Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.
Business
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc. is a coal mining company that extracts, processes and markets metallurgical and some thermal coal from multiple underground and surface operations in the Central Appalachian basin. It predominantly produces metallurgical coal and provides coal preparation, blending, loadout and export terminal services to meet steel and coke producer specifications. The company reports a single met coal operating segment and operates numerous mining complexes, preparation plants, loadouts and a majority interest in an export terminal (DTA). Its coal is sold domestically and shipped internationally to steel, coke and industrial customers via truck, barge and primarily rail to U.S. export ports, with significant shipments to Asian markets.
Summary from filing dated 2025-02-28
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal revenues | 2,123 | 2,947 | 3,457 | 4,093 | 2,253 | |
| Other revenues | 7 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 6 | |
| Total revenues | 2,129 | 2,957 | 3,471 | 4,102 | 2,259 | |
| Cost of coal sales (exclusive of items shown separately below) | 1,925 | 2,452 | 2,356 | 2,286 | 1,678 | |
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 175 | 167 | 137 | 108 | 110 | |
| Accretion on asset retirement obligations | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 27 | |
| Amortization of acquired intangibles | 5 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 13 | |
| Selling, general and administrative expenses (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown separately above) | 60 | 74 | 82 | 72 | 64 | |
| Other operating loss (income) | 4 | 5 | −1 | 12 | −11 | |
| Total costs and expenses | 2,191 | 2,729 | 2,608 | 2,521 | 1,899 | |
| (Loss) income from operations | −61 | 228 | 863 | 1,581 | 359 | |
| Interest expense | −3 | −4 | −7 | −22 | — | |
| Interest income | 15 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 336,000 | |
| Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Equity loss in affiliates | −25 | −20 | −18 | −14 | −4 | |
| Miscellaneous expense, net | −14 | −11 | −2 | 7 | 6 | |
| Total other expense, net | −26 | −17 | −18 | −26 | −67 | |
| (Loss) income before income taxes | −87 | 211 | 845 | 1,555 | 292 | |
| Income tax benefit (expense) | 26 | −23 | −124 | −106 | −3 | |
| Net (loss) income | −62 | 188 | 722 | 1,449 | 289 | |
| Basic (loss) income per common share (in dollars per share) | −4.75 | 14.41 | 51.18 | 82.82 | 15.66 | |
| Diluted (loss) income per common share (in dollars per share) | −4.75 | 14.28 | 49.3 | 79.49 | 15.3 | |
| Weighted average shares - basic (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | |
| Weighted average shares - diluted (in shares) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 366 | 482 | 268 | 302 | 81 | |
| Short-term investments | 50 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net of allowance for credit losses of $2,519 and $2,396 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 279 | 362 | 510 | 407 | 489 | |
| Inventories, net | 193 | 169 | 231 | 201 | 129 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 31 | 24 | 39 | 49 | 36 | |
| Total current assets | 918 | 1,037 | 1,048 | 1,114 | 748 | |
| Property, plant, and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $774,101 and $667,260 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 622 | 635 | 589 | 443 | 362 | |
| Owned and leased mineral rights, net of accumulated depletion and amortization of $150,616 and $124,965 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 417 | 443 | 451 | 451 | 444 | |
| Other acquired intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $43,072 and $41,444 as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively | 34 | 40 | 47 | 55 | 74 | |
| Long-term restricted cash | 127 | 123 | 116 | 29 | 89 | |
| Long-term restricted investments | 34 | 43 | 41 | 106 | 31 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 0 | |
| Other non-current assets | 120 | 112 | 106 | 103 | 109 | |
| Total assets | 2,281 | 2,439 | 2,406 | 2,312 | 1,858 | |
| Current portion of long-term debt | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
| Trade accounts payable | 66 | 97 | 129 | 106 | 90 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | 136 | 152 | 178 | 265 | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 206 | 251 | 310 | 403 | 296 | |
| Long-term debt | 10 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 446 | |
| Workers compensation and black lung obligations | 191 | 183 | 189 | 188 | — | |
| Pension obligations | 87 | 101 | 102 | 111 | 160 | |
| Asset retirement obligations | 205 | 190 | 167 | 142 | 132 | |
| Deferred income taxes | 15 | 40 | 39 | 11 | 317,000 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 26 | |
| Total liabilities | 735 | 789 | 832 | 883 | 1,311 | |
| Commitments and Contingencies (Note 20) | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Preferred stock - par value $0.01, 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock - par value $0.01, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 22,437,379 issued and 12,805,909 outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 22,383,325 issued and 13,016,390 outstanding at December 31, 2024 | 224,000 | 224,000 | 221,000 | 217,000 | 208,000 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 852 | 840 | 834 | 815 | 785 | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | −60 | −50 | −41 | −12 | −59 | |
| Treasury stock, at cost: 9,631,470 shares at December 31, 2025 and 9,366,935 shares at December 31, 2024 | −1,341 | −1,297 | −1,190 | −649 | −108 | |
| Retained earnings | 2,095 | 2,156 | 1,970 | 1,275 | −72 | |
| Total stockholders equity | 1,545 | 1,649 | 1,574 | 1,430 | 547 | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 2,281 | 2,439 | 2,406 | 2,312 | 1,858 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation, depletion and amortization | 175 | 167 | 137 | 108 | 110 | |
| Loss (gain) on disposal of assets, net | 1 | −169,000 | −7 | 43,000 | −10 | |
| Employee benefit plans, net | 23 | 15 | 8 | −4 | −2 | |
| Deferred tax (benefit) expense | −24 | 6 | 40 | −15 | −163,000 | |
| Stock-based compensation | 14 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 5 | |
| Other, net | −1 | 2 | 2 | −761,000 | −6 | |
| Trade accounts receivable, net | 83 | 145 | −102 | 83 | −336 | |
| Inventories, net | −21 | 64 | −28 | −63 | −21 | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | −3 | 15 | 8 | −12 | 62 | |
| Deposits | 183,000 | 408,000 | 81 | −84 | 27 | |
| Other non-current assets | 356,000 | 1 | 4 | 11 | −250,000 | |
| Trade accounts payable | −29 | −19 | 16 | 4 | 25 | |
| Accrued expenses and other current liabilities | −11 | −6 | −9 | −7 | 16 | |
| Acquisition-related obligations | 0 | 0 | −28 | — | — | |
| Workers compensation and black lung obligations | −20 | −19 | −20 | — | — | |
| Pension obligations | −17 | −12 | −25 | — | — | |
| Asset retirement obligations | −15 | −28 | −19 | −19 | −16 | |
| Other non-current liabilities | −884,000 | −3 | −528,000 | −25 | −25 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 145 | 580 | 851 | 1,484 | 175 | |
| Capital expenditures | −127 | −199 | −245 | −164 | −83 | |
| Capital contributions to equity affiliates | −38 | −33 | −31 | −20 | −7 | |
| Proceeds from disposal of assets | 265,000 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | |
| Cash paid for business acquired | 0 | 0 | −12 | −25 | 0 | |
| Purchases of investment securities | −106 | −49 | −207 | −269 | −18 | |
| Sales and maturities of investment securities | 67 | 48 | 321 | 149 | 13 | |
| Other, net | 51,000 | 31,000 | 35,000 | −4 | −3 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −204 | −231 | −166 | −329 | −90 | |
| Principal repayments of long-term debt | −2 | −2 | −2 | −451 | −119 | |
| Dividend and dividend equivalents paid | −415,000 | −3 | −113 | −13 | 0 | |
| Common stock repurchases and related expenses | −45 | −122 | −540 | −522 | −786,000 | |
| Other, net | −5 | −1 | −1 | 4 | −9 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −52 | −129 | −656 | −982 | −147 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | −111 | 220 | 29 | 173 | −62 | |
| Cash paid for interest | 2 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 63 | |
| Cash paid for income taxes (net of refunds received) | 2 | 8 | 79 | — | — | |
| Financing leases and capital financing - equipment | 12 | 1,000 | 3 | 10 | 787,000 | |
| Accrued capital expenditures | 14 | 16 | 25 | 18 | 10 | |
| Accrued common stock repurchases and stock repurchase excise tax | 327,000 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — |