NYSE$AMR

Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc · Q2 2021 earnings

Q2 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Alpha Metallurgical's financial performance reflected a challenging year with a net loss, but showed resilience through cost management and strategic investments.

Alpha Metallurgical Resources reported a net loss of $18.6 million for Q2 2021, but demonstrated improved performance with an Adjusted EBITDA of $39.9 million. The company focused on cost management and benefited from strategic investments, leading to increased production guidance for 2021.

  • Reported a net loss from continuing operations of $18.6 million for Q2 2021.
  • Achieved an Adjusted EBITDA of $39.9 million for Q2 2021.
  • Continued strong cost management across the enterprise.
  • Increased 2021 production guidance and adjusted SG&A and CapEx guidance.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$395M

Previous: $412M-4.0%
EPS (adj)

-$1.01

Previous: -$4.18+75.8%
Met Sales Realization per Ton

$83.38

Previous: $81.61+2.2%
Met Cost per Ton

$69.94

Previous: $74.41-6.0%
Met Tons Sold

3.7M

Previous: 3.2M+15.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$19M

Previous: -$238M+92.0%
Net Income

-$19M

Previous: -$238M+92.0%
Operating Income

-$2.19M

Previous: -$224M+99.0%
Gross Profit

$48.5M

Previous: $28.6M+69.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$72.3M

Previous: $238M-69.7%
Total Assets

$1.66B

Previous: $2.04B-18.5%
Stock-Based Comp

$979K

Previous: $1.04M-6.1%

Revenue & EPS history

Alpha Metallurgical · Revenue · Quarterly

$395M

Q2 2021-4%vs Q2 2020
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Alpha Metallurgical · $229M total across 2 segments · Q2 2021

  • Export Met Coal
    $126M
  • Domestic Met Coal
    $104M

Forward guidance

Alpha Metallurgical Resources anticipates coal shipments to be between 15.6 million and 17.5 million tons. The Met segment volume is expected to be between 14.3 million and 15.8 million tons. SG&A guidance is updated to a range of $48 million to $52 million, and capital expenditures are expected to be between $88 million and $98 million.

Tailwinds

  • Coal shipments are now expected to be in the range of 15.6 million tons to 17.5 million tons, up from the prior range of 14.8 million to 16.2 million tons.
  • Met segment volume is expected to be between 14.3 million to 15.8 million tons, up from the prior range of 13.5 million to 14.5 million tons.
  • Pure metallurgical coal shipments for the year are expected to be between 13.0 million to 14.0 million tons, up from the prior range of 12.5 million to 13.0 million tons.
  • Incidental thermal shipments in this segment are expected to be between 1.3 million to 1.8 million tons, up from the prior range of 1.0 million to 1.5 million tons.
  • The company is updating its SG&A guidance from the prior range of $44 million to $49 million to a new range of $48 million to $52 million.

Headwinds

  • The company's 2021 Met segment cost of coal sales per ton remains unchanged and is expected to be between $68.00 and $74.00.
  • Our All Other category is expected to be in the range of $45.00 to $49.00 per ton.
  • SG&A guidance is updated from the prior range of $44 million to $49 million to a new range of $48 million to $52 million, excluding non-recurring expenses and non-cash stock compensation, reflecting a market-driven increase in accrued incentive compensation.
  • Our overall 2021 capital expenditures guidance is also being updated from the prior range of $75 million to $95 million to a new range of $88 million to $98 million because of the Road Fork 52 expansion.
  • Depreciation, depletion and amortization guidance is expected to be between $125 million and $145 million for the year.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q2 2021

Historical avgQ2 2021

-2.0%

Avg return

Earnings day

-0.1%

Avg return

5 days after

+7.2%

Avg return

30 days after

38%

14 / 37 earnings

Positive

+26.4%

Q2 2020

Best reaction

-50.4%

Q3 2019

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.8%-7.2%+4.1%
Q4 2025-2.6%+8.7%+32.9%
Q3 2025-1.7%-4.7%+2.9%
Q1 2025-8.5%-1.5%-10.8%
Q4 2024-7.4%-10.5%-14.9%
Q3 2024+2.4%+16.1%+17.9%
Q2 2024-3.6%-0.7%-17.7%
Q1 2024-8.5%-13.7%-6.7%
Q4 2023+12.5%-1.0%-17.1%
Q3 2023-1.6%-7.3%+31.4%
Q2 2023+7.5%+10.4%+28.1%
Q1 2023+8.7%+3.9%+4.6%
Q4 2022-4.4%+2.4%-9.8%
Q3 2022-4.0%-13.1%-8.7%
Q2 2022+1.7%+17.9%+15.5%
Q1 2022+5.8%-10.5%+4.9%
Q4 2021+8.8%+14.3%+3.1%
Q3 2021-1.1%-12.5%-22.9%
Q2 2021+12.1%+21.0%+53.7%
Q1 2021+13.9%+4.2%+67.4%
Q4 2020-26.2%-18.9%-5.9%
Q3 2020+10.5%
Q2 2020+26.4%
Q1 2020-5.1%
Q4 2019-30.0%
Q3 2019-50.4%
Q2 2019-11.1%
Q1 2019-5.4%
Q4 2018-4.5%
Q4 2016+3.5%
Q1 2017+3.5%
Q2 2017-3.7%
Q4 2017-3.7%
Q3 2017-3.7%
Q3 2018-2.8%
Q2 2018+3.5%
Q1 2018-0.8%
Q2 2016
Q1 2016

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