Hallador Energy Company Reports Third Quarter 2022 Financial and Operating Results, Pays Down 34% of Outstanding Bank Debt
Hallador Energy Company (NASDAQ – HNRG) reported a net income of $1.6 million ($0.05 per share) and adjusted EBITDA of $18.4 million for Q3 2022. The company has signed higher-priced contracts, enhancing margins to $3.16 per ton, despite production costs rising to $37.46 per ton. Following the acquisition of the Merom Generating Station, Hallador reduced its bank debt by $44 million (34%) and aims to be net debt-free by 2023. With contracted tons priced at an average of $49.00 for Q4 2022 and $58.00 for 2023, Hallador is positioned for future growth.
- Net income increased to $1.6 million in Q3 2022, reversing a loss from the previous year.
- Adjusted EBITDA for Q3 reached $18.4 million, indicating operational strength.
- Acquisition of the Merom Generating Station provides new revenue streams.
- Bank debt reduced by $44 million (34%) to $87 million, improving financial stability.
- Higher-priced contracts are anticipated to accelerate deleveraging, projecting net debt-free status in 2023.
- Production costs increased to $37.46 per ton, potentially affecting margins.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Nov. 14, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hallador Energy Company (NASDAQ – HNRG) today reported a net income of
Brent Bilsland, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "Q3 was a transitional quarter for Hallador. We signed materially higher priced contracts and expanded our production capacity to take advantage of higher market prices. Subsequent to Q3, in October, we completed the acquisition of the Merom Generating Station which positions Hallador uniquely by providing new revenue streams and a platform for future potential investment including new generation and energy storage. During the quarter and subsequently, we were also able to fulfill our goal of deleveraging our balance sheet by reducing our bank debt by
Below are highlights for the quarter and first nine months of 2022:
- The Company returned to profitability on the strength of shipments of higher priced coal contracts.
- Margins improved
$3.16 per ton in Q3 over Q2 on the strength of ~$49 average sales prices, despite production costs increasing to$37.46 per ton.
- Production and shipments of 1.7 million tons for the quarter.
- Margins improved
- Higher priced contracts accelerate future deleveraging of Hallador's Balance Sheet
- With the 2.2 million tons of average priced ~
$125 per ton contracts sold in Q2, the Company projects to be net debt free in 2023.
- With the 2.2 million tons of average priced ~
- The Merom Generating Station acquisition was completed on October 21, 2022, resulting in Hallador receiving net payments of
$34 million .
- The Company reduced its debt by
$17 million in Q3 and paid an additional$27 million from the proceeds of the Merom acquisition in October, resulting in a decrease of$44 million since Q2 reporting; lowering total bank debt to$87 million following October payments.
- The Company reduced its debt by
- The Company continues to be well positioned with contracted tons for the next few years.
| Contracted | Estimated | |||||||
| Tons | Priced | |||||||
| Year | (millions)* | per ton | ||||||
| 2022 (Q4) | 2.5 | $ | 49.00 | |||||
| 2023 (annual) | 6.7 | $ | 58.00 | |||||
| 2024 - 2027 (total) | 7.0 | ** | ||||||
| 16.2 | ||||||||
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*Shipments are subject to adjustment within certain coal contracts due to the exercise of customer options to either take additional tons or fewer tons if such an option exists in the customer contract.
**Unpriced or partially priced tons
The table below represents some of our critical metrics (in thousands except for per ton data):
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Net income (loss) | $ | 1,612 | $ | 7,986 | $ | (11,908 | ) | $ | 3,990 | |||||||
| Total Revenues | $ | 85,084 | $ | 79,822 | $ | 209,920 | $ | 182,155 | ||||||||
| Tons Sold | 1,705 | 2,042 | 4,677 | 4,619 | ||||||||||||
| Average Price per Ton | $ | 49.01 | $ | 38.71 | $ | 43.77 | $ | 38.86 | ||||||||
| Bank Debt | $ | 113,725 | $ | 114,925 | $ | 113,725 | $ | 114,925 | ||||||||
| Operating Cash Flow | $ | 13,656 | $ | 24,143 | $ | 13,935 | $ | 37,031 | ||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA* | $ | 18,378 | $ | 20,517 | $ | 32,511 | $ | 43,235 | ||||||||
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*Defined as operating cash flows plus current income tax expense, less effects of certain subsidiary and equity method investment activity, plus bank interest, less effects of working capital period changes, plus cash paid on asset retirement obligation reclamation, plus other amortization
Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net income, income from operations, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP. Our method of computing Adjusted EBITDA may not be the same method used to compute similar measures reported by other companies.
Management believes the non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA, is an important measure in analyzing our liquidity and is a key component of certain material covenants contained within our Credit Agreement, specifically a maximum leverage ratio and a debt service coverage ratio. Noncompliance with the leverage ratio or debt service coverage ratio covenants could result in our lenders requiring the Company to immediately repay all amounts borrowed. If we cannot satisfy these financial covenants, we would be prohibited under our Credit Agreement from engaging in certain activities, such as incurring additional indebtedness, making certain payments, and acquiring and disposing of assets. Consequently, Adjusted EBITDA is critical to the assessment of our liquidity. The required amount of Adjusted EBITDA is a variable based on our debt outstanding and/or required debt payments at the time of the quarterly calculation based on a rolling prior 12-month period.
Reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measure, Adjusted EBITDA, to cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable GAAP measure, is as follows (in thousands) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Reconciliation of GAAP "Cash provided by (used in) operating activities" to non-GAAP "Adjusted EBITDA" (in thousands).
| Three Months Ended | Nine Months Ended | |||||||||||||||
| September 30, | September 30, | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 | |||||||||||||
| Cash provided by operating activities | $ | 13,656 | $ | 24,143 | $ | 13,935 | $ | 37,031 | ||||||||
| Loss from Hourglass Sands | 1 | 5 | 7 | 109 | ||||||||||||
| Bank and convertible note interest expense | 2,360 | 2,167 | 5,840 | 6,610 | ||||||||||||
| Working capital period changes | (356 | ) | (17,176 | ) | 6,299 | (14,872 | ) | |||||||||
| Cash paid on asset retirement obligation reclamation | 1,299 | — | 2,483 | — | ||||||||||||
| Gain on extinguishment of PPP debt | — | 10,000 | — | 10,000 | ||||||||||||
| Other amortization | 1,418 | 1,378 | 3,947 | 4,357 | ||||||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | 18,378 | 20,517 | 32,511 | 43,235 | ||||||||||||
| Cash used in investing activities | 15,441 | 7,238 | 37,586 | 18,075 | ||||||||||||
| Cash provided by (used in) financing activities | (105 | ) | (15,187 | ) | 28,305 | (23,232 | ) | |||||||||
Conference Call
Our earnings conference call for financial analysts and investors will be held on Tuesday, November 15, 2022 at 2:00 pm eastern time.
The call will be webcast live on our website at www.halladorenergy.com under events and available for a limited time.
To participate in the conference call, please dial:
US dial-in number (Toll Free): 1 844 200 6205
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International: +1 929 526 1599
Access Code: 840309
A recording of the conference call will be available until Tuesday, November 22, 2022.
To listen to a replay of the conference call, please dial:
US Toll Free: 1 866 813 9403
US (Local): 1 929 458 6194
All other locations: +44 204 525 0658
Access Code: 147803
Hallador is headquartered in Terre Haute, Indiana and through its wholly owned subsidiary, Sunrise Coal, LLC, produces coal in the Illinois Basin for the electric power generation industry. To learn more about Hallador, visit our website at www.halladorenergy.com.
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| Phone: | (303) 839-5504 |
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