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COPPER 360 LIMITED - Trading Statement Update: Restatement of Previously published Basic, Diluted and Headline Loss per Share

Copper 360 Limited
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What this filing means

Copper 360 has restated FY26 headline loss per share 40.6% wider than the figures it published on 1 June 2026, from (19.46) cents to (27.36) cents, with basic and diluted loss per share widening 39.6% to (27.87) cents. The driver is a non-cash IFRIC 19 remeasurement on shares issued to creditors during the recapitalisation — an extra R112.8m loss, exactly offset by added stated capital, leaving total equity unchanged. Management argues underlying operations are unaffected. The audit is still in progress with final accounts due around 14 August 2026, so the figures are not yet final.

Copper 360 had to redo its numbers because the auditors found an accounting wrinkle tied to shares it issued to creditors during a recapitalisation. The paper loss is bigger, but the same amount went into stated capital on the other side, so management says no real cash left the business. The catch is the loss is now 40% bigger than what the company said just two months ago, and the audit isn't finished, so more changes could still come when the audited accounts land.

Bull case

  • The entire widening of headline and basic LPS arises from non-cash IFRS remeasurement adjustments that management explicitly state do not affect cash resources, liquidity, or underlying operations.
  • The largest single driver — the R112.8m IFRIC 19 remeasurement — is equity-neutral, with the extra P&L loss exactly offset by a corresponding increase in stated capital, leaving total equity unchanged.
  • With the audit at an advanced stage and AFS publication expected on or about 14 August 2026, the period of earnings uncertainty and restatement overhang is now narrowly bounded.
  • Updated basic and diluted LPS are identical at 27.87c, indicating no dilution effect from potential ordinary shares in the restated results.

Bear case

  • Group loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of approximately R358.99 million is roughly 27% of the ~R1.33 billion market capitalisation, underscoring the scale of profitability deterioration even before considering the still-incomplete audit.
  • The previously published figures had only been reviewed, not audited, and are now being further restated by ~40%; with the audit still at an advanced but unfinished stage, shareholders face material risk that the final 14 August 2026 numbers differ again from these 'updated expected' figures.
  • Basic and diluted loss per share both widened by 39.6% and headline LPS by 40.6%, each breaching the JSE's 20% threshold and confirming the magnitude of the remeasurement is not a rounding or presentation issue.
  • While management asserts the IFRIC 19 and IFRS 2 adjustments are non-cash, no cash flow statement is provided in the trading statement to substantiate that claim, leaving actual operating cash burn, debt position and working-capital movements undisclosed.
  • Other: Per-share loss worsened 40% purely from non-cash accounting remeasurement (IFRIC 19 at 64c vs 52.62c) that does not affect cash, liquidity or operations — basis: explicit
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AI-generated summary by SENS-AI, based on the original JSE SENS filing.

SENS-AI conclusion

A 40% widening of FY26 headline loss is genuinely negative for the reported number, and on a name that had run up 15.8% into the print, this is a bearish surprise the market was not positioned for. The bear case carries more weight: the previously published figures were only reviewed, not audited, and the magnitude of the restatement is material. Management's non-cash, equity-neutral framing is plausible but is not verified by a cash-flow statement in this filing. So what: the market still needs the audited AFS on or about 14 August 2026 to confirm both the final loss number and that operating cash really was unaffected by the restructuring. Missing evidence: No cash-flow or liquidity data disclosed — full results required; No forward earnings guidance or production outlook provided; Audit incomplete — risk of further adjustments before finalisation; Single-point restatement, not a range — no visibility on forward earnings trajectory; Commodity producer with no volume/cost catalyst disclosed; backward-looking only

The audited AFS due on or about 14 August 2026 will settle whether the widened loss is the final number and whether operating cash backs the non-cash framing.

Evidence from the filing

  • The entire widening of headline and basic LPS arises from non-cash IFRS remeasurement adjustments that management explicitly state do not affect cash resources, liquidity, or underlying operations.

    “The restructuring-related adjustments are accounting in nature and non-cash and do not affect the Company's cash resources, liquidity or underlying operations.”

  • The largest single driver — the R112.8m IFRIC 19 remeasurement — is equity-neutral, with the extra P&L loss exactly offset by a corresponding increase in stated capital, leaving total equity unchanged.

    “IFRIC 19 required the ordinary shares issued to creditors to be measured at their quoted market price of 64 cents per share on 8 December 2025, rather than the discounted value of 52.62 cents per share previously applied. This resulted in an additional non-cash loss of approximately R112.8 million in profit or loss and a corresponding increase in stated capital.”

  • With the audit at an advanced stage and AFS publication expected on or about 14 August 2026, the period of earnings uncertainty and restatement overhang is now narrowly bounded.

    “The audit of the Company's annual financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2026 is at an advanced stage and is currently undergoing final review by the Company's auditors and external reviewers. The Company expects the audit and Annual Financial Statements to be finalised and published on or about 14 August 2026.”

  • Updated basic and diluted LPS are identical at 27.87c, indicating no dilution effect from potential ordinary shares in the restated results.

    “Diluted loss per share: Previously published (19.97) cents / Updated expected (27.87) cents / Increase 39.6%”

  • Group loss attributable to ordinary shareholders of approximately R358.99 million is roughly 27% of the ~R1.33 billion market capitalisation, underscoring the scale of profitability deterioration even before considering the still-incomplete audit.

    “The adjustments increased the Group's loss attributable to ordinary shareholders to approximately R358.99 million, resulting in basic and diluted loss per share of 27.87 cents. After adjusting for the net gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment of approximately R6.48 million, the headline loss is approximately R352.51 million, resulting in headline loss per share of 27.36 cents.”

  • Basic and diluted loss per share both widened by 39.6% and headline LPS by 40.6%, each breaching the JSE's 20% threshold and confirming the magnitude of the remeasurement is not a rounding or presentation issue.

    “Basic loss per share: Previously published (19.97) cents / Updated expected (27.87) cents / Increase 39.6%”

  • Forward-looking statements in the announcement have not been reviewed or reported on by the Company's auditors, limiting the reliability of any implied FY27 trajectory.

    “Any forward-looking information contained in this announcement has not been reviewed or reported on by the Company's auditors.”
Category
Trading Statement
Event posture
Bearish Continuation
Published
Jul 31, 2026

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