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Intrepid Potash Announces Second Quarter 2014 Results
and Senior Executive Transition

DENVER; Jul. 30, 2014 - Intrepid Potash Inc. (Intrepid) (NYSE: IPI) today announced financial results and operating highlights for its second quarter ended June 30, 2014. Intrepid also announced that Dave Honeyfield, current President and CFO, will be resigning from Intrepid effective August 29, 2014, in order to pursue an opportunity with a newly formed company in the oil and gas business. Bob Jornayvaz, Intrepid’s co-founder, current Executive Chairman and largest shareholder, will become President and CEO. Mr. Jornayvaz will be reassuming the leadership role he held from the Company’s inception in 2000 through 2010, including overseeing Intrepid’s initial public offering in 2008. Brian Frantz, Intrepid’s VP - Finance, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, has been named interim CFO, as the Company performs a search for this position.

“Having the responsibility to lead the transition of Intrepid over the last four years has been tremendously rewarding for me personally and professionally. I am thankful to Bob Jornayvaz and Hugh Harvey for the opportunity to serve as President and Chief Financial Officer. I also want to share the enormous respect I have for the employees of Intrepid; the talent, skill, and innovation that they bring to bear make Intrepid the strong company that it is today. It has been a real pleasure to serve our customers, our employees and our stockholders,” said Dave Honeyfield.

Bob Jornayvaz commented, “I thank Dave for his outstanding execution of Intrepid’s strategy during a period of great change. We have built a stronger Intrepid through the capital investment stage Dave oversaw. In returning to the CEO role, I have as my top priorities continued focus on operating and optimizing our new assets, further development of our long-term growth strategy, and maximizing our margin and cash flow generation opportunities on every ton of product we sell.”

Financial results for the second quarter of 2014 include:

Net income of $5.6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared with the second quarter 2013 net income of $11.3 million, or $0.15 per diluted share









Adjusted net income(1) of $5.6 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, compared with adjusted net income of $12.7 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, for the second quarter last year

Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $28.6 million, compared with $33.0 million in the second quarter of 2013

Cash flow from operating activities for the first six months of 2014 of $55.8 million, compared with $47.4 million in the comparable period of 2013. Cash used for capital expenditures during the first six months of 2014 was $45.1 million.

Cash, cash equivalents, and investments of $35.1 million at June 30, 2014

Commenting on the results, Mr. Jornayvaz said, "We returned to profitability and increased our cash flow generation this quarter and delivered a solid first half of the year. Our ability to supply tons to our customers, despite the industry-wide logistical challenges, allowed us to meet the healthy demand for potash through the spring. In the quarter, we earned a sequential increase in our average net realized sales price(1) and achieved lower per ton cash operating costs(1) on both our potash and Trio® products. The second quarter results, particularly the continued improvements in cash operating costs, highlight the positive trends we are experiencing and that we expect to continue as we are more singularly focused on the optimization of our new assets and operations now that the majority of the multi-year intensive capital project work is completed.”

Second quarter 2014 highlights include:

Potash

Average net realized sales price per ton was $329 ($363 per metric tonne), a 4% increase from the previous quarter. Last year's second quarter average net realized sales price was $402 per ton ($443 per metric tonne).

Cash operating costs of $188 per ton improved sequentially by 8% from the first quarter. Cash operating costs were $186 per ton in the second quarter of 2013.

Potash sales volume was 235,000 tons in the second quarter, up 28% from 184,000 tons in the same quarter of 2013. For the first six months of 2014, potash sales volume of 478,000 tons increased 30% from the comparable period of 2013.

Potash production was 190,000 tons, up 4% compared with the same period a year ago. In the first six months of this year, production volume was 411,000 tons, up slightly from the first six months of 2013.
(1) Adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (adjusted EBITDA), average net realized sales price per ton, and per ton cash operating costs are non-GAAP financial measures. See the non-GAAP reconciliations set forth later in this press release for additional information.






Intrepid grew sales and achieved a sequentially higher average net realized sales price in the second quarter by continuing to meet customers' needs through its well developed, close-to-the-customer distribution model, and by working closely with the railroad and customers to coordinate rail deliveries. The strategy of placing product forward in the market ahead of demand enables Intrepid to respond to just-in-time purchasing patterns and creates a more consistent supply of product for customers.

The capital investments together with process improvements aimed at increasing production and lowering cash operating costs per ton showed positive results for the second consecutive quarter. Comparing the second quarter to the first quarter of this year, Intrepid reduced potash cash operating costs by $17 per ton and total potash cost of goods sold by $13 per ton. Year-over-year, per ton cash operating costs were 1% higher, while total cost of goods sold per ton increased 5%, largely as a result of additional depreciation expense from the recent capital investments.
  
The second half cash operating costs per ton and total cost of goods sold per ton for potash are expected to continue to decline. Driving the cost improvements will be the second, larger harvest from the HB Solar Solution mine, and anticipated benefits from the multi-year capital investments at the West plant that were designed to increase production. The HB activities will have a more pronounced impact in the fourth quarter of 2014 than the third quarter. While cash operating costs per ton are expected to be lower on a year-over-year basis for the third quarter, the Company's expectation is that the cash operating costs per ton in the period will be slightly higher than the second quarter as a result of scheduled maintenance turnaround activity at Intrepid's East, West and Wendover facilities. Additionally, the normal cyclical sales and production mix shifts somewhat in the third quarter because of a greater concentration of tons produced through conventional underground operations at a time when the solar solution mining operations are taking advantage of higher evaporation rates that occur over the summer months.
    

Langbeinite - Trio® 

Average net realized sales price per ton for langbeinite, which is marketed as Trio®, in the second quarter was $350 ($386 per metric tonne), representing a 3% sequential increase from the first quarter. In the second quarter of 2013, average net realized price was $359 per ton ($396 per metric tonne).

Cash operating costs were $192 per ton, a $24 per ton improvement from the first quarter of 2014. Cash operating costs were $177 per ton in the second quarter of 2013.

Trio® sales volume was 62,000 tons, up from 35,000 tons for the same period in the prior year. Sales volume for the first six months of this year increased 32% to 98,000 tons compared with the same period in 2013.






Production was 43,000 tons, compared with 50,000 tons in the second quarter of 2013

Intrepid grew sales volume for Trio® in the quarter and year-to-date 77% and 32%, respectively, compared with the same periods in 2013. These results were driven by a greater emphasis on the higher-value domestic market. The ability to manufacture and sell the premium products, the pellet form and the natural granular, generates a higher average net realized sales price. The average net realized sales price per ton, which increased 3% from first quarter levels, remained resilient as customers continue to recognize the benefits of this specialty fertilizer, and as demand exceeds supply.

Trio® production, while up sequentially, decreased 22% in the first six months of this year from the same period in 2013, with the majority of this reflected in the first quarter. Production was impacted by the work underway to make the conversion process of standard-sized material into premium-sized product more efficient. The production increase in the second quarter as compared with the first quarter was achieved through higher recovery rates at the East facility. Per ton cash operating costs and cost of goods sold trends generally followed the quarterly production trends.

Capital project update and highlights include:

Intrepid’s capital investment range for 2014 of $40 million to $50 million is unchanged from prior guidance. Nearly half of the planned investments are for sustaining capital, with the remainder being used to complete the major projects. Through the first six months of this year, Intrepid has invested $24 million, which includes completing the remaining work on the HB Solar Solution mine and the third compactor line at the North Compaction plant. The Company expects the capital investment to complete the West upgrades to occur in the third quarter when commissioning on the final component of this upgrade commences.
 
HB Solar Solution mine

Construction on the HB Solar Solution mine is complete with only final commissioning work to be performed during the second half of the year. Intrepid produced approximately 31,000 tons of potash in the first half of this year from the initial harvest from the HB Solar Solution mine. The second harvest is scheduled to commence in August, and, based on the brine concentrate levels and the pace of evaporation, Intrepid has more certainty about achieving the estimated 50,000 to 100,000 tons of production in 2014. Cash operating costs trended down from the first quarter into the second quarter with the plant generating positive cash flow. The per ton cash operating costs are expected to trend down further to the targeted range of $80 to $100 per ton at full production rates of 150,000 to 200,000 tons in the 2015/2016 harvest season.
  
North Compaction plant

All three compaction lines are in service at the North Compaction plant. With this new plant complete, Intrepid is producing a high quality granular product. This high quality product has





opened up sales opportunities, and allows Intrepid to further develop its close-to-the-customer warehouse strategy. The capacity of the new North plant was designed to granulate 100% of the production from the HB Solar Solution mine and the West mine. Based on the current design, the plant can also handle any additional potash tonnage from the East facility, creating the flexibility to granulate 100% of Intrepid's Carlsbad production, similar to the Moab and Wendover operations. The capabilities of the new North plant also make possible some of the process changes underway at the West facility that are intended to allow for higher recoveries, thereby lowering per ton costs.

West facility upgrades

Intrepid expects to complete the last in the series of major recovery improvement projects at the West facility during the third quarter of 2014. The upgrades have enhanced and will continue to enhance West's ability to stabilize recovery rates. Increased production at West, combined with the revised processes, is expected to lower per ton cash operating costs more meaningfully during the second half of 2014, particularly in the fourth quarter, once the projects are finished and fully integrated.

Market conditions and 2014 outlook:

Intrepid saw continued sales success through its strategy of placing product forward in the market, and combining the diversity and expansion of its sales channels beyond agriculture to include the industrial and feed markets.

Potash demand in the second quarter remained strong and pricing improved from the previous quarter in response to lower inventory levels in North America, particularly of granular size product. Further, the announcement by the Canadian producers of a summer fill price increase supports an outlook for stability in pricing into the fall season of 2014.

Intrepid has slightly adjusted its second half potash sales forecast partly due to the higher sales volumes in the first half of 2014 resulting in tighter inventory levels. Additionally, customer demand in the third quarter and early fourth quarter is strong, and the Company is closely coordinating sales and production. Intrepid does not expect potash pricing to fluctuate meaningfully during the second half of the year in response to current corn and soybean pricing as current potash pricing provides good value to the farmer.
  
Intrepid's outlook for the second half and full year of 2014 is presented below. This information is Intrepid's best estimate at the current time and will be impacted by actual market conditions, results of operations, and production results. Cash operating costs per ton and cost of goods sold per ton for potash are expected to be lower for the second half compared with the first half. The second half range for potash cost of goods sold per ton has increased slightly in reflection of the sales mix of tons as Intrepid has low levels of inventory at the end of the second quarter from its Utah operations based on the strength of sales through the spring. Additionally, as the sales price expectations for potash have improved since Intrepid last provided its outlook on April 30, 2014,





there will be less cost flowing through the lower-of-cost-or-market adjustment line in the second half of the year than previously expected as these costs will now flow through cost of goods sold.
 
 

 
 
Second-Half
 
Full-Year
 
 
2014
 
2014
Potash
 
 
 
 
Production (tons)
 
445,000 - 465,000
 
860,000 - 880,000
Sales (tons)
 
415,000 - 435,000
 
890,000 - 910,000
Cash operating costs ($/ton)
 
$185 - $200
 
$185 - $200
Total COGS ($/ton)
 
$260 - $275
 
$265 - $280
 
 
 
 
 
Trio®
 
 
 
 
Production (tons)
 
80,000 - 95,000
 
155,000 - 170,000
Sales (tons)
 
75,000 - 85,000
 
175,000 - 185,000
Cash operating costs ($/ton)
 
$175 - $190
 
$185 - $200
Total COGS ($/ton)
 
$245 - $260
 
$260 - $275
 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
$3.0 - $3.5 million
 
$5.5 - $6.5 million
Depreciation, depletion, and accretion
 
$38 - $42 million
 
$77 - $81 million
Selling and administrative expense (excludes approximately $1.8 million of restructuring charges in the first quarter)
 
$13 - $15 million
 
$26 - $30 million
Capital investment
 
not provided
 
$40 - $50 million

Notes

Unless expressly stated otherwise or the context otherwise requires, references to “tons” in this press release refer to short tons. One short ton equals 2,000 pounds. One metric tonne, which many international competitors use, equals 1,000 kilograms or 2,204.62 pounds.

Conference Call Information

A teleconference to discuss the quarter is scheduled for July 31, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. ET. The dial in number is 800-319-4610 for U.S. and Canada, and is 631-982-4565 for other countries. A recording of the conference call will be available two hours after the completion of the call at 800-319-6413 for U.S. and Canada, or 631-883-6842 for other countries. The replay of the call will require the input of the conference identification number 763324. The call will also be streamed on the Intrepid website, www.intrepidpotash.com. An audio recording of the conference call will be available at www.intrepidpotash.com through September 1, 2014.

About Intrepid






Intrepid (NYSE: IPI) is the largest producer of potash in the U.S. and is dedicated to the production and marketing of potash, which is essential for healthy crop development; and Trio®, a specialty fertilizer supplying three key nutrients, potassium, magnesium and sulfate, in a single particle. Intrepid owns six active production facilities across New Mexico and Utah. Intrepid is unique in the U.S. in its utilization of low-cost solar solution mining at three of its facilities, including the newly constructed HB Solar Solution mine.

Intrepid routinely posts important information, including information about upcoming investor presentations and press releases, on its website under the Investor Relations tab. Investors and other interested parties are encouraged to enroll on the Intrepid website,www.intrepidpotash.com
to receive automatic email alerts or Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds regarding new postings.

Forward-looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements - that is, statements about future, not past, events. The forward-looking statements in this document often relate to our future performance and management's expectations for the future, including statements about our financial outlook. These statements are based on assumptions that we believe are reasonable. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are uncertain. For us, the particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different from our forward-looking statements include the following:

changes in the price, demand, or supply of potash or Trio®/langbeinite
circumstances that disrupt or limit our production, including operational difficulties or operational variances due to geological or geotechnical variances
interruptions in rail or truck transportation services, or fluctuations in the costs of these services
increased labor costs or difficulties in hiring and retaining qualified employees and contractors, including workers with mining, mineral processing, or construction expertise
the costs of, and our ability to successfully construct, commission, and execute, any of our strategic projects, including our HB Solar Solution mine, our North compaction plant, our West plant upgrades, and our Moab cavern systems
adverse weather events, including events affecting precipitation and evaporation rates at our solar solution mines
changes in the prices of raw materials, including chemicals, natural gas, and power
the impact of federal, state, or local governmental regulations, including environmental and mining regulations; the enforcement of those regulations; and governmental policy changes
our ability to obtain any necessary governmental permits relating to the construction and operation of assets





changes in our reserve estimates
competition in the fertilizer industry
declines or changes in U.S. or world agricultural production or fertilizer application rates
declines in the use of potash products by oil and gas companies in their drilling operations
changes in economic conditions
our ability to comply with covenants in our debt-related agreements to avoid a default under those agreements, or the total amount available to us under our credit facility is reduced, in whole or in part, because of covenant limitations
disruption in the credit markets
our ability to secure additional federal and state potash leases to expand our existing mining operations
the other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions described in Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, as updated by our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q

In addition, new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make.

All information in this document speaks as of July 30, 2014. New information or events after that date may cause our forward-looking statements in this document to change. We have no duty to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to conform the statements to actual results or to reflect new information or future events.

Contact:
Gary Kohn, Investor Relations        
Phone: 303-996-3024
Email: gary.kohn@intrepidpotash.com









INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Sales
 
$
110,949

 
$
92,680

 
$
209,824

 
$
191,937

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freight costs
 
11,760

 
6,526

 
21,691

 
14,623

Warehousing and handling costs
 
2,988

 
3,094

 
5,800

 
6,673

Cost of goods sold
 
79,383

 
55,003

 
157,957

 
108,776

Lower-of-cost-or-market inventory adjustments
 
1,140

 
4

 
4,706

 
12

Gross Margin
 
15,678

 
28,053

 
19,670

 
61,853

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling and administrative
 
7,064

 
8,639

 
13,810

 
18,131

Accretion of asset retirement obligation
 
406

 
374

 
811

 
749

Restructuring expense
 

 

 
1,827

 

Other operating (income)
 
(305
)
 
(1,340
)
 
(3,250
)
 
(1,169
)
Operating Income
 
8,513

 
20,380

 
6,472

 
44,142

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense
 
(1,556
)
 
(219
)
 
(2,936
)
 
(432
)
Interest income
 
22

 
163

 
75

 
215

Other income (expense)
 
225

 
(1,836
)
 
460

 
(1,820
)
Income Before Income Taxes
 
7,204

 
18,488

 
4,071

 
42,105

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Tax (Expense) Benefit
 
(1,642
)
 
(7,171
)
 
1,136

 
(15,869
)
Net Income
 
$
5,562

 
$
11,317

 
$
5,207

 
$
26,236

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
75,514,991

 
75,383,108

 
75,480,165

 
75,361,951

Diluted
 
75,573,918

 
75,399,566

 
75,534,138

 
75,396,164

Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.07

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.07

 
0.35

Diluted
 
$
0.07

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.07

 
0.35




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INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
AS OF JUNE 30, 2014 AND DECEMBER 31, 2013
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2014
 
2013
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
31,069

 
$
394

Short-term investments
 
4,013

 
15,214

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Trade, net
 
33,036

 
20,837

Other receivables
 
5,103

 
7,457

Refundable income taxes
 
14,734

 
15,722

Inventory, net
 
86,672

 
105,011

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
3,700

 
5,653

Current deferred tax asset
 
5,525

 
8,341

Total current assets
 
183,852

 
178,629

 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties, net
 
812,172

 
826,569

Long-term parts inventory, net
 
13,592

 
12,469

Long-term investments
 
2

 
9,505

Other assets, net
 
4,132

 
4,252

Non-current deferred tax asset
 
146,687

 
143,849

Total Assets
 
$
1,160,437

 
$
1,175,273

 
 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable:
 
 
 
 
Trade
 
$
15,923

 
$
27,552

Related parties
 
31

 
50

Accrued liabilities
 
18,238

 
29,845

Accrued employee compensation and benefits
 
10,427

 
9,122

Other current liabilities
 
1,206

 
2,059

Total current liabilities
 
45,825

 
68,628

 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt
 
150,000

 
150,000

Asset retirement obligation
 
20,648

 
19,959

Other non-current liabilities
 
2,853

 
2,715

Total Liabilities
 
219,326

 
241,302

 
 
 
 
 
Commitments and Contingencies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized; and 75,528,235 and
 
 
 
 
75,405,410 shares outstanding at June 30, 2014, and December 31, 2013, respectively
 
76

 
75

Additional paid-in capital
 
574,536

 
572,616

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
 
2

 
(10
)
Retained earnings
 
366,497

 
361,290

Total Stockholders' Equity
 
941,111

 
933,971

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
$
1,160,437

 
$
1,175,273




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INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013
(In thousands)
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reconciliation of net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
5,562

 
$
11,317

 
$
5,207

 
$
26,236

Deferred income taxes
 
2,750

 
7,145

 
(28
)
 
15,526

Items not affecting cash:
 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion, and accretion
 
19,874

 
14,338

 
39,523

 
28,479

Stock-based compensation
 
1,503

 
1,537

 
2,531

 
2,677

Lower-of-cost-or-market inventory adjustments
 
1,140

 
4

 
4,706

 
12

Other
 
(275
)
 
928

 
(52
)
 
1,361

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable, net
 
(2,769
)
 
8,401

 
(12,200
)
 
(4,314
)
Other receivables, net
 
5,670

 
(1,148
)
 
2,354

 
(1,492
)
Refundable income taxes
 
(1,036
)
 
(79
)
 
989

 
(76
)
Inventory, net
 
5,767

 
(9,821
)
 
12,510

 
(18,610
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
847

 
778

 
1,852

 
1,492

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and accrued employee
compensation and benefits
 
(372
)
 
890

 
(707
)
 
(3,405
)
Other liabilities
 
(136
)
 
1,533

 
(836
)
 
(442
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
 
38,525

 
35,823

 
55,849

 
47,444

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additions to property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties
 
(13,220
)
 
(62,611
)
 
(45,139
)
 
(123,759
)
Proceeds from sale of property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties
 

 
58

 

 
68

Purchases of investments
 
(2
)
 
(80,234
)
 
(7
)
 
(80,234
)
Proceeds from sale of investments
 
2,532

 
253

 
20,583

 
21,839

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(10,690
)
 
(142,534
)
 
(24,563
)
 
(182,086
)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from long-term debt
 

 
150,000

 

 
150,000

Debt issuance costs
 

 
(603
)
 

 
(603
)
Employee tax withholding paid for restricted stock upon vesting
 

 

 
(611
)
 
(577
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 

 
149,397

 
(611
)
 
148,820

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
27,835

 
42,686

 
30,675

 
14,178

Cash and Cash Equivalents, beginning of period
 
3,234

 
5,111

 
394

 
33,619

Cash and Cash Equivalents, end of period
 
$
31,069

 
$
47,797

 
$
31,069

 
$
47,797


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INTREPID POTASH, INC.
SELECTED OPERATIONS DATA (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Production volume (in thousands of tons):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Potash
 
190

 
182

 
411

 
404

   Langbeinite
 
43

 
50

 
75

 
96

Sales volume (in thousands of tons):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Potash
 
235

 
184

 
478

 
369

   Trio®
 
62

 
35

 
98

 
74

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross sales (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Potash
 
$
84,804

 
$
78,195

 
$
169,301

 
$
160,973

   Trio®
 
26,145

 
14,485

 
40,523

 
30,964

   Total
 
110,949

 
92,680

 
209,824

 
191,937

Freight costs (in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Potash
 
7,496

 
4,351

 
15,156

 
9,817

   Trio®
 
4,264

 
2,175

 
6,535

 
4,806

   Total
 
11,760

 
6,526

 
21,691

 
14,623

Net sales (in thousands)(1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Potash
 
77,308

 
73,844

 
154,145

 
151,156

   Trio®
 
21,881

 
12,310

 
33,988

 
26,158

   Total
 
$
99,189

 
$
86,154

 
$
188,133

 
$
177,314

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Potash statistics (per ton):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Average net realized sales price(1)
 
$
329

 
$
402

 
$
323

 
$
409

   Cash operating costs(1)(2) 
 
188

 
186

 
197

 
180

   Depreciation and depletion
 
67

 
50

 
65

 
48

   Royalties
 
12

 
18

 
11

 
17

      Total potash cost of goods sold
 
$
267

 
$
254

 
$
273

 
245

   Warehousing and handling costs
 
11

 
14

 
10

 
15

      Average potash gross margin(1)
 
$
51

 
$
134

 
$
40

 
149

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Trio® statistics (per ton):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Average net realized sales price(1)
 
$
350

 
$
359

 
$
347

 
$
354

   Cash operating costs(1)
 
192

 
177

 
201

 
179

   Depreciation and depletion
 
57

 
48

 
61

 
51

   Royalties
 
17

 
18

 
17

 
18

      Total Trio® cost of goods sold
 
$
266

 
$
243

 
$
279

 
$
248

   Warehousing and handling costs
 
8

 
15

 
8

 
14

      Average Trio® gross margin(1)
 
$
76

 
$
101

 
$
60

 
$
92


(1) Net sales, average net realized sales price, cash operating costs and average gross margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See the non-GAAP reconciliations set forth later in this press release for additional information.
(2) On a per ton basis, by-product credits were $7 and $7 for the second quarter of 2014, and 2013, respectively. By-product credits were $1.7 million and $1.3 million for the second quarter of 2014, and 2013, respectively. On a per ton basis, by-product credits were $6 and $9 for the six months ended June 30, 2014, and 2013, respectively. By-product credits were $3.1 million and $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2014, and 2013, respectively. Cash operating costs and GAAP total cost of goods sold are shown net of by-product credits.

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INTREPID POTASH, INC.
UNAUDITED NON-GAAP RECONCILIATIONS
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2014 AND 2013
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, we use several non-GAAP financial measures to monitor and evaluate our performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted net income, adjusted net income per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA, net sales, average net realized sales price, cash operating costs, and average potash and Trio® gross margin. These non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because the presentation of these non-GAAP financial measures varies among companies, our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

We believe these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors for analysis of our business. We also refer to these non-GAAP financial measures in assessing our performance and when planning, forecasting and analyzing future periods. We believe these non-GAAP financial measures are widely used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison and investment recommendations of companies in the potash mining industry. Many investors use the published research reports of these professional research analysts and others in making investment decisions.

Below is additional information about our non-GAAP financial measures, including reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures:

Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share

Adjusted net income and adjusted net income per diluted share are non-GAAP financial measures that are calculated as net income or earnings per diluted share adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period. These items include, among others, restructuring expenses and reversal of the allowance associated with the employment-related high wage tax credits in New Mexico. We consider these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful because they allow for period-to-period comparisons of our operating results excluding items that we believe are not indicative of our fundamental ongoing operations.

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net Income
$
5,562

 
$
11,317

 
$
5,207

 
$
26,236

Adjustments

 

 

 

     Allowance for New Mexico employment credits(1)

 

 
(2,563
)
 

     Restructuring expense

 

 
1,827

 

     Loss on settlement of pension obligation termination

 
1,871

 

 
1,871

     Compensating tax refund

 
(1,705
)
 

 
(1,705
)
     Calculated income tax effect(2)

 
(66
)
 
294

 
(66
)
     Change in blended state tax rate

 


 

 

        to value deferred income tax asset

 
1,260

 

 
1,260

          Total adjustments

 
1,360

 
(442
)
 
1,360

Adjusted Net Income
$
5,562

 
$
12,677

 
$
4,765

 
$
27,596



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(1) In the third quarter of 2013, Intrepid received notification that its application for certain New Mexico employment-related high wage tax credits had been denied and established a pre-tax, non-cash allowance of approximately $2.8 million for the credits relating to the denied periods. In March of 2014, Intrepid received notification from the State of New Mexico that the vast majority of the credits will be allowed and therefore has reversed most of the allowance to reflect the expected amount of cash to be received.
(2) Assumes an annual effective tax rate of 40%.

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net Income Per Diluted Share
$
0.07

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.07

 
$
0.35

Adjustments
 
 
 
 

 

     Allowance for New Mexico employment credits

 

 
(0.03
)
 

     Restructuring expense

 

 
0.02

 

     Loss on settlement of pension obligation termination

 
0.02

 

 
0.02

     Compensating tax refund

 
(0.02
)
 

 
(0.02
)
     Calculated income tax effect

 

 

 

     Change in blended state tax rate
 
 
 
 

 

        to value deferred income tax asset

 
0.02

 

 
0.02

          Total adjustments

 
0.02

 
(0.01
)
 
0.02

Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share
$
0.07

 
$
0.17

 
$
0.06

 
$
0.37



Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (or adjusted EBITDA) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as net income adjusted for the reversal of the allowance associated with the employment-related high wage tax credits in New Mexico, restructuring expenses, interest expense, income tax expense, depreciation, depletion, and amortization, and asset retirement obligation accretion. We consider adjusted EBITDA to be useful because it reflects our operating performance before the effects of certain non-cash items and other items that we believe are not indicative of our core operations. We use adjusted EBITDA to assess operating performance and as one of the measures under our performance-based compensation programs for employees.    


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Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Net Income
 
$
5,562

 
$
11,317

 
$
5,207

 
$
26,236

     Allowance for New Mexico employment credits
 

 

 
(2,563
)
 

     Restructuring expense
 

 

 
1,827

 

     Interest expense
 
1,556

 
219

 
2,936

 
432

     Income tax expense (benefit)
 
1,642

 
7,171

 
(1,136
)
 
15,869

     Depreciation, depletion, and accretion
 
19,874

 
14,338

 
39,523

 
28,479

          Total adjustments
 
23,072

 
21,728

 
40,587

 
44,780

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    Depreciation and Amortization
 
$
28,634

 
$
33,045

 
$
45,794

 
$
71,016



Net Sales and Average Net Realized Sales Price per Ton

Net sales and average net realized sales price are non-GAAP financial measures. Net sales are calculated as sales less freight costs. Average net realized sales price is calculated as net sales, divided by the number of tons sold in the period. We consider net sales and average net realized sales price to be useful because they remove the effect of transportation and delivery costs on sales and pricing. When we arrange transportation and delivery for a customer, we include in revenue and in freight costs the costs associated with transportation and delivery. However, many of our customers arrange for and pay their own transportation and delivery costs, in which case these costs are not included in our revenue and freight costs. We use net sales and average net realized sales price as key performance indicators to analyze sales and price trends. We also use net sales as one of the measures under our performance-based compensation programs for employees.

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Total
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Total
Sales
 
$
84,804

 
$
26,145

 
$
110,949

 
$
78,195

 
$
14,485

 
$
92,680

Freight costs
 
7,496

 
4,264

 
11,760

 
4,351

 
2,175

 
6,526

   Net sales
 
$
77,308

 
$
21,881

 
$
99,189

 
$
73,844

 
$
12,310

 
$
86,154

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Divided by:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons sold (in thousands)
 
235

 
62

 
 
 
184

 
35

 
 
   Average net realized sales price per ton
 
$
329

 
$
350

 
 
 
$
402

 
$
359

 
 


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Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Total
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Total
Sales
 
$
169,301

 
$
40,523

 
$
209,824

 
$
160,973

 
$
30,964

 
$
191,937

Freight costs
 
15,156

 
6,535

 
21,691

 
9,817

 
4,806

 
14,623

   Net sales
 
$
154,145

 
$
33,988

 
$
188,133

 
$
151,156

 
$
26,158

 
$
177,314

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Divided by:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons sold (in thousands)
 
478

 
98

 
 
 
369

 
74

 
 
   Average net realized sales price per ton
 
$
323

 
$
347

 
 
 
$
409

 
$
354

 
 


Cash Operating Costs per Ton

Cash operating costs is a non-GAAP financial measure that is calculated as total of cost of goods sold divided by the number of tons sold in the period and then adjusted to exclude per-ton depreciation, depletion, and royalties. Total cost of goods sold is reported net of by-product credits and does not include warehousing and handling costs. We consider cash operating costs to be useful because it represents our core, per-ton costs to produce potash and Trio®. We use cash operating costs as an indicator of performance and operating efficiencies and as one of the measures under our performance-based compensation programs for employees.

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Total
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Total
Cost of goods sold
 
$
62,761

 
$
16,622

 
$
79,383

 
$
46,660

 
$
8,343

 
$
55,003

Divided by sales volume (in thousands of tons)
 
235

 
62

 
 
 
184

 
35

 
 
   Cost of goods sold per ton
 
$
267

 
$
266

 
 
 
$
254

 
$
243

 
 
Less per-ton adjustments
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
   Depreciation and depletion
 
$
67

 
$
57

 
 
 
$
50

 
$
48

 
 
   Royalties
 
12

 
17

 
 
 
18

 
18

 
 
Cash operating costs per ton
 
$
188

 
$
192

 
 
 
$
186

 
$
177

 
 



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Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Total
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Total
Cost of goods sold
 
$
130,621

 
$
27,336

 
$
157,957

 
$
90,483

 
$
18,293

 
$
108,776

Divided by sales volume (in thousands of tons)
 
478

 
98

 
 
 
369

 
74

 
 
   Cost of goods sold per ton
 
$
273

 
$
279

 
 
 
$
245

 
$
248

 
 
Less per-ton adjustments
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
   Depreciation and depletion
 
$
65

 
$
61

 
 
 
$
48

 
$
51

 
 
   Royalties
 
11

 
17

 
 
 
17

 
18

 
 
Cash operating costs per ton
 
$
197

 
$
201

 
 
 
$
180

 
$
179

 
 


Average Potash and Trio® Gross Margin per Ton

Average potash and Trio® gross margin are non-GAAP financial measures and calculated by subtracting the sum of total cost of goods sold and warehousing and handling costs from the average net realized sales price. We believe the average gross margin for both potash and Trio® to be useful as they represent the average amount of margin we realize on each ton of potash and Trio® sold. The reconciliations of average potash and Trio® net realized sales price to GAAP sales is set forth separately above under the heading “Net Sales and Average Net Realized Sales Price per Ton.”
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Potash
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average potash net realized sales price
 
$
329

 
$
402

 
$
323

 
$
409

Less total potash cost of goods sold
 
267

 
254

 
273

 
245

Less potash warehousing and handling costs
 
11

 
14

 
10

 
15

   Average potash gross margin per ton
 
$
51

 
$
134

 
$
40

 
$
149



 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2014
 
2013
 
2014
 
2013
Trio®
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average Trio® net realized sales price
 
$
350

 
$
359

 
$
347

 
$
354

Less total Trio® cost of goods sold
 
266

 
243

 
279

 
248

Less Trio® warehousing and handling costs
 
8

 
15

 
8

 
14

   Average Trio® gross margin per ton
 
$
76

 
$
101

 
$
60

 
$
92



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