Arch Resources (ARCH) Q2 Earnings & Sales Surpass Estimates

Arch Resources Inc. ARCH reported second-quarter 2021 earnings of $1.66 per share, which surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.57 by 5.7%. In the year-ago quarter, the company incurred a loss of $3.26 per share.

Total Revenues

Total revenues amounted to $450.4 million, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $342 million by 31.7%.

Highlights of the Release

In the Metallurgical segment, Arch Resources sold 2 million tons of coal, down 33.3% from the prior-year figure of 1.5 million tons. It recorded cash margins of $30.34 per ton compared with $14.22 in the year-ago quarter, primarily due to higher sales price.

In the Thermal segment, cash margin was $2.62 per ton versus (99 cents) in the prior-year period.

Arch Resources Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Arch Resources Inc. Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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During the second quarter, Arch Resources invested $50 million in the Leer South mine development, and expects to pump capital between $360 million and $390 million into the project for its completion. As of Jun 30, 2021, the company invested $392 million in the project, a little exceeding the projected forecast. It is on track to commence longwall operations at the mine in third-quarter 2021. When fully operational, the mine is expected to produce up to 3 million tons of High-Vol A coking coal annually for sale in global metallurgical markets.

During the quarter, Arch Resources committed an additional 300,000 tons of metallurgical coal for delivery in 2021, bringing total commitments for the current year to 7.1 million ton.

Financial Highlights

Cash and cash equivalents as of Jun 30, 2021 were $153.5 million compared with $187.5 million on Dec 31, 2020.

Long-term debt as of Jun 30, 2021 was $402.1 million compared with $477.2 million at 2020-end.

Cash provided by operating activities in first-half 2021 was $26.1 million compared with $25.9 million in the year-ago period.

Arch Resources raised its 2021 capex guidance by $10 million to the range of $210- $230 million to accommodate the modest amount of additional capital required to complete Leer South and fund certain opportunistic optimization efforts at its metallurgical mines.

Guidance

Arch Resources committed 7.1 million tons of coking coal volume for 2021. Total thermal coal committed for 2021 is 57.8 million tons. The company expects total sales volume in the range of 62.4-67.2 million tons for 2021.

Zacks Rank

Arch Resources currently sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Upcoming Releases

Peabody Energy BTU is scheduled to release second-quarter 2021 results on Jul 29. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the bottom line for the quarter is pegged at a loss of 76 cents per share.

CONSOL Energy Inc. CEIX is scheduled to release second-quarter 2021 results on Aug 3. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the to-be-reported quarter’s earnings is pegged at 22 cents per share.

Warrior Met Coal, Inc. HCC is scheduled to release second-quarter 2021 results on Aug 4. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for the quarter is pegged at a loss of 16 cents per share.

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Matt Earle

Matthew Earle is the Founder of MiningFeeds. In 2005, Matt founded MiningNerds.com to provide data and information to the mining investment community. This site was merged with Highgrade Review to form MiningFeeds. Matt has a B.Sc. degree with a minor in geology from the University of Toronto.

By Matt Earle

Matthew Earle is the Founder of MiningFeeds. In 2005, Matt founded MiningNerds.com to provide data and information to the mining investment community. This site was merged with Highgrade Review to form MiningFeeds. Matt has a B.Sc. degree with a minor in geology from the University of Toronto.

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