Carbonxt Group Limited – HY24 Results

Carbonxt Group Ltd (ASX:CG1) (“Carbonxt” or “the Company”) has released its Half-year report for the half-year ending 31 December 2023 and provides the following update on the key areas of activity for the period -- all numbers are in A$.

OPERATIONS OVERVIEW

Half year revenue of $8.4 million, down 5% on HY23, primarily due to a once-off impact on sales to the group’s largest pellet customer following outages at that customer’s facility.
Operations during the half-year highlighted by great progress on the construction of the Company’s flagship Activated Carbon production facility in Kentucky, jointly owned with Kentucky Carbon Processing, LLC (“KCP”). Commissioning of the facility is now underway with a significant production ramp-up to occur next quarter.
Pellet sales accounted for 54% of revenue and 37% of sales volume. Carbonxt continues to see strong demand for industrial pellets which is very encouraging given the near-term entry into production at the Kentucky facility.
Powdered activated carbon (PAC) accounted for 46% of revenue and 63% of sales volume – PAC revenue increased by 31% from HY23.
HY24 gross margin of 44%, up from 28% in HY23 principally due to positive flow-on effects from the successful rollout of operating cost reduction initiatives, as well as a reduction in manufacturing shifts at Arden Hills. The production performance of the Company’s other major ACP customer continues to decrease and is at a record low manufacturing cost.
Underlying EBITDA for HY23 was a loss of $286K, compared to HY23 EBITDA loss of $930K, an improvement of 69%.

FINANCIAL OVERVIEW [All results in AUD]

REVENUE

Total revenue was down 5% from HY23, driven primarily by downtime at our largest customer who had significant equipment issues at their facility in the December quarter.
Pellet revenue was down 24% from HY23 reflecting the aforementioned reduction in demand from our largest pellet customer.
PAC revenue was up 31% from HY23 reflecting the impact of material price increases across the customer portfolio and the increase in volume from one existing customer of approximately $1.5 million per annum.

MARGIN

1H23 gross margin was 44%, an increase from the 28% recorded in 1H23, reflecting the improvements made to operating costs over the past year.
As noted earlier, continuous improvement is evident at Arden Hills based on lower fixed plant costs on a per unit basis.
Several initiatives are also underway at Black Birch to further lower operating costs, including changes to the underlying lease structure. Negotiations on this matter will continue over the next quarter but are expected to lead to noticeable ongoing improvements in profitability.

OPERATING COSTS

Shipping costs to customers increased in 1H24 to 13% of sales, compared to 1H23 at 11% of sales. The higher shipping costs reflect a customer mix change (lower sales to a major pellet customer who is located close to our Arden Hills plant).
Operating costs of $2.9m were up 15% on 1H23 primarily reflecting additional one-off expenditure associated with entering into the Kentucky investment.

KENTUCKY PLANT

During this period, construction has been underway for the new activated carbon plant in eastern Kentucky, USA. The plant will have an initial capacity of 10,000 tons per annum, with the ability to expand to 20,000 tons per annum for a small additional investment.
Carbonxt has contributed USD $5.5 million to NewCarbon Processing, LLC (“NewCarbon”), alongside its US partner KCP. Carbonxt holds a 35.5% ownership interest in NewCarbon as of 31 December 2023, with options to invest a further USD $4.5m to move to 50% ownership interest.
Construction progress has been pleasing with the plant now moving into the testing of front- end equipment and processes. The final electrical activities are expected to be undertaken in March with the delivery of the control systems, prior to the commencement of production.
Near-term sales efforts are well underway with a very positive reception being received by our former industrial pellet customers. The next step for nearly all prospective customers is to provide pellet samples from the facility. This is expected to continue over the next few months.
The JV project provides Carbonxt with a unique opportunity to benefit from major investments in pollution reduction technologies across the US market.

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Sample #	Easting (m)	Northing (m)	SiO₂ (%)	Al₂O₃ (%)	CaO (%)	Fe₂O₃ (%)	MgO (%)	P₂O₅(%)	TiO₂(%)	B (ppm)
299516	509114	5685249	99.41	0.11	0.02	0.39	0.01	<0.01	<0.01	6
299517	509193	5685166	98.84	0.14	0.01	0.23	0.02	<0.01	<0.01	8
299518	509314	5685171	99.20	0.10	0.01	0.25	0.02	<0.01	0.01	10
299519	509350	5685151	98.26	0.12	0.01	0.35	0.01	<0.01	0.01	15
299520	509369	5685129	99.20	0.13	0.01	0.21	<0.01	<0.01	0.03	16
299521	509395	5685107	99.17	0.15	0.01	0.27	0.02	<0.01	0.01	8
299522	509418	5685094	98.78	0.23	0.02	0.26	0.01	<0.01	0.01	12
299523	509442	5685075	98.59	0.14	0.02	0.26	<0.01	0.01	0.01	12
299524	509450	5685043	99.74	0.07	0.01	0.30	0.01	0.01	0.01	6
299525	509471	5685019	98.58	0.04	0.01	0.36	0.01	0.01	0.01	7
299526	509482	5684990	99.25	0.14	0.02	0.27	0.04	0.01	0.01	7
299527	509500	5684961	99.66	0.16	0.02	0.31	0.02	0.01	0.01	7
299528	509515	5684938	99.21	0.14	0.01	0.32	0.02	0.01	0.01	7
299529	509538	5684911	99.13	0.11	0.01	0.27	0.03	0.01	0.01	21
299530	509561	5684862	98.18	0.25	0.01	0.31	0.03	0.01	0.01	7
299531	509598	5684823	98.93	0.27	0.02	0.36	0.03	0.01	0.01	7
299532	509583	5684759	98.99	0.09	0.01	0.30	<0.01	0.01	0.01	7
299533	509619	5684743	98.72	0.16	0.01	0.35	0.02	0.01	0.01	14
299534	509641	5684726	98.18	0.30	0.01	0.33	0.04	0.01	0.02	15
299535	509712	5684697	99.41	0.13	0.01	0.30	0.02	0.01	0.01	7
299536	509736	5684685	99.27	0.11	0.01	0.33	0.02	0.01	0.01	7
299537	509764	5684670	98.58	0.13	0.02	0.36	0.03	0.01	0.02	8
299548	509306	5685510	99.32	0.14	0.01	0.29	0.01	0.01	0.01	18
299560	509476	5685127	98.99	0.13	0.01	0.32	0.03	0.01	0.02	27
299561	509472	5685107	99.01	0.05	0.01	0.32	0.01	0.01	<0.01	18
299562	509457	5685115	98.74	0.15	0.01	0.26	0.01	0.01	0.02	28
299563	509439	5685112	98.35	0.20	0.02	0.34	0.02	0.01	0.01	27
299564	509459	5685092	99.20	0.09	0.01	0.32	<0.01	0.01	0.01	21
299565	509487	5685107	99.49	0.09	0.01	0.28	0.03	0.01	0.02	28
299566	509490	5685083	98.48	0.25	0.02	0.35	0.01	0.01	0.01	26
299567	509503	5685071	99.03	0.11	0.02	0.34	0.02	0.01	<0.01	21
299568	509477	5685067	99.16	0.10	0.01	0.30	<0.01	0.01	<0.01	18
299569	509478	5685044	98.68	0.10	0.01	0.32	0.03	0.01	<0.01	20
299570	509506	5685041	98.46	0.43	0.02	0.32	0.06	0.01	0.01	29
299571	509523	5685054	98.81	0.13	0.01	0.31	0.03	0.01	0.01	22
299572	509382	5685160	98.42	0.09	0.01	0.29	0.01	0.01	0.01	23
299573	509397	5685160	98.92	0.11	0.01	0.36	<0.01	0.01	<0.01	18
299574	509406	5685142	99.12	0.09	0.01	0.30	0.02	0.01	<0.01	17
299575	509409	5685120	98.56	0.14	0.01	0.37	<0.01	0.01	<0.01	21
299581	509357	5685172	98.84	0.08	0.02	0.32	<0.01	0.01	0.01	18
299582	509429	5685142	98.87	0.15	0.01	0.29	<0.01	0.01	0.02	8
299583	509446	5685146	98.25	0.33	0.02	0.33	0.03	0.01	0.03	17
299584	509455	5685145	99.49	0.11	0.02	0.27	<0.01	0.01	0.01	5
299585	509473	5685142	98.66	0.08	0.01	0.36	<0.01	0.01	<0.01	6
299586	509493	5685133	98.52	0.05	0.01	0.29	<0.01	0.01	<0.01	<5

Sample #	Easting (m)	Northing (m)	SiO₂ (%)	Al₂O₃ (%)	CaO (%)	Fe₂O₃ (%)	MgO (%)	P₂O₅(%)	TiO₂(%)	B (ppm)
248351	511603	5682006	98.60	0.28	0.08	0.25	0.04	0.01	0.01	15
248352	511563	5681948	99.45	0.15	0.02	0.22	0.02	0.01	<0.01	6
248353	511552	5681948	99.01	0.19	0.03	0.29	0.04	0.01	0.01	9
248354	511551	5681951	99.09	0.11	0.02	0.22	0.03	0.01	0.01	6
248355	511530	5681940	98.74	0.09	0.02	0.23	<0.01	0.01	<0.01	6
248356	511522	5681942	98.82	0.08	0.01	0.31	<0.01	0.01	<0.01	<5
248357	511512	5681951	98.31	0.09	0.01	0.24	0.01	0.01	0.01	5
248358	511485	5681948	98.14	0.13	0.28	0.32	0.03	0.01	0.01	8
248359	511461	5681935	99.49	0.11	0.02	0.30	0.02	0.01	<0.01	10
248360	511436	5681932	99.06	0.03	0.05	0.25	0.01	0.02	<0.01	5
248361	511444	5681918	99.42	0.07	0.01	0.29	0.02	0.01	<0.01	6
248362	511440	5681942	97.83	0.32	0.73	0.36	0.03	0.03	0.01	8
248364	511374	5682002	98.43	0.09	0.43	0.36	<0.01	0.16	<0.01	<5

Sample #	Easting (m)	Northing (m)	SiO₂ (%)	Al₂O₃ (%)	CaO (%)	Fe₂O₃ (%)	MgO (%)	P₂O₅(%)	TiO₂(%)	B (ppm)
248384	513642	5680350	98.22	0.37	0.21	0.41	0.14	0.02	0.03	27
248385	513671	5680320	95.82	0.57	0.69	0.51	0.52	0.02	0.03	30
248386	513685	5680313	97.77	0.48	0.05	0.37	0.05	0.01	0.03	30
248387	513708	5680285	98.90	0.36	0.02	0.35	0.04	<0.01	0.03	30
248388	513735	5680261	98.11	0.32	0.03	0.31	0.04	<0.01	0.03	35
248389	513748	5680244	98.05	0.49	0.03	0.30	0.03	<0.01	0.01	28
248390	513654	5680223	98.91	0.13	0.01	0.27	0.04	<0.01	0.01	29
248391	513627	5680208	98.74	0.09	0.02	0.30	0.02	<0.01	0.02	27
248392	513600	5680217	99.52	0.06	0.02	0.32	0.03	<0.01	0.01	23
248393	513564	5680220	96.98	1.04	0.05	0.33	0.07	0.03	0.07	41
248394	513592	5680259	98.91	0.30	0.13	0.35	0.13	<0.01	0.02	31
248395	513390	5680466	99.26	0.11	0.02	0.35	0.03	<0.01	0.01	25
248396	513367	5680495	98.81	0.12	0.07	0.34	0.04	<0.01	0.01	25
248397	513332	5680531	99.25	0.08	0.02	0.37	0.01	<0.01	0.01	26
248398	513301	5680539	99.08	0.15	0.21	0.33	0.04	<0.01	0.01	27
248399	513283	5680559	98.76	0.07	0.09	0.36	0.02	<0.01	0.01	22
248400	513263	5680602	98.77	0.08	0.01	0.29	<0.01	<0.01	0.01	24
299501	513231	5680636	98.14	0.15	0.02	0.41	0.02	<0.01	0.01	26
299502	513188	5680660	99.05	0.20	0.02	0.27	<0.01	<0.01	0.01	27
299503	513160	5680700	99.07	0.16	0.02	0.31	0.02	<0.01	0.01	27
299504	513133	5680705	98.85	0.13	0.02	0.26	0.01	<0.01	0.01	26
299508	513834	5679986	98.68	0.15	0.03	0.26	0.02	<0.01	0.01	21
299509	513876	5679941	98.88	0.23	0.03	0.27	0.04	<0.01	0.03	34
299510	513904	5679907	99.08	0.05	0.02	0.29	<0.01	<0.01	0.01	11
299511	513968	5679864	99.82	0.15	0.02	0.27	0.02	<0.01	0.01	23
299512	514023	5679832	99.21	0.12	0.02	0.29	0.03	<0.01	0.03	10
299513	514070	5679980	97.08	1.11	0.02	0.75	0.09	0.01	0.05	18
299514	514081	5680011	96.66	1.27	0.02	0.43	0.05	0.01	0.07	26
299515	514075	5680039	98.58	0.26	0.07	0.45	0.07	0.01	0.03	14

Channel	From (m)	To (m)	Interval (m)	SiO₂ (%)	Al₂O₃ (%)	CaO (%)	Fe₂O₃ (%)	MgO (%)	P₂O₅(%)	TiO₂(%)	B (ppm)
TM1	0.00	4.74	4.74	98.83	0.15	0.01	0.30	0.01	0.01	0.01	24
TM2	0.00	5.80	5.80	98.88	0.10	0.01	0.33	0.01	0.01	0.01	10
5.80	6.30	0.50	Overburden
6.30	8.83	2.53	98.90	0.10	0.01	0.30	0.01	0.01	0.02	7
8.83	9.38	0.55	Overburden
9.38	13.0	3.62	99.21	0.09	<0.01	0.35	0.01	0.01	0.02	11
TM3	0.00	7.60	7.60	99.03	0.11	<0.01	0.32	0.01	0.01	0.02	7
7.60	10.20	2.60	Overburden
10.20	11.00	0.80	99.08	0.11	<0.01	0.27	0.01	0.01	0.02	6
11.00	11.90	0.90	Overburden
11.90	18.00	6.10	98.79	0.11	<0.01	0.29	<0.01	0.01	0.02	10
TM4	0.00	5.22	5.22	99.09	0.09	<0.01	0.33	<0.01	0.01	0.02	12
TM5	0.00	3.80	3.80	98.82	0.15	<0.01	0.29	<0.01	0.01	0.04	15
3.80	4.50	0.70	Overburden
4.50	7.00	2.50	98.85	0.12	<0.01	0.31	0.02	0.01	0.02	20
7.00	10.20	3.20	Overburden
10.20	12.00	1.80	98.77	0.09	<0.01	0.34	0.01	<0.01	0.01	12
12.00	13.00	1.00	Overburden
13.00	17.50	4.50	98.30	0.15	0.09	0.34	0.02	<0.01	0.01	13
17.50	20.10	2.60	Overburden
20.10	33.20	13.10	98.81	0.11	<0.01	0.31	0.01	<0.01	0.01	9

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