Uranium Energy UEC reported second-quarter fiscal 2024 adjusted earnings per share of 1 cent, which was in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The bottom line marked a 67% plunge from the earnings per share of 3 cents in the year-ago quarter.

Uranium Energy’s revenues were $0.12 million in the quarter under review, down 100% from $47.9 million in the year-ago quarter. Revenues from the quarter only reflected revenues from toll processing services, as the company did not sell any of its purchased uranium inventory.  Sales of uranium inventory generated revenues of $47.8 million in the year-ago quarter, and revenues from toll processing services were $0.09 million.

The cost of sales slumped 99.7% year over year to $0.1 million. The gross profit was $0.019 million, down 99.9% from the year-ago quarter. The gross margin was 16.4% compared with the year-ago quarter’s 30.4%.

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Mineral property expenditures in the quarter under review were around $6.7 million compared with $4.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023. General and administrative expenses were $4.9 million, up 1.4% year over year.  Total operating expenses rose 28% year over year to $12.1 million.

Uranium Energy reported an operating loss of $12 million against an operating profit of $5.1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
No uranium concentrate was extracted at the company’s mines and processed at the Hobson and the Irigaray Processing Facilities during the quarter under review.  

So far, in fiscal 2024, the company continued per its strategic plan to operate Palangana Mine and Christensen Ranch Mines at a reduced pace.  It intends to defer major pre-extraction expenditures and maintain a state of operational readiness in anticipation of a recovery in uranium prices.

Cash Position

Cash from operating activities in the six months ended Jan 31, 2024, was an inflow of $81.4 million compared with an inflow of $53.6 million in the comparable period in the prior fiscal.

The company had $82 million of cash and cash equivalents as of Jan 31, 2024, higher than $45.6 million as of Jul 31, 2023. UEC had a working capital of around $128 million and purchased uranium inventories for $63 million in the quarter. As of Jan 31, 2024, the company held 1,166, 000 pounds of purchased uranium concentrate inventory.

Price Performance

Shares of Uranium Energy have gained 99.4% in a year compared with the industry’s 0.9% growth.