Answers:
They both (GBG and Ansteel) funded the deal originally with $AUD1,149 billion split 50:50 with GBG and Ansteel. GBG raised their share from shareholders.
They then borrowed a total of $US2.564b which is still the debt we have from my understanding, since KML is still rolling over those $US400m, $US300m and $US200 loans. These have not been paid off.
Write down on value of asset doesn't reduce the debt.
8 million tones at $AUD100 equals $800m, not $8b.
I have analysed the last six quarters as follows: (Spreadsheet usually stuff up on HC so bear with me) - all from GBG quarterly activity reports:
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Column 4
Column 5
1
Costs
Cost/t
tonnes
Total cost
2
1000t
$AUDm
3
Sep-16
$71.23
1891
$134.70
4
Dec-16
$75.71
2087
$158.01
5
Mar-17
$78.79
1994
$157.11
6
Jun-17
$68.50
2095
$143.51
7
Sep-17
$82.36
1830
$150.72
8
Dec-17
$70.85
2128
$150.77
9
10
Sales
Sales/t
tonnes
Total sales
Margin
11
1000t
$AUDm
$AUDm
12
Sep-16
$82.09
1842
$151.21
$16.51
13
Dec-16
$112.54
2101
$236.45
$78.44
14
Mar-17
$131.78
2066
$272.26
$115.15
15
Jun-17
$95.30
2093
$199.46
$55.96
16
Sep-17
$105.12
1851
$194.58
$43.86
17
Dec-17
$98.21
2095
$205.75
$54.98
But from margin you have to deduct the following: excluding depreciation and amortisation, corporate administration, sale, royalties, ocean freight, interest and financing costs
So it can be seen that last calendar year 2017 our margin was $AUD269.95m. March 17 was a ripper of a quarter.
It is possible depending upon interest rates that KML actually made money last year - how much I am unable to say with any accuracy given the cloak of darkness which hides the KML accounts from the GBG shareholders.