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Arch Resources Reports Third Quarter 2021 Results

October 26, 2021 at 6:30 AM EDT
Delivers nearly 100-percent sequential increase in core metallurgical segment gross margin
Commences longwall operations at transformational Leer South mine
Drives forward with thermal strategy of harvesting cash and rationalizing footprint
Announces resumption of quarterly cash dividend

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Resources, Inc. (NYSE: ARCH) today reported net income of $89.1 million, or $4.92 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2021, compared with a net loss of $191.5 million, or $12.64 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.  Arch had adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, accretion on asset retirement obligations (ARO), and non-operating expenses ("adjusted EBITDA") 1 of $131.6 million in the third quarter of 2021, which included a $19.6 million non-cash mark-to-market loss associated with the company's coal-hedging activities.  This compares to $17.4 million of adjusted EBITDA in the third quarter of 2020, which included a $2.6 million non-cash mark-to-market loss associated with the company's coal-hedging activities.  Revenues totaled $594.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021, versus $382.3 million in the prior-year quarter.

In the third quarter of 2021, Arch made significant progress on numerous strategic priorities and objectives:

  • Commenced highly anticipated longwall operations at its world-class Leer South mine, where the ramp towards full production is expected to be completed in early 2022;
  • Captured a nearly 100-percent step-up in coking coal margins in its core metallurgical segment, reflecting a robust and strengthening pricing environment throughout Q3;
  • Achieved another strong shipping quarter for its metallurgical segment;
  • Generated high levels of cash with its legacy thermal segment, while simultaneously reducing its long-term closure obligations in a responsible and systematic way;
  • Effectively sold out its thermal mines for 2022 at highly advantageous pricing levels as part of a significant and newly built book of future business; and
  • Delivered an exceptional environmental and safety performance, furthering its strong execution against a wide range of environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics.

"With the start-up of Leer South at the end of August, Arch took a quantum step forward in its strategic transformation into a premier producer of high-quality coking coal for global steel markets," said Paul A. Lang, Arch's chief executive officer and president.  "At the same time, we moved quickly and strategically to capitalize on tightening and increasingly strong coal markets, capturing significantly improved pricing during the quarter on our coking coal volumes and building out the contract book for our legacy thermal assets in a way that should ensure robust, predictable, ongoing cash flows from these assets over the next several years.  When coupled with our continuing operational excellence, we believe these achievements position Arch for upward momentum across a range of operational and financial metrics, including sales volumes, operating margins and free cash flow, and set the stage for continued success in 2022 and beyond."

Environmental, Social and Governance

During the third quarter, Arch maintained its exemplary environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.  Of particular note, Arch extended its exceptional environmental and water quality compliance performance, maintaining a perfect record through the first nine months of 2021.  In the critical area of mine safety, Arch's operations achieved a lost-time incident rate of 0.98 per 200,000 employee-hours – or nearly three times better than the industry average – through the first nine months of 2021.

"As a responsible member of the steel supply chain and a proud leader in accountable operations, Arch is committed to playing an essential role in building a vital and sustainable global economy," Lang said.  "We believe that a significant amount of new steel will be required in a de-carbonizing world, and the Arch team is poised to supply the high-quality coking coal that – in concert with iron ore – will help usher in the low-carbon future we are all working towards."

Leer South Update

On August 27, 2021, Arch commenced longwall operations and began the steady ramp towards full production levels at its Leer South mine.  In concert with the Leer longwall mine, Leer South is expected to anchor Arch's low-cost coking coal portfolio for the next two decades.

"We are incredibly proud of our operations team and applaud their tremendous achievement in bringing Leer South to fruition – on time and effectively on-budget – in the face of a pandemic, supply chain constraints, and an inflationary environment that collectively stressed the cost and availability of key goods and services," said John T. Drexler, Arch's chief operating officer.  "As a result of our team's efforts in driving forward with the project, we are currently ramping Leer South at a time of significant strength in global coking coal markets, thus setting the stage for even greater value creation and a faster-than-anticipated payback on the project."

Arch expects Leer South to continue its steady upward ramp throughout the fourth quarter, and to reach full production levels in early 2022.  With the addition of Leer South, Arch is in the process of increasing its High-Vol A metallurgical output by an incremental 3 million tons annually; enhancing its already advantageous position on the global cost curve; strengthening its coking coal profit margins across a wide range of market conditions; and cementing its position as the leading supplier of High-Vol A coking coal globally.  

Strategic Plan for Legacy Thermal Assets  

During the third quarter, Arch advanced its dual objectives of driving forward with its accelerated Powder River Basin reclamation plan and continuing to harvest cash from its legacy thermal assets.  During the quarter, the thermal segment generated a gross margin of $58 million, up more than 40 percent when compared to an already strong second quarter total.

"We continue to maintain tight capital discipline in our legacy thermal segment and to work to reduce our long-term closure obligations in a systematic and measured way," Lang said.  "While we do that, we are simultaneously continuing to move aggressively to capture the still-significant value of these high-quality assets in an increasingly tight market environment."

At quarter-end, Arch's asset retirement obligation in the Powder River Basin stood at $170.5 million, versus $189.8 million at year-end 2020.  Included in the quarter-end figure is more than $23 million of creditable reclamation work completed year-to-date at Coal Creek.

Arch is intent on completing its strategic transition towards steel and metallurgical markets, while managing the long-term wind-down of its legacy thermal assets carefully and responsibly and in a way that serves the needs of the company's thermal employee base, mine communities, and thermal power customers.  The company remains confident that the thermal mines can and will self-fund their own closure obligations while at the same time providing significant, incremental cash flow that will complement the strong cash-generating capabilities of its core metallurgical franchise.

Operational Update

"Our core metallurgical segment continued to execute at a high level during the third quarter, even in the face of our planned 30-day outage and the gradual ramp of the longwall system at Leer South," Drexler said.  "During the third quarter, the Arch team nearly doubled its operating margin in the metallurgical segment on a sequential basis, while maintaining a solid shipping rate despite the slippage of two vessels from late third quarter to early fourth quarter.  In addition, we mobilized quickly – as the market began to tighten early in the quarter – to flex up our thermal operating rates and to layer in advantageous new commitments for multiple years, capturing profitable incremental volumes for the second half of 2021 and building a very substantial contract book for 2022 and beyond, at highly attractive prices."

                 
         

Metallurgical

      
   

3Q21

    

2Q21

    

3Q20
                 

Tons sold (in millions)

  

2.0

    

2.0

    

2.0

         Coking

  

1.8

    

1.8

    

1.7

        Thermal

  

0.2

    

0.2

    

0.3

Coal sales per ton sold

  

$128.77

    

$89.71

    

$67.04

         Coking

  

$137.99

    

$96.03

    

$75.18

        Thermal

  

$30.07

    

$23.43

    

$18.09

Cash cost per ton sold

  

$68.84

    

$59.37

    

$60.78

Cash margin per ton

  

$59.93

    

$30.34

    

$6.26
                 

Coal sales per ton sold and cash cost per ton sold are defined and reconciled under "Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures."

Mining complexes included in this segment are Beckley, Leer, Mountain Laurel and Leer South/Sentinel.

In the third quarter, the metallurgical segment's average coking coal realization increased by nearly 44 percent, or nearly $42 per ton.  The preparatory work and gradual ramp at Leer South – coupled with higher sales sensitive costs and early inflationary impacts – pressured the metallurgical segment's unit costs during the quarter, although projected higher volumes in future periods are expected to counter-balance some of these pressures.  In addition, sales volumes were reduced by approximately 200,000 tons during the quarter in the wake of two late third quarter vessels slipping into early fourth quarter.  Arch expects fourth quarter shipping volumes to increase modestly as a result of the re-timing of the two vessels as well as the steady ramp of Leer South volumes during the course of Q4.    

                 
   

Thermal
   

3Q21

    

2Q21

    

3Q20
                 

Tons sold (in millions)

  

19.0

    

15.2

    

15.1

Coal sales per ton sold

  

$13.38

    

$13.50

    

$13.47

Cash cost per ton sold

  

$10.70

    

$10.88

    

$11.39

Cash margin per ton

  

$2.68

    

$2.62

    

$2.08
                 

Coal sales per ton sold and cash cost per ton sold are defined and reconciled under "Reconciliation of non-GAAP measures."

Mining complexes included in this segment are Black Thunder, Coal Creek and West Elk.

      

The thermal segment achieved a 25-percent increase in sales volume in the third quarter while expanding modestly upon its strong per-ton operating margin on a sequential basis.  Arch expects another strong shipping performance and robust margin contribution from its legacy thermal assets in the fourth quarter of 2021.  

Financial and Liquidity Update

Arch ended the third quarter with total liquidity of $253.9 million, including $209.8 million of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments.  Liquidity this quarter was impacted by a large working capital investment, including $66 million of increased receivables along with $19 million of increased margin requirements, both attributable to the run-up in coal prices.  Arch expects its liquidity profile to continue improving in the fourth quarter and throughout 2022, given the prevailing price environment coupled with substantially lower capital expenditures following the completion of the Leer South project.  The company also expects most of the margin requirements to reverse by year-end, offset by continued growth in receivables as volumes and pricing increase.

"After successfully maintaining a solid financial position throughout the Leer South development, we now plan to use robust projected cash flows in coming quarters to restore our balance sheet to its pre-2020 strength," said Matthew C. Giljum, Arch's chief financial officer. "Given the inherent volatility in coking coal markets, we believe that returning to a position of minimal net debt is prudent.  At the same time, our board of directors believes that the company's rapidly expanding cash-generation outlook – buoyed by the startup of Leer South, the step-up in coking coal prices, and the cultivation of a strong book of thermal sales commitments – makes this an appropriate time to resume a recurring quarterly dividend."

The quarterly cash dividend payment – which the board is initiating at $0.25 per share, or a total cash outlay of $3.8 million – will commence in the fourth quarter and will be paid on December 15, 2021 to stockholders of record on November 30, 2021.  The company's dividend policy into 2022 is subject to board review, and future authorizations will be based on a number of factors, including but not limited to prevailing market conditions, the company's financial performance and liquidity profile, and other capital priorities, including debt and other liability reductions.

In addition to prioritizing net debt reduction, Arch also plans to direct a portion of its near-term cash flows to a sinking fund that will serve to defease the long-term asset retirement obligation for its thermal asset base.

As previously noted, Arch recorded a mark-to-market loss of $19.6 million during the quarter associated with the company's coal-hedging activities.  This mark-to-market loss stems from hedge positions related to indexed thermal sales that will ship in the fourth quarter.

Market Update

The ongoing rebound in global steel production post the pandemic continues to drive strong demand and healthy pricing in seaborne coking coal markets.  Through August, global steel production was up nearly 11% when compared to 2020 levels, and up more than 6% versus the pre-pandemic year of 2019.  Meanwhile, global coking coal supply continues to lag, constrained by years of under-investment and long lead times for new mine development.  Seaborne coking coal shipments from Australia, the United States and Canada – the three largest high-quality metallurgical coal exporting countries – are down an aggregate 20 million metric tons year-to-date when compared to 2019 levels.  As a result of these market dynamics, seaborne coking coals continue to trade at historically strong levels, with U.S. High-Vol A – Arch's principal metallurgical product – currently being assessed at $390 per metric ton for prompt month delivery.

Global and domestic thermal coal markets also remain exceptionally strong at present, as countries around the world struggle to secure sufficient supplies of energy to support quickly recovering economies.  Year-to-date, Arch has committed more than 100 million tons of Powder River Basin coal for delivery in all periods, at historically strong pricing.  Arch's Powder River Basin and West Elk mines are now effectively sold out for 2022, at record-high average pricing levels. 

Based on its already locked-in book of business and currently projected cost levels, Arch's thermal segment should generate a gross margin in 2022 that substantially exceeds the entire asset retirement obligation for its thermal mines.   

Looking Ahead

"We continue to drive forward with our clear, consistent and actionable strategy for long-term growth and value creation," Lang said.  "Looking ahead, we expect global steel demand to continue to expand around the world in the near to intermediate term, supported by the ongoing economic recovery and a resumption in the buildout of large, new integrated steel mills in Asia.  With our world-class metallurgical asset base, premium High-Vol A product slate, industry-leading ESG performance, and top-tier marketing and logistics expertise, we believe we are increasingly well-positioned to generate substantial, long-term value for our stockholder base and other key stakeholders."

       

2021
       

Tons

$ per ton

Sales Volume (in millions of tons)

            

Coking

      

7.2

-

7.6

    

Thermal

      

63.0

-

67.0

    

Total

      

70.2

  

74.6

    
                 

Metallurgical (in millions of tons)

            

Committed, Priced Coking North American

    

1.8

  

$90.77

Committed, Unpriced Coking North American

    

-

    

Committed, Priced Coking Seaborne

      

4.3

  

$120.05

Committed, Unpriced Coking Seaborne

    

1.1

    

Total Committed Coking

        

7.2

    
                 

Committed, Priced Thermal Byproduct

    

0.7

  

$24.36

Committed, Unpriced Thermal Byproduct

    

-

    

Total Committed Thermal Byproduct

      

0.7

    
                 

Average Metallurgical Cash Cost

        

$60.00 - $64.00
                 

Thermal (in millions of tons)

              

Committed, Priced

          

66.0

  

$14.03

Committed, Unpriced

        

0.5

    

Total Committed Thermal

        

66.5

    

Average Thermal Cash Cost

          

$11.40 - $11.80
                 
                 

Corporate (in $ millions)

              

D,D&A

      

$120.0

-

$122.0

    

ARO Accretion

     

$20.0

-

$22.0

    

S,G&A - cash

      

$66.0

-

$72.0

    

S,G&A - non-cash

      

$16.0

-

$20.0

    

Net Interest Expense

   

$22.0

-

$24.0

    

Capital Expenditures

    

$220.0

-

$240.0

    

Tax Provision (%)

      

Approximately 0%

    

Note: The company is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of its forward-looking non-GAAP Segment cash cost per ton sold financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures without unreasonable efforts due to the inherent difficulty in forecasting and quantifying with reasonable accuracy significant items required for the reconciliation. The most directly comparable GAAP measure, GAAP cost of sales, is not accessible without unreasonable efforts on a forward-looking basis. The reconciling items include transportation costs, which are a component of GAAP cost of sales. Management is unable to predict without unreasonable efforts transportation costs due to uncertainty as to the end market and FOB point for uncommitted sales volumes and the final shipping point for export shipments. In addition, the impact of hedging activity related to commodity purchases that do not receive hedge accounting and idle and administrative costs that are not included in a reportable segment are additional reconciling items for Segment cash cost per ton sold. Management is unable to predict without unreasonable efforts the impact of hedging activity related to commodity purchases that do not receive hedge accounting due to fluctuations in commodity prices, which are difficult to forecast due to their inherent volatility. These amounts have historically varied and may continue to vary significantly from quarter to quarter and material changes to these items could have a significant effect on our future GAAP results. Idle and administrative costs that are not included in a reportable segment are expected to be between $15 million and $20 million in 2021.

Arch Resources is a premier producer of high-quality metallurgical products for the global steel industry.  The company operates large, modern and highly efficient mines that consistently set the industry standard for both mine safety and environmental stewardship.  Arch Resources from time to time utilizes its website – www.archrsc.com – as a channel of distribution for material company information.  To learn more about us and our premium metallurgical products, go to www.archrsc.com.

Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "should," "appears," "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," or "will." Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, particular uncertainties arise from the COVID-19 pandemic, including its adverse effects on businesses, economies, and financial markets worldwide; from the impact of COVID-19 on efficiency, costs and production; from changes in the demand for our coal by the steel production and electricity generation industries; from our ability to access the capital markets on acceptable terms and conditions; from policy, legislation and regulations relating to the Clean Air Act, greenhouse gas emissions, incentives for alternative energy sources, and other environmental initiatives; from competition within our industry and with producers of competing energy sources; from our ability to successfully acquire or develop coal reserves, including the integration of our Leer South mine and its ramp-up to full production; from operational, geological, permit, labor, transportation, and weather-related factors; from the effects of foreign and domestic trade policies, actions or disputes; from fluctuations in the amount of cash we generate from operations, which could impact, among other things, our ability to service our outstanding indebtedness, fund capital expenditures, and pay dividends in accordance with our announced plan; from our ability to successfully integrate the operations that we acquire; from our ability to generate significant revenue to make payments required by, and to comply with restrictions related to, our indebtedness, including our ability to repurchase our convertible notes; from additional demands for credit support by third parties; from the loss of, or significant reduction in, purchases by our largest customers; from the development of future technology to replace coal with hydrogen in the steelmaking process; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. For a description of some of the risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results, you should see the risk factors described from time to time in the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

1 Adjusted EBITDA is defined and reconciled in the "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures" in this release.

 

Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share data)
           
           
 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30, 
 

2021

2020

  

2021

2020
 

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)
           

Revenues

$              594,412

$          382,261

  

$          1,402,345

$       1,107,014
           

Costs, expenses and other operating

          

     Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

423,826

345,539

  

1,089,061

1,036,886

     Depreciation, depletion and amortization

30,760

32,630

  

84,441

94,105

     Accretion on asset retirement obligations

5,437

4,947

  

16,311

14,939

     Change in fair value of coal derivatives and coal trading activities, net

19,641

2,649

  

28,931

3,263

     Selling, general and administrative expenses

21,081

21,541

  

66,679

64,024

     Costs related to proposed joint venture with Peabody Energy

-

4,423

  

-

15,938

     Asset impairment and restructuring

-

163,106

  

-

176,371

     Gain on property insurance recovery related to Mountain Laurel longwall

-

-

  

-

(23,518)

     Gain on divestitures

-

-

  

-

(1,369)

     Other operating income, net

(1,731)

(4,894)

  

(11,344)

(16,768)
 

499,014

569,941

  

1,274,079

1,363,871
           

     Income (loss) from operations

95,398

(187,680)

  

128,266

(256,857)
           

Interest expense, net

          

     Interest expense

(6,151)

(2,989)

  

(13,220)

(9,900)

     Interest and investment income

-

459

  

474

3,511
 

(6,151)

(2,530)

  

(12,746)

(6,389)
           

Income (loss) before nonoperating expenses

89,247

(190,210)

  

115,520

(263,246)
           

Nonoperating (expenses) income

          

     Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit costs

(1,186)

(878)

  

(3,252)

(3,076)

     Reorganization items, net

-

-

  

-

26
 

(1,186)

(878)

  

(3,252)

(3,050)
           

Income (loss) before income taxes

88,061

(191,088)

  

112,268

(266,296)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(1,082)

379

  

1,301

(206)
           

     Net income (loss)

$                89,143

$         (191,467)

  

$             110,967

$        (266,090)
           

Net income (loss) per common share

          

Basic earnings (loss) per share

$                   5.83

$             (12.64)

  

$                  7.26

$            (17.57)

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

$                   4.92

$             (12.64)

  

$                  6.49

$            (17.57)
           

Weighted average shares outstanding

          

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

15,302

15,147

  

15,293

15,144

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

18,105

15,147

  

17,101

15,144
           

Dividends declared per common share

$                       -

$                   -

  

$                     -

$               0.50
           

Adjusted EBITDA (A) 

$              131,595

$            17,426

  

$             229,018

$           19,609
           
           

(A) Adjusted EBITDA is defined and reconciled under "Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures" later in this release.

 

Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)
     
     
 

September 30,

December 31,
 

2021

2020
 

(Unaudited)

  

Assets

    

Current assets

    

     Cash and cash equivalents

$        189,707

$       187,492

     Short-term investments

20,084

96,765

     Restricted cash

1,101

5,953

     Trade accounts receivable

226,206

110,869

     Other receivables

3,573

3,053

     Inventories

155,870

126,008

     Other current assets

52,098

58,000

     Total current assets

648,639

588,140
     

Property, plant and equipment, net

1,135,399

1,007,303
     

Other assets

    

     Equity investments

80,016

71,783

     Other noncurrent assets

66,895

55,246

     Total other assets

146,911

127,029

Total assets

$     1,930,949

$    1,722,472
     

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 

    

Current liabilities

    

     Accounts payable

$        102,025

$       103,743

     Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

198,268

155,256

     Current maturities of debt

138,587

31,097

     Total current liabilities

438,880

290,096

     Long-term debt

416,446

477,215

     Asset retirement obligations

210,843

230,732

     Accrued pension benefits

1,527

2,879

     Accrued postretirement benefits other than pension

93,317

94,388

     Accrued workers' compensation

249,594

244,695

     Other noncurrent liabilities

105,699

98,906

     Total liabilities 

1,516,306

1,438,911
     

Stockholders' equity 

    

     Common Stock

254

253

     Paid-in capital

779,013

767,484

     Retained earnings

489,914

378,906

     Treasury stock, at cost

(827,381)

(827,381)

     Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(27,157)

(35,701)

     Total stockholders' equity 

414,643

283,561

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 

$     1,930,949

$    1,722,472

 

Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)
     
     
 

Nine Months Ended September 30,
 

2021

2020
 

(Unaudited)

Operating activities

    

Net income (loss)

$         110,967

$        (266,090)

Adjustments to reconcile to cash from operating activities:

    

     Depreciation, depletion and amortization

84,441

94,105

     Accretion on asset retirement obligations

16,311

14,939

     Deferred income taxes

11

14,227

     Employee stock-based compensation expense

12,841

13,907

     Amortization relating to financing activities

4,801

3,189

     Gain on property insurance recovery related to Mountain Laurel longwall

-

(23,518)

     Gain on disposals and divestitures, net

(857)

(3,460)

     Reclamation work completed

(36,200)

(10,423)

     Non-cash asset impairment and restructuring

-

163,088

     Changes in:

    

     Receivables

(115,858)

47,416

     Inventories

(29,862)

(12,499)

     Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

12,827

(50,474)

     Income taxes, net

1,247

22,855

     Other

30,913

48,652

     Cash provided by operating activities

91,582

55,914
     

Investing activities

    

     Capital expenditures

(212,046)

(205,661)

     Minimum royalty payments

(1,186)

(1,186)

     Proceeds from disposals and divestitures

1,135

856

     Purchases of short-term investments

-

(76,593)

     Proceeds from sales of short-term investments

81,986

148,670

     Investments in and advances to affiliates, net

(2,723)

(1,549)

     Proceeds from property insurance recovery related to Mountain Laurel longwall

-

23,518

     Cash used in investing activities

(132,834)

(111,945)
     

Financing activities

    

     Payments on term loan due 2024

(2,250)

(2,250)

     Proceeds from equipment financing

19,438

53,611

     Proceeds from tax exempt bonds

44,985

53,090

     Net payments on other debt

(20,208)

(19,347)

     Debt financing costs

(2,057)

(3,528)

     Dividends paid

-

(7,645)

     Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards

(1,293)

(346)

     Cash provided by financing activities

38,615

73,585
     

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash

(2,637)

17,554

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, beginning of period

193,445

153,020
     

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, end of period 

$         190,808

$         170,574
     

Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, end of period

    

     Cash and cash equivalents

$         189,707

$         156,655

     Restricted cash

1,101

13,919
     
 

$         190,808

$         170,574

 

Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule of Consolidated Debt

(In thousands)
       
   

September 30,

December 31,
   

2021

2020
   

(Unaudited)

  
       

Term loan due 2024 ($286.5 million face value)

  

$       285,943

$       288,033

Tax exempt bonds ($98.1 million face value)

  

98,075

53,090

Convertible Debt ($155.3 million face value)

  

119,979

115,367

Other

  

61,995

62,695

Debt issuance costs

  

(10,959)

(10,873)
   

555,033

508,312

Less: current maturities of debt

138,587

31,097

Long-term debt

  

$       416,446

$       477,215
       

Calculation of net debt

      

Total debt (excluding debt issuance costs)

  

$       565,992

$       519,185

Less liquid assets:

      

Cash and cash equivalents

  

189,707

187,492

Short term investments

  

20,084

96,765
   

209,791

284,257

Net debt

  

$       356,201

$       234,928

 

Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Operational Performance

(In millions, except per ton data)
             
             
 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021

Three Months Ended
June 30, 2021

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2020
 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

Metallurgical

            

Tons Sold

2.0

  

2.0

  

2.0

  
             

Segment Sales 

$        254.9

$128.77

$        180.1

$  89.71

$        132.1

$  67.04

Segment Cash Cost of Sales 

136.3

68.84

119.2

59.37

119.8

60.78

Segment Cash Margin

118.6

59.93

60.9

30.34

12.4

6.26
             

Thermal

            

Tons Sold

19.0

  

15.2

  

15.1

  
             

Segment Sales 

$        254.5

$  13.38

$        205.2

$  13.50

$        203.9

$  13.47

Segment Cash Cost of Sales 

203.6

10.70

165.3

10.88

172.3

11.39

Segment Cash Margin 

50.9

2.68

39.9

2.62

31.5

2.08
             

Total Segment Cash Margin 

$        169.6

  

$        100.8

  

$          43.9

  
             

Selling, general and administrative expenses 

(21.1)

  

(24.1)

  

(21.5)

  

Other

(16.9)

  

(10.1)

  

(4.9)

  
             

Adjusted EBITDA

$        131.6

  

$          66.5

  

$          17.4

  

 

Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of NON-GAAP Measures

(In thousands, except per ton data)
         

Included in the accompanying release, we have disclosed certain non-GAAP measures as defined by Regulation G.

The following reconciles these items to the most directly comparable GAAP measure.
         

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales per ton sold   

        
 

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales per ton sold is calculated as segment coal sales revenues divided by segment tons sold. Segment coal sales revenues are adjusted for transportation costs, and may be adjusted for other items that, due to generally accepted accounting principles, are classified in "other income" on the consolidated statements of operations, but relate to price protection on the sale of coal. Segment coal sales per ton sold is not a measure of financial performance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We believe segment coal sales per ton sold provides useful information to investors as it better reflects our revenue for the quality of coal sold and our operating results by including all income from coal sales. The adjustments made to arrive at these measures are significant in understanding and assessing our financial condition. Therefore, segment coal sales revenues should not be considered in isolation, nor as an alternative to coal sales revenues under generally accepted accounting principles.
         

Quarter ended September 30, 2021

Metallurgical

Thermal

All Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)  

        

GAAP Revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations  

$              295,291

$              299,096

$                      25

$              594,412

Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenue   

        

     Coal risk management derivative settlements classified in "other income"  

(502)

6,997

-

6,495

     Coal sales revenues from idled or otherwise disposed operations and pass

     through agreements not included in segments

-

-

26

26

     Transportation costs  

40,845

37,565

(1)

78,409

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenues  

$              254,948

$              254,534

$                       -

$              509,482

Tons sold  

1,980

19,025

    

Coal sales per ton sold  

$                128.77

$                  13.38

    
         
         

Quarter ended June 30, 2021

Metallurgical

Thermal

All Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)  

        

GAAP Revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations  

$              219,448

$              230,759

$                     182

$              450,389

Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenue   

        

     Coal risk management derivative settlements classified in "other income"  

-

651

-

651

     Coal sales revenues from idled or otherwise disposed operations and pass

     through agreements not included in segments

-

-

181

181

     Transportation costs  

39,348

24,899

1

64,248

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenues  

$              180,100

$              205,209

$                       -

$              385,309

Tons sold  

2,007

15,204

    

Coal sales per ton sold  

$                  89.71

$                  13.50

    
         
         

Quarter ended September 30, 2020

Metallurgical

Thermal

All Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)  

        

GAAP Revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations  

$              168,054

$              213,299

$                     908

$              382,261

Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenue   

        

     Coal risk management derivative settlements classified in "other income"  

(29)

(2,552)

-

(2,581)

     Coal sales revenues from idled or otherwise disposed operations and pass

     through agreements not included in segments

-

-

903

903

     Transportation costs  

35,951

11,996

5

47,952

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenues  

$              132,132

$              203,855

$                       -

$              335,987

Tons sold  

1,971

15,131

    

Coal sales per ton sold  

$                  67.04

$                  13.47

    

 

Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of NON-GAAP Measures

(In thousands, except per ton data)
         

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost per ton sold

        
 

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost per ton sold is calculated as segment cash cost of coal sales divided by segment tons sold. Segment cash cost of coal sales is adjusted for transportation costs, and may be adjusted for other items that, due to generally accepted accounting principles, are classified in "other income" on the consolidated statements of operations, but relate directly to the costs incurred to produce coal. Segment cash cost per ton sold is not a measure of financial performance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We believe segment cash cost per ton sold better reflects our controllable costs and our operating results by including all costs incurred to produce coal. The adjustments made to arrive at these measures are significant in understanding and assessing our financial condition. Therefore, segment cash cost of coal sales should not be considered in isolation, nor as an alternative to cost of sales under generally accepted accounting principles.
         

Quarter ended September 30, 2021

Metallurgical

Thermal

All Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)

        

GAAP Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Operations

$              177,146

$              241,158

$                  5,522

$              423,826

Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales 

        

     Transportation costs

40,845

37,565

(1)

78,409

     Cost of coal sales from idled or otherwise disposed operations and pass through

     agreements not included in segments

-

-

4,012

4,012

     Other (operating overhead, certain actuarial, etc.)

-

-

1,511

1,511

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales

$              136,301

$              203,593

$                       -

$              339,894

Tons sold

1,980

19,025

    

Cash cost per ton sold

$                  68.84

$                  10.70

    
         
         

Quarter ended June 30, 2021

Metallurgical

Thermal

All Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)

        

GAAP Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Operations

$              158,539

$              190,245

$                  6,545

$              355,329

Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales 

        

     Transportation costs

39,348

24,899

1

64,248

     Cost of coal sales from idled or otherwise disposed operations and pass through

     agreements not included in segments

-

-

4,354

4,354

     Other (operating overhead, certain actuarial, etc.)

-

-

2,190

2,190

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales

$              119,191

$              165,346

$                       -

$              284,537

Tons sold

2,007

15,204

    

Cash cost per ton sold

$                  59.37

$                  10.88

    
         
         

Quarter ended September 30, 2020

Metallurgical

Thermal

All Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)

        

GAAP Cost of sales in the Consolidated Statements of Operations

$              155,729

$              184,045

$                  5,765

$              345,539

Less: Adjustments to reconcile to Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales 

        

     Diesel fuel risk management derivative settlements classified in "other income"

-

(278)

-

(278)

     Transportation costs

35,951

11,996

5

47,952

     Cost of coal sales from idled or otherwise disposed operations and pass through

     agreements not included in segments

-

-

4,007

4,007

     Other (operating overhead, certain actuarial, etc.)

-

-

1,753

1,753

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales

$              119,778

$              172,327

$                       -

$              292,105

Tons sold

1,971

15,131

    

Cash cost per ton sold

$                  60.78

$                  11.39

    

 

Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(In thousands)
           

Adjusted EBITDA

          
           

Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income (loss) attributable to the Company before the effect of net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, accretion on asset retirement obligations and nonoperating expenses. Adjusted EBITDA may also be adjusted for items that may not reflect the trend of future results by excluding transactions that are not indicative of the Company's core operating performance.
 

Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and items excluded from Adjusted EBITDA are significant in understanding and assessing our financial condition. Therefore, Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered in isolation, nor as an alternative to net income (loss), income (loss) from operations, cash flows from operations or as a measure of our profitability, liquidity or performance under generally accepted accounting principles. The Company uses adjusted EBITDA to measure the operating performance of its segments and allocate resources to the segments. Furthermore, analogous measures are used by industry analysts and investors 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. The table below shows how we calculate Adjusted EBITDA.
           
 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,
 

2021

2020

  

2021

2020
 

(Unaudited)

  

(Unaudited)

Net income (loss)

$             89,143

$           (191,467)

  

$            110,967

$           (266,090)

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

(1,082)

379

  

1,301

(206)

Interest expense, net

6,151

2,530

  

12,746

6,389

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

30,760

32,630

  

84,441

94,105

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

5,437

4,947

  

16,311

14,939

Costs related to proposed joint venture with Peabody Energy

-

4,423

  

-

15,938

Asset impairment and restructuring

-

163,106

  

-

176,371

Gain on property insurance recovery related to Mountain Laurel longwall

-

-

  

-

(23,518)

Gain on divestitures

-

-

  

-

(1,369)

Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit costs

1,186

878

  

3,252

3,076

Reorganization items, net

-

-

  

-

(26)
           

Adjusted EBITDA

$            131,595

$             17,426

  

$            229,018

$             19,609

EBITDA from idled or otherwise disposed operations

3,074

2,896

  

10,637

10,691

Selling, general and administrative expenses

21,081

21,541

  

66,679

64,024

Other

15,535

2,160

  

22,646

1,313
           

Segment Adjusted EBITDA from coal operations 

$            171,285

$             44,023

  

$            328,980

$             95,637
           

Segment Adjusted EBITDA 

          

Metallurgical

118,548

12,407

  

221,391

76,037

Thermal

52,737

31,616

  

107,589

19,600
           

Total Segment Adjusted EBITDA

$            171,285

$             44,023

  

$            328,980

$             95,637

 

 

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