QPM 15.6% 3.7¢ queensland pacific metals limited

Good question @Canone.According to the company's AFS, the...

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    Good question @Canone.
    According to the company's AFS, the nameplate EBITDA is >$500m.
    After build, the ramp up to nameplate is 2-3 years.

    QPM have targeted almost exclusively government & export finance agencies for the debt EFA, NAIF, EDC, EH, KfW & K-SURE).
    Yes, there's also a commercial syndicate which we are yet to hear further on.
    Such agencies support the companies they lend to by not only providing the $ they need but also by the favourable terms of the repayments (interest rate and term are better than institutional financing).

    These favourable conditions may allow QPM to build Stage 2 out of Stage 1 revenue; avoiding the need for taking on further debt.

    QPME is also a source of revenue at projected $60m/year which supports the project's financial health.

    Further support to the upside cannot be discounted either such as:
    - synergies from say POSCO cathode production as SG mentioned in the preso that @mattfrombyron discovered,
    - state government assistance (such as rail access to TECH, which has been flagged to lower OPEX), or
    - production tax credits as proposed by several big names in industry, including Tesla:
    https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/tesla-warns-of-urgent-battery-supply-chain-policy-reform-needed-down-under-78953325

    So all in all, projected EBITDA + favourable debt terms + QPME revenue + possibles = debt demolished.
    Last edited by MtnMusic: 26/11/23
 
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