This Coal Mining and Barge Operator operates an integrated coal mine (surface) and barge transportation business focused on thermal coal and limestone.
The company has a fleet of heavy equipment (large trucks and heavy earth-moving equipment) suitable for surface mining of coal.
Before entering long term contract sales of its coal production, the company sold its coal (primarily for thermal use) the company sold its coal in the spot market for thermal use in the US, and for exports in collaboration with tier-one producers. The company's revenue base with respect to coal sales is supported by an estimated reservice of ~50Millon tons of reserves (which is also partially part of its valuation base).
In 2025 while preparing for its two long-term contracts of 2026-2030 and 2031-2035 long-term contracts, the company had Coal Revenues of $19.5 million, with Gross Profit of $6.5 million and a Net Income of $2.1 Million according to its internal financial statements.
. In 2023, the corresponding financials were $27.8 mil;, $8.5 mil.; $3.4 mil.; in 2024 they were $34.1 mil.; $16.5; $6.0 mil.
The following tabulation presents the company's Pro-Forma Financials for selected years of its first 5-Year Contact with a Regional Energy Company:
..Account Name......2026............2028...........2030......
...REVENUE:..........$24,141K.....$29,180K....$34,086K...
..SALES COST:........$2,669K.....$2,963K......$3,272K
..LABOR COST:.......$5,344K.....$6,614K......$6,657K
..PROD.COSTS:.......$16,695K....$16,836K....$17,652K
..GEN&ADMIN:............$588K........$610K.......$633K
..NET CASH FLOW....$4,032K......$7,556K....$11,213K
As noted above, there is another 5-year contract in place with this particular client, and more are possible in the future. It is also worth noting that the company has the capacity to produce more coal for spot-sales as done in the past.