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Exhibit 99.1

 

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

 

601 Jefferson St., Suite 3600, Houston, TX 77002

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Reports Second Quarter 2014 Results

 

    Revenues of $90.6 million

 

    Net income per unit of $0.28

 

    Before considering an impairment, net income per unit of $0.33

 

    Distributable cash flow of $64.9 million

 

    EBITDA of $77.2 million

 

    Distribution of $0.35 per unit

HOUSTON, August 6, 2014Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NYSE:NRP) today reported revenues of $90.6 million for the second quarter of 2014 compared to $86.8 million for the second quarter of 2013, and distributable cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, of $64.9 million compared to $90.7 million for the second quarter of 2013. Net income per unit was $0.28 in the second quarter of 2014 versus $0.37 per unit in the second quarter of 2013. Before considering an asset impairment expense of $5.6 million for an intangible asset related to an aggregates property, net income per unit for the second quarter 2014 was $0.33. NRP reported EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, of $77.2 million in the second quarter 2014 compared to $76.1 million for the second quarter 2013. Reconciliations of the non-GAAP measures of distributable cash flow and EBITDA are included in the tables at the end of this release.

“Strong performances in the first half of the year from our oil and gas, soda ash and Illinois coal businesses offset the challenges that we continue to face in the Appalachian coalfields,” said Nick Carter, President and COO. “Our diversification efforts have provided significant benefits to NRP and consequently our combined operating results for the first six months were in line with our expectations.”

At the end of the second quarter, NRP had approximately $373 million in liquidity, consisting of $70 million in cash and $303 million available under its revolving credit facilities. During the second quarter of 2014, NRP reduced its debt by $12.3 million bringing the total net reduction for the first half of the year to $51.5 million.

“Following through on our stated goal earlier this year, we have used the excess cash generated by our substantial distribution coverage to reduce our leverage,” said Dwight Dunlap, Chief Financial Officer. “We intend to continue to pay down our debt over the remainder of the year and use our liquidity and improved credit to fund the growth and continued diversification of NRP.”


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Reaffirmed Guidance and Market Outlook

Excluding a $5.6 million impairment charge taken in the second quarter, NRP is reaffirming its initial guidance for 2014. While NRP anticipates that coal related revenues may be lower than the initial guidance, revenues from other sources are expected to increase, offsetting those declines.

“We are pleased that our first half results matched our expectations, and anticipate continued strong performance in the second half of the year from our soda ash, oil and gas and Illinois Basin coal operations,” said Wyatt Hogan, Executive Vice President.

NRP’s Williston Basin assets are benefitting from strong oil markets and production growth from new wells coming on line in the Bakken/Three Forks play. In addition, NRP’s soda ash business continues to perform well, and is on pace to distribute approximately $46 million to NRP in 2014. The domestic soda ash market remains steady, while the international market for soda ash continues to improve, as global production capacity for high-cost synthetic soda ash continues to be reduced.

While the thermal coal market was starting to show signs of recovery earlier this year aided by the cold winter and higher natural gas prices, the cooler than anticipated summer so far has dampened some of the optimism around thermal coal prices. The global metallurgical coal market continues to suffer from oversupply in addition to reduced demand from China, and NRP does not anticipate metallurgical coal prices recovering in 2014. NRP has exposure to three mines included in Alpha’s recent WARN notice issued in West Virginia, but even if these mines are ultimately idled, it would not have a material impact on NRP’s 2014 forecast as the mines are projected to continue full operations through the third quarter. While other lessees have also announced potential idling of mines through WARN notices, NRP does not anticipate a material impact on its 2014 results. In contrast, NRP believes that thermal coal production from its low-cost Illinois Basin properties will continue to remain strong.


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Second Quarter 2014 compared to Second Quarter 2013

 

Highlights    Quarter Ended          For the Six Months Ended  
     June     June     %          June     June     %  
     2014     2013     Change          2014     2013     Change  
     (in thousands except
per unit and per ton)
               (in thousands except
per unit and per ton)
       

Revenues

               

Total revenues and other income

   $ 90,561      $ 86,804        4      $ 170,870      $ 181,136        -6

Coal production (tons)

     11,851        14,894        -20        24,103        28,727        -16

Average coal royalty revenue per ton

   $ 3.86      $ 3.91        -1      $ 3.70      $ 3.92        -6

Coal royalty revenues

   $ 45,763      $ 58,210        -21      $ 89,298      $ 112,652        -21

Other coal related revenue

   $ 9,598      $ 9,197        4      $ 18,436      $ 32,598        -43

Total coal related revenues

   $ 55,361      $ 67,407        -18      $ 107,734      $ 145,250        -26

Aggregates and industrial minerals related revenue(1)

   $ 12,964      $ 10,781        20      $ 26,139      $ 20,785        26

Oil and gas related revenue

   $ 17,822      $ 4,093        335      $ 27,880      $ 5,856        376

Operating Expenses

   $ 40,158      $ 31,472        28      $ 68,028      $ 63,276        8

Net income

               

Net income to limited partners

   $ 30,779      $ 40,244        -24      $ 62,732      $ 87,192        -28

Net income per unit

   $ 0.28      $ 0.37        -24      $ 0.57      $ 0.80        -29

Average units outstanding

     110,403        109,812        1        110,127        109,352        1

Net income before considering the impairment (1)

               

Net income to limited partners

     36,290        40,678        -11        68,243        87,911        -22

Net income per unit

   $ 0.33      $ 0.37        -11      $ 0.62      $ 0.80        -23

Distributable cash flow(2)

   $ 64,944      $ 90,650        -28      $ 103,871      $ 135,135        -23

EBITDA(2)

   $ 77,178      $ 76,068        1        148,898        156,683        -5

EBITDA margin(2)

     85     88     -3        87     87     0

 

(1) Aggregates and industrial minerals include the equity and other unconsolidated investment income associated with the OCI Wyoming soda ash business.
(2) See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and reconciliation tables at the end of the release.

Revenues and other income

Second quarter 2014 total revenues and other income increased 4% from the same period of 2013. NRP benefitted from its diversification into other asset classes, as revenues other than coal related revenues more than offset the declines experienced in coal related revenues. Coal production volumes decreased 20% to 11.9 million tons, while average coal royalty revenue per ton decreased 1% to $3.86 per ton, which led to a 21% reduction in coal royalty revenues to $45.8 million from the second quarter 2013. The reductions in production and price realizations were primarily related to NRP’s Appalachian properties.

Metallurgical coal accounted for 36% of NRP’s coal production and 43% of its coal royalty revenues for the second quarter of 2014 compared to 28% of production and 40% of coal royalty revenues in the second quarter of 2013.

Revenues other than coal related revenues nearly doubled from the second quarter 2013 primarily due to increased oil and gas revenues and our investment in the soda ash business.

Oil and gas revenues increased nearly six-fold over the second quarter of 2013 to $10.1 million, primarily due to the revenues generated by NRP’s Williston Basin properties acquired in the second half of 2013. NRP also recognized a 19% increase in the equity income associated with NRP’s investment in the soda ash business due to both an increase in net income for the business as well as 23 additional days of income in 2014 over 2013.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses for the second quarter 2014 rose $8.7 million to $40.2 million from the second quarter 2013. The increase was mainly due to $2.3 million of operating expenses associated with NRP’s Williston Basin oil and gas properties acquired in the second half of 2013, and a $5.6 million asset impairment expense recorded in 2014.

Net income attributable to the limited partners

Net income attributable to the limited partners and net income per unit decreased in the second quarter of 2014 compared to the 2013 period to $30.8 million, or $0.28 per unit, from $40.2 million or $0.37 per unit. Approximately half of the decrease was associated with the non-cash impairment charge. Before considering the impairment, net income attributable to the limited partners and net income per unit were $36.3 million and $0.33 per unit, respectively.

Distributable cash flow

Distributable cash flow decreased by 28% to $64.9 from $90.7 million mainly due to $12.1 million less in distributions from OCI and increased interest expense.


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EBITDA

EBITDA for the second quarter 2014 remained relatively flat at $77.2 million compared to the EBITDA generated in the second quarter 2013 of $76.1 million.


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Second Quarter 2014 compared to First Quarter 2014

 

Highlights    Quarter Ended  
     June 2014     March 2014     % Change  
     (in thousands, except per
ton and per unit)
       

Revenues and other income

      

Total revenues and other income

   $ 90,561      $ 80,309        13

Coal production (tons)

     11,851        12,252        -3

Average coal royalty revenue per ton

   $ 3.86      $ 3.55        9

Coal royalty revenues

   $ 45,763      $ 43,536        5

Other coal related revenue

   $ 9,598      $ 8,837        9

Total coal related revenue

   $ 55,361      $ 52,373        6

Aggregates and industrial minerals related revenue(1)

   $ 12,964      $ 13,175        -2

Oil and gas related revenue

   $ 17,822      $ 10,058        77

Operating expenses

   $ 40,158      $ 27,870        44

Net income

      

Net income to limited partners

   $ 30,779      $ 31,953        -4

Net income to the limited partners, before considering the impairment(1)

   $ 36,290      $ 31,953        14

Net income per unit

   $ 0.28      $ 0.29        -4

Net income per unit, before considering the impairment(1)

   $ 0.33      $ 0.29        13

Average units outstanding

     110,403        109,848        1

Distributable cash flow(2)

   $ 64,944      $ 38,927        67

EBITDA(2)

   $ 77,178      $ 71,720        8

EBITDA margin(2)

     85     89     -5

 

(1) Aggregates and industrial minerals include the equity and other unconsolidated investment income associated with the OCI Wyoming soda ash business.
(2) See “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” and reconciliation tables at the end of the release.

Revenues and other income

Total revenues and other income for the second quarter increased $10.3 million or 13% from the first quarter, predominantly due to a $3.0 million increase in coal related revenues and a $7.8 million increase in oil and gas revenues. In the second quarter, NRP realized increased coal royalty revenues due to increased average realizations per ton of coal, relative to the first quarter, and increased oil and gas revenue due to increased oil and gas activity. The increased realizations were mainly due to the mix of coal properties.


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Operating expenses

Operating expenses increased $12.3 million over the previous quarter predominantly due to the following:

 

    Increased depreciation, depletion and amortization (non-cash) of $1.7 million due to production from higher cost properties in this quarter versus the previous quarter

 

    Impairment charge (non-cash) of $5.6 million

 

    Increased general and administrative expenses of $3.2 million were mainly due to a negative accrual for the long term incentive plan in the first quarter due to the drop in unit price. The second quarter reflects more of a normal accrual.

 

    Increased property, franchise and other taxes of $1.3 million predominantly due to severance taxes on oil and gas income

Net income attributable to the limited partners

Net income attributable to the limited partners and net income per unit decreased in the second quarter from the previous quarter by $1.2 million and $0.01 per unit, respectively. Before considering the non-cash impairment charge taken in the second quarter, net income attributable to the limited partners would have increased by $4.3 million to $36.3 million while net income per unit would have increased by $0.04 to $0.33 per unit.

Distributable cash flow

Distributable cash flow increased to $64.9 million, up from $38.9 million reported in the first quarter mainly due to changes in the balance sheet included in net cash provided by operating activities, as well as additional distributions received from OCI in the second quarter.

EBITDA

EBITDA for the second quarter 2014 increased over the first quarter by $5.5 million due to increased revenues.

Distributions

As reported on July 22, 2014, the Board of Directors of NRP’s general partner declared a quarterly distribution of $0.35 per unit for the second quarter 2014.

Company Profile

Natural Resource Partners L.P. is a master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, TX, with its operations headquarters in Huntington, WV. NRP is principally engaged in the business of owning and managing mineral reserve properties. NRP owns interests in coal, aggregates and industrial minerals and oil and gas across the United States that generate royalty and other income for the partnership. In addition, NRP owns an equity investment in OCI Wyoming, a trona/soda ash operation, and owns non-operated working interests in oil and gas properties.


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For additional information, please contact Kathy H. Roberts at 713-751-7555 or kroberts@nrplp.com. Further information about NRP is available on the partnership’s website at http://www.nrplp.com.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

“Distributable cash flow” represents cash flow from operations plus any proceeds from the sale of assets plus the return on direct financing lease and contractual overrides shown in the cash flows from investing activities section of the cash flow statement. Distributable cash flow is a “non-GAAP financial measure” that is presented because management believes it is a useful adjunct to net cash provided by operating activities under GAAP. Distributable cash flow is a significant liquidity metric that is an indicator of NRP’s ability to make quarterly cash distributions to its partners. Distributable cash flow is also the quantitative standard used throughout the investment community with respect to publicly traded partnerships. Distributable cash flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities. A reconciliation of distributable cash flow to net cash provided by operating activities is included in the tables attached to this release. Distributable cash flow may not be calculated the same for NRP as other companies.

“EBITDA” is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization and asset impairment. “EBITDA,” as used and defined by us, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures employed by other companies and is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for operating income, net income or loss, cash flows provided by operating, investing and financing activities, or other income or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with GAAP. EBITDA provides no information regarding a company’s capital structure, borrowings, interest costs, capital expenditures, and working capital movement or tax positions. EBITDA does not represent funds available for discretionary use because those funds may be required for debt service, capital expenditures, working capital and other commitments and obligations. Our management team believes EBITDA is useful in evaluating our financial performance because this measure is widely used by analysts and investors for comparative purposes. EBITDA is a financial measure widely used by investors in the high-yield bond market. There are significant limitations to using EBITDA as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of certain recurring and non-recurring items that materially affect our net income or loss, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating EBITDA reported by different companies.

“EBITDA margin” represents NRP’s EBITDA as a percentage of total revenues and other income.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes “forward-looking statements” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the partnership expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the partnership based on its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the partnership. These risks include, but are not limited to, decreases in demand for coal, oil and gas, and aggregates and industrial minerals, including trona/soda ash; changes in operating conditions and costs; production cuts by our lessees; commodity prices; unanticipated geologic problems; changes in the legislative or regulatory environment and other factors detailed in Natural Resource Partners’ Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Natural Resource Partners L.P. has no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Operating Statistics - Coal Related Revenue

(in thousands except per ton data)

 

     Quarter Ended      For the Six Months Ended  
     June      June      June      June  
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
    

(unaudited)

    

(unaudited)

 

Coal Royalties:

           

Coal royalty production (tons):

           

Appalachia

           

Northern

     1,826         3,531         4,477         7,272   

Central

     5,288         5,826         9,664         10,946   

Southern

     949         1,163         1,933         2,267   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Appalachia

     8,063         10,520         16,074         20,485   

Illinois Basin

     3,416         3,012         6,538         5,906   

Northern Powder River Basin

     173         969         1,052         1,764   

Gulf Coast

     199         393         439         572   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     11,851         14,894         24,103         28,727   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Average royalty revenue per ton:

           

Appalachia

           

Northern

   $ 1.07       $ 1.20       $ 0.91       $ 1.25   

Central

     4.50         5.18         4.53         5.17   

Southern

     5.14         6.32         5.35         6.64   

Total Appalachia

     3.80         3.97         3.62         3.94   

Illinois Basin

     4.12         4.26         4.06         4.32   

Northern Powder River Basin

     2.09         2.37         2.83         2.51   

Gulf Coast

     3.54         3.29         3.46         3.42   

Combined average royalty revenue per ton

   $ 3.86       $ 3.91       $ 3.70       $ 3.92   

Coal royalty revenues:

           

Appalachia

           

Northern

   $ 1,958       $ 4,242       $ 4,096       $ 9,126   

Central

     23,781         30,185         43,818         56,591   

Southern

     4,875         7,352         10,339         15,052   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Appalachia

   $ 30,614       $ 41,779       $ 58,253       $ 80,769   

Illinois Basin

     14,083         12,843         26,553         25,500   

Northern Powder River Basin

     362         2,295         2,972         4,424   

Gulf Coast

     704         1,293         1,520         1,959   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 45,763       $ 58,210       $ 89,298       $ 112,652   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other coal related revenues:

           

Override revenue

     1,402         2,582         2,746         6,444   

Transportation and processing fees

     5,996         5,030         11,093         11,005   

Minimums recognized as revenue

     1,338         549         2,808         5,005   

Reserve swap

     —           —           —           8,149   

Wheelage

     862         1,036         1,789         1,995   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other coal related revenues

   $ 9,598       $ 9,197       $ 18,436       $ 32,598   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total coal revenues

   $ 55,361       $ 67,407       $ 107,734       $ 145,250   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Operating Statistics - Aggregates and Industrial Minerals

(in thousands except per ton data)

 

     Quarter Ended      For the Six Months Ended  
     June      June      June      June  
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
    

(unaudited)

    

(unaudited)

 

Aggregate royalty revenues and production

           

Tonnage

     927         1,463         2,142         2,746   

Average royalty per ton

   $ 0.69       $ 1.20       $ 0.99       $ 1.20   

Total aggregate royalty revenues

   $ 644       $ 1,751       $ 2,125       $ 3,303   

Other aggregate related revenue

   $ 2,919       $ 1,148       $ 4,834       $ 2,552   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total aggregate related revenues

   $ 3,563       $ 2,899       $ 6,959       $ 5,855   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity and other unconsolidated investment earnings

   $ 9,401       $ 7,882       $ 19,180       $ 14,930   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total aggregates and industrial minerals related revenue

   $ 12,964       $ 10,781       $ 26,139       $ 20,785   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash distributions received from OCI Wyoming

   $ 13,923       $ 26,702       $ 25,568       $ 26,939   


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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Operating Statistics - Oil and Gas

(in thousands except per unit data)

 

     Quarter Ended      Six Months Ended  
     June      June      June      June  
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
    

(unaudited)

    

(unaudited)

 

Williston Basin non-operated working interests

           

Production volumes

           

Oil (MBbls)

     139         N/A         207         N/A   

Natural gas (Mcf)

     97         N/A         112         N/A   

NGL (MBoe)

     10         N/A         12         N/A   

Average sales price per unit

           

Oil ($/Bbl)

   $ 93.40         N/A       $ 95.86         N/A   

Natural gas ($/Mcf)

   $ 5.71         N/A       $ 7.54         N/A   

NGL ($/Boe)

   $ 35.40         N/A       $ 48.50         N/A   

Revenues

           

Oil

   $ 12,982         N/A       $ 19,842         N/A   

Natural gas

   $ 554         N/A       $ 844         N/A   

NGL

   $ 354         N/A       $ 582         N/A   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 13,890         N/A       $ 21,268         N/A   

Other oil and gas related revenues

   $ 3,932       $ 4,093       $ 6,612       $ 5,856   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total oil and gas revenues

   $ 17,822       $ 4,093       $ 27,880       $ 5,856   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 


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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

(in thousands, except per unit data)

 

     Quarter Ended     For the Six Months
Ended
 
     June     June     June     June  
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
    

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

 

Revenues and other income:

        

Coal related revenues

   $ 55,361      $ 67,407      $ 107,734      $ 145,250   

Aggregate related revenues

     3,563        2,899        6,959        5,855   

Oil and gas related revenues

     17,822        4,093        27,880        5,856   

Equity and other unconsolidated investment income

     9,401        7,882        19,180        14,930   

Property taxes

     3,378        3,849        7,345        7,796   

Other

     1,036        674        1,772        1,449   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues and other income

     90,561        86,804        170,870        181,136   

Operating expenses:

        

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     16,350        17,411        30,997        32,173   

Asset impairments

     5,624        443        5,624        734   

General and administrative

     9,029        8,878        14,886        20,464   

Property, franchise and other taxes

     6,201        4,225        11,069        8,576   

Oil and gas lease operating expenses

     2,291        —          4,212        —     

Transportation costs

     462        328        884        787   

Royalty payments

     201        187        356        542   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     40,158        31,472        68,028        63,276   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from operations

     50,403        55,332        102,842        117,860   

Other income (expense)

           —     

Interest expense

     (19,037     (14,440     (38,897     (29,103

Interest income

     41        173        67        214   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before non-controlling interest

   $ 31,407      $ 41,065      $ 64,012      $ 88,971   

Non-controlling interest

     —          —          —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 31,407      $ 41,065      $ 64,012      $ 88,971   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income attributable to:

        

General partner

   $ 628      $ 821      $ 1,280      $ 1,779   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Limited partners

   $ 30,779      $ 40,244      $ 62,732      $ 87,192   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per limited partner unit:

   $ 0.28      $ 0.37      $ 0.57      $ 0.80   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average number of units outstanding:

     110,403        109,812        110,127        109,352   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 31,243      $ 41,116      $ 63,748      $ 89,076   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


NRP Reports 2Q 2014 Results and Confirms 2014 Guidance   Page 12 of 17

 

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow

(in thousands, except per unit data)

 

     Quarter Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
     June     June     June     June  
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
    

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income

   $ 31,407      $ 41,065      $ 64,012      $ 88,971   

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

     16,350        17,411        30,997        32,173   

Gain on reserve swap

     —          —          —          (8,149

Equity and other unconsolidated investment income

     (9,401     (7,882     (19,180     (14,930

Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated investments

     10,290        15,925        21,935        16,162   

Non-cash interest charge, net

     721        279        1,468        555   

Gain on sale of assets

     —          —          —          (150

Asset impairment

     5,624        443        5,624        734   

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Accounts receivable

     3,375        4,781        (3,685     4,250   

Other assets

     336        (3,251     318        (2,985

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

     1,257        1,094        (413     221   

Accrued interest

     (6,145     1,349        (1,772     (576

Deferred revenue

     3,357        5,445        7,099        9,951   

Accrued incentive plan expenses

     2,149        2,036        (5,916     (1,219

Property, franchise and other taxes payable

     1,688        1,041        (849     (1,359
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities:

     61,008        79,736        99,638        123,649   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Oil and gas capital expenditures

     (6,319     —          (8,123  

Acquisition of land, coal, other mineral rights, and related intangibles

     (768     —          (768     —     

Acquisition or construction of plant and equipment

     (135     —          (135     —     

Acquisition of equity interests

     —          (40     —          (292,979

Distributions from unconsolidated investments

     3,633        10,777        3,633        10,777   

Proceeds from sale of assets

     —          —          —          154   

Return on direct financing lease and contractual override

     303        137        600        555   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (3,286     10,874        (4,793     (281,493
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Proceeds from loans

     —          43,000        2,000        243,000   

Repayment of loans

     (12,317     (42,916     (53,483     (79,538

Deferred financing costs

     —          —          —          (1,621

Proceeds from issuance of common units

     9,329        —          13,842        75,000   

Capital contribution by general partner

     255        —          347        1,531   

Costs associated with equity transactions

     (381     (13     (438     (60

Distributions to partners

     (39,421     (61,630     (79,613     (124,688
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     (42,535     (61,559     (117,345     113,624   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     15,187        29,051        (22,500     (44,220

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     54,826        76,153        92,513        149,424   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 70,013      $ 105,204      $ 70,013      $ 105,204   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

        

Cash paid during the period for interest

   $ 24,432      $ 12,784      $ 39,135      $ 29,085   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 


NRP Reports 2Q 2014 Results and Confirms 2014 Guidance   Page 13 of 17

 

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except for unit information)

 

     June     December 31,  
     2014     2013  
     (unaudited)        
ASSETS     

Current assets:

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 70,013      $ 92,513   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

     34,718        33,737   

Accounts receivable - affiliates

     9,018        7,666   

Other

     1,291        1,691   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     115,040        135,607   

Land

     24,340        24,340   

Plant and equipment, net

     24,035        26,435   

Mineral rights, net

     1,391,439        1,405,455   

Intangible assets, net

     59,549        66,950   

Equity and other unconsolidated investments

     262,661        269,338   

Loan financing costs, net

     10,357        11,502   

Long-term contracts receivable - affiliate

     50,787        51,732   

Other assets, net

     600        497   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,938,808      $ 1,991,856   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

   $ 11,765      $ 8,659   

Accounts payable - affiliates

     445        391   

Current portion of long-term debt

     80,983        80,983   

Accrued incentive plan expenses - current portion

     6,880        8,341   

Property, franchise and other taxes payable

     6,981        7,830   

Accrued interest

     15,412        17,184   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     122,466        123,388   

Deferred revenue

     149,685        142,586   

Accrued incentive plan expenses

     6,071        10,526   

Other non-current liabilities

     9,712        14,341   

Long-term debt

     1,033,041        1,084,226   

Partners’ capital:

    

Common units outstanding ( 110,869,513 and 109,812,408)

     609,001        606,774   

General partner’s interest

     10,124        10,069   

Non-controlling interest

     (650     324   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (642     (378
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total partners’ capital

     617,833        616,789   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and partners’ capital

   $ 1,938,808      $ 1,991,856   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 


NRP Reports 2Q 2014 Results and Confirms 2014 Guidance   Page 14 of 17

 

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures

to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands)

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net cash provided by operating activities”

to Non-GAAP “Distributable cash flow”

 

     Quarter Ended      For the Six Months Ended  
     June      June      June      June  
     2014      2013      2014      2013  
    

(unaudited)

    

(unaudited)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 61,008       $ 79,736       $ 99,638       $ 123,649   

Return on direct financing lease and contractual override

     303         137         600         555   

Distributions from unconsolidated investments(1)

     3,633         10,777         3,633         10,777   

Proceeds from sale of assets

     —           —           —           154   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable cash flow

   $ 64,944       $ 90,650       $ 103,871       $ 135,135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net cash provided by operating activities”

to Non-GAAP “Distributable cash flow”

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June      March  
     2014      2013  
    

(unaudited)

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 61,008       $ 38,630   

Return on direct financing lease and contractual override

     303         297   

Distributions from unconsolidated investments(1)

     3,633         —     

Proceeds from sale of assets

     —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributable cash flow

   $ 64,944       $ 38,927   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 


NRP Reports 2Q 2014 Results and Confirms 2014 Guidance   Page 15 of 17

 

Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Reconciliation of GAAP Financial Measures

to Non-GAAP Financial Measures

(in thousands)

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net income”

to Non-GAAP “EBITDA”

 

     Quarter Ended     For the Six Months Ended  
     June     June     June     June  
     2014     2013     2014     2013  
    

(unaudited)

   

(unaudited)

 

Net income

   $ 31,407      $ 41,065      $ 64,012      $ 88,971   

Add depreciation, depletion and amortization

     16,350        17,411        30,997        32,173   

Add asset impairments

     5,624        443        5,624        734   

Add interest expense, gross

     19,037        14,440        38,897        29,103   

Add depreciation, depletion and amortization and interest relating to OCI Wyoming

     4,760        2,709        9,368        5,702   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 77,178      $ 76,068      $ 148,898      $ 156,683   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA margin

        

EBITDA

   $ 77,178      $ 76,068      $ 148,898      $ 156,683   

Total revenues

   $ 90,561      $ 86,804      $ 170,870      $ 181,136   

EBITDA margin

     85     88     87     87

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net income”

to Non-GAAP “EBITDA”

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June     March  
     2014     2014  
    

(unaudited)

 

Net income

   $ 31,407      $ 32,605   

Add depreciation, depletion and amortization

     16,350        14,647   

Add asset impairments

     5,624        —     

Add interest expense, gross

     19,037        19,860   

Add depreciation, depletion and amortization and interest relating to OCI Wyoming

     4,760        4,608   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 77,178      $ 71,720   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA margin

    

EBITDA

   $ 77,178      $ 71,720   

Total revenues

   $ 90,561      $ 80,309   

EBITDA margin

     85     89


NRP Reports 2Q 2014 Results and Confirms 2014 Guidance   Page 16 of 17

 

Reconciliation of GAAP “Total operating costs and expenses”

to Non-GAAP “Total operating expenses before considering the impairment”

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June     June  
     2014     2013  
    

(unaudited)

 

Operating expenses

    

Total operating expenses as reported

   $ 40,158      $ 31,472   

Impairments

   $ (5,624   $ (443

Total operating costs before considering the impairment

   $ 34,534      $ 31,029   

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net income attributable to the limited partners”

to Non-GAAP “Net income attributable to the limited partners before considering the impairment”

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June      June  
     2014      2013  
    

(unaudited)

 

Net income attributable to the limited partners

     

Net income as reported

   $ 31,407       $ 41,065   

Impairments

     5,624         443   

Net income before considering the impairment

   $ 37,031       $ 41,508   

Net income, before considering the impairment, attributable to:

     

General partner

   $ 741       $ 830   

Limited partners

   $ 36,290       $ 40,678   

Reconciliation of GAAP “Basic and diluted net income per unit”

to Non-GAAP “Net income per unit before considering the impairment”

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June      June  
     2014      2013  
    

(unaudited)

 

Net income per unit

     

Net income per unit as reported

   $ 0.28       $ 0.37   

Adjustment for impairments

     0.05         0.00   

Net income per limited partner unit, before considering the impairment

   $ 0.33       $ 0.37   

Weighted number of units outstanding

     110,403         109,812   

 

* Numbers may not add due to rounding


NRP Reports 2Q 2014 Results and Confirms 2014 Guidance   Page 17 of 17

 

Reconciliation of GAAP “Total operating costs and expenses”

to Non-GAAP “Total operating expenses before considering the impairment”

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June     March  
     2014     2014  
    

(unaudited)

 

Operating expenses

    

Total operating expenses as reported

   $ 40,158      $ 27,870   

Impairments

     (5,624     —     

Total operating costs before considering the impairment

   $ 34,534      $ 27,870   

Reconciliation of GAAP “Net income attributable to the limited partners”

to Non-GAAP “Net income attributable to the limited partners before considering the impairment”

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June      March  
     2014      2014  
    

(unaudited)

 

Net income attributable to the limited partners

     

Net income as reported

   $ 31,407       $ 32,605   

Impairments

     5,624         —     

Net income before considering the impairment

   $ 37,031       $ 32,605   

Net income, before considering the impairment, attributable to:

     

General partner

   $ 741       $ 652   

Limited partners

   $ 36,290       $ 31,953   

Reconciliation of GAAP “Basic and diluted net income per unit”

to Non-GAAP “Net income per unit before considering the impairment”

 

     Quarter Ended  
     June      March  
     2014      2014  
    

(unaudited)

 

Net income per unit

     

Net income per unit as reported

   $ 0.28       $ 0.29   

Adjustment for impairments

     0.05         —     

Net income per limited partner unit, before considering the impairment

   $ 0.33       $ 0.29   

Weighted number of units outstanding

     110,403         109,848   

 

* Numbers may not add due to rounding

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