Selling, general and administrative costs decreased by $1,727,000 for Q4 2012 and $1,852,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 when compared to the corresponding periods of 2011. These decreases are mainly due to:
-- A decrease in professional fees in Q4 2012 compared to Q4 2011 of $348,000 being primarily lower audit and accounting fees of $142,000 and lower legal fees of $149,000. Professional fees for the year ended December 31, 2012 were $845,000 lower than the year ended December 31, 2011. Audit and accounting fees were $623,000 lower due primarily to additional costs in 2011 relating to the year-end audit, IFRS transition and work on the equity offering incurred during the year 2011. Further reductions also occurred in legal fees of $152,000 and recruitment fees of $74,000 compared to 2011.-- A decrease in share based payments of $171,000 in Q4 2012 compared to Q4 2011 and a decrease of $186,000 for the year ended 2012 compared to year ended 2011 due to the full vesting, during 2012 of options granted in September 2010.-- A decrease in other general payments of $698,000 in Q4 2012 compared to Q4 2011 and a decrease of $756,000 for the year ended 2012 compared to year ended 2011 due to audit adjustments including reversal of provision on sale of property amounting to $423,000.-- Salaries and wages reduced by $507,000 during Q4 2012 compared to Q4 2011 due to adjustment of PHC holiday pay accrual of $220,000 and decrease of $270,000 in salaries allocated to cost of sales in Q4 2012 compared to Q4 2011.
Cash Flows and Liquidity
The cash balance at December 31, 2012 was $1,260,000, compared to $13,521,000 as at December 31, 2011. The decrease in cash balance of $12,261,000 was a result of net loss (excluding non-cash items) of $9,900,000 and capital expenditures of $13,647,000 partially offset by an increase in working capital of $3,986,000 and the issue of shares for cash of $6,964,000.
For the year ended December 31, 2012, working capital movements resulted in cash inflows of $3,986,000 (cash outflows of $4,787,000 for the year ended December 31, 2011), driven by decreases in inventory of $4,522,000, receivables of $1,116,000 and prepaid expenses of $3,273,000 offset by decreases in payables of $138,000.
Investing activities resulted in cash outflows of $13,647,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 (cash outflows of $9,601,000 in the year ended December 31, 2011).
Cash inflows from financing activities were $6,964,000 for the year ended December 31, 2012 (cash inflows of $27,566,000 in the year ended December 31, 2011).
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Gross margin is not a financial measure recognized by IFRS and does not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. The Company's method of calculating gross margin may differ from other methods used. Gross margin is presented in this MD&A as additional information regarding the Company's financial performance. Gross margin has been calculated by deducting cost of sales from revenue.
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Contacts:
Feronia Inc.
Ravi Sood
Executive Chairman
(416) 907-2026
Ravi.Sood@feronia.com
Feronia Inc.
Bill Dry
CEO
44 (0) 7887 525 046
Bill.Dry@feronia.com
www.feronia.com
