Earnings Sentiment

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Earnings Call Transcript Word Cloud

     

Bullish Statements during Earnings call

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In other words, we have low cost, and therefore, we have been delivering consistent revenues in large volumes, both in by-products and also in the main concentrate
We have basically been producing the very best product in the lithium industry as far as concentrate
So with our material, which is zero, you eventually end up in a fantastic position as far as abating - the final abating of the carbon loads with carbon credits
So we're in a fantastic position here as far as renewable power, lower than anywhere
And what is Sigma? And just - let's leave commodity cycle aside for a moment because, again, we demonstrated that we'll thrive, no matter what, right? Sigma is a company that has a clean shareholder registry
There's blockchain in through now, there's tracing throughout the supply chain, and we bode really well for that trading
So we're very, very proud of this quarter
In fact, on that, I just came back from almost two weeks in China, Chengdu, all over, where we ascertained on the ground the fantastic receptivity of our product as far as behavior throughout the refining
So we're very proud of what we've built
We are profitable on the first operating quarter, which means that we have an incredible degree of operational efficiency and discipline
The environmental zero carbon, zero tailings, low chemicals is for free, right? So it's a fantastic attribute for clients delivering their sales up into the European Union
So even a 9% price of lithium hydroxide, our premium lithium concentrate can drive measurable savings to converters, to downstream in the current market, which is a tremendous competitive advantage on quality, on value in use
And that's the result of tremendous financial discipline
I mean we are profitable, and we also have a superior product
So that makes us very proud
This basically demonstrates our resilience to the lithium cycles
We bring significant cost saving to downstream clients
We have a tremendous advantage when supplying to these cell makers in South Korea, Japan, China, everywhere with this product
So very profitable, with significant recurring cash generation and liquidity
So the product is better, and it's also environmentally competitive, which is an advantage for the European Union-bound batteries
The next page is a bit more on quality, on low cost and on this tremendous competitive advantage, which translates into commercial success and also on low cost and cycle - lithium cycle resilience as far as generating free cash flow
We're very proud to have been able to deliver a product that's not only the leader or the reference environmentally
The next page shows then the summary of all that I've been saying, where does it all lead us? Well, it leads us into a tremendous competitive advantage when it comes to cell making up - bound for batteries to be packed in Europe or bound of cars that are going to be sold in Europe
So here we are delivering on our promise to make this supply chain a whole lot more sustainable and paving the way for the zero-carbon battery
So again, very, very, very proud of what our operational team on site, our two general managers running mining plants have achieved
So it's a very unique competitive position
We're very, very proud of being profitable in the first operating revenue quarter, and that's thanks to you all into your unwavering support over the years
More importantly, as we have one of the lowest costs in the industry, we are able to essentially maintain this operational resilience and generate cash flow, no matter what
We actually made it mainstream again in the industry because it preserved the integrity of the mineralization of the product, and it allowed us to deliver this incredible superior quality
So we are clearly extremely proud of what we've achieved here
       

Bearish Statements during earnings call

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Well, we learned quite a lot, as you all know, specifically when it comes to the trans-packing of the tailings, which significantly delayed us reaching nameplate capacity of the production
That just shows that this is a global concern
So here at Sigma, we actually have a very high-class problem because we need to strive to adjust down the lithium concentrate grade to 5.5%
I think there was a bit of confusion about what's Matt doing at Sigma
Obviously, that we need to - we're now showing simulations against a price backdrop that has gone down, and that obviously affects our margins, right? So when you - we were not running in so many at $1,500 per tonne of Triple Zero lithium concentrate
So the challenge is to bring it down to 5.5, which is, again, a very high-class product, a testament to the quality of our feedstock
We don't get properly paid for delivering more grade as the industry is delivering 5.5 and below
Even when you look at softer demand backdrop, even when you look at what we call the full bear cave, we're always going to be here
Again, when you do by-product math on our cost, you get to a number that's literally on top of - that's literally matching the all-in sustaining cost we put out at the DFS, which is a testament to our obsession with operational efficiency
So despite us selecting dense media separation, which back in the day seemed like a very unique, riskier selection
In other words, there's not enough of our Triple Zero Green Lithium to satisfy demand
Why? Because the 9% premiumization doesn't capture the full cost savings that the client has
It appears the speaker line has again dropped
So I got disconnected accidentally
And our commercial team is still camped in China, basically working with our partners for the low grade, ultrafine and with Glencore for the high-grade Triple Zero concentrate, and the response has been spectacular from carmakers, battery makers than the solars or refiners themselves
There's spectacular demand for that product, given its purity
   

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