china steel price (they make half the world's steel now), which drives the above, hasn't been doing well this year. But with massive central bank devaluation, who knows, anything can happen.
Just saw the press release. They're down to something like $50MM remaining debt due 2015, so they have almost cleared that hurdle, which is great news for stock holders obviously.
Before that, I they still need met coal prices to recover, so that's the big one I suppose. At today's prices they still don't make it. But they're doing a fantastic job of turning the stock into a leveraged met coal play, while buying time on the debt problem, so that alone gives the stock some value.
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or, maybe, they use the equity offering to take out the entire 2015 4.5% creditor class. those were $172MM, but currently worth $.31 on the dollar, so $53MM. perhaps most of them would be willing to trade their bond position for a ~50% equity position in JRCC. This would make sense only if the company was valued at over $100MM, which is more than where it is now. But maybe, without the need to roll over that debt in 2015, JRCC could survive in the scenario of a halfway price recovery in coal, and arguably, every other stakeholder would benefit in such a scenario too. (in particular, the senior bond holders would be likely to keep getting coupon payments, under the halfway-price-recovery scenario.).
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It appears that the proposal to raise equity was approved.
They may issue up to 40MM shares. The price may be between the book value ($7.10/sh and falling as of 2013Dec31) down to 80% discount vs the book value($1.40/sh).
So a my guess is, $50 - $100 MM might be raised. keeps the company going thru calendar year 2014, bond holders are assured of a couple extra coupon payments.
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thanks for the update, Paulo. Seems like AMZN shares continue to be corralled in the $250-$275 range, any changes on when you believe this might end? how bout today's action?
which still takes them out in 2014. Longer term there is 2015 debt rollover, the question of what the cut in capex and lower production volumes do to their per-ton thermal cost, the possibility of more economic shocks etc.
On the flip side, i'm wondering about a short term play, since with their 2013Q1 could come out pretty good if they choose to cash in their short coal position.
How Important Is The Powder River Basin To ANR? [View article]
yep stuff i learned: PRB: less energy/ton, less atmospheric pollutants, but more ash. slightly different plant equipment required to burn it than capp.
the lower energy/ton and remote location of the mountain states where it's produced means users pay more for its transport than anything else.
yikes... those impairments should already be showing up in the balance sheet, the operating losses may continue. UPDATE - nevermind i think i have that backwards.
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china steel price (they make half the world's steel now), which drives the above, hasn't been doing well this year. But with massive central bank devaluation, who knows, anything can happen.
JRCC Liquidity Countdown [View instapost]
Just saw the press release. They're down to something like $50MM remaining debt due 2015, so they have almost cleared that hurdle, which is great news for stock holders obviously.
Before that, I they still need met coal prices to recover, so that's the big one I suppose. At today's prices they still don't make it. But they're doing a fantastic job of turning the stock into a leveraged met coal play, while buying time on the debt problem, so that alone gives the stock some value.
James River Coal Company - Finally A Buy [View article]
those were $172MM, but currently worth $.31 on the dollar, so $53MM. perhaps most of them would be willing to trade their bond position for a ~50% equity position in JRCC. This would make sense only if the company was valued at over $100MM, which is more than where it is now. But maybe, without the need to roll over that debt in 2015, JRCC could survive in the scenario of a halfway price recovery in coal, and arguably, every other stakeholder would benefit in such a scenario too. (in particular, the senior bond holders would be likely to keep getting coupon payments, under the halfway-price-recovery scenario.).
James River Coal Company - Finally A Buy [View article]
They may issue up to 40MM shares. The price may be between the book value ($7.10/sh and falling as of 2013Dec31) down to 80% discount vs the book value($1.40/sh).
So a my guess is, $50 - $100 MM might be raised. keeps the company going thru calendar year 2014, bond holders are assured of a couple extra coupon payments.
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projected 2013 burn rate (yoy liquidity):
scenario 1 : -78M, scenario 2: -46M, scenario 3: -14M
this includes a one-time ~$20M+ ($10+/ton) benefit, since the production cut created a profitable net-short coal contract position.
So with that adjustment, the burn rate looks like:
scenario 1: -98M, scenario 2: -66M, scenario 3: -34M
which still takes them out in 2014. Longer term there is 2015 debt rollover, the question of what the cut in capex and lower production volumes do to their per-ton thermal cost, the possibility of more economic shocks etc.
On the flip side, i'm wondering about a short term play, since with their 2013Q1 could come out pretty good if they choose to cash in their short coal position.
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see ANR 2012q4 cash flow sheet:
net change in cash +$144 M
cash from financing activities +$299 M
How Important Is The Powder River Basin To ANR? [View article]
PRB: less energy/ton, less atmospheric pollutants, but more ash. slightly different plant equipment required to burn it than capp.
the lower energy/ton and remote location of the mountain states where it's produced means users pay more for its transport than anything else.
Risk Update For 3 Coal Companies [View article]
UPDATE - nevermind i think i have that backwards.
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