Financial Performance - Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2024, increased to 61,656thousand,up32.446,546 thousand in the same period of 2023[6] - Gross profit for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 7,244thousand,comparedtoalossof2,174 thousand in the same period of 2023[6] - Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 15,635thousand,asignificantimprovementfromanetlossof3,832 thousand in the same period of 2023[9] - Basic earnings per share for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 2.14,comparedtoalossof0.51 per share in the same period of 2023[6] - Operating profit for the three months ended September 30, 2024, was 19,699thousand,comparedtoanoperatinglossof6,267 thousand in the same period of 2023[6] Cash and Cash Equivalents - Total cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period was 63,052thousand,downfrom128,167 thousand at the end of the same period in 2023[13] - The company had net cash used for operating activities of (2,879)thousandfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,comparedto63,020 thousand in the same period of 2023[13] - The company experienced a net cash provided by financing activities of 11,877thousandfortheninemonthsendedSeptember30,2024[13]BusinessSegments−Thecompanyoperatesthreebusinesssegments:CoalMining,NAMining,andMineralsManagement,focusingonnaturalresourcesandenvironmentalsolutions[17]−TheCoalMiningsegmentoperatesunderlong−termcontracts,withMLMC′scontractrunningthroughApril1,2032,andisaffectedbycustomerdemandanddieselfuelpricefluctuations[20]−TheNAMiningsegmentoperatesinfivestatesandincludesexclusiveresponsibilityfortheThackerPasslithiumprojectinnorthernNevada[27]−TheMineralsManagementsegmentgeneratesincomeprimarilythroughleasingroyaltyandmineralinterests,withafocusongas,oil,andcoalproduction[29]ExpendituresandInvestments−Thecompanymadeexpendituresforproperty,plant,andequipmenttotaling(30,697) thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2024[13] - Expenditures for property, plant, and equipment totaled 8,296millionforthethreemonthsendedSeptember30,2024,significantlydownfrom23,759 million in the prior year, a decrease of 65.0%[79] - The company is targeting investments of up to 20millionintheMineralsManagementsegmentforQ42024,withfutureinvestmentsexpectedtobeaccretive[168]InsuranceRecoveries−Thecompanyreportedbusinessinterruptioninsurancerecoveriesof13,612 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 2024[6] - The company recognized income of 13.6millioninQ32024relatedtobusinessinterruptioninsurancerecoveriesduetoaboileroutageattheRedHillsPowerPlant[21]StockholderEquity−AsofSeptember30,2024,totalstockholders′equitywas397,310,000, a decrease from 428,445,000onSeptember30,2023[15]−ThebalanceofretainedearningsasofSeptember30,2024,was367,814,000, down from 404,478,000onSeptember30,2023[15]RevenueRecognition−Revenuefromgoodstransferredatapointintimedecreasedto17.134 million in Q3 2024 from 17.966millioninQ32023,whilerevenuefromservicestransferredovertimeincreasedto44.522 million from 28.580million[56]−RevenuefromtheMineralsManagementsegmentisrecognizedwhencontroloftheproductistransferred,withimmaterialdifferencesnotedbetweenestimatedandactualamountsreceivedforoilandnaturalgassales[52]−TheCompanyrecognizesrevenuefrommitigationcreditsatthepointcontroltransferstothecustomer,withfluctuationsinrevenueprimarilyduetochangesincustomerdemand[49]FutureOutlook−Thecompanyplanstocontinuefocusingonexpandingitsminingoperationsandenhancingitsmineralmanagementservicestodrivefuturegrowth[81]−Thecompanyanticipatessignificantyear−over−yearincreasesinCoalMiningoperatingprofitandSegmentAdjustedEBITDAinQ42024,primarilyduetohigherearningsfromunconsolidatedcoalminingoperations[161]−MitigationResourcesexpectstoachieveprofitabilitybeginningin2025basedoncurrentexpectationsfornewprojectsandtimingofpermitapprovals[176]OtherFinancialMetrics−TheeffectiveincometaxrateforQ32024was18.31.386 million in Q3 2024, reflecting higher average borrowings and interest rates[114] - The debt to total capitalization ratio increased to 15% as of September 30, 2024, compared to 9% at December 31, 2023[131]