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Earnings

Guanajuato Silver Reports Second Consecutive Quarter of Positive Net Income

Q2 net income drops 90% QoQ; VMC paused, AISC pressure offset debt cut

By The Northwire Desk — AI Analysis Aug 26, 2026 · 07:30 GSVR · 0.59 Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd.
Executive Summary
  • Guanajuato Silver reported Q2 2026 results on 2026-08-26.
  • Revenue was USD 42.5M, essentially flat versus Q1 2026 revenue of USD 43.0M.
  • Net income was only USD 557K, down from USD 5.7M in Q1 2026; H1 2026 net income was USD 6.3M.
  • Mine operating income was USD 9.1M in Q2, down from USD 14.3M in Q1; H1 mine operating income was USD 23.4M.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was USD 5.8M in Q2; H1 adjusted EBITDA was USD 20.6M.
  • Silver production was 347,481 oz, up 2% QoQ; gold production was 3,653 oz, down 15% QoQ.
  • Lead production was 727,370 lb, down about 11% QoQ; zinc production was 956,217 lb, up about 4% QoQ.
  • Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were USD 19.9M at quarter end.
  • The company repaid 3,029 oz of gold on the Ocean Partners gold loan, valued at USD 12.1M using a Q2 closing gold price of USD 4,026/oz; only a USD 9.5M final payment remains due April 2028.
  • The company hedged roughly 25% of gold production at USD 5,220/oz and roughly 34% of silver production via forwards/collars.
  • VMC extraction activities were paused to focus on exploration and life-of-mine planning.
  • Q2 drilling was 10,018 m across 87 holes; underground development was 3,192 m, with notable increases at El Cubo.
Material Impact
  • The debt reduction is genuine and positive, but the accelerated gold loan repayments were already announced in May and June 2026 releases, so the market has already had time to absorb that balance-sheet improvement.
  • The truly new Q2 information is mostly negative: net income collapsed 90% QoQ, mine operating income fell 36% QoQ, adjusted EBITDA fell sharply, and gold production declined 15% QoQ.
  • The VMC pause is a new production cut at one of the company’s five mines and was not telegraphed in prior releases as a full extraction halt.
  • Management explicitly warns that high capex is driving AISC higher and that this pressure will continue through Q3 and Q4.
  • The stock rallied from about USD 0.42 in mid-July to USD 0.59 before the print, suggesting the market had become more optimistic on operational momentum, metal prices and the El Horcon permit. This release does not confirm that operational optimism.
  • The release is therefore a negative differentiator versus the prior Q1 record results and versus the pre-print market tone.
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Company Overview
  • Guanajuato Silver Company Ltd. is a Mexico-focused precious metals producer.
  • It operates five mines: Bolanitos, San Ignacio, Valenciana Mines Complex, El Cubo Mines Complex and Topia.
  • The four Guanajuato-state assets feed a hub-and-spoke processing model; Topia, in Durango, produces silver, gold, lead and zinc concentrates.
  • The company also has the El Horcon exploration project in Jalisco, where surface drilling permits were received in August 2026.
  • The company has three processing facilities and is positioned as a consolidator of past-producing mines in the Guanajuato district.
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