Pacific Lime and Cement Limited (PLA) H2 2025 earnings summary

Executive summary

• Transitioned from exploration to major project development, achieving Final Investment Decision (FID) for the Central Lime Project in August 2025, fully funded by equity with no debt required.

• First commercial quicklime shipments to Australian mining customers in July 2025, validating supply chain reliability.

• Opened a new 50-person office in Port Moresby to support construction and project execution.

• Rebranded as Pacific Lime and Cement Limited, reflecting a focus on PNG-based building materials.

Financial highlights

• Achieved a net profit of A$271,245 for FY2025, reversing a loss of A$5,428,031 in FY2024.

• Total comprehensive income for the year was A$637,965, up from a loss of A$5,352,773 in FY2024.

• Share capital increased to A$179.2 million from A$80.0 million, following a successful A$97 million equity placement.

• Cash and cash equivalents at year-end were A$39.2 million, up from A$6.8 million.

• Exploration and evaluation expenditure capitalized increased to A$70.6 million (from A$48.4 million in FY2024).

• No dividends declared.

Outlook and guidance

• Central Lime Project construction ramping up, with operations expected to commence in early 2027.

• Central Cement Project ready for construction, targeting 1.65m tonnes per annum of clinker.

• Orokolo Bay Industrial Sands Project construction underway, with magnetite production targeted for 2026.

• Value realization program for non-core assets underway to focus resources on core building materials operations.