UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM
(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
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Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations
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Cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and accretion expense) |
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Depreciation, depletion and accretion expense |
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Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' and Members' Equity and Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
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Balance at December 31, 2022 |
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Effect of Reorganization and reclassification to redeemable noncontrolling interest (Note 1) |
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Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
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Atlas Energy Solutions Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – Business and Organization
Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. (“Atlas Inc.” and together with its subsidiaries “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company”) was formed on February 3, 2022, pursuant to the laws of the State of Delaware. Atlas Inc. is a holding corporation and the ultimate parent company of Atlas Sand Company, LLC (“Atlas LLC”), a Delaware limited liability company formed on April 20, 2017. Atlas LLC is a producer of high-quality, locally sourced 100 mesh and 40/70 sand used as a proppant during the well completion process. Proppant is necessary to facilitate the recovery of hydrocarbons from oil and natural gas wells. One hundred percent of Atlas LLC’s sand reserves are located in Winkler and Ward Counties, Texas, within the Permian Basin and operations consist of proppant production and processing facilities, including one facility near Kermit, Texas (the “Kermit facility”) and a second facility near Monahans, Texas (the “Monahans facility”).
We are currently building a logistics platform with the goal of increasing the efficiency, safety and sustainability of the oil and natural gas industry within the Permian Basin. This will include the Dune Express, an overland conveyor infrastructure solution currently under construction, coupled with our fleet of fit-for-purpose trucks and trailers.
We sell products and services primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies and oilfield services companies either under supply agreements or through spot sales on the open market.
Initial Public Offering
On March 13, 2023, we completed our initial public offering (the “IPO”) of
Reorganization
Pursuant to a master reorganization agreement (the “Master Reorganization Agreement”) dated March 8, 2023, by and among the Company, Atlas Sand Management Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ASMC”), Atlas LLC, Atlas Sand Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Atlas Sand Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Atlas Operating”), Atlas Sand Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings II”), Atlas Sand Management Company II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ASMC II”), and Atlas Sand Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub”), the Company and the parties thereto completed certain restructuring transactions (the “Reorganization”) in connection with the IPO. As part of the Reorganization:
As a result of the Reorganization, (i) the Company’s sole material asset consists of Operating Units, (ii) Atlas Operating’s sole material asset consists of 100% of the membership interests in Atlas LLC and (iii) Atlas LLC owns all of the Company’s operating
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assets. The Company is the managing member of Atlas Operating and is responsible for all operational, management and administrative decisions relating to Atlas LLC’s business and consolidates the financial results of Atlas LLC and its subsidiaries.
As a result of the IPO and Reorganization:
On or before August 30, 2023, we will designate a date for distributions of the Operating Units and shares of common stock of the Company currently held by the HoldCos to the Legacy Owners in accordance with the distribution provisions of each respective HoldCo operating agreement. Following this distribution, the HoldCos will be dissolved, and the Legacy Owners will hold shares of the Company’s Class A common stock or Class B common stock (and corresponding Operating Units) directly.
On March 13, 2023, the date on which we closed the IPO, a corresponding deferred tax liability of approximately $
Note 2 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements (the “Financial Statements”) have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and SEC requirements. All adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the Financial Statements have been included. Such adjustments are of a normal, recurring nature. These condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Atlas Inc., Atlas Operating, Atlas LLC, and Atlas LLC’s wholly owned subsidiaries: Atlas Sand Employee Company, LLC; Atlas OLC Employee Company, LLC; Atlas Construction Employee Company, LLC; Atlas Sand Employee Holdings, LLC; Fountainhead Logistics Employee Company, LLC; Atlas Sand Construction, LLC; OLC Kermit, LLC; and OLC Monahans, LLC; and Fountainhead Logistics, LLC.
The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2023 or for any other period. The Financial Statements and these notes should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2022 included within the Company’s Final Prospectus.
As discussed in Note 1 - Business and Organization, as a result of our IPO and the Reorganization, Atlas Inc. is the managing member of Atlas Operating and consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The Reorganization was considered a transaction between entities under common control. As a result, the financial statements for periods prior to our IPO and the Reorganization have been adjusted to combine the previously separate entities for presentation purposes. However, Atlas Inc. and Atlas Operating had no operations or assets and liabilities prior to our IPO. As such, for periods prior to the completion of our IPO, the consolidated financial statements represent the historical financial position and results of operations of Atlas LLC and its subsidiaries. For periods after the completion of our IPO, the financial position and results of operations include those of Atlas Inc. and report the redeemable noncontrolling interest related to the portion of Operating Units not owned by Atlas Inc.
Consolidation
The Financial Statements include the accounts of the Company and controlled subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the Financial Statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the Financial Statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates used in the preparation of these Financial Statements include, but are not limited to: the sand reserves and their impact on calculating the depletion expense under the units-of-production method; the depreciation and amortization associated with property, plant and equipment; stock and unit-based compensation; spare parts inventory reserve; collectability of receivables; and certain liabilities. We base estimates on historical experience and on various assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses
Accounts receivable are recorded at cost when earned and represent claims against third parties that will be settled in cash. These receivables generally do not bear interest. The carrying value of our receivables, net of allowance for credit losses, represents the estimated collectable amount. If events or changes in circumstances indicate specific receivable balances may be impaired, further consideration is given to our ability to collect those balances and the allowance is adjusted accordingly. We perform credit evaluations of new customers and sometimes require deposits and prepayments, to mitigate credit risk. When it is probable that all or part of an outstanding balance will not be collected, we establish an allowance for credit losses.
On January 1, 2023, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-13, Financial Instruments - Credit Losses (Topic 326) - Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which replaced the prior incurred loss impairment model with an expected credit loss impairment model for financial instruments, including accounts receivable. The adoption of ASU 2016-13 did not result in a material cumulative-effect adjustment to retained earnings on January 1, 2023.
We are exposed to credit losses primarily through sales of products and services. We analyze accounts receivable on an individual customer and overall basis through review of historical collection experience and current aging status of our customer accounts. We also consider the financial condition and economic environment of our customers in evaluating the need for an allowance. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, we recognized de minimis allowance for credit losses. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had
As of March 31, 2023, two customers represented
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Fair value is estimated by applying the following hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value into three levels and bases the categorization within the hierarchy upon the lowest level of input that is available and significant to the fair value measurement:
Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
Level 3 – Inputs that are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimate of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
The amounts reported in the balance sheets as current assets or liabilities, including cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, spare parts inventories, inventories, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and deferred revenues approximate fair value due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
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Our credit agreement with Stonebriar Commercial Finance LLC (“Stonebriar”) pursuant to which Stonebriar extended a $
Stock-Based Compensation
We account for stock-based compensation, including grants of incentive units, restricted stock awards, time-based restricted stock units and performance share units, under the measurement and recognition provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”). We account for stock and unit-based compensation by amortizing the fair value of the units, which is determined at the grant date, on a straight-line basis unless the tranche method is required.
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We account for forfeitures as they occur and reverse any previously recognized stock or unit-based compensation expense for the unvested portion of the awards that were forfeited. We did recognize any forfeitures during the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022.
Earnings Per Share
We use the treasury stock method to determine the potential dilutive effect of outstanding restricted stock units and performance share units. We evaluated the potential dilutive effect of Class B common stock using the “if-converted” method, noting conversion of Class B common stock to Class A common stock will not have a dilutive impact to earnings per share. Each share of Class B common stock is issued in conjunction with and only as a consequence of the issuance by Atlas Operating of an Operating Unit to a securityholder other than the Company. Atlas Inc. is a holding company the only assets of which are equity interests in Atlas Operating. The earnings of Atlas Operating per unit are attributable to the Company and the other Legacy Owners, as the holders of the outstanding Operating Units. Because each holder of Operating Units other than the Company also holds one share of Class B common stock, and because the Company consolidates the results of operations of Atlas Operating, the earnings per Operating Unit attributable to the Legacy Owners are derivatively attributable to the corresponding shares of Class B common stock held by such Legacy Owners. For that reason, if and when a Legacy Owner determines to exercise its Redemption Right (as defined below in Note 8 - Stockholders' and Members' Equity) and exchange an Operating Unit (and corresponding share of Class B common stock), and if Atlas Operating or the Company determines to issue a share of Class A common stock in exchange for such Operating Unit (and corresponding share of Class B common stock), there would not be a dilutive impact to the earnings per share of the Class A common stock.
As a result of the IPO, the presentation of earnings per share for the periods prior to the IPO is not meaningful and only earnings per share for periods subsequent to the IPO are presented herein. See Note 11 – Earnings Per Share for additional information.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
We account for the Legacy Owners’
Income Taxes
Atlas Inc. is a corporation and it is subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes. The tax implications of the Reorganization referenced in Note 1 - Business and Organization and the tax impact of the Company’s status as a taxable corporation subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes have been reflected in the accompanying Financial Statements.
Atlas Inc. accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled pursuant to the provisions of ASC 740, Income Taxes. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rate is recognized in earnings in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts more likely than not to be realized.
Atlas Inc. computes its quarterly taxes under the effective tax rate method based on applying an anticipated annual effective rate to its year-to-date income, except for discrete items. Income taxes for discrete items are computed and recorded in the period that the specific transaction occurs.
Atlas LLC, the Company’s predecessor, was organized as a limited liability company. As a limited liability company, Atlas LLC elected to be treated as a partnership for income tax purposes and, therefore, is not subject to U.S. federal income tax. Rather, the U.S. federal income tax liability with respect to the taxable income of our predecessor was passed through to its owners.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future Texas margin tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amount of existing assets and liabilities and their respective Texas margin tax bases.
We evaluate the uncertainty in tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements to determine whether the tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. However, the conclusions regarding the evaluation are subject to review and may change based on factors including, but not limited to, ongoing analysis of tax laws, regulations, and interpretations thereof. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we did have any liabilities for uncertain tax positions or gross unrecognized tax benefits. Our income tax returns from 2018, 2019,
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2020, 2021 and 2022 are open to examinations by U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities. We cannot predict or provide assurance as to the ultimate outcome of any existing or future examinations.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Rate Reform – In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional guidance for a limited time to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform. The new guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The amendments apply only to contracts and hedging relationships that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued due to reference rate reform. These amendments are effective immediately and may be applied prospectively to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated on or before December 31, 2022. In December 2022, FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848. ASU 2022-06 amended ASU 2020-04 and deferred the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the relief in Topic 848. As described in Note 6 - Debt, our previous asset-based loan credit facility (the “2018 ABL Credit Facility”) was terminated on February 22, 2023. The 2018 ABL Credit Facility was our only material agreement affected by reference rate reform as of March 31, 2023. We will continue to evaluate the impact of this standard on the Financial Statements and do not believe it will have a material impact on the Financial Statements.
Financial Instruments – In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326), which amended the guidance on the impairment of financial instruments. The standard added an impairment model, referred to as current expected credit loss, which is based on expected losses rather than incurred losses. The standard applies to most debt instruments, trade receivables, lease receivables, reinsurance receivables, financial guarantees and loan commitments. Under the guidance, companies are required to disclose credit quality indicators disaggregated by year of origination for a five-year period. In May 2019, ASU 2016-13 was subsequently amended by ASU 2019-04, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, ASU 2019-05, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief. The new guidance became effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. We adopted ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2023. ASU 2016-13 was applied using a modified retrospective approach, with a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings as of the adoption date. We analyzed trade accounts receivable on an individual customer and overall basis through review of historical collection experience and current aging status of our customer accounts. We also consider the financial condition and economic environment of our customers in evaluating the need for an allowance. The cumulative impact of adoption in the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2023 was immaterial. See Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Credit Losses discussed within this Note.
Note 3 – Inventories
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Note 4 – Property, Plant and Equipment, Net
Property, plant and equipment, net, consisted of the following (in thousands):
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Depreciation expense and depletion expense recognized in depreciation, depletion and accretion expense was $
Note 5 – Leases
We have operating and finance leases primarily for office space, equipment, and vehicles. The terms and conditions for these leases vary by the type of underlying asset.
Certain leases include variable lease payments for items such as property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and other operating expenses associated with leased assets. Payments that vary based on an index or rate are included in the measurement of lease assets and liabilities at the rate as of the commencement date. All other variable lease payments are excluded from the measurement of lease assets and liabilities, and are recognized in the period in which the obligation for those payments is incurred.
The components of lease cost for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022 are as follows (in thousands):
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During the three months ended March 31, 2022, we modified an agreement related to certain operating right-of-use assets of $
Lease terms and discount rates as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:
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Future minimum lease commitments as of March 31, 2023 are as follows (in thousands):
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Supplemental balance sheet information related to our leases as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was as follows (in thousands):
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On May 16, 2022, Atlas LLC entered into a master lease agreement with Stonebriar for the right, but not the obligation, to fund up to $
On July 28, 2022, Atlas LLC entered into a master lease agreement with Stonebriar for the right, but not the obligation, to fund up to $
As of March 31, 2023, we had additional lease commitments totaling $
Note 6 – Debt
Debt consists of the following (in thousands):
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2021 Term Loan Credit Facility
On October 20, 2021, Atlas LLC entered into the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility with Stonebriar. The loans outstanding under the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility bear interest at a rate of
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2021 Term Loan Credit Facility is guaranteed on a secured basis and interest, plus principal, is payable in seventy-two consecutive monthly installments.
At any time prior to the maturity date, we may prepay loans outstanding under the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility, in whole or in part, at a price equal to
Proceeds from the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility were used exclusively for general corporate purposes, which included the repayment of outstanding indebtedness under the 2018 Term Loan Credit Facility, and to make permitted distributions. As of March 31, 2023 and December 2022, Atlas LLC was in compliance with the covenants of the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility.
The 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility is unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Atlas LLC and certain of its subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of Atlas LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, excluding: OLC Kermit, LLC, OLC Monahans, LLC and Atlas OLC Employee Company, LLC.
On February 22, 2023, Atlas LLC and Stonebriar agreed to amend the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility to, among other things, permit the Company to enter into the 2023 ABL Credit Facility with the 2023 ABL Lenders and to update certain related terms.
2023 ABL Credit Facility
On February 22, 2023, Atlas LLC, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions party thereto as lenders (the “2023 ABL Lenders”) entered into a Loan, Security and Guaranty Agreement (the “2023 ABL Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which the 2023 ABL Lenders provide revolving credit financing to the Company in an aggregate principal amount of up to $
Atlas LLC may also request swingline loans under the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $
Borrowings under the 2023 ABL Credit Facility bear interest, at Atlas LLC’s option, at either a base rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, plus an applicable margin based on average availability as set forth in the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement. Term SOFR loans bear interest at Term SOFR for the applicable interest period plus an applicable margin, which ranges from
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annum based on average availability as set forth in the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement. Base rate loans bear interest at the applicable base rate, plus an applicable margin, which ranges from
The Borrowing Base was initially set at $
The 2023 ABL Credit Facility requires that if Availability is less than the greater of (i)
Under the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement, Atlas LLC is permitted to make payments of dividends and distributions pursuant to certain limited exceptions and baskets set forth therein and otherwise generally subject to certain restrictions described therein, including that (i) no Event of Default (as defined under the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, and (ii) no loans and no more than more than $
The 2023 ABL Credit Facility contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default. As of March 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with the covenants under the 2023 ABL Credit Facility.
The 2023 ABL Credit Facility is unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Atlas LLC and certain of its subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of Atlas LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, excluding: OLC Kermit, LLC, OLC Monahans, LLC and Atlas OLC Employee Company, LLC.
2018 Asset-Based Loan Credit Facility
On December 14, 2018, Atlas LLC entered into the 2018 ABL Credit Facility, which provided revolving credit financing with a borrowing capacity of up to $
Note 7 – Commitments and Contingencies
Royalty Agreements
Atlas LLC entered into a royalty agreement associated with its leased property at the Kermit facility and a mining agreement associated with its leased property at the Monahans facility, in each case, with Permian Dunes Holding Company, LLC, a related party. The royalty agreement associated with the Kermit facility terminated on the date of our IPO, pursuant to the terms of the agreement. Under the mining agreement associated with the Monahans facility, we are committed to pay royalties on product sold from that facility and are required to pay a minimum royalty of $
Standby Letters of Credit
As of December 31, 2022, we had $
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Purchase Commitments
On March 23, 2022, we entered into an agreement to purchase transportation and logistics equipment in the amount of $
Litigation
We are involved in various legal and administrative proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business. Some of these proceedings may result in fines, penalties or judgments being assessed against us, which may adversely affect our financial results. In addition, from time to time, we are involved in various disputes, which may or may not be settled prior to legal proceedings being instituted and which may result in losses in excess of accrued liabilities, if any, relating to such unresolved disputes. Expenses related to litigation reduce operating income. We do not believe that the outcome of any of these proceedings or disputes would have a significant adverse effect on our financial position, long-term results of operations or cash flows. It is possible, however, that charges related to these matters could be significant to our results of operations or cash flows in any single accounting period. Management is not aware of any legal, environmental or other commitments and contingencies that would have a material effect on the Financial Statements.
Note 8 – Stockholders Equity
Class A Common Stock
Atlas Inc. had
Class B Common Stock
Atlas Inc. had
May Dividend and Distribution
On May 8, 2023, Atlas Operating approved a distribution of $
Note 9 – Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
The redeemable noncontrolling interest represents the Legacy Owners’
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The Legacy Owners’
The redeemable noncontrolling interest is recognized at the higher of (1) its initial fair value plus accumulated earnings associated with the noncontrolling interest or (2) the redemption value as of the balance sheet date.
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Note 10 – Stock-Based Compensation
Long Term Incentive Plan
On March 8, 2023, we adopted the Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) for the benefit of employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates. The LTIP provides for the grant of all or any of the following types of awards: (1) incentive stock options qualified as such under U.S. federal income tax laws; (2) stock options that do not qualify as incentive stock options; (3) stock appreciation rights; (4) restricted stock awards; (5) restricted stock units (“RSUs”); (6) bonus stock; (7) dividend equivalents; (8) other stock-based awards; (9) cash awards; and (10) substitute awards. The shares to be delivered under the LTIP may be made available from (i) authorized but unissued shares, (ii) shares held as treasury stock or (iii) previously issued shares reacquired by us, including shares purchased on the open market. Subject to adjustment in accordance with the terms of the LTIP,
Restricted Stock Units
RSUs represent the right to receive shares of Class A common stock at the end of the vesting period in an amount equal to the number of RSUs that vest. The granted RSUs vest and become exercisable with respect to employees in three equal installments starting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and, with respect to directors, on the one-year anniversary of the date of grant, so long as the participant either remains continuously employed or continues to provide services to Board, as applicable. The RSUs are subject to restrictions on transfer and are generally subject to a risk of forfeiture if the award recipient ceases providing services to the
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Company prior to the date the award vests. If the participant’s employment with or service to the Company is terminated for cause or without good reason prior to the vesting of all of the RSUs, and unless such termination is a “Qualifying Termination” or due to a “Change in Control” as defined in the applicable restricted stock unit agreement, any unvested RSUs will generally terminate automatically and be forfeited without further notice and at no cost to the Company. In the event the Company declares and pays a dividend in respect of its outstanding shares of common stock and, on the record date for such dividend, the participant holds RSUs that have not been settled, we will record the amount of such dividend in a bookkeeping account and pay to the participant an amount in cash equal to the cash dividends the participant would have received if the participant was the holder of record, as of such record date, of a number of shares of common stock equal to the number of RSUs held by the participant that had not been settled as of such record date, such payment to be made on or within 60 days following the date on which such RSUs vest. The stock-based compensation expense of such RSUs was determined using the closing price on March 13, 2023, the date of grant, of $
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Performance Share Units
Performance Share Units (“PSUs”) represent the right to receive one share of Class A common stock multiplied by the number of PSUs that become earned, and the number of PSUs that may vest range from
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There was approximately $
Atlas LLC Incentive Plan and ASMC Incentive Plan
Prior to the IPO closing date, the Company recognized unit-based compensation expense for awards granted under two long-term incentive plans, the Atlas Sand Management Company, LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “ASMC Plan”) and the Atlas Sand Company, LLC Long-Term Incentive Plan (the “ASCo Plan”). The ASMC Plan was adopted on September 15, 2017, by ASMC for officers, employees, directors, managers and consultants of ASMC (the “ASMC Participants”). The ASCo Plan was adopted by Atlas
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LLC on December 15, 2017, for officers, employees, directors, managers, consultants or other advisors of Atlas LLC (the “ASCo Participants”).
On May 28, 2018, Atlas LLC adopted the Atlas Sand Company, LLC Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan that reduced the authorized available awards to be issued under the ASCo Plan from
The Company has applied the guidance of FASB Interpretation 44, which establishes an accounting model whereby equity awards granted by a parent company to employees of a subsidiary are recognized in the financial statements of the subsidiary.
A summary of Atlas LLC’s Class P unit activity is as follows:
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We account for each tranche of the unit awards as compensatory awards in accordance with ASC 718, and as such, compensation expense is recognized over the service condition vesting period based on the grant date fair values using a graded vesting methodology. To determine grant date fair value, we valued these unit awards utilizing a Monte Carlo option pricing model, to take into consideration the probability of a market condition on being met. This methodology involves making assumptions for the expected time to liquidity, volatility and risk-free rate.
We estimated expected volatility based on a 50/50 blend of historical and implied volatility. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield on U.S. government bonds for a period commensurate with the expected term. The expected term is based on time to the expected exit date as of the valuation date based on the probability weighted average of exit scenario terms. We applied a discount to reflect the lack of marketability due to the absence of an active market for its units. Further, we assumed no expected dividend yield.
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we recognized $
As of March 31, 2023, there were
Note 11 – Earnings per Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) measures the performance of an entity over the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share measures the performance of an entity over the reporting period while giving effect to all potentially dilutive common shares that were outstanding during the period. Atlas Inc. uses the treasury stock method to determine the potential dilutive effect of vesting of its outstanding RSUs and PSUs. Atlas Inc. does not use the two-class method as the Class B common stock, the unvested RSUs, and PSU awards are nonparticipating securities. The issuance of Class A common stock in exchange for Operating Units held by the Legacy Owners (and their corresponding shares of Class B common stock) will not have a dilutive effect on EPS and was not recognized in dilutive earnings per share calculations as of March 31, 2023. Please see Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies -Earnings Per Share for more information. There were
For the three months ended March 31, 2023, Atlas Inc.’s EPS calculation includes only its share of net income for the period subsequent to the IPO, and omits income prior to the IPO. In addition, the basic weighted average shares outstanding calculation is based on the actual days during which the shares were outstanding date of our IPO through March 31, 2023.
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The following table reflects the allocation of net income to common stockholders and EPS computations for the period indicated based on a weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period:
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Net income |
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$ |
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Less: Pre-IPO net income attributable to Atlas Sand Company, LLC |
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Less: Net income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest |
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Net income attributable to Atlas Energy Solutions, Inc. |
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Dilutive potential of restricted stock units |
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$ |
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(1) Shares of Class A common stock issued in exchange for shares of Class B common stock do not have a dilutive effect on EPS and were not included in the EPS calculation. |
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As of March 31, 2023, there were
Note 12 – Income Taxes
The Company’s predecessor, Atlas LLC, is a limited liability company that elected to be treated as a partnership for income tax purposes and, therefore, is not subject to U.S. federal income tax. Rather, the U.S. federal income tax liability with respect to the taxable income of Atlas LLC is passed through to its owners. However, Atlas LLC’s operations located in Texas are subject to an entity-level tax, the Texas margin tax, at a statutory rate of up to
Atlas Inc. is a corporation and is subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes. In March 2023, Atlas Inc. completed its initial public offering of
The effective combined U.S. federal and state income tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2023 was
Note 13 – Related-Party Transactions
Brigham Oil & Gas, LLC
Atlas LLC has sold proppant to a customer, Brigham Oil & Gas, LLC, which is controlled by our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bud Brigham. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, the Company made no sales to this customer. As of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022, we had
Brigham Land Management LLC
Brigham Land Management LLC (“Brigham Land”) provides us with landman services for certain of our projects and initiatives. The services are provided on a per hour basis at market prices. Brigham Land is owned and controlled by Vince Brigham, an advisor to the Company and the brother of our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bud Brigham. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we made aggregate payments to Brigham Land equal to approximately $
$
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Brigham Earth, LLC
Brigham Earth, LLC provides us with professional and consulting services as well as access to certain information and software systems. Brigham Earth, LLC is owned and controlled by our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bud Brigham. For the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, we made aggregate payments to Brigham Earth, LLC for these services equal to approximately $
Anthem Ventures, LLC
Anthem Ventures, LLC provides us with transportation services. Anthem Ventures, LLC is owned and controlled by our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bud Brigham. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, we made aggregate payments to Anthem Ventures, LLC for these services equal to approximately $
Permian Dunes Holding Company, LLC
Refer to Note 7 – Commitments and contingencies for disclosures related to the Company’s royalty agreement and mining agreement with Permian Dunes Holding Company, LLC, a related party.
Reorganization
Refer to Note 1 – Business and Organization for disclosures related to the Company’s transactions with affiliates including entities controlled by Bud Brigham.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the closing of the IPO, we entered into a registration rights agreement with certain Legacy Owners covering, in the aggregate, approximately
Stockholders’ Agreement
In connection with the closing of the IPO, we entered into a stockholders’ agreement with certain of our Legacy Owners (the “Principal Stockholders”). Among other things, the stockholders’ agreement provides our Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bud Brigham, the right to designate a certain number of nominees for election or appointment to our Board as described below according to the percentage of Class A and Class B common stock (taken together as a single class) held by such Principal Stockholders.
Pursuant to the stockholders’ agreement, we will be required to take all necessary actions, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law (including with respect to any fiduciary duties under Delaware law), to cause the election or appointment of the nominees designated by Mr. Brigham or his affiliates, and each of the Principal Stockholders will agree to cause its respective shares of Class A and Class B common stock to be voted in favor of the election of each of the nominees designated by Mr. Brigham or his affiliates. Mr. Brigham or his affiliates will be entitled to designate the replacement for any of his respective board designees whose board service terminates prior to the end of such director’s term.
In addition, the stockholders’ agreement provides that for so long as Mr. Brigham or any of his affiliates is entitled to designate any members of our Board, we will be required to take all necessary actions to cause each of the audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and governance committee of our Board to include in its membership at least one director designated by Mr. Brigham or his affiliates, except to the extent that such membership would violate applicable securities laws or stock exchange rules.
Furthermore, so long as the Principal Stockholders collectively beneficially own at least a majority of the outstanding shares of our Class A and Class B common stock (taken together as a single class), we have agreed not to take, and will cause our subsidiaries
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not to take, the following actions (or enter into an agreement to take such actions) without the prior consent of Mr. Brigham or his affiliates, subject to certain exceptions:
For more information, please see the section titled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Stockholders’ Agreement” in our Final Prospectus.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes presented in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”), as well as our audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our final prospectus, dated March 8, 2023, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on March 10, 2023 in connection with our initial public offering (our “Final Prospectus”).
Unless the context otherwise requires, references to “Atlas Inc.” are to Atlas Energy Solutions Inc., and references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” and like expressions are to Atlas Inc. together with its subsidiaries, including Atlas Sand Company, LLC (“Atlas LLC”), the predecessor of Atlas Inc. References to “Atlas Operating” are to Atlas Sand Operating, LLC, the operating subsidiary of Atlas Inc. and the direct parent company of Atlas LLC.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Report contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties. All statements, other than statements of historical fact included in this Report, regarding our strategy, future operations, financial position, estimated revenues and losses, projected costs, prospects, plans and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. When used in this Report, the words “may,” “forecast,” “continue,” “could,” “would,” “will,” “plan,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and assumptions about future events and are based on currently available information as to the outcome and timing of future events. When considering forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the risk factors and other cautionary statements described under the section titled “Risk Factors” included in this Report. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Although we believe that the forward-looking statements contained in this Report are based on reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements, including but not limited to:
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We caution you that these forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks include, but are not limited to, the risks described under the section titled “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Report and the risk factors disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our Final Prospectus.
You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in this Report occur, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results and plans could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements, expressed or implied, included in this Report are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.
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This cautionary statement should also be considered in connection with any subsequent written or oral forward-looking statements that we or persons acting on our behalf may issue. Except as otherwise required by applicable law, we disclaim any duty to update any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Report.
Overview
We are a low-cost producer of high-quality, locally sourced 100 mesh and 40/70 sand used as a proppant during the well completion process. Proppant is necessary to facilitate the recovery of hydrocarbons from oil and natural gas wells. One hundred percent of Atlas LLC’s sand reserves are located in Winkler and Ward Counties, Texas, within the Permian Basin and operations consist of proppant production and processing facilities, including one facility near Kermit, Texas (the “Kermit facility”) and a second facility near Monahans, Texas (the “Monahans facility”). As of March 31, 2023, our Kermit and Monahans facilities have a total combined annual production capacity in excess of 10.0 million tons.
We are currently building a logistics platform with the aim of increasing the efficiency, safety and sustainability of the oil and natural gas industry within the Permian Basin. This will include the Dune Express, an overland conveyor infrastructure solution currently under construction, coupled with our fleet of fit-for-purpose trucks and trailers.
Recent Developments
Initial Public Offering
On March 13, 2023, Atlas Inc. completed its initial public offering of 18.0 million shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class A common stock”) at a price to the public of $18.00 per share (the “IPO”). The IPO generated combined net proceeds of $292.7 million, after deducting underwriter discounts and commissions and estimated offering costs.
Reorganization
Pursuant to a master reorganization agreement (the “Master Reorganization Agreement”) dated March 8, 2023, by and among Atlas Inc., Atlas Operating, Atlas LLC, Atlas Sand Management Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ASMC”), Atlas Sand Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings”), Atlas Sand Holdings II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Holdings II”), Atlas Sand Management Company II, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ASMC II”), and Atlas Sand Merger Sub, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Merger Sub”), the Company and the parties thereto completed certain restructuring transactions (the “Reorganization”) in connection with the IPO. As part of the Reorganization:
On or before August 30, 2023, we will designate a date for distributions of the Operating Units and shares of common stock of the Company currently held by the HoldCos to the Legacy Owners in accordance with the distribution provisions of each respective HoldCo operating agreement. Following this distribution, the HoldCos will be dissolved, and the Legacy Owners will hold shares of the Company’s Class A common stock or Class B common stock (and corresponding Operating Units) directly.
May Dividend and Distribution
On May 8, 2023, Atlas Operating approved a distribution of $0.15 per Operating Unit, in the aggregate amount of $15.0 million, as permitted by the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Atlas Sand Operating, LLC, and the Company declared a quarterly variable dividend of $0.15 per share of Class A common stock. To effect the payment of the dividend, Atlas Operating will make a distribution of $0.15 per Operating Unit to each of the Company and Holdings, the Company will use its respective distribution to fund the quarterly variable dividend to be paid to the holders of our Class A common stock, and Holdings will distribute its respective distributions to certain Legacy Owners. Concurrent with this distribution, Atlas LLC is required to repay
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$3.8 million of the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility at par per the terms of the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility. The dividend will be payable on May 22, 2023 to holders of record of Class A common stock and Units at the close of business on May 15, 2023.
Our Predecessor
Our predecessor consists of Atlas LLC and certain of its wholly owned subsidiaries: Atlas Sand Employee Holdings, LLC; Atlas Sand Employee Company, LLC; Atlas OLC Employee Company, LLC; Atlas Construction Employee Company, LLC; Fountainhead Logistics Employee Company, LLC; Atlas Sand Construction, LLC; OLC Kermit, LLC; OLC Monahans, LLC; and Fountainhead Logistics, LLC on a consolidated basis (which we refer to collectively as “Atlas Predecessor”). Historical periods for Atlas Predecessor were presented on a consolidated basis given the common control ownership. Unless otherwise indicated, the historical consolidated financial information included in this Report presents the historical financial information of Atlas Predecessor. Historical consolidated financial information is not indicative of the results that may be expected in any future periods.
Recent Trends and Outlook
Current global macroeconomic concerns include rising interest rates, financial institution solvency, and the possibility of a recession. Despite these headwinds, the oil market remained healthy in the first quarter of 2023. During the first quarter of 2023, the price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil averaged $76.08 per barrel (“Bbl”), as compared to $82.79 per Bbl during the fourth quarter of 2022.
We believe the fundamental outlook for hydrocarbons remains strong. Global demand for hydrocarbons has returned to pre-pandemic levels and we believe years of underinvestment in the oil and natural gas industry’s production capacity will lead to a structural supply imbalance. While demand currently remains strong, we acknowledge that there continues to be a concern of a recession risk in global markets. We believe that the impact on the oil and gas industry from a possible recession would be relatively muted in 2023 due to low inventory levels and rather sparse spare global production capacity, which can be exacerbated by geopolitical and regulatory decisions.
Current commodity prices continue to offer returns for oil and gas exploration and production, particularly those in oilier basins. Both major operators and independents are focusing their capital spending on North America, and in particular the Permian Basin. As a result, the Permian Basin proppant market remains healthy, with proppant demand presently at an all-time high. While the available Permian Basin proppant supply has marginally grown over the past year, the market currently remains undersupplied and that deficit is likely to grow based on forecasted demand levels.
How We Generate Revenue
We generate revenue by mining, processing and distributing proppant that our customers use in connection with their operations. We sell proppant to our customers under supply agreements or as spot sales at prevailing market rates, which is dependent upon the cost of producing proppant, the proppant volumes sold and the desired margin and prevailing market conditions.
Revenues also include charges for sand logistics services provided to our customers. Our logistics service revenue fluctuates based on several factors, including the volume of proppant transported and the distance between our facilities and our customers. Revenue is generally recognized as products are delivered in accordance with the contract.
Some of our contracts contain shortfall provisions that calculate agreed upon fees that are billed when the customer does not satisfy the minimum purchases over a period of time defined in each contract.
Costs of Conducting Our Business
We incur operating costs primarily from direct and indirect labor, freight charges, utility costs, fuel and maintenance costs and royalties. We incur labor costs associated with employees at our Kermit and Monahans facilities, which represent the most significant cost of converting proppant to finished product. Our Kermit and Monahans facilities undergo maintenance to minimize unscheduled downtime and ensure the ongoing quality of our proppant and ability to meet customer demands. We may incur variable utility costs in connection with the operation of our processing facilities, primarily natural gas and electricity, which are both susceptible to market fluctuations. We lease equipment in many areas of our operations, including our proppant production hauling equipment. We incur variable royalty expense and/or delay rentals related to our agreements with the owners of our reserves. In addition, other costs including overhead allocation, depreciation and depletion are capitalized as a component of inventory and are reflected in cost of goods sold when inventory is sold. Our logistics services incur operating costs primarily composed of variable freight charges from trucking companies' delivery of sand to customer wellsites, direct and indirect labor, fuel and maintenance costs and royalties.
How We Evaluate Our Operations
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin, Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures Margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion, Contribution Margin, Maintenance Capital Expenditures and Net Debt are non-GAAP supplemental financial measures used by our management and by external users of our financial statements such as investors, research analysts and others, in the case of Adjusted EBITDA, to assess our operating performance on a consistent basis across periods by removing the effects of development activities,
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provide views on capital resources available to organically fund growth projects and, in the case of Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures, assess the financial performance of our assets and their ability to sustain dividends or reinvest to organically fund growth projects over the long term without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis.
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before depreciation, depletion and accretion, interest expense, income tax expense, stock and unit-based compensation, gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt and unrealized commodity derivative gain (loss). Management believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful because it allows them to more effectively evaluate our operating performance and compare the results of our operations from period to period and against our peers without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. We exclude the items listed above from net income in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods and book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired.
We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total sales.
We define Adjusted Free Cash Flow as Adjusted EBITDA less Maintenance Capital Expenditures. We define Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures as Adjusted EBITDA less Net Cash Used in Investing Activities. We believe that Adjusted Free Cash Flow and Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures are useful to investors as they provide measures of the ability of our business to generate cash.
We define Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin as Adjusted Free Cash Flow divided by total sales.
We define Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures Margin as Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures divided by total sales.
We define Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion as Adjusted Free Cash Flow divided by Adjusted EBITDA.
We define Contribution Margin as gross profit plus depreciation, depletion and accretion expense.
We define Maintenance Capital Expenditures as capital expenditures excluding growth capital expenditures.
We define Net Debt as total debt, net of discount and deferred financing costs, plus right-of-use lease liabilities, less cash and cash equivalents.
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin, Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures Margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion, Contribution Margin, Maintenance Capital Expenditures and Net Debt do not represent and should not be considered alternatives to, or more meaningful than, net income, income from operations, net cash provided by operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP as measures of our financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, and Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures have important limitations as analytical tools because they exclude some but not all items that affect net income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure. Our computation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin, Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures, Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures Margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion, Contribution Margin, Maintenance Capital Expenditures and Net Debt may differ from computations of similarly titled measures of other companies.
The following table presents a reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow, Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin, Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures Margin, Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion, Contribution Margin, Maintenance Capital Expenditures and Net Debt to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the periods indicated.
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For The Three Months Ended March 31, |
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|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||
Net income (1) |
|
$ |
62,905 |
|
|
$ |
20,846 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and accretion expense |
|
|
8,808 |
|
|
|
6,483 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
4,021 |
|
|
|
4,002 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
7,677 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
EBITDA |
|
$ |
83,411 |
|
|
$ |
31,556 |
|
Stock and unit-based compensation expense |
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
Unrealized commodity derivative gain |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(768 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
84,033 |
|
|
$ |
30,993 |
|
Maintenance Capital Expenditures |
|
$ |
7,114 |
|
|
$ |
8,646 |
|
Adjusted Free Cash Flow |
|
$ |
76,919 |
|
|
$ |
22,347 |
|
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For The Three Months Ended March 31, |
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|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
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|
|
(unaudited) |
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(In thousands) |
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Net income (1) |
|
$ |
62,905 |
|
|
$ |
20,846 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and accretion expense |
|
|
8,808 |
|
|
|
6,483 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
4,021 |
|
|
|
4,002 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
7,677 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
EBITDA |
|
$ |
83,411 |
|
|
$ |
31,556 |
|
Stock and unit-based compensation expense |
|
|
622 |
|
|
|
205 |
|
Unrealized commodity derivative gain |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(768 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
$ |
84,033 |
|
|
$ |
30,993 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
$ |
60,940 |
|
|
$ |
6,037 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures |
|
$ |
23,093 |
|
|
$ |
24,956 |
|
|
|
For The Three Months Ended March 31, |
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|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
(unaudited) |
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|||||
|
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(In thousands) |
|
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Net cash provided by operating activities |
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$ |
54,235 |
|
|
$ |
23,699 |
|
Current income tax expense(2) |
|
|
3,869 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
22,319 |
|
|
|
3,105 |
|
Cash interest expense(2) |
|
|
3,816 |
|
|
|
3,784 |
|
Maintenance capital expenditures(2) |
|
|
(7,114 |
) |
|
|
(8,646 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
180 |
|
Adjusted Free Cash Flow |
|
$ |
76,919 |
|
|
$ |
22,347 |
|
|
|
For The Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
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|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|||||
|
|
(In thousands, except percentages) |
|
|||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
54,235 |
|
|
$ |
23,699 |
|
Current income tax expense(2) |
|
|
3,869 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
Change in operating assets and liabilities |
|
|
22,319 |
|
|
|
3,105 |
|
Cash interest expense(2) |
|
|
3,816 |
|
|
|
3,784 |
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(60,940 |
) |
|
|
(6,037 |
) |
Other |
|
|
(206 |
) |
|
|
180 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditures |
|
$ |
23,093 |
|
|
$ |
24,956 |
|
Adjusted EBITDA Margin |
|
|
54.8 |
% |
|
|
51.8 |
% |
Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditure Margin |
|
|
15.1 |
% |
|
|
41.7 |
% |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Margin |
|
|
50.1 |
% |
|
|
37.3 |
% |
Adjusted Free Cash Flow Conversion |
|
|
91.5 |
% |
|
|
72.1 |
% |
|
|
For The Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
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|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||
Gross Profit |
|
$ |
82,344 |
|
|
$ |
29,242 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and accretion expense |
|
|
8,519 |
|
|
|
6,167 |
|
Contribution Margin |
|
$ |
90,863 |
|
|
$ |
35,409 |
|
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|
|
For The Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||
Current tax expense reconciliation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Income tax expense |
|
$ |
7,677 |
|
|
$ |
225 |
|
Less: deferred tax expense |
|
|
(3,808 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Current income tax expense |
|
$ |
3,869 |
|
|
$ |
225 |
|
Cash interest expense reconciliation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Interest expense, net |
|
$ |
3,442 |
|
|
$ |
3,990 |
|
Less: Amortization of debt discount |
|
|
(118 |
) |
|
|
(109 |
) |
Less: Amortization of deferred financing costs |
|
|
(87 |
) |
|
|
(109 |
) |
Less: Interest income |
|
|
579 |
|
|
|
12 |
|
Cash interest expense |
|
$ |
3,816 |
|
|
$ |
3,784 |
|
Maintenance capital expenditures, accrual basis reconciliation: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment |
|
$ |
60,940 |
|
|
$ |
6,037 |
|
Changes in operating assets and liabilities associated with investing activities(3) |
|
|
6,811 |
|
|
|
3,592 |
|
Less: Growth capital expenditures |
|
|
(60,637 |
) |
|
|
(983 |
) |
Maintenance Capital Expenditures, accrual basis |
|
$ |
7,114 |
|
|
$ |
8,646 |
|
|
|
For The Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||
Total Debt |
|
$ |
139,120 |
|
|
$ |
171,386 |
|
Discount and deferred financing costs |
|
|
1,650 |
|
|
|
2,334 |
|
Finance right-of-use lease liabilities |
|
|
27,018 |
|
|
|
3,740 |
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
352,656 |
|
|
|
53,836 |
|
Net Debt |
|
$ |
(184,868 |
) |
|
$ |
123,624 |
|
Factors Affecting the Comparability of Our Results of Operations
Long-Term Incentive Plan
In order to incentivize management members, in March 2023, our board of directors (the “Board”) adopted the Atlas Energy Solutions Inc. 2023 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “LTIP”) for the benefit of employees, directors and consultants of the Company and its affiliates. The LTIP provides for the grant of all or any of the following types of awards: (1) incentive stock options qualified as such under U.S. federal income tax laws; (2) stock options that do not qualify as incentive stock options; (3) stock appreciation rights; (4) restricted stock awards; (5) restricted stock units (“RSUs”); (6) bonus stock; (7) dividend equivalents; (8) other stock-based awards; (9) cash awards; and (10) substitute awards. As such, our historical financial data may not present an accurate indication of what our actual results would have been if we had implemented the LTIP program prior to the periods presented.
Public Company Expenses
As a result of the IPO, we incurred direct, incremental selling, general and administrative expenses as a result of being a publicly traded company, including, but not limited to, costs associated with hiring new personnel, implementation of compensation programs that are competitive with our public company peer group, including stock-based compensation, preparing quarterly reports to stockholders, tax return preparation, independent and internal auditor fees, investor relations activities, registrar and transfer agent fees, incremental director and officer liability insurance costs and independent director compensation. These direct, incremental selling, general and administrative expenses are not included in our results of operations prior to the IPO.
Income Taxes
Atlas Inc. is a corporation subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes. Although Atlas Predecessor is subject to margin tax in the State of Texas (at less than 1% of modified pre-tax earnings), it is and historically has been treated as a pass-through entity for U.S. federal, state and local income tax purposes, and as such generally is and was not subject to U.S. federal, state or local income taxes. Rather, the tax liability with respect to the taxable income of Atlas Predecessor is and was passed through to its owners. Accordingly, the financial data attributable to Atlas Predecessor contains no provision for U.S. federal income taxes or income taxes in any state or locality (other than margin tax in the State of Texas). Atlas Inc. is subject to U.S. federal, state and local taxes at a blended statutory rate of approximately 21.75% (plus any applicable state income tax) of pre-tax earnings, based upon the federal statutory income tax rate of 21%, plus Texas margin tax rate of 0.75%.
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We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled pursuant to the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification 740, Income Taxes. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rate is recognized in earnings in the period that includes the enactment date. Valuation allowances are established when necessary to reduce deferred tax assets to the amounts more likely than not to be realized.
On March 13, 2023 (the closing date of the IPO), a corresponding deferred tax liability of approximately $17.8 million associated with the differences between the tax and book basis of the investment in Atlas LLC was recorded. The offset of the deferred tax liability was recorded to additional paid-in capital.
Results of Operations
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
For The Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|||||
|
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||
Product sales |
|
$ |
128,142 |
|
|
$ |
54,812 |
|
Service sales |
|
|
25,276 |
|
|
|
5,042 |
|
Total sales |
|
|
153,418 |
|
|
|
59,854 |
|
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and accretion expense) |
|
|
62,555 |
|
|
|
24,445 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and accretion expense |
|
|
8,519 |
|
|
|
6,167 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
82,344 |
|
|
|
29,242 |
|
Operating expenses: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
Selling, general and administrative expense (including stock and unit-based expense of $622 and $205 for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively) |
|
|
8,504 |
|
|
|
5,275 |
|
Operating income |
|
|
73,840 |
|
|
|
23,967 |
|
Interest expense, net |
|
|
(3,442 |
) |
|
|
(3,990 |
) |
Other income |
|
|
184 |
|
|
|
1,094 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
|
7,677 |
|
|
|
225 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
62,905 |
|
|
$ |
20,846 |
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Product Sales. Product sales increased by $73.3 million to $128.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $54.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. An increase in proppant prices between the periods contributed to a $63.0 million positive impact, while an increase in sales volume contributed a $10.3 million positive impact.
Service Sales. Services sales, which includes freight for last-mile logistics services, increased by $20.3 million to $25.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $5.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in logistics revenue was due to higher sales volumes shipped to last-mile logistics customers.
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and accretion expense). Cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and accretion expense) increased by $38.2 million to $62.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $24.4 million for the three months ended March 30, 2022. Cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and accretion) related to product sales increased by $20.0 million to $39.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $19.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, due to higher sales volumes, which increased costs for maintenance, royalties and transition costs related to purchase of dredge equipment, requiring temporary usage of traditional mining rental equipment.
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and accretion expense) related to services increased by $18.2 million to $22.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $4.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022, due to higher sales volumes shipped to last-mile logistics customers during the period.
Depreciation, depletion and accretion expense. Depreciation, depletion and accretion expense increased by $2.3 million to $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $6.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase in depreciation, depletion and accretion expense is due to increased units of production depletion due to higher proppant production and additional depreciable assets placed into service when compared to the prior period.
Selling, general and administrative expense. Selling, general and administrative expense increased by $3.2 million to $8.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase is primarily due to an increase of $2.2 million of employee costs, including an increase of $0.4 million of stock-based compensation expense, and $1.0 million of travel, sales and other corporate expenses associated with increased opportunities to conduct commercial business development efforts in person during the three months ended March 31, 2023, compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.
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Our selling, general and administrative expense includes the non-cash expense for stock and unit-based compensation expense for equity awards granted to our employees. For the three months ended March 31, 2023, unit-based compensation expense was $0.2 million and stock-based compensation expense was $0.4 million, as compared to $0.2 million of unit-based compensation expense and no stock-based compensation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Interest expense, net. Interest expense, net decreased by $0.6 million to $3.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $4.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The decrease is driven by an increase in interest income of $0.6 million related to interest earned on net IPO proceeds.
Income tax expense. Income tax expense increased by $7.5 million to $7.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023, as compared to $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022. The increase is primarily due to Atlas Inc. incurring U.S. federal income taxes subsequent to our Reorganization on March 8, 2023 and increased revenues, which increased our liability related to Texas margin taxes.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Historically, our primary sources of liquidity to date have been capital contributions from our owners, cash flows from operations, and borrowings under our 2018 Term Loan Credit Facility, which was refinanced by our 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility (as defined below), and our previous asset-based loan credit facility (the “2018 ABL Credit Facility”). Going forward, we expect our primary sources of liquidity to be the net proceeds retained from the IPO, cash flows from operations, availability under our 2023 ABL Credit Facility (defined below) or any other credit facility we enter into in the future and proceeds from any future issuances of debt or equity securities. We expect our primary use of capital will be for the payment of any distributions and dividends to our stockholders and for investing in our business, specifically for construction of the Dune Express, expansion of our Kermit facility, and acquisition of fit-for-purpose equipment for our trucking fleet used in our logistics platform. In addition, we have routine facility upgrades and additional ancillary capital expenditures associated with, among other things, contractual obligations and working capital obligations.
As of March 31, 2023, we had working capital, defined as current assets less current liabilities, of $367.6 million and $73.9 million of availability under the 2023 ABL Credit Facility. Our cash and cash equivalents totaled $352.7 million.
Cash Flow
The following table summarizes our cash flow for the periods indicated:
|
|
For The Three Months Ended March 31, |
|
|||||
|
|
2023 |
|
|
2022 |
|
||
|
|
(unaudited) |
|
|||||
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow Data: |
|
(In thousands) |
|
|||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
$ |
54,235 |
|
|
$ |
23,699 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(60,940 |
) |
|
|
(6,037 |
) |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
277,351 |
|
|
|
(4,227 |
) |
Net increase in cash |
|
$ |
270,646 |
|
|
$ |
13,435 |
|
Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Compared to Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $54.2 million and $23.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase is primarily attributable to increased revenues of $93.6 million. The increase was partially offset by a $38.2 million increase in cost of sales (excluding depreciation, depletion and accretion expense).
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $60.9 million and $6.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase was due to an increase in capital spending at the Kermit and Monahans facilities, Dune Express and logistics assets during the three months ended March 31, 2023 when compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $277.4 million and net cash used in financing activities was $4.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The increase is primarily due to cash inflows of $303.4 million from net IPO proceeds during the three months ended March 31, 2023. This was offset by an increase of $15.0 million of member distributions prior to the Reorganization and increase of $4.4 million for payments of term loan borrowings during the three months ended March 31, 2023 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Capital Requirements
Our primary growth and technology initiatives include construction of the Dune Express, expansion of the Kermit facility, and acquisition of fit-for-purpose equipment for our trucking fleet. Outside of our growth and technology initiatives, our business is not presently capital intensive in nature and only requires the maintenance of our Kermit and Monahans facilities. In addition to capital
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expenditures, we have certain contractual long-term capital requirements associated with our lease, royalty payments and debt. See Note 5 - Leases, Note 6 - Debt and Note 7 - Commitments and Contingencies of the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report. Our current level of maintenance capital expenditures is expected to remain within our cash on hand and internally generated cash flow.
We expect to use net proceeds from the IPO to fund construction of the Dune Express over the next 18 to 20 months. We intend to fund our other capital requirements through our primary sources of liquidity, which include cash on hand and cash flows from operations and, if needed, our borrowing capacity under the 2023 ABL Credit Facility.
At any time that our Board declares a dividend to holders of our Class A common stock, we currently expect such dividend to be paid from cash provided by operating activities. We do not expect to borrow funds to finance dividends on our Class A common stock. The timing and amount of any future dividends will be subject to the discretion of our Board from time to time.
Debt Agreements
2023 ABL Credit Facility
On February 22, 2023, Atlas LLC, certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions party thereto as lenders (the “ABL Lenders”) entered into a Loan, Security and Guaranty Agreement (the “2023 ABL Credit Agreement”) pursuant to which the ABL Lenders provide revolving credit financing to the Company in an aggregate principal amount of up to $75.0 million (the “2023 ABL Credit Facility”), with Availability (as defined in the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement) thereunder subject to a “Borrowing Base” as described in the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement. The 2023 ABL Credit Facility includes a letter of credit sub-facility, which permits issuances of letters of credit up to an aggregate amount of $25.0 million. The scheduled maturity date of the 2023 ABL Credit Facility is February 22, 2028; provided that the 2023 ABL Credit Facility will mature on June 30, 2027 if any amount of the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility that has a maturity date less than 91 days prior to February 22, 2028 is outstanding on June 30, 2027.
Borrowings under the 2023 ABL Credit Facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either a base rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, plus an applicable margin based on average availability as set forth in the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement. Term SOFR loans bear interest at Term SOFR for the applicable interest period plus an applicable margin, which ranges from 1.50% to 2.00% per annum based on average availability as set forth in the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement. Base rate loans bear interest at the applicable base rate, plus an applicable margin, which ranges from 0.50% to 1.00% per annum based on average availability as set forth in the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the 2023 ABL Credit Facility, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee which ranges from 0.375% per annum to 0.500% per annum with respect to the unutilized commitments under the 2023 ABL Credit Facility, based on the average utilization of the 2023 ABL Credit Facility. The Company is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees, to the extent that one or more letter of credit is outstanding.
Under the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement, Atlas LLC is permitted to make payments of dividends and distributions pursuant to certain limited exceptions and baskets set forth therein and otherwise generally subject to certain restrictions, including that (i) no Event of Default (as defined under the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, (ii) and no loans and no more than more than $7.5 million in letters of credit are outstanding, and liquidity exceeds $30.0 million at all times during the 30 days prior to the date of the dividend or distribution; provided that if any loans are outstanding or outstanding letters of credit exceed $7.5 million and no event of default has occurred and is continuing, Atlas LLC is permitted to make payments of dividends and distributions, subject to a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined under the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement) of 1.00 to 1.00 and satisfaction of minimum availability thresholds under the Borrowing Base (as defined under the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement), as provided under the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement. Additionally, Atlas LLC may make additional payments of dividends and distributions in qualified equity interests and may make Permitted Tax Distributions (as defined under the 2023 ABL Credit Agreement).
The 2023 ABL Credit Facility is unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Atlas LLC and certain of its subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of Atlas LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, excluding: OLC Kermit, LLC, OLC Monahans, LLC and Atlas OLC Employee Company, LLC.
2021 Term Loan Credit Facility
On October 20, 2021, Atlas LLC entered into a credit agreement with Stonebriar Commercial Finance LLC (“Stonebriar”) pursuant to which Stonebriar extended us a $180.0 million single advance term loan credit facility (the “2021 Term Loan Credit Facility”). The term loan outstanding under the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility is payable in seventy-two consecutive monthly installments and has a final maturity date of October 1, 2027. The amortization of the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility carries an implied interest rate of 8.47% per annum.
At any time prior to the maturity date, we may redeem the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount being prepaid plus a prepayment fee. The prepayment fee is 2% for prepayments made on or before October 19, 2023 and 1% with respect to any prepayments made thereafter. Upon the maturity of the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility, the entire unpaid principal amount of the loans outstanding thereunder, together with interest, fees and other amounts payable in connection with the facility, will be immediately due and payable without further notice or demand. Mandatory debt service (inclusive
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of principal repayment and interest) is $30 million per year for the first two years of the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility, increasing to $45 million for the final four years.
Dividends and distributions to equity holders are permitted to be made pursuant to certain limited exceptions and baskets described in the credit agreement governing the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility (the “2021 Term Loan Credit Agreement”) and otherwise generally subject to certain restrictions set forth in the 2021 Term Loan Credit Agreement, including the requirements that (a) no Event of Default (as defined under the 2021 Term Loan Credit Agreement) has occurred and is continuing, (b) Atlas maintains a $30.0 million cash balance pro forma for the Restricted Payment (as defined under the 2021 Term Loan Credit Agreement), (c) the Annualized Leverage Ratio (as defined under the 2021 Term Loan Credit Agreement) is not greater than 2.00 to 1.00 and (d) Atlas LLC makes a concurrent prepayment of the loans outstanding under the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility, which prepayment is not subject to a prepayment penalty fee, in an amount equal to one-third or one-fourth of the total equity distributions being made, based on a pro forma leverage ratio as set forth in the 2021 Term Loan Credit Agreement. Furthermore, the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility permits dividends and distributions in certain other circumstances subject to the terms of the 2021 Term Loan Credit Agreement, including dividends and distributions made in equity interests, tax distributions, and dividends of up to 10.0% per annum of the net proceeds raised in our IPO.
The 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility includes certain non-financial covenants, including but not limited to restrictions on incurring additional debt and certain distributions. The 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility is not subject to financial covenants, but does require us to maintain a minimum average liquidity balance of not less than $20.0 million at any time there are loans of $5.0 million or more in the aggregate outstanding under our 2018 ABL Credit Facility.
Proceeds from the 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility were used to repay outstanding indebtedness under our previous 2018 Term Loan Credit Facility with BlackGold Capital Management, to make permitted distributions, and for general corporate purposes.
The 2021 Term Loan Credit Facility is unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Atlas LLC and certain of its subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of Atlas LLC and certain of its subsidiaries, excluding: OLC Kermit, LLC, OLC Monahans, LLC and Atlas OLC Employee Company, LLC.
2018 ABL Credit Facility
Prior to entering into the 2023 ABL Credit Facility, the Company maintained a revolving credit facility with a borrowing capacity of up to $50.0 million. On February 22, 2023, the Company terminated the 2018 ABL Credit Facility. The Company did not have borrowings under the credit facility at termination.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
As of March 31, 2023, there have been no material changes to our critical accounting policies and related estimates previously disclosed in our IPO registration statement, except the accounting policies discussed in the notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements under Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
Property, Plant and Equipment, Including Depreciation and Depletion
In order to calculate depreciation of our fixed assets, other than plant facilities and mine development costs, we use the best estimated useful lives at the time the asset is placed into service.
Mining property and development costs, including plant facilities directly associated with mining properties, are amortized using the units of production method on estimated measures of tons of in-place reserves. The impact to reserve estimates is recognized on a prospective basis. Drilling and related costs are capitalized for deposits where proven and probable reserves exist. These activities are directed at obtaining additional information on the deposit or converting non-reserve minerals to proven and probable reserves, with the benefit being realized over a period greater than one year. At a minimum, we will assess the useful lives and residual values of all long-lived assets on an annual basis to determine if adjustments are required. The actual reserve life may differ from the assumptions we have made about the estimated reserve life.
We review property, plant and equipment for impairment annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of such assets may not be recoverable. If such a review should indicate that the carrying amount of long-lived assets is not recoverable, the Company will reduce the carrying amount of such assets to fair value.
Emerging Growth Company Status
Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), we meet the definition of an “emerging growth company,” which allows us to have an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards pursuant to Section 107(b) of the JOBS Act. We have elected to take advantage of all of the reduced reporting requirements and exemptions, including the longer phase-in periods for the adoption of new or revised financial accounting standards under Section 107 of the JOBS Act, until we are no longer an emerging growth company.
Our election to use the phase-in periods permitted by this election may make it difficult to compare our financial statements to those of non-emerging growth companies and other emerging growth companies that have opted out of the longer phase-in periods under Section 107 of the JOBS Act and that will comply with new or revised financial accounting standards. If we were to
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subsequently elect instead to comply with these public company effective dates, such election would be irrevocable pursuant to Section 107 of the JOBS Act.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Our business is subject to various types of market risks that include interest rate risks, market demand risks, commodity pricing risks, credit risks and inflation risks. Our risk exposure related to these items has not changed materially since December 31, 2022.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), we have evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Based upon that evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2023.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We will not be required to make our first assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act until our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Further, our independent registered public accounting firm is not yet required to formally attest to the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting and will not be required to do so for as long as we are an “emerging growth company” pursuant to the provisions of the JOBS Act. Please see the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Emerging Growth Company Status” for more information.
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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
From time to time we may be involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of our operations in the normal course of business. We are not currently a party to any material pending legal proceedings that we believe would have an adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows and are not aware of any material legal proceedings contemplated by governmental authorities.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
For a discussion of the risk factors applicable to the Company, please refer to the section titled “Risk Factors” included in our Final Prospectus, as updated and supplemented by the discussion below. Except for the risk factors noted below, there have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Final Prospectus.
Adverse developments affecting the financial services industry, such as actual events or concerns involving liquidity, defaults, or non-performance by financial institutions or transactional counterparties, could adversely affect our current and projected business operations and our financial condition and results of operations.
Actual events involving limited liquidity, defaults, non-performance or other adverse developments that affect financial institutions, transactional counterparties or other companies in the financial services industry or the financial services industry generally, or concerns or rumors about any events of these kinds or other similar risks, have in the past and may in the future lead to market-wide liquidity problems. For example, on March 10, 2023, Silicon Valley Bank (“SVB”), was closed by the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) as receiver. Similarly, on March 12, 2023, Signature Bank Corp. (“Signature”) and Silvergate Capital Corp. were each placed into receivership by the FDIC. Although a statement by the Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC indicated that all depositors of SVB would have access to all of their money after only one business day of closure, including funds held in uninsured deposit accounts, borrowers under credit agreements, letters of credit and certain other financial instruments with SVB, Signature or any other financial institution that is placed into receivership by the FDIC may be unable to access undrawn amounts thereunder.
Although we do not have any funds deposited with SVB, Signature or any financial institution currently in receivership, we regularly maintain cash balances with other financial institutions in excess of the FDIC insurance limit. A failure of a depository institution to return deposits could impact access to our invested cash or cash equivalents and could adversely impact our operating liquidity and financial performance. Furthermore, if any of our customers, vendors or other parties with whom we conduct business are unable to access funds with such a financial institution, such parties’ ability to pay their obligations to us or to enter into new commercial arrangements requiring additional payments to us could be adversely affected. In this regard, counterparties to credit agreements and arrangements with these financial institutions, and third parties such as beneficiaries of letters of credit (among others), may experience direct impacts from the closure of these financial institutions and uncertainty remains over liquidity concerns in the broader financial services industry. Similar impacts have occurred in the past, such as during the 2008-2010 financial crisis.
Inflation and rapid increases in interest rates have led to a decline in the trading value of previously issued government securities with interest rates below current market interest rates. Although the U.S. Department of Treasury, FDIC and Federal Reserve Board have announced a program to provide up to $25 billion of loans to eligible financial institutions able to pledge certain qualifying assets as collateral, widespread demands for customer withdrawals or other liquidity needs of financial institutions for immediately liquidity may exceed the capacity of such program.
Our access to funding sources and other credit arrangements in amounts adequate to finance or capitalize our current and projected future business operations, including access to the proceeds from our IPO, could be significantly impaired by factors affecting any financial institutions with which we maintain cash deposits, or the financial services industry or economy in general. These factors could include, among others, events such as liquidity constraints or failures, the ability to perform obligations under various types of financial, credit or liquidity agreements or arrangements, disruptions or instability in the financial services industry or financial markets or concerns or negative expectations about the prospects for companies in the financial services industry. These factors could involve financial institutions or financial services industry companies with which we have financial or business relationships, but could also include factors involving financial markets or the financial services industry generally.
The results of events or concerns that involve one or more of these factors could include a variety of material and adverse impacts on our current and projected business operations and our financial condition and results of operations. These risks include, but may not be limited to, the following:
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In addition, investor concerns regarding the U.S. or international financial systems could result in less favorable commercial financing terms, including higher interest rates or costs and tighter financial and operating covenants, or systemic limitations on access to credit and liquidity sources, thereby making it more difficult for us to acquire financing on acceptable terms or at all. Any decline in available funding or access to our cash and liquidity resources could, among other risks, adversely impact our ability to meet our operating expenses or other obligations, financial or otherwise, result in breaches of our financial and/or contractual obligations, or result in violations of federal or state wage and hour laws. Any of these impacts, or any other impacts resulting from the factors described above or other related or similar factors, could have material adverse impacts on our liquidity and our current or projected business operations and financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, any further deterioration in the macroeconomic economy or financial services industry could lead to losses or defaults by our customers, vendors or other parties with whom we conduct business, which in turn, could have a material adverse effect on our current or projected business operations and results of operations and financial condition. For example, a customer may fail to make payments when due, default under its agreements with us or become insolvent or declare bankruptcy. In addition, a vendor or customer could be adversely affected by any of the liquidity or other risks that are described above as factors that could result in material adverse impacts on us, including but not limited to delayed access or loss of access to uninsured deposits or loss of the ability to draw on existing credit facilities involving a troubled or failed financial institution. The bankruptcy or insolvency of any customers, vendors or other parties with whom we conduct business, or the failure of any customer to make payments when due, or any breach or default by customers or vendors, could cause us to suffer material losses and may have a material adverse impact on our business.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
In connection with our incorporation on February 3, 2022 under the laws of the State of Delaware, we issued 1,000 shares of our Class A common stock to Atlas LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $10.00. These securities were offered and sold by us in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
On March 13, 2023, pursuant to the Master Reorganization Agreement, (i) the Legacy Owners, through the HoldCos, transferred all or a portion of their Operating Units and voting rights, as applicable, in Atlas Operating to the Company in exchange for an aggregate of 39,147,501 shares of Class A common stock and, in the case of Legacy Owners continuing to hold Atlas Units through the HoldCos, an aggregate of 42,852,499 shares of Class B common stock, so that such Legacy Owners continuing to hold Operating Units hold, through the HoldCos, one share of Class B common stock for each Operating Unit held by them immediately following the Reorganization, (ii) the 1,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issued to Atlas LLC at the formation of the Company were redeemed and canceled for nominal consideration, and (iii) the Company contributed all of the net proceeds received by it in the IPO to Atlas Operating in exchange for a number of Operating Units (such that the total number of Operating Units held by the Company equals the number of shares of Class A Common Stock outstanding after the IPO), and Atlas Operating further contributed the net proceeds received to Atlas LLC.
The shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock issued pursuant to the Master Reorganization Agreement as described above, other than the shares of Class A common stock that were issued in the IPO, were offered and sold in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.
Use of Proceeds
On March 8, 2023, our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-269488), relating to our initial public offering of 18,000,000 shares of our Class A common stock at a price to the public of $18.00 per share, was declared effective by the SEC. The IPO was completed on March 13, 2023. Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, BofA Securities, Inc. and Piper Sandler & Co. acted as lead book-running managers for the IPO. RBC Capital Markets, LLC, Barclays Capital Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as book-running managers. Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Johnson Rice & Company LLC, Stephens Inc., Capital One Securities, Inc., PEP Advisory LLC and Drexel Hamilton, LLC acted as co-managers for the IPO. The IPO generated net proceeds of approximately $292.7 million, after deducting underwriter discounts and commissions and estimated offering costs.
The Company contributed all of the net proceeds from the IPO to Atlas Operating in exchange for Operating Units, and Atlas Operating further contributed the net proceeds to Atlas LLC. No payments were made to our directors, officers or their associates, to holders of 10% or more of any class of our equity securities or to our affiliates in connection with the issuance and sale of the securities registered. Atlas LLC will use approximately $287.9 million of the net proceeds of the IPO to fund the construction of the Dune Express, and approximately $4.8 million of the net proceeds of the IPO for general corporate purposes. No payments for any offering expenses were made directly or indirectly to (i) any of our officers or directors or their associates, (ii) any persons owning 10% or more of any class of our equity securities or (iii) any of our affiliates.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 C.F.R. Section 229.104) is included in Exhibit 95.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Item 5. Other Information.
None.
Item 6. Exhibits.
The information called for by this Item is incorporated herein by reference from the Exhibit Index included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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