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WESTMORELAND COAL Co

No Longer Reporting

The company has not filed an annual or quarterly report since its Q3 FY2018 10-Q, filed Nov 1, 2018. Its latest SEC filing is a NT 10-K from Apr 1, 2019.

The sections below describe the company as of the FY2017 annual report.

What Did They Do?

Produces and sells thermal coal to electric utilities, with a char production facility and an interest in an activated carbon plant.

How Did They Make Money?

Utilities and other coal buyers pay for coal based on contract prices when it is delivered; some contracts also provide cost reimbursements and fixed monthly payments. Customers pay for reclamation and ash hauling as those activities are carried out.

FY2017 revenue

Who Were Their Customers?

Power utilities buy most of the coal under long-term supply contracts, while some Ohio mines also sell to industrial buyers and other customers under spot or short-term contracts. Coal Valley serves export customers, generally Asian power utilities.

Did Revenues Turn Into Profits?

Not on paper. It lost $71.3M in FY2017, but brought in more cash than it spent: $79.1M of free cash flow.

Operating income, FY2017
3% of revenue
▲ +3% vs FY2016 ($38.1M, 3%)
Net income, FY2017
−5% of revenue
▲ +163% (Loss) vs FY2016 (−$27.1M, −2%)
Free cash flow, FY2017
6% of revenue
▼ −25% vs FY2016 ($105.8M, 7%)

How Were They Changing?

Since the FY2017 annual report
Latest quarter: Q3 FY2018, the three months to Sep 30, 2018
Revenue
▼ −10%
vs $365M in Q3 FY2017
Net income
▲ +233% (Loss)
vs −$12.5M in Q3 FY2017
  • Mar 15, 2019 Westmoreland completed a Chapter 11 restructuring and sold nearly all its assets The business assets went to a new entity controlled by first-lien creditors, and existing equity is scheduled for cancellation.
  • Mar 4, 2019 The court confirmed a plan to sell nearly all Westmoreland assets First-lien creditors were to take the assets, excluding the Kemmerer mine operations.
  • Oct 9, 2018 Westmoreland filed for Chapter 11 and agreed on a creditor-led restructuring The restructuring agreement contemplated creditors acquiring the company's core assets.

Grew. Revenue grew 2.1x in 4 years, from $674.7M in FY2013 to $1.4B in FY2017, about 20% a year.

Power generation sold The older report included two coal-fired power generation units; the latest report says the company sold the power segment's assets and ended the related power agreements.

Industrial and briquette customers The older report described coal sales to industrial customers and barbeque briquette manufacturers alongside utility sales; the latest report describes thermal coal sales primarily to utility customers.

Who Did They Compete With?

Competes with Alliance Resource Partners, Alpha Natural Resources, CONSOL Energy, Foresight Energy, Hallador Energy, Murray Energy, Peabody Energy, and Rhino Resource Partners

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