Warrior Met Coal Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2020 Results
Warrior Met Coal (NYSE:HCC) reported a net loss of $33.7 million in Q4 2020, compared to a profit of $20.8 million in Q4 2019. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $9.2 million, significantly down from $45.0 million a year earlier. For the full year 2020, net loss totaled $35.8 million versus net income of $301.7 million in 2019. While coal production held steady at 1.8 million short tons in Q4, total annual production decreased by 7.2%. Despite the losses, the company generated positive cash flow from operations of $30.5 million in Q4 2020, emphasizing ongoing cost management amidst challenging market conditions.
- Generated positive cash flows from operating activities of $30.5 million in Q4 2020, up from $24.5 million in Q4 2019.
- Achieved a cash cost of sales per short ton of $83.74 for the full year 2020, the lowest since going public.
- Sales volume in Q4 2020 increased to 2.2 million short tons from 1.7 million short tons in Q4 2019.
- Reported a net loss of $33.7 million in Q4 2020, compared to a net income of $20.8 million in Q4 2019.
- Full-year net loss of $35.8 million in 2020, a stark contrast to a net income of $301.7 million in 2019.
- Average met coal selling price declined by 21.8% from $119.67 per short ton in Q4 2019 to $93.54 per short ton in Q4 2020.
Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE:HCC) (“Warrior” or the “Company”) today announced results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2020. Warrior is the leading dedicated U.S. based producer and exporter of high quality metallurgical (“met”) coal for the global steel industry.
Warrior reported a fourth quarter 2020 net loss of
“Despite the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on met coal demand and pricing worldwide, we were pleased to be cash flow positive again in the fourth quarter and nearly breakeven for the year,” commented Walt Scheller, CEO of Warrior. “We are carefully managing operating costs to address the significant short-term headwinds. At the same time, we are purposefully making capital investments in our mining operations that will benefit the Company into the future. We are strongly capitalized and well-positioned to restart our growth trajectory when the global economy returns to higher steel production, met coal demand and pricing.”
Warrior reported full year 2020 net loss of
Operating Results
The Company produced 1.8 million short tons of met coal in the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to 1.8 million short tons in the fourth quarter of 2019. For the full year of 2020, the Company produced 7.9 million short tons, or a decrease of
Additional Financial Results
Total revenues were
Cost of sales for the fourth quarter of 2020 was
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the fourth quarter of 2020 were
Cash Flow and Liquidity
The Company generated positive cash flows from operating activities in the fourth quarter of 2020 of
The Company generated
Net working capital, excluding cash, for the fourth quarter of 2020 decreased by
The Company’s total liquidity as of December 31, 2020 was
Capital Allocation
On February 18, 2021, the board of directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of
Company Outlook
Due to ongoing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese ban on Australian coal and other potentially disruptive factors, Warrior will not be providing full year 2021 guidance at this time. We expect to return to providing guidance once there is further clarity on these issues. We continue to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 and these other potentially disruptive factors on our business, although we believe that it is premature to speculate on when the economies of the countries in which our customers are located will reopen on a sustained basis and lead to a return of normalized demand for met coal.
We continue to appropriately adjust our operational needs, including managing expenses, capital expenditures, working capital, cash flows and liquidity. We have delayed the development of the Blue Creek project until at least the summer of 2021. This decision was not based on changes in the perceived value of the project, but rather on our short-term focus of preserving cash and liquidity. Our Stock Repurchase Program also remains temporarily suspended.
Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release contains the use of certain non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures are provided as supplemental information for financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures provide additional insights into the performance of the Company, and they reflect how management analyzes Company performance and compares that performance against other companies. These non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other entities. The definition of these non-GAAP financial measures and a reconciliation of non-GAAP to GAAP financial measures is provided in the financial tables section of this release.
Conference Call
The Company will hold a conference call to discuss its fourth quarter 2020 results today, February 24, 2020, at 4:30 p.m. ET. To listen to the event live or access an archived recording, please visit http://investors.warriormetcoal.com/. Analysts and investors who would like to participate in the conference call should dial 1-844-340-9047 (domestic) or 1-412-858-5206 (international) 10 minutes prior to the start time and reference the Warrior Met Coal conference call. Telephone playback will also be available from 6:30 p.m. ET February 24, 2020 until 6:30 p.m. ET on March 5, 2020. The replay will be available by calling: 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and entering passcode 10150383.
About Warrior
Warrior is a U.S.-based, environmentally and socially minded supplier to the global steel industry. It is dedicated entirely to mining non-thermal met coal used as a critical component of steel production by metal manufacturers in Europe, South America and Asia. Warrior is a large-scale, low-cost producer and exporter of premium met coal, also known as hard-coking coal (HCC), operating highly efficient longwall operations in its underground mines based in Alabama. The HCC that Warrior produces from the Blue Creek coal seam contains very low sulfur, has strong coking properties and is of a similar quality to coal referred to as the premium HCC produced in Australia. The premium nature of Warrior’s HCC makes it ideally suited as a base feed coal for steel makers and results in price realizations near the Platts Index price. For more information, please visit www.warriormetcoal.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains, and the Company’s officers and representatives may from time to time make, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding 2020 guidance, the impact of COVID-19 on its business and that of its customers, sales and production growth, ability to maintain cost structure, demand, the future direction of prices, expected capital expenditures, future effective income tax rates and payment of cash taxes, if any. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “foresee,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” or “outlook,” “guidance” or other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. However, the absence of these words does not mean that the statements are not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements represent management’s good faith expectations, projections, guidance or beliefs concerning future events, and it is possible that the results described in this press release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of the Company’s control, that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, fluctuations or changes in the pricing or demand for the Company’s coal (or met coal generally) by the global steel industry; the impact of COVID-19 on its business and that of its customers, including the risk of a decline in demand for the Company's met coal due to the impact of COVID-19 on steel manufacturers, the inability of the Company to effectively operate its mines and the resulting decrease in production, the inability of the Company to ship its products to customers in the case of a partial or complete shut-down of the Port of Mobile; federal and state tax legislation; changes in interpretation or assumptions and/or updated regulatory guidance regarding the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; legislation and regulations relating to the Clean Air Act and other environmental initiatives; regulatory requirements associated with federal, state and local regulatory agencies, and such agencies’ authority to order temporary or permanent closure of the Company’s mines; operational, logistical, geological, permit, license, labor and weather-related factors, including equipment, permitting, site access, operational risks and new technologies related to mining; the timing and impact of planned longwall moves; the Company’s obligations surrounding reclamation and mine closure; inaccuracies in the Company’s estimates of its met coal reserves; any projections or estimates regarding Blue Creek, including the expected returns from this project, if any, and the ability of Blue Creek to enhance the Company's portfolio of assets, the Company's expectations regarding its future tax rate as well as its ability to effectively utilize its NOLs to reduce or eliminate its cash taxes; the Company's ability to develop Blue Creek; the Company’s ability to develop or acquire met coal reserves in an economically feasible manner; significant cost increases and fluctuations, and delay in the delivery of raw materials, mining equipment and purchased components; competition and foreign currency fluctuations; fluctuations in the amount of cash the Company generates from operations, including cash necessary to pay any special or quarterly dividend; the Company’s ability to comply with covenants in its ABL Facility or indenture relating to its senior secured notes; integration of businesses that the Company may acquire in the future; adequate liquidity and the cost, availability and access to capital and financial markets; failure to obtain or renew surety bonds on acceptable terms, which could affect the Company’s ability to secure reclamation and coal lease obligations; costs associated with litigation, including claims not yet asserted; and other factors described in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and other reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), which could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. The Company’s filings with the SEC are available on its website at www.warriormetcoal.com and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.
Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for the Company to predict all such factors.
WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS ($ in thousands, except per share) |
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For the three months ended
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For the twelve months ended
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2020 |
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2019 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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Revenues: |
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Sales |
$ |
206,261 |
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|
$ |
198,048 |
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|
$ |
761,871 |
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|
$ |
1,235,998 |
|
Other revenues |
5,992 |
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|
6,853 |
|
|
20,867 |
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|
32,311 |
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Total revenues |
212,253 |
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|
204,901 |
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|
782,738 |
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1,268,309 |
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Costs and expenses: |
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Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below) |
191,509 |
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142,707 |
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|
625,170 |
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|
720,745 |
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Cost of other revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) |
11,469 |
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|
6,481 |
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|
33,736 |
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|
29,828 |
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Depreciation and depletion |
39,279 |
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23,678 |
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118,092 |
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|
97,330 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
7,774 |
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7,964 |
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32,879 |
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37,014 |
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Total costs and expenses |
250,031 |
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|
180,830 |
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|
809,877 |
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|
884,917 |
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Operating (loss) income |
(37,778 |
) |
|
24,071 |
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|
(27,139 |
) |
|
383,392 |
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Interest expense, net |
(8,463 |
) |
|
(6,542 |
) |
|
(32,310 |
) |
|
(29,335 |
) |
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Loss on early extinguishment of debt |
— |
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|
— |
|
|
— |
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|
(9,756 |
) |
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Other income |
1,722 |
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|
— |
|
|
3,544 |
|
|
22,815 |
|
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(Loss) income before income tax (benefit) expense |
(44,519 |
) |
|
17,529 |
|
|
(55,905 |
) |
|
367,116 |
|
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Income tax (benefit) expense |
(10,808 |
) |
|
(3,222 |
) |
|
(20,144 |
) |
|
65,417 |
|
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Net (loss) income |
$ |
(33,711 |
) |
|
$ |
20,751 |
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|
$ |
(35,761 |
) |
|
$ |
301,699 |
|
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share: |
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|
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Net (loss) income per share—basic |
$ |
(0.66 |
) |
|
$ |
0.41 |
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|
$ |
(0.70 |
) |
|
$ |
5.87 |
|
Net (loss) income per share—diluted |
$ |
(0.66 |
) |
|
$ |
0.41 |
|
|
$ |
(0.70 |
) |
|
$ |
5.86 |
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding—basic |
51,190 |
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|
51,051 |
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|
51,168 |
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|
51,363 |
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Weighted average number of shares outstanding—diluted |
51,190 |
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|
51,201 |
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|
51,168 |
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|
51,493 |
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Dividends per share: |
$ |
0.05 |
$ |
0.05 |
$ |
0.20 |
$ |
4.61 |
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WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA AND RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES |
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QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA: |
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For the three months ended
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For the twelve months ended
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(short tons in thousands)(1) |
2020 |
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2019 |
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2020 |
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2019 |
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Tons sold |
2,205 |
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|
1,655 |
|
|
7,424 |
|
|
7,980 |
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Tons produced |
1,760 |
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|
1,813 |
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|
7,862 |
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|
8,470 |
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Gross price realization (2) |
102 |
% |
|
97 |
% |
|
96 |
% |
|
98 |
% |
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Average net selling price |
$ |
93.54 |
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|
$ |
119.67 |
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|
$ |
102.62 |
|
|
$ |
154.89 |
|
Cash cost of sales (free on board port) per short ton (3) |
$ |
86.37 |
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|
$ |
85.74 |
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|
$ |
83.74 |
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$ |
89.95 |
|
(1) 1 short ton is equivalent to 0.907185 metric tons. |
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(2) For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, our gross price realization represents a volume weighted-average calculation of our daily realized price per ton based on gross sales, which excludes demurrage and other charges, as a percentage of the Platts Index. |
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RECONCILIATION OF CASH COST OF SALES (FREE-ON-BOARD PORT) TO COST OF SALES REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP: |
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(in thousands) |
For the three months ended December 31, |
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For the twelve months ended December 31, |
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|
2020 |
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2019 |
|
2020 |
|
2019 |
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Cost of sales |
191,509 |
|
|
142,707 |
|
|
625,170 |
|
|
720,745 |
|
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Asset retirement obligation accretion and valuation adjustments |
(596 |
) |
|
(399 |
) |
|
(1,702 |
) |
|
(1,519 |
) |
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Stock compensation expense |
(477 |
) |
|
(405 |
) |
|
(1,789 |
) |
|
(1,405 |
) |
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Cash cost of sales (free-on-board port)(3) |
$ |
190,436 |
|
|
$ |
141,903 |
|
|
$ |
621,679 |
|
|
$ |
717,821 |
|
(3) Cash cost of sales (free-on-board port) is based on reported cost of sales and includes items such as freight, royalties, labor, fuel and other similar production and sales cost items, and may be adjusted for other items that, pursuant to GAAP, are classified in the Condensed Statements of Operations as costs other than cost of sales, but relate directly to the costs incurred to produce met coal. Our cash cost of sales per short ton is calculated as cash cost of sales divided by the short tons sold. Cash cost of sales per short ton is a non-GAAP financial measure which is not calculated in conformity with U.S. GAAP and should be considered supplemental to, and not as a substitute or superior to financial measures calculated in conformity with GAAP. We believe cash cost of sales per ton is a useful measure of performance and we believe it aids some investors and analysts in comparing us against other companies to help analyze our current and future potential performance. Cash cost of sales per ton may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. |
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WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.
QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA AND
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RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA TO AMOUNTS REPORTED UNDER U.S. GAAP: |
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For the three months ended
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For the twelve months ended
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(in thousands) |
2020 |
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2019 |
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2020 |
|
2019 |
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Net (loss) income |
|
) |
|
$ |
20,751 |
|
|
$ |
(35,761 |
) |
|
$ |
301,699 |
|
|
Interest expense, net |
8,463 |
|
|
6,542 |
|
|
32,310 |
|
|
29,335 |
|
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Income tax (benefit) expense |
(10,808 |
) |
|
(3,222 |
) |
|
(20,144 |
) |
|
65,417 |
|
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Depreciation and depletion |
39,279 |
|
|
23,678 |
|
|
118,092 |
|
|
97,330 |
|
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Asset retirement obligation accretion and valuation adjustments |
433 |
|
|
(10,327 |
) |
|
2,631 |
|
|
(7,891 |
) |
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Stock compensation expense |
1,968 |
|
|
1,602 |
|
|
7,602 |
|
|
5,820 |
|
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Other non-cash accretion and valuation adjustments |
4,955 |
|
|
5,970 |
|
|
6,014 |
|
|
7,042 |
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FAQ
What were Warrior Met Coal's financial results for Q4 2020?
Warrior Met Coal reported a net loss of $33.7 million for Q4 2020, compared to a net income of $20.8 million in Q4 2019.
How did Warrior Met Coal's production change in 2020?
The company produced 7.9 million short tons of met coal in 2020, a decrease of 7.2% compared to 2019.
What is Warrior Met Coal's stock symbol?
Warrior Met Coal's stock symbol is HCC.
What was the average selling price of Warrior Met Coal's met coal in Q4 2020?
The average net selling price was $93.54 per short ton in Q4 2020, down from $119.67 per short ton in Q4 2019.
What are Warrior Met Coal's capital expenditures for Q4 2020?
The capital expenditures for Q4 2020 were $29.3 million.
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