Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
The
interim financial data is unaudited; however, in our opinion, it includes all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods. The condensed consolidated financial statements
included herein have been prepared pursuant to the SEC’s rules and regulations; accordingly, certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in GAAP financial statements have been condensed or omitted.
The
results of operations and cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2018, are not necessarily indicative of the results
to be expected for future quarters or for the year ending December 31, 2018. To maintain consistency and comparability, certain
2017 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2018 presentation.
Our
organization and business, the accounting policies we follow and other information, are contained in the notes to our condensed
consolidated financial statements filed as part of our 2017 Form 10-K. This quarterly report should be read in conjunction with
such 10-K.
The
condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hallador Energy Company (herein-after known as “we,
us, or our”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries Sunrise Coal, LLC (Sunrise) and Hourglass Sands, LLC (Hourglass),
and Sunrise’s wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been
eliminated. Sunrise is engaged in the production of steam coal from mines located in western Indiana. Hourglass is in
development stage and will engage in the production of frac sand in the State of Colorado when mining is expected to begin
later in 2018 (see Note 13).
New
Accounting Standards Issued and Adopted
In
May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers.” ASU 2014-09 is a comprehensive
revenue recognition standard that supersedes nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under current U.S. GAAP and replaces
it with a principle-based approach for determining revenue recognition. On January 1, 2018, we adopted the new accounting standard
and all of the related amendments to all contracts using the modified retrospective method. Adoption of the new revenue standard
did not result in a material cumulative effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. The comparative information
has not been restated and continues to be reported under the accounting standards in effect for those periods. We do not expect
the adoption of the new revenue standard to have a material impact to our net income on an ongoing basis. See “Note 12 - Revenue”
to these condensed consolidated financial statements for additional disclosures.
In
January 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments (Topic 825): Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets
and Financial Liabilities. ASU 2016-01 requires equity investments that are not accounted for under the equity method of accounting
or that do not result in consolidation of the investee to be measured at fair value with changes recognized in net earnings. ASU
2016-01 also eliminates the available-for-sale classification for equity investments that recognized changes in fair value as
a component of other comprehensive income. We adopted ASU 2016-01 on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method,
which resulted in a $1.1 million (net of tax) cumulative-effect adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained
earnings. Adoption of ASU 2016-01 did not have a material impact on our results of operations and/or cash flows.
In
November 2016, the FASB issued guidance regarding the presentation of restricted cash in the statement of cash flows (ASU 2016-18).
This update is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and early adoption is permitted. We have
adopted the new standard as of January 1, 2018. Adoption of ASU 2016-18 did not have a material impact on the company’s
results of operations and/or cash flows.
In
January 2017, the FASB issued new guidance to assist in determining if a set of assets and activities being acquired or sold
is a business (ASU 2017-01). It also provided a framework to assist entities in evaluating whether both an input and a
substantive process are present, which at a minimum, must be present to be considered a business. We have adopted the new
standard as of January 1, 2018. The standard does not have an impact on our historical recognition of asset
acquisitions and business combinations. However, we expect there will be an impact on how we account for such
acquisitions in the future.
In
February 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-02, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reclassification of
Certain Tax Effects from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. ASU 2018-02 allows companies to reclassify stranded tax effects
resulting from the 2017 Tax Act from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. The company elected to early
adopt ASU 2018-02 on January 1, 2018, which resulted in a reclassification of $192,000 of stranded tax effects, related to our
unrealized gain on marketable securities, from accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings. Adoption of ASU 2018-02
did not have a material impact on our results of operations and/or cash flows.
New
Accounting Standards Issued and Not Yet Adopted
In
February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (ASU 2016-02). ASU 2016-02 increases transparency and
comparability among organizations by requiring lessees to record right-to-use assets and corresponding lease liabilities on the
balance sheet and disclosing key information about lease arrangements. The new guidance will classify leases as either finance
or operating (similar to current standard’s “capital” or “operating” classification), with classification
affecting the pattern of income recognition in the statement of income. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years, with early adoption permitted. We are currently in the
process of accumulating all contractual lease arrangements in order to determine the impact on our financial statements and do
not believe we have significant amounts of off-balance sheet leases; accordingly, we do not expect the adoption of ASU 2016-02
to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements. We continue to monitor closely the activities of
the FASB and various non-authoritative groups with respect to implementation issues that could affect our evaluation.
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ASSET
IMPAIRMENT REVIEW
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Carlisle
Mine
As
of March 31, 2018, the Carlisle Mine remains in hot idle status. We conducted a review of the Carlisle Mine assets as of March
31, 2018, based on estimated future net cash flows, and determined that no impairment was necessary. The Carlisle Mine assets
had an aggregate net carrying value of $108 million at March 31, 2018. If in future periods we reduce our estimate of the future
net cash flows attributable to the Carlisle Mine, it may result in future impairment of such assets and such charges could be
significant.
Bulldog
Reserves
In
October 2017, we entered into an agreement to sell land associated with the Bulldog Mine for $4.9 million. As part of the transaction,
we will hold the rights to repurchase the property for eight years at the original sale price of $4.9 million plus interest. We
are accounting for the sale as a financing transaction with the liability recorded in other long-term liabilities. The Bulldog
Mine assets had an aggregate net carrying value of $15 million at March 31, 2018. Also in October 2017, the Illinois Department
of Natural Resources (ILDNR) notified us that our mine application, along with modifications, was acceptable. The permit will
be issued upon submittal of a fee and bond which are required within 12 months of the notification. We have determined that no
impairment is necessary. If estimates inherent in the assessment change, it may result in future impairment of the assets.
Liquidity
Our
bank debt at March 31, 2018, was $191 million (term-$55 million, revolver-$136 million). We can borrow up to $200 million on the
revolver. As of March 31, 2018, we had additional borrowing capacity of $64 million and total liquidity of $82 million.
Fees
Bank
fees and other costs incurred in connection with the initial facility and a subsequent amendment were $9.1 million, were deferred,
and are being amortized over the term of the loan. The credit facility is collateralized by substantially all of Sunrise’s
assets, and we are the guarantor.
Covenants
The
credit facility includes a Maximum Leverage Ratio (Sunrise total funded debt/ trailing 12 months adjusted EBITDA) as listed
below:
Fiscal
Periods Ending
|
|
Ratio
|
March
31, 2018
|
|
4.25X
|
June 30, 2018
and September 30, 2018
|
|
4.00X
|
December 31,
2018
|
|
3.75X
|
March 31, 2019
and June 30, 2019
|
|
3.50X
|
The
credit facility also requires a Debt Service Coverage Ratio minimum of 1.25X through the maturity of the credit facility, defined
as Sunrise’s trailing 12 months adjusted EBITDA/annual debt service.
At
March 31, 2018, our Leverage Ratio was 2.37, and our Debt Service Coverage Ratio was 1.69. Therefore, we were in compliance with
those two ratios.
Rate
The
interest rate on the facility ranges from LIBOR plus 2.25% to LIBOR plus 4%, depending on our leverage ratio. We entered into
swap agreements to fix the LIBOR component of the interest rate to achieve an effective fixed rate of ~5% on the original term
loan balance and on $100 million of the revolver. The revolver swap notional value steps down 10% each quarter which commenced
on March 31, 2016.
At
March 31, 2018, we were paying LIBOR of 1.89% plus 3.00% for a total interest rate of 4.89%.
Bank
debt less debt issuance costs are presented below (in thousands):
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
Current
debt
|
|
$
|
35,000
|
|
|
$
|
35,000
|
|
Less
debt issuance cost
|
|
|
(1,829
|
)
|
|
|
(1,829
|
)
|
Net
current portion
|
|
$
|
33,171
|
|
|
$
|
33,171
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long-term
debt
|
|
$
|
155,737
|
|
|
$
|
166,992
|
|
Less
debt issuance cost
|
|
|
(762
|
)
|
|
|
(1,219
|
)
|
Net
long-term portion
|
|
$
|
154,975
|
|
|
$
|
165,773
|
|
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EQUITY
METHOD INVESTMENTS
|
Savoy
Energy, L.P.
O
n
March 9, 2018, we sold our entire 30.6% partnership interest to Savoy for $8 million. The carrying value of the investment included
in our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2017, was $8.0 million. Our net proceeds will be $7.5 million after commissions
payable to a related party, which were applied to our bank debt as required under the agreement. The sale resulted in a loss of
$538,000 for the period ending March 31, 2018.
Sunrise
Energy, LLC
We
own a 50% interest in Sunrise Energy, LLC, which owns gas reserves and gathering equipment with plans to develop and operate such
reserves. Sunrise Energy also plans to develop and explore for oil, gas and coal-bed methane gas reserves on or near our underground
coal reserves. The carrying value of the investment included in our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2018, and December
31, 2017, was $3.8 million and $3.9 million, respectively.
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OTHER
ASSETS (in thousands)
|
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
Advanced
coal royalties
|
|
$
|
9,792
|
|
|
$
|
9,720
|
|
Marketable
equity securities at fair value (restricted)*
|
|
|
2,053
|
|
|
|
2,148
|
|
Other
|
|
|
2,933
|
|
|
|
2,792
|
|
Total
other assets
|
|
$
|
14,778
|
|
|
$
|
14,660
|
|
*Held
by Sunrise Indemnity, Inc., our wholly-owned captive insurance company.
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ACCOUNTS
PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES (in thousands)
|
|
|
March
31,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
6,284
|
|
|
$
|
4,008
|
|
Goods
received not yet invoiced
|
|
|
4,358
|
|
|
|
5,574
|
|
Accrued
property taxes
|
|
|
3,105
|
|
|
|
2,751
|
|
Workers'
compensation
|
|
|
3,589
|
|
|
|
2,969
|
|
Other
|
|
|
7,567
|
|
|
|
5,813
|
|
Total
accounts payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
24,903
|
|
|
$
|
21,115
|
|
|
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|
OTHER
INCOME (in thousands)
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
Equity
income - Savoy
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
212
|
|
Equity
income (loss) - Sunrise Energy
|
|
|
(83
|
)
|
|
|
19
|
|
Loss
on disposal of Savoy
|
|
|
(538
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
MSHA
reimbursements
|
|
|
503
|
|
|
|
386
|
|
Other
|
|
|
195
|
|
|
|
381
|
|
Total
other income
|
|
$
|
77
|
|
|
$
|
998
|
|
We
self-insure our underground mining equipment. Such equipment is allocated among ten mining units spread out over 18 miles. The
historical cost of such equipment was approximately $261 million and $258 million for the periods ended March 31, 2018 and December
31, 2017, respectively.
Restricted
cash of $4.1 million and $3.8 million for the periods ended March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively, represents cash
held and controlled by a third party and is restricted for future workers’ compensation claim payments.
We
compute net income per share using the two-class method, which is an allocation formula that determines net income per share for
common stock and participating securities, which for us are our outstanding RSUs.
The
following table sets forth the computation of net income allocated to common shareholders (in thousands):
|
|
Three
Months Ended March 31,
|
|
|
|
2018
|
|
|
2017
|
|
Numerator:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
2,132
|
|
|
$
|
7,414
|
|
Less
earnings allocated to RSUs
|
|
|
(50
|
)
|
|
|
(179
|
)
|
Net
income allocated to common shareholders
|
|
$
|
2,082
|
|
|
$
|
7,235
|
|
For
interim period reporting, we record income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate based upon projected annual income,
forecasted permanent tax differences, discrete items and statutory rates in states in which we operate. Our effective tax rate
for the three months ended March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2017 was 7% and 8%, respectively. Historically, our actual effective
tax rates have differed from the statutory effective rate primarily due to the benefit received from statutory percentage depletion
deductions. The deduction for statutory percentage depletion does not necessarily change proportionately to changes in income
before income taxes.
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RESTRICTED
STOCK UNITS (RSUs)
|
Non-vested
grants at December 31, 2017
|
|
|
944,500
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
Vested
- weighted average share price on vesting date was $6.65
|
|
|
(221,500
|
)
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
(6,500
|
)
|
Non-vested
grants at March 31, 2018
|
|
|
716,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
221,500 shares that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2018, had a value of $1.5 million. Under our RSU plan, participants
are allowed to relinquish shares to pay for their required statutory income taxes.
With
the passing of our Chairman, Victor Stabio, on March 7, 2018, the vesting of his 220,000 RSUs accelerated. The value of the accelerated
RSUs was $1.5 million based on our March 7, 2018 closing stock price of $6.65 per share. These shares will be issued in May of
2018.
For
the three months ended March 31, 2018, and 2017, our stock-based compensation was $2.0 million and $0.8 million, respectively.
The increase in the stock compensation was due to the accelerated vesting of Mr. Stabio’s RSUs.
Non-vested
RSU grants will vest as follows:
Vesting
Year
|
|
RSUs
Vesting
|
|
2018
|
|
|
123,250
|
|
2019
|
|
|
310,750
|
|
2020
|
|
|
176,250
|
|
2021
|
|
|
106,250
|
|
|
|
|
716,500
|
|
The
outstanding RSUs have a value of $4.9 million based on the March 29, 2018, closing stock price of $6.87.
At
March 31, 2018, we had 1,400,102 RSUs available for future issuance.
Effective
January 1, 2018, we adopted ASU 2014-09. The adoption of this standard did not impact the timing of revenue recognition on our
consolidated balance sheets or condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income.
Revenue
from Contracts with Customers
We
account for a contract with a customer when the parties have approved the contract and are committed to performing their respective
obligations, the rights of each party are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance, and
collectability of consideration is probable. We recognize revenue when we satisfy a performance obligation by transferring control
of a good or service to a customer.
Our
revenue is derived from sales to customers of coal produced at our facilities. Our customers purchase coal directly from our mine
sites, where the sale occurs at the mine site and where title, risk of loss, and control typically pass to the customer at that
point. Our customers arrange for and bear the costs of transporting their coal from our mines to their plants or other specified
discharge points. Our customers are typically domestic utility companies. Our coal sales agreements with our customers are fixed-priced,
fixed-volume supply contracts, or include a predetermined escalation in price for each year. Price re-opener and index provisions
may allow either party to commence a renegotiation of the contract price at a pre-determined time. Price re-opener provisions
may automatically set a new price based on prevailing market price or, in some instances, require us to negotiate a new price,
sometimes within specified ranges of prices. The terms of our coal sales agreements result from competitive bidding and extensive
negotiations with customers. Consequently, the terms of these contracts vary by customer.
Coal
sales agreements will typically contain coal quality specifications. With coal quality specifications in place, the raw coal sold
by us to the customer at the delivery point must be substantially free of magnetic material and other foreign material impurities
and crushed to a maximum size as set forth in the respective coal sales agreement. Price adjustments are made and billed in the
month the coal sale was recognized based on quality standards that are specified in the coal sales agreement, such as Btu factor,
moisture, ash, and sulfur content and can result in either increases or decreases in the value of the coal shipped.
Disaggregation
of Revenue
Revenue
is disaggregated by primary geographic markets, as we believe this best depicts how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty
of our revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, 74% of our coal revenue
was sold to customers in the State of Indiana with the remainder sold to customers in Kentucky, North Carolina, and Florida. For
the three months ended March 31, 2017, 71% of our coal revenue was sold to customers in the State of Indiana with the remainder
sold to customers in Kentucky and Florida.
Performance
Obligations
A performance
obligation is a promise in a contract with a customer to provide distinct goods or services. Performance obligations are the unit
of account for purposes of applying the revenue recognition standard and therefore determine when and how revenue is recognized.
In most of our contracts, the customer contracts with us to provide coal that meets certain quality criteria. We consider each
ton of coal a separate performance obligation and allocate the transaction price based on the base price per the contract, increased
or decreased for quality adjustments.
We
recognize revenue at a point in time as the customer does not have control over the asset at any point during the fulfillment
of the contract. For substantially all of our customers, this is supported by the fact that title and risk of loss transfer to
the customer upon loading of the railcar at the mine. This is also the point at which physical possession of the coal transfers
to the customer, as well as the significant risks and rewards in ownership of the coal.
We
have remaining performance obligations relating to fixed priced contracts of approximately $485 million, which represent the average
fixed prices on our committed contracts as of March 31, 2018. We expect to recognize approximately 80% of this revenue through
2019, with the remainder recognized thereafter. We have remaining performance obligations relating to index priced contracts or
contracts with price reopeners of approximately $450 million, which represents our estimate of the expected re-opener/indexed
price on committed contracts as of March 31, 2018. We expect to recognize approximately 10% of this revenue through 2019, with
the remainder recognized thereafter.
The
tons used to determine the remaining performance obligations are subject to adjustment in instances of force majeure and exercise
of customer options to either take additional tons or reduce tonnage if such option exists in the customer contract.
Contract
Balances
Under
ASC 606, the timing of when a performance obligation is satisfied can affect the presentation of accounts receivable, contract
assets, and contract liabilities. The main distinction between accounts receivable and contract assets is whether consideration
is conditional on something other than the passage of time. A receivable is an entity’s right to consideration that is unconditional.
Under the typical payment terms of our contracts with customers, the customer pays us a base price for the coal, increased or
decreased for any quality adjustments. Amounts billed and due are recorded as trade accounts receivable and included in accounts
receivable in our consolidated balance sheets. We do not currently have any contracts in place where we would transfer coal in
advance of knowing the final price of the coal sold, and thus do not have any contract assets recorded. Contract liabilities arise
when consideration is received in advance of performance. This deferred revenue is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
in our consolidated balance sheets when consideration is received, and revenue is not recognized until the performance obligation
is satisfied. We are rarely paid in advance of performance and do not currently have any deferred revenue recorded in our consolidated
balance sheets.
In
February 2018, we invested $4 million in Hourglass Sands, LLC (Hourglass), a permitted frac sand mining company in the State of
Colorado. We own 100% of the Class A units and are consolidating the activity of Hourglass in these statements. As of March 31,
2018, the activity has been nominal. Class A units are entitled to 100% of profit until our capital investment and interest is
returned, then 90% of profits are allocated to us with remainder to Class B units. We do not own any Class B units.
In
February 2018, a Yorktown company associated with one of our directors also invested $4 million in Hourglass in return for a royalty
interest in Hourglass. This investment coupled with our $4 million investment brings the initial capitalization of Hourglass to
$8 million. We report the royalty interest as a redeemable noncontrolling interest on the consolidated balance sheets. A representative
of the Yorktown company holds a seat on the board of managers, and, with a change of control, the Yorktown company may be entitled
to receive a portion of the net proceeds realized, as prescribed in the Hourglass operating agreement.
In
April 2018, we declared a dividend of $.04 per share to shareholders of record as of April 30, 2018. The dividend is payable on
May 11, 2018.