TORONTO, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Carbon Streaming Corporation (Cboe CA: NETZ) (OTCQB: OFSTF) (FSE: M2Q) ("Carbon Streaming" or the "Company") today reported its financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025. All figures are expressed in United States dollars, unless otherwise indicated.
Carbon Streaming Chief Executive Officer Marin Katusa stated: "In the second quarter of 2025, Carbon Streaming continued to make significant progress in improving financial sustainability, achieving its best quarterly operating cash flow and lowest quarterly operating expenses since the Company began operations, while continuing to evaluate strategic alternatives. Ongoing operating expenses have decreased substantially compared to prior years, and by the second quarter of 2025, the number of individuals at the Company receiving a full-time salary was reduced to three. Our priority in 2025 is to continue maximizing value from our existing portfolio while exploring all strategic options to enhance shareholder value, including acquisitions, divestments, corporate transactions, and strategic partnerships. To that end, in July 2025, we reached settlements related to the Rimba Raya Stream and the Magdalena Bay Blue Carbon Stream, delivering cash proceeds, the cancellation of previously issued shares, and the retention of certain future rights -- resolving two significant assets in our portfolio. We also progressed the removal of the U.S. legend from the securities issued in our 2021 financings, opening the door to broader trading access for U.S. investors. Although the voluntary carbon market continues to face challenging conditions, we remain committed to adapting to market realities and identifying the best path forward for our shareholders. In line with this commitment to shareholders, we have recently filed a statement of claim against certain former executives, board members, consultants, and associated entities in order to hold the defendants to account for actions that have caused financial harm to the Company, as outlined in the lawsuit. And with respect to the Sustainable Community Stream and the Amazon Portfolio Royalty, the Company remains focused on protecting our investments and preserving our rights -- as we will with all our investments."
Quarterly Highlights
-- Ended the quarter with $37.1 million in cash and no corporate debt. The
Company continues to earn interest income on its cash.
-- Reduced the number of individuals receiving full-time salaries at the
Company -- including employees, consultants, and directors -- from 24 at
the start of 2024 to three full-time employees by June 2025. The Chief
Executive Officer does not collect a salary, the Chief Financial Officer
receives a part-time salary, and the Company has eliminated cash-settled
director's fees to its board of directors ("Board").
-- Recognized a net loss on revaluation of carbon credit streaming and
royalty agreements of $1.5 million (net loss on revaluation of $0.1
million in Q2 2024). The net loss on revaluation for the current period
was primarily related to the decrease in the fair value of the Amazon
Portfolio Royalty, along with changes to the risk-adjusted discount rate
and accretion due to the passage of time.
-- The Company has significantly reduced ongoing operating expenses and is
continuing to review its existing streams and royalties and in the second
quarter of 2025, achieved its strongest quarterly net operating cash flow
and adjusted net income since the Company began operations.
-- Generated $259 thousand in cash settlements from carbon credit streaming
and royalty agreements (settlements of $507 thousand in Q2 2024).
-- Operating loss of $1.8 million (operating loss of $3.0 million in Q2
2024).
-- Recognized net loss of $1.3 million (net loss of $2.8 million in Q2
2024).
-- Adjusted net income of $0.6 million (adjusted net loss of $1.7 million in
Q2 2024) (see the "Non-IFRS Accounting Standards Measures" section of
this news release).
-- Paid $nil thousand in upfront deposits for carbon credit streaming and
royalty agreements (paid $4.4 million in upfront deposits in Q2 2024).
-- In April 2025, the Company announced that it had filed a lawsuit in the
Ontario Superior Court of Justice against several former executives,
directors, consultants, and associated entities. Please refer to the
Company's news release titled "Carbon Streaming Announces Filing of Claim
Against Former Executives and Consultants" for further information.
Financial Highlights Summary
Three Three Six
months months months
ended ended ended Six months
June 30, June 30, June 30, ended June
2025 2024 2025 30, 2024
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Carbon credit streaming
and royalty agreements
Revaluation of carbon
credit streaming and
royalty agreements $(1,495) $ (129) $(1,446) $(33,265)
Settlements from
carbon credit
streaming and royalty
agreements(1) 259 507 261 913
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Other financial
highlights
Other operating
expenses 318 2,918 1,719 6,627
Operating loss (1,794) (3,025) (3,145) (39,781)
Net loss (1,282) (2,772) (2,104) (38,543)
Loss per share
(Basis and Diluted)
($/share) (0.02) (0.06) (0.04) (0.81)
Adjusted net income
(loss)(2) 608 (1,650) 100 (3,246)
Adjusted net income
(loss) per share
(Basic and Diluted)
($/share)(2) 0.01 (0.03) 0.00 (0.07)
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Statement of financial
position
Cash(3) 37,105 43,458 37,105 43,458
Carbon credit
streaming and royalty
agreements(3) 7,538 31,371 7,538 31,371
Total assets(3) 46,110 78,823 46,110 78,823
Non-current
liabilities(3) 33 1,076 33 1,076
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1. Relates to the net cash proceeds generated from the Company's carbon
credit streaming and royalty agreements.
2. "Adjusted net income (loss)", including per share amounts, is a
non-IFRS$(R)$ Accounting Standards (the "IFRS Accounting Standards")
financial performance measure that is used in this news release. This
measure does not have any standardized meaning under the IFRS Accounting
Standards and therefore may not be comparable to similar measures
presented by other issuers. For more information about this measure, why
it is used by the Company, and a reconciliation to the most directly
comparable measure under the IFRS Accounting Standards, see the "Non-IFRS
Accounting Standards Measures" section of this news release.
3. Cash, carbon credit streaming and royalty agreements, total assets and
non-current liabilities are presented as at the relevant tabular
reporting date.
Portfolio Updates
Rimba Raya Stream: In October 2024, the Company initiated arbitration and legal proceedings against InfiniteEARTH Limited, its Indonesian subsidiary PT InfiniteEARTH Nusantara, and certain shareholders and principals of InfiniteEARTH (collectively, "InfiniteEARTH"), relating to alleged breaches of the Rimba Raya Stream and Strategic Alliance Agreement. These actions included bifurcated arbitration proceedings and a civil claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, following a notice from InfiniteEARTH indicating intent to abandon the Rimba Raya project, which the Company contested. See the sections of the Company's AIF entitled "Overview of the Company's Carbon Credit Projects" and "Legal Proceedings and Regulatory Actions" for additional details.
On July 24, 2025, the Company announced that it had entered into settlement agreements with InfiniteEARTH to resolve the dispute. The key terms of the settlement agreement include: the Company receiving $0.7 million in cash from InfiniteEARTH; certain principals of InfiniteEARTH surrendering for cancellation, 4,539,180 common shares in the capital of the Company issued in connection with the Strategic Alliance Agreement; all existing contracts and legal relationships between Carbon Streaming and InfiniteEARTH terminate; and dismissal of the arbitration proceedings and the civil claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Implementation of the terms of the settlement agreement are in progress and are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2025. For additional details about the proceedings and the settlement, please see the Company's press release titled "Carbon Streaming Initiates Claims in Connection With the Rimba Raya Project" dated October 17, 2024, and the Company's press release titled "Carbon Streaming Announces Settlement Agreements Related to Rimba Raya and Marvivo Projects" dated July 24, 2025.
Magdalena Bay Blue Carbon Stream: On July 24, 2025, the Company reached a settlement with Fundación MarVivo México, A.C. and MarVivo Corporation (collectively, "MarVivo") in connection with the Magdalena Bay Blue Carbon Stream. The Company accepted the abandonment of the project by the counterparties, retained certain rights for a seven-year period should the project be reactivated, and all parties agreed to a mutual release. Please refer to the Company's news release titled "Carbon Streaming Announces Settlement Agreements Related to Rimba Raya and Marvivo Projects" for further information.
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