Q3 2022 Fortuna Silver Mines Inc Earnings Call
Good day, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to the Fortuna Silver Q3, 2022 financial and operational results call. At this time, all participants have been placed on a listen only mode and we will open the floor for your questions and comments. After the presentation. It is now my pleasure to turn.
The floor over to your host Carlos Baca director of Investor Relations.
Sir the floor is yours.
Thank you Tom.
Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome you to Fortuna silver mines and to our financial and operations results call for the third quarter of 2022.
Hosting the call today on behalf of our turnout will be followed by the medical and also have pressed Anthony Chief Executive Officer, Lisa <unk> Chief Financial Officer.
Villa co Chief operating Officer of Latin America, and David Whittle, Chief operating officer of West Africa.
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I'd like now.
Now to turn the call over to Qualcomm and also a cofounder of <unk>.
Thank you Carlos.
Our business continued to perform well in the third quarter, we had a small adjusted gain in net income of <unk> <unk> per share slightly short of analyst consensus and beat consensus estimates for cash flow per share with 22 cents versus 18 cents of the animal.
Alright.
We provide in our results news release, a measure of free cash flow from operations after capital investments at the mines.
Texas and interest paid and corporate overhead.
This figure is a strong $34 million for the period and these metal price inflationary environment. Our business continues generating very healthy cash flows.
The financial performance is underpinned by steady.
Meaningful quarterly production of approximately 100000 ounces.
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Gold equivalent ounces for the quarter, 68% of sales were attributable to roll, 20% to silver and 12% to a byproduct zinc and lead out of the carryover of mining.
Costs at all our mines are tracking within the range, we guided at the beginning of the year inflation pressures on key consumables like diesel cyanide steel explosives immense have pushed site costs.
The upper range of guidance, but at this time.
Late in the year, we believe risks for major deviations from our annual cost predictions are largely diminished.
Our safety culture and safety performance continued to show sustained improvement with multiple key initiatives ongoing in both Latam and with different kinds of regions.
We reported the second consecutive quarter free of lost time injuries to our people and our total recordable injury rate of $2 6 million.
Per million hours worked for the quarter.
Our team continues to deliver exceptional performance.
The end of October and the construction is 83% complete remaining on time and on budget.
Have a good $119 million of the 173 total capex and have already committed approximately 95% of the total capex.
David Whittle, our Chief operating officer for West Africa will share with you more details on the status of the project.
What is coming over the next few months in a moment.
I want to read to your attention a few additional important topics for the quarter.
And.
Subsequent events and one is on Monday November seven the Mexican court ruled in our favor on the disputed attempt by a semi artificial to reduce thermal for 12 year.
Our mental permit extension.
Holcim mined down to two years.
With this ruling or 12 year environmental permit expansion stance. So regionally granted in December of last year.
Needless to say, we're extremely pleased with this outcome, which is consistent with our position that we have always been in material compliance with applicable laws on standard procedures on these models.
The second matter to Richter attention is.
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The expansion or extension of our credit facility, which is set to close in December .
Although we are past the peak capital demands and remain well funded to take singular construction to completion in mid sustaining capital needs. At a reminder, this added financial flexibility.
Welcome for a business of our size today.
Also at a time, when we want to be able to continue capturing organic growth opportunities in our portfolio at an accelerated pace.
On September 12, we Bob.
And exploration news release sharing the continued success, we have we're having with our drilling program subsidy gayla.
Newly discovered sunbird deposit, we successfully extended gold mineralization significantly beyond the limits of the remaining 350000.
Global resource at a grade of three two grams gold.
We're working to produce an updated estimate with all these new data before year end.
Additionally, our scout drilling within the appropriately continues to yield significant gold intercepts at multiple prospects like Castro and <unk> seven in winning.
Please refer to the September 12th exploration news release for the details on the program.
We're all excited about the opportunities for organic growth Thats, a gala continues to present to us.
With that I'll ask Luis now too.
Sure the highlights of the financial results.
Thank you.
So as Jorge mentioned sales were $166 $6 million in the quarter. This is 2% over Q3 2021.
Indeed, all recorded $10 $2 million of higher sales, partially offset by slightly lower sales at our three other operating mines.
In terms of aggregate volume and metal price impact, we had higher volume contribution to sales of $10 million, mostly coming from <unk> <unk>.
Partially offset by lower metal prices and treatment and refining charges of $6 million.
In particular, the isolated effect of lower silver and gold prices.
On our Dore and provisional concentrate sales was $13 million.
Our average provision our realized prices in the quarter were $1718 per ounce of gold.
Compared to 1779.
Dollars per ounce in Q3, 2021, that's 3% lower than $19 $16 per ounce of silver compared to $24 24 in the prior year, that's 21% lower.
Our operating income of $5 $7 million was $16 million lower than Q3 2021.
Excluding non recurrent items, namely the $13 million charge in Q3 2021 for the settlement of a disputed royalty claim with a Mexican geological survey.
A $3 million charge in Q3 2022 for the write off of that let me know project in Serbia.
The drop in operating income was approximately $26 million.
The name of the main drivers for these were higher total cash costs of $17 million and $9 million of higher depletion.
These higher cash costs year over year, or approximately $9 million to $10 million above what was already built into the midpoint of our cost guidance for the year.
The higher depletion is mostly aligned with higher activity at Lindbergh.
We recorded a net loss in the quarter of $4 $1 million or <unk> 10 per share other items in the quarter contributing to the loss were $3 $4 million write offs mentioned before.
One $6 million unrealized loss on derivative contracts and $2 $4 million of foreign exchange losses, mostly related to balances held in local currency and our west African operations in the context of the strong appreciation of the U S dollar.
We reported adjusted net income of $2 $3 million compared to $22 5 million in Q3 2021.
Our reported free cash flow from ongoing operations was $34 million for the quarter, including $11 6 million of positive changes in working capital.
For the first nine months of 2022, the same figure was $64 $8 million, including $18 million of negative changes in working capital.
On the balance sheet, we closed the quarter with $125 9 million of liquidity comprised of $99 million of cash and $35 million undrawn under our $200 million revolving credit facility.
Total net debt, including the outstanding convertible debenture is $120 million.
For a net debt to EBITDA ratio of 0.4.
And that's again, a construction we funded $26 million in the quarter. We continued to remain adequately funded for the remaining portion of the construction.
But you are correct.
Thank you David you want to highlight the West Africa region results. Please.
Thanks Jose.
Operations in West Africa continued their solid performance throughout Q3 tracking well with respect to our schedules and budgets.
Despite the ongoing worldwide inflationary and supply chain pressures on the operations at Gara My counting all the construction progress at <unk> been impacted.
<unk> third quarter gold production of 27130 ounces was in line with plan.
Production for the first nine months of the year totaling 79919 ounces.
<unk> Guy to achieve mid point to that you won't guidance.
Safety performance at both sites has been strong with Sig, while continuing to be an LTI free project to date.
We are proud to highlight that Mike I reached in Q3, the milestone Mark of a two year LTI free operation.
Important tonight or sorry that operations are my comment would be not affected by the political upheaval that picking up that side of the end of the third quarter.
Moving to <unk> construction progress continues to be steady in line with plan and on time and on budget. We finished <unk> pool projected mid 2020.
As of the <unk>.
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<unk>, 93% complete with approximately $166 million committed.
Homeowners $73 million initial capital budget.
The project continues to be Derisked niche transitioning from the bulk earthquakes phase into the structural mechanical piping works at the prices plan.
With the majority in conjunction come assignments, how they progressed through the reduced legal process.
The mining contractor monitoring you continued mobilization on site establishment activities on recruitment of key positions.
Long lead fleet shipments are underway with the arrival of the site's expected.
During the fourth quarter.
Ron pad construction and initial grade control drilling is planned to commence this quarter.
The water storage stem is complete with approximately 565000 cubic meter stored sufficient for commissioning and operating requirements.
CIO tightens fabrication water tanks assembly, along with Hydrus study testing has been completed.
Structural steel has been erected and the assembly and installation of mechanical equipment has commenced within the price as planned.
The project critical path processing plant EPC is on track at 83% complete.
The HB grid connection Skype is nearing completion with Energizer nation of the HV substation.
In December .
Parallel to the excellent progress on the ground operational readiness Skype advancing well with the operations team and systems come state continuing to be established.
Key members of the operational team at the Hyatt.
Guys on the next level of management staffing advancing according to the plan.
Yeah.
<unk> okay.
Thank you David.
Latin America results highlights.
Yes, Thank you Jorge.
So our metal production at our mines in Latin America is on track to achieve final guidance range San Jose.
The clean data.
<unk> delivered another strong production quarter, reflecting an increase of six 9% in consolidated gold production compared to the same period of 2021.
Stronger silver and base metal production is explained by higher production and higher head grades for the period.
Some highlights for the quarter.
In Argentina lean data delivered another consistent gold production performance.
We saw a 14, 5% production increase compared to the third quarter of 2021.
Mainly explained by an increase in the performance of the three stage crushing and stacking system.
The operation continues capturing higher productivity gains, partially offsetting inflationary pressures and key consumables.
Demonstrating consistent production performance.
Gold production for the first nine months of 2022 totaled 89000 ounces.
Moving on to Mexico, San Jose delivered its highest silver production quarter in 2022.
Total in 155 million ounces. This is at seven 6% higher production when compared to the equivalent period in 2021.
Gold production of 9100 ounces, plus 2% higher for the same periods.
Increased in silver and gold production was primarily due to higher mill throughput.
And slightly higher grades in line with the mining sequence and mineral reserve estimates place.
Placing the operation.
In a strong position to achieve the upper range of annual guidance.
Silver and gold production for the first nine months of 2022 totaled $4 3 million ounces and 25600 ounces respectively.
As we move.
To Peru.
Our mines continue to mine continue to deliver strong steady production.
We say to 192000 ounces of silver produced in the third quarter of 2022.
Measured against the comparable quarter of 2021 silver was six 1% higher.
To a combination of increased mill throughput higher grades and better recoveries silver production for the first nine months of 2022 total 871000 ounces on track to achieve the upper range of final guidance.
Zinc and lead production for the third quarter was $11 9 million pounds, and $9 1 million pounds, respectively.
Overall production was a result of variances in head grades higher mill throughput and better recoveries.
The first nine months of 2022 zinc production totaled $33 6 million pounds and lead production totaled $25 9 million pounds.
Both in line to achieve the upper range of guidance back to you Jorge.
Thank you.
Carlos.
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Your line is live please go ahead.
Great. Thank you.
I think Jorge the last time, we spoke you talked about delivery of the Sag mill components to the site as one of the major critical path items and I just wondered now that the mill is essentially arrived.
Or do you consider critical path now for construction.
Yeah.
Oh.
Deferred to David who is here.
Did you want to expand on the critical path items that we see them moving forward. Please.
Yes.
Yes, Thanks Jose.
As far as the construction of the project is really transitioning now from the.
Both <unk> and.
Concrete civil space into the can the SMP sites.
So really any further exposure really forms part of that works.
You as you alluded to the Sag mill components.
I've been somewhat the risk in that.
Those components.
Either in transit or actually already be Chinese.
<unk> Zhu pool.
Flotation up to site for might be John .
In this next week.
So we're pretty confident at this stage.
All risks have been minimized.
Uh huh.
We don't see any major.
Risks going forward.
That's great.
Hi.
To complement in order to give them a bit more visibility.
The major milestones coming.
Some of them were mentioned already we have the interconnection of the national power grid coming in December .
That's a milestone we're looking forward to.
And also the start of mine excavations.
Early next year right, we are starting to see our arrival in country of.
Components of the mine fleet.
And really we're gearing for excavations to start early next year David.
Okay.
Yes, very much side the mining trucks.
In the final stages of being completed.
Oems and you should be getting transported to site within the next couple of weeks.
The batches of mining equipment to the mining contractor, which is all new equipment.
She'll be getting delivered over the rest of the.
Q4.
The grid connection as you alluded to it is actually scheduled for the first half of December .
Ultimate connection to the actual plant thereafter.
January next year.
The.
Mobilization and recruitment of the mining operations team has gone really well so we have all the key scene.
Wrong in terms of general manager model by images.
Processing manages chief geologist maintenance people.
Already identified and recruited.
So we know just.
Pulling out the.
Secondary levels of the professional line.
The management ranks within the organizational structure.
Yes, it sounds like things.
Have continued to go well and hopefully they will continue to the very end.
I also had a question just sticking with Africa for a minute.
At Europe Melco.
I think the latest Tech report indicated that the mining rates are going to be fairly consistent next year compared to what you did this year on the order of half a million tons, but in 2024. It looks like the rate comes down significantly and I. Just wondered if you could remind me why that is and if there's anything.
Over the next year, so you could potentially do to address and change that.
Yes.
2023, and 'twenty two 'twenty overall, mainly rights should stay around the same area as we are now.
In the first quarter of 2023, we actually complete the mining the <unk> sales.
Mine.
And at that point in time, we commenced.
Processing some of the lower grade stockpiles at that point in time.
That will continue.
Still have a substantial amount of.
Lower grade material on the on the ROM pad.
<unk> is enabling us to.
Maintain full production throughput in the mill.
The moment, we are doing some development to an additional <unk> <unk>.
<unk> deposit.
All right.
The bankruptcy sales mine.
Development is progressing in the second half.
Year.
And will bear.
<unk> in the second half balls.
2023, and <unk> in early 2020 pool.
Adding some additional mill feed.
We're also in the last stages of.
During the feasibility on.
Smaller surface deposit.
Just to the immediate Moulton area Europe C.
The mine as well to provide us with some additional mill feed as well.
But he expected that the development.
Tons from those two areas.
We'll probably be coming reduced somewhat towards the end of 2020 full run woods.
And then we'll be into a position, where we really army being able to mill what is being produced from the underground mine.
That stage.
Sorry, so so the stockpiles and what.
The satellites potentially keep everything running about current rates at least through kind of mid 'twenty for us what you are saying.
Probably more towards the end of 2020, yes.
Great that's very helpful.
And then I just had one final question.
And maybe this is more for Jorge Luis but just given the fairly material drawdown on the revolver as you are waiting to enter production with sequela.
I was wondering would you consider any level of hedging.
Going into this.
The short answer is no.
We feel we are adequately funded.
Okay.
We have absolutely no need to to enter hedges issues metals.
At this stage no.
We are past or.
Peak year in our history in terms of capital demands. We are total capital demands amounted to roughly 244 $45 million this year.
We've been able to meet those funding requirements comfortably.
Cash on hand, the existing facility, which we are expanding and we just kind of elaborate more on that.
And.
And the cash generation from the assets right.
So no no no.
And I'm thinking of hedging.
Yes, it doesn't seem like the best time to be hedging, but we have seen a few people talking about it more and more and I just wanted to ask but that's all I had thank you Jorge.
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Thank you operator.
I'm just provide from about pulp.
Congrats on the fantastic progress made on slick well cover most of the EPS on the several of them about the latest development projects.
Given the.
The first gold pour is towards towards the end of the second quarter next year.
How long is the ramp up time, that's the nameplate capacity how much gold production.
Could you expected in the second half of next year.
Okay.
Let me give a bump here David.
Complement.
Right now we are budgeting 2020.
Three.
And.
As you have.
As you can probably appreciate.
We are.
Our mine planning teams are going through the optimization based on the addition of resources.
And opportunities throughout 2022 at <unk>.
We're right now going through their revision and optimization of our mine schedule.
<unk> plans.
Again for 2023, so we will be providing guidance.
On that.
Sure.
Early next year, when we guide for.
On across the business.
But I kind of band that is not going to look similar to what we have in our feasibility study today.
We have opportunities.
Versus what was produced.
In may of 2021 over a year ago in the feasibility study.
<unk>.
The team is working and Iterating on the mine scheduling and.
And we will be providing guidance for 2020.
Three.
Early next year now with respect to two two.
To ramp up to nameplate capacity.
Well it is always our expectation that that can be a smooth transition.
It is.
Expectations that that can be achieved in a matter I mean, there should be no shortage of ore were going to stockpile.
And we should be in a position to feed the mill.
Nominal.
Capacity demand.
It's certainly going to be no less than several weeks.
But I don't know David if you can provide a bit more color on the timing of.
Required for <unk>.
Nominal capacity, it's always a process.
We would look to declare commercial operations in a way once we achieve 85% plus 85% of nominal capacity and design recoveries right. That's traditionally what's happened.
It would be an expectation right now that we can achieve that in a matter of weeks.
Anything else, David you want to add.
No no I agree I think that it back obviously.
Related to really the mining contractor is already well and truly in the price of <unk>.
And we would expect to be.
<unk>.
Producing.
Producing or to the ROM pads by.
February .
The coming year.
Hi.
Two there we certainly expect to have.
Leading us.
On the patent at that point in time.
Machine now and going into operations.
Other aspects such as the amount of water that we've got in the <unk> quite sufficient commissioning and operational purposes as well.
So we would be our influence.
Early quick ramp up.
Two two.
Steady state operations through the mill.
Thank you.
Forward thinking the guidance.
Question on the sequela.
What is the long term throughput plan of course, the gorilla in other words, how much content sorry towards them on an annual basis because in the feasibility study.
So it might not be up to date, that's why I'm asking just mentioned that you could get the throughput up to $1 seven.
Southern Midland.
Per annum.
Even more than the nameplate capacity of 3750 tonnes per day.
Expanding your excavator fleet.
I wish.
All of them.
Also if you could add some more color on that.
Yeah.
Our plan there is to.
We have embedded in the design.
Yeah.
And the opportunity to expand milling capacity right.
I think how this is going.
You are going to see it.
Play out as we start production, we will push to maximize nameplate capacity.
And.
Push the the nominal capacity to see if we can effectively.
To improve on that.
Likely second half of 2023 is going to be a year of commissioning ramp up.
Stabilizing steady state operations testing the nominal capacity.
And.
And in that second half of the year, we're going to have the site.
Okay.
And to what rate.
The plant needs to be expanded.
What again, referring to what's in the feasibility study a lot a lot has changed by next year, we will have.
Hamburg in the mine plan.
Today, we have 350000 ounces of gold in inferred resources at the highest grade.
At higher grade than the average greater reserves.
The grade of sand Verde, three two grams gold.
And is above the reserve grade of.
Deposits on average so all of those things are moving parts right now.
I think the second half of the year 2023.
We're going to be key for us to try.
Mainly define how big this is going to be.
Im personally of the opinion that we have important opportunities ahead of us to expand beyond what's currently in the feasibility study.
No clearly we will have.
More resources available.
And that should drive decisions to expand the question is at what rate right now.
No position today to give an opinion on rates beyond what's in the feasibility study, but what I can say decisively is that we have clear opportunities to spend expand beyond that.
Thank you I look forward to see the impact on the.
Thats onboard households.
One last quick question.
Speaking about Brazil.
Plethora of exploration project previously communicated that the plan is to put out the maiden inferred resource towards the end of the year or next year.
Still the plan or is there anything changed.
Sure.
Yes, we are in the final stages of having a resource available for disclosure. The team is well advanced our team has been really dealing with that is the same team that's been supporting the circular optimization.
The sandburg resource estimation, and we have given priority to the work on singular.
That's why both sugar has been somewhat delayed.
It is our plan to have that out shortly right.
Thank you.
Of course.
Was everything for me.
Thank you and your next question is coming from Don Demarco from National Bank financial your.
Your line is live please go ahead.
Okay. Thank you operator, good afternoon Jorge.
So at San Jose There was recently a favorable decision by the court regarding this 12 year extension of the EIA.
Beyond this what are the next steps if any.
Okay.
Hi.
John .
Well there are no next steps.
The.
The ruling is not a pea level by some are not.
So.
We have the operation has been working since.
Throughout all of this drama.
It's business as usual, we always been under the protection of Cork orders Court injunctions courts day of executions.
We get this final.
Risk solution.
Basically says that are there.
12 year permit granted by someone that's that so.
For US there is no next step really here, it's quite simple.
Okay. So you are not waiting for another court decision there is no.
Reaction from some or not or.
So effectively this de risks the.
The EIA for 12 years for San Jose is that right.
Yes.
We understand that we have no notices from some or not of any kind in front of us.
Our indications.
There is something that you have coming.
All the issues that we were dealing with with similar enough to where in that court regarding that extension of the department. So.
Sure.
No.
Okay.
Issues, there with respect to the environmental permit right.
Great. So okay well. Thank you for that just another a couple of questions looking at Linde Darryl.
Year to date.
It's above the top end of the guidance, we know that inflation has been a factor here.
<unk>.
Can you just remind us what are the drivers for this uptick in costs.
<unk>.
Heading into next year is this the new normal for inland narrow in terms of.
What we're seeing in costs, maybe in Q3 or thereabouts.
Yes.
Sure.
Linda has been hit the hardest by inflation, but not only that we're still dealing with legacy issues from the construction all we're still remediated.
The legacy issues from the construction, perhaps this or you want to provide a bit more color.
On the status of that work.
<unk>.
What is it that we're seeing into next year right.
Sure Jorge yes.
Mentioned, we had some legacy issues.
Have been properly addressed throughout the year.
Especially.
<unk> to the.
The crushing.
Crushing system and also some.
Opportunities for Debottlenecking some of the process on granuloma three as well.
So.
Phase one of the Leach pad.
Also has been finalized.
This year.
And as we move us as we're looking to the <unk>.
Into next year, we will be looking at the expansion of the of the Leach path on what we call phase two.
And but.
Lower.
Requirement for what you referred to as legacy issues in next year, so so pretty much everything.
We'll be taking care of.
In 2022.
Or in 'twenty.
<unk>.
This is just to complement on that.
The question with respect to a new normal a large component of that higher cost and aggressively narrow cans from the sensitivity of.
The cost structure of that mine to certain consumables.
Particularly.
<unk> cyanide right. So what happens next of course is highly dependent as well on how we see those.
The inflation those key inputs evolving over the next few months in one year.
Okay.
Okay. Thank you for that and just as a final question. This is a strategic slash corporate development question and maybe it's a little premature given that you are focused on our mind starting up in <unk>.
Six to nine months, but.
We also see and it was mentioned earlier in the call about your medical the high cost.
Mine life and technical report and so on.
You bet your medical was the wind down or otherwise.
Would you look to add another asset and if so you've got a number of jurisdictions, you're operating which ones would you favor, which do you have any preference at this point and so what are your thoughts regarding.
Adding another asset in jurisdictional conferences. Thank you.
With respect to the jurisdiction.
We are.
We're looking to add more.
The dispersion.
Dispersion towards geographical presence already right.
And I think what we have done with the expansion into West Africa East anchor the company in two regions.
But we should be able to see our business growth for years to come so we are not.
Looking to add new jurisdiction, so everything that we do.
It has to be covered with the infrastructure and teams we have in place at the original level.
We look at opportunities in the countries, where we operate our near neighbors.
And.
With respect to two to growth.
Outside the farm.
Our view is that we have so much growth organic growth in the pipeline.
Our focus needs to be to harvest that.
We were just talking on.
With the previous caller.
On the expansion of circular right.
We have the view that <unk> has the looks of much bigger mine.
And we need to work to Martin.
Materialize that right.
So that's going to be a big area of focus in Cote d'ivoire, which is a great jurisdiction to work.
The.
We have the <unk> mine, which is our smallest producer today and it's a steady free cash flow generator, not our biggest business, but it's a mine that if you look at reserves and resources, it's akin to 10 years in the internal.
If you the way the regulators. Unlike if you file reserves or resources, you can see a 10 year operation.
With mineralization wide open.
The northeast extension of the Animas vein so.
We are contemplating potentially the expansion of that mine. That's a study that will take place throughout 2023.
We are working on the adoption of some demanding standards on GAA, SPM and whatnot that will consume capital.
I think there is a lot of.
Organic growth.
Housekeeping for our business, So force size that we need to face.
I think there is a lot of value to be harvested within the portfolio.
And that will be our priority that is not to say that we're just blind or will blend ourselves too.
The opportunities in the countries, where we operate our near neighbors.
We are always curious we have we're always.
We I am myself.
I come from the ranks of exploration, so I do favor active exploration.
So we will be always keen to get involved in a good opportunity a good exploration play if it comes about.
The messages.
We're largely focused on organic growth for the next.
Time to come right.
Okay. Thank you Jorge.
It's all for me and so good luck with the.
Final construction and ramp up the sequela.
Thank you Tom.
Thank you and there are no further questions in queue. At this time at this time I would like to turn the floor back to Carlos Parker for closing remarks.
Thank you Tom if there are no further questions I would like to thank everyone for listening to today's earnings call have a great day.
Bye.
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