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TMC restates Q1-Q3 2023 financials; Q4 net loss $33.5M, FY loss $73.8M
TMC the metals Co Inc.
- Audit committee concludes Q1-Q3 2023 financials should be restated; NORI royalty transaction reclassified as debt, not gain.
- Restatement had no impact on annual 2023 audited financials or cash; adjusts gain by $13.75M, adds $14M royalty liability.
- Q4 2023 net loss $33.5M ($0.11/share) vs $109.6M ($0.41) YoY; full year net loss $73.8M ($0.26) vs $171M ($0.71).
- Cash $6.8M at Dec 31; pro forma liquidity ~$61M including new $20M credit facility from largest shareholder.
- NORI-D first production now expected Q1 2026; binding MoU with PAMCO to process 1.3M wet tonnes of nodules.