About the Going concerns in Interims24 Aug 2023 08:40
I know this is to cover themselves and is standard to do so but may have spooked the market recently . The company has already come and raised once before because of these going concerns
The funds held at the end of the six-month period and the satisfaction of any condition's precedent for further drawdowns of the senior debt facility (including access to any of the funds secured as part of the cost overrun facility), are considered sufficient by the Directors to fund its general working capital requirements for the foreseeable future. However, there exists a risk that the senior debt facility is not able to be drawn due to unforeseen circumstances or noncompliance with any conditions precedent which may or may not be within the control of the Group.
As at 30 June 2023 approximately 65% of the Araguaia Project construction has been completed, a total of US$329million has been spent out of the budgeted capital requirement of US$537million. As at the half year end, the Group had total liquidity and funding sources of US$344million.
Additionally, despite being approximately 65% complete a number of risks still exist around escalation costs linked to several of the major construction packages (these include labour, materials and productivity). This could result in future drawdowns on the senior debt facility not being permitted and require the Group to pursue alternative sources of funding to meet its commitments.
As the project moves into operational ramp-up phase there are a number of risk areas around commissioning the RKEF process plant. If any of these ramp-up risks exceed the pre-production funding allocated to the unit areas there will be a requirement for additional funding.
As a number of these factors are outside of the Group's control, a material uncertainty exists which may cast significant doubt about the Group's continued ability to operate as a going concern and its ability to realise its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.