Shares of First Majestic Silver Crash After Earnings Report

Shares of First Majestic Silver Crash After Earnings Report

Shares of precious metals miner First Majestic Silver (NYSE: AG) are down 14.8% as of 12:00 p.m. EDT today. The force driving today's decline was the company's second-quarter earnings report that didn't live up to expectations.

According to analyst estimates, First Majestic's earnings were going to come in at an adjusted net profit of $0.01 per share. After stripping out some one-time gains, though, First Majestic posted an adjusted $0.02 per share loss.

To make matters worse, total silver equivalent ounces produced and revenues declined, while cash and all-in sustaining costs increased. All of these elements led to weaker cash flows for the quarter, which forced management to cut its capital spending guidance to $17.5 million for the year.

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