Gold and Silver Co. Receives Buy Rating After Site Visit

Source: Bereket Berhe 12/10/2024

Read to discover why Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd. (SM:TSX.V; SMDRF:OTCQX) received a Buy rating after a site visit from Beacon Securities.

Beacon Securities analyst Bereket A. Berhe, in a research report published on December 9, 2024, maintained his Speculative Buy rating on Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd. (SM:TSX.V; SMDRF:OTCQX) with a target price of CA$0.85 following a site visit to the company’s La Guitarra Mine in Mexico.

Berhe highlighted accelerated production plans, stating, “The company expects to declare commercial production at 500tpd. By 2026 SM expects to achieve 650tpd milling rate (well ahead of our expectation in 2027) and by the end of 2027 SM plans to be at 1,000tpd (5yrs ahead of our model).”

The analyst noted strong operational progress, commenting, “During our visit, the mill was fully functional and run well on 24hrs basis, while mining is taking place on 20hrs basis (on two shifts).” He added that “current recoveries are averaging 80% for silver and 85% for Au. This is a much better recovery rate than we are currently modeling (~75% for both Ag and Au).”

Regarding expansion potential, Berhe stated, “The company believes a staggered expansion to an eventual 1,000tpd or 1,200tpd operation is possible, with relatively small capital requirement.” He noted that “SM has sufficient access to grid power, tailing facilities, and room in the current mill for additional equipment, as well as access to manpower.”

Beacon Securities’ valuation methodology is based on NAV. Berhe explained, “Our valuation of SM is based on only 58% of La Guitarra resources, utilizing the existing mill capacity and with phased expansion to 1,000tpd, producing ~1.77MMoz of eqAg per year at an AISC of US$19/oz. It results in a project post-tax NPV5% of ~US$208MM.”

The analyst noted that “SM is trading at 0.34x our NAV5%, below junior gold and silver producers average of 0.90x. On enterprise value per in situ ounces, it is trading at ~US$0.87/oz relative to developers at ~US$2.0/oz.”

The share price at the time of the report of CA$0.48 represents a potential return of approximately 177% to the analyst’s CA$0.85 target price.

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Disclosures for Beacon Securities, Sierra Madre Gold and Silver Ltd., December 9, 2024

Has the analyst visited the issuer’s material operation(s)? ☒ Yes ☐ No

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