Contura Announces Fourth Quarter 2019 Results

- Net Loss from continuing operations of $192 million for the fourth quarter 2019 included a pre-tax non-cash asset impairment charge of $60 million and a goodwill impairment of $124 million - Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $31 million for the fourth quarter 2019(2) - Reducing 2020 capital expenditures guidance by $30 million, maintaining other guidance

March 18, 2020 7:30 AM EDT

BRISTOL, Tenn., March 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Contura Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CTRA), a leading U.S. coal supplier, today reported results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2019.

(millions, except per share)

Three months ended

Dec. 31, 2019(2)

Sept. 30, 2019(2)

Dec. 31, 2018(2)

Net (loss) income(3)

$(191.9)

$(43.6)

$155.9

Net (loss) income(3) per diluted share

$(10.54)

$(2.29)

$9.85

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

$31.5

$40.0

$111.2

Operating cash flow(4)

$(5.7)

$20.4

$(17.9)

Capital expenditures

$48.2

$60.3

$25.2

Tons of coal sold

5.7

5.8

5.5

1.

These are non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA is included in tables accompanying the financial schedules.

2.

Excludes discontinued operations.

3.

From continuing operations.

4.

Includes discontinued operations.

"As we recently announced, Contura made significant progress in achieving operational efficiencies and overhead cost containment improvements in the fourth quarter, and we remain steadfastly committed to progress on these goals," said chairman and chief executive officer, David Stetson. "In the early months of 2020 we have continued to build on the momentum, executing our strategy through a more nimble operating culture that is yielding additional operational productivity advances."

"In addition to achieving nearly a 10% increase in feet per shift at our CAPP underground mines in the fourth quarter, we are pleased to announce that the Road Fork 52 mine started production as scheduled on February 26," said Jason Whitehead, Contura's chief operating officer. "This low vol met mine, which we expect to largely serve as replacement tons for existing operations that are mining out, has annual production capacity up to 1.3 million tons a year with expected cost of coal sales of approximately $70 per ton."

Financial Performance

Contura reported a net loss from continuing operations of $191.9 million, or $10.54 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter 2019. The fourth quarter loss includes a pre-tax non-cash asset impairment charge of $60.5 million and a goodwill impairment of $124.4 million. In the third quarter 2019, the company had a net loss from continuing operations of $43.6 million or $2.29 per diluted share.

Total Adjusted EBITDA was $31.5 million for the fourth quarter, compared with $40.0 million in the third quarter.

Coal Revenues

(millions)

Three months ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Sept. 30, 2019

CAPP - Met

$370.2

$373.1

CAPP - Thermal

$60.6

$80.2

NAPP

$65.8

$70.7

CAPP - Met (excl. f&h)(1)

$310.9

$323.0

CAPP - Thermal (excl. f&h)(1)

$50.1

$70.3

NAPP (excl. f&h)(1)

$62.4

$67.8

Tons Sold

(millions)

Three months ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Sept. 30, 2019

CAPP - Met

3.3

3.0

CAPP - Thermal

0.9

1.1

NAPP

1.5

1.6

1.

Represents Non-GAAP coal revenues which is defined and reconciled under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Results of Operations."

The CAPP - Met revenue decline in the fourth quarter was driven by a 12 percent decline in price realizations relative to the third quarter, partially offset by increased volumes, while CAPP - Thermal revenues declined as a result of lower prices and fewer tons sold. In the NAPP segment, the revenues were reduced due to slightly lower shipments in the fourth quarter versus the third quarter.

Coal Sales Realization(1)

(per ton)

Three months ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Sept. 30, 2019

CAPP - Met

$94.98

$108.35

CAPP - Thermal

$56.13

$61.46

NAPP

$41.17

$41.33

1.

Represents Non-GAAP coal sales realization which is defined and reconciled under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Results of Operations."

As a result of further weakening in the metallurgical coal market in the fourth quarter, our average CAPP - Met coal sales realization for the fourth quarter 2019 declined 12 percent to $94.98 per ton over the prior quarter. Thermal markets also saw softer prices in the fourth quarter as our CAPP - Thermal coal average price was down 9 percent from the third quarter, while the average NAPP realization was essentially flat with the prior quarter.

Cost of Coal Sales

(in millions, except per ton data)

Three months ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Sept. 30, 2019

Cost of Coal Sales

$444.6

$467.7

Cost of Coal Sales (excl. f&h/idle)(1)

$366.4

$400.0

(per ton)

CAPP - Met(1)

$82.26

$87.32

CAPP - Thermal(1)

$49.21

$59.17

NAPP(1)

$34.67

$43.87

1.

Represents Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton which is defined and reconciled under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and "Results of Operations."

All the segments saw improvements in cost of coal sales compared to third quarter, with costs in CAPP - Met for the quarter averaging more than $5.00 lower than in the third quarter. The primary driver was higher productivity as measured by clean tons per foot and feet per shift. Our productivity continued to show similar improvements in the early part of the first quarter 2020. Overall, our deep mines in the CAPP region realized a 9 percent increase in feet per shift in the fourth quarter over the prior quarter.

The fourth quarter NAPP cost of coal sales also saw meaningful reduction as a longwall move and employee vacations had resulted in an elevated third quarter 2019 cost per ton. CAPP - Thermal cost of coal sales were significantly lower in the fourth quarter as the thermal deep mines feet per shift increased by 12 percent over the third quarter. In addition, the third quarter CAPP - Thermal cost was negatively impacted by approximately a $3.00 per ton environmental settlement.

Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) and depreciation, depletion and amortization (DD&A) expenses

(millions)

Three months ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Sept. 30, 2019

SG&A

$25.8

$17.4

Less: non-cash stock compensation and one-time expenses

$(12.7)

$(2.2)

Non-GAAP SG&A(1)

$13.1

$15.2

DD&A

$43.9

$60.8

1.

Represents Non-GAAP SG&A which is defined under "Non-GAAP Financial Measures."

As a result of our management restructuring in the fourth quarter 2019, SG&A expenses, excluding non-cash stock compensation expense of $4.7 million and one-time expenses of $8.0 million, primarily associated with management restructuring, declined by more than $2 million from the third quarter to $13.1 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

"Despite the difficult market conditions in the fourth quarter, Contura's cash balance increased by more than $60 million over that period, ending the year with more than $325 million in liquidity," said Andy Eidson, Contura's chief financial officer. "In these early months of 2020, we continue to be keenly focused on cost savings and cash optimization amid widespread uncertainty related to the coronavirus and its potential impact on global economies and specifically met markets."

Cash used in operating activities for the fourth quarter 2019, including discontinued operations, was $5.7 million, and capital expenditures for the fourth quarter were $48.2 million. In the prior period, the cash provided by operating activities was $20.4 million and capital expenditures were $60.3 million.

At the end of December 2019, Contura had $212.8 million in unrestricted cash and $165.7 million in restricted cash, deposits and investments. Unrestricted cash increased $60.2 million in the fourth quarter, which included a tax refund of $65.3 million. Total long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt as of December 31, 2019, was approximately $593.0 million.  At the end of the fourth quarter, the company had total liquidity of $327.8 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $212.8 million and $115.0 million of unused commitments available under the Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2019, the company had no borrowings and $99.8 million in letters of credit outstanding under the Asset-Based Revolving Credit Facility.

2020 Full-Year Guidance

The company is maintaining its total 2020 coal shipments guidance range of 20.7 million tons to 22.7 million tons, with CAPP - Met volume remaining at 12.0 million to 12.6 million tons and CAPP - Thermal volume remaining at 2.7 million tons to 3.3 million tons. NAPP volumes also remain at the previous range of 6.0 million tons to 6.8 million tons.

For 2020, Contura has committed and priced approximately 52% of CAPP - Met at an average expected price of $97.91 per ton, while we are 100% committed and priced at an average price of $55.95 per ton for CAPP - Thermal and 100% committed and priced for NAPP at an average price of $43.43 per ton.

The company also expects 2020 costs to remain unchanged with CAPP - Met cost of coal sales per ton at a range of $76.00 to $81.00. CAPP - Thermal is expected to be in the range of $56.00 to $60.00 per ton and NAPP in the range of $34.00 to $38.00 per ton.

For 2020, the company expects its SG&A to be in the range of $50 million to $55 million, excluding non-recurring items and stock compensation. We are reducing our 2020 capital expenditures guidance by $30 million to a range of $145 million to $165 million; maintaining depreciation, depletion and amortization between $230 million and $260 million; and cash interest expense in the range of $48 million and $52 million.

2020 Guidance

in millions of tons

Low

High

CAPP - Metallurgical

12.0

12.6

CAPP - Thermal

2.7

3.3

NAPP

6.0

6.8

Total Shipments

20.7

22.7

Committed/Priced1,2,3

Committed

Average Price

CAPP - Metallurgical

52

%

$97.91

CAPP - Thermal

100

%

$55.95

NAPP

100

%

$43.43

Committed/Unpriced1,3

Committed

CAPP - Metallurgical

27

%

CAPP - Thermal

%

NAPP

%

Costs per ton4

Low

High

CAPP - Metallurgical

$76

$81

CAPP - Thermal

$56

$60

NAPP

$34

$38

In millions (except taxes)

Low

High

SG&A5

$50

$55

Idle Operations Expense

$16

$20

Cash Interest Expense

$48

$52

DD&A

$230

$260

Capital Expenditures

$145

$165

Tax Rate

%

5

%

Notes: 

  1. Based on committed and priced coal shipments as of March 6, 2020. Committed percentage based on the midpoint of shipment guidance range.
  2. Actual average per-ton realizations on committed and priced tons recognized in future periods may vary based on actual freight expense in future periods relative to assumed freight expense embedded in projected average per-ton realizations.
  3. Includes estimates of future coal shipments based upon contract terms and anticipated delivery schedules. Actual coal shipments may vary from these estimates.
  4. Note: The Company is unable to present a quantitative reconciliation of its forward-looking non-GAAP cost of coal sales 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 freight and handling costs, which are a component of GAAP cost of sales. Management is unable to predict without unreasonable efforts freight and handling costs due to uncertainty as to the end market and FOB point for uncommitted sales volumes and the final shipping point for export shipments. 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.
  5. Excludes expenses related to non-cash stock compensation and non-recurring business development expenses.

Conference Call

The company plans to hold a conference call regarding its fourth quarter 2019 results on March 18, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The conference call will be available live on the investor section of the company's website at http://investors.conturaenergy.com/investors. Analysts who would like to participate in the conference call should dial 877-791-0213 (domestic toll-free) or 647-689-5651 (international) approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the call.

ABOUT CONTURA ENERGY

Contura Energy (NYSE: CTRA) is a Tennessee-based coal supplier with affiliate mining operations across major coal basins in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. With customers across the globe, high-quality reserves and significant port capacity, Contura Energy reliably supplies both metallurgical coal to produce steel and thermal coal to generate power. For more information, visit www.conturaenergy.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Contura's expectations and beliefs concerning future events and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations. These factors are difficult to predict accurately and may be beyond Contura's control. Forward-looking statements in this news release or elsewhere speak only as of the date made. New uncertainties and risks arise from time to time, and it is impossible for Contura to predict these events or how they may affect Contura. Except as required by law, Contura has no duty to, and does not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements in this news release or elsewhere after the date this release is issued. In light of these risks and uncertainties, investors should keep in mind that results, events or developments discussed in any forward-looking statement made in this news release may not occur.

INVESTOR CONTACT[email protected]

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FINANCIAL TABLES FOLLOW

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The discussion below contains "non-GAAP financial measures." These are financial measures which either exclude or include amounts that are not excluded or included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP" or "GAAP"). Specifically, we make use of the non-GAAP financial measure "Adjusted EBITDA," "non-GAAP coal revenues," "non-GAAP cost of coal sales," and "Adjusted cost of produced coal sold." We use Adjusted EBITDA to measure the operating performance of our segments and allocate resources to the segments. Adjusted EBITDA does not purport to be an alternative to net income (loss) as a measure of operating performance. We use non-GAAP coal revenues to present coal revenues generated, excluding freight and handling fulfillment revenues. Non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton for our operations is calculated as non-GAAP coal revenues divided by tons sold. We use non-GAAP cost of coal sales to adjust cost of coal sales to remove freight and handling costs, idled and closed mine costs and coal inventory acquisition accounting impacts. Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton for our operations is calculated as non-GAAP cost of coal sales divided by tons sold. Non-GAAP coal margin per ton for our coal operations is calculated as non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton for our coal operations less non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton for our coal operations. We also use Adjusted cost of produced coal sold to distinguish the cost of captive produced coal from the effects of purchased coal. The presentation of these measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.

Management uses non-GAAP financial measures to supplement GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than GAAP results alone. The definition of these non-GAAP measures may be changed periodically by management to adjust for significant items important to an understanding of operating trends and to adjust for items that may not reflect the trend of future results by excluding transactions that are not indicative of our core operating performance. Furthermore, analogous measures are used by industry analysts to evaluate the Company's operating performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the presentations of these measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and can differ significantly from company to company depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate, and capital investments.

Included below are reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures.

 

CONTURA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

Three Months Ended December 31,

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

2019

2018

Revenues:

Coal revenues

$

497,232

$

574,351

$

2,282,007

$

2,020,889

Freight and handling revenues

Other revenues

1,844

(2,267)

8,253

10,316

Total revenues

499,076

572,084

2,290,260

2,031,205

Costs and expenses:

Cost of coal sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

444,611

461,829

1,924,709

1,661,118

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

43,865

43,598

228,792

77,549

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

7,873

4,421

27,798

9,966

Amortization of acquired intangibles, net

4,624

(17,860)

(88)

(5,392)

Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately above)

25,832

15,781

78,953

59,271

Merger-related costs

35

46,736

1,090

51,800

Asset impairment

60,466

66,324

Goodwill impairment

124,353

124,353

Total other operating (income) loss:

Mark-to-market adjustment for acquisition-related obligations

(3,276)

24

(3,564)

24

Gain on settlement of acquisition-related obligations

(170)

(580)

Other expense (income)

6,744

354

(575)

(16,311)

Total costs and expenses

715,127

554,713

2,447,792

1,837,445

(Loss) income from operations

(216,051)

17,371

(157,532)

193,760

Other income (expense):

Interest expense

(16,719)

(12,272)

(66,798)

(38,810)

Interest income

1,712

1,120

7,296

1,949

Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt

(12,042)

(26,459)

(12,042)

Equity loss in affiliates

(2,070)

(3,255)

(6,874)

(6,112)

Miscellaneous loss, net

(7,420)

(517)

(10,332)

(1,254)

Total other expense, net

(24,497)

(26,966)

(103,167)

(56,269)

(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes

(240,548)

(9,595)

(260,699)

137,491

Income tax benefit

48,677

165,496

57,557

165,363

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

(191,871)

155,901

(203,142)

302,854

Discontinued operations:

Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes

59,582

(664)

(117,391)

(4,994)

Income tax (expense) benefit from discontinued operations

(8,652)

1,305

4,214

1,305

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

50,930

641

(113,177)

(3,689)

Net (loss) income

$

(140,941)

$

156,542

$

(316,319)

$

299,165

Basic (loss) income per common share:

(Loss) income from continuing operations

$

(10.54)

$

10.38

$

(10.80)

$

27.61

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

2.79

0.04

(6.02)

(0.33)

Net (loss) income

$

(7.75)

$

10.42

$

(16.82)

$

27.28

Diluted (loss) income per common share:

(Loss) income from continuing operations

$

(10.54)

$

9.85

$

(10.80)

$

25.86

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

2.79

0.04

(6.02)

(0.32)

Net (loss) income

$

(7.75)

$

9.89

$

(16.82)

$

25.54

Weighted average shares - basic

18,195,651

15,014,994

18,808,460

10,967,014

Weighted average shares - diluted

18,195,651

15,822,037

18,808,460

11,712,653

 

CONTURA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES  CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(Amounts in thousands, except share and per share data)

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

Assets

Current assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

212,793

$

233,599

Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018

244,666

292,617

Inventories, net

162,659

121,965

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

91,361

158,945

Current assets - discontinued operations

22,475

Total current assets

711,479

829,601

Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $314,276 and $106,766 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018

583,262

699,990

Owned and leased mineral rights, net of accumulated depletion and amortization of $27,877 and $11,390 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018

523,141

528,232

Goodwill

95,624

Other acquired intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $32,686 and $20,267 as of December 31, 2019 and 2018

125,145

154,584

Long-term restricted cash

122,524

227,173

Deferred income taxes

33,065

27,179

Other non-current assets

204,207

183,675

Total assets

$

2,302,823

$

2,746,058

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Current liabilities:

Current portion of long-term debt

$

28,485

$

42,743

Trade accounts payable

98,746

114,568

Acquisition-related obligations - current

33,639

27,334

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

154,282

148,699

Current liabilities - discontinued operations

21,892

Total current liabilities

315,152

355,236

Long-term debt

564,481

545,269

Acquisition-related obligations - long-term

46,259

72,996

Workers' compensation and black lung obligations

260,778

249,294

Pension obligations

204,086

180,802

Asset retirement obligations

184,130

203,694

Deferred income taxes

422

15,118

Other non-current liabilities

31,393

52,415

Non-current liabilities - discontinued operations

94

Total liabilities

1,606,701

1,674,918

Commitments and Contingencies

Stockholders' Equity

Preferred stock - par value $0.01, 5.0 million shares authorized at December 31, 2019 and 2018, none issued

Common stock - par value $0.01, 50.0 million shares authorized, 20.5 million issued and 18.2 million outstanding at December 31, 2019 and 20.2 million issued and 19.1 million outstanding at December 31, 2018

205

202

Additional paid-in capital

775,707

761,301

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

(58,616)

(23,130)

Treasury stock, at cost: 2.3 million shares at December 31, 2019 and 1.1 million shares at December 31, 2018

(107,984)

(70,362)

Retained earnings

86,810

403,129

Total stockholders' equity

696,122

1,071,140

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

2,302,823

$

2,746,058

 

CONTURA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(Amounts in thousands)

Year Ended December 31,

2019

2018

Operating activities:

Net (loss) income

$

(316,319)

$

299,165

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

315,162

77,549

Amortization of acquired intangibles, net

(88)

(5,392)

Accretion of acquisition-related obligations discount

5,522

5,627

Amortization of debt issuance costs and accretion of debt discount

14,070

4,483

Mark-to-market adjustment for acquisition-related obligations

(3,564)

24

Gain on settlement of acquisition-related obligations

(580)

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets

8,142

(16,852)

Gain on assets acquired in an exchange transaction

(9,083)

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

33,759

9,966

Employee benefit plans, net

20,846

9,231

Deferred income taxes

(12,098)

(66,682)

Goodwill impairment

124,353

Asset impairment

83,485

Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt

26,459

12,042

Stock-based compensation

12,397

13,354

Equity in loss of affiliates

6,874

6,112

Other, net

(5,204)

1,643

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

Trade accounts receivable, net

47,424

(84,139)

Inventories, net

(40,694)

33,232

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

56,671

(44,266)

Deposits

15,170

(7,493)

Other non-current assets

(24,460)

(36,655)

Trade accounts payable

(28,148)

(7,075)

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

(25,495)

(7,345)

Acquisition-related obligations

(28,128)

(14,500)

Asset retirement obligations

(111,616)

(3,175)

Other non-current liabilities

(33,557)

(19,893)

Net cash provided by operating activities

131,880

158,381

Investing activities:

Capital expenditures

(192,411)

(81,881)

Payments on disposal of assets

(10,250)

Proceeds on disposal of assets

2,780

997

Capital contributions to equity affiliates

(10,051)

(5,253)

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash acquired in acquisition, net of amounts paid

198,506

Purchase of investment securities

(92,855)

(3,280)

Maturity of investment securities

100,250

3,360

Other, net

535

(3)

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

(191,752)

102,196

Financing activities:

Proceeds from borrowings on debt

544,946

537,750

Principal repayments of debt

(552,809)

(471,704)

Principal repayments of financing lease obligations

(3,654)

(533)

Form S-4 costs

(3,918)

Debt issuance costs

(6,689)

(14,931)

Common stock repurchases and related expenses

(37,622)

(20,270)

Principal repayments of notes payable

(14,818)

(3,844)

Other, net

952

159

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

(69,694)

22,709

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

(129,566)

283,286

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period

477,246

193,960

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period

$

347,680

$

477,246

Supplemental cash flow information:

Cash paid for interest

$

51,877

$

27,340

Cash paid for income taxes

$

3,039

$

37

Cash received for income tax refunds

$

72,236

$

14,157

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:

Financing leases and capital financing - equipment

$

5,324

$

6,513

Accrued capital expenditures

$

4,110

$

6,879

Issuance of equity in connection with acquisition

$

$

664,460

Net balance due to Alpha deemed effectively settled

$

$

47,048

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the Consolidated Balance Sheets that sum to the total of the same such amounts shown in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

As of December 31,

2019

2018

Cash and cash equivalents

$

212,793

$

233,599

Short-term restricted cash (included in prepaid expenses and other current assets)

12,363

16,474

Long-term restricted cash

122,524

227,173

Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

$

347,680

$

477,246

 

CONTURA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESADJUSTED EBITDA RECONCILIATION(Amounts in thousands)

Three Months Ended

Year Ended December 31,

September 30, 2019

December 31, 2019

December 31, 2018

2019

2018

Net (loss) income from continuing operations

$

(43,561)

$

(191,871)

$

155,901

$

(203,142)

$

302,854

Interest expense

18,847

16,719

12,272

66,798

38,810

Interest income

(1,763)

(1,712)

(1,120)

(7,296)

(1,949)

Income tax benefit

(3,102)

(48,677)

(165,496)

(57,557)

(165,363)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

60,842

43,865

43,598

228,792

77,549

Merger-related costs

68

35

46,736

1,090

51,800

Management restructuring costs (1)

7,720

7,720

2,659

Non-cash stock compensation expense

2,738

4,885

3,738

12,348

11,978

Mark-to-market adjustment - acquisition-related obligations

(3,238)

(3,276)

24

(3,564)

24

Gain on settlement of acquisition-related obligations

(170)

(580)

Gain on sale of disposal group (2)

(16,386)

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

6,846

7,873

4,421

27,798

9,966

Loss on modification and extinguishment of debt

12,042

26,459

12,042

Asset impairment (3)

32

60,466

66,324

Goodwill impairment (4)

124,353

124,353

Cost impact of coal inventory fair value adjustment (5)

17,064

8,209

17,064

Gain on assets acquired in an exchange transaction (6)

(9,083)

Loss on partial settlement of benefit obligations

6,446

6,446

Amortization of acquired intangibles, net

2,314

4,624

(17,860)

(88)

(5,392)

Adjusted EBITDA

$

40,023

$

31,450

$

111,150

$

295,607

$

335,076

(1)

Management restructuring costs are related to severance expense associated with senior management changes.

(2)

The Company recorded a gain on disposal of assets of $16,386 within other (income) expense within the Consolidated Statements of Operations.

(3)

Asset impairment for the year ended December 31, 2019 includes a long-lived asset impairment of $60,169 related to asset groups recorded within the CAPP - Met and CAPP - Thermal reporting segments and an asset impairment of $6,155 primarily related to the write-off of prepaid purchased coal as a result of Blackjewel's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing on July 1, 2019.

(4)

The goodwill impairment testing as of December 31, 2019 resulted in a goodwill impairment of $124,353 to write down the full carrying value of goodwill.

(5)

The cost impact of the coal inventory fair value adjustment as a result of the Alpha Merger was completed during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

(6)

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company entered into an exchange transaction which primarily included the release of the PRB overriding royalty interest owed to the Company in exchange for met coal reserves which resulted in a gain of $9,083.

 

CONTURA ENERGY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIESRESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other

Consolidated

Coal revenues

$

373,078

$

80,174

$

70,735

$

$

523,987

Less: freight and handling fulfillment revenues

(50,100)

(9,869)

(2,961)

(62,930)

Non-GAAP coal revenues

$

322,978

$

70,305

$

67,774

$

$

461,057

Tons sold

2,981

1,144

1,640

5,765

Non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton

$

108.35

$

61.46

$

41.33

$

$

79.98

Cost of coal sales

$

312,369

$

78,022

$

75,571

$

1,696

$

467,658

Less: freight and handling costs

(50,100)

(9,869)

(2,961)

(62,930)

Less: idled and closed mine costs

(1,956)

(458)

(659)

(1,696)

(4,769)

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

260,313

$

67,695

$

71,951

$

$

399,959

Tons sold

2,981

1,144

1,640

5,765

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton

$

87.32

$

59.17

$

43.87

$

$

69.38

Coal margin per ton (1)

$

20.37

$

1.88

$

(2.95)

$

$

9.77

Idled and closed mine costs per ton

0.66

0.41

0.41

0.83

Non-GAAP coal margin per ton

$

21.03

$

2.29

$

(2.54)

$

$

10.60

(1)

Coal margin per ton for our coal operations is calculated as coal sales realization per ton for our coal operations less cost of coal sales per ton for our coal operations.

Three Month Ended December 31, 2019

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other (2)

Consolidated

Coal revenues

$

370,200

$

60,576

$

65,775

$

681

$

497,232

Less: freight and handling fulfillment revenues

(59,320)

(10,450)

(3,397)

(73,167)

Non-GAAP coal revenues

$

310,880

$

50,126

$

62,378

$

681

$

424,065

Tons sold

3,273

893

1,515

8

5,689

Non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton

$

94.98

$

56.13

$

41.17

$

85.13

$

74.54

Cost of coal sales

$

331,305

$

55,653

$

57,701

$

(48)

$

444,611

Less: freight and handling costs

(59,320)

(10,450)

(3,397)

(73,167)

Less: idled and closed mine costs

(2,757)

(1,260)

(1,783)

713

(5,087)

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

269,228

$

43,943

$

52,521

$

665

$

366,357

Tons sold

3,273

893

1,515

8

5,689

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton

$

82.26

$

49.21

$

34.67

$

83.13

$

64.40

Coal margin per ton (1)

$

11.88

$

5.51

$

5.33

$

91.13

$

9.25

Idled and closed mine costs per ton

0.84

1.41

1.17

(89.13)

0.89

Non-GAAP coal margin per ton

$

12.72

$

6.92

$

6.50

$

2.00

$

10.14

(1)

Coal margin per ton for our coal operations is calculated as coal sales realization per ton for our coal operations less cost of coal sales per ton for our coal operations.

(2)

The fourth quarter of 2019 included coal revenues and cost of coal sales related to tons produced as a byproduct of an idle mine's reclamation.

Three Months Ended December 31, 2018

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other

Consolidated

Coal revenues

$

433,586

$

39,113

$

101,652

$

$

574,351

Less: freight and handling fulfillment revenues

(74,463)

(3,428)

(11,706)

(89,597)

Non-GAAP coal revenues

$

359,123

$

35,685

$

89,946

$

$

484,754

Tons sold

2,903

632

1,971

5,506

Non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton

$

123.71

$

56.46

$

45.63

$

$

88.04

Cost of coal sales

$

338,822

$

46,022

$

76,044

$

941

$

461,829

Less: freight and handling costs

(74,463)

(3,428)

(11,706)

(89,597)

Less: idled and closed mine costs

(1,118)

(202)

30

(941)

(2,231)

Less: cost impact of coal inventory fair value adjustment (1)

(11,547)

(5,517)

(17,064)

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

251,694

$

36,875

$

64,368

$

$

352,937

Tons sold

2,903

632

1,971

5,506

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton

$

86.70

$

58.35

$

32.66

$

$

64.10

Coal margin per ton (2)

$

32.64

$

(10.93)

$

12.99

$

$

20.44

Idled and closed mine costs per ton

0.39

0.32

(0.02)

0.41

Cost impact of coal inventory fair value adjustment per ton

3.98

8.72

3.09

Non-GAAP coal margin per ton

$

37.01

$

(1.89)

$

12.97

$

$

23.94

(1)

The cost impact of the coal inventory fair value adjustment as a result of the Alpha Merger was completed during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

(2)

Coal margin per ton for our coal operations is calculated as coal sales realization per ton for our coal operations less cost of coal sales per ton for our coal operations.

Year Ended December 31, 2019

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other (3)

Consolidated

Coal revenues

$

1,709,863

$

285,390

$

286,073

$

681

$

2,282,007

Less: freight and handling fulfillment revenues

(242,049)

(34,133)

(8,827)

(285,009)

Non-GAAP coal revenues

$

1,467,814

$

251,257

$

277,246

$

681

$

1,996,998

Tons sold

12,926

4,218

6,554

8

23,706

Non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton

$

113.56

$

59.57

$

42.30

$

85.13

$

84.24

Cost of coal sales

$

1,389,293

$

274,320

$

257,267

$

3,829

$

1,924,709

Less: freight and handling costs

(242,049)

(34,133)

(8,827)

(285,009)

Less: idled and closed mine costs

(8,699)

(2,702)

(4,005)

(3,164)

(18,570)

Less: cost impact of coal inventory fair value adjustment (1)

(4,751)

(3,458)

(8,209)

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

1,133,794

$

234,027

$

244,435

$

665

$

1,612,921

Tons sold

12,926

4,218

6,554

8

23,706

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton

$

87.71

$

55.48

$

37.30

$

83.13

$

68.04

Coal margin per ton (2)

$

24.80

$

2.62

$

4.40

$

(393.50)

$

15.07

Idled and closed mine costs per ton

0.67

0.64

0.60

395.50

0.78

Cost impact of coal inventory fair value adjustment per ton

0.38

0.83

0.35

Non-GAAP coal margin per ton

$

25.85

$

4.09

$

5.00

$

2.00

$

16.20

(1)

The cost impact of the coal inventory fair value adjustment as a result of the Alpha Merger was completed during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

(2)

Coal margin per ton for our coal operations is calculated as coal sales realization per ton for our coal operations less cost of coal sales per ton for our coal operations.

(3)

The fourth quarter of 2019 included coal revenues and cost of coal sales related to tons produced as a byproduct of an idle mine's reclamation.

Year Ended December 31, 2018

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other

Consolidated

Coal revenues

$

1,669,358

$

39,113

$

312,418

$

$

2,020,889

Less: freight and handling fulfillment revenues

(306,662)

(3,428)

(31,243)

(341,333)

Non-GAAP coal revenues

$

1,362,696

$

35,685

$

281,175

$

$

1,679,556

Tons sold

10,682

632

6,273

17,587

Non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton

$

127.57

$

56.46

$

44.82

$

$

95.50

Cost of coal sales

$

1,341,260

$

46,022

$

272,895

$

941

$

1,661,118

Less: freight and handling costs

(306,662)

(3,428)

(31,243)

(341,333)

Less: idled and closed mine costs

(3,904)

(202)

(2,710)

(941)

(7,757)

Less: cost impact of coal inventory fair value adjustment (1)

(11,547)

(5,517)

(17,064)

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

1,019,147

$

36,875

$

238,942

$

$

1,294,964

Tons sold

10,682

632

6,273

17,587

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton

$

95.41

$

58.35

$

38.09

$

$

73.63

Coal margin per ton (2)

$

30.72

$

(10.93)

$

6.30

$

$

20.46

Idled and closed mine costs per ton

0.36

0.32

0.43

0.44

Cost impact of coal inventory fair value adjustment per ton

1.08

8.72

0.97

Non-GAAP coal margin per ton

$

32.16

$

(1.89)

$

6.73

$

$

21.87

(1)

The cost impact of the coal inventory fair value adjustment as a result of the Alpha Merger was completed during the three months ended June 30, 2019.

(2)

Coal margin per ton for our coal operations is calculated as coal sales realization per ton for our coal operations less cost of coal sales per ton for our coal operations.

Three Months Ended September 30, 2019

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other

Consolidated

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

260,313

$

67,695

$

71,951

$

$

399,959

Less: cost of purchased coal sold

(47,731)

(1,050)

(48,781)

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold

$

212,582

$

66,645

$

71,951

$

$

351,178

Produced tons sold

2,558

1,127

1,640

5,325

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold per ton (1)

$

83.10

$

59.13

$

43.87

$

$

65.95

(1)

Cost of produced coal sold per ton for our operations is calculated as non-GAAP cost of produced coal sold divided by produced tons sold.

Three Months Ended December 31, 2019

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other

Consolidated

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

269,228

$

43,943

$

52,521

$

665

$

366,357

Less: cost of purchased coal sold

(43,091)

(598)

(43,689)

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold

$

226,137

$

43,345

$

52,521

$

665

$

322,668

Produced tons sold

2,779

876

1,515

8

5,178

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold per ton (1)

$

81.37

$

49.48

$

34.67

$

83.13

$

62.32

(1)

Cost of produced coal sold per ton for our operations is calculated as non-GAAP cost of produced coal sold divided by produced tons sold.

Three Month Ended December 31, 2018

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other

Consolidated

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

251,694

$

36,875

$

64,368

$

$

352,937

Less: cost of purchased coal sold

(113,266)

(2,185)

(115,451)

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold

$

138,428

$

34,690

$

64,368

$

$

237,486

Produced tons sold

1,910

595

1,971

4,476

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold per ton (1)

$

72.48

$

58.30

$

32.66

$

$

53.06

(1)

Cost of produced coal sold per ton for our operations is calculated as non-GAAP cost of produced coal sold divided by produced tons sold.

Year Ended December 31, 2019

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other

Consolidated

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

1,133,794

$

234,027

$

244,435

$

665

$

1,612,921

Less: cost of purchased coal sold

(237,681)

(6,976)

(244,657)

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold

$

896,113

$

227,051

$

244,435

$

665

$

1,368,264

Produced tons sold

10,727

4,091

6,554

8

21,380

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold per ton (1)

$

83.54

$

55.50

$

37.30

$

83.13

$

64.00

(1)

Cost of produced coal sold per ton for our operations is calculated as non-GAAP cost of produced coal sold divided by produced tons sold.

Year Ended December 31, 2018

(In thousands, except for per ton data)

CAPP - Met

CAPP - Thermal

NAPP

All Other

Consolidated

Non-GAAP cost of coal sales

$

1,019,147

$

36,875

$

238,942

$

$

1,294,964

Less: cost of purchased coal sold

(663,774)

(2,185)

(665,959)

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold

$

355,373

$

34,690

$

238,942

$

$

629,005

Produced tons sold

4,751

595

6,273

11,619

Adjusted cost of produced coal sold per ton (1)

$

74.80

$

58.30

$

38.09

$

$

54.14

(1)

Cost of produced coal sold per ton for our operations is calculated as non-GAAP cost of produced coal sold divided by produced tons sold.

 

 

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