Alpha Metallurgical Resources Inc

Results of Operations

Our results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024 are discussed below.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 2024

Revenues

The following table summarizes information about our revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

Coal revenues. Coal revenues decreased $331.6 million, or 38.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily attributable to a 28.6% decline in average coal sales realization as metallurgical coal pricing declined significantly as a result of weakened global steel demand. Coal sales volumes also declined 13.9% due to weather related production and transportation disruptions. Refer to the “Non-GAAP Coal revenues” section below for further detail on coal revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period.

Cost and Expenses

The following table summarizes information about our costs and expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

Cost of coal sales. Cost of coal sales decreased $143.7 million, or 22.2%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period, primarily related to a 13.9% decline in coal sales volumes due to weather related production and transportation disruptions. In addition, average cost of coal sales per ton decreased 9.6% primarily due to reductions in royalties and taxes as well as freight rates as a result of a lower coal pricing environment.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization. Depreciation, depletion and amortization increased $3.2 million, or 7.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in assets placed in service through March 2025.

Selling, general and administrative. Selling, general and administrative expenses decreased $7.0 million, or 31.1%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period. This decrease was primarily related to decreases of $3.9 million in incentive pay, $2.0 million in wages and benefits expenses, and $0.7 million in professional fees.

Other operating loss. Other operating loss decreased $1.7 million, or 58.4%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period, primarily due to an increase in gain on sale of assets in the current period.

Total Other Expense, Net

The following table summarizes information about our total other expense, net during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

Total other expense, net increased $4.5 million, or 625.5%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period, primarily related to increases in equity loss in affiliates and net periodic benefit costs for pension and black lung obligations.

Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

The following table summarizes information about our income tax (benefit) expense during the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

Income tax benefit of $11.4 million was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2025 on a loss before income taxes of $45.4 million. The effective tax rate of 25.2 % differs from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the change in valuation allowance, the permanent impact of percentage depletion, and stock compensation, partially offset by the impact of capital loss carryforward expirations and non-deductible compensation.

Income tax expense of $14.2 million was recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2024 on income before income taxes of $141.2 million. The effective tax rate of 10.0% differs from the federal statutory rate of 21% primarily due to the permanent impact of percentage depletion, foreign-derived intangible income deductions, and stock compensation, partially offset by the impact of non-deductible compensation and state income taxes, net of federal impact. Refer to Note 10 for additional information.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The discussion below contains “non-GAAP financial measures.” These are financial measures that either exclude or include amounts that are not excluded or included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP” or “GAAP”). Specifically, we make use of the non-GAAP financial measures “Adjusted EBITDA,” “non-GAAP coal revenues,” “non-GAAP cost of coal sales,” and “non-GAAP coal margin.” In addition to net income, we use Adjusted EBITDA to measure the operating performance of our reportable segment. Adjusted EBITDA does not purport to be an alternative to net income as a measure of operating performance or any other measure of operating results, financial performance, or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Moreover, this measure is not calculated identically by all companies and therefore may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is presented because management believes it is a useful indicator of the financial performance of our coal operations. We use non-GAAP coal revenues to present coal revenues generated, excluding freight and handling fulfillment revenues. Non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton for our operations is calculated as non-GAAP coal revenues divided by tons sold. We use non-GAAP cost of coal sales to adjust cost of coal sales to remove freight and handling costs, depreciation, depletion and amortization - production (excluding the depreciation, depletion and amortization related to selling, general and administrative functions), accretion on asset retirement obligations, amortization of acquired intangibles, net, and idled and closed mine costs. Non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton for our operations is calculated as non-GAAP cost of coal sales divided by tons sold. Non-GAAP coal margin per ton for our coal operations is calculated as non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton for our coal operations less non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton for our coal operations. The presentation of these measures should not be considered in isolation, or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP.

Management uses non-GAAP financial measures to supplement GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than GAAP results alone. The definition of these non-GAAP measures may be changed periodically by management to adjust for significant items important to an understanding of operating trends and to adjust for items that may not reflect the trend of future results by excluding transactions that are not indicative of our core operating performance. Furthermore, analogous measures are used by industry analysts to evaluate the Company’s operating performance. Because not all companies use identical calculations, the presentations of these measures may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies and can differ significantly from company to company depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate, capital investments and other factors.

Included below are reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures to GAAP financial measures.

The following tables summarizes certain financial information relating to our coal operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

(1) Depreciation, depletion and amortization - production excludes the depreciation, depletion and amortization related to selling, general and administrative functions.

Non-GAAP Coal revenues. Non-GAAP coal revenues decreased $281.8 million, or 38.7%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to a $48.07, or 28.8%, reduction in non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton as pricing declined significantly as a result of weakened global steel demand. Coal sales volumes also declined 13.9% due to weather related production and transportation disruptions.

Non-GAAP Cost of coal sales. Non-GAAP cost of coal sales decreased $90.1 million, or 17.9%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period, primarily related to a 13.9% decline in coal sales volumes due to weather related production and transportation disruptions. Average non-GAAP cost of coal sales per ton also decreased $5.31, or 4.6%, due to reductions in royalties and taxes as a result of a lower coal pricing environment.

Adjusted EBITDA

The following table presents a reconciliation of net (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024:

The following table summarizes Adjusted EBITDA:

Adjusted EBITDA decreased $183.9 million, or 97.0%, for the three months ended March 31, 2025 compared to the prior year period, primarily driven by decreased coal margin due to lower non-GAAP coal sales realization per ton in the current period.