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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Alpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR)

Alpha Metallurgical posts Q2 net loss of $5.0 million and cuts coal cost guidance

Mixed Impact 4 of 5 earnings Written later

Alpha Metallurgical Resources reported a second-quarter 2025 net loss of $5.0 million, or $0.38 per diluted share, narrowing from a $33.9 million loss in the first quarter but down from a $58.9 million profit a year earlier. The company lowered its 2025 cost of coal sales guidance to $101 to $107 per ton, cut its SG&A guidance, and raised its idle operations expense guidance. It also plans to restart its share repurchase program on an opportunistic basis, having refrained from buybacks for about five quarters.

Key points

  • Q2 2025 net loss of $5.0 million ($0.38 per diluted share) versus a $33.9 million loss in Q1 2025 and net income of $58.9 million in Q2 2024
  • Adjusted EBITDA of $46.1 million, up from $5.7 million in Q1 2025 and down from $116.0 million in Q2 2024
  • 2025 cost of coal sales guidance lowered to $101 to $107 per ton from $103 to $110; SG&A guidance cut to $48 million to $54 million
  • Total liquidity of $556.9 million as of June 30, 2025; remaining buyback authorization of approximately $400 million

The filing

CompanyAlpha Metallurgical Resources (AMR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 8, 2025, 7:32 AM ET
Accession number0001704715-25-000026

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:54 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 08, 2025.

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