- Reports second quarter net loss of $5.0 million
- Posts Adjusted EBITDA of $46.1 million for the quarter
- Achieves total liquidity of $556.9 million as of June 30
- Accomplishes best quarterly cost of coal sales performance since 2021; lowers 2025 cost of coal sales guidance range to $101 per ton to $107 per ton, down from $103 per ton to $110 per ton
- Reduces SG&A guidance to $48 million to $54 million, down from prior range of $53 million to $59 million
- Increases net cash interest income guidance to $6 million to $12 million, up from prior range of $2 million to $10 million
- Raises full year guidance range for idle operations expense to $21 million to $29 million, up from previous range of $18 million to $28 million
BRISTOL, Tenn., Aug. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. (NYSE:AMR), a leading U.S. supplier of metallurgical products for the steel industry, today reported financial results for the second quarter ending June 30, 2025.
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June 30, 2025 |
Mar. 31, 2025 |
June 30, 2024 |
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Net (loss) income |
($5.0) |
($33.9) |
$58.9 |
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Net (loss) income per diluted share |
($0.38) |
($2.60) |
$4.49 |
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Adjusted EBITDA(1) |
$46.1 |
$5.7 |
$116.0 |
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Operating cash flow |
$53.2 |
$22.2 |
$138.1 |
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Capital expenditures |
($34.6) |
($38.5) |
($61.1) |
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Tons of coal sold |
3.9 |
3.8 |
4.6 |
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These are non-GAAP financial measures. A reconciliation of Net Income to Adjusted EBITDA is included in tables accompanying the financial schedules. |
“I want to commend our team on a great quarter and an especially impressive cost performance,” said Andy Eidson, Alpha’s chief executive officer. “We achieved significant improvement in our cost of coal sales for the quarter as our previously announced savings initiatives began to take effect. As a result, we are reducing our full year cost of coal sales guidance range by $2.50 per ton at the midpoint. The announcement of other guidance changes to SG&A, idle operations expense, and net interest income, reflects our updated expectations for the balance of the year.”
Eidson continued: “I am also pleased to report that we had total liquidity of $557 million as of June 30, which is the culmination of our teams working together to position ourselves to capitalize on opportunities.”
Financial Performance
Alpha reported a net loss of $5.0 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, for the second quarter 2025, as compared to net loss of $33.9 million, or $2.60 per diluted share, in the first quarter.
Total Adjusted EBITDA was $46.1 million for the second quarter, compared to $5.7 million in the first quarter.
Coal Revenues
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Met Segment |
$548.7 |
$529.7 |
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Met Segment (excl. freight & handling)(1) |
$464.1 |
$445.7 |
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Tons Sold |
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Mar. 31, 2025 |
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Met Segment |
3.9 |
3.8 |
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Represents Non-GAAP coal revenues which is defined and reconciled under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Results of Operations.” |
Coal Sales Realization(1)
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Met Segment |
$119.43 |
$118.61 |
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Represents Non-GAAP coal sales realization which is defined and reconciled under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Results of Operations.” |
Second quarter net realized pricing for the Met segment was $119.43 per ton.
The table below provides a breakdown of our Met segment coal sold in the second quarter by pricing mechanism.
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Met Segment Sales |
Three months ended June 30, 2025 |
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Tons Sold |
Coal Revenues |
Realization/ton(1) |
% of Met Tons |
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Export – Other Pricing Mechanisms |
1.7 |
$191.6 |
$113.82 |
47 % |
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Domestic |
0.9 |
$143.8 |
$152.28 |
26 % |
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Export – Australian Indexed |
1.0 |
$105.7 |
$109.75 |
27 % |
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Total Met Coal Revenues |
3.6 |
$441.0 |
$122.84 |
100 % |
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Thermal Coal Revenues |
0.3 |
$23.1 |
$78.01 |
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Total Met Segment Coal Revenues (excl. freight & handling)(1) |
3.9 |
$464.1 |
$119.43 |
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Represents Non-GAAP coal sales realization which is defined and reconciled under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Results of Operations.” |
Cost of Coal Sales
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Mar. 31, 2025 |
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Met Segment |
$480.0 |
$504.6 |
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Met Segment (excl. freight & handling/idle)(1) |
$388.8 |
$414.7 |
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(per ton) |
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Met Segment(1) |
$100.06 |
$110.34 |
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Represents Non-GAAP cost of coal sales and Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton which is defined and reconciled under “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and “Results of Operations.” |
Alpha’s Met segment cost of coal sales decreased to an average of $100.06 per ton in the second quarter, compared to $110.34 per ton in the first quarter. The primary drivers of the cost reduction include labor and supplies.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Cash provided by operating activities in the second quarter increased to $53.2 million as compared to $22.2 million in the first quarter. Capital expenditures for the second quarter were $34.6 million compared to $38.5 million for the first quarter.
As of June 30, 2025, the company had total liquidity of $556.9 million, including cash and cash equivalents of $449.0 million and $182.9 million of unused availability under the asset-based revolving credit facility (ABL), partially offset by a minimum required liquidity of $75.0 million as required by the ABL. As of June 30, 2025, the company had no borrowings and $42.1 million in letters of credit outstanding under the ABL. Total long-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt as of June 30, 2025, was $5.8 million.
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law legislation commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (“OBBBA”). The OBBBA includes the addition of metallurgical coal to the list of “applicable critical minerals” for purposes of the Section 45X credit. The Section 45X credit (also known as the advanced manufacturing production credit), as amended, provides a refundable tax credit equal to 2.5% of the production costs for metallurgical coal produced during tax years 2026 through 2029. We are currently analyzing the financial impact of the Section 45X credit and expect that it will serve as a source of additional liquidity in future years. Based on preliminary analysis, the company currently believes the annual cash benefit of the tax credit may be in the range of $30 million to $50 million, dependent upon the amount of qualifying production costs incurred in a given year.
Share Repurchase Program
As previously announced, Alpha’s board of directors authorized a share repurchase program allowing for the expenditure of up to $1.5 billion for the repurchase of the company’s common stock, with remaining authorization of approximately $400 million. Due to softness in the metallurgical coal markets over approximately the last five quarters, the company has refrained from repurchasing shares, electing instead to focus on strengthening its liquidity position. Having achieved a meaningful increase in liquidity over that time period, the company plans to restart the share repurchase program on an opportunistic basis. The timing and amount of share repurchases will be based on various factors, including but not limited to market conditions, the trading price of the stock, applicable legal requirements, compliance with the provisions of the company’s debt agreements, and other factors.
2025 Guidance Adjustments and Performance Update
Alpha is lowering its cost of coal sales guidance for the year to a range of $101.00 per ton to $107.00 per ton, down from the prior range of $103.00 per ton to $110.00 per ton.
The company is also reducing its 2025 guidance for selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses. The new range is $48 million to $54 million, down from the previous range of $53 million to $59 million.
The company is increasing its expected idle operations expense for the year, moving to a range of $21 million to $29 million, up from the prior range of $18 million to $28 million.
Alpha expects increased net cash interest income for the year between $6 million and $12 million, up from the previously established range of $2 million to $10 million.
As of July 30, 2025, Alpha has committed and priced approximately 69% of its metallurgical coal for 2025 at an average price of $127.37 per ton and 100% of its thermal coal for the year at an average price of $80.52 per ton.
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2025 Guidance |
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in millions of tons |
Low |
High |
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Metallurgical |
13.8 |
14.8 |
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Thermal |
0.8 |
1.2 |
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Met Segment – Total Shipments |
14.6 |
16.0 |
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Committed/Priced1,2,3 |
Committed |
Average Price |
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Metallurgical – Domestic |
$152.21 |
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Metallurgical – Export |
$112.17 |
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Metallurgical Total |
69 % |
$127.37 |
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Thermal |
100 % |
$80.52 |
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Met Segment |
72 % |
$122.54 |
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Committed/Unpriced1,3 |
Committed |
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Metallurgical Total |
31 % |
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Thermal |
— % |
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Met Segment |
28 % |
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Costs per ton4 |
Low |
High |
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Met Segment |
$101.00 |
$107.00 |
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Low |
High |
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SG&A5 |
$48 |
$54 |
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Idle Operations Expense |
$21 |
$29 |
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Net Cash Interest Income |
$6 |
$12 |
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DD&A |
$165 |
$185 |
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Capital Expenditures |
$130 |
$150 |
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Capital Contributions to Equity Affiliates6 |
$44 |
$54 |
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Cash Tax Rate |
0 % |
5 % |
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Based on committed and priced coal shipments as of July 30, 2025. Committed percentage based on the midpoint of shipment guidance range. |
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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. |
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Includes estimates of future coal shipments based upon contract terms and anticipated delivery schedules. Actual coal shipments may vary from these estimates. |
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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 varied historically 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. |
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Excludes expenses related to non-cash stock compensation and non-recurring expenses. |
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Includes contributions to fund normal operations at our DTA export facility and expected capital investments related to the facility upgrades. |
Conference Call
The company plans to hold a conference call regarding its second quarter results on August 8, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern time. The conference call will be available live on the investor section of the company’s website at https://alphametresources.com/investors. Analysts who would like to participate in the conference call should dial 877-407-0832 (domestic toll-free) or 201-689-8433 (international) approximately 15 minutes prior to start time.
About Alpha Metallurgical Resources
Alpha Metallurgical Resources (NYSE:AMR) is a Tennessee-based mining company with operations across Virginia and West Virginia. With customers across the globe, high-quality reserves and significant port capacity, Alpha reliably supplies metallurgical products to the steel industry. For more information, visit www.AlphaMetResources.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on Alpha’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 Alpha’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 Alpha to predict these events or how they may affect Alpha. Except as required by law, Alpha 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. See Alpha’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for more information.
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