Q1 2025 Atlas Energy Solutions Inc Earnings Call

In This Article:

Participants

Kyle Turlington; Vice President - Investor Relations; Atlas Energy Solutions Inc

John Turner; Chief Executive Officer; Atlas Energy Solutions Inc

Chris Scholla; Chief Operating Officer; Atlas Energy Solutions Inc

Blake Mccarthy; Chief Financial Officer; Atlas Energy Solutions Inc

Bud Brigham; Executive Chairman; Atlas Energy Solutions Inc

Derek Podhaizer; Analyst; Piper Sandler

Saurabh Pant; Analyst; Bank of America

Jim Rollyson; Analyst; Raymond James

Atidrip Modak; Analyst; Goldman Sach

Eddie Kim; Analyst; Barclays

Presentation

Operator

Welcome to the Atlas Energy Solutions First Quarter 2025 Financial and Operational Results Conference Call. (Operator Instructions). As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
It is now my pleasure to introduce Kyle Turlington, Investor Relations. Please go ahead, sir.

Kyle Turlington

Hello, and welcome to the Atlas Energy Solutions conference call and webcast for the first quarter of 2025. With us today are John Turner, President and CEO; Blake McCarthy, CFO; and Chris Scholla, COO; and Bud Brigham, Executive Chair. John, Blake, Chris and Bud will be sharing their comments on the company's operational and financial performance for the first quarter of 2025, after which we will open the call for Q&A.
Before we begin our prepared remarks, I would like to remind everyone that this call will include forward-looking statements as defined under the US securities laws. Such statements are based on the current information and names with expectations as of this statement and are not guarantees of future performance. Forward-looking statements involve certain risks and uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict.
As such, our actual outcomes and results could differ materially. You can learn more about these risks in the annual report on Form 10-K we filed with the SEC on February 25, 2020, and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and current reports on Form 8-K and other SEC filings. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
We will also make reference to certain non-GAAP financial measures such as adjusted EBITDA, adjusted free cash flow and other operating metrics and statistics. You will find the GAAP reconciliation comments and calculations in yesterday's press release.
With that said, I will turn the call over to John Turner.

John Turner

Thank you, Kyle. For the first quarter of Atlas delivered revenues of $297.6 million and adjusted EBITDA of $74.3 million represented a margin of 25%. While results were modestly impacted by a few discrete items, primarily higher-than-expected commissioning costs related to the Dune Express, our core performance remains strong. Blake will speak to those items in more detail here shortly.
Overall, Q1 was a milestone quarter for Atlas. We completed the acquisition of Moser Energy Systems, executed a successful equity base, refinanced our debt-set production records at our core facilities and launched commercial operations for the Dune Express. Before diving into those accomplishments, I want to directly address the uncertainty currently facing the oilfield sector and how Atlas is uniquely positioned to navigate this environment with confidence.
Recent volatility largely driven by global trade concerns and macroeconomic uncertainty has pressured commodity prices, WTI forward strip has declined approximately 20% since early April. These dynamics are influencing customer spending behavior and deferring some near-term activity. That said, what management teams and markets dislike most is uncertainty.
And we've structured Atlas from the outset to perform through both up cycles and downturns. We are not reacting from a position of weakness, we are executing from a position of strength. Atlas was built to lead through cycle, not follow them. In times like these, companies that control costs, prioritize capital discipline and elevate with purpose will be the ones that emerge longer.
On the sand and logistics side, our Kermit and Monahans operations in combination with our encore network and now the Dune Express position Atlas as the absolute low end of the Permian sand cost curve. On the power side, Moser Energy's integrated manufacturing and field long service platform allows us to offer lower cost, higher uptime solutions that create meaningful value for our customers.
Moreover, our business model be none for resilience. We operate with low sustaining capital requirements. Our annual maintenance CapEx is approximately $45 million to $50 million, and we maintain the flexibility to skill the spending up or down in response to market conditions. Our recent refinancing consolidates our debt into a single facility with Eldridge reducing our annual amortization of $220 million and enhancing liquidity and optionality.
Unlike many oilfield service peers who struggle to break even in downturns, Atlas's structural advantage enables us to generate healthy free cash flow in weak markets while capturing outsized returns when conditions tighten. We're already seeing some customers growth plans that are not flat until further clarity stands.
While this has led some second quarter volumes into the back half of the year, we entered 2025 with a growing allocation base of approximately 22 million tons and continue to bid on meaningful new tenders. This pause is not a reset. It's a recalibration and we expect activity to resume as visibility improves. Turning to what gives us confidence, the Dune Express, while contributing minimally to Q1's financials, is entering a critical phase.
Volumes are stabilizing, and we begin routing deliveries through our end-of-line facility, optimizing last-mile execution. We continue to expect Q2 to be the first period where the economic benefits of the express are reflected in our logistics margins. This is a long-term infrastructure advantage, and its early traction is already validating the strategy.
Similarly, the integration of Moser Energy Systems is progressing exceptionally well. The cultural alignment has been seamless and customer feedback has been overwhelmingly positive. Just as we disrupted the status quo in the standard logistics business, we are taking a fresh approach in distributed power, exploring new business models and strategic partnerships to increase efficiency and lower customer costs.
Moser's spirit of innovation is evident with next-generation offerings already in development that will further differentiate our Power platform. In closing, while short-term uncertainty remains, our long-term outlook is grounded in strategic clarity, operational discipline and structural advantage across our portfolio. We are confident in the platform we've built and then the team is executing our vision every day.
With that, I'll turn the call over to Chris Scholla.