Warrior Reports First Quarter 2023 Results
Quarterly Net Income rose
Achieved record total liquidity of
Warrior reported net income for the first quarter of 2023 of
“We are pleased to share another extremely strong quarter, both in terms of financial results and better-than-expected sales and production volumes,” commented Walt Scheller, CEO of Warrior. “Customer demand remained strong throughout the quarter, which, combined with global supply constraints, kept coal prices above historical levels. Importantly, our focus on improving performance at the Port of Mobile produced positive results, specifically through several initiatives that were implemented to improve the loading of vessels, including the allocation of personnel and resources. We continue to work closely with port personnel to improve the consistency and long-term sustainability of operations.”
“In February, the labor union representing certain of our hourly employees announced that they ended their labor strike and unconditionally offered to return to work. We continue to onboard eligible employees that are returning to work from the labor strike while continuing to negotiate towards a new labor contract in good faith. We believe that Warrior is well-positioned to capitalize on upside opportunities to our sales and production volumes in the latter half of 2023,” Mr. Scheller concluded.
Operating Results
Sales volume in the first quarter of 2023 was 1.9 million short tons compared to 1.1 million short tons in the first quarter of 2022, representing a
Additional Financial Results
Total revenues were
Cost of sales for the first quarter of 2023 were
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the first quarter of 2023 were
Depreciation and depletion expenses for the first quarter of 2023 were
Business interruption expenses were
Income tax expense was
Cash Flow and Liquidity
The Company generated cash flows of
Net working capital, excluding cash, for the first quarter of 2023 increased by
Cash flows used in financing activities for the first quarter of 2023 were
The Company’s total liquidity as of March 31, 2023 was
Capital Allocation
On April 25, 2023, our Board of Directors (the "Board") declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of
In addition, on February 13, 2023, the Board declared a special cash dividend (the "March 2023 Special Dividend") of
Any future special dividends or stock repurchases from excess cash flows will be at the discretion of the Board and subject to consideration of several factors including business and market conditions, future financial performance and other strategic investment opportunities. The Company will also seek to optimize its capital structure to improve returns to stockholders while allowing flexibility for the Company to pursue very selective strategic growth opportunities that can provide compelling stockholder returns.
Labor Matters
On February 16, 2023, the labor union representing certain of our hourly employees announced that they were ending the strike and made an unconditional offer to return to work. The Company is currently working to complete the onboarding process with the eligible employees that wish to return to work and continues to engage in good faith negotiations with the labor union representing certain of our hourly employees to reach an agreement on a new contract. Because the return to work process has not been completed, the Company has not revised its budgets, outlook and guidance as provided below to reflect the effects of the ending of the strike. The Company expects to be able to provide another update in early June 2023.
Company Outlook
The Company's outlook and guidance for 2023 is subject to many risks that may impact performance, including the labor matters noted above, ongoing mechanical issues at the McDuffie Terminal at the Port of Mobile, ongoing rail transportation issues, market conditions in the steel and met coal industries and overall global economic and competitive conditions, all as more fully described under Forward-Looking Statements below. The Company's guidance for the full year 2023 is outlined below.
Coal sales |
6.6 - 7.2 million short tons |
Coal production |
6.3 - 6.9 million short tons |
Cash cost of sales (free-on-board port) |
|
Capital expenditures for existing mines |
|
Blue Creek project and other discretionary capital expenditures |
|
Mine development costs |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
Noncash deferred income tax expense |
|
Cash tax rate |
|
Key factors that may affect outlook include:
- Two planned longwall moves (both Q3),
- HCC index pricing,
- Exclusion of other non-recurring costs,
- New labor contract, and
- Inflationary pressures.
The Company's guidance for its capital expenditures consists of sustaining capital spending of approximately
The Company does not provide reconciliations of its outlook for cash cost of sales (free-on-board port) to cost of sales in reliance on the unreasonable efforts exception provided for under Item 10(e)(1)(i)(B) of Regulation S-K. The Company is unable, without unreasonable efforts, to forecast certain items required to develop the meaningful comparable Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP") cost of sales. These items typically include non-cash asset retirement obligation accretion expenses, mine idling expenses and other non-recurring indirect mining expenses that are difficult to predict in advance in order to include in a GAAP estimate.
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 first quarter 2023 results today, May 3, 2023, 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 on May 3, 2023 until 6:30 p.m. ET on May 10, 2023. The replay will be available by calling: 1-877-344-7529 (domestic) or 1-412-317-0088 (international) and entering passcode 7491406.
About Warrior
Warrior is a
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 2023 guidance, sales and production growth, ability to maintain cost structure, demand, the future direction of prices, management of liquidity, cash flows, expenses and expected capital expenditures and working capital, the Company's pursuit of strategic growth opportunities, the Company's future ability to return excess cash to stockholders, as well as statements regarding production, the Company's ability to withstand economic instability, the development of the Blue Creek project, future reduction in shipping delays, the outcome of negotiations with the labor union representing certain of our hourly employees, including any potential changes to our production and sales volumes as a result of such outcome, and the impact of the ongoing return to work process for the labor union representing certain of our hourly employees. The words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “foresee,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “potential,” “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 impact of inflation on the Company, the impact of geopolitical events, including the effects of the
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 amounts) (Unaudited) |
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For the three months ended March 31, |
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|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Revenues: |
|
|
|
||||
Sales |
$ |
500,491 |
|
$ |
382,433 |
|
|
Other revenues |
|
9,183 |
|
|
|
(3,781 |
) |
Total revenues |
|
509,674 |
|
|
|
378,652 |
|
Costs and expenses: |
|
|
|
||||
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below) |
|
232,630 |
|
|
|
135,341 |
|
Cost of other revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below) |
|
11,438 |
|
|
|
7,040 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
37,213 |
|
|
|
25,797 |
|
Selling, general and administrative |
|
14,516 |
|
|
|
13,929 |
|
Business interruption |
|
4,217 |
|
|
|
6,688 |
|
Idle mine |
|
— |
|
|
|
3,008 |
|
Total costs and expenses |
|
300,014 |
|
|
|
191,803 |
|
Operating income |
|
209,660 |
|
|
|
186,849 |
|
Interest income (expense), net |
|
1,460 |
|
|
|
(7,822 |
) |
Other income |
|
221 |
|
|
|
675 |
|
Income before income tax expense |
|
211,341 |
|
|
|
179,702 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
29,064 |
|
|
|
33,453 |
|
Net income |
$ |
182,277 |
|
|
$ |
146,249 |
|
Basic and diluted net income per share: |
|
|
|
||||
Net income per share—basic |
$ |
3.52 |
|
|
$ |
2.84 |
|
Net income per share—diluted |
$ |
3.51 |
|
|
$ |
2.83 |
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding—basic |
|
51,842 |
|
|
|
51,532 |
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding—diluted |
|
51,956 |
|
|
|
51,634 |
|
Dividends per share: |
$ |
0.95 |
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA AND RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (Unaudited) |
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QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA: |
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(short tons in thousands)(1) |
For the three months ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Tons sold |
1,948 |
|
|
1,127 |
|
||
Tons produced |
|
1,759 |
|
|
|
1,538 |
|
Average net selling price |
$ |
256.93 |
|
|
$ |
339.34 |
|
Cash cost of sales (free-on-board port) per short ton(2) |
$ |
118.87 |
|
|
$ |
119.23 |
|
Cost of production % |
|
56 |
% |
|
|
54 |
% |
Transportation and royalties % |
|
44 |
% |
|
|
46 |
% |
(1) 1 short ton is equivalent to 0.907185 metric tons.
RECONCILIATION OF CASH COST OF SALES (FREE-ON-BOARD PORT) TO COST OF SALES REPORTED UNDER |
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(in thousands) |
For the three months ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Cost of sales |
$ |
232,630 |
|
|
$ |
135,341 |
|
Asset retirement obligation accretion |
|
(540 |
) |
|
|
(493 |
) |
Stock compensation expense |
|
(534 |
) |
|
|
(475 |
) |
Cash cost of sales (free-on-board port)(2) |
$ |
231,556 |
|
|
$ |
134,373 |
|
(2) 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 (free-on-board port) is a non-GAAP financial measure which is not calculated in conformity with
WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.
QUARTERLY SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL DATA AND RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (CONTINUED) (Unaudited) |
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RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA TO AMOUNTS REPORTED UNDER |
|||||||
($ in thousands) |
For the three months ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Net income |
$ |
182,277 |
|
|
$ |
146,249 |
|
Interest (income) expense, net |
|
(1,460 |
) |
|
|
7,822 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
29,064 |
|
|
|
33,453 |
|
Depreciation and depletion |
|
37,213 |
|
|
|
25,797 |
|
Asset retirement obligation accretion |
|
906 |
|
|
|
867 |
|
Stock compensation expense |
|
7,702 |
|
|
|
7,218 |
|
Other non-cash accretion |
|
414 |
|
|
|
231 |
|
Mark-to-market (gain) loss on gas hedges |
|
(705 |
) |
|
|
13,165 |
|
Business interruption |
|
4,217 |
|
|
|
6,688 |
|
Idle mine expense |
|
— |
|
|
|
3,008 |
|
Other income |
|
(221 |
) |
|
|
(675 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA(3) |
$ |
259,407 |
|
|
$ |
243,823 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA margin(4) |
|
50.9 |
% |
|
|
64.4 |
% |
(3) Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income before net interest (income) expense, income tax expense, depreciation and depletion, non-cash asset retirement obligation accretion, non-cash stock compensation expense, other non-cash accretion, mark-to-market (gain) loss on gas hedges, business interruption expenses, idle mine expenses and other income. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance in accordance with GAAP, and we believe items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant to a reader in understanding and assessing our financial condition. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation, nor as an alternative to net income, income from operations, cash flows from operations or as a measure of our profitability, liquidity or performance under GAAP. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA presents a useful measure of our ability to incur and service debt based on ongoing operations. Furthermore, analogous measures are used by industry analysts to evaluate our operating performance. Investors should be aware that our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
(4) Adjusted EBITDA margin is defined as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues.
RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED NET INCOME TO AMOUNTS REPORTED UNDER |
|||||||
(in thousands, except per share amounts) |
For the three months ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Net income |
$ |
182,277 |
|
|
$ |
146,249 |
|
Business interruption, net of tax |
|
3,637 |
|
|
|
5,447 |
|
Idle mine, net of tax |
|
— |
|
|
|
2,450 |
|
Other income, net of tax |
|
(191 |
) |
|
|
(550 |
) |
Adjusted net income(5) |
$ |
185,723 |
|
|
$ |
153,596 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Weighted average number of shares outstanding—basic |
|
51,842 |
|
|
|
51,532 |
|
Weighted average number of shares outstanding—diluted |
|
51,956 |
|
|
|
51,634 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Adjusted net income per share—basic |
$ |
3.58 |
|
|
$ |
2.98 |
|
Adjusted net income per share—diluted |
$ |
3.57 |
|
|
$ |
2.97 |
|
(5) Adjusted net income is defined as net income net of
WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (in thousands) (Unaudited) |
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|
For the three months ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
OPERATING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
||||
Net income |
$ |
182,277 |
|
|
$ |
146,249 |
|
Non-cash adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities |
|
75,098 |
|
|
|
79,467 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
|
|
|
||||
Trade accounts receivable |
|
(56,804 |
) |
|
|
(138,328 |
) |
Inventories |
|
17,406 |
|
|
|
(39,446 |
) |
Prepaid expenses and other receivables |
|
(3,140 |
) |
|
|
7,148 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
(8,463 |
) |
|
|
13,090 |
|
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities |
|
(18,032 |
) |
|
|
(1,500 |
) |
Other |
|
4,592 |
|
|
|
3,461 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
192,934 |
|
|
|
70,141 |
|
INVESTING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
|
(68,179 |
) |
|
|
(10,528 |
) |
Mine development costs |
|
(14,458 |
) |
|
|
(9,893 |
) |
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired |
|
(2,381 |
) |
|
|
2,533 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(85,018 |
) |
|
|
(17,888 |
) |
FINANCING ACTIVITIES: |
|
|
|
||||
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(74,848 |
) |
|
|
(14,045 |
) |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
33,068 |
|
|
|
38,208 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
829,480 |
|
|
|
395,839 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period |
$ |
862,548 |
|
|
$ |
434,047 |
|
RECONCILIATION OF FREE CASH FLOW TO AMOUNTS REPORTED UNDER |
|||||||
(in thousands) |
For the three months ended March 31, |
||||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
|
2022 |
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
192,934 |
|
|
$ |
70,141 |
|
Purchases of property, plant and equipment and mine development costs |
|
(82,637 |
) |
|
|
(20,421 |
) |
Free cash flow(6) |
$ |
110,297 |
|
|
$ |
49,720 |
|
Free cash flow conversion(7) |
|
42.5 |
% |
|
|
20.4 |
% |
(6) Free cash flow is defined as net cash provided by operating activities less purchases of property, plant and equipment and mine development costs. Free cash flow is not a measure of financial performance in accordance with GAAP, and we believe items excluded from net cash provided by operating activities are significant to the reader in understanding and assessing our results of operations. Therefore, free cash flow should not be considered in isolation, nor as an alternative to net cash provided by operating activities under GAAP. We believe free cash flow 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. Free cash flow may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
(7) Free cash flow conversion is defined as free cash flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA.
WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS (in thousands, except share and per-share data) |
||||||||
|
|
March 31, 2023 |
|
December 31, 2022 |
||||
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
||||
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current assets: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
862,548 |
|
|
$ |
829,480 |
|
Short-term investments |
|
|
8,697 |
|
|
|
8,608 |
|
Trade accounts receivable |
|
|
208,629 |
|
|
|
151,826 |
|
Inventories, net |
|
|
129,406 |
|
|
|
154,039 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other receivables |
|
|
34,296 |
|
|
|
29,156 |
|
Total current assets |
|
|
1,243,576 |
|
|
|
1,173,109 |
|
Mineral interests, net |
|
|
86,692 |
|
|
|
88,636 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
793,866 |
|
|
|
738,947 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
7,090 |
|
|
|
7,572 |
|
Other long-term assets |
|
|
19,765 |
|
|
|
19,831 |
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
2,150,989 |
|
|
$ |
2,028,095 |
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
||||
Current liabilities: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
29,746 |
|
|
$ |
39,026 |
|
Accrued expenses |
|
|
62,928 |
|
|
|
77,435 |
|
Short-term financing lease liabilities |
|
|
26,535 |
|
|
|
24,089 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
|
8,511 |
|
|
|
12,574 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
127,720 |
|
|
|
153,124 |
|
Long-term debt |
|
|
295,051 |
|
|
|
302,588 |
|
Asset retirement obligations |
|
|
66,126 |
|
|
|
64,581 |
|
Long-term financing lease liabilities |
|
|
4,026 |
|
|
|
9,002 |
|
Deferred income taxes |
|
|
51,959 |
|
|
|
23,378 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
|
27,816 |
|
|
|
27,907 |
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
572,698 |
|
|
|
580,580 |
|
Stockholders’ Equity: |
|
|
|
|
||||
Common stock, |
|
|
539 |
|
|
|
539 |
|
Preferred stock, |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Treasury stock, at cost (2,221,841 shares as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022) |
|
|
(50,576 |
) |
|
|
(50,576 |
) |
Additional paid in capital |
|
|
268,471 |
|
|
|
269,956 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
1,359,857 |
|
|
|
1,227,596 |
|
Total stockholders’ equity |
|
|
1,578,291 |
|
|
|
1,447,515 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity |
|
$ |
2,150,989 |
|
|
$ |
2,028,095 |
|
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For Investors:
Dale W. Boyles, 205-554-6129
dale.boyles@warriormetcoal.com
For Media:
D'Andre Wright, 205-554-6131
dandre.wright@warriormetcoal.com
Source: Warrior Met Coal, Inc.