NASDAQ$METC

Ramaco Resources Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Ramaco Resources' first quarter results were impacted by lower index pricing and higher mine costs.

Ramaco Resources reported a net income of $2.0 million and Class A EPS of $0.00 for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The results were negatively impacted by lower index pricing and higher mine costs. The company is maintaining all full-year 2024 guidance and expects results to improve throughout the year.

  • Adjusted EBITDA was $24.2 million, compared to $58.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • Net income was $2.0 million, compared to $30.0 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • Class A EPS was $0.00, compared to $0.60 for the fourth quarter of 2023.
  • The company has 4.2 million tons committed at an average realized price of $162 per ton.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$173M

Previous: $166M+3.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.23

Previous: $0.57-59.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$18.7M

Previous: -$23.5M+20.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$16.7M

Previous: $1.71M-1075.9%
Net Income

$2.03M

Previous: $25.3M-92.0%
Operating Income

$3.28M

Previous: $31.9M-89.7%
Gross Profit

$33M

Previous: $55.8M-40.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$30.5M

Previous: $36.6M-16.7%
Total Assets

$674M

Previous: $641M+5.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Ramaco · Revenue · Quarterly

$173M

Q1 2024+3.8%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 3 of 13 quarters(23%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

The Company is maintaining all full-year 2024 guidance.

Tailwinds

  • Anticipates second quarter shipments of 850,000 – 950,000 tons of coal
  • Expects an increasing sales cadence throughout 2024.
  • Anticipates adding almost 1 million tons of annualized production compared to current run-rates before year-end 2024.
  • Overall mine costs are expected to meaningfully decline in the back half of 2024
  • Volumes are anticipated to be materially above levels in the first half of 2024.

Headwinds

  • First quarter results were negatively impacted by a combination of lower index pricing
  • First quarter results were negatively impacted by higher mine costs
  • Challenging geology at Elk Creek impacted mine costs
  • Labor constraints at Elk Creek impacted mine costs
  • Prices fell meaningfully by about $55 per ton, or 20% throughout the first quarter of 2024 on the back of muted global demand.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

-2.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.9%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.1%

Avg return

30 days after

41%

15 / 37 earnings

Positive

+19.9%

Q2 2021

Best reaction

-18.4%

Q3 2017

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+2.6%-2.2%-3.6%
Q4 2025-15.4%-12.4%-11.9%
Q3 2025-16.9%-10.6%-53.9%
Q1 2025-0.4%+3.8%+12.1%
Q4 2024-3.9%+13.8%-8.2%
Q3 2024+10.2%+17.5%+39.4%
Q2 2024+10.9%+12.7%-19.9%
Q1 2024-15.4%-17.7%-16.7%
Q4 2023+7.7%-9.0%-17.3%
Q3 2023-1.8%+46.6%+43.5%
Q2 2023-11.9%-11.6%-15.4%
Q1 2023+9.7%+33.5%+3.2%
Q4 2022-3.9%-4.5%-13.2%
Q3 2022-7.7%-12.1%-9.8%
Q2 2022-17.1%-4.7%-9.7%
Q1 2022+2.6%+11.0%+22.8%
Q4 2021-10.7%+0.4%-1.4%
Q3 2021-10.9%-13.9%-30.8%
Q2 2021+19.9%+25.0%+34.6%
Q1 2021+8.9%+17.4%+32.4%
Q4 2020+8.4%+14.9%+1.8%
Q3 2020-1.3%-2.7%+5.6%
Q2 2020+7.5%+13.3%+20.8%
Q1 2020-8.8%-4.2%+8.8%
Q4 2019-3.9%-9.9%-16.1%
Q3 2019-6.5%-3.1%-11.5%
Q2 2019-9.7%+7.2%+30.5%
Q1 2019-4.3%-5.0%-19.2%
Q4 2018+8.8%+12.0%+2.7%
Q3 2018-17.8%-19.5%-29.9%
Q2 2018+5.9%+24.3%+20.9%
Q1 2018-0.3%+3.2%+13.1%
Q4 2017+1.1%+6.7%-9.2%
Q3 2017-18.4%-26.2%-15.4%
Q2 2017-8.5%-2.5%-1.3%
Q1 2017+2.9%+8.1%-9.1%
Q4 2016+16.2%+9.4%-11.2%
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