At year-end, Alliance (ARLP) had committed and priced 32.1mt for 2022. As of Tuesday's release, the company had committed and priced 34.2mt. However the additional 2.1mt led to a full $11.3 / 24% increase in the average revenue per ton for all of 2022 committed volumes.
The math would indicate that the incremental 2.1mt of committed sales were contracted at over $230 per ton, suggesting Alliance (ARLP) is successfully exporting thermal to the seaborn market.
Adding $11.3 dollars per ton to company's 34.2mt of contracted volume, leads to EBITDA improvement of ~$386m, or ~$3.00 of incremental EPS.
In addition to generating incremental earnings, successfully exporting thermal coal out of Illinois is likely to lead to improved in-basin pricing for 2023 contracts. And that is exactly what weekly spot market data suggests is happening:
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Arch (ARCH) posted strong Q1 results, despite significant rail challenges. Though the company expects improved transport to drive accelerating profitability as 2022 progresses, management also highlighted several factors that could improve the company's (and sector) multiple.
Long term demand for thermal coal is emerging domestically and internationally. The company is allocating excess free cash flow to reducing share count. Both while high natural gas prices, and under-investment in the sector, result in record profits.