Annual Financial Highlights

 Dollars in thousands except per share and per ounce amounts

Financial Data and Ratios

2008 
Restated
2007 
 
Sales of products (1) $192,655 $153,702  
Gross profit (1) $17,859 $77,786  
Cash flow provided by operating activities $14,785 $64,995  
Net income (loss) $(66,563) $53,197  
Income (loss) applicable to common shareholders $(80,196) $52,173  
Basic income (loss) per common share (1) $(0.57) $0.43  
Cash and short-term investments at end of year $36,470 $398,882  
Capital expenditures $68,536 $33,925  
Total assets $988,791 $650,737  
Financial ratios:      
     Current ratio 0.9:1 8.6:1  
     Total liabilities to equity 0.5:1 0.3:1  
 Year-End Data      
Common shares outstanding (in thousands) 180,380 121,375  
Common shareholders of record 7,936 6,598  
High per-share price during the year (closing) $13.03 $12.43  
Low per-share price during the year (closing) $1.05 $6.45  
Employees 742 871  
 Operational Data      
Silver production (oz) 8,709,517 5,642,558  
Gold production (oz) (1) 54,650 20,218  
Total cash cost per ounce: (2)      
     Silver $4.20 $(2.81)  
Average London PM Fix silver price per ounce $15.02 $13.39  
Average London PM Fix gold price per ounce $872 $697  


(1) Amounts have been adjusted to omit the results of our now-divested Venezuelan gold operations. On July 8, 2008, we completed the sale of our wholly owned subsidiaries holding our business and operations in Venezuela.

(2) Total cash costs per ounce of silver and gold represent non-U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) measurements. A reconciliation of total cash costs to cost of sales and other direct production costs and depreciation, depletion and amortization (GAAP) can be found in the cash costs per ounce reconciliation section in the company's Form 10-K.