Intrepid Announces Third Quarter 2023 Results

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Denver, CO, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Intrepid Potash, Inc. ("Intrepid", the "Company", "we", "us", "our") (NYSE:IPI) today reported its results for the third quarter of 2023.

Key Highlights for Third Quarter 2023

Financial & Operational

  • Total sales of $54.5 million, which compares to $74.8 million in the third quarter of 2022, as potash and Trio® average net realized sales prices(1) decreased to $433 and $298 per ton, respectively.

  • Net loss of $7.2 million (or $0.56 per diluted share), which compares to net income of $13.1 million (or $0.97 per diluted share) in the third quarter of 2022.

  • Gross margin of $0.5 million, which compares to $26.8 million in the third quarter of 2022.

  • Cash flow used in operations of $0.3 million, which compares to $14.1 million of cash flow used in operations in the third quarter of 2022.

  • Adjusted EBITDA(1) of $2.2 million, which compares to $27.0 million in the third quarter of 2022.

  • Potash and Trio® sales volumes of 46 thousand and 52 thousand tons, respectively, which compares to prior year figures of 46 thousand and 39 thousand tons, respectively.

Capital Expenditures

  • Incurred capital expenditures of $16.6 million in the third quarter of 2023. We expect full-year 2023 capital expenditures to be between $65 to $75 million.

  • Our capital expenditures continue to be primarily focused on our potash assets to help us meet our goals of maximizing brine availability and underground brine residence time, which will help drive higher and more consistent potash production and improve our unit economics.

Project Updates

  • HB Solar Solution Mine in Carlsbad, New Mexico:

    • Eddy Shaft Brine Extraction Project: We successfully commissioned the Eddy Shaft Brine Extraction Project in October. This project targets a significant, high-grade brine pool in the Eddy Cavern that is estimated to contain approximately 270 million gallons of brine at an expected grade of over 9% potassium chloride. Access to this brine pool immediately increases the brine available to our pond system and we expect to see incremental production contributions starting in the second half of 2024.

    • Replacement Extraction Well ("IP30B"): We continue to work through the permitting and contracting processes for IP30B and expect construction to begin in early-2024 with commissioning now expected in the first half of 2024 due to delays in permitting. This new extraction well is designed to have a long-term operational life and will initially target approximately 330 million gallons of high-grade brine from the Eddy Cavern at HB, with this additional brine being at lower depths than the Eddy Shaft project can access.

    • Phase Two of HB Injection Pipeline Project: Phase Two is the installation of an in-line pigging system to clean the pipeline and remove scaling to help ensure more consistent flow rates. We continue to work through the permitting requirements and anticipate construction beginning in the first quarter of 2024, with commissioning expected in the first half of 2024, assuming we have no further delays in permitting. Upon Phase 2 commissioning, we expect our brine injection rates to be the highest in company history, which is key for maximizing brine availability and residence time.

  • Solar Solution Mine in Moab, Utah

    • Summer 2023 Drilling Projects: The Well 45 (Cavern 4), Well 46, and Twofer drilling projects were all successfully commissioned in July 2023 and will help us meet our key goals of maximizing brine availability and residence time. These projects provided incremental production benefits in 2023 with more substantial production contributions expected starting in 2024.

  • Brine Recovery Mine in Wendover, Utah

    • Primary Pond 7: We started construction on a new primary pond at Wendover to increase the brine evaporative area, which will result in two primary ponds when complete. Similar to our caverns at Moab and HB, the primary ponds at Wendover serve as the brine storage area, and adding another primary pond will help us meet our goals of maximizing brine availability, increasing our brine grade, and improving our production. Construction has started and we expect this project to be commissioned in the third quarter of 2024.

  • East Facility in Carlsbad, New Mexico

    • Both of the new continuous miners have been placed into service with the second miner operating for the full month of September. We expect to see an improvement in operating efficiencies and production during the fourth quarter of 2023 with both of the new miners in service for the full quarter.

Liquidity

  • As of October 31, 2023, Intrepid had approximately $7 million in cash and cash equivalents and $146 million available under its revolving credit facility, for total liquidity of approximately $153 million.

  • Intrepid maintains an investment account of short-and-long-term fixed income securities that had a balance of approximately $4.4 million as of October 31, 2023.

Consolidated Results, Management Commentary, & Outlook
In the third quarter of 2023, Intrepid generated sales of $54.5 million, a 27% decrease from third quarter 2022 sales of $74.8 million. Consolidated gross margin totaled $0.5 million, while the net loss totaled $7.2 million, or a loss of $0.56 per diluted share, which compares to third quarter 2022 net income of $13.1 million, or $0.97 per diluted share. The Company delivered adjusted EBITDA of $2.2 million, down from $27.0 million in the same prior year period, with the lower profitability primarily being driven by lower pricing for our key products and an increase in our cost of goods sold. Our third quarter 2023 net realized sales prices for potash and Trio® averaged $433 and $298 per ton, respectively, which compares to $734 and $488 per ton, respectively, in the third quarter of 2022.

Bob Jornayvaz, Intrepid's Executive Chairman and CEO commented: "Our third quarter results were highlighted by strong sales of potash and Trio® and our volumes for the first nine months of the year remain well ahead of last year's pace. Farmer economics continue to be supported by elevated futures prices compared to historical levels, while attractive fertilizer pricing in the eyes of growers remains a key driver of demand. Since early-August, we have seen modest improvements in market pricing for potash and all signs point to a robust fall application season. Moreover, our logistics and transportation advantages, as well as diversified sales into other markets like feed, continue to help drive our netbacks to levels above industry benchmark pricing.

While our financial results have experienced headwinds as we work through higher carrying costs for our potash and Trio®, we remain focused on improving our potash unit economics by means of higher production. On this point, we've demonstrated very strong project execution throughout the year and recently commissioned our latest undertaking at HB, the Eddy Shaft Brine Extraction project. This project serves as an important bridge to higher potash production in the near-term as we are already extracting high-grade brine that will start to meaningfully contribute to product tons starting in the second half of next year.

We want to be clear that the capital spending for our potash projects at HB, Moab, and Wendover is designed to have a long-term, sustained impact on returning our potash production to historical highs, but we do have the added benefit of also being able to target near-term tons as we go through the normal brine injection, extraction, and production cycle."

Segment Highlights

Potash

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands, except per ton data)

Sales

 

$

27,602

 

$

42,354

 

$

127,363

 

$

147,622

Gross margin

 

$

3,411

 

$

19,872

 

$

30,716

 

$

73,862

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Potash sales volumes (in tons)

 

 

46

 

 

46

 

 

213

 

 

172

Potash production volumes (in tons)

 

 

43

 

 

36

 

 

145

 

 

164

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average potash net realized sales price per ton(1)

 

$

433

 

$

734

 

$

474

 

$

718

Potash segment sales in the third quarter of 2023 decreased 35% to $27.6 million when compared to the same period in 2022. The lower revenue was driven by a 41% decrease in our average net realized sales price per ton to $433, which compares to $734 per ton in the same prior year period. For the first nine months ended September 30, 2023, our potash segment sales decreased 14% to $127.4 million, with our higher sales volumes of 213 thousand tons partially offsetting a 34% decrease in our average net realized price to $474 per ton.

For the third quarter of 2023, segment gross margin totaled $3.4 million, which compares to $19.9 million in the third quarter of 2022, and for the first nine months ended September 30, 2023, segment gross margin totaled $30.7 million, which compares to $73.9 million in the prior year period. The lower gross margin figures were primarily driven by an increase in segment cost of goods sold - which was due to higher sales volumes and an increase in our weighted average carrying cost per ton - as well as lower potash pricing in the first nine months of 2023 compared to the first nine months of 2022.

Potash production totaled 43 thousand tons in the third quarter of 2023, which compares to 36 thousand tons produced in the same prior year period, while potash production for the first nine months ended September 30, 2023 totaled 145 thousand tons, a decrease from 164 thousand tons in the same prior year period.

Trio®

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands, except per ton data)

Sales

 

$

22,030

 

 

$

24,043

 

$

81,052

 

 

$

100,561

Gross (deficit) margin

 

$

(4,290

)

 

$

6,503

 

$

(1,617

)

 

$

35,694

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trio® sales volume (in tons)

 

 

52

 

 

 

39

 

 

179

 

 

 

169

Trio® production volume (in tons)

 

 

52

 

 

 

52

 

 

159

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average Trio® net realized sales price per ton(1)

 

$

298

 

 

$

488

 

$

329

 

 

$

482

Trio® segment sales of $22.0 million for the third quarter of 2023 were 8% lower compared to the same prior year period driven by a lower average net realized sales price per ton of $298, a decrease of 39% compared to the third quarter of 2022. This decrease was partially offset by Trio® sales volumes increasing by 33% to 52 thousand tons. For the first nine months ended September 30, 2023, our Trio® segment sales decreased 19% to $81.1 million, which was driven by a 32% decrease in our average net realized price to $329 per ton.

For the third quarter of 2023, segment gross deficit totaled $4.3 million, which compares to gross margin of $6.5 million in the third quarter of 2022, and for the first nine months ended September 30, 2023, segment gross deficit totaled $1.6 million, which compares to gross margin of $35.7 million in the same prior year period. The lower gross margin figures were primarily driven by an increase in segment cost of goods sold and lower pricing. Moreover, we recorded a lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustment of $2.3 million in the third quarter of 2023.

Trio® production totaled 52 thousand tons in the third quarter of 2023, which was flat compared to the prior year, while Trio® production for the first nine months ended September 30, 2023 totaled 159 thousand tons, a decrease from 175 thousand tons in the same prior year period. During the third quarter of 2023, we experienced unplanned downtime during underground mining and at the production mill, with these issues resulting in an estimated production loss of approximately nine thousand tons. During the first quarter of 2023, our East Facility experienced net unplanned downtime of approximately eight days which also contributed to the lower production during the first nine months of 2023.

Oilfield Solutions

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands)

Sales

 

$

4,904

 

$

8,423

 

$

14,265

 

$

22,936

Gross margin

 

$

1,370

 

$

395

 

$

3,126

 

$

6,201

Compared to the same period in 2022, our oilfield solutions segment sales decreased $3.5 million in the third quarter of 2023, due to a $4.2 million decrease in water sales, partially offset by a $0.7 million increase in surface use, rights-of-way, and easement revenues. While oil and gas activities near our Intrepid South property remained strong during the third quarter of 2023, our water sales decreased as we purchased less third-party water for resale in the third quarter of 2023 when compared to the third quarter of 2022.

Our cost of goods sold decreased $4.5 million, or 56%, for the third quarter of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, mainly due to decreased water transportation costs and less third-party water purchased for resale. Our gross margin for the third quarter of 2023 increased $1.0 million compared to the third quarter of 2022.

For the first nine months of 2023, our oilfield solutions segment sales decreased $8.7 million in the first nine months of 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, due to a $7.9 million decrease in water sales, and a $1.3 million decrease in surface use, rights-of-way and easement revenues, partially offset by a $0.7 million increase in brine water sales.

Liquidity
During the third quarter of 2023, cash flow used in operations was $0.3 million, while cash used in investing activities was $15.9 million. As of October 31, 2023, we had approximately $7 million in cash and cash equivalents, $4 million in outstanding borrowings, and $146 million available to borrow under our revolving credit facility, for total liquidity of approximately $153 million.

Notes
1 Adjusted net (loss) income, adjusted net (loss) income per diluted share, adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (or adjusted EBITDA) and average net realized sales price per ton are non-GAAP financial measures. See the non-GAAP reconciliations set forth later in this press release for additional information.

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
Intrepid will host a conference call on Thursday, November 9, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results and other operating and financial matters and answer investor questions.

Management invites you to listen to the conference call by using the U.S. toll-free dial-in number +1 (833) 470-1428 or International dial-in number +1 (646) 904-5544; please use participant access code 550193. The call will also be streamed on the Intrepid website, intrepidpotash.com. A recording of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the completion of the call by dialing +1 (866) 813-9403 for U.S. toll-free, +1 (929) 458-6194 for International, or at intrepidpotash.com. The replay of the call will require the input of the replay access code 158078. The recording will be available through November 16, 2023.

About Intrepid

Intrepid is a diversified mineral company that delivers potassium, magnesium, sulfur, salt, and water products essential for customer success in agriculture, animal feed, and the oil and gas industry. Intrepid is the only U.S. producer of muriate of potash, which is applied as an essential nutrient for healthy crop development, utilized in several industrial applications, and used as an ingredient in animal feed. In addition, Intrepid produces a specialty fertilizer, Trio®, which delivers three key nutrients, potassium, magnesium, and sulfate, in a single particle. Intrepid also provides water, magnesium chloride, brine, and various oilfield products and services. Intrepid serves diverse customers in markets where a logistical advantage exists and is a leader in the use of solar evaporation for potash production, resulting in lower cost and more environmentally friendly production. Intrepid's mineral production comes from three solar solution potash facilities and one conventional underground Trio® 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 at intrepidpotash.com, to receive automatic email alerts for 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 relate to, among other things, statements about Intrepid's future financial performance, cash flow from operations expectations, water sales, production costs, acquisition expectations and operating plans, and its market outlook. These statements are based on assumptions that Intrepid believes are reasonable. Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are uncertain. The particular uncertainties that could cause Intrepid's actual results to be materially different from its forward-looking statements include the following:

  • changes in the price, demand, or supply of our products and services;

  • challenges and legal proceedings related to our water rights;

  • our ability to successfully identify and implement any opportunities to grow our business whether through expanded sales of water, Trio®, byproducts, and other non-potassium related products or other revenue diversification activities;

  • the costs of, and our ability to successfully execute, any strategic projects;

  • declines or changes in agricultural production or fertilizer application rates;

  • declines in the use of potassium-related products or water by oil and gas companies in their drilling operations;

  • our ability to prevail in outstanding legal proceedings against us;

  • our ability to comply with the terms of our revolving credit facility, including the underlying covenants;

  • further write-downs of the carrying value of assets, including inventories;

  • circumstances that disrupt or limit production, including operational difficulties or variances, geological or geotechnical variances, equipment failures, environmental hazards, and other unexpected events or problems;

  • changes in reserve estimates;

  • currency fluctuations;

  • adverse changes in economic conditions or credit markets;

  • the impact of governmental regulations, including environmental and mining regulations, the enforcement of those regulations, and governmental policy changes;

  • adverse weather events, including events affecting precipitation and evaporation rates at our solar solution mines;

  • increased labor costs or difficulties in hiring and retaining qualified employees and contractors, including workers with mining, mineral processing, or construction expertise;

  • changes in the prices of raw materials, including chemicals, natural gas, and power;

  • our ability to obtain and maintain any necessary governmental permits or leases relating to current or future operations;

  • interruptions in rail or truck transportation services, or fluctuations in the costs of these services;

  • our inability to fund necessary capital investments;

  • global inflationary pressures and supply chain challenges;

  • the impact of global health issues, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and other global disruptions on our business, operations, liquidity, financial condition and results of operations; and

  • 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, 2022.

In addition, new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for Intrepid to predict all risks that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements Intrepid may make. All information in this document speaks as of the date of this release. New information or events after that date may cause our forward-looking statements in this document to change. We undertake no obligation 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:
Evan Mapes, CFA, Investor Relations Manager
Phone: 303-996-3042
Email: evan.mapes@intrepidpotash.com

INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Sales

 

$

54,465

 

 

$

74,752

 

 

$

222,420

 

 

$

270,891

 

Less:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Freight costs

 

 

7,909

 

 

 

7,793

 

 

 

30,015

 

 

 

27,257

 

Warehousing and handling costs

 

 

2,731

 

 

 

2,541

 

 

 

8,265

 

 

 

7,221

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

39,921

 

 

 

37,648

 

 

 

148,502

 

 

 

120,656

 

Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments

 

 

3,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,413

 

 

 

 

Gross Margin

 

 

491

 

 

 

26,770

 

 

 

32,225

 

 

 

115,757

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling and administrative

 

 

7,685

 

 

 

8,551

 

 

 

24,491

 

 

 

22,558

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

 

 

535

 

 

 

491

 

 

 

1,605

 

 

 

1,471

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

521

 

 

 

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

 

59

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

252

 

 

 

1,176

 

Other operating expense

 

 

857

 

 

 

264

 

 

 

1,880

 

 

 

1,239

 

Operating (Loss) Income

 

 

(9,166

)

 

 

17,454

 

 

 

3,476

 

 

 

89,313

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Income (Expense)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

 

(54

)

 

 

766

 

 

 

(292

)

 

 

766

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

 

 

 

(28

)

 

 

 

 

 

(85

)

Interest income

 

 

88

 

 

 

77

 

 

 

249

 

 

 

94

 

Other income (expense)

 

 

19

 

 

 

(258

)

 

 

75

 

 

 

281

 

(Loss) Income Before Income Taxes

 

 

(9,113

)

 

 

18,011

 

 

 

3,508

 

 

 

90,369

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)

 

 

1,917

 

 

 

(4,903

)

 

 

(1,893

)

 

 

(22,131

)

Net (Loss) Income

 

$

(7,196

)

 

$

13,108

 

 

$

1,615

 

 

$

68,238

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

12,789

 

 

 

13,256

 

 

 

12,750

 

 

 

13,221

 

Diluted

 

 

12,789

 

 

 

13,489

 

 

 

12,876

 

 

 

13,567

 

(Loss) Earnings Per Share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

0.99

 

 

$

0.13

 

 

$

5.16

 

Diluted

 

$

(0.56

)

 

$

0.97

 

 

$

0.13

 

 

$

5.03

 

INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND DECEMBER 31, 2022
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

2,791

 

 

$

18,514

 

Short-term investments

 

 

3,463

 

 

 

5,959

 

Accounts receivable:

 

 

 

 

Trade, net

 

 

24,091

 

 

 

26,737

 

Other receivables, net

 

 

2,357

 

 

 

790

 

Inventory, net

 

 

108,360

 

 

 

114,816

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

5,546

 

 

 

4,863

 

Total current assets

 

 

146,608

 

 

 

171,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties, net

 

 

402,862

 

 

 

375,630

 

Water rights

 

 

19,184

 

 

 

19,184

 

Long-term parts inventory, net

 

 

25,347

 

 

 

24,823

 

Long-term investments

 

 

7,930

 

 

 

9,841

 

Other assets, net

 

 

6,864

 

 

 

7,294

 

Non-current deferred tax asset, net

 

 

183,996

 

 

 

185,752

 

Total Assets

 

$

792,791

 

 

$

794,203

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

8,756

 

 

$

18,645

 

Accrued liabilities

 

 

14,523

 

 

 

16,212

 

Accrued employee compensation and benefits

 

 

8,047

 

 

 

6,975

 

Other current liabilities

 

 

6,871

 

 

 

7,044

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

38,197

 

 

 

48,876

 

 

 

 

 

 

Advances on credit facility

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation, net of current portion

 

 

28,169

 

 

 

26,564

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

1,119

 

 

 

2,206

 

Finance lease liabilities

 

 

1,658

 

 

 

 

Other non-current liabilities

 

 

1,221

 

 

 

1,479

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

72,364

 

 

 

79,125

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

 

 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 40,000,000 shares authorized;

 

 

 

 

12,789,326 and 12,687,822 shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

at September 30, 2023, and December 31, 2022, respectively

 

 

13

 

 

 

13

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

664,348

 

 

 

660,614

 

Retained earnings

 

 

78,078

 

 

 

76,463

 

Less treasury stock, at cost

 

 

(22,012

)

 

 

(22,012

)

Total Stockholders' Equity

 

 

720,427

 

 

 

715,078

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

 

$

792,791

 

 

$

794,203

 

INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
FOR THE THREE AND NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 AND 2022
(In thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(7,196

)

 

$

13,108

 

 

$

1,615

 

 

$

68,238

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

 

10,122

 

 

 

8,362

 

 

 

28,305

 

 

 

25,285

 

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

 

 

535

 

 

 

491

 

 

 

1,605

 

 

 

1,471

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs

 

 

75

 

 

 

67

 

 

 

226

 

 

 

187

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

80

 

 

 

80

 

 

 

241

 

 

 

241

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

1,522

 

 

 

1,407

 

 

 

5,071

 

 

 

3,965

 

Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments

 

 

3,413

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,413

 

 

 

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

521

 

 

 

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

 

Loss on disposal of assets

 

 

59

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

252

 

 

 

1,176

 

Allowance for doubtful accounts

 

 

110

 

 

 

 

 

 

110

 

 

 

 

Allowance for parts inventory obsolescence

 

 

140

 

 

 

150

 

 

 

140

 

 

 

1,750

 

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities

 

 

54

 

 

 

(766

)

 

 

292

 

 

 

(766

)

Distribution of earnings from unconsolidated entities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

452

 

 

 

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trade accounts receivable, net

 

 

(381

)

 

 

(5,590

)

 

 

2,536

 

 

 

(2,820

)

Other receivables, net

 

 

(700

)

 

 

(465

)

 

 

(1,659

)

 

 

(1,111

)

Inventory, net

 

 

(8,384

)

 

 

(13,195

)

 

 

2,379

 

 

 

(15,954

)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

(1,804

)

 

 

(2,177

)

 

 

(898

)

 

 

(1,504

)

Deferred tax assets, net

 

 

(1,920

)

 

 

4,607

 

 

 

1,756

 

 

 

21,548

 

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and accrued employee
compensation and benefits

 

 

2,916

 

 

 

12,411

 

 

 

(5,216

)

 

 

999

 

Operating lease liabilities

 

 

(409

)

 

 

(386

)

 

 

(1,218

)

 

 

(1,619

)

Other liabilities

 

 

924

 

 

 

(32,231

)

 

 

(1,298

)

 

 

(31,974

)

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(323

)

 

 

(14,117

)

 

 

38,625

 

 

 

69,112

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Investing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additions to property, plant, equipment, mineral properties and other assets

 

 

(16,550

)

 

 

(14,326

)

 

 

(58,484

)

 

 

(37,100

)

Purchase of investments

 

 

 

 

 

(1,965

)

 

 

(1,415

)

 

 

(12,864

)

Proceeds from sale of assets

 

 

36

 

 

 

 

 

 

125

 

 

 

46

 

Proceeds from redemptions/maturities of investments

 

 

500

 

 

 

1,504

 

 

 

4,500

 

 

 

1,504

 

Other investing, net

 

 

160

 

 

 

 

 

 

668

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(15,854

)

 

 

(14,787

)

 

 

(54,606

)

 

 

(48,414

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Payments of financing lease

 

 

(189

)

 

 

 

 

 

(399

)

 

 

 

Proceeds from short-term borrowings on credit facility

 

 

2,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,000

 

 

 

 

Repayments of short-term borrowings on credit facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5,000

)

 

 

 

Capitalized debt fees

 

 

 

 

 

(933

)

 

 

 

 

 

(933

)

Employee tax withholding paid for restricted stock upon vesting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1,337

)

 

 

(4,362

)

Repurchases of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

(2,881

)

 

 

 

 

 

(2,881

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

110

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

 

1,811

 

 

 

(3,814

)

 

 

264

 

 

 

(8,066

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

 

 

(14,366

)

 

 

(32,718

)

 

 

(15,717

)

 

 

12,632

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, beginning of period

 

 

17,733

 

 

 

82,496

 

 

 

19,084

 

 

 

37,146

 

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, end of period

 

$

3,367

 

 

$

49,778

 

 

$

3,367

 

 

$

49,778

 

To supplement Intrepid's consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, Intrepid uses several non-GAAP financial measures to monitor and evaluate its performance. These non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted net (loss) income, adjusted net (loss) income per diluted share, adjusted EBITDA, and average net realized sales price per ton. 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, these non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

Intrepid believes these non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors for analysis of its business. Intrepid uses these non-GAAP financial measures as one of its tools in comparing period-over-period performance on a consistent basis and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. Intrepid believes these non-GAAP financial measures are 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.

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income and Adjusted Net (Loss) Income Per Diluted Share

Adjusted net (loss) income and adjusted net (loss) income per diluted share are calculated as net (loss) income or net (loss) income per diluted share adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period, as set forth in the reconciliation below. Intrepid considers these non-GAAP financial measures to be useful because they allow for period-to-period comparisons of its operating results excluding items that Intrepid believes are not indicative of its fundamental ongoing operations.

Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted Net (Loss) Income:

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands)

Net (Loss) Income

$

(7,196

)

 

$

13,108

 

 

$

1,615

 

 

$

68,238

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

521

 

 

 

 

 

 

521

 

 

 

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

59

 

 

 

10

 

 

 

252

 

 

 

1,176

 

Calculated income tax effect(1)

 

(151

)

 

 

(3

)

 

 

(201

)

 

 

(306

)

Total adjustments

 

429

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

572

 

 

 

870

 

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income

$

(6,767

)

 

$

13,115

 

 

$

2,187

 

 

$

69,108

 

Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income per Share to Adjusted Net (Loss) Income per Share:

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

Net (Loss) Income Per Diluted Share

$

(0.56

)

 

$

0.97

 

$

0.13

 

 

$

5.03

 

Adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

0.04

 

 

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.02

 

 

 

0.09

 

Calculated income tax effect(1)

 

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

(0.02

)

 

 

(0.02

)

Total adjustments

 

0.03

 

 

 

 

 

0.04

 

 

 

0.07

 

Adjusted Net (Loss) Income Per Diluted Share

$

(0.53

)

 

$

0.97

 

$

0.17

 

 

$

5.10

 

(1) Assumes an annual effective tax rate of 26% for 2023 and 2022.

Adjusted EBITDA

Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (or adjusted EBITDA) is calculated as net (loss) income adjusted for certain items that impact the comparability of results from period to period, as set forth in the reconciliation below. Intrepid considers adjusted EBITDA to be useful, and believe it to be useful for investors, because the measure reflects Intrepid's operating performance before the effects of certain non-cash items and other items that Intrepid believes are not indicative of its core operations. Intrepid uses adjusted EBITDA to assess operating performance.

Reconciliation of Net (Loss) Income to Adjusted EBITDA:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

 

2022

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

 

 

(in thousands)

Net (Loss) Income

 

$

(7,196

)

 

$

13,108

 

$

1,615

 

$

68,238

Impairment of long-lived assets

 

 

521

 

 

 

 

 

521

 

 

Loss on sale of assets

 

 

59

 

 

 

10

 

 

252

 

 

1,176

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

28

 

 

 

 

85

Income tax (benefit) expense

 

 

(1,917

)

 

 

4,903

 

 

1,893

 

 

22,131

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization

 

 

10,122

 

 

 

8,362

 

 

28,305

 

 

25,285

Amortization of intangible assets

 

 

80

 

 

 

80

 

 

241

 

 

241

Accretion of asset retirement obligation

 

 

535

 

 

 

491

 

 

1,605

 

 

1,471

Total adjustments

 

 

9,400

 

 

 

13,874

 

 

32,817

 

 

50,389

Adjusted EBITDA

 

$

2,204

 

 

$

26,982

 

$

34,432

 

$

118,627

Average Potash and Trio® Net Realized Sales Price per Ton

Average net realized sales price per ton for potash is calculated as potash segment sales less potash segment byproduct sales and potash freight costs and then dividing that difference by the number of tons of potash sold in the period. Likewise, average net realized sales price per ton for Trio® is calculated as Trio® segment sales less Trio® segment byproduct sales and Trio® freight costs and then dividing that difference by Trio® tons sold. Intrepid considers average net realized sales price per ton to be useful, and believe it to be useful for investors, because it shows Intrepid's potash and Trio® average per ton pricing without the effect of certain transportation and delivery costs. When Intrepid arranges transportation and delivery for a customer, it includes in revenue and in freight costs the costs associated with transportation and delivery. However, some of Intrepid's customers arrange for and pay their own transportation and delivery costs, in which case these costs are not included in Intrepid's revenue and freight costs. Intrepid uses average net realized sales price per ton as a key performance indicator to analyze potash and Trio® sales and price trends.

Reconciliation of Sales to Average Net Realized Sales Price per Ton:

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

(in thousands, except per ton amounts)

 

Potash

 

Trio®

 

Potash

 

Trio®

Total Segment Sales

 

$

27,602

 

$

22,030

 

$

42,354

 

$

24,043

Less: Segment byproduct sales

 

 

5,622

 

 

1,425

 

 

6,177

 

 

885

Freight costs

 

 

2,057

 

 

5,086

 

 

2,430

 

 

4,135

Subtotal

 

$

19,923

 

$

15,519

 

$

33,747

 

$

19,023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Divided by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tons sold

 

 

46

 

 

52

 

 

46

 

 

39

Average net realized sales price per ton

 

$

433

 

$

298

 

$

734

 

$

488

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

2023

 

 

2022

(in thousands, except per ton amounts)

 

Potash

 

Trio®

 

Potash

 

Trio®

Total Segment Sales

 

$

127,363

 

$

81,052

 

$

147,622

 

$

100,561

Less: Segment byproduct sales

 

 

17,122

 

 

4,165

 

 

15,938

 

 

3,100

Freight costs

 

 

9,321

 

 

18,038

 

 

8,117

 

 

16,054

Subtotal

 

$

100,920

 

$

58,849

 

$

123,567

 

$

81,407

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Divided by:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tons sold

 

 

213

 

 

179

 

 

172

 

 

169

Average net realized sales price per ton

 

$

474

 

$

329

 

$

718

 

$

482

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023

Product

 

Potash Segment

 

Trio® Segment

 

Oilfield Solutions Segment

 

Intersegment Eliminations

 

Total

Potash

 

$

21,980

 

$

 

$

 

$

(71

)

 

$

21,909

Trio®

 

 

 

 

20,605

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20,605

Water

 

 

48

 

 

1,368

 

 

1,133

 

 

 

 

 

2,549

Salt

 

 

2,676

 

 

57

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,733

Magnesium Chloride

 

 

2,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,035

Brine Water

 

 

863

 

 

 

 

1,030

 

 

 

 

 

1,893

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,741

 

 

 

 

 

2,741

Total Revenue

 

$

27,602

 

$

22,030

 

$

4,904

 

$

(71

)

 

$

54,465

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

Product

 

Potash Segment

 

Trio® Segment

 

Oilfield Solutions Segment

 

Intersegment Eliminations

 

Total

Potash

 

$

110,241

 

$

 

$

 

$

(260

)

 

$

109,981

Trio®

 

 

 

 

76,887

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

76,887

Water

 

 

228

 

 

3,890

 

 

5,320

 

 

 

 

 

9,438

Salt

 

 

8,997

 

 

275

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,272

Magnesium Chloride

 

 

4,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,839

Brine Water

 

 

3,058

 

 

 

 

2,853

 

 

 

 

 

5,911

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

6,092

 

 

 

 

 

6,092

Total Revenue

 

$

127,363

 

$

81,052

 

$

14,265

 

$

(260

)

 

$

222,420


 

 

Three Months Ended September 30, 2022

Product

 

Potash Segment

 

Trio® Segment

 

Oilfield Solutions Segment

 

Intersegment Eliminations

 

Total

Potash

 

$

36,177

 

$

 

$

 

$

(68

)

 

$

36,109

Trio®

 

 

 

 

23,158

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23,158

Water

 

 

427

 

 

796

 

 

5,380

 

 

 

 

 

6,603

Salt

 

 

2,845

 

 

89

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,934

Magnesium Chloride

 

 

2,008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,008

Brine Water

 

 

897

 

 

 

 

792

 

 

 

 

 

1,689

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,251

 

 

 

 

 

2,251

Total Revenue

 

$

42,354

 

$

24,043

 

$

8,423

 

$

(68

)

 

$

74,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

Product

 

Potash Segment

 

Trio® Segment

 

Oilfield Solutions Segment

 

Intersegment Eliminations

 

Total

Potash

 

$

131,684

 

$

 

$

 

$

(228

)

 

$

131,456

Trio®

 

 

 

 

97,461

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

97,461

Water

 

 

1,564

 

 

2,722

 

 

13,260

 

 

 

 

 

17,546

Salt

 

 

8,137

 

 

378

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,515

Magnesium Chloride

 

 

4,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4,022

Brine Water

 

 

2,215

 

 

 

 

2,179

 

 

 

 

 

4,394

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,497

 

 

 

 

 

7,497

Total Revenue

 

$

147,622

 

$

100,561

 

$

22,936

 

$

(228

)

 

$

270,891


Three Months Ended
September 30, 2023

 

Potash

 

Trio®

 

Oilfield Solutions

 

Other

 

Consolidated

Sales

 

$

27,602

 

$

22,030

 

 

$

4,904

 

$

(71

)

 

$

54,465

Less: Freight costs

 

 

2,894

 

 

5,086

 

 

 

 

 

(71

)

 

 

7,909

Warehousing and handling
costs

 

 

1,541

 

 

1,190

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,731

Cost of goods sold

 

 

18,673

 

 

17,714

 

 

 

3,534

 

 

 

 

 

39,921

Lower of cost or net
realizable value inventory
adjustments

 

 

1,083

 

 

2,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,413

Gross Margin (Deficit)

 

$

3,411

 

$

(4,290

)

 

$

1,370

 

$

 

 

$

491

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred1

 

$

7,272

 

$

1,754

 

 

$

950

 

$

226

 

 

$

10,202

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023

 

Potash

 

Trio®

 

Oilfield Solutions

 

Other

 

Consolidated

Sales

 

$

127,363

 

$

81,052

 

 

$

14,265

 

$

(260

)

 

$

222,420

Less: Freight costs

 

 

12,237

 

 

18,038

 

 

 

 

 

(260

)

 

 

30,015

Warehousing and handling
costs

 

 

4,630

 

 

3,635

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8,265

Cost of goods sold

 

 

78,697

 

 

58,666

 

 

 

11,139

 

 

 

 

 

148,502

Lower of cost or net
realizable value inventory
adjustments

 

 

1,083

 

 

2,330

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3,413

Gross Margin (Deficit)

 

$

30,716

 

$

(1,617

)

 

$

3,126

 

$

 

 

$

32,225

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred1

 

$

20,753

 

$

4,365

 

 

$

2,772

 

$

656

 

 

$

28,546

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30, 2022

 

Potash

 

Trio®

 

Oilfield Solutions

 

Other

 

Consolidated

Sales

 

$

42,354

 

$

24,043

 

 

$

8,423

 

$

(68

)

 

$

74,752

Less: Freight costs

 

 

3,726

 

 

4,135

 

 

 

 

 

(68

)

 

 

7,793

Warehousing and handling
costs

 

 

1,414

 

 

1,127

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,541

Cost of goods sold

 

 

17,342

 

 

12,278

 

 

 

8,028

 

 

 

 

 

37,648

Gross Margin

 

$

19,872

 

$

6,503

 

 

$

395

 

$

 

 

$

26,770

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred1

 

$

6,318

 

$

1,072

 

 

$

867

 

$

185

 

 

$

8,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022

 

Potash

 

Trio®

 

Oilfield Solutions

 

Other

 

Consolidated

Sales

 

$

147,622

 

$

100,561

 

 

$

22,936

 

$

(228

)

 

$

270,891

Less: Freight costs

 

 

11,430

 

 

16,055

 

 

 

 

 

(228

)

 

 

27,257

Warehousing and handling
costs

 

 

3,947

 

 

3,274

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,221

Cost of goods sold

 

 

58,383

 

 

45,538

 

 

 

16,735

 

 

 

 

 

120,656

Gross Margin

 

$

73,862

 

$

35,694

 

 

$

6,201

 

$

 

 

$

115,757

Depreciation, depletion and amortization incurred1

 

$

19,350

 

$

3,122

 

 

$

2,458

 

$

596

 

 

$

25,526

(1) Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred for potash and Trio® excludes depreciation, depletion, and amortization amounts absorbed in or relieved from inventory.


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