KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE--(Marketwire - March 21, 2013) - Xinergy Ltd. (TSX:XRG), a Central Appalachian coal producer, today announced that it had a net loss of $(88.8) million, or $(1.63) per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2012 and a net loss of $(40.4) million, or $(0.74) per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2012. This is compared with a net loss of $(14.1) million, or $(0.25) per diluted share for the year ended December 31, 2011 and a net loss of $(6.5) million or $(0.12) per diluted share in the fourth quarter of 2011. Fourth quarter and full year 2012 adjusted EBITDA was $(7.2) million and $(22.8) million, respectively, compared with $6.7 million and $30.6 million, respectively for the fourth quarter and full year 2011. The Company's Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended December 31, 2012, together with its Management's Discuss and Analysis ("MD&A") for the corresponding period, have been posted on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on the Company's website at www.xinergycorp.com.
Matt Goldfarb, Xinergy's CEO, commented: "Last year proved to be an extraordinarily challenging market environment, characterized by the confluence of continued weakness in domestic thermal markets due to oversupply and an abundance of cheap natural gas, and a violent correction in the global met market occasioned by slowing Asian demand and instability in European markets. As we look into 2013, we are cautiously optimistic that both markets have bottomed and are beginning to stabilize. Firming natural gas prices, significant supply rationalization and more seasonal winter weather provide support for a potential rebound in CAPP thermal pricing. In the met market, we see the most recent hard coking coal benchmark settlement of $172/mt as reflecting not only increased demand from China, but also a supply response to the mid-2012 pricing environment that left much of the seaborne met cost curve underwater."
"The fourth quarter concluded a pivotal year for Xinergy in which we executed well against our objectives of repositioning our asset portfolio with a focus on our premium quality, mid-vol met footprint in West Virginia, while maintaining balance sheet flexibility to withstand the market downturn. The recently announced divestiture of our Kentucky thermal operations accelerates our transformation towards a greater mix of premium quality, mid-vol met coal assets while strengthening our balance sheet to position us to drive long-term shareholder value."
2012 Annual Results
The following tables show selected operating results for the three month and twelve month periods ended December 31, 2012.
| As at | As at | As at | ||||||
| December 31 | December 31 | December 31 | ||||||
| ($'000) | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||
| Balance Sheet | ||||||||
| Cash | $ | 32,325 | $ | 72,983 | $ | 17,029 | ||
| Total current assets | $ | 50,723 | $ | 117,269 | $ | 47,075 | ||
| Total assets | $ | 188,772 | $ | 289,701 | $ | 153,234 | ||
| Total current liabilities | $ | 20,797 | $ | 40,309 | $ | 28,659 | ||
| Total long term liabilities | $ | 229,786 | $ | 224,803 | $ | 75,449 | ||
| Shareholders' (deficit) equity | $ | (61,811 | ) | $ | 24,589 | $ | 49,126 | |
| $'000, except per share | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Statement of Operations | ||||||||||
| Coal revenues | $ | 81,159 | $ | 166,820 | $ | 108,841 | ||||
| Cost of coal sales | $ | 95,167 | $ | 122,092 | $ | 74,447 | ||||
| Gross margin | $ | (14,008 | ) | $ | 44,188 | $ | 34,393 | |||
| Loss before taxes | $ | (70,023 | ) | $ | (24,893 | ) | $ | (2,093 | ) | |
| Net loss | $ | (88,795 | ) | $ | (14,107 | ) | $ | (2,071 | ) | |
| Net loss per share | $ | (1.63 | ) | $ | (0.25 | ) | $ | (0.04 | ) | |
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| $'000, except per share | Dec 31, 2012 | Sept 30, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | March 31, 2012 | ||||||||||
| Statement of Operations | ||||||||||||||
| Coal revenues | $ | 11,547 | $ | 16,522 | $ | 23,143 | $ | 29,946 | ||||||
| Cost of coal sales | $ | 17,239 | $ | 21,051 | $ | 26,372 | $ | 30,507 | ||||||
| Gross margin | $ | (5,692 | ) | $ | (4,529 | ) | $ | (3,229 | ) | $ | (561 | ) | ||
| (Loss) income before taxes | $ | (18,711 | ) | $ | (35,613 | ) | $ | (18,070 | ) | $ | 2,372 | |||
| Net (loss) income | $ | (40,397 | ) | $ | (35,613 | ) | $ | (14,474 | ) | $ | 1,690 | |||
| Per share, basic and diluted | $ | (0.74 | ) | $ | (0.65 | ) | $ | (0.27 | ) | $ | 0.03 | |||
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Sales & Operating Statistics | |||||||||
| Tons sold | 1,211,166 | 1,990,447 | 1,278,585 | ||||||
| Tons produced | 983,871 | 2,037,002 | 1,332,571 | ||||||
| Sale price/ton | $ | 67.01 | $ | 83.54 | $ | 85.13 | |||
| COGS/ton sold | $ | 78.58 | $ | 61.34 | $ | 58.23 | |||
| Gross margin/ton sold | $ | (11.57 | ) | $ | 22.20 | $ | 26.90 | ||
| Cash costs/ton produced | $ | 79.77 | $ | 59.01 | $ | 54.16 | |||
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| $'000, except per share | Dec 31, 2012 | Sept 30, 2012 | June 30, 2012 | March 31, 2012 | ||||||||||
| Sales & Operating Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| Tons sold | 179,584 | 242,390 | 363,495 | 425,697 | ||||||||||
| Tons produced | 146,790 | 183,909 | 272,999 | 380,173 | ||||||||||
| Sales price/ton | $ | 64.30 | $ | 68.16 | $ | 63.67 | $ | 70.35 | ||||||
| COGS/ton sold | $ | 95.99 | $ | 86.85 | $ | 72.55 | $ | 71.66 | ||||||
| Gross margin/ton sold | $ | (31.69 | ) | $ | (18.69 | ) | $ | (8.88 | ) | $ | (1.31 | ) | ||
| Cash costs/ton produced | $ | 94.55 | $ | 95.17 | $ | 79.22 | $ | 66.99 | ||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Metallurgical | Thermal | Total | ||||||||||
| Tons sold | 116,373 | 1,094,793 | 1,211,166 | |||||||||
| Ton produced | 125,318 | 858,553 | 983,871 | |||||||||
| Sale price/ton | $ | 104.00 | $ | 63.08 | $ | 67.01 | ||||||
| COGS/ton sold | $ | 168.02 | $ | 69.07 | $ | 78.57 | ||||||
| Gross margin/ton sold | $ | (64.02 | ) | $ | (5.99 | ) | $ | (11.57 | ) | |||
| Total revenues | $ | 12,102,171 | $ | 69,057,040 | $ | 81,159,211 | ||||||
| Total cost of sales | $ | 19,552,817 | $ | 75,614,451 | $ | 95,167,268 | ||||||
| Gross margin | $ | (7,450,646 | ) | $ | (6,557,411 | ) | $ | (14,008,057 | ) | |||
| Cash costs: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of coal sales | $ | 19,552,817 | $ | 75,614,451 | $ | 95,167,268 | ||||||
| Inventory change | $ | 493,509 | $ | (11,566,429 | ) | $ | (11,072,920 | ) | ||||
| Purchase coal | $ | (5,616,902 | ) | $ | (5,616,902 | ) | ||||||
| Cash cost | $ | 20,046,326 | $ | 58,431,121 | $ | 78,477,447 | ||||||
| Tons produced | 125,318 | 858,553 | $ | 983,871 | ||||||||
| Cash costs/ton produced | $ | 159.96 | $ | 68.06 | $ | 79.76 | ||||||
| Three months ended December 31, 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Metallurgical | Thermal | Total | ||||||||||
| Tons sold | 27,511 | 152,073 | 179,584 | |||||||||
| Ton produced | 17,718 | 129,072 | 146,790 | |||||||||
| Sale price/ton | $ | 98.04 | $ | 58.20 | $ | 64.30 | ||||||
| COGS/ton sold | $ | 189.38 | $ | 79.09 | $ | 95.99 | ||||||
| Gross margin/ton sold | $ | (91.34 | ) | $ | (20.89 | ) | $ | (31.69 | ) | |||
| Total revenues | $ | 2,697,127 | $ | 8,850,355 | $ | 11,547,482 | ||||||
| Total cost of sales | $ | 5,210,143 | $ | 12,027,591 | $ | 17,237,734 | ||||||
| Gross margin | $ | (2,513,016 | ) | $ | (3,177,236 | ) | $ | (5,690,252 | ) | |||
| Cash costs: | ||||||||||||
| Cost of coal sales | $ | 5,210,143 | $ | 12,027,591 | $ | 17,237,734 | ||||||
| Inventory change | $ | (712,594 | ) | $ | (1,937,507 | ) | $ | (2,650,101 | ) | |||
| Purchase coal | $ | (709,293 | ) | $ | (709,293 | ) | ||||||
| Cash cost | $ | 4,497,549 | $ | 9,380,791 | $ | 13,878,340 | ||||||
| Tons produced | 17,718 | 129,072 | 146,790 | |||||||||
| Cash costs/ton produced | $ | 253.84 | $ | 72.68 | $ | 94.55 | ||||||
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2012, we had total cash and cash equivalents (excluding restricted cash) of $32.3 million, compared with $73.0 million at December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2012, after giving effect to the Straight Creek sale, the Company's liquidity profile is as follows:
| Cash........................................... | $ | 32.3 million | |
| Term Loan B Commitment................. | $ | 9.8 million | |
| Liquidity................................... | $ | 42.1 million | |
| Restricted Cash............................ | $ | 49.5 million | |
In connection with the Straight Creek sale, approximately $38 million has been placed in a "Collateral Proceeds Account" pursuant to the terms of the Indenture governing our 9.25% Senior Secured Notes. The Company anticipates funding its capital expenditures requirements over the balance of 2013 from this account.
2013 Production and Capital Expenditures Guidance
The Company does not anticipate any thermal coal production in 2013, after giving effect to the Straight Creek transaction. Previously anticipated 2013 thermal coal sales from Raven Crest/Brier Creek have been pushed into 2015 by reason of a March 2013 amendment to a supply agreement covering the sale of 360,000 tons per annum previously scheduled to cover a 2-year period beginning January 2013. The amended supply agreement provides for the delivery of 360,000 tons per annum beginning January 2014, and continuing through December 2015, at index-based pricing.
2013 metallurgical coal sales guidance remains unchanged from prior guidance at 300,000 to 400,000 tons from our South Fork operation. The Company anticipates capital expenditures of $35.0 to $40.0 million for fiscal 2013, of which approximately $8.5 million has been spent to date.
Mr. Goldfarb continued: "Construction of our preparation plant and rail loading facility at South Fork remains on track to be completed by the end of the second quarter. Notwithstanding the challenging market environment, the excitement surrounding our crown jewel asset coming online meaningfully is evident amongst the entire Xinergy family."
Conference Call, Webcast and Replay
The Company will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2012 operating results on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The conference call will be open to the public toll free at (877) 317-6789. International callers should use (412) 317-6789, and Canadian callers should use (866) 605-3852. The conference call can also be accessed via webcast on the Company's website with a replay available shortly after the event.
About Xinergy Ltd.
Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Xinergy Ltd., through its wholly owned subsidiary Xinergy Corp. and its subsidiaries, is engaged in coal mining in eastern Kentucky, West Virginia and Virginia. Xinergy sells high quality thermal and metallurgical coal to electric utilities, steelmakers, energy trading firms and industrial companies. For more information, please visit www.xinergycorp.com.
Contact Information:
Matt Goldfarb
Chief Executive Officer
Xinergy Ltd.
Michael R. Castle
Chief Financial Officer
865-474-7000
www.xinergycorp.com