2024 Quarter Highlights
- Third quarter 2024 total revenue of $613.6 million, net income
of $86.3 million, and EBITDA of $170.7 million
- Increased oil & gas royalty volumes to 864 MBOE, up 11.9%
year-over-year
- Completed $10.5 million in oil & gas mineral interest
acquisitions
- Declares quarterly cash distribution of $0.70 per unit, or
$2.80 per unit annualized
- Increased committed & priced sales tons for the 2025 full
year by 5.9 million tons to 22.5 million tons
Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: ARLP) ("ARLP" or the
"Partnership") today reported financial and operating results for
the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 (the "2024
Quarter" and "2024 Period," respectively). This release includes
comparisons of results to the three and nine months ended September
30, 2023 (the "2023 Quarter" and "2023 Period," respectively) and
to the quarter ended June 30, 2024 (the "Sequential Quarter"). All
references in the text of this release to "net income" refer to
"net income attributable to ARLP." For a definition of EBITDA and
related reconciliation to its comparable GAAP financial measure,
please see the end of this release.
Total revenues in the 2024 Quarter decreased 3.6% to $613.6
million compared to $636.5 million for the 2023 Quarter primarily
as a result of reduced coal sales prices, which declined 2.1% due
in part to lower export pricing in Appalachia, and lower
transportation revenues. Net income for the 2024 Quarter was $86.3
million, or $0.66 per basic and diluted limited partner unit,
compared to $153.7 million, or $1.18 per basic and diluted limited
partner unit, for the 2023 Quarter as a result of lower revenues
and increased total operating expenses. EBITDA for the 2024 Quarter
was $170.7 million compared to $227.6 million in the 2023
Quarter.
Total revenues in the 2024 Quarter increased 3.4% compared to
$593.4 million in the Sequential Quarter primarily as a result of
increased coal sales volumes, which rose 6.7% to 8.4 million tons
sold compared to 7.9 million tons sold. Net income and EBITDA for
the 2024 Quarter decreased by 13.9% and 3.9%, respectively,
compared to the Sequential Quarter as a result of higher total
operating expenses, partially offset by increased revenues.
Total revenues decreased 4.3% to $1.86 billion for the 2024
Period compared to $1.94 billion for the 2023 Period primarily due
to lower coal sales and transportation revenues, partially offset
by higher oil & gas royalties and other revenues. Net income
for the 2024 Period was $344.5 million, or $2.64 per basic and
diluted limited partner unit, compared to $514.7 million, or $3.93
per basic and diluted limited partner unit, for the 2023 Period as
a result of lower revenues and increased total operating expenses,
partially offset by an increase in the fair value of our digital
assets. EBITDA for the 2024 Period was $583.4 million compared to
$747.7 million in the 2023 Period.
CEO Commentary
"We delivered sequential improvement in revenue, coal sales, and
minerals volumes during the third quarter, however revenues were
lower than our expectations primarily due to lower coal sales
volumes and pricing related to export sales from our MC Mining,
Mettiki and Hamilton operations, as well as shipping deferrals on
some of our higher priced domestic contracted commitments,"
commented Joseph W. Craft III, Chairman, President, and CEO.
"Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense per ton sold was $46.11 during the
2024 Quarter, slightly higher than the Sequential Quarter and
increasing 11.9% year-over-year due to a longwall move at our
Tunnel Ridge operations and challenging mining conditions at all
three Appalachia operations that lowered recoveries and increased
costs related to roof control and maintenance. We took proactive
steps during the 2024 Quarter to more closely align production with
shipments at our MC Mining, Mettiki and Hamilton operations by
reducing production due to high stockpile levels at each operation
which also impacted our costs. As a result, coal inventory levels
declined by over 0.5 million tons in the 2024 Quarter."
Mr. Craft added, "We are pleased to report that all of the major
capital and mine infrastructure projects we have been investing in
over the last several years are wrapping up and are projected to be
on schedule to deliver lower mining expenses beginning next
year."
Mr. Craft concluded, "We realized another solid quarter of
year-over-year volumetric growth in our Oil & Gas Royalties
business. We continue to reap the benefits of a minerals portfolio
that is heavily weighted towards the Permian Basin, where top-tier
upstream operators are actively drilling and completing new wells
on our mineral acreage. Additionally, we continued to add to our
position in the Permian, successfully closing $10.5 million of
ground game acquisitions during the 2024 Quarter. As we have
mentioned previously, we believe the value and prospects for our
oil and gas royalty segment was a major contributor to the success
of our Senior Notes offering earlier this year. We remain committed
to growing this segment as a complement to our core coal
operations, and as we scale the business, we believe investors will
continue to recognize the intrinsic value the segment possesses as
a growth vehicle."
Segment Results and Analysis
% Change
2024 Third
2023 Third
Quarter /
2024 Second
% Change
(in millions, except per ton and per
BOE data)
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Quarter
Sequential
Coal Operations
(1)
Illinois Basin
Coal Operations
Tons sold
5.967
6.049
(1.4
)%
5.787
3.1
%
Coal sales price per ton sold
$
56.61
$
56.66
(0.1
)%
$
57.37
(1.3
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense per
ton
$
37.79
$
35.25
7.2
%
$
37.35
1.2
%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
114.6
$
132.4
(13.4
)%
$
118.0
(2.9
)%
Appalachia Coal
Operations
Tons sold
2.412
2.407
0.2
%
2.064
16.9
%
Coal sales price per ton sold
$
80.78
$
85.74
(5.8
)%
$
87.54
(7.7
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense per
ton
$
65.42
$
54.84
19.3
%
$
66.26
(1.3
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
37.5
$
74.8
(49.9
)%
$
45.3
(17.2
)%
Total Coal
Operations
Tons sold
8.379
8.456
(0.9
)%
7.851
6.7
%
Coal sales price per ton sold
$
63.57
$
64.94
(2.1
)%
$
65.30
(2.6
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense per
ton
$
46.11
$
41.19
11.9
%
$
45.37
1.6
%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
149.3
$
204.3
(27.0
)%
$
160.2
(6.9
)%
Royalties
(1)
Oil & Gas
Royalties
BOE sold (2)
0.864
0.772
11.9
%
0.817
5.8
%
Oil percentage of BOE
45.4
%
43.9
%
3.4
%
43.6
%
4.1
%
Average sales price per BOE (3)
$
39.87
$
44.19
(9.8
)%
$
44.60
(10.6
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense
$
5.8
$
3.9
50.9
%
$
4.6
26.1
%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
28.7
$
31.4
(8.5
)%
$
31.3
(8.2
)%
Coal
Royalties
Royalty tons sold
5.109
4.993
2.3
%
4.973
2.7
%
Revenue per royalty ton sold
$
3.26
$
3.36
(3.0
)%
$
3.33
(2.1
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense
$
5.6
$
6.9
(18.4
)%
$
6.6
(15.7
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
11.1
$
9.9
11.6
%
$
10.0
11.1
%
Total
Royalties
Total royalty revenues
$
51.3
$
53.1
(3.3
)%
$
53.0
(3.2
)%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense
$
11.4
$
10.7
6.6
%
$
11.3
1.5
%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
39.8
$
41.3
(3.7
)%
$
41.2
(3.5
)%
Consolidated
Total
Total revenues
$
613.6
$
636.5
(3.6
)%
$
593.4
3.4
%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense
$
393.7
$
350.4
12.4
%
$
363.2
8.4
%
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
$
192.3
$
247.7
(22.4
)%
$
202.0
(4.8
)%
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(1)
For definitions of Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Expense and Segment Adjusted EBITDA and related reconciliations to
comparable GAAP financial measures, please see the end of this
release. Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense per ton is defined as
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense – Coal Operations (as reflected in
the reconciliation table at the end of this release) divided by
total tons sold.
(2)
Barrels of oil equivalent ("BOE") for
natural gas volumes is calculated on a 6:1 basis (6,000 cubic feet
of natural gas to one barrel).
(3)
Average sales price per BOE is defined as
oil & gas royalty revenues excluding lease bonus revenue
divided by total BOE sold.
Coal Operations
Total coal sales volumes for the 2024 Quarter increased 6.7%
compared to the Sequential Quarter while remaining relatively
consistent compared to the 2023 Quarter. Sequentially, tons sold
increased by 3.1% in the Illinois Basin due to higher sales volumes
from our River View and Hamilton mines. In Appalachia, tons sold
increased by 16.9% in the 2024 Quarter compared to the Sequential
Quarter primarily due to improved conditions on the Ohio River
allowing for higher shipments from our Tunnel Ridge operation. Coal
sales price per ton decreased by 5.8% in Appalachia compared to the
2023 Quarter as a result of reduced export price realizations from
our Mettiki and MC Mining operations. Compared to the Sequential
Quarter, coal sales prices decreased by 7.7% in Appalachia
primarily due to reduced domestic price realizations across the
region. ARLP ended the 2024 Quarter with total coal inventory of
2.0 million tons, representing an increase of 0.2 million tons and
a decrease of 0.5 million tons compared to the end of the 2023
Quarter and Sequential Quarter, respectively.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense per ton for the 2024 Quarter
increased by 7.2% in the Illinois Basin compared to the 2023
Quarter due primarily to reduced production and higher beginning
inventory cost per ton at our Hamilton and River View mines.
Increased expenses and lower production at our Hamilton mine during
the 2024 Quarter was partially attributable to increased longwall
move days compared to the 2023 Quarter. In Appalachia, Segment
Adjusted EBITDA Expense per ton for the 2024 Quarter increased by
19.3% compared to the 2023 Quarter due to a longwall move at our
Tunnel Ridge operation, increased subsidence related expenses and
challenging mining conditions at all three operations that lowered
recoveries, and increased costs related to roof control and
maintenance.
Royalties
Oil & gas volumes increased to 864 MBOE in the 2024 Quarter,
representing an 11.9% and a 5.8% increase compared to the 2023
Quarter and Sequential Quarter, respectively, due to increased
drilling and completion activities on our interests and
acquisitions of additional oil & gas mineral interests. Segment
Adjusted EBITDA for the Oil & Gas Royalties segment decreased
8.5% and 8.2% in the 2024 Quarter compared to the 2023 Quarter and
Sequential Quarter, respectively, primarily due to reduced average
realized sales prices per BOE.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA for the Coal Royalties segment in the
2024 Quarter increased by $1.2 million and $1.1 million compared to
the 2023 Quarter and Sequential Quarter, respectively, as a result
of increased royalty tons sold and reduced expenses, partially
offset by reduced prices.
Balance Sheet and Liquidity
As of September 30, 2024, total debt and finance leases
outstanding were $497.4 million, including $400 million in recently
issued Senior Notes due 2029. The Partnership’s total and net
leverage ratios were 0.64 times and 0.39 times debt to trailing
twelve months Adjusted EBITDA, respectively, as of September 30,
2024. ARLP ended the 2024 Quarter with total liquidity of $657.7
million, which included $195.4 million of cash and cash equivalents
and $462.3 million of borrowings available under its revolving
credit and accounts receivable securitization facilities.
Distributions
ARLP is also announcing today that the Board of Directors of
ARLP’s general partner (the "Board") approved a cash distribution
to unitholders for the 2024 Quarter of $0.70 per unit (an
annualized rate of $2.80 per unit), payable on November 14, 2024,
to all unitholders of record as of the close of trading on November
7, 2024. The announced distribution is consistent with the cash
distributions for the 2023 Quarter and Sequential Quarter.
Outlook
"We have repeatedly warned about the impact of federal
regulations on grid reliability, influencing what we believe to be
the premature retirement of essential baseload power sources even
as significant demand growth from AI, data centers, and
manufacturing onshoring is being projected," commented Mr. Craft.
"This summer's PJM capacity auction results highlight these
concerns. Recognizing a potential crisis due to unexpectedly high
demand growth, the delayed construction of new generation, and
planned capacity retirements, particularly in our served markets,
PJM prioritized baseload capacity over interruptible sources. This
further supports recent third-party sources which indicate that
greater than 40% of previously announced baseload power plant
retirement dates have been deferred nationwide."
Mr. Craft concluded, "Many of our largest domestic customers
have been active on the contracting side of late. Since our last
update, we are in the process of finalizing commitments for 21.7
million tons over the 2025 to 2030 time period. We are also in
active discussions with other customers to add to future
commitments, that if secured, will lift our 2025 domestic sales
order book to a level near our historical contracted position
heading into the new calendar year. Looking longer-term, the
underlying coal demand fundamentals of non-traditional demand
growth is accelerating, particularly in the markets we serve in the
Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast."
ARLP is maintaining the following guidance for the full year
ended December 31, 2024 (the "2024 Full Year") and updating our
committed and priced sales tons:
2024 Full Year
Guidance
Coal
Operations
Volumes (Million
Short Tons)
Illinois Basin Sales Tons
24.25 — 25.0
Appalachia Sales Tons
9.25 — 9.50
Total Sales Tons
33.50 — 34.50
Committed &
Priced Sales Tons
2024 — Domestic / Export / Total
28.2 / 5.2 / 33.4
2025 — Domestic / Export / Total
21.0 / 1.5 / 22.5
Coal Sales Price Per
Ton Sold (1)
Illinois Basin
$56.25 — $57.00
Appalachia
$83.00 — $84.00
Total
$63.75 — $64.50
Segment Adjusted
EBITDA Expense Per Ton Sold (2)
Illinois Basin
$36.00 — $38.00
Appalachia
$57.00 — $60.00
Total
$43.00 — $45.00
Royalties
Oil & Gas
Royalties
Oil (000 Barrels)
1,500 — 1,600
Natural gas (000 MCF)
5,800 — 6,200
Liquids (000 Barrels)
750 — 800
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense (% of Oil
& Gas Royalties Revenue)
~ 13.0%
Coal
Royalties
Royalty tons sold (Million Short Tons)
20.4 — 21.5
Revenue per royalty ton sold
$3.15 — $3.35
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense per
royalty ton sold
$1.15 — $1.25
Consolidated (Millions)
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
$280 — $300
General and administrative
$80 — $85
Net interest expense
$34 — $36
Income tax expense
$17 — $19
Total capital expenditures
$420 — $460
Growth capital expenditures
$25 — $30
Maintenance capital expenditures
$395 — $430
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(1)
Sales price per ton is defined as total
coal sales revenue divided by total tons sold.
(2)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense is defined
as operating expenses, coal purchases, if applicable, and other
income or expense as adjusted to remove certain items from
operating expenses that we characterize as unrepresentative of our
ongoing operations.
Conference Call
A conference call regarding ARLP's 2024 Quarter financial
results is scheduled for today at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. To
participate in the conference call, dial (877) 407-0784 and request
to be connected to the Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. earnings
conference call. International callers should dial (201) 689-8560
and request to be connected to the same call. Investors may also
listen to the call via the "Investors" section of ARLP's website at
www.arlp.com.
An audio replay of the conference call will be available for
approximately one week. To access the audio replay, dial U.S. Toll
Free (844) 512-2921; International Toll (412) 317-6671 and request
to be connected to replay using access code 13749425.
Concurrent with this announcement we are providing qualified
notice to brokers and nominees that hold ARLP units on behalf of
non-U.S. investors under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b)
and (d) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446(f)-4(c)(2)(iii).
Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of
ARLP’s distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to
income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or
business. In addition, brokers and nominees should treat one
hundred percent (100%) of the distribution as being in excess of
cumulative net income for purposes of determining the amount to
withhold. Accordingly, ARLP’s distributions to non-U.S. investors
are subject to federal income tax withholding at a rate equal to
the highest applicable effective tax rate plus ten percent (10%).
Nominees, and not ARLP, are treated as the withholding agents
responsible for withholding on the distributions received by them
on behalf of non-U.S. investors.
About Alliance Resource Partners, L.P.
ARLP is a diversified energy company that is currently the
largest coal producer in the eastern United States, supplying
reliable, affordable energy domestically and internationally to
major utilities, metallurgical and industrial users. ARLP also
generates operating and royalty income from mineral interests it
owns in strategic coal and oil & gas producing regions in the
United States. In addition, ARLP is evolving and positioning itself
as a reliable energy partner for the future by pursuing
opportunities that support the advancement of energy and related
infrastructure.
News, unit prices and additional information about ARLP,
including filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
("SEC"), are available at www.arlp.com. For more information,
contact the investor relations department of ARLP at (918) 295-7673
or via e-mail at investorrelations@arlp.com.
The statements and projections used throughout this release are
based on current expectations. These statements and projections are
forward-looking, and actual results may differ materially. These
projections do not include the potential impact of any mergers,
acquisitions or other business combinations that may occur after
the date of this release. We have included more information below
regarding business risks that could affect our results.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: With the exception of historical
matters, any matters discussed in this press release are
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties
that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected
results. Those forward-looking statements include expectations with
respect to our future financial performance, coal and oil & gas
consumption and expected future prices, our ability to increase
unitholder distributions in future quarters, business plans and
potential growth with respect to our energy and infrastructure
transition investments, optimizing cash flows, reducing operating
and capital expenditures, infrastructure projects at our existing
properties, growth in domestic electricity demand, preserving
liquidity and maintaining financial flexibility, and our future
repurchases of units and senior notes, among others. These risks to
our ability to achieve these outcomes include, but are not limited
to, the following: decline in the coal industry's share of
electricity generation, including as a result of environmental
concerns related to coal mining and combustion, the cost and
perceived benefits of other sources of electricity and fuels, such
as oil & gas, nuclear energy, and renewable fuels and the
planned retirement of coal-fired power plants in the U.S.; our
ability to provide fuel for growth in domestic energy demand,
should it materialize; changes in macroeconomic and market
conditions and market volatility, and the impact of such changes
and volatility on our financial position; changes in global
economic and geo-political conditions or changes in industries in
which our customers operate; changes in commodity prices, demand
and availability which could affect our operating results and cash
flows; the outcome or escalation of current hostilities in Ukraine
and the Israel-Gaza conflict; the severity, magnitude and duration
of any future pandemics and impacts of such pandemics and of
businesses' and governments' responses to such pandemics on our
operations and personnel, and on demand for coal, oil, and natural
gas, the financial condition of our customers and suppliers and
operators, available liquidity and capital sources and broader
economic disruptions; actions of the major oil-producing countries
with respect to oil production volumes and prices could have direct
and indirect impacts over the near and long term on oil & gas
exploration and production operations at the properties in which we
hold mineral interests; changes in competition in domestic and
international coal markets and our ability to respond to such
changes; potential shut-ins of production by the operators of the
properties in which we hold oil & gas mineral interests due to
low commodity prices or the lack of downstream demand or storage
capacity; risks associated with the expansion of and investments
into the infrastructure of our operations and properties, including
the timing of such investments coming online; our ability to
identify and complete acquisitions and to successfully integrate
such acquisitions into our business and achieve the anticipated
benefits therefrom; our ability to identify and invest in new
energy and infrastructure transition ventures; the success of our
development plans for our wholly owned subsidiary, Matrix Design
Group, LLC, and our investments in emerging infrastructure and
technology companies; dependence on significant customer contracts,
including renewing existing contracts upon expiration; adjustments
made in price, volume, or terms to existing coal supply agreements;
the effects of and changes in trade, monetary and fiscal policies
and laws, and the results of central bank policy actions, including
interest rates, bank failures, and associated liquidity risks; the
effects of and changes in taxes or tariffs and other trade measures
adopted by the United States and foreign governments; legislation,
regulations, and court decisions and interpretations thereof, both
domestic and foreign, including those relating to the environment
and the release of greenhouse gases, such as the Environmental
Protection Agency's recently promulgated emissions regulations for
coal-fired power plants, mining, miner health and safety, hydraulic
fracturing, and health care; deregulation of the electric utility
industry or the effects of any adverse change in the coal industry,
electric utility industry, or general economic conditions;
investors' and other stakeholders' increasing attention to
environmental, social, and governance matters; liquidity
constraints, including those resulting from any future
unavailability of financing; customer bankruptcies, cancellations
or breaches to existing contracts, or other failures to perform;
customer delays, failure to take coal under contracts or defaults
in making payments; our productivity levels and margins earned on
our coal sales; disruptions to oil & gas exploration and
production operations at the properties in which we hold mineral
interests; changes in equipment, raw material, service or labor
costs or availability, including due to inflationary pressures;
changes in our ability to recruit, hire and maintain labor; our
ability to maintain satisfactory relations with our employees;
increases in labor costs, adverse changes in work rules, or cash
payments or projections associated with workers' compensation
claims; increases in transportation costs and risk of
transportation delays or interruptions; operational interruptions
due to geologic, permitting, labor, weather, supply chain shortage
of equipment or mine supplies, or other factors; risks associated
with major mine-related accidents, mine fires, mine floods or other
interruptions; results of litigation, including claims not yet
asserted; foreign currency fluctuations that could adversely affect
the competitiveness of our coal abroad; difficulty maintaining our
surety bonds for mine reclamation as well as workers' compensation
and black lung benefits; difficulty in making accurate assumptions
and projections regarding post-mine reclamation as well as pension,
black lung benefits, and other post-retirement benefit liabilities;
uncertainties in estimating and replacing our coal mineral reserves
and resources; uncertainties in estimating and replacing our oil
& gas reserves; uncertainties in the amount of oil & gas
production due to the level of drilling and completion activity by
the operators of our oil & gas properties; uncertainties in the
future of the electric vehicle industry and the market for EV
charging stations; the impact of current and potential changes to
federal or state tax rules and regulations, including a loss or
reduction of benefits from certain tax deductions and credits;
difficulty obtaining commercial property insurance, and risks
associated with our participation in the commercial insurance
property program; evolving cybersecurity risks, such as those
involving unauthorized access, denial-of-service attacks, malicious
software, data privacy breaches by employees, insiders or others
with authorized access, cyber or phishing attacks, ransomware,
malware, social engineering, physical breaches, or other actions;
and difficulty in making accurate assumptions and projections
regarding future revenues and costs associated with equity
investments in companies we do not control.
Additional information concerning these, and other factors
can be found in ARLP's public periodic filings with the SEC,
including ARLP's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2023, filed on February 23, 2024, and ARLP's
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31,
2024 and June 30, 2024, filed on May 9, 2024 and August 7, 2024,
respectively. Except as required by applicable securities laws,
ARLP does not intend to update its forward-looking
statements.
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS,
L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND OPERATING DATA
(In thousands, except unit and
per unit data)
(Unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
Tons Sold
8,379
8,456
24,904
25,829
Tons Produced
7,754
8,356
25,305
26,997
Mineral Interest Volumes (BOE)
864
772
2,579
2,296
SALES AND OPERATING REVENUES:
Coal sales
$
532,647
$
549,123
$
1,607,185
$
1,688,238
Oil & gas royalties
34,448
34,125
107,907
101,709
Transportation revenues
24,617
34,964
82,071
95,729
Other revenues
21,857
18,309
61,453
55,603
Total revenues
613,569
636,521
1,858,616
1,941,279
EXPENSES:
Operating expenses (excluding
depreciation, depletion and amortization)
384,844
339,099
1,100,308
1,012,224
Transportation expenses
24,617
34,964
82,071
95,729
Outside coal purchases
8,192
11,530
27,912
15,739
General and administrative
21,878
20,097
64,569
61,312
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
72,971
65,393
204,974
199,582
Total operating expenses
512,502
471,083
1,479,834
1,384,586
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
101,067
165,438
378,782
556,693
Interest expense, net
(9,527
)
(7,736
)
(26,553
)
(29,845
)
Interest income
2,175
2,669
5,535
8,084
Equity method investment loss
(2,327
)
(1,842
)
(3,032
)
(3,784
)
Change in fair value of digital assets
332
—
8,437
—
Other income (expense)
(681
)
223
(2,245
)
(173
)
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES
91,039
158,752
360,924
530,975
INCOME TAX EXPENSE
4,123
3,401
12,932
11,641
NET INCOME
86,916
155,351
347,992
519,334
LESS: NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
(635
)
(1,652
)
(3,467
)
(4,660
)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ARLP
$
86,281
$
153,699
$
344,525
$
514,674
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO ARLP
GENERAL PARTNER
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
1,384
LIMITED PARTNERS
$
86,281
$
153,699
$
344,525
$
513,290
EARNINGS PER LIMITED PARTNER UNIT -
BASIC AND DILUTED
$
0.66
$
1.18
$
2.64
$
3.93
WEIGHTED-AVERAGE NUMBER OF UNITS
OUTSTANDING – BASIC AND DILUTED
128,061,981
127,125,437
127,932,095
127,198,805
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS,
L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE
SHEETS
(In thousands, except unit
data)
(Unaudited)
September 30,
December 31,
2024
2023
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents
$
195,429
$
59,813
Trade receivables
198,647
282,622
Other receivables
10,015
9,678
Inventories, net
177,503
127,556
Advance royalties
6,170
7,780
Digital assets
28,959
9,579
Prepaid expenses and other assets
9,785
19,093
Total current assets
626,508
516,121
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:
Property, plant and equipment, at cost
4,451,796
4,172,544
Less accumulated depreciation, depletion
and amortization
(2,290,205
)
(2,149,881
)
Total property, plant and equipment,
net
2,161,591
2,022,663
OTHER ASSETS:
Advance royalties
76,295
71,125
Equity method investments
36,902
46,503
Equity securities
92,541
92,541
Operating lease right-of-use assets
16,092
16,569
Other long-term assets
22,244
22,904
Total other assets
244,074
249,642
TOTAL ASSETS
$
3,032,173
$
2,788,426
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS'
CAPITAL
CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable
$
115,719
$
108,269
Accrued taxes other than income taxes
21,336
21,007
Accrued payroll and related expenses
32,733
29,884
Accrued interest
10,637
3,558
Workers' compensation and pneumoconiosis
benefits
15,790
15,913
Other current liabilities
46,662
28,498
Current maturities, long-term debt,
net
22,275
20,338
Total current liabilities
265,152
227,467
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:
Long-term debt, excluding current
maturities, net
456,316
316,821
Pneumoconiosis benefits
131,727
127,249
Accrued pension benefit
7,005
8,618
Workers' compensation
36,981
37,257
Asset retirement obligations
148,849
146,925
Long-term operating lease obligations
13,838
13,661
Deferred income tax liabilities
32,019
33,450
Other liabilities
15,176
18,381
Total long-term liabilities
841,911
702,362
Total liabilities
1,107,063
929,829
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
PARTNERS' CAPITAL:
ARLP Partners' Capital:
Limited Partners - Common Unitholders
128,061,981 and 127,125,437 units outstanding, respectively
1,961,977
1,896,027
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(58,623
)
(61,525
)
Total ARLP Partners' Capital
1,903,354
1,834,502
Noncontrolling interest
21,756
24,095
Total Partners' Capital
1,925,110
1,858,597
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS'
CAPITAL
$
3,032,173
$
2,788,426
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS,
L.P. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2024
2023
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES
$
634,711
$
730,298
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
Property, plant and equipment:
Capital expenditures
(335,586
)
(295,356
)
Change in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
9,191
(23,006
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and
equipment
1,385
3,436
Contributions to equity method
investments
(1,398
)
(2,257
)
Purchase of equity securities
—
(49,560
)
JC Resources acquisition
—
(64,999
)
Oil & gas reserve asset
acquisitions
(15,176
)
(13,902
)
Other
4,151
6,273
Net cash used in investing activities
(337,433
)
(439,371
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
Borrowings under securitization
facility
75,000
—
Payments under securitization facility
(75,000
)
—
Proceeds from equipment financings
54,626
—
Payments on equipment financings
(8,926
)
(11,421
)
Borrowings under revolving credit
facilities
20,000
—
Payments under revolving credit
facilities
(20,000
)
—
Borrowing under long-term debt
400,000
75,000
Payments on long-term debt
(296,327
)
(120,080
)
Payment of debt issuance costs
(11,442
)
(11,744
)
Payments for purchases of units under unit
repurchase program
—
(19,432
)
Payments for tax withholdings related to
settlements under deferred compensation plans
(15,544
)
(10,334
)
Excess purchase price over the contributed
basis from JC Resources acquisition
—
(7,251
)
Cash retained by JC Resources in
acquisition
—
(2,933
)
Distributions paid to Partners
(272,707
)
(273,767
)
Other
(11,342
)
(7,745
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(161,662
)
(389,707
)
NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH
EQUIVALENTS
135,616
(98,780
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING
OF PERIOD
59,813
296,023
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF
PERIOD
$
195,429
$
197,243
Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Reconciliation of GAAP "net income
attributable to ARLP" to non-GAAP "EBITDA," "Adjusted EBITDA,"
"Distribution Coverage Ratio" and "Distributable Cash Flow" (in
thousands).
EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to ARLP before net
interest expense, income taxes and depreciation, depletion and
amortization and Adjusted EBITDA is EBITDA adjusted for certain
items that we characterize as unrepresentative of our ongoing
operations. Distributable cash flow ("DCF") is defined as Adjusted
EBITDA excluding equity method investment earnings, interest
expense (before capitalized interest), interest income, income
taxes and estimated maintenance capital expenditures and adding
distributions from equity method investments and litigation expense
accrual. Distribution coverage ratio ("DCR") is defined as DCF
divided by distributions paid to partners.
Management believes that the presentation of such additional
financial measures provides useful information to investors
regarding our performance and results of operations because these
measures, when used in conjunction with related GAAP financial
measures, (i) provide additional information about our core
operating performance and ability to generate and distribute cash
flow, (ii) provide investors with the financial analytical
framework upon which management bases financial, operational,
compensation and planning decisions and (iii) present measurements
that investors, rating agencies and debt holders have indicated are
useful in assessing us and our results of operations.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, DCF and DCR should not be considered as
alternatives to net income attributable to ARLP, net income, income
from operations, cash flows from operating activities or any other
measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.
EBITDA and DCF are not intended to represent cash flow and do not
represent the measure of cash available for distribution. Our
method of computing EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, DCF and DCR may not be
the same method used to compute similar measures reported by other
companies, or EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, DCF and DCR may be computed
differently by us in different contexts (i.e., public reporting
versus computation under financing agreements).
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
Three Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
Net income attributable to ARLP
$
86,281
$
153,699
$
344,525
$
514,674
$
100,187
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization
72,971
65,393
204,974
199,582
66,454
Interest expense, net
10,873
6,876
29,623
26,193
9,979
Capitalized interest
(3,521
)
(1,809
)
(8,605
)
(4,432
)
(2,786
)
Income tax expense
4,123
3,401
12,932
11,641
3,860
EBITDA
170,727
227,560
583,449
747,658
177,694
Litigation expense accrual (1)
—
—
15,250
—
—
Change in fair value of digital assets
(2)
(332
)
—
(8,437
)
—
3,748
Adjusted EBITDA
170,395
227,560
590,262
747,658
181,442
Equity method investment loss
2,327
1,842
3,032
3,784
152
Distributions from equity method
investments
849
904
2,849
2,878
1,118
Interest expense, net
(10,873
)
(6,876
)
(29,623
)
(26,193
)
(9,979
)
Income tax expense
(4,123
)
(3,401
)
(12,932
)
(11,641
)
(3,860
)
Deferred income tax benefit (3)
(765
)
(2,400
)
(1,834
)
(2,981
)
(962
)
Litigation expense accrual (1)
—
—
(15,250
)
—
—
Estimated maintenance capital expenditures
(4)
(60,171
)
(58,910
)
(196,367
)
(190,329
)
(65,471
)
Distributable Cash Flow
$
97,639
$
158,719
$
340,137
$
523,176
$
102,440
Distributions paid to partners
$
90,725
$
90,899
$
272,707
$
273,767
$
90,736
Distribution Coverage Ratio
1.08
1.75
1.25
1.91
1.13
___________________
(1)
Litigation expense accrual is a $15.3
million accrual relating to the settlement (which is subject to
court approval) of certain litigation as described in Item 1 of
Part II of ARLP’s Form 10-Q filed on August 7, 2024 with the SEC
for the period ended June 30, 2024.
(2)
On January 1, 2024, ARLP elected to early
adopt new accounting guidance which clarifies the accounting and
disclosure requirements for certain crypto assets. The new guidance
requires entities to measure certain crypto assets at fair value,
with the change in fair value included in net income.
(3)
Deferred income tax benefit is the amount
of income tax benefit during the period on temporary differences
between the tax basis and financial reporting basis of recorded
assets and liabilities. These differences generally arise in one
period and reverse in subsequent periods to eventually offset each
other and do not impact the amount of distributable cash flow
available to be paid to partners.
(4)
Maintenance capital expenditures are those
capital expenditures required to maintain, over the long-term, the
existing infrastructure of our coal assets. We estimate maintenance
capital expenditures on an annual basis based upon a five-year
planning horizon. For the 2024 planning horizon, average annual
estimated maintenance capital expenditures are assumed to be $7.76
per ton produced compared to an estimated $7.05 per ton produced in
2023. Our actual maintenance capital expenditures fluctuate
depending on various factors, including maintenance schedules and
timing of capital projects, among others.
Reconciliation of GAAP "Cash flows from
operating activities" to non-GAAP "Free cash flow" (in
thousands).
Free cash flow is defined as cash flows from operating
activities less capital expenditures and the change in accounts
payable and accrued liabilities from purchases of property, plant
and equipment. Free cash flow should not be considered as an
alternative to cash flows from operating activities or any other
measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP.
Our method of computing free cash flow may not be the same method
used by other companies. Free cash flow is a supplemental liquidity
measure used by our management to assess our ability to generate
excess cash flow from our operations.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
Three Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
Cash flows from operating activities
$
209,272
$
229,578
$
634,711
$
730,298
$
215,766
Capital expenditures
(110,298
)
(110,339
)
(335,586
)
(295,356
)
(101,442
)
Change in accounts payable and accrued
liabilities
4,247
2,624
9,191
(23,006
)
613
Free cash flow
$
103,221
$
121,863
$
308,316
$
411,936
$
114,937
Reconciliation of GAAP "Operating
Expenses" to non-GAAP "Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense" and
Reconciliation of non-GAAP " EBITDA" to "Segment Adjusted EBITDA"
(in thousands).
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense is defined as operating
expenses, coal purchases, if applicable, and other income or
expense as adjusted to remove certain items from operating expenses
that we characterize as unrepresentative of our ongoing operations.
Transportation expenses are excluded as these expenses are passed
on to our customers and, consequently, we do not realize any margin
on transportation revenues. Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense is used
as a supplemental financial measure by our management to assess the
operating performance of our segments. Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Expense is a key component of EBITDA in addition to coal sales,
royalty revenues and other revenues. The exclusion of corporate
general and administrative expenses from Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Expense allows management to focus solely on the evaluation of
segment operating performance as it primarily relates to our
operating expenses. Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense – Coal
Operations represents Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense from our
wholly-owned subsidiary, Alliance Coal, LLC ("Alliance Coal"),
which holds our coal mining operations and related support
activities.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
Three Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
Operating expense
$
384,844
$
339,099
$
1,100,308
$
1,012,224
$
351,605
Litigation expense accrual (1)
—
—
(15,250
)
—
—
Outside coal purchases
8,192
11,530
27,912
15,739
10,608
Other expense (income)
681
(223
)
2,245
173
958
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense
393,717
350,406
1,115,215
1,028,136
363,171
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense – Non Coal
Operations (2)
(7,390
)
(2,116
)
(18,399
)
(6,945
)
(6,996
)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA Expense – Coal
Operations
$
386,327
$
348,290
$
1,096,816
$
1,021,191
$
356,175
___________________
(1)
Litigation expense accrual is a $15.3
million accrual relating to the settlement (which is subject to
court approval) of certain litigation as described in Item 1 of
Part II of ARLP’s Form 10-Q filed on August 7, 2024 with the SEC
for the period ended June 30, 2024.
(2)
Non Coal Operations represent activity
outside of Alliance Coal and primarily consist of Total Royalties,
our investments in the advancement of energy and related
infrastructure and various eliminations primarily between Alliance
Coal and our Coal Royalty segment.
Segment Adjusted EBITDA is defined as Adjusted EBITDA adjusted
for general and administrative expenses. Segment Adjusted EBITDA –
Coal Operations represents Segment Adjusted EBITDA from our
wholly-owned subsidiary, Alliance Coal, which holds our coal mining
operations and related support activities and allows management to
focus primarily on the operating performance of our Illinois Basin
and Appalachia segments.
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
Three Months Ended
September 30,
September 30,
June 30,
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024
Adjusted EBITDA (See reconciliation to
GAAP above)
$
170,395
$
227,560
$
590,262
$
747,658
$
181,442
General and administrative
21,878
20,097
64,569
61,312
20,562
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
192,273
247,657
654,831
808,970
202,004
Segment Adjusted EBITDA – Non Coal
Operations (1)
(43,021
)
(43,322
)
(134,455
)
(132,735
)
(41,775
)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA – Coal
Operations
$
149,252
$
204,335
$
520,376
$
676,235
$
160,229
__________________
(1)
Non Coal Operations represent activity
outside of Alliance Coal and primarily consist of Total Royalties,
our investments in the advancement of energy and related
infrastructure and various eliminations primarily between Alliance
Coal and our Coal Royalty segment.
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Investor Relations Contact Cary P. Marshall Senior Vice
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investorrelations@arlp.com
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