same accounting policies and measurement criteria as those utilized in the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, except as noted below. These interim financial statements do not conform in all respects with disclosures required for annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto.


3. AMOUNTS RECEIVABLE


 

March 31, 2006

December 31,

 2005

 

($000)

($000)

   

Accounts receivable

204

406 

Mexican value added tax recoverable

4,105

3,456 

 

4,309

3,862 

   


4. ADVANCES AND PREPAID EXPENSES


 

March 31, 2006

December 31,

 2005

 

($000)

($000)

   

Advances to contractors

1,666 

1,640 

Deposits for mining equipment

596

-

Prepaid expenses

349 

295 

 

2,611

1,935 

   





5. INVENTORY


 

March 31, 2006

December 31,

 2005

 

($000)

($000)

   

Precious metals dore and refined precious metals

145

793 

In-process precious metals

11,198

7,818

Parts and supplies

2,120

1,378 

 

13,463

9,989 

   


6. DEFERRED FINANCING CHARGES


Costs incurred and allocated to the debt portion of the convertible debenture financing (note 10) are amortized over the five-year term of the debt. Costs incurred to establish the Company’s bank loan facility (note 10) are amortized over the one-year term.


 

March 31, 2006

December 31,

 2005

 

($000)

($000)

   

Convertible debenture

1,222

1,222 

Bank loan

316

316

Less: accumulated amortization

(495)

(355)

 

1,043

1,183

   


7. MINERAL PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT


In 2003 the Company acquired a 100% interest in certain properties within the Salamandra group of concessions which currently comprises approximately 21,300 hectares, in consideration for the payment of CDN$11,154,000 in acquisition costs and assigned expenses.  Production from the acquired properties is subject to a sliding scale net smelter royalty on the first 2,000,000 ounces of gold production from certain concessions. The royalty commences at 1% when the price of gold is less than $300 per ounce, rising to 5% when the price of gold exceeds $400 per ounce.


Included within the Salamandra group of concessions is the Mulatos mine. In June 2004, the Company completed a feasibility study on a portion of the Mulatos property known as the Estrella Pit Development. The Mulatos mine began operations in 2005.






 

March 31,

 2006

December 31,

 2005

  

Accumulated

Net Book

Net Book

 

Cost

Amortization

Value

Value

 

($000)

($000)

($000)

($000)

Mineral property and mine development

43,189

1,561

41,628

42,083

Mining plant and equipment

58,746

3,673

55,073

53,558

Assets under capital lease

5,731

247

5,484

5,690

Office and computer equipment

352

76

276

183

 

108,018

5,557

102,461

101,514


8. MINERAL PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE

 

The Company owns a 100% interest in the La Fortuna property (“La Fortuna”). La Fortuna is comprised of two mineral concessions, covering approximately 606 hectares, in Durango, Mexico. In 2000, La Fortuna was written-down to its estimated recoverable amount of $1 million.


Effective November 1, 2005 the Company entered into a letter agreement with Morgain Minerals Inc. (“Morgain”) to sell its La Fortuna property for consideration of five million common shares of Morgain. A definitive agreement was entered into effective April 27, 2006.

As at May 8, 2006, the fair value of the share consideration to be received is approximately $1.57 million, based on the quoted price.


9.

CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS


During 2005, the Company entered into five leases with a financing company for mining equipment. The maximum term of each lease is five years, with payments totaling $99,000 per month over the term of the leases. The obligations under capital lease bear interest at LIBOR plus 4.1%. Minimum payments are $1,190,000 per annum for 2006 through 2010. The amount of interest expense related to the obligations under capital lease included in the determination of earnings for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 was $109,000 (2005 - nil). The Company has the right to re-pay the outstanding balance of the leases at any time.


10. DEBT


Convertible Debenture

Effective February 2, 2005, the Company issued a CDN$50 million aggregate principal amount of 5.5% convertible unsecured subordinated debenture maturing on February 15, 2010. A 3.5% underwriters’ fee was paid. The debenture bears interest at an annual rate of 5.5%, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year. The debenture is convertible into common shares at a rate of 188.6792 common shares for each CDN$1,000 principal amount of debenture. In certain circumstances, the debenture may be redeemed in whole or in part at the option of the Company after February 15, 2008.


The debenture is classified as a liability, with the exception of the portion relating to the conversion features, which is classified as an equity component, resulting in the carrying value of the debenture being less than its face value. The discount is being accreted over the term of the debenture, utilizing the effective interest rate method and the 12.6% interest rate implicit in the debenture.





At March 31, 2006, in accordance with the terms of the trust indenture, a trust account held CDN$2,750,000 plus accumulated interest (total $2,357,000) for payment of interest to debenture holders from February 16, 2006 to February 15, 2007.


Bank loan

On July 21, 2005, the Company obtained a bank line of credit consisting of a $10 million unsecured one year extendible revolving facility and a non-margin hedging line. Interest is payable at a rate of 2.75% above applicable LIBOR on the drawn portion of the facility, and 0.75% on the un-drawn portion. The initial term is for one year, and may be extended at the discretion of the lender for two additional one-year terms.  On February 7, 2006, the bank agreed to increase the amount available to the Company under the line of credit to $16 million over the life of the facility. At March 31, 2006 the Company was advanced $6 million related to this facility.


11. ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS


The fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation is recognized in the period in which it is incurred, on a discounted cash flow basis, if a reasonable estimate can be made. The liability accretes to its full value over time through charges to operations. In addition, the fair value is added to the carrying amount of the Company’s mineral property, plant and equipment, and is amortized on a units-of-production basis over the life of the mine.


Continuity of asset retirement obligations for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006:


  
 

($000)

Obligations  at January 1, 2006

2,100

Liabilities incurred

6

Accretion of discounted cash flows

38

Obligations at March 31, 2006

 2,144


The assumptions used in the determination of the asset retirement obligations are as follows:

  

Estimated cost ($000)

4,277

End of mine life

2015

Discount rate

7.25%


12.    SHARE CAPITAL


a)

Authorized share capital of the Company consists of unlimited common shares without par value.

  

March 31, 2006

(3 months)

 

December 31, 2005

(12 months)

  

Number of Shares

Amount

($000)

 

Number of Shares

Amount ($000)

Balance at start of period

 

77,466,118

87,830

 

76,777,918

86,170

Exercise of stock options

 

784,483

2,031

 

192,500

237

Exercise of convertible debenture

 

4,717

21

 

-

-

Exercise of warrants

 

2,491,801

8,480

 

495,700

1,423

Balance at end of period

 

80,747,119

98,362

 

77,466,118

87,830

       







b)

Stock options outstanding at March 31, 2006


Number

Expiry Date

Exercise Price

  

CDN $

193,000

December 23, 2010

6.35

960,000

June 2, 2010

             3.73

125,000

December 16, 2009

             3.50

750,000

June 25, 2009

               2.25

110,000

February 12, 2009

               2.75

395,000

December 23, 2008

6.35

883,500

December 9, 2008

               2.50

370,000

July 23, 2008

               1.13

105,000

June 2, 2008

              3.73

50,000

January 30, 2008

              0.76

150,000

July 22, 2007

1.00

330,000

June 25, 2007

2.25

150,000

June 3, 2007

1.16

4,571,500  

Weighted average exercise price

3.03


Summary of stock option activity:


  

March 31, 2006

(3 months)

 

December 31, 2005

(12 months)

  

Number

Weighted average exercise price

 

Number

Weighted average exercise price

   

CDN $

  

CDN $

Balance at start of period

 

5,355,983

3.03

 

3,603,483

2.11

Granted

 

-

-

 

1,945,000

4.57

Exercised

 

(784,483)

2.99

 

(192,500)

1.48

Balance at end of period

 

4,571,500

3.03

 

5,355,983

3.03

       


During the period from March 31, 2006 to April 28, 2006, 143,500 stock options were exercised at a weighted average exercise price of CDN$3.33.


c)

Warrants outstanding at March 31, 2006


Number

 Expiry Date

 Exercise Price

   
  

 CDN $

2,262,498

April 8, 2006

3.50

   




Summary of warrant activity:


  

March 31, 2006

(3 months)

 

December 31, 2005

(12 months)

  

Number

Weighted average exercise price

 

Number

Weighted average exercise price

   

CDN $

  

CDN $

Balance at start of period

 

4,754,300

3.67

 

4,900,000

3.50

Issued

 

-

-

 

350,000

5.80

Exercised

 

(2,491,802)

4.31

 

(495,700)

3.50

Balance at end of period

 

2,262,498

3.50

 

4,754,300

3.67

       


Subsequent to the end of the quarter, all of the warrants outstanding at March 31, 2006 were exercised for proceeds of CDN$7,918,000.


13.  STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION


The Company has a stock option plan, originally approved by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) on April 17, 2003, to allow the Company to grant incentive stock options to its directors, officers, employees and consultants. At the Company’s annual general meeting held on May 24, 2005, the shareholders of the Company approved an amendment to the Company’s stock option plan. Under the amended stock option plan, the number of shares reserved for issuance cannot exceed 10% of the total number of shares which are outstanding on the date of grant. The exercise price, term (not to exceed ten years) and vesting provisions are authorized by the Board at the time of the grant.  


There were no stock options granted during the three-month period ended March 31, 2006.


14.  RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS


A director of the Company was paid $12,992 during the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 ($16,100 during the same period of 2005) for management and administrative services pursuant to a monthly services contract. These services have occurred in the normal course of operations and are measured at their fair value as determined by management.


15.

SEGMENTED REPORTING


The Company operates in one business segment, the exploration, mine development and extraction of precious metals, primarily gold, in two geographic areas, Canada and Mexico.


 

March 31,

December 31,

 

2006

2005

 

($000)

($000)

Assets, by geographic segment (at amortized cost)

  
   

Mexico

127,700

119,952

Canada

12,218

6,248

 

139,918

126,200









Three months ended March 31

  

2006

  


2005

 

Mexico

Canada

 Total

Mexico

Canada

 Total

 

($000)

($000)

($000)

($000)

($000)

($000)

Revenues

12,490

              -

12,490

-

              -

   -

Earnings (loss)

2,551

(1,978)

573

(206)

(932)

(1,138)

       


16.

EARNINGS PER SHARE


Basic earnings per share has been calculated using the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period of 79,735,914 (comparable period in 2005 – 77,018,029). Diluted earnings per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2006 is calculated using the diluted weighted average number of shares outstanding of 86,164,386. Diluted loss per share for the three-month period ended March 31, 2005 has not been disclosed as it is anti-dilutive.


17.

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES


During 2005, the Company entered into capital leases as fully described in note 9.


At March 31, 2006 the Company had contracts to acquire $16 million Canadian dollars in May 2007, and $4 million Canadian dollars in the second quarter of 2006. The marked to market value of these foreign exchange forward contracts was a gain of $846,000 at March 31, 2006.


At March 31, 2006, The Company had outstanding gold forward contracts to sell 3,500 ounces of gold in April 2006. These contracts were not designated as hedges at inception. The marked to market value of these contracts was a loss of $123,000 at March 31, 2006.


Production royalties, on a sliding scale to the price of gold, at 5% of gold revenue with gold above $400 per ounce, are a contractual obligation once commercial production (as defined in the agreement) is attained, but cannot reasonably be estimated as they are a function of the price of gold and production rate, neither of which can be ascertained with any certainty.


18.

RECLASSIFICATION


Certain comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.