WARRIOR MET COAL, INC. - Quarter Report: 2021 March (Form 10-Q)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


☒			QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2021


☐			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: 001-38061

Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware		81-0706839
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

16243 Highway 216
Brookwood	Alabama	35444
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(205) 554-6150

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share	HCC	New York Stock Exchange
Rights to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share	--	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 ý No o

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 ý No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or 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.

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Accelerated filer

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Smaller reporting company

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Number of shares of common stock outstanding as of May 3, 2021: 51,408,956

TABLE OF CONTENTS


Forward-Looking Statements		1
Part I-Financial Information		3
Item 1.	Financial Statements	4
	Condensed Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 3 1 , 202 1 (Unaudited) and March 3 1 , 20 20 (Unaudited)	4
	Condensed Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2021 (Unaudited) and December 31, 2020	5
	Condensed Statement s of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the three months ended March 31 , 202 1 (Unaudited) and March 31 , 20 20 (Unaudited)	6
	Condensed Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 3 1 , 202 1 (Unaudited) and March 3 1 , 20 20 (Unaudited)	7
	Notes to Condensed Financial Statements	8
Item 2.	Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	32
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	33
Part II - Other Information		34
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	34
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	34
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34
Item 3.	Defaults on Senior Securities	35
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	35
Item 5.	Other Information	35
Item 6.	Exhibits	36
Signatures		37

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this "Form 10-Q") includes statements of our expectations, intentions, plans and beliefs that constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and are intended to come within the safe harbor protection provided by those sections. These statements, which involve risks and uncertainties, relate to analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable and may also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. We have used the words “anticipate,” “approximately,” “assume,” “believe,” “could,” “contemplate,” “continue,” “estimate,” “expect,” “target,” “future,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should” and similar terms and phrases, including in references to assumptions, in this report to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made based on expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control, that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to:

•the impact of global pandemics, such as the COVID-19 (as defined below) pandemic, including its impact on our business, employees, suppliers and customers, the metallurgical ("met") coal and steel industries, and global economic markets;

•our relationships with, and other conditions affecting, our customers;

•successful implementation of our business strategies;

•unavailability of, or price increases in, the transportation of our met coal;

•significant cost increases and fluctuations, and delay in the delivery of raw materials, mining equipment and purchased components;

•work stoppages, negotiation of labor contracts, employee relations and workforce availability;

•competition and foreign currency fluctuations;

•litigation, including claims not yet asserted;

•terrorist attacks or security threats, including cybersecurity threats;

•global steel demand and the downstream impact on met coal prices;

•impact of weather and natural disasters on demand and production;

•a substantial or extended decline in pricing or demand for met coal;

•inherent difficulties and challenges in the coal mining industry that are beyond our control;

•our ability to develop or acquire met coal reserves in an economically feasible manner;

•geologic, equipment, permitting, site access, operational risks and new technologies related to mining;

•inaccuracies in our estimates of our met coal reserves;

•costs associated with our workers’ compensation benefits;

•challenges to our licenses, permits and other authorizations;

•challenges associated with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations;

•regulatory requirements associated with federal, state and local regulatory agencies, and such agencies’ authority to order temporary or permanent closure of our mines;

•climate change concerns and our operations’ impact on the environment;

•failure to obtain or renew surety bonds on acceptable terms, which could affect our ability to secure reclamation and coal lease obligations;

•our obligations surrounding reclamation and mine closure;

•our substantial indebtedness and debt service requirements;

•our ability to comply with covenants in our asset-based revolving credit facility (as amended and restated, the "ABL Facility") and the Indenture (as defined below);

•adequate liquidity and the cost, availability and access to capital and financial markets;

•our expectations regarding our future cash tax rate as well as our ability to effectively utilize our net operating loss carry forwards ("NOLs");

•our ability to continue paying our quarterly dividend or pay any special dividend;

•the timing and amount of any stock repurchases we make under our Stock Repurchase Program (as defined below) or otherwise; and

•any consequences related to our transfer restrictions under our certificate of incorporation and our NOL rights agreement.

These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements should, therefore, be considered in light of various factors, including those set forth under “Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors,” “Part I, Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, and those set forth from time to time in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). These documents are available through our website or through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval system at http://www.sec.gov. In light of such risks and uncertainties, we caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.

When considering forward-looking statements made by us in this Form 10-Q, or elsewhere, such statements speak only as of the date on which we make them. New risks and uncertainties arise from time to time, and it is impossible for us to predict these events or how they may affect us. We have no duty to, and do not intend to, update or revise the forward-looking statements in this Form 10-Q after the date of this Form 10-Q, except as may be required by law. In light of these risks and uncertainties, you should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made in this Form 10-Q or elsewhere might not occur.

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Revenues:
Sales	$	206,989	$	221,338
Other revenues	6,775		5,382
Total revenues	213,764		226,720
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)	154,350		151,514
Cost of other revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	7,795		7,561
Depreciation and depletion	32,903		28,692
Selling, general and administrative	7,637		8,456

Total costs and expenses	202,685		196,223
Operating income	11,079		30,497
Interest expense, net	(8,693)		(7,533)

Other income (expense)	(109)		1,822
Income before income tax expense	2,277		24,786
Income tax expense	23,632		3,241
Net (loss) income	(21,355)		$	21,545
Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:
Net (loss) income per share—basic	$	(0.42)	$	0.42
Net (loss) income per share—diluted	$	(0.42)	$	0.42
Weighted average number of shares outstanding—basic	51,274		51,106
Weighted average number of shares outstanding—diluted	51,274		51,273
Dividends per share:	$	0.05	$	0.05

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

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)


	March 31, 2021 (Unaudited)		December 31, 2020

ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	221,947	$	211,916
Short-term investments	8,504		8,504
Trade accounts receivable	76,120		83,298

Inventories, net	135,696		118,713
Prepaid expenses and other receivables	34,859		45,052
Total current assets	477,126		467,483
Mineral interests, net	98,395		100,855
Property, plant and equipment, net	640,732		637,108

Deferred income taxes	150,741		174,372
Other long-term assets	12,997		14,118
Total assets	$	1,379,991	$	1,393,936
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	65,336	$	59,110
Accrued expenses	62,901		86,108
Short term financing lease liabilities	23,619		14,385
Other current liabilities	9,107		10,715

Total current liabilities	160,963		170,318
Long-term debt	380,098		379,908
Asset retirement obligations	60,746		57,553
Long term financing lease liabilities	40,662		24,091
Other long-term liabilities	37,219		36,825
Total liabilities	679,688		668,695

Stockholders’ Equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share (Authorized -140,000,000 shares as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, 53,567,566 issued and 51,345,725 outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and 53,408,040 issued and 51,186,199 outstanding as of December 31, 2020)	536		534
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share (10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding)	—		—
Treasury stock, at cost (2,221,841 shares as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020)	(50,576)		(50,576)
Additional paid in capital	248,774		249,746
Retained earnings	501,569		525,537
Total stockholders’ equity	700,303		725,241
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,379,991	$	1,393,936

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

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020

Common Stock
Balance, beginning of period	$	534	$	533
Issuance of shares	2		—
Balance, end of period	536		533
Preferred Stock
Balance, beginning of period	—		—
Balance, end of period	—		—
Treasury Stock
Balance, beginning of period	(50,576)		(50,576)

Balance, end of period	(50,576)		(50,576)
Additional Paid in Capital
Balance, beginning of period	249,746		243,932
Stock compensation	1,567		1,605

Other	(2,539)		(1,012)
Balance, end of period	248,774		244,525
Retained Earnings
Balance, beginning of period	525,537		571,693
Net (loss) income	(21,355)		21,545
Dividends paid	(2,613)		(2,598)

Balance, end of period	501,569		590,640
Total Stockholders' Equity	$	700,303	$	785,122

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

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(Unaudited)


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020

OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net (loss) income	$	(21,355)	$	21,545
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and depletion	32,903		28,692
Deferred income tax expense	23,632		3,276
Stock based compensation expense	1,696		1,733
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount/premium, net	425		351
Accretion of asset retirement obligations	805		733

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Trade accounts receivable	7,178		(32,055)

Inventories	(16,107)		(17,326)
Prepaid expenses and other receivables	10,192		(235)
Accounts payable	4,964		15,614
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities	(5,463)		(3,538)
Other	6,352		2,232
Net cash provided by operating activities	45,222		21,022
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	(9,479)		(22,775)
Deferred mine development costs	(12,333)		(3,677)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment	20		—


Sale of short-term investments	—		14,733
Purchases of short-term investments	—		(8,500)
Net cash used in investing activities	(21,792)		(20,219)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Dividends paid	(2,613)		(2,598)
Borrowings under ABL Facility	—		70,000


Principal repayments of finance lease obligations	(8,247)		(3,833)


Other	(2,539)		(1,012)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(13,399)		62,557
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	10,031		63,360
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	211,916		193,383
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	221,947	$	256,743

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

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

Note 1—Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of the Business

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (the "Company") is a U.S. based environmentally and socially minded supplier to the global steel industry. The Company is dedicated entirely to mining non-thermal met coal used as a critical component of steel production by metal manufacturers in Europe, South America and Asia. The Company also generates ancillary revenues from the sale of natural gas extracted as a byproduct from the underground coal mines and royalty revenues from leased properties.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying financial statements are presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In our opinion, the financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary in order to make the financial statements not misleading. For further information, refer to the financial statements and related notes included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the "2020 Annual Report"). Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the final results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2021. The balance sheet at December 31, 2020 has been derived from the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in the 2020 Annual Report.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic Upon our Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The global steelmaking industry's demand for met coal is affected by pandemics, epidemics or other public health emergencies, such as the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 ("COVID-19"), which has spread from China to many other countries including the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization ("WHO") declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. The outbreak has resulted in governments around the world implementing increasingly stringent measures to help control the spread of the virus, including quarantines, "shelter in place" and "stay at home" orders, travel restrictions, business curtailments, school closures, and other measures. In addition, governments and central banks in several parts of the world have enacted fiscal and monetary stimulus measures to counteract the impacts of COVID-19.

The Company operates in a critical infrastructure industry, as defined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As such, the Company continues to operate its mines in a safe manner under the guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Alabama State Health Department. In response to these measures and for the protection of employees, the Company has taken steps to ensure our employees remain safe. As of the filing of this Form 10-Q, the Company has not had to idle or temporarily idle its mines as a result of COVID-19.

COVID-19 has had and may continue to have further negative impacts on our two operating mines, supply chain, transportation networks and customers, which may continue to compress our margins, and reduce demand for the met coal that we produce. The COVID-19 outbreak is a widespread public health crisis that is adversely affecting the economies and financial markets of many countries, including those of our customers, which are primarily located in Europe, South America and Asia. A prolonged economic downturn could adversely affect demand for our met coal and contribute to volatile supply and demand conditions affecting prices and volumes. The progression of COVID-19 could also negatively impact our business or results of operations through the temporary closure of one of our mines, customers or critical suppliers, or the McDuffie Coal Terminal at the Port of Mobile, Alabama, or a disruption to our rail and barge carriers, which would delay or prevent deliveries to our customers, among others.

In addition, the ability of our employees and our suppliers' and customers' employees to work may be significantly impacted by individuals contracting or being exposed to COVID-19, or as a result of the control measures noted above, which may significantly affect the demand for met coal. Our customers may be directly impacted by business curtailments or weak market conditions and may not be willing or able to fulfill their contractual obligations or open letters of credit. We may also experience delays in obtaining letters of credit or processing letter of credit payments due to the impacts of COVID-19 on foreign issuing and U.S. intermediary banks. Furthermore, the progression of, and global response to, the COVID-19 outbreak has begun to cause, and increases the risk of, further delays in construction activities and equipment deliveries related to our

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

capital projects, including potential delays in obtaining permits from government agencies. The extent of such delays and other effects of COVID-19 on our capital projects, certain of which are outside of our control, is unknown, but they may impact or delay the timing of anticipated benefits of capital projects.

Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The Company's significant accounting policies are consistent with those disclosed in Note 2 to its audited financial statements included in the 2020 Annual Report, except for changes related to new accounting pronouncements described in "New Accounting Pronouncements."

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include short-term deposits and highly liquid investments that have original maturities of three months or less when purchased and are stated at cost, which approximates fair value.

Short-Term Investments

Instruments with maturities greater than three months, but less than twelve months, are included in short-term investments. The Company purchases United States Treasury bills with maturities ranging from six to twelve months which are classified as held to maturity and are carried at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. The Company also purchases fixed income securities and certificates of deposits with varying maturities that are classified as available for sale and are carried at fair value. Securities classified as held to maturity are those securities that management has the intent and ability to hold to maturity.

As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, short-term investments consisted of $8.5 million in cash and fixed income securities. The short-term investments are posted as collateral for the self-insured black lung related claims asserted by or on behalf of former employees of Walter Energy, Inc. ("Walter Energy") and its subsidiaries, which were assumed by the Company and relate to periods prior to March 31, 2016.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when performance obligations under the terms of a contract with the Company's customers are satisfied; for all contracts this occurs when control of the promised goods have been transferred to its customers. For coal shipments to domestic customers via rail, control is transferred when the railcar is loaded. For coal shipments to international customers via ocean vessel, control is transferred when the vessel is loaded at the Port of Mobile, Alabama. For natural gas sales, control is transferred when the gas has been transferred to the pipeline. Revenue is disaggregated between coal sales within the Company's mining segment and natural gas sales which is included in all other revenues, as disclosed in Note 13.

Since February 2017, the Company has had an arrangement with XCoal Energy & Resources ("XCoal") to serve as XCoal's strategic partner for exports of low-volatility hard coking coal. Under this arrangement, XCoal takes title to and markets coal that the Company would historically have sold on the spot market, in an amount of the greater of (i) 10% of the Company's total production during the applicable term of the arrangement or (ii) 250,000 metric tons. During the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, XCoal accounted for approximately $106.2 million, or 50.9% of total sales, and $44.3 million, or 19.9% of total sales, respectively.

Trade Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses

Trade accounts receivable represent customer obligations that are derived from revenue recognized from contracts with customers. Credit is extended based on an evaluation of the individual customer's financial condition. The Company maintains trade credit insurance on the majority of its customers and the geographic regions of coal shipments to these customers. In some instances, the Company requires letters of credit, cash collateral or prepayments from its customers on or before shipment to mitigate the risk of loss. These efforts have consistently resulted in the Company recognizing no historical credit losses. The Company also has never had to have a claim against its trade credit insurance policy.

In order to estimate the allowance for credit losses on trade accounts receivable, the Company utilizes an aging approach in which potential impairment is calculated based on how long a receivable has been outstanding (e.g., current, 1-31,

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

31-60, etc.). The Company calculates an expected credit loss rate based on the Company’s historical credit loss rate, the risk characteristics of our customers, and the current metallurgical coal and steel market environments. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the estimated allowance for credit losses was immaterial and did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2019, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2019-12, “Income Taxes (Topic

740) - Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes,” which is intended to simplify various aspects related to accounting for

income taxes. This ASU removes certain exceptions to the general principles in Topic 740 and also clarifies and amends existing guidance to improve consistent application. The ASU is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020.

The Company adopted the standard as of January 1, 2021 with no material impact to the Company's results of operations, financial condition, cash flows or financial statement presentation.

Note 3—Inventories, net

Inventories, net are summarized as follows (in thousands):


	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Coal	$	102,058	$	86,272
Raw materials, parts, supplies and other, net	33,638		32,441
Total inventories, net	$	135,696	$	118,713

Note 4—Income Taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company utilized a discrete period method to calculate taxes, as it does not believe that the annual effective tax rate method represents a reliable estimate given the current uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese ban on Australian coal and other potentially disruptive factors and its impact on the Company's annual guidance. For the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company had an income tax expense of $23.6 million. The income tax expense of $23.6 million is due to the establishment of a non-cash $47.8 million state deferred income tax asset valuation allowance, discussed below, offset partially by a net non-cash income tax benefit of $22.9 million due to the remeasurement of state deferred income tax assets and liabilities and $1.3 million of net income tax benefit from the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") Section 45I Marginal Well Credit, depletion and other adjustments. The Marginal Well Credit is a production-based tax credit that provides a credit for qualified natural gas production. The credit is phased out when natural gas prices exceed certain levels. The Company had income tax expense of $3.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

On February 12, 2021, the Alabama Governor signed into law Alabama House Bill 170, now Act 2021-1 (the "Act").

The Act makes several changes to the state’s business tax structure. Among the provisions of the Act, is the repeal of the so-called corporate income tax “throwback rule.” That rule required all sales originating in Alabama and delivered to a jurisdiction where the seller was not subject to tax, to be included in the seller’s Alabama income tax base. Thus, prior to repeal of the throwback rule, the Company had to rely on its Alabama NOL carryforwards to shelter taxes imposed under such throwback rule. As a result of the now repealed throwback rule, effective January 1, 2021, all such sales should now be excluded from Alabama taxable income without the need to utilize Alabama NOLs. As a result of the repeal of the throwback rule, the Company has remeasured its Alabama deferred income tax assets and liabilities and recorded the non-cash income tax benefit noted above of $22.9 million. Additionally, the Company determined that it is not more likely than not that the Company would have sufficient taxable income to utilize all of the Company’s Alabama deferred income tax assets prior to expiration. Therefore, as of March 31, 2021, the Company established a non-cash valuation allowance of $47.8 million against such deferred income tax assets.

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

The following table shows the balance of our state deferred income tax asset valuation allowance and the associated activity during the three months ended March 31, 2021:


	March 31, 2021
Beginning balance	$	—
Addition - current tax expense	47,787
Ending balance	$	47,787

Note 5—Debt

Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):


	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020		Weighted Average Interest Rate at March 31, 2021	Final Maturity
Senior Secured Notes	$	343,435	$	343,435	8%	2024
ABL Borrowings	40,000		40,000		4%	2023
Debt discount/premium, net	(3,337)		(3,527)
Total debt	380,098		379,908
Less: current debt	—		—
Total long-term debt	$	380,098	$	379,908

Senior Secured Notes

On November 2, 2017, the Company issued $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the "Original Notes"). It then issued an additional $125.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the “New Notes” and, together with the Original Notes, the "Notes") on March 1, 2018. The New Notes were issued as "Additional Notes" under the indenture dated as of November 2, 2017 (the "Original Indenture"), among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and priority lien collateral trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2018 (the "First Supplemental Indenture" and, the Original Indenture as supplemented thereby and by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 2, 2018, the "Indenture"). The Notes mature on November 1, 2024 and interest is payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year.

ABL Facility

On March 24, 2020, the Company borrowed $70.0 million in a partial draw of the ABL Facility (the “ABL Draw”) as a precautionary measure in order to increase the Company’s cash position and preserve financial flexibility in light of the current uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. In June 2020, the Company reduced the outstanding principal amount of the ABL Draw by $30.0 million. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had an aggregate principal amount of $40.0 million drawn under the ABL Facility. In accordance with the terms of the ABL Facility, the proceeds from the ABL Draw will be available to be used, if needed, for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Company believes that the $221.9 million of cash on hand and the $50.1 million of availability under the ABL Facility as of March 31, 2021 provides adequate liquidity for the Company in the current environment.

Note 6—Other Long-Term Liabilities

Other long-term liabilities are summarized as follows (in thousands):


	March 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Black lung obligations	$	34,518	$	34,567
Other	2,701		2,258
Total other long-term liabilities	$	37,219	$	36,825

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

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Note 7—Leases

The Company primarily enters into rental agreements for certain mining equipment that are for periods of 12 months or less, some of which include options to extend the leases. Leases that are for periods of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. The Company recognizes lease expense on these agreements on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Additionally, the Company has certain finance leases for mining equipment that expire over various contractual periods. The leases have remaining lease terms of one to five years. These leases do not include an option to renew. Amortization expense for finance leases is included in depreciation and depletion expense.

Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):


	March 31, 2021			December 31, 2020
Finance lease right-of-use assets, net(1)	$	77,921		$	46,746
Finance lease liabilities
Current	23,619			14,385
Noncurrent	40,662			24,091
Total finance lease liabilities	$	64,281		$	38,476

Weighted average remaining lease term - finance leases (in months)	40.4			42.9
Weighted average discount rate - finance leases(2)	6.28		%	5.77		%

(1) Finance lease right-of-use assets are recorded net of accumulated amortization of $12.1 million and $9.8 million and are included in property, plant and equipment, net in the Condensed Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2021 and the Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020, respectively.

(2) When an implicit discount rate is not readily available in a lease, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate based on information available at the commencement date when determining the present value of lease payments.

The components of lease expense were as follows (in thousands):


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Operating lease cost(1):	$	1,189	$	292
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of leased assets	4,125		2,998
Interest on lease liabilities	774		546
Net lease cost	$	6,088	$	3,836

(1) Includes leases that are for periods of 12 months or less.

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows (in thousands):


	Finance Leases(1)
2021	$	21,167
2022	24,761
2023	22,125
2024	2,557
2025	732
Thereafter	—
Total	71,342
Less: amount representing interest	(7,061)
Present value of lease liabilities	$	64,281

(1) Finance lease payments include $1.4 million of future payments required under signed lease agreements that have not yet commenced.

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Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows (in thousands):


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from finance leases	$	774	$	546
Financing cash flows from finance leases	$	8,247	$	3,833
Non-cash right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Finance leases	$	35,288	$	2,286

As of March 31, 2021, the Company had additional commitments for finance leases, primarily for mining equipment, that have not yet commenced of $1.4 million. These finance leases will commence during fiscal year 2021 with lease terms of one to two years.

Note 8—Net (Loss) Income per Share

Basic and diluted net (loss) income per share was calculated as follows (in thousands, except per share data):


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Numerator:
Net (loss) income	$	(21,355)	$	21,545
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares used to compute net (loss) income per share—basic	51,274		51,106
Dilutive restrictive stock awards (1)	—		167
Weighted-average shares used to compute net (loss) income per share—diluted	51,274		51,273
Net (loss) income per share—basic	$	(0.42)	$	0.42
Net (loss) income per share—diluted	$	(0.42)	$	0.42

(1) In periods of net loss, the number of shares used to calculate diluted earnings per share is the same as basic earnings per

share; therefore, the effect of dilutive securities is zero for such periods.

On February 16, 2021, the Company awarded 398,945 restricted stock unit awards under the Company's 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2017 Equity Plan"). These awards have certain service-based, performance-based and market-based vesting conditions, as applicable. The service-based awards vest over a period of three years and the performance-based and market-based awards are based on the Company's performance in each of the three years.

As of March 31, 2021, there were 319,863 restricted stock unit awards for which the service-based vesting conditions for these awards were not met as of the measurement date. As such, these awards were excluded from basic earnings per share.

As of March 31, 2021, there were 523,479 restricted stock unit awards for which the performance-based and market-based vesting conditions were not met as of the measurement date and, as such, these awards were excluded from basic and diluted earnings per share. Based on the Company's closing share price on March 31, 2021, there were 87,566 restricted stock unit awards classified as a liability.

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As of March 31, 2021, there were 27,431 restricted stock unit awards granted under the Company's 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2016 Equity Plan") to certain directors and employees, for which the service-based vesting conditions for these awards were not met as of the measurement date. As such, these awards were excluded from basic earnings per share.

As of March 31, 2021, there were 43,580 shares of the Company's common stock contingently issuable upon the settlement of a vested phantom unit award granted under our 2016 Equity Plan and 13,157 shares of its common stock contingently issuable upon the settlement of a vested restricted stock unit award under the 2017 Equity Plan. The settlement date for these awards is the earlier of a change in control as described in the 2016 Equity Plan or 2017 Equity Plan, as applicable, or five years from the grant date. These awards are vested and, as such, have been included in the weighted average shares used to compute basic and diluted net (loss) income per share. The phantom unit award settled on April 1, 2021.

Note 9—Related Party Transactions

The Company owns a 50% interest in Black Warrior Methane (“BWM”) and Black Warrior Transmission (“BWT”), which are accounted for under the proportionate consolidation method and equity method, respectively. The Company has granted the rights to produce and sell methane gas from its coal mines to BWM and BWT. The Company’s net investments in, advances to/from and equity in earnings or loss of BWT are not material to the Company. The Company supplied labor to BWM and incurred costs, including property and liability insurance, to support the joint venture. The Company charged the joint venture for such costs on a monthly basis, which totaled $0.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Note 10—Commitments and Contingencies

Environmental Matters

The Company is subject to a wide variety of laws and regulations concerning the protection of the environment, both with respect to the construction and operation of its plants, mines and other facilities and with respect to remediating environmental conditions that may exist at its own and other properties.

The Company believes it is in compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations. The Company accrues for environmental expenses resulting from existing conditions that relate to past operations when the costs are probable and can be reasonably estimated. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no accruals for environmental matters other than asset retirement obligations for mine reclamation.

Miscellaneous Litigation

From time to time, the Company is party to lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of their businesses. The Company records costs relating to these matters when a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The effect of the outcome of these matters on the Company’s future results of operations cannot be predicted with certainty as any such effect depends on future results of operations and the amount and timing of the resolution of such matters. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, there were no items accrued for miscellaneous litigation.

Walter Canada Settlement Proceeds

On July 15, 2015, Walter Energy and certain of its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries, including Jim Walter Resources, Inc. (“JWR”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division. On December 7, 2015, Walter Energy Canada Holdings, Inc., Walter Canadian Coal Partnership and their Canadian affiliates (collectively “Walter Canada”) applied for and were granted protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”) pursuant to an Initial Order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

In connection with the Company’s acquisition of certain core operating assets of Walter Energy, the Company acquired a receivable owed to Walter Energy by Walter Canada for certain shared services provided by Walter Energy to Walter Canada (the “Shared Services Claim”) and a receivable for unpaid interest owed to Walter Energy from Walter Canada in respect of a promissory note (the “Hybrid Debt Claim”). Each of these claims were asserted by the Company in the Walter Canada CCAA proceedings. Walter Energy deemed these receivables to be impaired for the year ended December 31, 2015

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and the Company did not assign any value to these receivables in acquisition accounting as collectability was deemed remote. In March 2020, the Company received approximately $1.8 million in settlement proceeds for the Shared Services Claim and Hybrid Debt Claim which is reflected as other income in the Condensed Statement of Operations. The collectability of additional amounts, if any, related to the Shared Services Claim and Hybrid Debt Claim depends on the outcome of, and the timing of any resolutions of, the Walter Canada CCAA proceedings and cannot be predicted with certainty.

Commitments and Contingencies—Other

The Company is party to various transportation and throughput agreements with rail and barge transportation providers and the Alabama State Port Authority. These agreements contain annual minimum tonnage guarantees with respect to coal transported from the mine sites to the Port of Mobile, Alabama, the unloading of rail cars or barges, and the loading of vessels. If the Company does not meet its minimum throughput obligations, which are based on annual minimum amounts, it is required to pay the transportation providers or the Alabama State Port Authority a contractually specified amount per metric ton for the difference between the actual throughput and the minimum throughput requirement. At March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had no liability recorded for minimum throughput requirements.

Royalty Obligations

A substantial amount of the coal that the Company mines is produced from mineral reserves leased from third-party land owners. These leases convey mining rights to the Company in exchange for royalties to be paid to the land owner as either a fixed amount per ton or as a percentage of the sales price. Although coal leases have varying renewal terms and conditions, they generally last for the economic life of the reserves. Coal royalty expense was $12.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and $14.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.

Note 11—Stockholders' Equity

Stock Repurchase Program

On March 26, 2019, the Company's board of directors (the "Board") approved the Company's second stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) that authorizes repurchases of up to an aggregate of $70.0 million of the Company's outstanding common stock. The Company fully exhausted its previous stock repurchase program of $40.0 million of its outstanding common stock. The Stock Repurchase Program does not require the Company to repurchase a specific number of shares or have an expiration date. The Stock Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued by the Board at any time without prior notice.

Under the Stock Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase shares of its common stock from time to time, in amounts, at prices and at such times as the Company deems appropriate, subject to market and industry conditions, share price, regulatory requirements as determined from time to time by the Company and other considerations. The Company’s repurchases may be executed using open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act and repurchases may be executed pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. Repurchases will be subject to limitations in the ABL Facility and the Indenture. The Company intends to fund repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program from cash on hand and/or other sources of liquidity.

As of March 31, 2021, the Company has repurchased 500,000 shares for approximately $10.6 million, leaving approximately $58.8 million of share repurchases authorized under the Stock Repurchase Program.

In light of the uncertainties resulting from COVID-19 and as a precautionary measure to preserve liquidity, the Company has temporarily suspended its share repurchase program. The Company will continue to monitor its liquidity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and will consider when to reinstate the program.

Regular Quarterly Dividend

On February 18, 2021, the Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share, totaling $2.6 million, which was paid on March 8, 2021, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on March 1, 2021.

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

Note 12—Fair Value of Financial Instruments

The Company had no assets or any other liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value for which the fair value option was not elected:

Cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, receivables and trade accounts payable—The carrying amounts reported in the Condensed Balance Sheets approximate fair value due to the short-term nature of these assets and liabilities.

Debt—The Company's outstanding debt is carried at cost. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $40.0 million outstanding under the ABL Facility, with $50.1 million available, net of outstanding letters of credit of $9.4 million. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had $40.0 million outstanding under the ABL Facility and $9.4 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding under the ABL Facility. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the estimated fair value of the Notes based upon observable market data (Level 2) was approximately $355.0 million and $352.5 million, respectively. The carrying amount of the ABL Facility approximates fair value.

Note 13—Segment Information

The Company identifies a business as an operating segment if: (i) it engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses; (ii) its operating results are regularly reviewed by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), who is the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance; and (iii) it has available discrete financial information. The Company has determined that its two underground mining operations are its operating segments. The CODM reviews financial information at the operating segment level to allocate resources and to assess the operating results and financial performance for each operating segment. Operating segments are aggregated into a reportable segment if the operating segments have similar quantitative economic characteristics and if the operating segments are similar in the following qualitative characteristics: (i) nature of products and services; (ii) nature of production processes; (iii) type or class of customer for their products and services; (iv) methods used to distribute the products or provide services; and (v) if applicable, the nature of the regulatory environment.

The Company has determined that the two operating segments are similar in both quantitative and qualitative characteristics and thus the two operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment. The Company has determined that its natural gas and royalty businesses did not meet the criteria in ASC 280 to be considered as operating or reportable segments. Therefore, the Company has included their results in an “all other” category as a reconciling item to consolidated amounts.

The Company does not allocate all of its assets, or its depreciation and depletion expense, selling, general and administrative expenses, transactions costs, interest expense, and income tax expense by segment.

The following tables include reconciliations of segment information to consolidated amounts (in thousands):


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Revenues
Mining	$	206,989	$	221,338
All other	6,775		5,382
Total revenues	$	213,764	$	226,720

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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Capital Expenditures
Mining	$	8,619	$	21,837
All other	860		938
Total capital expenditures	$	9,479	$	22,775

The Company evaluates the performance of its segment based on Segment Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as net (loss) income adjusted for other revenues, cost of other revenues, depreciation and depletion, selling, general and administrative, net interest expense, income tax expense, loss on early extinguishment of debt, other income and certain transactions or adjustments that the CODM does not consider for the purposes of making decisions to allocate resources among segments or assessing segment performance. Segment Adjusted EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to cost of sales under GAAP and may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures used by other companies. Below is a reconciliation of Segment Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income, which is its most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP (in thousands):


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	52,639	$	69,824
Other revenues	6,775		5,382
Cost of other revenues	(7,795)		(7,561)
Depreciation and depletion	(32,903)		(28,692)
Selling, general and administrative	(7,637)		(8,456)


Other income (expense)	(109)		1,822
Interest expense, net	(8,693)		(7,533)
Income tax expense	(23,632)		(3,241)
Net (loss) income	$	(21,355)	$	21,545

WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

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THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2021 (UNAUDITED)

Note 14—Subsequent Events

Regular Quarterly Dividend

On April 27, 2021, the Board declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share, totaling approximately $2.6 million, which will be paid on May 12, 2021 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 7, 2021.

Collective Bargaining Agreement

The Company's Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") contract with the United Mine Workers of America ("UMWA") expired on April 1, 2021. While the Company continues to engage in good faith negotiations with the UMWA, the Company has not reached a new contract and the UMWA is engaging in a strike. The Company has continuity plans in place to continue meeting the demands of its key customers.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis provides a narrative of our results of operations and financial condition for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020. You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with our financial statements and related notes appearing in this Form 10-Q and the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2020 included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (the "2020 Annual Report"). Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Form 10-Q, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business and related financing, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, our actual results could differ materially from the results described in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis. Please see “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Overview

We are a U.S. based, environmentally and socially minded supplier to the global steel industry. We are dedicated

entirely to mining non-thermal met coal used as a critical component of steel production by metal manufacturers in Europe,

South America and Asia. We are a large-scale, low-cost producer and exporter of premium met coal, also known as hard

coking coal (“HCC”), operating highly-efficient longwall operations in our underground mines based in Alabama, Mine No. 4

and Mine No. 7.

As of December 31, 2020, based on a reserve report prepared by Marshall Miller & Associates, Inc. ("Marshall Miller"), Mine No. 4 and Mine No. 7, our two operating mines, had approximately 97.5 million metric tons of recoverable reserves and based on a reserve report prepared by Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. ("Stantec") our undeveloped Blue Creek mine contained 103.0 million metric tons of recoverable reserves. As a result of our high quality coal, our realized price has historically been in line with, or at a slight discount to, the Platts Premium Low Volatility ("LV") Free On Board ("FOB") Australia Index Price ("Platts Index"). Our HCC, mined from the Southern Appalachian portion of the Blue Creek coal seam, is characterized by low sulfur, low-to-medium ash, and LV to mid-volatility ("MV"). These qualities make our coal ideally suited as a coking coal for the manufacture of steel.

We sell substantially all of our met coal production to steel producers. Met coal, which is converted to coke, is a critical input in the steel production process. Met coal is both consumed domestically in the countries where it is produced and exported by several of the largest producing countries, such as China, Australia, the United States, Canada and Russia. Therefore, demand for our coal will be highly correlated to conditions in the global steelmaking industry. The steelmaking industry’s demand for met coal is affected by a number of factors, including the cyclical nature of that industry’s business, technological developments in the steelmaking process and the availability of substitutes for steel such as aluminum, composites and plastics. A significant reduction in the demand for steel products would reduce the demand for met coal, which would have a material adverse effect upon our business. Similarly, if alternative ingredients are used in substitution for met coal in the integrated steel mill process, the demand for met coal would materially decrease, which could also materially adversely affect demand for our met coal.

The global steelmaking industry's demand for met coal is also affected by pandemics, epidemics or other public health emergencies, such as the recent outbreak of the novel coronavirus ("COVID-19"), which has spread from China to many other countries including the United States. In March 2020, the World Health Organization ("WHO") declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, and the President of the United States declared the COVID-19 outbreak a national emergency. The outbreak has resulted in governments around the world implementing stringent measures to help control the spread of the virus, including quarantines, "shelter in place" and "stay at home" orders, travel restrictions, business curtailments, school closures, and other measures. In addition, governments and central banks in several parts of the world have enacted fiscal and monetary stimulus measures to counteract the impacts of COVID-19.

We are a company operating in a critical infrastructure industry, as defined by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. As such, we continue to operate our mines in a safe manner under the guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Alabama State Health Department. This includes, among other things, eliminating business travel, staggering manbuses, cage and shift start times to allow for social distancing, enhanced disinfectant cleaning at all locations, maintaining antibacterial supplies at all locations, providing employees with masks, gloves and other gear, eliminating visitors or vendors on property without strict screening process and testing the temperature of all employees. As of the filing of this Form 10-Q, we have not had to idle or temporarily idle our mines as a result of COVID-19.

Notwithstanding our continued operations, COVID-19 has had and may continue to have further negative impacts on our two operating mines, supply chain, transportation networks and customers, which may compress our margins, and reduce demand for the met coal that we produce, including as a result of preventative and precautionary measures that we, other businesses and governments are taking. The COVID-19 outbreak is a widespread public health crisis that is adversely affecting the economies and financial markets of many countries, including those of our customers, which are primarily located in Europe, South America and Asia. A prolonged economic downturn could adversely affect demand for our met coal and contribute to volatile supply and demand conditions affecting prices and volumes. The progression of COVID-19 could also negatively impact our business or results of operations through the temporary closure of one of our mines, customers or critical suppliers, or the McDuffie Coal Terminal at the Port of Mobile in Alabama, or a disruption to our rail and barge carriers, which would delay or prevent deliveries to our customers, among others.

In light of the uncertainties regarding the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese ban on Australian coal and resolution of our Collective Bargaining Agreement ("CBA") negotiations, discussed in further detail below, we are not providing full year 2021 guidance at this time. We continue to appropriately adjust our operational needs, including managing our expenses, capital expenditures, working capital, liquidity and cash flows. In addition, as a precautionary measure, we borrowed $70.0 million under the ABL Facility on March 24, 2020 ( the "ABL Draw") in order to increase the Company's cash position and preserve financial flexibility. In June 2020, we reduced the principal amount of the outstanding ABL Draw by $30.0 million. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had an aggregate principal amount of $40.0 million drawn under the ABL Facility. We intend on retaining the funds in cash to preserve liquidity amid the uncertainties previously mentioned. We also delayed spending the $25.0 million that we budgeted for the development of Blue Creek until there is clarity on these uncertainties and temporarily suspended our Stock Repurchase Program. Our financial approach continues to focus on cash flow management and protecting the balance sheet in order to strategically move through this period of uncertainty and mitigate potential long-term impacts to the business (see Liquidity and Capital Resources below).

Collective Bargaining Agreement

Our CBA contract with the United Mine Workers of America ("UMWA") expired on April 1, 2021, and the UMWA initiated a strike. We believe that we are well positioned to fulfill anticipated customer volume commitments for 2021 of approximately 4.4 to 5.0 million metric tons through a combination of existing coal inventory of 1.1 million metric tons and expected production during the rest of 2021. For now, we have idled Mine 4. We expect production to continue at Mine 7, although at lower than usual rates. While we have business continuity plans in place, the strike may still cause disruption to production and shipping activities, and our plans may vary significantly from quarter to quarter in 2021.

How We Evaluate Our Operations

Our primary business, the mining and exporting of met coal for the steel industry, is conducted in one business segment: mining. All other operations and results are reported under the “All Other” category as a reconciling item to consolidated amounts, which includes the business results from our sale of natural gas extracted as a byproduct from our underground coal mines and royalties from our leased properties. Our natural gas and royalty businesses do not meet the criteria in ASC 280, Segment Reporting, to be considered as operating or reportable segments.

Our management uses a variety of financial and operating metrics to analyze our performance. These metrics are significant factors in assessing our operating results and profitability and include: (i) Segment Adjusted EBITDA (as defined below), a non-GAAP financial measure; (ii) sales volumes and average selling price, which drive coal sales revenue; (iii) cash cost of sales, a non-GAAP financial measure; and (iv) Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure.


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021			2020
(in thousands)
Segment Adjusted EBITDA	$	52,639		$	69,824
Metric tons sold	1,771			1,646
Metric tons produced	1,970			1,904
Gross price realization(1)	95		%	89		%
Average selling price per metric ton	$	116.88		$	134.47
Cash cost of sales per metric ton	$	86.67		$	91.55
Adjusted EBITDA	$	47,137		$	62,026

(1) For the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, our gross price realization represents a volume weighted-average calculation of our daily realized price per ton based on gross sales, which excludes demurrage and other charges, as a percentage of the Platts Index price.

Segment Adjusted EBITDA

We define Segment Adjusted EBITDA as net (loss) income adjusted for other revenues, cost of other revenues, depreciation and depletion, selling, general and administrative, loss on early extinguishment of debt, other income and certain transactions or adjustments that the Chief Executive Officer, our Chief Operating Decision Maker, does not consider for the purposes of making decisions to allocate resources among segments or assessing segment performance. Segment Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, industry analysts, lenders and ratings agencies, to assess:

•our operating performance as compared to the operating performance of other companies in the coal industry, without regard to financing methods, historical cost basis or capital structure;

•the ability of our assets to generate sufficient cash flow to pay dividends;

•our ability to incur and service debt and fund capital expenditures; and

•the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities.

Sales Volumes, Gross Price Realization and Average Net Selling Price

We evaluate our operations based on the volume of coal we can safely produce and sell in compliance with regulatory standards, and the prices we receive for our coal. Our sales volume and sales prices are largely dependent upon the terms of our annual coal sales contracts, for which prices generally are set on daily index averages. The volume of coal we sell is also a function of the pricing environment in the international met coal markets and the amounts of LV and MV coal that we sell. We evaluate the price we receive for our coal on two primary metrics: first, our gross price realization and second, our average net selling price per metric ton.

Our gross price realization represents a volume weighted-average calculation of our daily realized price per ton based on the blended gross sales of our LV and MV coal, excluding demurrage and quality specification adjustments, as a percentage of the Platts Index daily price. Our gross price realizations reflect the premiums and discounts we achieve on our LV and MV coal versus the Platts Index price because of the high quality premium products we sell into the export markets. In addition, the premiums and discounts in a quarter or year can be impacted by a rising or falling price environment.

On a quarterly basis, our blended gross selling price per metric ton may differ from the Platts Index price per metric ton, primarily due to our gross sales price per ton being based on a blended average of gross sales price on our LV and MV coals as compared to the Platts Index price due to the fact that many of our met coal supply agreements are based on a variety of indices such as the Platts Index and the Steel Index and due to the timing of shipments.

Our average net selling price per metric ton represents our coal net sales revenue divided by total metric tons of coal sold. In addition, our average net selling price per metric ton is net of the previously mentioned demurrage and quality specification adjustments.

Cash Cost of Sales

We evaluate our cash cost of sales on a cost per metric ton basis. Cash cost of sales is based on reported cost of sales and includes items such as freight, royalties, manpower, fuel and other similar production and sales cost items, and may be adjusted for other items that, pursuant to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), are classified in the Condensed Statements of Operations as costs other than cost of sales, but relate directly to the costs incurred to produce met coal and sell it FOB at the Port of Mobile, Alabama. Our cash cost of sales per metric ton is calculated as cash cost of sales divided by the metric tons sold. Cash cost of sales is used as a supplemental financial measure by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, industry analysts, lenders and ratings agencies, to assess:

•our operating performance as compared to the operating performance of other companies in the coal industry, without regard to financing methods, historical cost basis or capital structure; and

•the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities.

We believe that this non-GAAP financial measure provides additional insight into our operating performance, and reflects how management analyzes our operating performance and compares that performance against other companies for purposes of business decision making by excluding the impact of certain items that management does not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. We believe that cash cost of sales presents a useful measure of our controllable costs and our operational results by including all costs incurred to produce met coal and sell it FOB at the Port of Mobile, Alabama. Period-to-period comparisons of cash cost of sales are intended to help management identify and assess additional trends that potentially impact us and that may not be shown solely by period-to-period comparisons of cost of sales. Cash cost of sales should not be considered an alternative to cost of sales or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Cash cost of sales excludes some, but not all, items that affect cost of sales, and our presentation may vary from the presentations of other companies. As a result, cash cost of sales as presented below may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

The following table presents a reconciliation of cash cost of sales to total cost of sales, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, on a historical basis for each of the periods indicated.


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
(in thousands)
Cost of sales	$	154,350	$	151,514
Asset retirement obligation accretion	(432)		(369)
Stock compensation expense	(422)		(449)
Cash cost of sales	$	153,496	$	150,696

Adjusted EBITDA

We define Adjusted EBITDA as net (loss) income before interest expense, net, income tax expense, depreciation and depletion, non-cash stock compensation expense, non-cash asset retirement obligation accretion, other non-cash accretion and other (income) expense. Adjusted EBITDA is used as a supplemental financial measure by management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, industry analysts, lenders and ratings agencies, to assess:

•our operating performance as compared to the operating performance of other companies in the coal industry, without regard to financing methods, historical cost basis or capital structure; and

•the viability of acquisitions and other capital expenditure projects and the returns on investment of various investment opportunities.

We believe that the presentation of Adjusted EBITDA in this report provides information useful to investors in assessing our financial condition and results of operations. The GAAP measure most directly comparable to Adjusted EBITDA is net (loss) income. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to net (loss) income or any other measure of financial performance or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Adjustments exclude some, but not all, items that affect net (loss) income and our presentation of Adjusted EBITDA may vary from that presented by other companies.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to net (loss) income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, on a historical basis for each of the periods indicated.


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Net (loss) income	$	(21,355)	$	21,545
Interest expense, net	8,693		7,533
Income tax expense	23,632		3,241
Depreciation and depletion	32,903		28,692
Asset retirement obligation accretion (1)	805		733
Stock compensation expense (2)	1,696		1,733

Other non-cash accretion (3)	361		353
Other (income) expense(4)	402		(1,804)
Adjusted EBITDA	$	47,137	$	62,026

(1)Represents non-cash accretion expense associated with our asset retirement obligations.

(2)Represents non-cash stock compensation expense associated with equity awards.

(3)Represents non-cash accretion expense associated with our black lung obligations.

(4)Represents settlement proceeds received for the Shared Services Claim and Hybrid Debt Claim associated with the Walter Canada CCAA (discussed below).

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 and 2020

The following table summarizes certain unaudited financial information for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020.


	For the three months ended March 31,
(in thousands)	2021		% of Total Revenues		2020		% of Total Revenues
Revenues:
Sales	$	206,989	96.8	%	$	221,338	97.6	%
Other revenues	6,775		3.2	%	5,382		2.4	%
Total revenues	213,764		100.0	%	226,720		100.0	%
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below)	154,350		72.2	%	151,514		66.8	%
Cost of other revenues (exclusive of items shown separately below)	7,795		3.6	%	7,561		3.3	%
Depreciation and depletion	32,903		15.4	%	28,692		12.7	%
Selling, general and administrative	7,637		3.6	%	8,456		3.7	%

Total costs and expenses	202,685		94.8	%	196,223		86.5	%
Operating income	11,079		5.2	%	30,497		13.5	%
Interest expense, net	(8,693)		(4.1)	%	(7,533)		(3.3)	%

Other income (expense)	(109)		(0.1)	%	1,822		0.8	%
Income before income tax expense	2,277		1.1	%	24,786		10.9	%
Income tax expense	23,632		11.1	%	3,241		1.4	%
Net (loss) income	$	(21,355)	(10.0)	%	$	21,545	9.5	%

Sales and cost of sales components on a per unit basis for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021			2020
Met Coal (metric tons in thousands)
Metric tons sold	1,771			1,646
Metric tons produced	1,970			1,904
Gross price realization(1)	95		%	89	%
Average selling price per metric ton	$	116.88		$134.47
Cash cost of sales per metric ton	$	86.67		$91.55

Sales for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $207.0 million compared to $221.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The $14.3 million decrease in revenues was primarily driven by a $31.1 million decrease in revenues related to a $17.59 decrease in the average selling price per metric ton of met coal offset partially by a $16.8 million increase in revenues due to a 125 thousand metric ton increase in met coal sales volume.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, our geographic customer mix was 56% in Asia, 30% in Europe and 14% in South America. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, our geographic customer mix was 54% in Europe, 26% in South America and 20% in Asia. Our geographic customer mix typically varies each period based on the timing of customer orders and shipments.

Other revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were $6.8 million compared to $5.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020. Other revenues are comprised of revenue derived from our natural gas operations, gains on sales and disposals of property, plant and equipment and land, as well as earned royalty revenue. The $1.4 million increase in other revenues is primarily due to a $0.76, or 40.2%, increase in average gas selling prices. Cost of other revenues for the period was consistent with the prior year period.

Cost of sales (exclusive of items shown separately below) was $154.4 million, or 72.2% of total revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $151.5 million, or 66.8% of total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The $2.9 million increase is primarily driven by a $11.4 million increase due to a 125 thousand metric ton increase in met coal sales volumes offset partially by a $8.5 million decrease due to the decrease in met coal sales prices and its impact on our variable cost structure.

Depreciation and depletion was $32.9 million, or 15.4% of total revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $28.7 million, or 12.7% for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The $4.2 million increase in depreciation and depletion is primarily driven by an increase in assets placed in service.

Selling, general and administrative expenses were $7.6 million, or 3.6% of total revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $8.5 million, or 3.7% of total revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The $0.8 million decrease in selling, general and administrative expenses for the period is primarily driven by a decrease in professional fees.

Interest expense, net was $8.7 million, or 4.1% of total revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2021, compared to $7.5 million, or 3.3% of total revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The $1.2 million increase is primarily driven by a decrease in interest income of $0.8 million and a $0.4 million increase in interest expense related to the ABL Draw.

Other income (expense) was $1.8 million, or 0.8% of total revenues, for the three months ended March 31, 2020. On July 15, 2015, Walter Energy, Inc. (“Walter Energy”) and certain of its wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries, including Jim Walter Resources, Inc. (“JWR”) filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (the “Chapter 11 Cases”) in the Northern District of Alabama, Southern Division. On December 7, 2015, Walter Energy Canada Holdings, Inc., Walter Canadian Coal Partnership and their Canadian affiliates (collectively “Walter Canada”) applied for and were granted protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (the “CCAA”) pursuant to an Initial Order of the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

In connection with our acquisition of certain core operating assets of Walter Energy, we acquired a receivable owed to Walter Energy by Walter Canada for certain shared services provided by Walter Energy to Walter Canada (the “Shared Services Claim”) and a receivable for unpaid interest owed to Walter Energy from Walter Canada in respect of a promissory note (the “Hybrid Debt Claim”). Each of these claims were asserted by us in the Walter Canada CCAA proceedings. Walter Energy deemed these receivables to be impaired for the year ended December 31, 2015 and we did not assign any value to these receivables in acquisition accounting as collectability was deemed remote. In March 2020, we received an additional $1.8 million in settlement proceeds for the Shared Services Claim and Hybrid Debt Claim, which is reflected as other income in the Condensed Statement of Operations. The collectability of additional amounts, if any, related to the Shared Services Claim and

Hybrid Debt Claim depends on the outcome of, and the timing of any resolution of, the Walter Canada CCAA proceedings and

cannot be predicted with certainty.

For the three months ended March 31, 2021, we utilized a discrete period method to calculate taxes, as we do not believe that the annual effective tax rate method represents a reliable estimate given the current uncertainty surrounding the recent outbreak of COVID-19 and its impact on our annual guidance. The income tax expense of $23.6 million is due to the establishment of a non-cash $47.8 million state deferred income tax asset valuation allowance, offset partially by a non-cash net income tax benefit of $22.9 million due to the remeasurement of state deferred income tax assets and liabilities and $1.3 million of net income tax benefit from the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC") Section 45I Marginal Well Credit, depletion and other adjustments. The Marginal Well Credit is a production-based tax credit that provides a credit for qualified natural gas production. The credit is phased out when natural gas prices exceed certain levels. For the three months ended March 31, 2020, we recognized income tax expense of $3.2 million.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Our sources of cash have been met coal and natural gas sales to customers, proceeds received from the issuance of the Notes (as defined below) and access to our ABL Facility. Historically, our primary uses of cash have been for funding the operations of our met coal and natural gas production operations, our capital expenditures, our reclamation obligations, payment of principal and interest on our Notes, professional fees and other non-recurring transaction expenses. In addition, we have used available cash on hand to repurchase shares of our common stock, pay quarterly dividends, and pay special dividends, each of which reduces cash and cash equivalents.

Going forward, we will use cash to fund debt service payments on our Notes, the ABL Facility and our other indebtedness, to fund operating activities, working capital, capital expenditures, and strategic investments, and, if declared, to pay our quarterly and/or special dividends. Our ability to fund our capital needs going forward will depend on our ongoing ability to generate cash from operations and borrowing availability under the ABL Facility, and, in the case of any future strategic investments, capital expenditures, or special dividends financed partially or wholly with debt financing, our ability to access the capital markets to raise additional capital.

Our ability to generate positive cash flow from operations in the future will be, at least in part, dependent on continued stable global economic conditions and a resolution of the CBA contract negotiations with the UMWA . In March 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak of COVID-19 as a global pandemic. There is significant uncertainty as to the effects of this pandemic on the global economy, which in turn may, among other things, impact our ability to generate positive cash flows from operations, fund capital expenditure needs and successfully execute and fund key initiatives, such as the development of Blue Creek. As events relating to COVID-19 continue to develop globally and impact the capital markets, our liquidity could also be adversely impacted due to possible deterioration in our customers' financial condition and their ability to timely pay outstanding receivables owed to us.

Our total liquidity as of March 31, 2021 was $272.0 million, consisting of cash and cash equivalents of $221.9 million and $50.1 million available under our ABL Facility. As of March 31, 2021, we had an aggregate principal amount of $40.0 million drawn under the ABL Facility and issued and outstanding letters of credit with a face amount equal to $9.4 million. On March 24, 2020, we borrowed $70.0 million in a partial draw of the ABL Facility (the “ABL Draw”) as a precautionary measure in order to increase our cash position and preserve financial flexibility in light of the current uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. In June 2020, we reduced the outstanding principal amount of the ABL Draw by $30.0 million.

We believe that our future cash flows from operations, together with cash on our balance sheet and proceeds from the ABL Draw, will provide adequate resources to fund our debt service payments and planned operating and capital expenditure needs for at least the next twelve months. However, as the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and our operations evolves, we will continue to assess our liquidity needs. A continued worldwide disruption could materially affect our future access to our sources of liquidity, particularly our cash flows from operations, financial condition, capitalization and capital investments. In the event of a sustained market deterioration, we may need additional liquidity, which would require us to evaluate available alternatives and take appropriate actions.

If our cash flows from operations are less than we require, we may need to incur additional debt or issue additional equity. From time to time we may need to access the long-term and short-term capital markets to obtain financing. Our access to, and the availability of, financing on acceptable terms and conditions in the future will be affected by many factors, including: (i) our credit ratings, (ii) the liquidity of the overall capital markets, (iii) the current state of the global economy and (iv) restrictions in our ABL Facility, the Indenture (as defined below), and any other existing or future debt agreements. There can be no assurance that we will have or continue to have access to the capital markets on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Statements of Cash Flows

Cash balances were $221.9 million and $211.9 million at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

The following table sets forth, a summary of the net cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities for the period (in thousands):


	For the three months ended March 31,
	2021		2020
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	45,222	$	21,022
Net cash used in investing activities	(21,792)		(20,219)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(13,399)		62,557
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	$	10,031	$	63,360

Operating Activities

Net cash flows from operating activities consist of net income adjusted for noncash items, such as depreciation and depletion of property, plant and equipment and mineral interests, deferred income tax expense, stock-based compensation, amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount/premium, accretion of asset retirement obligations and changes in net working capital.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $45.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, and was primarily attributed to the net loss of $21.4 million adjusted for depreciation and depletion expense of $32.9 million, deferred income tax expense of $23.6 million, stock based compensation expense of $1.7 million, accretion of asset retirement obligations of $0.8 million and amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount/premium, net of $0.4 million, offset by a decrease in our net working capital of $0.8 million since December 31, 2020. The decrease in our working capital was primarily driven by decreases in trade accounts receivable and prepaid expenses and other receivables combined with an increase to accounts payable offset partially by an increase to inventory and a decrease to accrued expenses and other current liabilities. The increase in inventory is due to greater production volume than sales volume in the quarter. The decrease in trade accounts receivable is due to a decrease in sales volumes combined with a decrease in the average selling price per metric ton sold. The increase in our accounts payable is primarily driven by the timing of payments.

Net cash provided by operating activities was $21.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, and was

primarily attributed to net income of $21.5 million adjusted for depreciation and depletion expense of $28.7 million, deferred

income tax expense of $3.2 million, stock based compensation expense of $1.7 million, accretion of asset retirement

obligations of $0.7 million and amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount/premium, net of $0.4 million, coupled

with a net increase in our working capital of $37.5 million since December 31, 2019. The increase in our working capital was

primarily driven by an increase in trade accounts receivables and inventory offset partially by an increase in accounts payable.

The increase in trade accounts receivable and inventory was primarily driven by an increase in metric tons sold and produced

and the increase in our accounts payable is primarily driven by the timing of payments.

Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities was $21.8 million and $20.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively, primarily due to purchases of property, plant and equipment and mine development. The prior year period also includes proceeds from a net sale of short-term investments.

Financing Activities

Net cash used by financing activities was $13.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021, primarily due to principal repayments of capital lease obligations of $8.2 million and the payment of dividends of $2.6 million. Net cash provided by financing activities was $62.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020, primarily due to the proceeds received from the ABL Draw of $70.0 million offset by principal repayments of capital lease obligations of $3.8 million and the payment of dividends of $2.6 million

Stock Repurchase Program

On March 26, 2019, our board of directors (the "Board") approved our second stock repurchase program (the “Stock Repurchase Program”) that authorizes repurchases of up to an aggregate of $70.0 million of our outstanding common stock. We fully exhausted our previous stock repurchase program of $40.0 million of our outstanding common stock. The Stock Repurchase Program does not require us to repurchase a specific number of shares or have an expiration date. The Stock Repurchase Program may be suspended or discontinued by the Board at any time without prior notice.

Under the Stock Repurchase Program, we may repurchase shares of our common stock from time to time, in amounts, at prices and at such times as we deem appropriate, subject to market and industry conditions, share price, regulatory requirements as determined from time to time by us and other considerations. Our repurchases may be executed using open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Exchange Act and repurchases may be executed pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act. Repurchases will be subject to limitations in the ABL Facility and the Indenture. We intend to fund repurchases under the Stock Repurchase Program from cash on hand and/or other sources of liquidity.

As of March 31, 2021, we have repurchased 500,000 shares for approximately $10.6 million, leaving approximately $58.8 million of share repurchases authorized under the Stock Repurchase Program.

In light of the uncertainties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic and as a precautionary measure to preserve liquidity, the Company has temporarily suspended its Stock Repurchase Program. The Company will continue to monitor its liquidity in light of the pandemic and will consider when to reinstate the program.

Dividend Policy

On May 17, 2017, the Board adopted a dividend policy (the "Dividend Policy") of paying a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share. The Dividend Policy also states the following: In addition to the regular quarterly dividend and to the extent that we generate excess cash that is beyond the then current requirements of the business, the Board may consider returning all or a portion of such excess cash to stockholders through a special dividend or repurchase of common stock pursuant to a stock repurchase program. Any future dividends or stock repurchases will be at the discretion of the Board and subject to consideration of a number of factors, including business and market conditions, future financial performance and other strategic investment opportunities. We will also seek to optimize our capital structure to improve returns to stockholders while allowing flexibility for us to pursue very selective strategic growth opportunities that can provide compelling stockholder returns.

The Company has paid a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per share every quarter since the Board adopted the

Dividend Policy. As of March 31, 2021, the Company has paid $39.5 million of regular quarterly cash dividends under the

Dividend Policy.

As the Company continues to monitor its liquidity in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese ban on Australian coal and a resolution of our UMWA negotiations, the Company may decide to suspend its Dividend Policy in the future if the Board deems it to be necessary or appropriate.

ABL Facility

The ABL Facility will mature on October 15, 2023. As of March 31, 2021, we had an aggregate principal amount of $40.0 million outstanding in a partial draw of the ABL Facility and there were $9.4 million of outstanding letters of credit. At March 31, 2021, we had $50.1 million of availability under the ABL Facility.

We intend to retain these funds in cash to preserve liquidity amid the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 outbreak. The ABL Draw, which is a proactive measure similar to actions taken by other public companies, is one of the Company’s precautionary measures taken to reduce risk during these unprecedented times.

The revolving loan (and letter of credit) availability under the ABL Facility is subject to a borrowing base, which at any time is equal to the sum of certain eligible billed and unbilled accounts receivable, certain eligible inventory, certain eligible supplies inventory and qualified cash, in each case, subject to specified advance rates. The borrowing base availability is subject to certain reserves, which may be established by the agent in its reasonable credit discretion. The reserves may include rent reserves, lower of cost or market reserve, port charges reserves and any other reserves that the agent determines in its reasonable credit judgement to the extent such reserves relate to conditions that could reasonably be expected to have an adverse effect on the value of the collateral included in the borrowing base. On July 20, 2020, we entered into Amendment No. 3 to the Amended and Restated Asset-Based Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Amendment"). The purpose of the Amendment was to clarify certain definitions related to the borrowing base and to decrease the aggregate commitments available to be borrowed under the ABL Facility to $120.0 million on February 28, 2021.

The ABL Facility contains customary covenants for asset-based credit agreements of this type, including among other things: (i) requirements to deliver financial statements, other reports and notices; (ii) restrictions on the existence or incurrence of certain indebtedness; (iii) restrictions on the existence or incurrence of certain liens; (iv) restrictions on making certain restricted payments; (v) restrictions on making certain investments; (vi) restrictions on certain mergers, consolidations and asset dispositions; (vii) restrictions on certain transactions with affiliates; and (viii) restrictions on modifications to certain indebtedness. Additionally, the ABL Facility contains a springing fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.00 to 1.00, which ratio is tested if availability under the ABL Facility is less than a certain amount. As of March 31, 2021, we were not subject to this covenant. Subject to customary grace periods and notice requirements, the ABL Facility also contains customary events of default.

We were in compliance with all applicable covenants under the ABL Facility as of March 31, 2021.

Senior Secured Notes

On November 2, 2017, we issued $350.0 million aggregate principal amount of our 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the "Original Notes"). We then issued an additional $125.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 8.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2024 (the “New Notes” and, together with the Original Notes, the "Notes") on March 1, 2018. The New Notes were issued as "Additional Notes" under the indenture dated as of November 2, 2017 (the "Original Indenture"), among us, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and priority lien collateral trustee, as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2018 (the "First Supplemental Indenture" and, the Original Indenture as supplemented thereby and by the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 2, 2018, the "Indenture"). The Notes mature on November 1, 2024 and interest is payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year.

Capital Expenditures

Our mining operations require investments to maintain, expand, upgrade or enhance our operations and to comply with environmental regulations. Maintaining and expanding mines and related infrastructure is capital intensive. Specifically, the exploration, permitting and development of met coal reserves, mining costs, the maintenance of machinery and equipment and compliance with applicable laws and regulations require ongoing capital expenditures. While a significant amount of the capital expenditures required at our mines has been spent, we must continue to invest capital to maintain our production. In addition, any decisions to increase production at our mines or regarding the development of the high-quality met coal recoverable reserves at Blue Creek could also affect our capital needs or cause future capital expenditures to be higher than in the past and/or higher than our estimates.

To fund our capital expenditures, we may be required to use cash from our operations, incur debt or sell equity securities. Our ability to obtain bank financing or our ability to access the capital markets for future equity or debt offerings may be limited by our financial condition at the time of any such financing or offering and the covenants in our current or future debt agreements, as well as by general economic conditions, contingencies and uncertainties, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, that are beyond our control.

Our capital expenditures were $9.5 million and $22.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively. Capital expenditures for these periods primarily related to investments required to maintain our property, plant and equipment. Our deferred mine development costs were $12.3 million and $3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and March 31, 2020, respectively, and relate to Mine No. 4. We evaluate our spending on an ongoing basis in connection with our mining plans and the prices of met coal taking into consideration the funding available to maintain our operations at optimal production levels.

Blue Creek

We believe that Blue Creek represents one of the few remaining untapped reserves of premium high volatility ("High Vol") A met coal in the United States and that it has the potential to provide us with meaningful growth. We believe that the combination of a low production cost and the high quality of the High Vol A met coal mined from Blue Creek, assuming we achieve our expected price realizations, will generate some of the highest met coal margins in the U.S., generate strong investment returns for us and achieve a rapid payback of our investment across a range of met coal price environments.

According to our third party reserve report, Blue Creek contains approximately 103.0 million metric tons of recoverable reserves and we have the ability to acquire adjacent reserves that would increase total reserves to over 154 million metric tons. We expect that Blue Creek will have a mine life of approximately 50 years assuming a single longwall operation.

Our third-party reserve report also indicates that, once developed, Blue Creek will produce a premium High Vol A met coal that is characterized by low-sulfur and high CSR. High Vol A met coal has traditionally priced at a discount to the Australian Premium Low Vol and the U.S. Low Vol coals; however, in the last eighteen months, it has been priced at or slightly above these coals. Warrior expects High Vol A coals will continue to become increasingly scarce as a result of Central Appalachian producers mining thinner and deeper reserves, which we expect will continue to support prices. This trend creates an opportunity for us to take advantage of favorable pricing dynamics driven by the declining supply of premium High Vol A met coal.

If we are able to successfully develop Blue Creek, we expect that it will be a transformational investment for us. We expect that the new single longwall mine at Blue Creek will have the capacity to produce an average of 3.9 million metric tons per annum of premium High Vol A met coal over the first ten years of production, thereby increasing our annual production capacity by 54%. This, in turn, would expand our product portfolio to our global customers by allowing us to offer three premium hard coking coals from a single port location. Given these factors, and assuming we achieve expected price realizations, we believe that we will achieve some of the highest premium met coal margins in the United States.

Due to the ongoing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese ban on Australian coal and our current CBA contract negotiations with the UMWA, we incurred minimal spend on the development of Blue Creek in 2021. We have delayed the majority of the first year budgeted $25.0 million development of the Blue Creek project, while we focus on preserving cash and liquidity.

Outlook

Due to the ongoing uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese ban on Australian coal and our current CBA contract negotiations with the UMWA, we will not provide full year 2021 guidance at this time. Although we are aggressively managing our response to the recent COVID-19 pandemic and remain committed to good faith negotiations to reach a new agreement with the UMWA, their impact on our full-year fiscal 2021 results and beyond is uncertain. The Company is taking a more conservative approach to managing its cash flow given this uncertainty, and is carefully managing operating expenses, working capital, and capital expenditures during this period. We have also delayed the development of the Blue Creek project and our Stock Repurchase Program also remains temporarily suspended. We have also implemented extensive preventative measures across all operations in order to safeguard the health of our employees. This includes among other things: eliminating business travel, staggering manbuses, cage and shift start times to allow for social distancing, enhanced disinfectant cleaning at all locations, maintaining antibacterial supplies at all locations, providing employees with mask, gloves and other gear, eliminating visitors or vendors on property without strict screening process and testing temperatures of all employees. We believe that the most significant elements of uncertainty are the intensity and duration of the impact on the global steel industry, primarily due to restrictions to contain the virus. However, we believe the execution of our strategy will continue to provide attractive opportunities for profitable growth in the long term following the recovery of the global economy from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the ordinary course of our business, we are required to provide surety bonds and letters of credit to provide financial assurance for certain transactions and business activities. Federal and state laws require us to obtain surety bonds or other acceptable security to secure payment of certain long-term obligations including mine closure or reclamation costs and other miscellaneous obligations. As of March 31, 2021, we had outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit with parties for post-mining reclamation at all of our U.S. mining operations totaling $40.9 million, $17.0 million as collateral for self-insured black lung related claims and $3.6 million for miscellaneous purposes.

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

A summary of recently adopted accounting pronouncements is included in Note 2 of the "Notes to Condensed Financial Statements" in this Form 10-Q.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Commodity Price Risk

We are exposed to commodity price risk on sales of met coal. We sell most of our met coal under fixed supply contracts primarily with indexed pricing terms and volume terms of up to one to three years. Sales commitments in the met coal market are typically not long-term in nature, and we are, therefore, subject to fluctuations in market pricing.

We occasionally enter into natural gas swap contracts to hedge the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows associated with the fluctuations in the price of natural gas related to our forecasted sales. Our natural gas swap contracts economically hedge certain risk but are not designated as hedges for financial reporting purposes. All changes in the fair value of these derivative instruments are recorded as other revenues in the Condensed Statements of Operations. All of our derivative instruments were entered into for hedging purposes rather than speculative trading.

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 historically have not entered into any derivative commodity instruments to manage the exposure to changing price risk for supplies.

Credit Risk

Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of trade receivables. We provide our products to customers based on an evaluation of the financial condition of our customers. In some instances, we require letters of credit, cash collateral or prepayments from our customers on or before shipment to mitigate the risk of loss. Exposure to losses on receivables is principally dependent on each customer’s financial condition. We monitor the exposure to credit losses and maintain allowances for anticipated losses. As of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the estimated allowance for credit losses was immaterial and did not have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

Interest Rate Risk

Our Notes have a fixed rate of interest of 8.00% per annum and are payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year.

Our ABL Facility bears an interest rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin, which is based on the average availability of the commitments under the ABL Facility, ranging currently from 150 to 200 basis points. On March 24, 2020, the Company borrowed $70.0 million in a partial draw of the ABL Facility as a precautionary measure and in order to increase the Company's cash position and preserve financial flexibility in light of the current uncertainty resulting from the COVID-19 outbreak. In June 2020, the Company made a principal repayment of $30.0 million on the ABL Facility. The debt we incur under the ABL Facility exposes us to interest rate risk. If interest rates increase significantly in the future, our exposure to interest rate risk will increase. As of March 31, 2021, based on the $40.0 million outstanding under our ABL Facility as of such date, a 100 basis point increase or decrease in interest rates would increase or decrease our annual interest expense under the ABL Facility by approximately $0.4 million. Furthermore, such interest rates under our ABL Facility are based upon benchmarks that are subject to potential change or elimination, including as a result of the announcement from the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA"), which regulates LIBOR, that it intends to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021.

Impact of Inflation

While inflation may impact our revenues and cost of sales, we believe the effects of inflation, if any, on our results of operations and financial condition have not been significant. However, there can be no assurance that our results of operations and financial condition will not be materially impacted by inflation in the future.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act, our management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of March 31, 2021. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2021, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of March 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is (1) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms and (2) accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

See Note 10 of the “Notes to Condensed Financial Statements” in this Form 10-Q for a description of current legal proceedings, which is incorporated by reference in this Part II, Item 1.

We and our subsidiaries are parties to a number of other lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of our business. We record costs relating to these matters when a loss is probable and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The effect of the outcome of these matters on our future results of operations cannot be predicted with certainty as any such effect depends on future results of operations and the amount and timing of the resolution of such matters. While the results of litigation cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe that the final outcome of such litigation will not have a material adverse effect on our financial statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in "Risk Factors" in "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2020 Annual Report. Our business, financial condition, operating results and cash flows can be impacted by a number of factors, any one of which could cause actual results to vary materially from recent results or from anticipated future results. In addition to the other information set forth in this Form 10-Q, you should carefully consider the risks discussed in "Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors" in our 2020 Annual Report, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. However, the risks described in our 2020 Annual Report are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we currently deem to be immaterial may also materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and/or operating results.

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

The following table sets forth share repurchases of our common stock made during the quarter ended March 31, 2021:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs	Approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased under the plans or programs(1)
January 1, 2021 - January 31, 2021
Stock Repurchase Program(1)	—	$	—	—	$	59,000,000
Employee Transactions(2)	1,433	$	21.32	—
February 1, 2021 - February 28, 2021
Stock Repurchase Program(1)	—	$	—	—
Employee Transactions(2)	106,309	$	22.25	—
March 1, 2021 - March 31, 2021
Stock Repurchase Program(1)	—	$	—	—
Employee Transactions(2)	14,009	$	18.48	—
Total	121,751			—

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(1)On March 26, 2019, the Board approved the Stock Repurchase Program that authorizes repurchases of up to an aggregate of $70.0 million of our outstanding common stock. The Stock Repurchase Program does not require us to repurchase a specific number of shares or have an expiration date.

(2)These shares were acquired to satisfy certain employees' tax withholding obligations associated with the lapse of restrictions on certain restricted stock awards granted under the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan and 2017 Equity Incentive Plan. Upon acquisition, these shares were retired.

Item 3. Defaults on Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

The information concerning mine safety violations and other regulatory matters is filed as Exhibit 95 to this Form 10-Q pursuant to the requirements of Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.104).

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

Item 6. Exhibits


Exhibit Number						Description


3.1						Certificate of Incorporation of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-217389) filed with the Commission on April 19, 2017).

3.2						Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38061) filed with the Commission on March 20, 2020).

3.3						Bylaws of Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form S-8 (File No. 333-217389) filed with the Commission on April 19, 2017).

3.4						Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of Warrior Met Coal, Inc., as filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on February 14, 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-38061) filed with the Commission on February 14, 2020).

31.1*						Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

31.2*						Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

32.1**						Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

95*						Mine Safety Disclosures Pursuant to Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 299.104).

101.INS*						XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

101.SCH*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

101.CAL*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation LinkBase Document

101.DEF*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition LinkBase Document

101.LAB*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label LinkBase Document

101.PRE*						Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation LinkBase Document

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

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished herewith.

SIGNATURES

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


			Warrior Met Coal, Inc.

			By:						/s/ Dale W. Boyles
									Dale W. Boyles
									Chief Financial Officer (on behalf of the registrant and as Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

									Date: May 5, 2021