Australia's Mineral Resources posts annual profit slump on weaker lithium prices
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Aug 28 (Reuters) -Australian diversified miner Mineral Resources MIN.AX reported a nearly 80% slump in its annual profit on Wednesday, hit by weaker lithiumprices despite record shipment volumes.
The demand for lithium - a key raw material for electric vehicle batteries -has grown rapidly over the past decade, but oversupply from China and slowing EV adoptionrates have weighed onprices.
Mineral Resources reported an underlying net profit after tax of A$158 million ($107.3 million) for the year ended June 2024, compared to a profit of A$769 million last year.
In April, the company saidthat lithium prices were improving but washolding off expanding production until prices make a sustained recovery.
The company produced 218,000 dry metric tonnes (dmt) of spodumene or lithium ore concentrate at the MtMarion mine and201,000 dmt at the Wodginamine for the year, up 46% and 41%, respectively, from the previous year.
“Given the stubborn lithium price and our remaining investment in Onslow Iron, we will continue to take a conservative approach during FY25, deferring expansion projects and focusing on cost reduction and cash preservation," Managing Director Chris Ellison said.
Group cash flow is expected to increase "significantly" into fiscal 2025 as the company's Onslow Iron Ore projectcontinues to ramp up to achieve its maximum production capacity from June 2025, Mineral Resources said.
The company sold a minority share in theproject's dedicated haul road to Morgan Stanley Infrastructure Partners for A$1.3 billion in June.
"We expect to de-leverage rapidly as Onslow Iron hits nameplate capacity and becomes cashflow positive over the next 12 months," Ellison said.
Mineral Resources' shares ended 3.1% lower at A$44.18 ahead of the results.
($1 = 1.4725 Australian dollars)
Reporting by Ayushman Ojha; Editing by Sonia Cheema and Eileen Soreng
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