Intrepid Announces Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Intrepid Potash (NYSE:IPI) reported its Q4 and full-year 2024 financial results, with total sales of $55.8M in Q4 and $254.7M for the full year. The company recorded a significant net loss of $207.0M in Q4, largely due to non-cash charges including a $199.0M tax-related expense and $7.6M in impairment costs.

Key operational highlights include potash production of 117K tons in Q4 and 295K tons for 2024 (32% improvement from 2023), while Trio® production reached 67K tons in Q4 and 251K tons for the full year. The company maintained strong liquidity with $41.3M in cash and no outstanding borrowings on its $150M credit facility.

The company's potash asset revitalization process showed positive results, with increased brine injection rates averaging 1,900 gallons per minute. Capital expenditures for 2024 totaled $38.7M, with 2025 projections between $36-42M. Despite lower potash prices, second-half adjusted EBITDA of $18.5M was double the previous year's figure.

Positive

• 32% increase in potash production to 295K tons
• Record Trio® sales volumes of 254K tons
• Strong liquidity with $41.3M cash and unused $150M credit facility
• 100% increase in brine injection rates after pipeline completion
• Second half adjusted EBITDA doubled year-over-year to $18.5M

Negative

• $207.0M net loss in Q4 2024
• 24% decrease in potash segment sales
• 19% decrease in potash average net realized sales price
• Revenue declined from $279.1M in 2023 to $254.7M in 2024
• $7.6M in non-cash impairment charges

Insights

Financial Analyst

Intrepid Potash's Q4 and full-year 2024 results reveal a company managing through challenging market conditions while making strategic operational progress. The headline $207 million Q4 net loss primarily stems from $199 million in non-cash tax valuation allowances plus $7.6 million in asset impairments. Looking past these accounting charges, the $8.6 million Q4 adjusted EBITDA provides a clearer picture of actual operations.

The company's potash asset revitalization process is showing tangible results with production increasing 32% year-over-year to 295,000 tons. This operational improvement came despite a difficult pricing environment, with potash prices down 19% year-over-year. The efficiency gains are evident in unit economics, particularly in Q4, with second-half adjusted EBITDA doubling compared to 2023.

Intrepid's balance sheet remains solid with $41.3 million in cash, no debt, and $72.5 million in operating cash flow for 2024 (including a $45 million XTO payment). The $38.7 million in 2024 capital expenditures demonstrates continued investment in operational improvements despite market headwinds.

The new brine injection pipeline is particularly significant, with injection rates now at 1,900 gallons per minute, nearly double pre-commissioning rates. The planned AMAX Cavern test well in Q2 2025 represents an important expansion opportunity within their HB system. Intrepid's diversification strategy shows some success with Trio® achieving record sales volumes and oilfield solutions segment delivering 16% sales growth year-over-year.

While potash pricing pressures have impacted financial performance, management's commentary suggests a positive inflection point with crop and potash prices beginning to recover from 2024 lows.

Agricultural Commodities Expert

The operational improvements at Intrepid Potash demonstrate how technical investments can yield production efficiencies even during pricing downturns. The 32% increase in potash production to 295,000 tons indicates the company's asset revitalization strategy is delivering its intended benefits, though approximately 15,000 tons were produced ahead of schedule and originally forecast for early 2025.

The company's focus on brine chemistry optimization is particularly noteworthy. By increasing brine injection rates to 1,900 GPM (with capability for 2,000 GPM), Intrepid has achieved a brine injection-to-extraction ratio approaching 2.0x, well above the 1.0x threshold needed for production sustainability. This technical improvement creates a foundation for more consistent production outcomes.

Intrepid's Trio® performance is encouraging, with record sales volumes of 254,000 tons despite a 3% price decrease. The market's recognition of Trio's sulfate value for row crops demonstrates product differentiation potential even in commodity markets.

The 19% year-over-year decline in potash prices has tested the company's operational model, but management's reference to recent price stabilization and potential upward movement aligns with broader agricultural market indicators. The rally in key crop prices from August lows suggests improving farmer economics that typically precede fertilizer demand recovery.

The AMAX Cavern test well represents a significant potential expansion opportunity. As the largest cavern in the HB system, successful development could meaningfully expand production capacity beyond the original HB caverns that have been operating for over a decade. With $36-42 million in planned 2025 capital expenditures, Intrepid is demonstrating confidence in the longer-term fundamentals of the fertilizer market despite recent pricing challenges.

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Intrepid Potash, Inc. (NYSE:IPI) ("Intrepid", the "Company", "we", "us" and "our") today reports its financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2024.

Key Financial & Operational Highlights for the Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024

• Total sales of $55.8 million in the fourth quarter and $254.7 million for the full-year 2024.
• Net loss of $207.0 million and adjusted net loss⁽¹⁾ of $1.4 million in the fourth quarter, and net loss $212.8 million and adjusted net loss of $3.7 million for the full-year 2024. Our results were impacted by the following non-cash charges we recorded in the fourth quarter of 2024:
  • $199.0 million of non-cash expense related to the establishment of a valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets;
  • $6.4 million in non-cash impairment expense related to our Intrepid South sand project and other oilfield equipment; and
  • $1.2 million in non-cash impairment expense at our East facility.
• Adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ of $8.6 million for the fourth quarter, bringing our full-year 2024 adjusted EBITDA to $35.5 million.
• Cash flow from operations of $7.6 million in the fourth quarter, bringing our full-year 2024 cash flow from operations to $72.5 million, which includes the $45 million payment received from XTO in the first quarter of 2024.
• Potash production of 117 thousand tons and 295 thousand tons in the fourth quarter and full-year 2024, respectively.
• Trio^® production of 67 thousand tons and 251 thousand tons in the fourth quarter and full-year 2024, respectively.

Liquidity & Investments

• We ended 2024 with cash and cash equivalents of approximately $41.3 million and had no outstanding borrowings on our $150 million revolving credit facility.
• As of February 28, 2025, cash and cash equivalents totaled approximately $43.7 million and we had no outstanding borrowings on our credit facility.

Capital Expenditures

• Our capital expenditures for 2024 totaled $38.7 million, which included the completion of Phase Two of the new brine injection pipeline at HB and a new primary pond at Wendover. For 2025, we expect our capital expenditures will be in the range of $36 to $42 million, with the majority of this being sustaining capital, including the test well at HB AMAX described below.

Potash Asset Revitalization Process & Key Projects for 2025

Overview of the Potash Asset Revitalization Process

• In 2022, we started a multiyear potash asset revitalization process with goals of maximizing our brine availability and increasing our brine residence time to develop higher-grade extraction brine. With the successful commissioning of our HB pipeline and new primary pond in Wendover, we have now commissioned all key projects and are beginning to see the benefits through increased potash production and an improvement in our unit economics.

Our 2024 potash production totaled 295 thousand tons, a 32% improvement compared to 2023, as improved brine grades and accelerated second half 2024 production resulted in calendar year production ahead of our expectations. Due to the accelerated second half production, our 2024 production figure includes approximately 15 thousand tons of potash that we previously forecast for production in the first half of 2025.

Recent Highlights of the Potash Asset Revitalization Process

• HB Solution Mine - Phase Two of New Brine Injection Pipeline: After commissioning Phase Two of the new brine injection pipeline in the third quarter of 2024, our brine injection rates have averaged approximately 1,900 gallons per minute ("GPM").
• The new pipeline has the capability to inject at rates of approximately 2,000 GPM. Over the course of the year, this would represent an increase of approximately 100% compared to our 2024 injection rates prior to commissioning Phase Two, and an increase of approximately 30% compared to the previous highs last seen in 2014. A brine injection to extraction ratio above 1.0x is key for sustaining higher levels of production, and maintaining 2,000 GPM of brine injection over the course of a year would result in this ratio being approximately 2.0x (i.e., brine injection of ~1.1 billion gallons vs. brine extraction of ~550 million gallons).

Key 2025 Project

• HB Solution Mine - AMAX Cavern: We are continuing the permitting process to drill a sample well into the AMAX Cavern at HB in order to measure the brine chemistry of the existing cavern. AMAX is the largest cavern in the HB system and is expected to serve as an expansion area to the original HB caverns which have been in service for over ten years. We are close to completing the permitting process and expect to drill the well in the second quarter of 2025. We expect to spend approximately $4.5 million on the test well, with the design of the well also meeting the specifications needed to serve as a future extraction well.

Consolidated Results, Management Commentary, & Outlook

Intrepid generated fourth quarter and full-year 2024 sales of approximately $55.8 million and $254.7 million, respectively, which compares to fourth quarter and full-year 2023 sales of approximately $56.7 million and $279.1 million, respectively. The decrease in our 2024 sales was primarily driven by lower volumes and prices in our potash segment, while our Trio^® and oilfield solutions segments delivered modest sales growth in 2024 compared to 2023. During the fourth quarter of 2024, Intrepid generated a GAAP net loss of $207.0 million, a non-GAAP adjusted net loss⁽¹⁾ of $1.4 million, and adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ of $8.6 million, bringing our full-year 2024 figures to a GAAP net loss of $212.8 million, a non-GAAP adjusted net loss⁽¹⁾ of approximately $3.7 million, and adjusted EBITDA⁽¹⁾ of $35.5 million.

Kevin Crutchfield, Intrepid's Chief Executive Officer commented: "I want to thank the Board, Matt, and the rest of the Intrepid team for successfully guiding the Company through an uncertain period during much of last year. They did an exceptional job and I'm excited to help build on what Intrepid accomplished in 2024.

When I joined in December, my primary directive was clear: ensure we deliver on the previously established strategic priorities that will position Intrepid for long-term success. Related to these efforts, I'm very pleased to share that our 2024 potash production increased by over 30% compared to 2023 and our Trio^® sales volumes of 254 thousand tons was a company record. The higher levels of production delivered the expected decreases to our unit economics in potash and Trio^®, with the benefits being most pronounced in the fourth quarter. Even with the backdrop of lower potash prices, our focus on our core business helped drive better margins in the second half of the year, with our second half adjusted EBITDA of approximately $18.5 million being roughly double the same prior year figure.

Overall, we're optimistic on the outlook. Over the past five months, key crops have rallied higher from their August lows, while potash prices have started to move higher due to the balanced global potash supply fundamentals and strong in-season demand during spring application. Looking ahead in 2025, we plan to build off the significant improvements in potash production we saw in 2024 while also maintaining our focus on operational efficiencies and cost controls for further margin improvement."

Segment Highlights

Potash

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
	(in thousands, except per ton data)
Sales	$	28,867		$	28,557		$	124,833		$	155,920
Gross margin	$	4,468		$	4,333		$	17,420		$	35,049
Potash production volume (in tons)		117			79			295			224
Potash sales volume (in tons)		57			45			240			258
Average potash net realized sales price per ton(1)	$	347		$	431		$	377		$	466

In the fourth quarter of 2024, our potash sales increased $0.3 million compared to the same prior year period, as a 12 thousand ton increase in sales volumes was mostly offset by a 20% decrease in our average net realized sales price per ton⁽¹⁾. The increased sales volumes were a result of the higher production related to our potash asset revitalization process.

Our fourth quarter potash production of 117 thousand tons brought our full-year 2024 production to 295 thousand tons, which compares to 79 thousand tons and 224 thousand tons, respectively, in the same prior year periods. The higher potash production was primarily driven by higher brine grades and recovery at HB, as well as an accelerated start to production in the second half of 2024.

Full-year 2024 potash sales decreased $31.0 million, or 24%, compared to 2023, as our potash average net realized sales price per ton⁽¹⁾ decreased 19%, combined with a 7% decrease in potash tons sold. We sold fewer tons of potash in 2024 compared to 2023, as we began 2024 with less inventory of potash to sell due to lower potash production from our HB and Wendover facilities during the second half of 2023.

Potash cost of goods sold decreased $13.5 million, or 14%, in 2024, compared to 2023, due to a 7% decrease in potash tons sold and a 32% increase in potash production in 2024 compared to 2023, which decreased our per ton production costs. A significant portion of our production costs are fixed and an increase in tons produced results in lower per ton production costs.

During 2024, we recorded $4.0 million in lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments for certain potash products as our weighted average carry cost per ton exceeded our expected net realizable value per potash ton. In 2023, we recorded $2.7 million in lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments.

Our potash segment gross margin decreased $17.6 million in 2024, compared to 2023, due to the factors discussed above.

Trio^®

	Three Months Ended December 31,							Year Ended December 31,
	2024			2023				2024			2023
	(in thousands, except per ton data)
Sales	$	23,490		$	21,130			$	105,428		$	102,182
Gross margin (deficit)	$	2,791		$	(2,378	)		$	4,438		$	(3,995	)
Trio® production volume (in tons)		67			57				251			216
Trio® sales volume (in tons)		54			49				254			228
Average Trio® net realized sales price per ton(1)	$	330		$	292			$	311		$	321

In the fourth quarter of 2024, our Trio^® segment sales increased $2.4 million compared to the same prior year period, driven by a five thousand ton increase in sales volumes and a 13% increase in our average net realized sales price per ton⁽¹⁾.

Our fourth quarter Trio^® production of 67 thousand tons brought our full-year 2024 production to 251 thousand tons, which compares to 57 thousand tons and 216 thousand tons, respectively, in the same prior year periods. The higher Trio^® production was primarily driven by higher ore grades and recovery, as well by better efficiencies from the continuous miners.

Our total Trio^® segment sales increased $3.2 million, or 3%, in 2024, as compared to 2023. Our Trio^® sales increased $8.4 million, or 9%, in 2024, as compared to 2023, as we sold 11% more tons partially offset by a 3% decrease in our average net realized sales price per ton⁽¹⁾. Our Trio^® segment byproduct sales decreased $5.2 million in 2024 compared to 2023, as we increased the volume of water used for injection at our HB plant and we sold fewer barrels of water from our Caprock water rights. Sales volumes increased in 2024 compared to 2023, as we sold more Trio^® tons into row crop markets, which was primarily driven by the solid sulfate value of Trio^®.

Our Trio^® segment cost of goods sold decreased 6% in 2024, compared to 2023. While we sold 11% more Trio^® tons in 2024 compared to 2023, our production costs decreased approximately 20%, which was primarily driven by an approximately $6.8 million decrease in labor expenses. Our labor costs decreased in 2024 compared to 2023, as we operated fewer shifts at our East mine.

In 2024, we did not record any lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments in Trio^®. In 2023, we recorded $3.8 million in lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments.

Our Trio^® segment gross margin increased $8.4 million in 2024, compared 2023, due to the factors discussed above.

Oilfield Solutions

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
	2024			2023			2024			2023
	(in thousands)
Sales	$	3,499		$	7,045		$	24,685		$	21,310
Gross margin	$	33		$	2,666		$	7,224		$	5,792

In the fourth quarter of 2024, our oilfield solutions segment sales decreased by $3.5 million compared to the same prior year period, primarily due to the timing of water sales. In 2024, our oilfield solutions segment sales increased 16% compared to 2023, driven by an increase of $4.0 million in water sales and an increase of $0.1 million in brine water sales, partially offset by a $0.7 million decrease in sales of other products and services.

Demand for brine water remained strong in 2024 due to continued oil and gas activity in the Permian Basin near Intrepid South. Our other products and services sales decreased in 2024, compared to 2023, due to a decrease in surface use and easement sales. Surface use and easement sales fluctuate based on the timing of recognizing sales from the various performance obligations contained in the underlying agreements.

Our oilfield solutions cost of goods sold increased 13% in 2024 compared to 2023, as we purchased more third-party water for resale to meet the demand for the large frac completed on Intrepid South in the third quarter of 2024. Gross margin increased $1.4 million, or 25%, in 2024 compared to 2023, due to the factors described above.

Notes

¹ Adjusted net loss, average net realized sales price per ton and adjusted EBITDA are non-GAAP financial measures. See the non-GAAP reconciliations set forth later in this press release for additional information.

Unless expressly stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to tons in this press release refer to short tons. One short ton equals 2,000 pounds. One metric tonne, which many international competitors use, equals 1,000 kilograms or 2,204.62 pounds.

Conference Call Information

Intrepid will host a conference call on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results and other operating and financial matters and answer investor questions.

Management invites you to listen to the conference call by using the toll-free dial-in number 1 (800) 715-9871 or International dial-in number 1 (646) 307-1963; please use conference ID 1179359.

The call will also be streamed on the Intrepid website, intrepidpotash.com. A recording of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call by dialing 1 (800) 770-2030 for toll-free, 1 (609) 800-9909 for International, or at intrepidpotash.com. The replay of the call will require the input of the conference identification number 1179359. The recording will be available through March 11, 2025.

About Intrepid

Intrepid is a diversified mineral company that delivers potassium, magnesium, sulfur, salt, and water products essential for customer success in agriculture, animal feed, and the oil and gas industry. Intrepid is the only U.S. producer of muriate of potash, which is applied as an essential nutrient for healthy crop development, utilized in several industrial applications, and used as an ingredient in animal feed. In addition, Intrepid produces a specialty fertilizer, Trio^®, which delivers three key nutrients, potassium, magnesium, and sulfate, in a single particle. Intrepid also provides water, magnesium chloride, brine, and various oilfield products and services. Intrepid serves diverse customers in markets where a logistical advantage exists and is a leader in the use of solar evaporation for potash production, resulting in lower cost and more environmentally friendly production. Intrepid's mineral production comes from three solar solution potash facilities and one conventional underground Trio^® mine.

Intrepid routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Relations tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll at intrepidpotash.com, to receive automatic email alerts for new postings.

Forward-looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements - that is, statements about future, not past, events. The forward-looking statements in this document relate to, among other things, statements about Intrepid's future financial performance and cash flows, water sales, production costs, and its market outlook. These statements are based on assumptions that Intrepid believes are reasonable. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are uncertain. The particular uncertainties that could cause Intrepid's actual results to be materially different from its forward-looking statements include the following:

• changes in the price, demand, or supply of our products and services;
• challenges and legal proceedings related to our water rights;
• our ability to successfully identify and implement any opportunities to grow our business whether through expanded sales of water, Trio^®, byproducts, and other non-potassium related products or other revenue diversification activities;
• the costs of, and our ability to successfully execute, any strategic projects;
• declines or changes in agricultural production or fertilizer application rates;
• declines in the use of potassium-related products or water by oil and gas companies in their drilling operations;
• our ability to prevail in outstanding legal proceedings against us;
• our ability to comply with the terms of our revolving credit facility, including the underlying covenants;
• further write-downs of the carrying value of assets, including inventories;
• circumstances that disrupt or limit production, including operational difficulties or variances, geological or geotechnical variances, equipment failures, environmental hazards, and other unexpected events or problems;
• changes in reserve estimates;
• currency fluctuations;
• adverse changes in economic conditions or credit markets;
• the impact of governmental regulations, including environmental and mining regulations, the enforcement of those regulations, and governmental policy changes;
• adverse weather events, including events affecting precipitation and evaporation rates at our solar solution mines;
• increased labor costs or difficulties in hiring and retaining qualified employees and contractors, including workers with mining, mineral processing, or construction expertise;
• changes in the prices of raw materials, including chemicals, natural gas, and power;
• our ability to obtain and maintain any necessary governmental permits or leases relating to current or future operations;
• interruptions in rail or truck transportation services, or fluctuations in the costs of these services;
• our ability to fund necessary capital investments;
• the impact of global health issues and other global disruptions on our business, operations, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations; and
• the other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions described in Intrepid's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in "Risk Factors" in Intrepid's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, as updated by subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

In addition, new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for Intrepid to predict all risks that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements Intrepid may make.

All information in this document speaks as of the date of this release. New information or events after that date may cause our forward-looking statements in this document to change. We undertake no duty to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to conform the statements to actual results or to reflect new information or future events.

INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2024				2023				2024				2023
Sales	$	55,803			$	56,663			$	254,694			$	279,083
Less:
Freight costs		8,490				7,620				38,765				37,635
Warehousing and handling costs		2,742				2,567				11,475				10,832
Cost of goods sold		35,648				38,776				171,415				187,278
Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments		1,631				3,079				3,957				6,492
Gross Margin		7,292				4,621				29,082				36,846
Selling and administrative		7,518				7,932				32,966				32,423
Accretion of asset retirement obligation		622				535				2,489				2,140
Impairment of long-lived assets		7,626				42,767				10,708				43,288
Loss on sale of assets		1,326				555				1,952				807
Other operating income		(1,186	)			(77	)			(5,215	)			(1,329	)
Other operating expense		3,087				354				6,040				3,486
Operating Loss		(11,701	)			(47,445	)			(19,858	)			(43,969	)
Other Income (Expense)
Equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated entities		(43	)			(194	)			(299	)			(486	)
Interest expense, net		(112	)			—				(112	)			—
Interest income		385				49				1,712				298
Other (expense) income		(159	)			20				45				95
Loss Before Income Taxes		(11,630	)			(47,570	)			(18,512	)			(44,062	)
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit		(195,419	)			10,282				(194,333	)			8,389
Net Loss	$	(207,049	)		$	(37,288	)		$	(212,845	)		$	(35,673	)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic		12,908,078				12,792,650				12,880,026				12,760,937
Diluted		12,908,078				12,792,650				12,880,026				12,760,937
Net Loss Per Share:
Basic	$	(16.04	)		$	(2.91	)		$	(16.53	)		$	(2.80	)
Diluted	$	(16.04	)		$	(2.91	)		$	(16.53	)		$	(2.80	)

INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)
	December 31,
	2024				2023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	41,309			$	4,071
Short-term investments		989				2,970
Accounts receivable:
Trade, net		22,465				22,077
Other receivables, net		763				1,470
Inventory, net		112,968				114,252
Other current assets		5,269				7,200
Total current assets		183,763				152,040
Property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties, net		344,338				358,249
Water rights		19,184				19,184
Long-term parts inventory, net		33,775				30,231
Long-term investments		3,571				6,627
Other assets, net		9,889				8,016
Non-current deferred tax asset, net		—				194,223
Total Assets	$	594,520			$	768,570
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	8,616			$	12,848
Accrued liabilities		9,483				14,061
Accrued employee compensation and benefits		9,842				7,254
Other current liabilities		10,062				12,401
Total current liabilities		38,003				46,564
Advances on credit facility		—				4,000
Asset retirement obligation		32,354				30,077
Operating lease liabilities		780				741
Finance lease liabilities		1,838				1,451
Deferred other income, long-term		45,489				—
Other non-current liabilities		1,664				1,309
Total Liabilities		120,128				84,142
Commitments and Contingencies
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized:
and 12,908,078 and 12,807,316 shares outstanding
at December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively		14				13
Additional paid-in capital		668,445				665,637
(Accumulated deficit) retained earnings		(172,055	)			40,790
Less treasury stock, at cost		(22,012	)			(22,012	)
Total Stockholders' Equity		474,392				684,428
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	594,520			$	768,570

INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
(In thousands)
	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2024				2023				2024				2023
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net loss	$	(207,049	)		$	(37,288	)		$	(212,845	)		$	(35,673	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		10,430				10,773				37,361				39,078
Amortization of intangible assets		82				81				328				322
Accretion of asset retirement obligation		622				535				2,489				2,140
Amortization of deferred financing costs		75				75				301				301
Stock-based compensation		848				1,463				3,583				6,534
Reserve for obsolescence		1,200				369				1,843				509
Allowance for doubtful accounts		120				—				120				110
Impairment of long-lived assets		7,626				42,767				10,708				43,288
Loss on disposal of assets		1,326				555				1,952				807
Unrealized loss on equity investments		165				—				266				—
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities		43				194				299				486
Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated entities		—				—				—				452
Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments		1,631				3,079				3,957				6,492
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable, net		9,638				2,014				(508	)			4,550
Other receivables, net		1,887				958				642				(701	)
Inventory, net		(10,385	)			(14,240	)			(10,833	)			(11,861	)
Other current assets		(136	)			(2,959	)			(362	)			(3,857	)
Deferred tax assets		195,402				(10,227	)			194,223				(8,471	)
Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and accrued employee compensation and benefits		(7,528	)			1,500				(3,519	)			(3,716	)
Operating lease liabilities		(345	)			(517	)			(1,419	)			(1,735	)
Deferred other income		(564	)			5,000				42,744				5,000
Other liabilities		2,471				472				1,165				(826	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		7,559				4,604				72,495				43,229
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Additions to property, plant, equipment, mineral properties and other assets		(6,123	)			(6,576	)			(38,706	)			(65,060	)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties		183				—				4,839				125
Additions to intangible assets		(200	)			—				(200	)			—
Purchase of investments		—				—				—				(1,415	)
Proceeds from redemptions/maturities of investments		1,000				1,500				3,000				6,000
Other investing, net		1,120				128				1,536				796
Net cash used in investing activities		(4,020	)			(4,948	)			(29,531	)			(59,554	)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Payments of financing leases		(262	)			(198	)			(942	)			(597	)
Proceeds from borrowings on credit facility		—				2,000				—				9,000
Repayments of borrowings on credit facility		—				—				(4,000	)			(5,000	)
Employee tax withholding paid for restricted shares upon vesting		—				(174	)			(775	)			(1,511	)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities		(262	)			1,628				(5,717	)			1,892
Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash		3,277				1,284				37,247				(14,433	)
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, beginning of period		38,621				3,367				4,651				19,084
Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Restricted Cash, end of period	$	41,898			$	4,651			$	41,898			$	4,651

INTREPID POTASH, INC.
DISAGGREGATION OF REVENUE AND SEGMENT DATA (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
(In thousands)
		Three Months Ended December 31, 2024
Product		Potash Segment			Trio® Segment			Oilfield Solutions Segment			Intersegment Eliminations				Total
Potash		$	21,957		$	—		$	—		$	(53	)		$	21,904
Trio®			—			23,189			—			—				23,189
Water			—			—			943			—				943
Salt			3,179			301			—			—				3,480
Magnesium Chloride			1,857			—			—			—				1,857
Brines			1,874			—			968			—				2,842
Other			—			—			1,588							1,588
Total Revenue		$	28,867		$	23,490		$	3,499		$	(53	)		$	55,803

		Year Ended December 31, 2024
Product		Potash Segment			Trio® Segment			Oilfield Solutions Segment			Intersegment Eliminations				Total
Potash		$	100,199		$	—		$	—		$	(252	)		$	99,947
Trio®			—			104,773			—			—				104,773
Water			—			—			13,602			—				13,602
Salt			12,378			655			—			—				13,033
Magnesium Chloride			5,324			—			—			—				5,324
Brines			6,932			—			4,204			—				11,136
Other			—			—			6,879			—				6,879
Total Revenue		$	124,833		$	105,428		$	24,685		$	(252	)		$	254,694

		Three Months Ended December 31, 2023
Product		Potash Segment			Trio® Segment			Oilfield Solutions Segment			Intersegment Eliminations				Total
Potash		$	20,965		$	—		$	—		$	(69	)		$	20,896
Trio®			—			19,457			—			—				19,457
Water			69			1,426			4,249			—				5,744
Salt			2,976			247			—			—				3,223
Magnesium Chloride			3,322			—			—			—				3,322
Brines			1,225			—			1,203			—				2,428
Other			—			—			1,593							1,593
Total Revenue		$	28,557		$	21,130		$	7,045		$	(69	)		$	56,663

		Year Ended December 31, 2023
Product		Potash Segment			Trio® Segment			Oilfield Solutions Segment			Intersegment Eliminations				Total
Potash		$	131,206		$	—		$	—		$	(329	)		$	130,877
Trio®			—			96,344			—			—				96,344
Water			297			5,316			9,569			—				15,182
Salt			11,973			522			—			—				12,495
Magnesium Chloride			8,161			—			—			—				8,161
Brines			4,283			—			4,056			—				8,339
Other			—			—			7,685			—				7,685
Total Revenue		$	155,920		$	102,182		$	21,310		$	(329	)		$	279,083

Three Months Ended December 31, 2024		Potash			Trio®				Oilfield Solutions			Other				Consolidated
Sales(1)		$	28,867		$	23,490			$	3,499		$	(53	)		$	55,803
Less: Freight costs			3,200			5,343				—			(53	)			8,490
Warehousing and handling costs			1,417			1,325				—			—				2,742
Cost of goods sold			18,151			14,031				3,466			—				35,648
Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments			1,631			—				—			—				1,631
Gross Margin		$	4,468		$	2,791			$	33		$	—			$	7,292
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred(2)		$	8,136		$	901			$	1,031		$	444			$	10,512
Year Ended December 31, 2024		Potash			Trio®				Oilfield Solutions			Other				Consolidated
Sales(1)		$	124,833		$	105,428			$	24,685		$	(252	)		$	254,694
Less: Freight costs			13,176			25,841				—			(252	)			38,765
Warehousing and handling costs			6,306			5,169				—			—				11,475
Cost of goods sold			83,974			69,980				17,461			—				171,415
Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments			3,957			—				—			—				3,957
Gross Margin		$	17,420		$	4,438			$	7,224		$	—			$	29,082
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred(2)		$	27,955		$	3,500			$	4,431		$	1,803			$	37,689
Three Months Ended December 31, 2023		Potash			Trio®				Oilfield Solutions			Other				Consolidated
Sales(1)		$	28,557		$	21,130			$	7,045		$	(69	)		$	56,663
Less: Freight costs			2,516			5,173				—			(69	)			7,620
Warehousing and handling costs			1,327			1,240				—			—				2,567
Cost of goods sold			18,755			15,642				4,379			—				38,776
Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments			1,626			1,453				—			—				3,079
Gross Margin (Deficit)		$	4,333		$	(2,378	)		$	2,666		$	—			$	4,621
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred(2)		$	7,625		$	1,923			$	1,077		$	229			$	10,854
Year Ended December 31, 2023		Potash			Trio®				Oilfield Solutions			Other				Consolidated
Sales(1)		$	155,920		$	102,182			$	21,310		$	(329	)		$	279,083
Less: Freight costs			14,753			23,211				—			(329	)			37,635
Warehousing and handling costs			5,957			4,875				—			—				10,832
Cost of goods sold			97,452			74,308				15,518			—				187,278
Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments			2,709			3,783				—			—				6,492
Gross Margin (Deficit)		$	35,049		$	(3,995	)		$	5,792		$	—			$	36,846
Depreciation, depletion and, amortization incurred(2)		$	28,378		$	6,288			$	3,849		$	885			$	39,400
(1) Segment sales include the sales of byproducts generated during the production of potash and Trio®.
(2) Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred for potash and Trio® excludes depreciation and depletion amounts absorbed in or (relieved from) inventory.

INTREPID POTASH, INC.
UNAUDITED NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

To supplement Intrepid's consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, Intrepid uses several non-GAAP financial measures to monitor and evaluate its performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted net loss, adjusted net loss per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA, and average net realized sales price per ton. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures varies among companies, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Intrepid believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors for analysis of its business. Intrepid uses these non-GAAP financial measures as one of its tools in comparing period-over-period performance on a consistent basis and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. Intrepid believes these non-GAAP financial measures are used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison, and investment recommendations of companies in the potash mining industry. Many investors use the published research reports of these professional research analysts and others in making investment decisions.

Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted Net Loss Per Diluted Share

Adjusted net loss and adjusted net loss per diluted share are calculated as net loss or net loss per diluted share adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period, as set forth in the reconciliation below. Intrepid considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful because they allow for period-to-period comparisons of its operating results excluding items that Intrepid believes are not indicative of its fundamental ongoing operations.

Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted Net Loss:

	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2024				2023				2024				2023
Net Loss	$	(207,049	)		$	(37,288	)		$	(212,845	)		$	(35,673	)
Adjustments
Impairment of long-lived assets		7,626				42,767				10,708				43,288
Loss on sale of assets		1,326				555				1,952				807
CEO separation costs, net		—				—				1,050				—
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets		199,026				—				199,026				—
Calculated income tax effect(1)		(2,328	)			(11,264	)			(3,565	)			(11,465	)
Total adjustments		205,650				32,058				209,171				32,630
Adjusted Net Loss	$	(1,399	)		$	(5,230	)		$	(3,674	)		$	(3,043	)

Reconciliation of Net Loss per Share to Adjusted Net Loss per Share:

	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2024				2023				2024				2023
Net Loss Per Diluted Share	$	(16.04	)		$	(2.91	)		$	(16.53	)		$	(2.80	)
Adjustments
Impairment of long-lived assets		0.59				3.34				0.83				3.39
Loss on sale of assets		0.10				0.04				0.15				0.06
CEO separation costs, net		—				—				0.08				—
Valuation allowance for deferred tax assets		15.42				—				15.45				—
Calculated income tax effect(1)		(0.18	)			(0.88	)			(0.28	)			(0.90	)
Total adjustments		15.93				2.50				16.23				2.55
Adjusted Net Loss Per Diluted Share	$	(0.11	)		$	(0.41	)		$	(0.30	)		$	(0.25	)
(1) - Assumes an annual effective tax rate of 26% for 2024 and 2023.

Average Potash and Trio^® Net Realized Sales Price per Ton

Average net realized sales price per ton for potash is calculated as potash segment sales less potash segment byproduct sales and potash freight costs and then dividing that difference by the number of tons of potash sold in the period. Likewise, average net realized sales price per ton for Trio^® is calculated as Trio^® segment sales less Trio^® segment byproduct sales and Trio^® freight costs and then dividing that difference by Trio^® tons sold. Intrepid considers average net realized sales price per ton to be useful, and believe it to be useful for investors, because it shows Intrepid's potash and Trio^® average per-ton pricing without the effect of certain transportation and delivery costs. When Intrepid arranges transportation and delivery for a customer, it includes in revenue and in freight costs the costs associated with transportation and delivery. However, some of Intrepid's customers arrange for and pay their own transportation and delivery costs, in which case these costs are not included in Intrepid's revenue and freight costs. Intrepid uses average net realized sales price per ton as a key performance indicator to analyze potash and Trio^® sales and price trends.

Reconciliation of Sales to Average Potash and Trio^® Net Realized Sales Price per Ton:

	Potash Segment
	Three Months Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)	2024			2023
Total Segment Sales	$	28,867		$	28,557
Less: Segment byproduct sales		6,910			7,592
Potash freight costs		2,170			1,590
Subtotal	$	19,787		$	19,375
Divided by:
Potash tons sold		57			45
Average net realized sales price per ton	$	347		$	431

	Potash Segment
	Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)	2024			2023
Total Segment Sales	$	124,833		$	155,920
Less: Segment byproduct sales		24,634			24,714
Potash freight costs		9,675			10,911
Subtotal	$	90,524		$	120,295
Divided by:
Potash tons sold		240			258
Average net realized sales price per ton	$	377		$	466

	Trio® Segment
	Three Months Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)	2024			2023
Total Segment Sales	$	23,490		$	21,130
Less: Segment byproduct sales		301			1,673
Trio® freight costs		5,343			5,173
Subtotal	$	17,846		$	14,284
Divided by:
Trio® tons sold		54			49
Average net realized sales price per ton	$	330		$	292

	Trio® Segment
	Year Ended December 31,
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)	2024			2023
Total Segment Sales	$	105,428		$	102,182
Less: Segment byproduct sales		655			5,838
Trio® freight costs		25,841			23,211
Subtotal	$	78,932		$	73,133
Divided by:
Trio® tons sold		254			228
Average net realized sales price per ton	$	311		$	321

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (or adjusted EBITDA) is calculated as net loss adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period, as set forth in the reconciliation below. Intrepid considers adjusted EBITDA to be useful because the measure reflects Intrepid's operating performance before the effects of certain non-cash items and other items that Intrepid believes are not indicative of its core operations. Intrepid uses adjusted EBITDA to assess operating performance.

Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted EBITDA:

	Three Months Ended December 31,								Year Ended December 31,
	2024				2023				2024				2023
Net Loss	$	(207,049	)		$	(37,288	)		$	(212,845	)		$	(35,673	)
Adjustments
Impairment of long-lived assets		7,626				42,767				10,708				43,288
Loss on sale of assets		1,326				555				1,952				807
CEO separation costs, net		—				—				1,050				—
Interest expense		112				—				112				—
Income tax expense (benefit)		195,419				(10,282	)			194,333				(8,389	)
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization		10,430				10,773				37,361				39,078
Amortization of intangible assets		82				81				328				322
Accretion of asset retirement obligation		622				535				2,489				2,140
Total adjustments		215,617				44,429				248,333				77,246
Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation,
and Amortization	$	8,568			$	7,141			$	35,488			$	41,573

 

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Evan Mapes, CFA, Investor Relations Manager

Phone: 303-996-3042

Email: evan.mapes@intrepidpotash.com

Source: Intrepid Potash, Inc

FAQ

What were Intrepid Potash's (IPI) key financial results for Q4 2024?

IPI reported Q4 2024 sales of $55.8M, with a net loss of $207.0M primarily due to non-cash charges. Adjusted EBITDA was $8.6M and cash flow from operations was $7.6M.

How much did Intrepid Potash's (IPI) potash production increase in 2024?

IPI's potash production increased by 32% in 2024, reaching 295,000 tons compared to 224,000 tons in 2023.

What is IPI's capital expenditure outlook for 2025?

IPI expects capital expenditures for 2025 to be between $36-42 million, primarily focused on sustaining capital including the test well at HB AMAX.

What was Intrepid Potash's (IPI) cash position at the end of 2024?

IPI ended 2024 with $41.3M in cash and cash equivalents, with no outstanding borrowings on its $150M revolving credit facility.

How did IPI's Trio® segment perform in 2024?

IPI's Trio® segment achieved record sales volumes of 254,000 tons in 2024, with production reaching 251,000 tons, up from 216,000 tons in 2023.