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Arch Coal, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2019 Results
Achieves Metallurgical segment gross margin of $91.4 million, or a record $50.95 per ton
Surpasses 8.1 million shares repurchased, or 32 percent of initial shares outstanding
Announces board authorization for an additional $300 million in share buybacks
Completes initial slope work and produces first development tons at Leer South

ST. LOUIS, April 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Coal, Inc. (NYSE: ARCH) today reported net income of $72.7 million, or $3.91 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2019, compared with net income of $60.0 million, or $2.74 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.  The company earned adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion, amortization, accretion on asset retirement obligations, and non-operating expenses ("adjusted EBITDA")1 of $107.3 million in the first quarter of 2019, which includes a $13.0 million non-cash mark-to-market gain associated with the company's coal-hedging activities.  This compares to $104.9 million of adjusted EBITDA recorded in the first quarter of 2018.  Revenues totaled $555.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019, versus $575.3 million in the prior-year quarter.

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"Arch is out of the gates in excellent fashion in 2019 with yet another strong operating performance, a robust level of capital returned to shareholders, and significant progress in the development of our next world-class coking coal mine," said John W. Eaves, Arch's chief executive officer.  "During the first quarter, we captured record margins from our coking coal portfolio, exhibited solid cost control in our Metallurgical segment during a lighter-than-ratable shipping quarter, and overcame flood-related rail service disruptions at our Powder River Basin operations.  In addition, we returned $86 million to shareholders under our capital return program, bringing the total returned since the program's inception to $726 million.  All told, Arch has now bought back nearly one third of our initial shares outstanding."

In keeping with its strong and ongoing capital return progress, the Arch board authorized an additional $300 million of expenditures for share buybacks, bringing the total authorization since the program's launch to $1.05 billion.  With this increase, Arch had $388 million remaining under its existing authorization at March 31, 2019.

"Given our outlook for strong and continued free cash generation through the balance of the year, Arch expects to be in excellent position to drive ahead with our capital return program while simultaneously laying a powerful foundation for future volume and earnings growth at the new Leer South mine," Eaves said. 

Capital Allocation Progress and Liquidity Update

During the first quarter, Arch repurchased 872,000 shares of common stock, representing 3.5 percent of initial shares outstanding, at a total investment of $78.3 million.  In the past eight quarters, Arch has invested a total of $662.1 million to buy back 8.1 million shares, which has served to lower the corporation's outstanding share count from 25.0 million to 16.9 million.

In addition to the buybacks, Arch returned $7.8 million to shareholders through its recurring quarterly dividend, bringing total capital returned to $86 million for the quarter just ended.  The $86 million returned to shareholders during the first quarter represented an 11 percent increase over the quarterly average achieved in 2018, even with the expenditure of roughly $18 million on the development of Leer South.  Since launching the capital return program in May 2017, Arch has returned a total of $725.6 million to shareholders via buybacks and dividends.   

"In the quarter just ended, Arch continued to demonstrate the substantial, cash-generating capabilities of its assets by returning $86 million to shareholders, while at the same time making excellent progress in the development of a second world-class longwall mine on our Leer reserve base," said John T. Drexler, Arch's chief financial officer.  "Additionally, Arch continues to maintain its industry-leading balance sheet and strong liquidity position."

Arch ended the quarter with approximately $490 million in liquidity – including $383 million in cash – and a net cash position of $65 million.  "We believe Arch has a unique and compelling value proposition – one that combines the industry's strongest balance sheet with its most promising growth story," Drexler said.

As the year progresses, Arch expects its cash generation to be further bolstered by the conversion to cash of a significant percentage of the $52 million tax benefit recognized in 2018.

Arch is also announcing board approval of the next quarterly cash dividend payment of $0.45 per common share, which is scheduled to be paid on June 14, 2019 to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 31, 2019.

Future dividend declarations and share repurchases will be subject to ongoing board review and authorization and will be based on a number of factors, including business and market conditions, Arch's future financial performance and other capital priorities.

Operational Results

"Our coking coal operations performed exceptionally well during the quarter as we captured record per-ton realizations on coking coal sales, delivered a solid cost performance and achieved record margins, even with the anticipated, lower-than-ratable shipments," said Paul A. Lang, Arch's president and chief operating officer.  "This strong performance more than offset lower volumes in both our Powder River Basin and Colorado operations, where we were adversely affected by widespread rail outages stemming from historic flooding in the Midwest in February and March."    












Metallurgical









1Q19



4Q18



1Q18










Tons sold (in millions)


1.8



2.1



1.8

         Coking


1.5



1.9



1.5

        Thermal


0.3



0.2



0.3

Coal sales per ton sold


$118.22



$121.53



$115.97

         Coking


$133.22



$130.49



$131.90

        Thermal


$34.66



$37.83



$31.37

Cash cost per ton sold


$67.27



$74.84



$68.33

Cash margin per ton


$50.95



$46.69



$47.64










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

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

As anticipated, the Metallurgical segment turned in what Arch expects to be its lowest shipping quarter of the year due to an accelerated shipping schedule in the fourth quarter of 2018, the seasonal closure of Great Lakes shipping channels, and scheduled longwall moves at both the Leer and Mountain Laurel mines. 

The average per-ton realization on coking coal sales increased 2 percent versus the already strong levels achieved in the fourth quarter of 2018, while per-ton cash costs declined 10 percent to $67.27.  While higher than the guidance range for the full year, coking coal costs were appreciably lower than initially forecast due in part to higher-than-anticipated shipping levels.  The segment's average cash margin increased 9 percent to a record $50.95 per ton. 

Looking ahead, Arch's second quarter coking coal sales volumes are likely to be roughly 10 percent higher than those experienced in the first quarter, with moves once again scheduled at both of the segment's longwall mines.  "We remain comfortable with our full year guidance for both volume and costs, and expect a very strong performance from our Metallurgical segment in the second half of the year," Lang said. 



Powder River Basin



1Q19



4Q18



1Q18










Tons sold (in millions)


17.1



19.5



19.7

Coal sales per ton sold


$12.18



$11.88



$12.15

Cash cost per ton sold


$10.98



$10.66



$10.77

Cash margin per ton


$1.20



$1.22



$1.38










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

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













In the Powder River Basin, sales volumes totaled 17.1 million tons, which was approximately 13 percent lower than the fourth quarter of 2018.  Despite these low volume levels, the Powder River Basin segment achieved an average per-ton cost of $10.98, consistent with the guidance range provided for full-year 2019.

Looking ahead, Arch expects flood-related rail disruptions to persist for most of the second quarter, which is historically the lowest-volume quarter of the year.  As a result, Arch expects second quarter volumes to come in below first-quarter levels, which will also pressure operating costs.  Despite these second quarter impacts, Arch remains comfortable with its full-year thermal coal volume guidance, as well as its cash cost guidance of $10.70 to $11.00 per ton in the Powder River Basin.












Other Thermal



1Q19



4Q18



1Q18










Tons sold (in millions)


1.7



2.3



2.2

Coal sales per ton sold 


$38.58



$34.89



$35.59

Cash cost per ton sold


$35.28



$28.76



$28.53

Cash margin per ton


$3.30



$6.13



$7.06










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

Mining complexes included in this segment are Coal-Mac, Viper and West Elk. 




In the Other Thermal segment, volumes declined 28 percent versus the fourth quarter of 2018 due to lower shipments at the West Elk mine related to timing issues and the aforementioned flood-related rail disruptions, as well as short-term geologic variability at Coal-Mac.  Those lower volumes translated into a 23-percent increase in the segment's average cash cost per ton and a compressed cash margin of $3.30 per ton. 

Looking ahead, Arch expects significantly improved results in subsequent quarters and still anticipates its 2019 cash cost per ton sold to be between $29.00 and $33.00 per ton.

Progress at Leer South

During the first quarter, Arch made excellent progress in the development of its new Leer South mine, completing initial slope work and producing first development tons.  The company is on track to commence longwall mining at Leer South in the fourth quarter of 2021. 

"As previously noted, we expect Leer South to replicate the great success of our world-class Leer longwall mine, with an exceptional return on investment and a rapid payback across a wide range of market scenarios," Lang said. 

With the addition of Leer South, Arch expects to expand its High-Vol A output by an incremental 3 million tons; enhance its already advantageous position on the U.S. cost curve; strengthen its coking coal profit margins in virtually any market environment; and cement its position as the leading supplier of High-Vol A coking coal globally.

In addition to the work at Leer South, Arch continues to prove up additional longwall panels for the Leer mine on its 200-million-ton, High-Vol A reserve base.  At present, Leer's mine plan is expected to support longwall mining into the early 2030s, and Arch expects to add to that total as it moves forward with additional drilling, engineering and permitting.  As previously noted, the Leer mine will be progressing into the heart of its reserve base in 2020 – at which point the average seam thickness of the Leer reserves will increase by roughly 12 inches.  That should drive both an increase in output and a reduction in the per-ton cost.  

At present, Arch expects its High-Vol A output to climb to at least 7 million tons per year in 2022 and to remain at or above that level into the 2030s. 

In another significant development, the West Virginia legislature passed – and the Governor signed – new legislation that is intended to spur investment in the state's coal-mining sector.  Arch believes this new law could result in severance tax rebates at Leer South totaling more than $100 million on an undiscounted basis over the course of the mine's first 10 years of operation, based on the company's current market outlook. 

"We applaud the Governor and legislature for passing this impactful and pro-investment legislation," Lang said.  "We expect this new law to factor significantly in our ongoing evaluation of further investment opportunities on our 200-million-ton Leer reserve base."   

Key Market Developments

Arch expects global coking coal markets to remain strong throughout 2019, buoyed by resilient world steel demand and global steel prices that continue to trade at levels above historical averages. 

In China, steel demand is being supported by Beijing's aggressive stimulus policies and a robust infrastructure build-out effort.  In the U.S., blast furnace output is up markedly year-to-date, with mill utilization rates currently exceeding 82 percent.  In India, the outlook for durable, long-term demand growth remains promising, as the government continues to target a near-tripling of blast furnace capacity by 2030.

Consistent with this picture, global coking coal markets remain tight and well-supported, with U.S. East Coast prices for High-Vol A coal – Arch's primary product – hovering around $200 per metric ton. 

On the supply side, years of under-investment in new mine capacity along with a fragile global logistics chain continue to pressure volumes.  Australian coking coal exports have been hampered by a strained rail system and an extensive and continuing port maintenance schedule.  At the same time, Chinese coking coal mines continue to experience cost and quality pressures, which has served to keep Chinese domestic coking coal prices above the prevailing seaborne marks.  In North America, coking coal output is struggling to hold steady despite robust pricing levels.  

In domestic thermal markets, widespread flooding in the U.S. Midwest has slowed thermal coal deliveries markedly and is likely to drive further reductions in generator stockpile levels.  As previously noted, utility stockpiles ended the year at around 60 days of supply, which Arch believes is within five to 10 days of average target levels. 

Arch believes that solicitations for Powder River Basin coal during the first quarter were the highest in five years, and the company continues to place tons for delivery in both 2019 and outer years.  At the end of the first quarter, Arch was nearly 95 percent committed based on the mid-point of its 2019 thermal guidance.

While seaborne thermal prices have slipped in recent weeks, Arch had previously placed a significant volume of thermal coal for delivery in 2019 from both its West Elk and Coal-Mac mines, at a time when prices were significantly stronger than they are today.

Outlook

"We remain highly enthusiastic about Arch's value proposition and growth trajectory," Eaves said.  "We expect our existing portfolio to continue to generate substantial levels of cash, and for the start-up of the Leer South longwall to take our cash-generating potential to the next level in late 2021.  Looking ahead, we remain sharply focused on driving forward with each of our principal financial objectives – returning robust levels of cash to shareholders, sustaining our existing portfolio of world-class coking coal operations, constructing another powerful cash-generating asset at Leer South, and maintaining our rock-solid balance sheet."





2019





Tons

$ per ton

Sales Volume (in millions of tons)







Coking




6.6

-

7.0



Thermal




80.0

-

85.0



Total




86.6


92.0












Metallurgical (in millions of tons)







Committed, Priced Coking North American



0.9


$123.94

Committed, Unpriced Coking North American



0.8



Committed, Priced Coking Seaborne




1.6


$132.25

Committed, Unpriced Coking Seaborne



3.1



Total Committed Coking





6.4












Committed, Priced Thermal Byproduct



0.9


$32.97

Committed, Unpriced Thermal Byproduct



-



Total Committed Thermal Byproduct




0.9












Average Metallurgical Cash Cost





$61.0 - $66.0










Powder River Basin (in millions of tons)






Committed, Priced






67.3


$12.12

Committed, Unpriced





1.4



Total Committed






68.7



Average Cash Cost






$10.70 - $11.00



















Other Thermal (in millions of tons)






Committed, Priced






6.8


$40.28

Committed, Unpriced





1.0



Total Committed






7.8



Average Cash Cost






$29.00 - $33.00










Corporate (in $ millions)








D,D&A




$115.0

-

$120.0



ARO Accretion 




$19.0

-

$21.0



S,G&A - cash




$74.0

-

$78.0



S,G&A - non-cash




$18.0

-

$20.0



Net Interest Expense 



$10.0

-

$15.0



Capital Expenditures



$170.0

-

$190.0



Tax Provision (%)




Approximately 0%



A conference call regarding Arch Coal's first quarter 2019 financial results will be webcast live today at 10 a.m. Eastern time.  The conference call can be accessed via the "investor" section of the Arch Coal website (http://investor.archcoal.com).

U.S.-based Arch Coal, Inc. is a top coal producer for the global steel and power generation industries.  Arch operates a streamlined portfolio of large-scale, low-cost mining complexes that produce high-quality metallurgical coals in Appalachia and low-emitting thermal coals in the Powder River Basin and other strategic supply regions.  For more information, visit www.archcoal.com.

Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains "forward-looking statements" – that is, statements related to future, not past, events. In this context, forward-looking statements often address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes," "seeks," or "will." Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to different degrees, uncertain. For us, particular uncertainties arise from our emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection; changes in the demand for our coal by the domestic electric generation and steel industries; from legislation and regulations relating to the Clean Air Act and other environmental initiatives; from competition within our industry and with producers of competing energy sources; from our ability to successfully acquire or develop coal reserves; from operational, geological, permit, labor and weather-related factors; from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and other tax reforms; from the effects of foreign and domestic trade policies, actions or disputes; from fluctuations in the amount of cash we generate from operations, which could impact, among other things, our ability to pay dividends or repurchase shares in accordance with our announced capital allocation plan; from our ability to successfully integrate the operations that we acquire; and from numerous other matters of national, regional and global scale, including those of a political, economic, business, competitive or regulatory nature. These uncertainties may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements. We do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required by law. For a description of some of the risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results, you should see the risk factors described from time to time in the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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

 

Arch Coal, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Income Statements

(In thousands, except per share data)








Three Months Ended March 31,


2019

2018


(Unaudited)




Revenues

$     555,183

$     575,295




Costs, expenses and other operating



  Cost of sales

438,471

454,780

  Depreciation, depletion and amortization

25,273

29,703

  Accretion on asset retirement obligations

5,137

6,992

  Amortization of sales contracts, net

65

3,051

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

(12,981)

(3,414)

  Selling, general and administrative expenses

24,089

25,948

  Other operating income, net

(1,650)

(6,932)


478,404

510,128




     Income from operations

76,779

65,167




Interest expense, net



  Interest expense

(4,432)

(5,395)

  Interest and investment income

2,143

1,273


(2,289)

(4,122)




Income before nonoperating expenses

74,490

61,045




Nonoperating (expenses) income



  Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit costs

(1,766)

(1,303)

  Reorganization items, net

87

(301)


(1,679)

(1,604)




Income before income taxes

72,811

59,441

Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

70

(544)




Net income 

$        72,741

$       59,985




Net income per common share



Basic EPS 

$            4.16

$           2.87

Diluted EPS 

$            3.91

$           2.74




Weighted average shares outstanding



Basic weighted average shares outstanding

17,494

20,901

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

18,599

21,875




Dividends declared per common share

$            0.45

$           0.40




Adjusted EBITDA (A) (Unaudited)

$      107,254

$     104,913


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

 

Arch Coal, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)








March 31,

December 31, 


2019

2018


(Unaudited)


Assets



Current assets



     Cash and cash equivalents

$   218,750

$     264,937

     Short-term investments

164,664

162,797

     Trade accounts receivable

195,095

200,904

     Other receivables

44,528

48,926

     Inventories

145,607

125,470

     Other current assets

64,192

75,749

     Total current assets

832,836

878,783




Property, plant and equipment, net

848,749

834,828




Other assets



     Equity investments

105,419

104,676

     Other noncurrent assets

76,197

68,773

       Total other assets

181,616

173,449

Total assets

$1,863,201

$  1,887,060




Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity 



     Current liabilities



     Accounts payable

$   138,935

$     128,024

     Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

143,586

183,514

     Current maturities of debt

15,210

17,797

       Total current liabilities

297,731

329,335

     Long-term debt

297,733

300,186

     Asset retirement obligations

233,614

230,304

     Accrued pension benefits

15,452

16,147

     Accrued postretirement benefits other than pension

81,296

83,163

     Accrued workers' compensation

168,851

174,303

     Other noncurrent liabilities

68,577

48,801

       Total liabilities 

1,163,254

1,182,239




Stockholders' equity 



     Common Stock

250

250

     Paid-in capital

723,143

717,492

     Retained earnings

592,296

527,666

     Treasury stock, at cost

(662,132)

(583,883)

     Accumulated other comprehensive income 

46,390

43,296

       Total stockholders' equity 

699,947

704,821

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity 

$1,863,201

$  1,887,060

 

Arch Coal, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)








Three Months Ended March 31,


2019

2018


(Unaudited)

Operating activities



Net income 

$  72,741

$  59,985

Adjustments to reconcile to cash provided by operating activities:



     Depreciation, depletion and amortization

25,273

29,703

     Accretion on asset retirement obligations

5,137

6,992

     Amortization of sales contracts, net

65

3,051

     Deferred income taxes

12,127

     Employee stock-based compensation expense

5,651

3,845

     (Gains) losses on disposals and divestitures

(475)

134

     Amortization relating to financing activities

907

1,080

     Changes in:



       Receivables

7,410

(28,728)

       Inventories

(20,137)

(14,871)

       Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

(17,861)

(26,052)

       Income taxes, net

76

11,596

     Other

6,197

8,005

         Cash provided by operating activities

84,984

66,867




Investing activities



     Capital expenditures

(39,147)

(9,453)

     Minimum royalty payments

(63)

(62)

     Proceeds from disposals and divestitures

608

54

     Purchases of short term investments

(27,902)

(38,458)

     Proceeds from sales of short term investments

26,500

49,400

     Investments in and advances to affiliates, net

(2,196)

         Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

(42,200)

1,481




Financing activities



     Payments on term loan due 2024

(750)

(750)

     Net payments on other debt

(4,633)

(3,431)

     Dividends paid

(7,839)

(8,335)

     Purchases of treasury stock

(75,749)

(38,186)

     Other

10

          Cash used in financing activities

(88,971)

(50,692)




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

(46,187)

17,656

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

264,937

273,602




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

$  218,750

$  291,258




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



     Cash and cash equivalents

$  218,750

$  288,332

     Restricted cash

2,926





$  218,750

$  291,258

 

Arch Coal, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Schedule of Consolidated Debt

(In thousands)





March 31,

December 31,


2019

2018


(Unaudited)





Term loan due 2024 ($294.0 million face value)

$    292,924

$    293,626

Other

25,849

30,449

Debt issuance costs

(5,830)

(6,092)


312,943

317,983

Less: current maturities of debt

15,210

17,797

Long-term debt

$    297,733

$    300,186




Calculation of net debt



Total debt (excluding debt issuance costs)

$    318,773

$    324,075

Less liquid assets:



Cash and cash equivalents

218,750

264,937

Short term investments

164,664

162,797


383,414

427,734

Net debt

$    (64,641)

$    (103,659)

 

Arch Coal, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Operational Performance

(In millions, except per ton data)
















Three Months Ended
March 31, 2019

Three Months Ended
December 31, 2018

Three Months Ended
March 31, 2018


(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


(Unaudited)


Powder River Basin







Tons Sold

17.1


19.5


19.7









Segment Sales

$    208.7

$    12.18

$    231.9

$    11.88

$    239.9

$    12.15

Segment Cash Cost of Sales

188.3

10.98

208.1

10.66

212.6

10.77

Segment Cash Margin

20.4

1.20

23.8

1.22

27.3

1.38








Metallurgical







Tons Sold

1.8


2.1


1.8









Segment Sales

$    212.0

$    118.22

$    253.8

$    121.53

$    203.5

$    115.97

Segment Cash Cost of Sales

120.6

67.27

156.3

74.84

119.9

68.33

Segment Cash Margin

91.4

50.95

97.4

46.69

83.6

47.64








Other Thermal







Tons Sold

1.7


2.3


2.2









Segment Sales

$    65.1

$    38.58

$    81.6

$    34.89

$    77.1

$    35.59

Segment Cash Cost of Sales

59.5

35.28

67.3

28.76

61.8

28.53

Segment Cash Margin

5.6

3.30

14.3

6.13

15.3

7.06








Total Segment Cash Margin

$    117.4


$    135.6


$    126.2









Selling, general and administrative expenses

(24.1)


(26.7)


(25.9)


Other

14.0


13.7


4.6









Adjusted EBITDA

$    107.3


$    122.6


$    104.9


 

Arch Coal, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of NON-GAAP Measures

(In millions, except per ton data)







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

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







Non-GAAP Segment coal sales per ton sold   


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







Quarter ended March 31, 2019

Powder River
Basin

Metallurgical

Other Thermal

Idle and Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)






GAAP Revenues in the consolidated income statements

$            212,729

$            253,262

$                85,978

$                  3,214

$              555,183

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






     Coal risk management derivative settlements classified in "other income"

-

-

2,044

-

2,044

     Coal sales revenues from idled or otherwise disposed operations not included in segments

-

-

-

3,214

3,214

     Transportation costs

4,006

41,298

18,882


64,186

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenues

$            208,723

$            211,964

$                65,052

$                         -

$              485,739

Tons sold

17,141

1,793

1,686



Coal sales per ton sold

$                12.18

$              118.22

$                  38.58















Quarter ended December 31, 2018

Powder River
Basin

Metallurgical

Other Thermal

Idle and Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)






GAAP Revenues in the consolidated income statements

$            236,014

$            302,915

$              106,887

$                  5,146

$              650,962

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






     Coal risk management derivative settlements classified in "other income"

-

-

3,516

-

3,516

     Coal sales revenues from idled or otherwise disposed operations not included in segments

-

-

-

5,146

5,146

     Transportation costs

4,142

49,077

21,732

-

74,951

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenues

$            231,872

$            253,838

$                81,639

$                         -

$             567,349

Tons sold

19,521

2,089

2,340



Coal sales per ton sold

$                11.88

$              121.53

$                  34.89















Quarter ended March 31, 2018

Powder River
Basin

Metallurgical

Other Thermal

Idle and Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)






GAAP Revenues in the consolidated income statements 

$            245,427

$            238,348

$                91,520

$                         -

$             575,295

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






     Coal risk management derivative settlements classified in "other income"

-

-

1,031

-

1,031

     Coal sales revenues from idled or otherwise disposed operations not included in segments

-

-

-

-

-

     Transportation costs

5,478

34,885

13,394

-

53,757

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenues

$            239,949

$            203,463

$                77,095

$                         -

$             520,507

Tons sold

19,744

1,754

2,166



Coal sales per ton sold

$                12.15

$              115.97

$                  35.59



 

Arch Coal, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of NON-GAAP Measures

(In millions, except per ton data)







Non-GAAP Segment cash cost per ton sold


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













Quarter ended March 31, 2019

Powder River
Basin

Metallurgical

Other Thermal

Idle and Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)






GAAP Cost of sales in the consolidated income statements 

$            191,647

$            161,911

$                78,366

$                  6,546

$             438,470

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






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

(638)

-

-

-

(638)

     Transportation costs

4,006

41,298

18,882

-

64,186

     Cost of coal sales from idled or otherwise disposed operations not included in segments

-

-

-

4,239

4,239

     Other (operating overhead, certain actuarial, etc.)

-

-

-

2,307

2,307

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales

$            188,279

$            120,613

$                59,484

$                          -

$             368,376

Tons sold

17,141

1,793

1,686



Cash cost per ton sold

$                10.98

$                67.27

$                  35.28















Quarter ended December 31, 2018

Powder River
Basin

Metallurgical

Other Thermal

Idle and Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)






GAAP Cost of sales in the consolidated income statements 

$            212,434

$            205,390

$                89,040

$                  7,141

$             514,005

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






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

120

-

-

-

120

     Transportation costs

4,142

49,077

21,732

-

74,951

     Cost of coal sales from idled or otherwise disposed operations not included in segments

-

-

-

4,746

4,746

     Other (operating overhead, certain actuarial, etc.)

-

-

-

2,395

2,395

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales

$            208,172

$            156,313

$                67,308

$                          -

$              431,793

Tons sold

19,521

2,089

2,340



Cash cost per ton sold

$                10.66

$                74.84

$                  28.76















Quarter ended March 31, 2018

Powder River
Basin

Metallurgical

Other Thermal

Idle and Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)






GAAP Cost of sales in the consolidated income statements 

$            218,526

$            154,763

$                75,188

$                  6,303

$             454,780

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






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

439

-

-

-

439

     Transportation costs

5,478

34,885

13,394

-

53,757

     Cost of coal sales from idled or otherwise disposed operations not included in segments

-

-

-

4,232

4,232

     Other (operating overhead, certain actuarial, etc.)

-

-

-

2,071

2,071

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales

$            212,609

$            119,878

$                61,794

$                          -

$             394,281

Tons sold

19,744

1,754

2,166



Cash cost per ton sold

$                10.77

$                68.33

$                  28.53



 

Arch Coal, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(In thousands, except per share data)





Adjusted EBITDA








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


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






Three Months Ended March 31,



2019

2018



(Unaudited)


Net income 

$    72,741

$    59,985


Provision for (benefit from) income taxes

70

(544)


Interest expense, net

2,289

4,122


Depreciation, depletion and amortization

25,273

29,703


Accretion on asset retirement obligations

5,137

6,992


Amortization of sales contracts, net

65

3,051


Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit costs

1,766

1,303


Reorganization items, net

(87)

301






Adjusted EBITDA

$  107,254

$  104,913


 

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