艾伯塔馬礦山,阿拉巴馬州 - 2024年10月30日 - Warrior Met Coal, Inc. (NYSE: HCC) (「Warrior」 or the 「Company」) today announced results for the third quarter of 2024. Warrior is the leading dedicated U.S.-based producer and exporter of high-quality steelmaking coal for the global steel industry.
Warrior reported net income for the third quarter of 2024 of $4180萬, or $0.80 per diluted share, a decrease from net income of $8540萬, or $1.64 per diluted share, in the third quarter of 2023. Adjusted net income per share for the third quarter of 2024 was $0.80 per diluted share compared to adjusted net income per share of $1.85 per diluted share in the third quarter of 2023. The Company reported Adjusted EBITDA of $7850萬 in the third quarter of 2024 compared to Adjusted EBITDA of $14580萬 in the third quarter of 2023.
第三季度要點
•Commenced continuous miner development of the first longwall panel at the world-class Blue Creek growth project, producing the first development tons of 3.9萬 short tons;
•Completed the installation of the service cage, slope belt, slope car and raw coal belt at Blue Creek, and made significant progress on the preparation plant, the overland clean coal belt and the rail and barge loadouts. Further development progress remains on track, with the preparation plant expected to be completed in the middle of 2025 and the longwall startup expected in the second quarter of 2026;
•Invested $9380萬 in the continued development of Blue Creek, which brings the year-to-date project spend to $24640萬 and the total project spend to $61240萬; and
•Recorded $6220萬 of cash provided by operating activities despite weaker demand in the global markets and a 12.5% decrease in Platts Premium Low Vol FOb Australian index price from the previous quarter.
「During the third quarter, high-quality steelmaking coal prices reached a three-year low primarily driven by a confluence of weaker demand, excess Chinese steel exports into our customers' markets, and ample supply of steelmaking coals」 commented Walt Scheller, CEO of Warrior. “We believe that current prices are below the global cost curve and are not sustainable. While we wait for market conditions to improve, we are carefully managing spot opportunities and are strategically exercising patience with certain
2024年第三季度總收入爲3.277億美元,而2023年第三季度總收入爲4.235億美元。公司鍊鋼煤的平均淨銷售價格下降了6.9%,從184.71美元 per short ton in the third quarter of 2023 to $171.92 per short ton in the third quarter of 2024. Our average gross selling price realization was approximately 93% of the Platts Premium Low Vol FOb Australian index price for the third quarter of 2024.
Cost of sales for the third quarter of 2024 were $23160萬 compared to $26040萬 for the third quarter of 2023. Cash cost of sales (free-on-board port) for the third quarter of 2024 were $22970萬, or 71.8% of mining revenues, compared to $25880萬, or 62.1% of mining revenues in the same period of 2023. Cash cost of sales (free-on-board port) per short ton increased to $123.45 in the third quarter of 2024 from $114.66 in the third quarter of 2023, driven primarily by lower sales volumes of 17.5% offset partially by an increase in production costs driven by increased headcount and supply costs.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the third quarter of 2024 were $1140萬, or 3.5% of total revenues and were slightly higher than the same period last year of 2.6% due to higher employee-related costs.
Depreciation and depletion expenses for the third quarter of 2024 were $3660萬, or 11.2% of total revenues and were slightly higher than the same period last year of 8.0% of total revenues primarily due to depreciation expense recognized on additional assets placed into service. Warrior achieved net interest income of $730萬 during the third quarter of 2024, which is consistent with the prior year. Interest
income earned on our cash investments continues to exceed interest expense on our outstanding notes and equipment leases.
Income tax expense was $460萬 in the third quarter of 2024 on pre-tax income of $4640萬 primarily driven by an income tax benefit for foreign-derived intangible income and depletion expense. This compares to an income tax expense of $1680萬 on income of $10220萬 in the third quarter of 2023.
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關於戰士
Warrior是一家總部位於美國,致力於全球鋼鐵行業的環保和社會責任供應商。Warrior完全專注於開採非熱力冶金金屬 用作歐洲、南美和亞洲的金屬製造商生產鋼材時的重要元件。Warrior是大規模、低成本的高品質焦煤生產和出口商,也被稱爲硬焦煤(HCC) ,在阿拉巴馬州的地下礦山中運營高效的巷道放頂開採。Warrior從Blue Creek 煤層開採的HCC含硫量極低,並具有較強的煅燒性能。Warrior HCC的優質特性使其非常適合作爲鋼鐵製造商的基礎煤。更多信息,請訪問 www.warriormetcoal.com.
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