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ARCH RESOURCES, INC. - Quarter Report: 2023 March (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023

or

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to                      .

Commission file number: 1-13105

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Arch Resources, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

    

43-0921172

(State or other jurisdiction

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation or organization)

Identification Number)

One CityPlace Drive

    

Suite 300

St. Louis

Missouri

63141

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 994-2700

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $.01 par value

ARCH

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes   No 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes   No 

At April 24, 2023 there were 18,674,130 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Part I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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Item 1. Financial Statements

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

25

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

38

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

38

Part II OTHER INFORMATION

39

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

39

Item 1A. Risk Factors

39

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

39

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

39

Item 6. Exhibits

40

Signatures

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Part I

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements.

Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Income Statements

(in thousands, except per share data)

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

(Unaudited)

Revenues

$

869,931

$

867,936

Costs, expenses and other operating

 

 

Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

 

571,737

 

508,225

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

35,479

 

32,210

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

 

5,292

 

4,430

Change in fair value of coal derivatives, net

 

(1,462)

 

15,519

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

26,022

 

26,648

Other operating income, net

 

(3,707)

 

(3,439)

 

633,361

 

583,593

Income from operations

 

236,570

 

284,343

Interest expense, net

 

  

 

  

Interest expense

 

(4,126)

 

(7,047)

Interest and investment income

 

3,336

 

24

 

(790)

 

(7,023)

Income before nonoperating expenses

 

235,780

 

277,320

Nonoperating expense

 

  

 

  

Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit credits (costs)

 

592

 

(873)

Net loss resulting from early retirement of debt

(1,126)

(4,120)

 

(534)

 

(4,993)

Income before income taxes

 

235,246

 

272,327

Provision for income taxes

 

37,138

 

455

Net income

$

198,108

$

271,872

Net income per common share

 

  

 

  

Basic earnings per share

$

11.05

$

17.60

Diluted earnings per share

$

10.02

$

12.89

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

  

 

  

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

17,924

 

15,448

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

19,784

 

21,271

Dividends declared per common share

$

3.11

$

0.25

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands)

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

(Unaudited)

Net income

$

198,108

$

271,872

Derivative instruments

 

  

 

  

Comprehensive income before tax

 

 

1,763

Provision for income taxes

 

 

 

 

1,763

Pension, postretirement and other post-employment benefits

 

  

 

  

Comprehensive loss before tax

 

(2,895)

 

(522)

Provision for income taxes

 

636

 

 

(2,259)

 

(522)

Available-for-sale securities

 

  

 

  

Comprehensive (loss) income before tax

 

(15)

 

182

Provision for income taxes

 

3

 

 

(12)

 

182

Total other comprehensive (loss) income

 

(2,271)

 

1,423

Total comprehensive income

$

195,837

$

273,295

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except per share data)

    

March 31, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Assets

(Unaudited)

Current assets

 

  

 

  

Cash and cash equivalents

$

189,739

$

236,059

Short-term investments

 

32,116

 

36,993

Restricted cash

 

1,100

 

1,100

Trade accounts receivable (net of $0 allowance at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022)

 

295,157

 

236,999

Other receivables

 

18,560

 

18,301

Inventories

 

271,155

 

223,015

Other current assets

 

55,089

 

71,384

Total current assets

 

862,916

 

823,851

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

1,182,351

 

1,187,028

Other assets

 

  

 

  

Deferred income taxes

 

174,561

 

209,470

Equity investments

 

19,142

 

17,267

Fund for asset retirement obligations

137,134

135,993

Other noncurrent assets

 

56,555

 

59,499

Total other assets

 

387,392

 

422,229

Total assets

$

2,432,659

$

2,433,108

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

 

  

Current Liabilities

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable

$

176,953

$

211,848

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

120,180

 

157,043

Current maturities of debt

 

37,405

 

57,988

Total current liabilities

 

334,538

 

426,879

Long-term debt

 

110,899

 

116,288

Asset retirement obligations

 

237,142

 

235,736

Accrued pension benefits

 

1,089

 

1,101

Accrued postretirement benefits other than pension

 

51,770

 

49,674

Accrued workers’ compensation

 

153,870

 

155,756

Other noncurrent liabilities

 

79,357

 

82,094

Total liabilities

 

968,665

 

1,067,528

Stockholders' equity

 

  

 

  

Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 300,000 shares, issued 30,074 and 28,761 shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

301

 

288

Paid-in capital

 

703,712

 

724,660

Retained earnings

 

1,705,988

 

1,565,374

Treasury stock, 11,338 and 11,207 shares at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively, at cost

 

(1,005,165)

 

(986,171)

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

59,158

 

61,429

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,463,994

 

1,365,580

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

2,432,659

$

2,433,108

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

Operating activities

 

(Unaudited)

Net income

$

198,108

$

271,872

Adjustments to reconcile to cash from operating activities:

 

  

 

  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

35,479

 

32,210

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

 

5,292

 

4,430

Deferred income taxes

 

35,548

 

Employee stock-based compensation expense

 

6,767

 

8,203

Amortization relating to financing activities

 

450

 

770

Gain on disposals and divestitures, net

 

(279)

 

(352)

Reclamation work completed

 

(3,887)

 

(4,278)

Contribution to fund for asset retirement obligations

(1,141)

(20,000)

Changes in:

 

 

Receivables

 

(57,968)

 

(399)

Inventories

 

(48,140)

 

(47,263)

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

(63,508)

 

14,115

Income taxes, net

 

1,491

 

442

Coal derivative assets and liabilities, including margin account

 

(1,462)

 

15,833

Other

 

19,371

 

17,356

Cash provided by operating activities

 

126,121

 

292,939

Investing activities

 

 

  

Capital expenditures

 

(30,541)

 

(22,288)

Minimum royalty payments

 

(113)

 

Proceeds from disposals and divestitures

 

343

 

360

Purchases of short-term investments

 

(2,930)

 

Proceeds from sales of short-term investments

 

8,000

 

14,450

Investments in and advances to affiliates, net

 

(4,329)

 

(2,088)

Cash used in investing activities

 

(29,570)

 

(9,566)

Financing activities

 

  

 

  

Payments on term loan due 2024

 

(750)

 

(271,537)

Payments on convertible debt

 

(58,430)

 

Net payments on other debt

(12,647)

(10,134)

Dividends paid

 

(66,902)

 

(3,851)

Purchases of treasury stock

 

(20,806)

 

Payments for taxes related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

(27,055)

 

(4,827)

Proceeds from warrants exercised

43,719

506

Cash used in financing activities

 

(142,871)

 

(289,843)

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash

 

(46,320)

 

(6,470)

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

$

237,159

$

326,295

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

$

190,839

$

319,825

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

Cash and cash equivalents

$

189,739

$

318,725

Restricted Cash

1,100

1,100

$

190,839

$

319,825

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

    

    

    

    

    

Treasury

    

Accumulated Other

    

Common

Paid-In

Retained 

Stock at

Comprehensive

Stock

Capital

Earnings

Cost

Income

Total

(In thousands, except per share data)

Balances at January 1, 2023

 

$

288

 

$

724,660

$

1,565,374

$

(986,171)

$

61,429

$

1,365,580

Dividends on common shares

 

 

 

(55,140)

 

 

 

(55,140)

Dividend Equivalents earned on RSU grants

120

(2,354)

(2,234)

Purchase of 131,156 shares of common stock under share repurchase program

(13)

(18,994)

(19,007)

Employee stock-based compensation

6,767

6,767

Cash paid for convertible debt repurchased

(44,486)

(44,486)

Issuance of 275,053 shares of common stock under long-term incentive plan

3

3

Common stock withheld related to net share settlement of equity awards

(27,055)

(27,055)

Issuance of 1,037,679 shares of common stock for warrants exercised

10

43,719

43,729

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

198,108

 

 

(2,271)

 

195,837

Balances at March 31, 2023

$

301

$

703,712

$

1,705,988

$

(1,005,165)

$

59,158

$

1,463,994

    

    

    

    

    

Treasury

    

Accumulated Other

    

Common

Paid-In

Retained 

Stock at

Comprehensive

Stock

Capital

Earnings

Cost

Income

Total

(In thousands, except per share data)

Balances at January 1, 2022

    

$

255

 

$

784,356

$

712,478

$

(827,381)

$

14,158

$

683,866

Cumulative effect of accounting change on convertible debt

 

 

(39,239)

6,718

 

(32,521)

Dividends on common shares ($0.25/share)

(4,271)

(4,271)

Total comprehensive income

 

 

 

271,872

 

 

1,423

 

273,295

Employee stock-based compensation

 

 

8,203

 

 

 

 

8,203

Issuance of 71,338 shares of common stock under long-term incentive plan

1

1

Common stock withheld related to net share settlement of equity awards

 

 

(4,827)

 

 

 

 

(4,827)

Issuance of 13,239 shares of common stock for warrants exercised

506

506

Balances at March 31, 2022

$

256

$

748,999

$

986,797

$

(827,381)

$

15,581

$

924,252

           

                            

                         

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Arch Resources, Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Arch Resources, Inc. (“Arch Resources”) and its subsidiaries and controlled entities (“Arch” or the “Company”). Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “Arch” and the “Company” are used interchangeably in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company’s primary business is the production of metallurgical and thermal coal from underground and surface mines located throughout the United States, for sale to steel producers, utility companies, and industrial accounts both in the United States and around the world. The Company currently operates mining complexes in West Virginia, Wyoming and Colorado. All subsidiaries are wholly owned. Intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial reporting and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and related notes as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

2. Accounting Policies

Recently Adopted Accounting Guidance

There is no recently adopted accounting guidance effective expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.

Recent Accounting Guidance Issued Not Yet Effective

There are no new pronouncements issued but not yet effective expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, results of operations, or liquidity.

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3. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following items are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (“AOCI”), net of tax:

    

    

Pension,

    

 

Postretirement

Accumulated

and Other Post-

Other

Derivative

Employment

Available-for-

Comprehensive

Instruments

Benefits

Sale Securities

Income (loss)

 

(In thousands)

Balances at December 31, 2022

$

$

61,485

$

(56)

 

$

61,429

Unrealized (losses)

 

 

 

(37)

 

 

(37)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(2,895)

 

22

 

 

(2,873)

Tax effect

636

3

639

Balances at March 31, 2023

$

$

59,226

$

(68)

 

$

59,158

The following amounts were reclassified out of AOCI:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

 

Line Item in the
Consolidated

Details About AOCI Components

    

2023

    

2022

  

Income Statements

(In thousands)

Interest rate hedges

 

 

(112)

Interest expense

Interest rate hedges (ineffective portion)

(1,428)

 

Net loss resulting from early retirement of debt

 

 

 

Provision for income taxes

$

$

(1,540)

 

Net of tax

Pension, postretirement and other post-employment benefits

Amortization of actuarial gains, net 1

$

2,858

$

627

 

Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit credits

Amortization of prior service credits (costs)

37

(105)

Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit credits (costs)

2,895

522

 

Total before tax

 

(636)

 

 

Provision for income taxes

$

2,259

$

522

 

Net of tax

Available-for-sale securities 2

$

(22)

$

(182)

 

Interest and investment income

 

5

 

 

Provision for income taxes

$

(17)

$

(182)

 

Net of tax

1 Production-related benefits and workers’ compensation costs are included in costs of sales.

2 The gains and losses on sales of available-for-sale-securities are determined on a specific identification basis.

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4. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following:

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

 

2023

 

2022

(In thousands)

Coal

$

128,919

$

96,954

Repair parts and supplies

 

142,236

 

126,061

$

271,155

$

223,015

The repair parts and supplies are stated net of an allowance for slow-moving and obsolete inventories of $2.6 million at March 31, 2023 and $2.4 million at December 31, 2022.

5. Investments in Available-for-Sale Securities

The Company has invested in marketable debt securities, primarily highly liquid U.S. Treasury securities and investment grade corporate bonds. These investments are held in the custody of a major financial institution. These securities are classified as available-for-sale securities and, accordingly, the unrealized gains and losses are recorded through other comprehensive income.

The Company’s investments in available-for-sale marketable securities are as follows:

March 31, 2023

Gross

Allowance

Unrealized

for - Credit

Fair

    

Cost Basis

    

Gains

    

Losses

Losses

    

Value

(In thousands)

Available-for-sale:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

U.S. government and agency securities

$

25,408

$

$

(20)

$

$

25,388

Corporate notes and bonds

 

6,745

 

13

 

(30)

 

 

6,728

Total Investments

$

32,153

$

13

$

(50)

$

$

32,116

December 31, 2022

Gross

Allowance

Unrealized

for - Credit

Fair

    

Cost Basis

    

Gains

    

Losses

Losses

    

Value

 

(In thousands)

Available-for-sale:

U.S. government and agency securities

$

28,325

$

1

$

(25)

$

$

28,301

Corporate notes and bonds

 

8,689

 

20

 

(17)

 

 

8,692

Total Investments

$

37,014

$

21

$

(42)

$

$

36,993

The aggregate fair value of investments with unrealized losses that had been owned for less than a year was $16.6 million and $22.6 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The aggregate fair value of investments with unrealized losses that were owned for over a year was $0.0 million at March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The unrealized losses in the Company’s portfolio at March 31, 2023 are the result of normal market fluctuations. The Company does not intend to sell these investments before recovery of their amortized cost base.

The debt securities outstanding at March 31, 2023 have maturity dates ranging from the second quarter of 2023 through the first quarter of 2024.The Company classifies its investments as current based on the nature of the investments and their availability to provide cash for use in current operations if needed.

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6. Derivatives

Diesel fuel price risk management

The Company is exposed to price risk with respect to diesel fuel purchased for use in its operations. The Company anticipates purchasing approximately 30 to 35 million gallons of diesel fuel for use in its operations during 2023. To protect the Company’s cash flows from increases in the price of diesel fuel for its operations, the Company has purchased heating oil call options. At March 31, 2023, the Company had protected the price of expected diesel fuel purchases for the remainder of 2023 with approximately 18 million gallons of heating oil call options with an average strike price of $3.35 per gallon. These positions are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, and therefore, changes in the fair value are recorded immediately to earnings.

Coal price risk management positions

The Company may sell or purchase forward contracts, swaps and options in the over-the-counter coal market or on an exchange in order to manage its exposure to coal prices. The Company has exposure to the risk of fluctuating coal prices related to forecasted, index-priced sales or purchases of coal or to the risk of changes in the fair value of a fixed price physical sales contract. Certain derivative contracts may be designated as hedges of these risks.

At March 31, 2023, the Company held derivatives for risk management purposes that are expected to settle in the following years:

(Tons in thousands)

    

2023

Coal sales

 

26

Coal purchases

 

Tabular derivatives disclosures

The Company has master netting agreements with all of its counterparties which allow for the settlement of contracts in an asset position with contracts in a liability position in the event of default or termination. Such netting arrangements reduce the Company’s credit exposure related to these counterparties. For classification purposes, the Company records the net fair value of all the positions with a given counterparty as a net asset or liability in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amounts shown in the table below represent the fair value position of individual contracts, and not the net position presented in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The fair value and location of derivatives reflected in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets are as follows:

March 31, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

    

Fair Value of Derivatives

    

Asset

Liability

Asset

Liability

    

(In thousands)

Derivative

Derivative

Derivative

Derivative

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Heating oil -- diesel purchases

 

1,101

 

 

  

 

1,300

 

 

  

Coal -- risk management

 

2,869

 

 

  

 

1,407

 

 

  

Total

$

3,970

$

 

  

$

2,707

$

 

  

Total derivatives

$

3,970

$

 

  

$

2,707

$

 

  

Effect of counterparty netting

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

  

Net derivatives as classified in the balance sheets

$

3,970

$

$

3,970

$

2,707

$

$

2,707

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Fair Value of Derivatives

    

    

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

(In thousands)

2023

2022

Net derivatives as reflected on the balance sheets (in thousands)

 

  

 

  

 

  

Heating Oil and coal

 

Other current assets

$

3,970

$

2,707

Coal

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

$

3,970

$

2,707

At March 31, 2023, the current open derivative positions are non-margined.

The effects of derivatives on measures of financial performance are as follows:

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments (in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31,

Gain (Loss) Recognized

Gain (Loss) Recognized

2023

2022

Coal risk management — unrealized

(1)

$

1,462

$

(15,519)

Coal risk management— realized

(2)

$

2,667

$

(9,074)

Heating oil — diesel purchases

(2)

$

(1,282)

$

6,801

Location in Condensed Consolidated Income Statements:

(1)— Change in fair value of coal derivatives, net
(2)— Other operating expense (income), net

At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company did not have any derivative contracts designated as hedging instruments.

7. Accrued Expenses and Other Current Liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consist of the following:

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

2023

2022

(In thousands)

Payroll and employee benefits

$

31,014

$

61,836

Taxes other than income taxes

 

44,357

 

53,105

Interest

 

1,247

 

2,511

Workers’ compensation

 

19,187

 

17,584

Asset retirement obligations

 

8,632

 

8,632

Other

 

15,743

 

13,375

$

120,180

$

157,043

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8. Debt and Financing Arrangements

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

2023

2022

 

(In thousands)

Term loan due 2024 ($5.8 million face value)

$

5,752

$

6,502

Tax Exempt Bonds ($98.1 million face value)

98,075

98,075

Convertible Debt

13,156

Other

 

46,825

 

59,472

Debt issuance costs

 

(2,348)

 

(2,929)

148,304

174,276

Less: current maturities of debt

 

37,405

 

57,988

Long-term debt

$

110,899

$

116,288

Term Loan Facility

In 2017, the Company entered into a senior secured term loan credit agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million (the “Term Loan Debt Facility”) with Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other financial institutions from time to time party thereto. The Term Loan Debt Facility was issued at 99.50% of the face amount and will mature on March 7, 2024. The term loan provided under the Term Loan Debt Facility (the “Term Loan”) are subject to quarterly principal amortization payments in an amount equal to $750,000. The interest rate on the Term Loan Debt Facility is, at the option of Arch Resources, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 2.75%, subject to a 1.00% LIBOR floor, or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin of 1.75%.

The Term Loan Debt Facility is guaranteed by all existing and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with Arch Resources, the “Loan Parties”), subject to customary exceptions, and is secured by first priority security interests on substantially all assets of the Loan Parties, including 100% of the voting equity interests of directly owned domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the voting equity interests of directly owned foreign subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions.

During the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company repaid $273.8 million of the Term Loan. The remaining balance of $5.8 million, as of March 31, 2023, was left as certain terms and conditions governing the Term Loan are incorporated into the Company’s outstanding indebtedness.

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

On August 3, 2022, the Company amended and extended its existing trade accounts receivable securitization facility provided to Arch Receivable Company, LLC, a special-purpose entity that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arch Resources (“Arch Receivable”) (the “Securitization Facility”), which supports the issuance of letters of credit and requests for cash advances. The amendment to the Securitization Facility increased the size of the facility from $110 million to $150 million of borrowing capacity and extended the maturity date to August 1, 2025.

Under the Securitization Facility, Arch Receivable, Arch Resources and certain of Arch Resources’ subsidiaries party to the Securitization Facility have granted to the administrator of the Securitization Facility a first priority security interest in eligible trade accounts receivable generated by such parties from the sale of coal and all proceeds thereof. As of March 31, 2023, letters of credit totaling $48.6 million were outstanding under the facility with $101.4 million available for borrowings.

Inventory-Based Revolving Credit Facility

On August 3, 2022, Arch Resources amended the senior secured inventory-based revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $50 million (the “Inventory Facility”). Availability under the Inventory Facility is subject to a borrowing base consisting of (i) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible coal inventory, plus (ii) the lesser of (x) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible parts and supplies inventory and (y) 35% of the amount

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determined pursuant to clause (i), plus (iii) 100% of Arch Resources’ Eligible Cash (defined in the Inventory Facility), subject to reduction for reserves imposed by Regions.

The amendment of the Inventory Facility extended the maturity of the facility to August 3, 2025; maintained the minimum Liquidity requirement of $100 million and included provisions that reduce the advance rates for coal inventory and parts and supplies, depending on “liquidity.”

The Inventory Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants; events of default, subject to customary thresholds and exceptions; and representations, including certain cash management and reporting requirements that are customary for asset-based credit facilities. The Inventory Facility also includes a requirement to maintain liquidity equal to or exceeding $100 million at all times. As of March 31, 2023, letters of credit totaling $26.2 million were outstanding under the facility with $23.8 million available for borrowings.

Equipment Financing

On March 4, 2020, the Company entered into an equipment financing arrangement accounted for as debt. The Company received $53.6 million in exchange for conveying an interest in certain equipment in operation at its Leer mine and entered into a master lease arrangement for that equipment. The financing arrangement contains customary terms and events of default and provides for 48 monthly payments with an average interest rate of 6.34% maturing on March 4, 2024. Upon maturity, all interests in the subject equipment will revert back to the Company.

On July 29, 2021, the Company entered into an additional equipment financing arrangement accounted for as debt. The Company received $23.5 million in exchange for conveying an interest in certain equipment in operation at its Powder River Basin operations and entered into a master lease arrangement for that equipment. The financing arrangement contains customary terms and events of default and provides for 42 monthly payments with an average implied interest rate of 7.35% maturing on February 1, 2025. Upon maturity, the Company will have the option to purchase the equipment.

Tax Exempt Bonds

On July 2, 2020, the West Virginia Economic Development Authority (the “Issuer”) issued $53.1 million aggregate principal amount of Solid Waste Disposal Facility Revenue Bonds (Arch Resources Project), Series 2020 (the “Tax Exempt Bonds”) pursuant to an Indenture of Trust dated as of June 1, 2020 (the “Indenture of Trust”) between the Issuer and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”). On March 4, 2021, the Issuer issued an additional $45.0 million of Series 2021 Tax Exempt Bonds. The proceeds of the Tax Exempt Bonds were loaned to the Company pursuant to a Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, as supplemented by a First Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of March 1, 2021 (collectively, the “Loan Agreement”), each between the Issuer and the Company. The Tax Exempt Bonds are payable solely from payments to be made by the Company under the Loan Agreement as evidenced by a Note from the Company to the Trustee. The proceeds of the Tax Exempt Bonds have been used to finance certain costs of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, and equipping of solid waste disposal facilities at the Company’s Leer South development, and for capitalized interest and certain costs related to issuance of the Tax Exempt Bonds.

The Tax Exempt Bonds bear interest payable each January 1 and July 1, commencing January 1, 2021 for the Series 2020 and July 1, 2021 for the Series 2021, and have a final maturity of July 1, 2045; however, the Tax Exempt Bonds are subject to mandatory tender on July 1, 2025 at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Tax Exempt Bonds, plus accrued interest to July 1, 2025. The Series 2020 and Series 2021 Tax Exempt Bonds bear interest of 5% and 4.125%, respectively.

Convertible Debt

On November 3, 2020, the Company issued $155.3 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.25% convertible senior notes due 2025 (“Convertible Notes ” or “Convertible Debt”). The net proceeds from the issuance of the Convertible Notes, after deducting offering related costs of $5.1 million and cost of a “Capped Call Transaction” as defined below of $17.5 million, were approximately $132.7 million. The Convertible Notes bear interest at the annual rate of 5.25%, payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, beginning on May 15, 2021, and will mature on November 15, 2025, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased by the Company.

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During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company repurchased the remaining Convertible Notes for the principal amount of $13.2 million with aggregate consideration consisting of $58.4 million in cash. In connection with the repurchase for the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company recognized a total loss of $1.1 million. This amount is included as “Net loss resulting from early retirement of debt” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Income Statements.

Total interest expense related to the Convertible Debt for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was less than $0.1 million. Total interest expense related to the Convertible Debt for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was $2.3 million and was comprised of $2.0 million related to the contractual interest coupon and $0.3 million related to the amortization of deferred financing fees.

Capped Call Transactions

In connection with the offering of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into privately negotiated convertible note hedge transactions (collectively, the “Capped Call Transactions”). The Capped Call Transactions cover, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the number of shares of the Company’s common stock that initially underlie the Convertible Notes.

The Capped Call Transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution and/or offset any cash payments the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount due upon conversion of the Convertible Notes in the event that the market price of the Company’s common stock is greater than the strike price of the Capped Call Transactions, which was initially $37.325 per share and the initial cap price was $52.255 per share. The initial call and cap prices are subject to adjustments under the terms of the underlying capped call agreements, including for various transactions such as the payment of dividends. The initial number of shares underlying the Capped Call Transactions is 4.2 million.

As of March 31, 2023, the Capped Call Transactions remain outstanding and have an intrinsic value of $62.1 million.

The Capped Call Transactions are separate transactions, in each case entered into between the Company and the respective Option Counterparty, and are not part of the terms of the Convertible Notes and will not affect any holder’s rights under the Convertible Notes. Holders of the Convertible Notes will not have any rights with respect to the Capped Call Transactions. Additionally, the cost of the Capped Call Transactions is not expected to be tax deductible as the Company did not elect to integrate the Capped Call Transactions into the notes for tax purposes. As the Capped Call Transactions meet certain accounting criteria, they were classified as equity and are not accounted for as derivatives.

9. Income Taxes

The Company's effective tax rate for three months ended March 31, 2023 is based on its estimated full year effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was 15.8%. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 differs from the U.S. federal statutory rate of 21%, primarily due to the income tax benefit for excess percentage depletion and discrete tax benefits related to equity compensation.

For the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company's effective tax rate was 0.2%. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was impacted by the valuation allowance the Company maintained against its deferred tax assets until the fourth quarter of 2022.

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10. Fair Value Measurements

The hierarchy of fair value measurements assigns a level to fair value measurements based on the inputs used in the respective valuation techniques. The levels of the hierarchy, as defined below, give the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs.

Level 1 is defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets for identical assets. Level 1 assets include U.S. Treasury securities, and coal swaps and futures that are submitted for clearing on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Level 2 is defined as observable inputs other than Level 1 prices. These include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in an active market, quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in markets that are not active, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. The Company’s Level 2 assets and liabilities include U.S. government agency securities, coal commodity contracts, and interest rate swaps with fair values derived from quoted prices in over-the-counter markets or from prices received from direct broker quotes.
Level 3 is defined as unobservable inputs in which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions. These include the Company’s commodity option contracts (heating oil) valued using modeling techniques, such as Black-Scholes, that require the use of inputs, particularly volatility, that are rarely observable.

The table below sets forth, by level, the Company’s financial assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet:

March 31, 2023

    

Total

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

(In thousands)

Assets:

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Investments in marketable securities

$

32,116

$

25,388

$

6,728

$

Derivatives

 

4,628

 

 

3,527

 

1,101

Fund for asset retirement obligations

137,134

137,134

Total assets

$

173,878

$

162,522

$

10,255

$

1,101

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Derivatives

$

$

$

$

The Company’s contracts with its counterparties allow for the settlement of contracts in an asset position with contracts in a liability position in the event of default or termination. For classification purposes, the Company records the net fair value of all the positions with these counterparties as a net asset or liability. Each level in the table above displays the underlying contracts according to their classification in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, based on this counterparty netting.

The Company has contributed $137.1 million to a fund that will serve to defease the long-term asset retirement obligation for its thermal asset base; this amount is recorded as “Fund for asset retirement obligations” on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The funds are invested in highly rated securities, such as U.S. Treasuries, which fall within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. The funds will only be utilized for final mine closure reclamation activities.

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The following table summarizes the change in fair values of financial instruments categorized as Level 3.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

(In thousands)

Balance, beginning of period

$

1,300

$

1,219

Realized and unrealized gains (losses) recognized in earnings, net

 

(1,282)

 

6,490

Purchases

 

1,575

 

998

Settlements

 

(492)

 

(160)

Ending balance

$

1,101

$

8,547

Fair Value of Long-Term Debt

At March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the fair value of the Company’s debt, including amounts classified as current, was $150.6 million and $223.0 million, respectively. Fair values are based upon observed prices in an active market, when available, or from valuation models using market information, which fall into Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

11. Earnings per Common Share

The Company computes basic net income per share using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and the effect of potentially dilutive securities outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive securities may consist of warrants, restricted stock units, and convertible debt. The dilutive effect of outstanding warrants and restricted stock units is reflected in diluted earnings per share by application of the treasury stock method whereas the Convertible Debt uses the if converted method.

The following table provides the basic and diluted earnings per share by reconciling the numerators and denominators of the computations:

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

(In Thousands)

Net income attributable to common shares

 

$

198,108

 

$

271,872

Adjustment of interest expense attributable to Convertible Notes

108

2,309

Diluted net income attributable to common stockholders

198,216

274,181

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

17,924

15,448

Effect of dilutive securities

1,524

1,651

Convertible Notes (a)

336

4,172

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding

 

19,784

 

21,271

(a)Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding includes the dilutive effect had the Company's Convertible Notes been converted at the beginning of the year ended December 31, 2023. If converted by the holder, the Company may settle in cash, shares of the Company's common stock or a combination thereof, at the Company's election. The Capped Call Transaction is anti-dilutive and is excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share.

12. Workers Compensation Expense

The Company is liable under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1969, as subsequently amended, to provide for pneumoconiosis (occupational disease) benefits to eligible employees, former employees and dependents. The Company currently provides for federal claims principally through a self-insurance program. The Company is also liable under various state workers’ compensation statutes for occupational disease benefits. The occupational disease benefit

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obligation represents the present value of the actuarially computed present and future liabilities for such benefits over the employees’ applicable years of service.

In October 2019, the Company filed an application with the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (“OWCP”) within the Department of Labor for reauthorization to self-insure federal black lung benefits. In February 2020, the Company received a reply from the OWCP confirming its status to remain self-insured contingent upon posting additional collateral of $71.1 million within 30 days of receipt of the letter. The Company is currently appealing the ruling from the OWCP and has received an extension to self-insure during the appeal process.

On January 18, 2023, the OWCP proposed revisions to regulations under the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA) governing authorization of self-insurers. The revisions seek to codify the practice of basing a self-insured operator’s security requirement on an actuarial assessment of its total present and future black lung liability. A material change to the regulations is the requirements that all self-insured operators must post security equal to 120% of their projected black lung liabilities.

The proposed regulations were posted to the Federal Register on January 19, 2023 with written comments to be accepted within 60 days of this date. Subsequently, the comment period was extended an additional 30 days.

The revisions proposed by the OWCP were a material deviation from their bulletin issued in December 2020 that would have required the majority of coal operators to post security equal to 70% of their projected black lung liabilities, which equated to the Company posting additional collateral of $71.1 million as mentioned previously.

If the above regulation is codified into law, the Company will be required to post additional collateral to maintain its self-insured status. The Company is evaluating alternatives to self-insurance, including the purchase of commercial insurance to cover these claims. Additionally, the Company is assessing the availability of surety bond capacity within the markets, additional sources of liquidity, and other items to satisfy the proposed regulations.

In addition, the Company is liable for workers’ compensation benefits for traumatic injuries which are calculated using actuarially-based loss rates, loss development factors and discounted based on a risk free rate. Traumatic workers’ compensation claims are insured with varying retentions/deductibles, or through state-sponsored workers’ compensation programs.

Workers’ compensation expense consists of the following components:

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

(In thousands)

Self-insured occupational disease benefits:

 

  

 

  

 

Service cost

$

993

$

1,498

Interest cost(1)

 

1,511

 

1,152

Net amortization(1)

 

(241)

 

157

Total occupational disease

$

2,263

$

2,807

Traumatic injury claims and assessments

 

1,690

 

2,056

Total workers’ compensation expense

$

3,953

$

4,863

(1)In accordance with the adoption of ASU 2017-07, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost,” these costs are recorded within Nonoperating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statements on the line item “Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit costs.”

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13. Employee Benefit Plans

The following table details the components of pension benefit credit:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

(In thousands)

Interest cost(1)

$

1,534

$

1,093

Expected return on plan assets(1)

 

(1,518)

(1,432)

Pension settlement(1)

 

Amortization of prior service credits (1)

 

(37)

 

(53)

Amortization of other actuarial losses (gains) (1)

 

(195)

 

Net benefit credit

$

(216)

$

(392)

The following table details the components of other postretirement benefit credit:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

(In thousands)

Service cost

$

58

$

71

Interest cost(1)

 

674

 

501

Amortization of other actuarial gains (1)

 

(2,422)

 

(627)

Net benefit credit

$

(1,690)

$

(55)

(1)In accordance with the adoption of ASU 2017-07, “Compensation-Retirement Benefits (Topic 715): Improving the Presentation of Net Periodic Pension Cost and Net Periodic Postretirement Benefit Cost,” these costs are recorded within Nonoperating expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Income Statements on the line item “Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit costs.”

In February 2022, the Board of Directors approved the termination of the Company’s Cash Balance Pension Plan.  The Company has executed plan amendments regarding the termination and filed an Application for Determination for Terminating Pension Plan with the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS"), which was approved by the IRS during the first quarter of 2023.  The Company also prepared and filed appropriate notices and documents related to the Pension Plan's termination and wind-down with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ("PBGC"). Anticipated distributions to participants are anticipated during the second half of 2023.  In order to complete the termination of the plan, the Company anticipates making a final contribution to the plan of approximately $7.5 million. 

(1)

14. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company accrues for costs related to contingencies when a loss is probable and the amount is reasonably determinable. Disclosure of contingencies is included in the financial statements when it is at least reasonably possible that a material loss or an additional material loss in excess of amounts already accrued may be incurred.

The Company is a party to numerous claims and lawsuits with respect to various matters. The ultimate resolution of any such legal matter could result in outcomes that may be materially different from amounts the Company has accrued for such matters. The Company believes it has recorded adequate reserves for these matters.

In the normal course of business, the Company is a party to certain financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, such as bank letters of credit, performance or surety bonds, and other guarantees and indemnities related to the obligations of affiliated entities which are not reflected in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. However, the underlying liabilities that they secure, such as asset retirement obligations, workers’ compensation liabilities, and other obligations, are reflected in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had outstanding surety bonds with a face amount of $544.2 million to secure various obligations and commitments and $68.0 million of letters of credit under its Securitization and Inventory

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Facilities used to collateralize certain obligations. The Company had posted $5.6 million in cash collateral related to various obligations; this amount is recorded within “Other noncurrent assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company’s reclamation-related obligations of $245.8 million were supported by surety bonds of $456.1 million. The Company has posted $0.6 million in cash collateral related to reclamation surety bonds. This amount is recorded within “Other noncurrent assets” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Additionally, in the first quarter of 2023, the Company contributed an additional $1.1 million representing interest earned to a fund that will serve to defease the long-term asset retirement obligation for its thermal asset base bringing the total to $137.1 million as of March 31, 2023. This amount is recorded as “Fund for asset retirement obligations” on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

15. Segment Information

The Company’s reportable business segments are based on two distinct lines of business, metallurgical and thermal, and may include a number of mine complexes. The Company manages its coal sales by market and coal quality, not by individual mining complex. Geology, coal transportation routes to customers, and regulatory environments also have a significant impact on the Company’s marketing and operations management. Mining operations are evaluated based on Adjusted EBITDA, per-ton cash operating costs (defined as including all mining costs except depreciation, depletion, amortization, accretion on asset retirement obligations, and pass-through transportation expenses, divided by segment tons sold), and on other non-financial measures, such as safety and environmental 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 the Company’s 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 the Company’s operating performance. Investors should be aware that the Company’s presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. The Company reports its results of operations primarily through the following reportable segments: Metallurgical (MET) segment, containing the Company’s metallurgical operations in West Virginia, and the Thermal segment containing the Company’s thermal operations in Wyoming and Colorado.

Reporting segment results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are presented below. The Corporate, Other, and Eliminations grouping includes these charges: idle operations; change in fair value of coal derivatives, net; corporate overhead; land management activities; other support functions; and the elimination of intercompany transactions.

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Corporate,

    

 Other and

(In thousands)

MET

Thermal

 Eliminations

Consolidated

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

536,172

$

333,759

$

 

$

869,931

Adjusted EBITDA

 

263,057

 

46,255

 

(31,971)

 

 

277,341

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

27,853

 

7,408

 

218

 

 

35,479

Accretion on asset retirement obligation

 

615

 

4,314

 

363

 

 

5,292

Total assets

 

1,077,846

 

395,624

 

959,189

 

 

2,432,659

Capital expenditures

 

24,761

 

5,493

 

287

 

 

30,541

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

$

472,171

$

395,765

$

$

867,936

Adjusted EBITDA

 

259,003

 

100,500

 

(38,520)

 

320,983

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

26,952

 

5,032

 

226

 

32,210

Accretion on asset retirement obligation

 

553

 

3,444

 

433

 

4,430

Total assets

 

1,001,734

 

227,009

 

922,142

 

2,150,885

Capital expenditures

 

17,580

 

4,002

 

706

 

22,288

A reconciliation of net income to adjusted EBITDA and segment Adjusted EBITDA from coal operations follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

(In thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

Net income

$

198,108

$

271,872

Provision for income taxes

37,138

455

Interest expense, net

 

790

 

7,023

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

35,479

 

32,210

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

 

5,292

 

4,430

Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit (credits) costs

(592)

873

Net loss resulting from early retirement of debt

 

1,126

 

4,120

Adjusted EBITDA

$

277,341

$

320,983

EBITDA from idled or otherwise disposed operations

4,032

2,390

Selling, general and administrative expenses

26,022

26,648

Other

1,917

9,482

Segment Adjusted EBITDA from coal operations

$

309,312

$

359,503

16. Revenue Recognition

ASC 606-10-50-5 requires that entities disclose disaggregated revenue information in categories (such as type of goods or services, geography, market, type of contract, etc.) that depict how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flow are affected by economic factors. ASC 606-10-55-89 explains that the extent to which an entity’s revenue is disaggregated depends on the facts and circumstances that pertain to the entity’s contracts with customers and that some entities may need to use more than one type of category to meet the objective for disaggregating revenue.

In general, the Company’s business segmentation is aligned according to the nature and economic characteristics of its coal and customer relationships and provides meaningful disaggregation of each segment’s results. The Company has further disaggregated revenue between North America and Seaborne revenues which depicts the pricing and contract differences between the two. North America revenue is characterized by contracts with a term of one year or longer and

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typically the pricing is fixed; whereas Seaborne revenue generally is derived by spot or short term contracts with an index-based pricing mechanism.

    

    

    

Corporate,

    

 Other and

MET

Thermal

 Eliminations

Consolidated

 

(in thousands)

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

 

 

 

 

North America revenues

$

71,407

$

287,259

$

$

358,666

Seaborne revenues

 

464,765

 

46,500

 

 

511,265

Total revenues

$

536,172

$

333,759

$

$

869,931

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

North America revenues

$

3,651

$

305,563

$

$

309,214

Seaborne revenues

 

468,520

 

90,202

 

 

558,722

Total revenues

$

472,171

$

395,765

$

$

867,936

As of March 31, 2023, the Company has outstanding performance obligations for the remainder of 2023 of 53.4 million tons of fixed price contracts and 5.4 million tons of variable price contracts. Additionally, the Company has outstanding performance obligations beyond 2023 of approximately 73.5 million tons of fixed price contracts and 4.0 million tons of variable price contracts.

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17. Leases

The Company has operating and financing leases for mining equipment, office equipment, office space and transloading terminals with remaining lease terms ranging from less than one year to approximately four years. Some of these leases include both lease and non-lease components which are accounted for as a single lease component as the Company has elected the practical expedient to combine these components for all leases. As most of the leases do not provide an implicit rate, the Company calculated the “right-of-use” (“ROU”) assets and lease liabilities using its secured incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date.

As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had the following ROU assets and lease liabilities within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets:

    

    

    

March 31, 

    

December 31, 

2023

2022

Assets

 

Balance Sheet Classification

 

  

 

  

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

Other noncurrent assets

$

11,448

$

12,106

Financing lease right-of-use assets

 

Other noncurrent assets

2,594

2,918

Total Lease Assets

$

14,042

$

15,024

Liabilities

Balance Sheet Classification

Financing lease liabilities - current

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

$

993

$

977

Operating lease liabilities - current

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

2,730

2,722

Financing lease liabilities - long-term

Other noncurrent liabilities

2,866

3,121

Operating lease liabilities - long-term

Other noncurrent liabilities

9,280

9,993

$

15,869

$

16,813

Weighted average remaining lease term in years

Operating leases

3.89

4.14

Finance leases

2.00

2.25

Weighted average discount rate

Operating leases

5.5%

5.5%

Finance leases

6.4%

6.4%

Information related to leases was as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

2023

    

2022

 

Operating lease information:

 

  

Operating lease cost

$

831

$

831

Operating cash flows from operating leases

 

 

876

866

Financing lease information:

 

  

Financing lease cost

$

393

$

393

Operating cash flows from financing leases

 

303

303

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Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable leases as of March 31, 2023 were as follows:

    

Operating

Finance

Year

Leases

Leases

 

(In thousands)

2023

$

2,480

$

908

2024

 

3,200

 

1,210

2025

 

3,185

 

2,111

2026

 

3,080

 

2027

 

1,533

 

Thereafter

 

 

Total minimum lease payments

$

13,478

$

4,229

Less imputed interest

 

(1,468)

 

(370)

Total lease liabilities

$

12,010

$

3,859

18. Subsequent Event

On April 24, 2023, the Company announced the board approval of a quarterly dividend of $2.45 per share for stockholders of record on May 31, 2023, with a payment date of June 15, 2023. The dividend consists of a fixed component of $0.25 per share and a variable component of $2.20 per share.

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this report to “Arch,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” are to Arch Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Cautionary Notice Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended - 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 “should,” “could,” “appears,” “estimates,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “believes,” “seeks,” or “will.” Actual results may vary significantly from those anticipated due to many factors, including: loss of availability, reliability and cost-effectiveness of transportation facilities and fluctuations in transportation costs; inflationary pressures and availability and price of mining and other industrial supplies; changes in coal prices, which may be caused by numerous factors beyond our control, including changes in the domestic and foreign supply of and demand for coal and the domestic and foreign demand for steel and electricity; volatile economic and market conditions; operating risks beyond our control, including risks related to mining conditions, mining, processing and plant equipment failures or maintenance problems, weather and natural disasters, the unavailability of raw materials, equipment or other critical supplies, mining accidents, and other inherent risks of coal mining that are beyond our control; the effects of foreign and domestic trade policies, actions or disputes on the level of trade among the countries and regions in which we operate, the competitiveness of our exports, or our ability to export; competition, both within our industry and with producers of competing energy sources, including the effects from any current or future legislation or regulations designed to support, promote or mandate renewable energy sources; alternative steel production technologies that may reduce demand for our coal; our ability to secure new coal supply arrangements or to renew existing coal supply arrangements; the loss of, or significant reduction in, purchases by our largest customers; disruptions in the supply of coal from third parties; risks related to our international growth; our relationships with, and other conditions affecting our customers and our ability to collect payments from our customers; the availability and cost of surety bonds; including potential collateral requirements; we may not have adequate insurance coverage for some business risks; additional demands for credit support by third parties and decisions by banks, surety bond providers, or other counterparties to reduce or eliminate their exposure to the coal industry; inaccuracies in our estimates of our coal reserves; defects in title or the loss of a leasehold interest; losses as a result of certain marketing and asset optimization strategies; cyber-attacks or other security breaches that disrupt our operations, or that result in the unauthorized release of proprietary, confidential or personally identifiable information; our ability to acquire or develop coal reserves in an economically feasible manner; our ability to pay dividends or repurchase shares of our common stock according to our announced intent or at all; the loss of key personnel or the failure to attract additional qualified personnel and the availability of skilled employees and other workforce factors; existing and future legislation and regulations affecting both our coal mining operations and our customers’ coal usage, governmental policies and taxes, including those aimed at reducing emissions of elements such as mercury, sulfur dioxides, nitrogen oxides, particulate matter or greenhouse gases; increased pressure from political and regulatory authorities, along with environmental and climate change activist groups, and lending and investment policies adopted by financial institutions and insurance companies to address concerns about the environmental impacts of coal combustion; increased attention to environmental, social or governance matters (“ESG”); our ability to obtain and renew various permits necessary for our mining operations; risks related to regulatory agencies ordering certain of our mines to be temporarily or permanently closed under certain circumstances; risks related to extensive environmental regulations that impose significant costs on our mining operations and could result in litigation or material liabilities; the accuracy of our estimates of reclamation and other mine closure obligations; the existence of hazardous substances or other environmental contamination on property owned or used by us; and risks related to tax legislation and our ability to use net operating losses and certain tax credits. All forward-looking statements in this report, as well as all other written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this section and elsewhere in this report. These factors are not necessarily all of the important factors that could affect us. These risks and uncertainties, as well as other risks of which we are not aware or which we currently do not believe to be material, may cause our actual future results to be materially different than those expressed in our forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements were made, and 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 the federal securities laws. For a

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description of some of the risks and uncertainties that may affect our future results, you should see the “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and subsequent Form 10-Q filings.

Overview

Our results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 benefited from continued strong global metallurgical markets while global thermal coal markets retreated from historically high levels, but remained above previous long-term average levels. The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to distort previously established trading patterns in the global energy markets. However, a generally mild winter heating season in Europe and much of North America has mitigated feared natural gas shortages and significantly moderated thermal coal markets. In the Pacific, while China has currently lifted the suspension of purchases of Australian coal for the most part, traditional trade flows in coal markets are far from being reestablished. General global inflationary pressure may be moderating, following tighter monetary policies from many nations’ central banks, but the rapid tightening has caused some instability in certain areas of the global banking industry. On a macro level, the outlook for global economic growth in the short term is mixed at best, but supply constraints continue to support global metallurgical and thermal coal markets to varying degrees.

The February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to significantly disrupt previously established global coal and energy trading patterns, driving Russian products into Asian markets at discounted prices. On-going bans on the import of Russian coal by the European Union, the United Kingdom, Japan, and other nations continues to pressure availability of supply to these markets. In particular, the European Union’s ban on importation of Russian coal, which became effective on August 10, 2022, and the related restriction of Russian natural gas supplies into Europe, contributed to historically high thermal coal prices in the international markets during 2022. The current mild winter heating season in Europe has prevented, at least currently, feared natural gas and electricity shortages, allowing European energy markets to moderate. This moderation in European energy prices has led to announcements of the reopening of several Basic Oxygen Furnace (“BOF”) steel plants in Europe that had been idled during 2022. While prospects for global economic growth remain uncertain, the outlook for increased steel production and coking coal demand in Europe has improved. Furthermore, supply constraints and disruptions continue to support coking coal markets.

Since the fourth quarter of 2020, China had effectively banned the import of coking coal and thermal coal, among other products, from Australia, the largest global exporter of coking coal. Currently, China has lifted this ban on Australian coal. The lifting of this ban is beginning to impact trade patterns as Australian coal begins to flow into China once again. We expect international coking and thermal coal markets to remain volatile as they adjust to this new reality. Russian coking coal, offered at discounts to published indices, remains a larger share of Chinese and Indian imports than previously, but logistical, financial, and quality constraints exist as potential barriers to further increase in Russian supplies to these markets. Overall, Australian and North American coking coal supply continues to be constrained despite coking coal prices staying persistently above long-term historical averages.

Some new coking coal supply has been added to the market; however, production and logistical disruptions, continue to constrain supply. The duration of specific supply disruptions is unknown. We believe that underinvestment in the sector in recent years underlies both the current and longer-term market dynamics. Overall, underinvestment in the sector appears likely to persist, despite favorable markets, as government policies and diminished access to traditional capital markets, limits investment in the sector. In the current environment, we expect coking coal prices to remain volatile. Longer term, we believe continued limited global capital investment in new coking coal production capacity, normal reserve depletion, and an eventual return to economic growth will provide support to coking coal markets.

During the first three months of 2023, domestic thermal coal consumption was pressured by a generally mild winter heating season in most of the heavily populated areas of the United States, and falling natural gas prices. Currently, natural gas prices are at levels that allow the competing fuel to economically dispatch ahead of thermal coal. We have firm sales commitments for the current year for our thermal segment at volume levels that ensure economic operation, even if some volume is deferred. Longer term, we continue to believe thermal coal demand in the United States will remain pressured by continuing increases in subsidized renewable generation sources, particularly wind and solar, planned retirements of coal fueled generating facilities, and competition from natural gas. Despite some moderation, international thermal coal markets remain above long term historical averages, supporting continued export opportunities for our thermal operations.

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During the first three months of 2023, we encountered adverse geologic conditions at our West Elk thermal coal operation. These conditions adversely impacted both our expected volumes and coal quality. Due to this situation, we have issued force majeure notices to our West Elk customers with shipments affected by that event and logistics providers. We continue to communicate with these customers and logistics providers, and to manage through the adverse area to mitigate adverse impacts to the extent possible.

We continue to pursue strategic alternatives for our thermal assets, including, among other things, potential divestiture. We are concurrently shrinking our operational footprint at our thermal operations. During the first three months of 2023, we contributed $1.1 million to our fund for asset retirement obligations, representing interest earned, bringing our total to $137.1 million. Additionally, we performed approximately $2.5 million of reclamation work at our thermal operations. We plan to continue to grow the thermal mine reclamation fund through both contributions from cash flow of up to $20 million and interest earnings. We continue to exercise our operational flexibility to maximize cash generation from our thermal operations. Currently, we plan to meet existing commitments, and align our production accordingly. Longer term, we will maintain our focus on aligning our thermal production rates with the expected secular decline in domestic thermal coal demand and viable export opportunities, while adjusting our thermal operating plans to minimize future cash requirements and maintain flexibility to react to short-term market fluctuations. We continue to streamline our entire organizational structure to reflect our long-term strategic direction as a leading producer of metallurgical products for the steelmaking industry.

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Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

Revenues. Our revenues include sales to customers of coal produced at our operations and coal purchased from third parties. Transportation costs are included in cost of coal sales and amounts billed by us to our customers for transportation are included in revenues.

Coal sales. The following table summarizes information about our coal sales during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

(Decrease) / Increase

(In thousands)

Coal sales

$

869,931

$

867,936

$

1,995

Tons sold

 

19,176

 

19,738

 

(562)

On a consolidated basis, coal sales in the first quarter of 2023 were approximately $2.0 million, or 0.2%, more than in the first quarter of 2022, while tons sold decreased approximately 0.6 million tons, or 2.8%. Coal sales from Metallurgical operations increased approximately $64.0 million, primarily due to higher volume and offset partially by decreased pricing. Thermal coal sales decreased approximately $62.0 million due to decreased pricing and volume. See the discussion in “Operational Performance” for further information about segment results.

Costs, expenses and other. The following table summarizes costs, expenses and other components of operating income during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Income

(In thousands)

Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)

$

571,737

$

508,225

$

(63,512)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

35,479

 

32,210

 

(3,269)

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

 

5,292

 

4,430

 

(862)

Change in fair value of coal derivatives, net

 

(1,462)

 

15,519

 

16,981

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

26,022

 

26,648

 

626

Other operating income, net

 

(3,707)

 

(3,439)

 

268

Total costs, expenses and other

$

633,361

$

583,593

$

(49,768)

Cost of sales. Our cost of sales for the first quarter of 2023 increased approximately $63.5 million, or 12.5%, versus the first quarter of 2022. The increase in cost of sales is directly attributable to general inflationary pressures on most goods and services, increased repairs and supplies costs of approximately $38.6 million, and increased compensation and related benefit costs of approximately $16.0 million. See discussion in “Operational Performance” for further information about segment results.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization. The increase in depreciation, depletion, and amortization in the first quarter of 2023 versus the first quarter of 2022 is primarily due to the increased depletion and amortization in our Metallurgical Segment of approximately $2.5 million as a result of increased volume.

Accretion on asset retirement obligations. The increase in accretion expense in the first quarter of 2023 versus the first quarter of 2022 is primarily related to the results of our annual recosting exercise completed during the fourth quarter of 2022.

Change in fair value of coal derivatives, net. The gains in the first quarter of 2023 versus the first quarter of 2022 are primarily related to mark-to-market gains on coal derivatives that are used to hedge our price risk for international thermal coal shipments.

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Selling, general and administrative expenses. The decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses in the first quarter of 2023 versus the first quarter of 2022 was due to a decrease in compensation related expenses offset by an increase in professional services.

Other operating income, net. The increase in other operating income, net in the first quarter of 2023 versus the income in the first quarter of 2022, consists primarily of the net favorable impact of certain coal derivative settlements of approximately $11.7 million, partially offset by the unfavorable impact of mark to market movements on heating oil positions of approximately $8.1 million.

Nonoperating expenses. The following table summarizes our nonoperating expenses during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Income

(In thousands)

Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit credits (costs)

$

592

$

(873)

$

1,465

Net loss resulting from early retirement of debt

(1,126)

(4,120)

2,994

Total nonoperating expenses

$

(534)

$

(4,993)

$

4,459

Net loss resulting from early retirement of debt. In the first quarter of 2023, we incurred a $1.1 million loss related to the Convertible Note repurchases. In the prior year quarter, we incurred a $4.1 million loss from the repayment of $271.8 million of Term Loan. For further information regarding the Convertible Notes repurchases, see Note 8, “Debt and Financing Arrangements” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Provision for income taxes. The following table summarizes our provision for income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

Increase (Decrease)
in Net Income

(In thousands)

Provision for income taxes

$

37,138

$

455

$

(36,683)

See Note 9, to the Consolidated Financial Statements “Income Taxes,” to the Consolidated Condensed Income Statements for additional information of the statutory federal income tax provision at the statutory rate to the actual provision for taxes.

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Operational Performance

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 and 2022

Our mining operations are evaluated based on Adjusted EBITDA, per-ton cash operating costs (defined as including all mining costs except depreciation, depletion, amortization, accretion on asset retirements obligations, and pass-through transportation expenses, divided by segment tons sold), and on other non-financial measures, such as safety and environmental performance. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to us before the effect of net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, the amortization of sales contracts, the accretion on asset retirement obligations and nonoperating income (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 our 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. 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 following table shows results by operating segment for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022.

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 

2023

2022

Variance

Metallurgical

 

 

 

Tons sold (in thousands)

 

2,155

 

1,543

 

612

Coal sales per ton sold

$

204.25

$

255.52

$

(51.27)

Cash cost per ton sold

$

82.66

$

88.04

$

5.38

Cash margin per ton sold

$

121.59

$

167.48

$

(45.89)

Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands)

$

263,057

$

259,003

$

4,054

Thermal

 

 

 

Tons sold (in thousands)

 

17,021

 

18,195

 

(1,174)

Coal sales per ton sold

$

18.49

$

18.85

$

(0.36)

Cash cost per ton sold

$

15.79

$

13.43

$

(2.36)

Cash margin per ton sold

$

2.70

$

5.42

$

(2.72)

Adjusted EBITDA (in thousands)

$

46,255

$

100,500

$

(54,245)

This table reflects numbers reported under a basis that differs from U.S. GAAP. See “Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures” below for explanation and reconciliation of these amounts to the nearest GAAP measures. Other companies may calculate these per ton amounts differently, and our calculation may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures.

Metallurgical — Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2023 increased slightly from the three months ended March 31, 2022 due to increased tons sold and lower cash cost per ton sold, partially offset by decreased coal sales per tons sold. Tons sold increased and cash cost per ton sold decreased as each of our metallurgical mines increased production volume over the prior year period. Coal sales per ton sold declined from the historically high levels of the prior year period, but remain above long-term historical averages. As discussed previously in the “Overview,” coking coal indices remain above long-term averages due to supply constraints and a longer term, global lack of investment in the industry. Cash cost per ton sold decreased versus the prior year period despite continued inflationary pressure on most goods and services, due to the increase in production volume and decreased taxes and royalties that are based on a percentage of coal sales per ton sold.

As expected, conditions and productivity at our Leer South longwall mine improved in the current quarter as we mined our third panel. Our move to the fourth panel, where we expect conditions similar to the third panel, occurred in

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April 2023. We continue to expect the addition of this second longwall operation to our Metallurgical Segment will significantly increase our future volumes and strengthen our low average segment cost structure relative to our peers.

Our Metallurgical segment sold 2.1 million tons of coking coal and 0.1 million tons of associated thermal coal in the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to 1.5 million tons of coking coal and 0.1 million tons of associated thermal coal in the three months ended March 31, 2022. Longwall operations accounted for approximately 80% of our shipment volume in the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to approximately 74% of our shipment volume in the three months ended March 31, 2022.

Thermal — Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2023 decreased versus the three months ended March 31, 2022, due to decreased coal sales per ton sold, decreased tons sold, and increased cash cost per ton sold. The decline in coal sales per ton sold in the current year period is due to the roll off and replacement of some high-priced domestic business was contracted for the prior year period during the second half of 2021, which was a period of very strong domestic thermal coal markets, and a decrease in the percentage of tons sold from our higher priced West Elk operation. Tons sold decreased in the current year period due to rail service constraints early in the quarter, and the generally mild winter heating season and a related significant drop in natural gas prices as the quarter progressed. Cash cost per ton sold increased due to the decrease in tons sold, and general inflationary pressure on most goods and services.

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Reconciliation of Non-GAAP measures

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 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.

    

    

    

Idle and

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Metallurgical

Thermal

Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

GAAP Revenues in the Consolidated Income Statements

$

536,172

$

333,759

$

$

869,931

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

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Coal risk management derivative settlements classified in "other income"

 

 

(2,668)

 

 

(2,668)

Transportation costs

 

96,054

 

21,721

 

 

117,775

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenues

$

440,118

$

314,706

$

$

754,824

Tons sold

 

2,155

 

17,021

 

 

  

Coal sales per ton sold

$

204.25

$

18.49

 

  

    

    

    

Idle and

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

Metallurgical

Thermal

Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)

GAAP Revenues in the Consolidated Income Statements

$

472,171

$

395,765

$

$

867,936

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

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

Coal risk management derivative settlements classified in "other income"

 

 

9,074

 

 

9,074

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

 

 

 

(1)

 

(1)

Transportation costs

 

77,863

 

43,744

 

1

 

121,608

Non-GAAP Segment coal sales revenues

$

394,308

$

342,947

$

$

737,255

Tons sold

 

1,543

 

18,195

 

  

 

  

Coal sales per ton sold

$

255.52

$

18.85

 

  

 

  

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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 statements of operations, 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.

    

    

    

Idle and

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023

Metallurgical

Thermal

Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

GAAP Cost of sales in the Consolidated Income Statements

$

274,171

$

289,506

$

8,060

$

571,737

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

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

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

 

 

(1,008)

 

 

(1,008)

Transportation costs

 

96,054

 

21,721

 

 

117,775

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

 

 

 

5,178

 

5,178

Other (operating overhead, certain actuarial, etc.)

 

 

 

2,882

 

2,882

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales

$

178,117

$

268,793

$

$

446,910

Tons sold

 

2,155

 

17,021

 

 

  

Cash Cost Per Ton Sold

$

82.66

$

15.79

 

  

    

    

    

Idle and

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 2022

Metallurgical

Thermal

Other

Consolidated

(In thousands)

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

GAAP Cost of sales in the Consolidated Income Statements

$

213,728

$

288,084

$

6,413

$

508,225

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

 

  

 

  

 

  

 

  

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

 

 

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Transportation costs

 

77,863

 

43,744

 

1

 

121,608

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

 

 

 

3,704

 

3,704

Other (operating overhead, certain actuarial, etc.)

 

 

 

2,708

 

2,708

Non-GAAP Segment cash cost of coal sales

$

135,865

$

244,313

$

$

380,178

Tons sold

 

1,543

 

18,195

 

 

  

Cash Cost Per Ton Sold

$

88.04

$

13.43

 

  

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Reconciliation of Net Income to Segment Adjusted EBITDA

The discussion in “Results of Operations” above includes references to our Adjusted EBITDA for each of our reportable segments. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income attributable to us before the effect of net interest expense, income taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization, the accretion on asset retirement obligations 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 our core operating performance. We use Adjusted EBITDA to measure the operating performance of our segments and allocate resources to our segments. 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. 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, 

    

2023

    

2022

    

 

Net income

$

198,108

$

271,872

Provision for income taxes

 

37,138

 

455

Interest expense, net

 

790

 

7,023

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

35,479

 

32,210

Accretion on asset retirement obligations

 

5,292

 

4,430

Non-service related pension and postretirement benefit (credits) costs

 

(592)

 

873

Net loss resulting from early retirement of debt

1,126

4,120

Adjusted EBITDA

 

277,341

 

320,983

EBITDA from idled or otherwise disposed operations

 

4,032

 

2,390

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

26,022

 

26,648

Other

 

1,917

 

9,482

Segment Adjusted EBITDA from coal operations

$

309,312

$

359,503

Other includes primarily income or loss from our equity investment, changes in fair value of derivatives we use to manage our exposure to diesel fuel pricing, changes in the fair value of coal derivatives, EBITDA provided by our land company, and certain miscellaneous revenue.

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our primary sources of liquidity are proceeds from coal sales to customers and certain financing arrangements. Excluding significant investing activity, we intend to satisfy our working capital requirements and fund capital expenditures and debt-service obligations with cash generated from operations and cash on hand. We remain focused on prudently managing costs, including capital expenditures, maintaining a strong balance sheet, and ensuring adequate liquidity.

Given the volatile nature of coal markets, we believe it remains important to take a prudent approach to managing our balance sheet and liquidity. Additionally, banks and other lenders have become increasingly unwilling to provide financing to coal producers, especially those with significant thermal coal exposure. Due to the nature of our business, we may be limited in accessing debt capital markets or obtaining additional bank financing, or the cost of accessing this financing could become more expensive.

Our priority is to improve our financial position through enhancing liquidity and reducing our debt and other liabilities, while returning significant value to our stockholders. During the first three months of 2023, capital expenditures were approximately $30.5 million, and we expect our capital spending to remain at maintenance levels for the foreseeable future. During the first three months of 2023, we repurchased $13.2 million in principal amount of our Convertible Notes with consideration of $58.4 and received approximately $43.7 million for warrants that were exercised. During the first quarter of 2023, working capital had an outflow of approximately $169.6 million; primarily in receivables, inventories, and accounts payable. With the initial target of the fund for asset retirement obligations met in 2022, we contributed $1.1 million, representing interest earned, for the first three months of 2023 bringing the total to $137.1 million. We ended the first quarter of 2023 with cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $221.9 million and total liquidity of $347.6 million. We believe our current liquidity level is sufficient to fund our business and meet both our short-term (the next twelve months) and reasonably foreseeable long-term requirements and obligations including our recently enacted variable rate dividend policy. We expect to maintain minimum liquidity levels of approximately $250 million to $300 million, with a substantial portion of that held in cash. In addition, we expect to hold additional cash at the end of each quarter in an amount that represents a substantial portion of the following quarter’s dividend payment.

We believe we have significantly increased our future cash-generating capabilities, and as a result, in the second quarter of 2022, we launched a comprehensive capital return program that returns 50% of the prior quarter discretionary cash flow to stockholders via a variable rate cash dividend and reserves the remaining 50% for potential share buybacks, special dividends, the repurchase of potentially dilutive securities, and capital preservation. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we paid approximately $66.9 million to our stockholders in the form of dividends, and spent approximately $20.8 million to repurchase our common stock. Any future dividends and all of these potential uses of capital are subject to board approval and declaration.

On January 18, 2023, the Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (“OWCP”) proposed revisions to regulations under the Black Lung Benefits Act (BLBA) governing authorization of self-insurers. The revisions seek to codify the practice of basing a self-insured operator’s security requirement on an actuarial assessment of its total present and future black lung liability. A material change to the regulations is the requirements that all self-insured operators must post security equal to 120% of their projected black lung liabilities. The proposed regulations were posted to the Federal Register on January 19, 2023 with written comments to be accepted within 60 days of this date. Subsequently, the comment period was extended an additional 30 days. The revisions proposed by the OWCP were a material deviation from their bulletin issued in December 2020 that would have required the majority of coal operators to post security equal to 70% of their projected black lung liabilities, which, at the time, equated to the Company posting additional collateral of $71.1 million. If the above regulation is codified into law, the Company will be required to post additional collateral to maintain its self-insured status. The Company is evaluating alternatives to self-insurance, including the purchase of commercial insurance to cover these claims. Additionally, the Company is assessing the availability of surety bond capacity within the markets, additional sources of liquidity, and other items to satisfy the proposed regulations. Any of these outcomes will require additional collateral and would reduce our available liquidity.

Based on the first quarter discretionary cash flow, a combined fixed and variable dividend payment of $2.45 per share will be made to stockholders of record as of May 31, 2023, payable on June 15, 2023.

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The table below summarizes our first quarter discretionary cash flow and total dividend payout:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

 

  

Cash flow from operating activities

$

126,121

Less: Capital expenditures

 

(30,541)

Discretionary cash flow

$

95,580

Variable dividend percentage

50%

Total dividend to be paid

$

47,790

Total dividend per share (variable and fixed)

$

2.45

During the second quarter of 2022, the Board of Directors increased the remaining outstanding authorization for share repurchases to $500 million. During the quarter ended March 31, 2023, we repurchased shares of our common stock for approximately $20.8 million bringing total repurchases to 11,337,991 shares for approximately $1.0 billion since the inception of the program in 2017. The timing of any future share purchases, and the ultimate number of shares to be purchased, will depend on a number of factors, including business and market conditions, our future financial performance, and other capital priorities. The shares will be acquired in the open market or through private transactions in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements. Our share repurchase program may be amended, suspended or discontinued at any time and does not commit us to repurchase shares of our common stock.

The table below summarizes our availability under our credit facilities as of March 31, 2023:

    

    

    

Letters of

    

Borrowing

Credit

Contractual

Face Amount

Base

Outstanding

Availability

Expiration

 

(Dollars in thousands)

Securitization Facility

$

150,000

$

150,000

$

48,635

$

101,365

August 1, 2025

Inventory Facility

 

50,000

 

50,000

 

26,200

 

23,800

August 3, 2025

Total

$

200,000

$

200,000

$

74,835

$

125,165

 

  

The above standby letters of credit outstanding have primarily been issued to satisfy certain insurance-related collateral requirements. The amount of collateral required by counterparties is based on their assessment of our ability to satisfy our obligations and may change at the time of policy renewal or based on a change in their assessment. Future increases in the amount of collateral required by counterparties would reduce our available liquidity.

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual obligations include long-term debt and related interest, leases, coal lease rights, coal purchase obligations, and unconditional purchase obligations. As discussed above, we have reduced our long-term debt by repurchasing approximately $13.2 million principal amount of our Convertible Notes during the first three months of 2023. There have been no other material changes to our contractual obligations from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. For further information regarding the Term Loan Debt Facility and Convertible Notes exchanges and repurchases, see Note 8, “Debt and Financing Arrangements” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the normal course of business, we are a party to certain off-balance sheet arrangements. These arrangements include guarantees, indemnifications, financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk, such as bank letters of credit and performance or surety bonds. Liabilities related to these arrangements are not reflected in our consolidated balance sheets, and we do not expect any material adverse effects on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows to result from these off-balance sheet arrangements. We use a combination of surety bonds and letters of credit to secure

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our financial obligations for reclamation, workers’ compensation, coal lease obligations and other obligations. There have been no material changes to our off-balance sheet arrangements from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. For further information regarding off-balance sheet arrangements, see Note 14, “Commitments and Contingencies” to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Cash Flow

The following is a summary of cash provided by or used in each of the indicated types of activities during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022:

    

Three Months Ended March 31, 

    

2023

    

2022

(In thousands)

 

  

 

  

Cash provided by (used in):

 

  

 

  

Operating activities

$

126,121

$

292,939

Investing activities

 

(29,570)

 

(9,566)

Financing activities

 

(142,871)

 

(289,843)

Cash provided by operating activities decreased $166.8 million compared to the prior year, primarily due to a change from prior year’s working capital of $136.1 million coupled with a decrease in results from thermal operations discussed in the “Overview” and “Operational Performance” sections above.

Cash used in investing activities increased in the three months ended March 31, 2023 versus the three months ended March 31, 2022, primarily due to increased capital expenditures of approximately $8.2 million for maintenance capital and an increase in net short-term investment activity approximately $9.4 million.

Cash used in financing activities declined $147.0 million compared to the prior period due to current quarter debt payments of approximately $71.8 million, dividend payments of approximately $66.9 million, and share repurchases of approximately $20.8 million offset by the receipt of $43.7 million for proceeds from warrants exercised compared to the prior year when we repaid $271.5 million of the term loan.

Critical Accounting Estimates

We prepare our financial statements in accordance with accounting principles that are generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases our estimates and judgments on historical experience and other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. There have been no material changes to our critical accounting estimates from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We manage our commodity price risk for our non-trading, thermal coal sales through the use of long-term coal supply agreements, and to a limited extent, through the use of derivative instruments. Sales commitments in the metallurgical coal market are typically not long term in nature, and we are therefore subject to fluctuations in market pricing.

Our sales commitments for 2023 were as follows as of March 31, 2023:

    

2023

Tons

    

$ per ton

Metallurgical

(in millions)

Committed, North America Priced Coking

 

1.7

$

184.36

Committed, North America Unpriced Coking

 

0.2

 

  

Committed, Seaborne Priced Coking

 

1.9

213.11

Committed, Seaborne Unpriced Coking

 

3.9

 

  

Committed, Priced Thermal

 

0.2

63.59

Committed, Unpriced Thermal

 

 

  

Thermal

 

  

 

  

Committed, Priced

 

69.3

$

17.45

Committed, Unpriced

 

1.7

 

  

We have exposure to price risk for supplies that are used directly or indirectly in the normal course of production, such as diesel fuel, steel, explosives and other items. We manage our risk for these items through strategic sourcing contracts in normal quantities with our suppliers. We may sell or purchase forward contracts, swaps and options in the over-the-counter market in order to manage its exposure to price risk related to these items.

We are exposed to price risk with respect to diesel fuel purchased for use in our operations. We anticipate purchasing approximately 30 to 35 million gallons of diesel fuel for use in our operations annually. To protect our cash flows from increases in the price of diesel fuel for our operations, we use forward physical diesel purchase contracts, purchased heating oil call options and New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”) gulf coast diesel swaps and options. At March 31, 2023, the Company had protected the price of expected diesel fuel purchases for the remainder of 2023 with approximately 18 million gallons of heating oil call options with an average strike price of $3.35 per gallon. These positions are not designated as hedges for accounting purposes, and therefore, changes in the fair value are recorded immediately to earnings.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

We performed an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2023. Based on that evaluation, our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date. There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter to which this report relates that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

We are involved in various claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including employee injury claims. After conferring with counsel, it is the opinion of management that the ultimate resolution of these claims, to the extent not previously provided for, will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the “Risk Factors” disclosed in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

During the second quarter of 2022, the Board of Directors increased the remaining outstanding authorization for share repurchases to $500 million. The timing of any future share purchases, and the ultimate number of shares of our common stock to be purchased, will depend on a number of factors, including business and market conditions, our future financial performance, and other capital priorities. The shares will be acquired in the open market or through private transactions in accordance with Securities and Exchange Commission requirements. The share repurchase program has no termination date, but may be amended, suspended or discontinued at any time and does not commit us to repurchase shares of our common stock. The actual number and value of the shares to be purchased will depend on the performance of our stock price and other market conditions.

A summary of our common stock repurchases during the three months ended March 31, 2023 is set forth in the table below:

    

    

    

    

Approximate

Total Number of

Dollar Value of

Shares

Shares that May

Purchased as

Yet Be

Total Number

Part of Publicly

Purchased

Shares

Average Price

Announced

Under the Plan

Date

Purchased

Paid per Share

Plans

(in thousands)

January 1 through January 31, 2023

 

85,651

$

141.76

 

85,651

$

329,069

February 1 through February 28, 2023

 

45,505

$

146.44

 

45,505

$

322,405

March 1 through March 31, 2023

 

$

 

$

322,405

Total

 

131,156

$

143.39

 

131,156

 

  

In 2023, we had repurchased shares at an average price of $143.39 per for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $19.0 million. As of March 31, 2023, we had repurchased 11,337,991 shares at an average share price of $88.64 per share for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1.0 billion since inception of the stock repurchase program in 2017, and the remaining authorized amount for stock repurchases under this program is approximately $322 million.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

The statement concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2023.

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Item 6. Exhibits

2.1

    

Debtors’ Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2016).

2.2

Order Confirming Debtors’ Fourth Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization Under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code on September 13, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2016).

3.1

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Arch Resources, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 15, 2020).

3.2

Amended and Restated Bylaws of Arch Resources, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 16, 2022).

4.1

Form of specimen Class A Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2016).

4.2

Form of specimen Class B Common Stock certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2016).

4.3

Form of specimen Series A Warrant certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of Exhibit 10.5 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2016).

4.4

Description of Registrant’s Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019).

4.5

Indenture, dated as of November 3, 2020, between Arch Resources, Inc. and UMB Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2020).

4.6

Form of certificate representing the 5.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of Exhibit 4.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2020).

10.1

Credit Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2017, among Arch Resources, Inc. as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 8, 2017).

10.2

First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2017, among Arch Resources, Inc. as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 25, 2017).

10.3

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2018, among Arch Resources, Inc. as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3, 2018).

10.4

Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Regions Bank, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2017).

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10.5

First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated November 19, 2018 by and among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Regions Bank, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 2018).

10.6

Waiver Letter Agreement and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated June 17, 2020 by and among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Regions Bank, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020).

10.7

Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated September 30, 2020, by and among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Regions Bank, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020).

10.8

Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated May 27, 2021, by and among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Regions Bank, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.08 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2021).

10.9

Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement dated August 3, 2022, by and among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries, as borrowers, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Regions Bank, in its capacities as administrative agent and as collateral agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022).

10.10

Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated October 5, 2016, among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as initial servicer, PNC Bank, National Association as administrator and issuer of letters of credit thereunder and the other parties party thereto, as securitization purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2016).

10.11

First Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as servicer, PNC Bank, National Association as administrator and issuer of letters of credit thereunder and the other parties party thereto, as securitization purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2017).

10.12

Second Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 27, 2018, among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as servicer, PNC Bank, National Association as administrator and issuer of letters of credit thereunder and the other parties party thereto, as securitization purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018).

10.13

Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2019, among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as servicer, PNC Bank, National Association as administrator and issuer of letters of credit thereunder and the other parties party thereto, as securitization purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2019).

10.14

Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement, dated September 30, 2020, among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as servicer, PNC Bank, National Association as administrator and issuer of letters of credit thereunder and the other parties party

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thereto, as securitization purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2020).

10.15

Fifth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of December 4, 2020 among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as servicer, PNC Bank, National Association as administrator and issuer of letters of credit thereunder and the other parties party thereto, as securitization purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021).

10.16

Sixth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated as of October 8, 2021 among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as servicer, PNC Bank, National Association as administrator and issuer of letters of credit thereunder and the other parties party thereto, as securitization purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 of Arch Resources Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021).

10.17

Seventh Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Receivables Purchase Agreement dated August 3, 2022 among Arch Receivable Company, LLC, as seller, Arch Coal Sales Company, Inc., as servicer, PNC Bank, National Association as administrator and issuer of letters of credit thereunder and the other parties party thereto, as securitization purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2022).

10.18

Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Arch Resources, Inc., as originators (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2016).

10.19

First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2016, among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Arch Resources, Inc., as originators (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the period ended September 30, 2017).

10.20

Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Arch Resources, Inc., as originators (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2017).

10.21

Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2017, among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Arch Resources, Inc., as originators (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 of Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020).

10.22

Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of December 13, 2019, among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Arch Resources, Inc., as originators (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 of Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020).

10.23

Fifth Amendment and Waiver to Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement dated June 17, 2020, among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Arch Resources, Inc., as originators (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 of Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020).

10.24

Sixth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement dated December 31, 2020, among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Arch Resources, Inc., as originators (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 of Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020).

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10.25

Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Purchase and Sale Agreement dated March 31, 2023, among Arch Resources, Inc. and certain subsidiaries of Arch Resources, Inc., as originators.

10.26

Second Amended and Restated Sale and Contribution Agreement between Arch Resources, Inc., as the transferor, and Arch Receivable Company, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2016).

10.27

First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2017, between Arch Resources, Inc., as the transferor, and Arch Receivable Company, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 2, 2017).

10.28

Warrant Agreement, dated as of October 5, 2016, between Arch Resources, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, as Warrant Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 11, 2016).

10.29

Indemnification Agreement between Arch Resources, Inc. and the directors and officers of Arch Resources, Inc. and its subsidiaries (form incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 of Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 2022).

10.30

Registration Rights Agreement between Arch Resources, Inc. and Monarch Alternative Capital LP and certain other affiliated funds (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 21, 2016).

10.31

Coal Lease Agreement dated as of March 31, 1992, among Allegheny Land Company, as lessee, and UAC and Phoenix Coal Corporation, as lessors, and related guarantee (incorporated by reference to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Ashland Coal, Inc. on April 6, 1992).

10.32

Federal Coal Lease dated as of January 24, 1996 between the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Thunder Basin Coal Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998).

10.33

Federal Coal Lease dated as of November 1, 1967 between the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Thunder Basin Coal Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998).

10.34

Federal Coal Lease effective as of May 1, 1995 between the U.S. Department of the Interior and Mountain Coal Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998).

10.35

Federal Coal Lease dated as of January 1, 1999 between the Department of the Interior and Ark Land Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998).

10.36

Federal Coal Lease effective as of March 1, 2005 by and between the United States of America and Ark Land LT, Inc. covering the tract of land known as “Little Thunder” in Campbell County, Wyoming (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Arch Resources on February 10, 2005).

10.37

Modified Coal Lease (WYW71692) executed January 1, 2003 by and between the United States of America, through the Bureau of Land Management, as lessor, and Triton Coal Company, LLC, as lessee, covering a tract of land known as “North Rochelle” in Campbell County, Wyoming (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004).

10.38

Coal Lease (WYW127221) executed January 1, 1998 by and between the United States of America, through the Bureau of Land Management, as lessor, and Triton Coal Company, LLC, as lessee, covering a tract of land

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known as “North Roundup” in Campbell County, Wyoming (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004).

10.39*

Letter Agreement dated October 25, 2021 by and between Arch Resources, Inc. and John W. Eaves (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 of Arch Resources’ Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2021).

10.40*

Form of Employment Agreement for Executive Officers of Arch Resources, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011).

10.41*

Arch Resources, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to Arch Resources’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014).

10.42

Arch Resources, Inc. Outside Directors’ Deferred Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2008).

10.43*

Arch Resources, Inc. Supplemental Retirement Plan (as amended on December 5, 2008) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 12, 2008).

10.44*

Arch Resources, Inc. 2016 Omnibus Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Arch Resources’ Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on November 1, 2016).

10.45*

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Contract (Time-Based Vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2016).

10.46*

Form of Restricted Stock Unit Contract (Performance-Based Vesting) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 30, 2016).

10.47

Stock Repurchase Agreement dated September 13, 2017, among Arch Resources, Inc. and Monarch Alternative Solutions Master Fund Ltd, Monarch Capital Master Partners III LP, MCP Holdings Master LP, Monarch Debt Recovery Master Fund Ltd and P Monarch Recovery Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 19, 2017).

10.48

Stock Repurchase Agreement dated December 8, 2017, among Arch Resources, Inc. and Monarch Alternative Solutions Master Fund Ltd, Monarch Capital Master Partners III LP, MCP Holdings Master LP, and Monarch Debt Recovery Master Fund Ltd (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 11, 2017).

10.49

Form of Confirmation of Base Capped Call Transaction (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 4, 2020).

10.50

Form of Exchange Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Arch Resources’ Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 23, 2022).

31.1**

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Paul A. Lang.

31.2**

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Matthew C. Giljum.

32.1

Section 1350 Certification of Paul A. Lang.

32.2

Section 1350 Certification of Matthew C. Giljum.

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Mine Safety Disclosure Exhibit.

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101

The following financial statements from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL: (1) Condensed Consolidated Income Statements, (2) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (3) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (4) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (5) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity and (6) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text and including detailed tags.

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

*Denotes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

**Furnished herein

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Arch Resources, Inc.

By:

/s/ Matthew C. Giljum

Matthew C. Giljum

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (On behalf of the registrant and as Principal Financial Officer)

April 27, 2023

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