Ramaco Resources, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results
Ramaco Resources reported a net loss of $4.8 million, or $0.11 per diluted share for Q3 2020, down from a net income of $5.5 million, or $0.14 per diluted share in Q3 2019. Adjusted EBITDA plunged to $0.6 million from $13.6 million year-over-year. Sales of produced tons rose 19% sequentially but fell 16% year-over-year. Revenue was $39.5 million, down 36% from Q3 2019. The firm anticipates year-end liquidity to exceed $30 million, leveraging strong September shipments despite force majeure notices impacting sales.
- Year-end liquidity expected to exceed $30 million.
- Achieved 19% sales volume growth from Q2 2020.
- Secured strong September shipments with a record 300,000 tons exported.
- Net loss of $4.8 million, a significant decline from the previous year.
- Adjusted EBITDA decreased by 94% compared to Q3 2019.
- Sales volume down 16% year-over-year.
LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramaco Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: METC) ("Ramaco Resources" or the "Company") today reported quarterly net loss of
Key operational and financial metrics are presented below:
Key Metrics | |||||||||||||||||
3Q20 | 2Q20 | Change | 3Q19 | Change | 3Q20 YTD | 3Q19 YTD | Change | ||||||||||
Sales of Company Produced Tons ('000) | 430 | 362 | 510 | - | 1,208 | 1,452 | - | ||||||||||
Revenue ($mm) | $ | 39.5 | $ | 36.4 | $ | 61.4 | - | $ | 117.8 | $ | 184.6 | - | |||||
Cost of Sales ($mm) | $ | 35.7 | $ | 30.1 | $ | 45.0 | - | $ | 96.8 | $ | 129.2 | - | |||||
Pricing of Company Produced ($/Ton) | $ | 78 | $ | 91 | - | $ | 111 | - | $ | 87 | $ | 110 | - | ||||
Cash Cost of Sales - Company Produced ($/Ton) | $ | 69 | $ | 74 | - | $ | 80 | - | $ | 70 | $ | 73 | - | ||||
Cash Margins on Company Produced ($/Ton) | $ | 9 | $ | 17 | - | $ | 31 | - | $ | 17 | $ | 37 | - | ||||
Net Income (Loss) ($mm) | $ | (4.8) | $ | 2.7 | - | $ | 5.5 | - | $ | (0.2) | $ | 23.0 | - | ||||
Adjusted EBITDA ($mm) | $ | 0.6 | $ | 10.8 | - | $ | 13.6 | - | $ | 19.9 | $ | 46.4 | - | ||||
Capex ($mm) | $ | 2.5 | $ | 9.1 | - | $ | 14.3 | - | $ | 20.5 | $ | 34.0 | - | ||||
Diluted Earnings (Loss) per Share | $ | (0.11) | $ | 0.06 | - | $ | 0.14 | - | $ | 0.00 | $ | 0.56 | - | ||||
Third Quarter 2020 Summary
Year over Year Quarterly Comparison
Overall sales of Company produced tons in the third quarter of 2020 were 430,000 tons, down from 510,000 tons in the third quarter of 2019. Cash margins on Company produced coal were
Sequential Quarter Comparison
Overall sales volumes of 430,000 Company produced tons in the third quarter of 2020 were up
Our cash margins on Company produced coal declined
Other income was
Additional Financial Results
At September 30, 2020, the Company had liquidity of
In the third quarter of 2020, our shipments were intermittent, due to the impact of COVID-19. Specifically, we shipped over 210,000 tons of coal in September, as compared to a similar amount of tons in July and August combined. While this led to a record quarter of almost 300,000 tons of exports (including to Canada), it also led to a large accounts receivable balance of
Capital expenditures for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 totaled
The Company's effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was
The following summarizes key sales, production and financial metrics for the periods noted:
Three months ended | Nine months ended | ||||||||||||||
Sept 30, | June 30, | Sept 30, | Sept 30, | Sept 30, | |||||||||||
In thousands, except per ton amounts | 2020 | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||||
Sales Volume | |||||||||||||||
Company | 430 | 362 | 510 | 1,208 | 1,452 | ||||||||||
Purchased | — | — | 17 | — | 78 | ||||||||||
Total | 430 | 362 | 527 | 1,208 | 1,530 | ||||||||||
Company Production | |||||||||||||||
Elk Creek Mining Complex | 383 | 337 | 405 | 1,172 | 1,269 | ||||||||||
Berwind Development Deep Mine | 14 | 53 | 55 | 133 | 140 | ||||||||||
Total | 397 | 390 | 460 | 1,305 | 1,409 | ||||||||||
Company Financial Metrics (a) | |||||||||||||||
Average revenue per ton | $ | 78 | $ | 91 | $ | 111 | $ | 87 | $ | 110 | |||||
Average cash costs of coal sold | 69 | 74 | 80 | 70 | 73 | ||||||||||
Average cash margin per ton | $ | 9 | $ | 17 | $ | 31 | $ | 17 | $ | 37 | |||||
Elk Creek Financial Metrics (a) | |||||||||||||||
Average revenue per ton | $ | 77 | $ | 90 | $ | 109 | $ | 86 | $ | 109 | |||||
Average cash costs of coal sold | 67 | 72 | 73 | 67 | 68 | ||||||||||
Average cash margin per ton | $ | 10 | $ | 18 | $ | 36 | $ | 19 | $ | 41 | |||||
Purchased Coal Financial Metrics (a) | |||||||||||||||
Average revenue per ton | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 131 | $ | — | $ | 127 | |||||
Average cash costs of coal sold | — | — | 113 | — | 114 | ||||||||||
Average cash margin per ton | $ | — | $ | — | $ | 18 | $ | — | $ | 13 | |||||
Capital Expenditures | $ | 2,496 | $ | 9,119 | $ | 14,306 | $ | 20,515 | $ | 34,043 |
(a) | Excludes transportation. |
Outlook and Comment
Randall Atkins, Ramaco Resources' Executive Chairman remarked, "Given the uncertainties of operating in today's unprecedented COVID-19 conditions, I am incredibly proud of what Ramaco has managed to safely accomplish in the first three quarters of 2020. Our overriding concern since the outbreak of the pandemic has been to maintain and build sufficient liquidity to position the Company to ride through these troubled markets. To that end, we now have strong visibility into year-end 2020, and expect to end the year with over
Atkins commented, "I would also note that we have now completed the 2021 North American sales season. For 2021, we have now placed roughly 1.1 million mostly high-vol tons at an average price of
Michael Bauersachs, Ramaco Resources' President and CEO commented, "The aforementioned force majeures negatively impacted our cost structure, especially in July and August, as we had to limit production to control stockpiles. Fortunately, our costs returned to more normalized levels in the low to mid
Bauersachs continued, "The second item that I want to touch upon is our low-vol strategy. As a reminder, we elected to wind down the majority of our higher cost development production from the Berwind Pocahontas #3 seam in July. We are now positioned so that when market conditions dictate, we can restart development of our Berwind slope project, and within six months be in production from the low-cost Pocahontas #4 low-vol seam. In the interim, the Board has just authorized the mine development of an adjacent, but smaller Pocahontas #4 reserve we call the Triad Mine. This mine should function as a bridge until the main Berwind Pocahontas #4 reserve is fully activated. We expect to be able to mine the roughly 250,000 ton reserve Triad Mine, with a capital cost around
Committed 2020 Sales Volume (b) | |||||
(In thousands, except per ton amounts) | |||||
Volume | Average Price | ||||
Domestic, fixed priced | 1.1 | $ | 95 | ||
Export, fixed priced | 0.7 | $ | 77 | ||
Total, fixed priced | 1.8 | $ | 88 | ||
Indexed priced | 0.2 | ||||
Total committed tons | 2.0 |
(b) | Amounts include no purchased coal. Totals may not add due to rounding. As previously disclosed, we received force majeure notices from two customers, which could adversely affect up to |
About Ramaco Resources, Inc.
Ramaco Resources, Inc. is an operator and developer of high-quality, low cost metallurgical coal in southern West Virginia, southwestern Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. Its executive offices are in Lexington, Kentucky, with operational offices in Charleston, West Virginia. The Company has five active mines within two mining complexes at this time.
News and additional information about Ramaco Resources, including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available at http://www.ramacoresources.com. For more information, contact investor relations at (859) 244-7455.
Earnings Conference Call
Ramaco Resources will hold its quarterly conference call and webcast at 11:00 AM Eastern Time (ET) on Wednesday, November 4, 2020. An accompanying slide deck will be available at https://www.ramacoresources.com/investors-center/events-calendar/ immediately before the conference call.
The conference call can be accessed by calling (844) 852-8392 domestically or (703) 639-1226 internationally. The webcast for this release will be accessible by visiting https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/c4v8o97i.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this news release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements represent Ramaco Resources' expectations or beliefs concerning guidance, future events, anticipated revenue, costs and expectations regarding operating results, and it is possible that the results described in this news release will not be achieved. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of Ramaco Resources' control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. These factors include, without limitation, risks related to the impact of the COVID-19 global pandemic, unexpected delays in our current mine development activities, failure of our sales commitment counterparties to perform, increased government regulation of coal in the United States or internationally, or further decline of demand for coal in export markets and underperformance of the railroads. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and, except as required by law, Ramaco Resources 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 Ramaco Resources to predict all such factors. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements found in Ramaco Resources' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. The risk factors and other factors noted in Ramaco Resources' SEC filings could cause its actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
Ramaco Resources, Inc. | ||||||||||||
Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
In thousands, except per share amounts | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
Revenue | $ | 39,459 | $ | 61,380 | $ | 117,769 | $ | 184,601 | ||||
Costs and expenses | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below) | 35,689 | 44,983 | 96,758 | 129,208 | ||||||||
Asset retirement obligation accretion | 128 | 128 | 428 | 383 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5,258 | 5,353 | 15,601 | 14,291 | ||||||||
Selling, general and administrative | 5,966 | 4,464 | 15,723 | 13,127 | ||||||||
Total costs and expenses | 47,041 | 54,928 | 128,510 | 157,009 | ||||||||
Operating income (loss) | (7,582) | 6,452 | (10,741) | 27,592 | ||||||||
Other income | 1,743 | 573 | 11,456 | 1,063 | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | (344) | (342) | (915) | (951) | ||||||||
Income (loss) before tax | (6,183) | 6,683 | (200) | 27,704 | ||||||||
Income tax expense (benefit) | (1,407) | 1,133 | (38) | 4,658 | ||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (4,776) | $ | 5,550 | $ | (162) | $ | 23,046 | ||||
Earnings (loss) per common share | ||||||||||||
Basic earnings per share | $ | (0.11) | $ | 0.14 | $ | — | $ | 0.56 | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | $ | (0.11) | $ | 0.14 | $ | — | $ | 0.56 | ||||
Basic weighted average shares outstanding | 42,647 | 40,936 | 42,373 | 40,804 | ||||||||
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding | 42,647 | 40,936 | 42,373 | 40,804 | ||||||||
Ramaco Resources, Inc. | ||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||
In thousands, except share amounts | September 30, 2020 | December 31, 2019 | ||||
Assets | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 6,360 | $ | 5,532 | ||
Accounts receivable | 21,286 | 19,256 | ||||
Inventories | 23,288 | 15,261 | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other | 3,789 | 4,274 | ||||
Total current assets | 54,723 | 44,323 | ||||
Property, plant and equipment, net | 181,019 | 178,202 | ||||
Advanced coal royalties | 4,605 | 3,271 | ||||
Other assets | 965 | 1,017 | ||||
Total Assets | $ | 241,312 | $ | 226,813 | ||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||
Liabilities | ||||||
Current liabilities | ||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 11,803 | $ | 10,663 | ||
Accrued expenses | 9,325 | 11,740 | ||||
Asset retirement obligations | 1,044 | 19 | ||||
Current portion of long-term debt | 4,914 | 3,333 | ||||
Other | — | 656 | ||||
Total current liabilities | 27,086 | 26,411 | ||||
Asset retirement obligations | 14,147 | 14,586 | ||||
Long-term debt, net | 21,022 | 9,614 | ||||
Deferred tax liability | 5,228 | 5,265 | ||||
Other long-term liabilities | 982 | 854 | ||||
Total liabilities | 68,465 | 56,730 | ||||
Commitments and contingencies | — | — | ||||
Stockholders' Equity | ||||||
Preferred stock, | — | — | ||||
Common stock, | 427 | 410 | ||||
Additional paid-in capital | 157,866 | 154,957 | ||||
Retained earnings | 14,554 | 14,716 | ||||
Total stockholders' equity | 172,847 | 170,083 | ||||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | $ | 241,312 | $ | 226,813 |
Ramaco Resources, Inc. | ||||||
Statement of Cash Flows | ||||||
Nine months ended September 30, | ||||||
In thousands | 2020 | 2019 | ||||
Cash flows from operating activities | ||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (162) | $ | 23,046 | ||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash from operating activities: | ||||||
Accretion of asset retirement obligations | 428 | 383 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 15,601 | 14,291 | ||||
Amortization of debt issuance costs | 43 | 43 | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 3,119 | 3,058 | ||||
Other income - PPP Loan | (8,444) | — | ||||
Deferred income taxes | (37) | 4,561 | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | (2,030) | (19,325) | ||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 630 | 625 | ||||
Inventories | (8,027) | 1,541 | ||||
Other assets and liabilities | (1,154) | 429 | ||||
Accounts payable | 3,409 | (5,291) | ||||
Accrued expenses | (2,429) | 3,062 | ||||
Net cash from operating activities | 947 | 26,423 | ||||
Cash flow from investing activities: | ||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | (20,515) | (34,043) | ||||
Cash flows from financing activities | ||||||
Proceeds from PPP Loan | 8,444 | — | ||||
Proceeds from borrowings | 45,543 | 58,050 | ||||
Repayment of borrowings | (32,597) | (50,801) | ||||
Repayments of financed insurance payable | (656) | (287) | ||||
Restricted stock surrendered for withholding taxes payable | (193) | — | ||||
Net cash from financing activities | 20,541 | 6,962 | ||||
Net change in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | 973 | (658) | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period | 6,865 | 7,380 | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period | $ | 7,838 | $ | 6,722 | ||
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measure
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure by management and external users of our financial statements, such as industry analysts, investors, lenders and rating agencies. We believe Adjusted EBITDA is useful because it allows us to more effectively evaluate our operating performance.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income plus net interest expense, equity-based compensation, depreciation and amortization expenses and any transaction related costs. Its most comparable GAAP measure is net income. A reconciliation of net income to Adjusted EBITDA is included below. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to serve as an alternative to U.S. GAAP measures of performance and may not be comparable to similarly-titled measures presented by other companies.
Three months ended September 30, | Nine months ended September 30, | |||||||||||
(In thousands) | 2020 | 2019 | 2020 | 2019 | ||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (4,776) | $ | 5,550 | $ | (162) | $ | 23,046 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 5,258 | 5,353 | 15,601 | 14,291 | ||||||||
Interest expense, net | 344 | 342 | 915 | 951 | ||||||||
Income taxes | (1,407) | 1,133 | (38) | 4,658 | ||||||||
EBITDA | (581) | 12,378 | 16,316 | 42,946 | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 1,090 | 1,104 | 3,119 | 3,058 | ||||||||
Accretion of asset retirement obligation | 128 | 128 | 428 | 383 | ||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 637 | $ | 13,610 | $ | 19,863 | $ | 46,387 | ||||
Non-GAAP revenue and cash cost per ton
Non-GAAP revenue per ton (FOB mine) is calculated as coal sales revenue less transportation costs, divided by tons sold. Non-GAAP cash cost per ton sold is calculated as cash cost of coal sales less transportation costs, divided by tons sold. We believe revenue per ton (FOB mine) and cash cost per ton provides useful information to investors as these enable investors to compare revenue per ton and cash cost per ton for the Company against similar measures made by other publicly-traded coal companies and more effectively monitor changes in coal prices and costs from period to period excluding the impact of transportation costs which are beyond our control. The adjustments made to arrive at these measures are significant in understanding and assessing the Company's financial condition. Revenue per ton sold (FOB mine) and cash cost per ton are not measures of financial performance in accordance with U.S. GAAP and therefore should not be considered as an alternative to revenue and cost of sales under U.S. GAAP. The tables below show how we calculate non-GAAP revenue and cash cost per ton:
Non-GAAP revenue per ton
Three months ended September 30, 2020 | Three months ended September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Company | Purchased | Company | Purchased | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per ton amounts) | Produced | Coal | Total | Produced | Coal | Total | ||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 39,459 | $ | — | $ | 39,459 | $ | 59,083 | $ | 2,297 | $ | 61,380 | ||||||
Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP revenue (FOB mine) | ||||||||||||||||||
Transportation costs | (6,049) | — | (6,049) | (2,384) | (52) | (2,436) | ||||||||||||
Non-GAAP revenue (FOB mine) | $ | 33,410 | $ | — | $ | 33,410 | $ | 56,699 | $ | 2,245 | $ | 58,944 | ||||||
Tons sold | 430 | — | 430 | 510 | 17 | 527 | ||||||||||||
Revenue per ton sold (FOB mine) | $ | 78 | $ | — | $ | 78 | $ | 111 | $ | 131 | $ | 112 |
Three months ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||||
Company | Purchased | ||||||||
(In thousands, except per ton amounts) | Produced | Coal | Total | ||||||
Revenue | $ | 36,374 | $ | — | $ | 36,374 | |||
Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP revenue (FOB mine) | |||||||||
Transportation costs | (3,454) | — | (3,454) | ||||||
Non-GAAP revenue (FOB mine) | $ | 32,920 | $ | — | $ | 32,920 | |||
Tons sold | 362 | — | 362 | ||||||
Revenue per ton sold (FOB mine) | $ | 91 | $ | — | $ | 91 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 | Nine months ended September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Company | Purchased | Company | Purchased | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per ton amounts) | Produced | Coal | Total | Produced | Coal | Total | ||||||||||||
Revenue | $ | 117,769 | $ | — | $ | 117,769 | $ | 174,299 | $ | 10,302 | $ | 184,601 | ||||||
Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP revenue (FOB mine) | ||||||||||||||||||
Transportation costs | (12,611) | — | (12,611) | (14,098) | (424) | (14,522) | ||||||||||||
Non-GAAP revenue (FOB mine) | $ | 105,158 | $ | — | $ | 105,158 | $ | 160,201 | $ | 9,878 | $ | 170,079 | ||||||
Tons sold | 1,208 | — | 1,208 | 1,452 | 78 | 1,530 | ||||||||||||
Revenue per ton sold (FOB mine) | $ | 87 | $ | — | $ | 87 | $ | 110 | $ | 127 | $ | 111 |
Non-GAAP cash cost per ton | ||||||||||||||||||
Three months ended September 30, 2020 | Three months ended September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Company | Purchased | Company | Purchased | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per ton amounts) | Produced | Coal | Total | Produced | Coal | Total | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales | $ | 35,689 | $ | — | $ | 35,689 | $ | 42,996 | $ | 1,987 | $ | 44,983 | ||||||
Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP cash cost of sales | ||||||||||||||||||
Transportation costs | (5,936) | — | (5,936) | (2,384) | (52) | (2,436) | ||||||||||||
Non-GAAP cash cost of sales | $ | 29,753 | $ | — | $ | 29,753 | $ | 40,612 | $ | 1,935 | $ | 42,547 | ||||||
Tons sold | 430 | — | 430 | 510 | 17 | 527 | ||||||||||||
Cash cost per ton sold | $ | 69 | $ | — | $ | 69 | $ | 80 | $ | 113 | $ | 81 |
Three months ended June 30, 2020 | |||||||||
Company | Purchased | ||||||||
(In thousands, except per ton amounts) | Produced | Coal | Total | ||||||
Cost of sales | $ | 30,134 | $ | — | $ | 30,134 | |||
Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP cash cost of sales | |||||||||
Transportation costs | (3,181) | — | (3,181) | ||||||
Non-GAAP cash cost of sales | $ | 26,953 | $ | — | $ | 26,953 | |||
Tons sold | 362 | — | 362 | ||||||
Cash cost per ton sold | $ | 74 | $ | — | $ | 74 |
Nine months ended September 30, 2020 | Nine months ended September 30, 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
Company | Purchased | Company | Purchased | |||||||||||||||
(In thousands, except per ton amounts) | Produced | Coal | Total | Produced | Coal | Total | ||||||||||||
Cost of sales | $ | 96,758 | $ | — | $ | 96,758 | $ | 119,911 | $ | 9,297 | $ | 129,208 | ||||||
Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP cash cost of sales | ||||||||||||||||||
Transportation costs | (12,338) | — | (12,338) | (14,031) | (424) | (14,455) | ||||||||||||
Non-GAAP cash cost of sales | $ | 84,420 | $ | — | $ | 84,420 | $ | 105,880 | $ | 8,873 | $ | 114,753 | ||||||
Tons sold | 1,208 | — | 1,208 | 1,452 | 78 | 1,530 | ||||||||||||
Cash cost per ton sold | $ | 70 | $ | — | $ | 70 | $ | 73 | $ | 114 | $ | 75 |
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