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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

1415 Louisiana St., Suite 3325, Houston, TX 77002

 

NEWS RELEASE

Natural Resource Partners L.P. Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Results and Announces Special Distribution 

 

HOUSTON, February 27, 2026 - Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NYSE:NRP) today reported fourth quarter and full year 2025 results as follows:

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

   

For the Year Ended

 

(In thousands) (Unaudited)

 

December 31, 2025

 

Net income

  $ 30,998     $ 136,367  

Operating cash flow

  $ 44,765     $ 165,863  

Free cash flow (1)

  $ 45,508     $ 168,748  

 


 

(1)

See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and reconciliation tables at the end of this release.

 

 

2025 Highlights:

 

 

Generated $169 million of free cash flow

  Retired $109 million of debt: $33 million of debt remaining
  Paid total distributions of $4.21 per common unit in 2025, consisting of $3.00 of regular distributions and a special cash distribution of $1.21 to help cover unitholder tax liabilities associated with owning NRP's common units during 2024
  Declares special cash distribution of $0.12 per common unit to help cover unitholder tax liabilities associated with owning NRP's common units during 2025

 

“In 2025, NRP generated $169 million of free cash flow and retired $109 million of debt,” said Craig Nunez, NRP's president & chief operating officer. “Our business continues to be negatively impacted by cyclically-low prices for metallurgical and thermal coal and generationally-low prices for soda ash, but we continue to generate robust free cash flow and pay down debt.”  

 

NRP's liquidity was $211.2 million at December 31, 2025, consisting of $30.1 million of cash and $181.1 million of borrowing capacity available under its revolving credit facility. 

 

NRP also announced today that the board of directors of its general partner declared a special cash distribution of $0.12 per common unit to be paid on March 17, 2026, to unitholders of record on March 10, 2026. This special distribution is to help cover unitholder tax liabilities associated with owning NRP's common units during 2025. Future distributions on NRP's common units will be determined on a quarterly basis by the board of directors. The board of directors considers numerous factors each quarter in determining cash distributions including profitability, cash flow, debt service obligations, market conditions and outlook, estimated unitholder income tax liability and the level of cash reserves that the board determines is necessary for future operating and capital needs.

 

 

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Segment Performance

 

Mineral Rights

 

Mineral Rights net income in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 decreased $12.6 million and $40.8 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. Operating cash flow in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 decreased $13.4 million and $59.8 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. Free cash flow in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 decreased $13.3 million and $59.5 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. These decreases were primarily due to lower metallurgical coal sales prices and volumes in 2025, as well as one-time carbon neutral revenues and cash flow received in the fourth quarter of 2024. Approximately 70% of coal royalty revenues and approximately 45% of coal royalty sales volumes were derived from metallurgical coal in the fourth quarter of 2025, and approximately 65% of coal royalty revenues and approximately 45% of coal royalty sales volumes were derived from metallurgical coal in the full year of 2025.

 

Metallurgical and thermal coal prices remained weak throughout 2025 due to sluggish steel demand impacting metallurgical coal and low natural gas prices and ample thermal coal supply at power plants impacting thermal coal. Due to these ongoing factors, NRP does not expect any material changes to pricing in 2026.

 

No meaningful developments have occurred over the past quarter regarding NRP's carbon neutral initiatives across its mineral and surface assets. NRP believes the burdens on the carbon sequestration industry, including insufficient revenue streams, high operational and capital costs, and an uncertain regulatory environment, continue to create formidable barriers that operators have yet to overcome. 

   

Soda Ash

 

Soda Ash net income in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 decreased $2.6 million and $15.1 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. Operating cash flow and free cash flow in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 each decreased $10.6 million and $30.9 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. These decreases were due to lower soda ash sales prices in 2025, and as a result, NRP has not received a distribution from Sisecam Wyoming since the second quarter of 2025. 

 

The soda ash market continues to be significantly oversupplied from the influx of new capacity from China and sales prices remain below the cost of production for most producers. NRP expects soda ash prices to remain at these lower levels for the foreseeable future and does not expect distributions from Sisecam Wyoming to resume for several years until high-cost capacity is forced to retire. 

 

Additionally, in February 2026, NRP and Sisecam Wyoming's managing partner agreed to make a capital investment into Sisecam Wyoming ($39.2 million for NRP’s 49%) to reduce outstanding amounts under Sisecam Wyoming's bank credit facility and better position Sisecam Wyoming to compete in the current environment. NRP evaluated this investment as it would any other capital allocation opportunity, with the goal of maximizing NRP’s intrinsic value per unit.  

 

Corporate and Financing

 

Corporate and Financing costs in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 decreased $3.4 million and $8.6 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. Operating cash flow and free cash flow in the fourth quarter and full year of 2025 each improved $2.6 million and $8.1 million, respectively, as compared to the prior year periods. These improvements were primarily due to lower interest expense and cash paid for interest due to less debt outstanding in 2025. 

 

NRP's consolidated leverage ratio was 0.2x at December 31, 2025

 

In February 2026, NRP declared and paid a fourth quarter 2025 cash distribution of $0.75 per common unit. As previously mentioned, today NRP declared a special distribution of $0.12 per common unit to help cover unitholder tax liabilities associated with owning NRP's common units during 2025. 

 

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Conference Call

 

A conference call will be held today at 9:00 a.m. ET. To register for the conference call, please use this link: https://events.q4inc.com/analyst/470948487?pwd=dU%5E%7BZ5xg. After registering a confirmation will be sent via email, including dial in details and unique conference call codes for entry. Registration is open through the live call, however, to ensure you are connected for the full conference call we suggest registering at minimum 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. Investors may also listen to the call via the Investor Relations section of the NRP website at www.nrplp.com. To access the replay, please visit the Investor Relations section of NRP’s website.

 

Withholding Information for Foreign Investors

 

Concurrent with this announcement, we are providing qualified notice to brokers and nominees that hold NRP units on behalf of non-U.S. investors under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446-4(b) and (d) and Treasury Regulation Section 1.1446(f)-4(c)(2)(iii). Brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of NRP's distributions to non-U.S. investors as being attributable to income that is effectively connected with a United States trade or business. In addition, brokers and nominees should treat one hundred percent (100%) of the distribution as being in excess of cumulative net income for purposes of determining the amount to withhold. Accordingly, NRP's distributions to non-U.S. investors are subject to federal income tax withholding at a rate equal to the sum of the highest applicable rate plus ten percent (10%).

 

Company Profile

 

Natural Resource Partners L.P., a master limited partnership headquartered in Houston, TX, is a diversified natural resource company that owns, manages and leases a diversified portfolio of properties in the United States including coal, industrial minerals and other natural resources, as well as rights to conduct carbon sequestration and renewable energy activities. NRP also owns an equity investment in Sisecam Wyoming LLC, one of the world’s lowest-cost producers of soda ash.

 

For additional information, please contact Tiffany Sammis at 713-751-7515 or tsammis@nrplp.com. Further information about NRP is available on the Partnership’s website at http://www.nrplp.com.

 

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Forward-Looking Statements

 

This press release includes forward-looking statements” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, included in this press release that address activities, events or developments that the Partnership expects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain assumptions made by the Partnership based on its experience and perception of historical trends, current conditions, expected future developments and other factors it believes are appropriate in the circumstances. Such statements are subject to a number of assumptions, risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the control of the Partnership. These risks include, among other things, statements regarding: future distributions on the Partnerships common units; the Partnership's business strategy; its liquidity and access to capital and financing sources; its financial strategy; prices of and demand for coal, trona and soda ash, and other natural resources; estimated revenues, expenses and results of operations; projected future performance by the Partnership's lessees; Sisecam Wyoming LLCs trona mining and soda ash refinery operations; distributions from the soda ash joint venture; the impact of governmental policies, laws and regulations, as well as regulatory and legal proceedings involving the Partnership, and of scheduled or potential regulatory or legal changes; global and U.S. economic conditions; and other factors detailed in Natural Resource Partners’ Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Natural Resource Partners L.P. has no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

"Adjusted EBITDA" is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net income (loss) less equity earnings from unconsolidated investment, net income attributable to non-controlling interest and gain on reserve swap; plus total distributions from unconsolidated investment, interest expense, net, debt modification expense, loss on extinguishment of debt, depreciation, depletion and amortization and asset impairments. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative to, or more meaningful than, net income or loss, net income or loss attributable to partners, operating income or loss, cash flows from operating activities or any other measure of financial performance presented in accordance with GAAP as measures of operating performance, liquidity or ability to service debt obligations. There are significant limitations to using Adjusted EBITDA as a measure of performance, including the inability to analyze the effect of certain recurring items that materially affect our net income, the lack of comparability of results of operations of different companies and the different methods of calculating Adjusted EBITDA reported by different companies. In addition, Adjusted EBITDA presented below is not calculated or presented on the same basis as Consolidated EBITDA as defined in our partnership agreement or Consolidated EBITDDA as defined in Opco's debt agreements. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental performance measure used by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others to assess the financial performance of our assets without regard to financing methods, capital structure or historical cost basis.

 

“Distributable cash flow or "DCF" is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations plus distributions from unconsolidated investment in excess of cumulative earnings, proceeds from asset sales and disposals, including sales of discontinued operations, and return of long-term contract receivable; less maintenance capital expenditures and distributions to non-controlling interest. DCF is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities. DCF may not be calculated the same for us as for other companies. In addition, distributable cash flow is not calculated or presented on the same basis as distributable cash flow as defined in our partnership agreement, which is used as a metric to determine whether we are able to increase quarterly distributions to our common unitholders. Distributable cash flow is a supplemental liquidity measure used by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others to assess our ability to make cash distributions and repay debt.

 

“Free cash flow or "FCF" is a non-GAAP financial measure that we define as net cash provided by (used in) operating activities of continuing operations plus distributions from unconsolidated investment in excess of cumulative earnings and return of long-term contract receivable; less maintenance and expansion capital expenditures, cash flow used in acquisition costs classified as investing or financing activities and distributions to non-controlling interest. FCF is calculated before mandatory debt repayments. Free cash flow is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flows from operating, investing or financing activities. Free cash flow may not be calculated the same for us as for other companies. Free cash flow is a supplemental liquidity measure used by our management and by external users of our financial statements, such as investors, commercial banks, research analysts and others to assess our ability to make cash distributions and repay debt.

 

"Leverage ratio" represents the outstanding principal of NRP's debt at the end of the period divided by the last twelve months' Adjusted EBITDA as defined above. NRP believes that leverage ratio is a useful measure to management and investors to evaluate and monitor the indebtedness of NRP relative to its ability to generate income to service such debt and in understanding trends in NRP’s overall financial condition. Leverage ratio may not be calculated the same for us as for other companies and is not a substitute for, and should not be used in conjunction with, GAAP financial ratios. 

 

 

 

 

-Financial Tables and Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures Follow-

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Financial Tables

(Unaudited)

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

   

For the Year Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 

(In thousands, except per unit data)

 

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2025

   

2024

 

Revenues and other income

                                       

Royalty and other mineral rights

  $ 45,875     $ 61,781     $ 49,615     $ 191,045     $ 234,149  

Transportation and processing services

    2,523       2,978       1,800       11,295       10,878  

Equity in earnings (loss) of Sisecam Wyoming

    (1,686 )     931       (2,390 )     3,060       18,135  

Gain on asset sales and disposals

          36       906       1,882       4,845  

Total revenues and other income

  $ 46,712     $ 65,726     $ 49,931     $ 207,282     $ 268,007  
                                         

Operating expenses

                                       

Operating and maintenance expenses

  $ 5,265     $ 9,645     $ 7,654     $ 23,854     $ 28,036  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    3,344       2,827       3,868       14,955       15,535  

General and administrative expenses

    5,948       6,958       5,725       24,102       25,151  

Asset impairments

                      20       87  

Total operating expenses

  $ 14,557     $ 19,430     $ 17,247     $ 62,931     $ 68,809  
                                         

Income from operations

  $ 32,155     $ 46,296     $ 32,684     $ 144,351     $ 199,198  
                                         

Interest expense, net

  $ (1,157 )   $ (3,524 )   $ (1,779 )   $ (7,984 )   $ (15,554 )
                                         

Net income

  $ 30,998     $ 42,772     $ 30,905     $ 136,367     $ 183,644  

Less: income attributable to preferred unitholders

                            (4,248 )

Less: redemption of preferred units

                            (24,485 )

Net income attributable to common unitholders and the general partner

  $ 30,998     $ 42,772     $ 30,905     $ 136,367     $ 154,911  
                                         

Net income attributable to common unitholders

  $ 30,378     $ 41,917     $ 30,287     $ 133,640     $ 151,813  

Net income attributable to the general partner

    620       855       618       2,727       3,098  
                                         

Net income per common unit

                                       

Basic

  $ 2.31     $ 3.21     $ 2.31     $ 10.18     $ 11.69  

Diluted

    2.27       3.15       2.28       10.04       11.35  
                                         

Net income

  $ 30,998     $ 42,772     $ 30,905     $ 136,367     $ 183,644  

Comprehensive income (loss) from unconsolidated investment and other

    (1,786 )     (714 )     (2,391 )     (2,331 )     1,452  

Comprehensive income

  $ 29,212     $ 42,058     $ 28,514     $ 134,036     $ 185,096  

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Financial Tables

(Unaudited)

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

   

For the Year Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 

(In thousands)

 

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2025

   

2024

 

Cash flows from operating activities

                                       

Net income

  $ 30,998     $ 42,772     $ 30,905     $ 136,367     $ 183,644  

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

                                       

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    3,344       2,827       3,868       14,955       15,535  

Distributions from unconsolidated investment

          10,667             7,840       38,781  

Equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated investment

    1,686       (931 )     2,390       (3,060 )     (18,135 )

Gain on asset sales and disposals

          (36 )     (906 )     (1,882 )     (4,845 )

Asset impairments

                      20       87  

Bad debt expense

    (111 )     3,647       1,731       751       4,185  

Unit-based compensation expense

    3,015       2,431       2,724       11,118       11,309  

Amortization of debt issuance costs and other

    (3,261 )     1,094       368       (3,342 )     (1,509 )

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

                                       

Accounts receivable

    1,966       1,574       (3,115 )     2,312       7,285  

Accounts payable

    272       (73 )     (43 )     249       25  

Accrued liabilities

    1,719       3,829       358       (3,617 )     (2,088 )

Accrued interest

    (423 )     (473 )     324       (233 )     (281 )

Deferred revenue

    7,211       419       1,577       4,575       17,200  

Other items, net

    (1,651 )     (1,527 )     914       (190 )     (2,700 )

Net cash provided by operating activities

  $ 44,765     $ 66,220     $ 41,095     $ 165,863     $ 248,493  
                                         

Cash flows from investing activities

                                       

Proceeds from asset sales and disposals

  $     $ 37     $ 906     $ 1,883     $ 4,846  

Return of long-term contract receivable

    743       686       728       2,885       2,665  

Net cash provided by investing activities

  $ 743     $ 723     $ 1,634     $ 4,768     $ 7,511  
                                         

Cash flows from financing activities

                                       

Debt borrowings

  $ 13,000     $ 15,000     $     $ 46,700     $ 167,850  

Debt repayments

    (49,331 )     (70,332 )     (32,000 )     (155,831 )     (181,028 )

Distributions to common unitholders and the general partner

    (10,054 )     (9,987 )     (10,055 )     (56,440 )     (72,146 )

Distributions to preferred unitholders

                            (6,398 )

Redemptions of preferred units

                            (71,666 )

Warrant settlements

                            (65,689 )

Other items, net

    (1 )     (2,080 )     1       (5,363 )     (8,472 )

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (46,386 )   $ (67,399 )   $ (42,054 )   $ (170,934 )   $ (237,549 )
                                         

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

  $ (878 )   $ (456 )   $ 675     $ (303 )   $ 18,455  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    31,019       30,900       30,344       30,444       11,989  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 30,141     $ 30,444     $ 31,019     $ 30,141     $ 30,444  
                                         

Supplemental cash flow information:

                                       

Cash paid for interest

  $ 1,516     $ 3,986     $ 1,413     $ 8,025     $ 15,452  

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Financial Tables

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

   

December 31,

 
    2025     2024  

(In thousands, except unit data)

 

(Unaudited)

       

ASSETS

               

Current assets

               

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 30,141     $ 30,444  

Accounts receivable, net

    28,666       31,469  

Other current assets, net

    2,105       1,961  

Total current assets

  $ 60,912     $ 63,874  

Land

    24,008       24,008  

Mineral rights, net

    366,987       379,638  

Intangible assets, net

    11,908       12,924  

Equity in unconsolidated investment

    250,244       257,355  

Long-term contract receivable, net

    20,406       23,480  

Other long-term assets, net

    13,900       11,628  

Total assets

  $ 748,365     $ 772,907  

LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL

               

Current liabilities

               

Accounts payable

  $ 1,159     $ 909  

Accrued liabilities

    10,897       12,121  

Accrued interest

    69       302  

Current portion of deferred revenue

    6,663       4,341  

Current portion of debt, net

    14,198       14,192  

Total current liabilities

  $ 32,986     $ 31,865  

Deferred revenue

    58,067       55,814  

Long-term debt, net

    18,884       127,876  

Other non-current liabilities

    5,909       6,244  

Total liabilities

  $ 115,846     $ 221,799  

Commitments and contingencies

               

Partners’ capital

               

Common unitholders’ interest (13,138,097 and 13,049,123 units issued and outstanding at December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)

  $ 625,188     $ 543,231  

General partner’s interest

    11,332       9,547  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (4,001 )     (1,670 )

Total partners’ capital

  $ 632,519     $ 551,108  

Total liabilities and partners' capital

  $ 748,365     $ 772,907  

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Financial Tables

(Unaudited)

 

Consolidated Statements of Partners' Capital

 

   

Common Unitholders

   

General

   

Warrant

   

Accumulated Other Comprehensive

   

Total Partners'

 

(In thousands)

 

Units

   

Amounts

   

Partner

   

Holders

   

Income (Loss)

   

Capital

 

Balance at December 31, 2023

    12,635     $ 503,076     $ 8,005     $ 23,095     $ (3,122 )   $ 531,054  

Net income (1)

          179,971       3,673                   183,644  

Redemptions of preferred units

          (23,995 )     (490 )                 (24,485 )

Distributions to common unitholders and the general partner

          (70,703 )     (1,443 )                 (72,146 )

Distributions to preferred unitholders

          (6,270 )     (128 )                 (6,398 )

Issuance of unit-based awards

    126                                

Unit-based awards amortization and vesting, net

          2,894                         2,894  

Capital contribution

                782                   782  

Warrant settlements

    288       (41,742 )     (852 )     (23,095 )           (65,689 )

Comprehensive income from unconsolidated investment and other

                            1,452       1,452  

Balance at December 31, 2024

    13,049     $ 543,231     $ 9,547     $     $ (1,670 )   $ 551,108  

Net income

          133,640       2,727                   136,367  

Distributions to common unitholders and the general partner

          (55,311 )     (1,129 )                 (56,440 )

Distributions to preferred unitholders

                                   

Issuance of unit-based awards

    89                                

Unit-based awards amortization and vesting, net

          3,628                         3,628  

Capital contribution

                187                   187  

Comprehensive loss from unconsolidated investment and other

                            (2,331 )     (2,331 )

Balance at December 31, 2025

    13,138     $ 625,188     $ 11,332     $     $ (4,001 )   $ 632,519  

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Net income includes $4.2 million of income attributable to preferred unitholders that accumulated during the period, of which $4.2 million is allocated to the common unitholders and $0.1 million is allocated to the general partner.

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Financial Tables

(Unaudited)

 

The following tables present NRP's unaudited business results by segment for the three months ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 and September 30, 2025:

 

   

Operating Segments

                 
                                 

(In thousands)

 

Mineral Rights

   

Soda Ash

   

Corporate and Financing

   

Total

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

                               

Revenues

  $ 48,398     $     $     $ 48,398  

Equity in loss of Sisecam Wyoming

          (1,686 )           (1,686 )

Gain on asset sales and disposals

                       

Total revenues and other income

  $ 48,398       (1,686 )   $     $ 46,712  

Asset impairments

  $           $     $  

Net income (loss)

  $ 39,808       (1,701 )   $ (7,109 )   $ 30,998  

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

  $ 43,148       (15 )   $ (5,948 )   $ 37,185  

Cash flow provided by (used in):

                               

Operating activities

  $ 49,174     $ (15 )   $ (4,394 )   $ 44,765  

Investing activities

  $ 743     $     $     $ 743  

Financing activities

  $     $     $ (46,386 )   $ (46,386 )

Distributable cash flow (1)

  $ 49,917     $ (15 )   $ (4,394 )   $ 45,508  

Free cash flow (1)

  $ 49,917     $ (15 )   $ (4,394 )   $ 45,508  
                                 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

                               

Revenues

  $ 64,759     $     $     $ 64,759  

Equity in earnings of Sisecam Wyoming

          931             931  

Gain on asset sales and disposals

    36                   36  

Total revenues and other income

  $ 64,795     $ 931     $     $ 65,726  

Asset impairments

  $     $     $     $  

Net income (loss)

  $ 52,386     $ 872     $ (10,486 )   $ 42,772  

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

  $ 55,209     $ 10,608     $ (6,958 )   $ 58,859  

Cash flow provided by (used in):

                               

Operating activities

  $ 62,575     $ 10,608     $ (6,963 )   $ 66,220  

Investing activities

  $ 723     $     $     $ 723  

Financing activities

  $     $     $ (67,399 )   $ (67,399 )

Distributable cash flow (1)

  $ 63,298     $ 10,608     $ (6,963 )   $ 66,943  

Free cash flow (1)

  $ 63,261     $ 10,608     $ (6,963 )   $ 66,906  
                                 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025

                               

Revenues

  $ 51,415     $     $     $ 51,415  

Equity in loss of Sisecam Wyoming

          (2,390 )           (2,390 )

Gain on asset sales and disposals

    906                   906  

Total revenues and other income

  $ 52,321     $ (2,390 )   $     $ 49,931  

Asset impairments

  $     $     $     $  

Net income (loss)

  $ 40,859     $ (2,446 )   $ (7,508 )   $ 30,905  

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

  $ 44,723     $ (56 )   $ (5,725 )   $ 38,942  

Cash flow provided by (used in):

                               

Operating activities

  $ 44,428     $ (55 )   $ (3,278 )   $ 41,095  

Investing activities

  $ 1,634     $     $     $ 1,634  

Financing activities

  $     $     $ (42,054 )   $ (42,054 )

Distributable cash flow (1)

  $ 46,062     $ (55 )   $ (3,278 )   $ 42,729  

Free cash flow (1)

  $ 45,156     $ (55 )   $ (3,278 )   $ 41,823  

 

(1)

See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and reconciliation tables at the end of this release.

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Financial Tables

(Unaudited)

 

The following table presents NRP's unaudited business results by segment for the year ended December 31, 2025 and 2024:

 

   

Operating Segments

                 
                                 

(In thousands)

 

Mineral Rights

   

Soda Ash

   

Corporate and Financing

   

Total

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2025

                               

Revenues

  $ 202,340     $     $     $ 202,340  

Equity in earnings of Sisecam Wyoming

          3,060             3,060  

Gain on asset sales and disposals

    1,882                   1,882  

Total revenues and other income

  $ 204,222     $ 3,060     $     $ 207,282  

Asset impairments

  $ 20     $     $     $ 20  

Net income (loss)

  $ 165,566     $ 2,905     $ (32,104 )   $ 136,367  

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

  $ 180,523     $ 7,685     $ (24,102 )   $ 164,106  

Cash flow provided by (used in):

                               

Operating activities

  $ 182,401     $ 7,685     $ (24,223 )   $ 165,863  

Investing activities

  $ 4,768     $     $     $ 4,768  

Financing activities

  $ (841 )   $     $ (170,093 )   $ (170,934 )

Distributable cash flow (1)

  $ 187,169     $ 7,685     $ (24,223 )   $ 170,631  

Free cash flow (1)

  $ 185,286     $ 7,685     $ (24,223 )   $ 168,748  
                                 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024

                               

Revenues

  $ 245,027     $     $     $ 245,027  

Equity in earnings of Sisecam Wyoming

          18,135             18,135  

Gain on asset sales and disposals

    4,845                   4,845  

Total revenues and other income

  $ 249,872     $ 18,135     $     $ 268,007  

Asset impairments

  $ 87     $     $     $ 87  

Net income (loss)

  $ 206,403     $ 17,964     $ (40,723 )   $ 183,644  

Adjusted EBITDA (1)

  $ 222,007     $ 38,610     $ (25,151 )   $ 235,466  

Cash flow provided by (used in):

                               

Operating activities

  $ 242,168     $ 38,610     $ (32,285 )   $ 248,493  

Investing activities

  $ 7,511     $     $     $ 7,511  

Financing activities

  $ (1,086 )   $     $ (236,463 )   $ (237,549 )

Distributable cash flow (1)

  $ 249,679     $ 38,610     $ (32,285 )   $ 256,004  

Free cash flow (1)

  $ 244,833     $ 38,610     $ (32,285 )   $ 251,158  

 

(1)

See "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" and reconciliation tables at the end of this release.

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Financial Tables

(Unaudited)

 

Operating Statistics - Mineral Rights

 

   

For the Three Months Ended

   

For the Year Ended

 
   

December 31,

   

September 30,

   

December 31,

 

(In thousands, except per ton data)

 

2025

   

2024

   

2025

   

2025

   

2024

 

Coal sales volumes (tons)

                                       

Appalachia

                                       

Northern

    1,291       315       1,508       3,055       1,031  

Central

    2,969       3,460       3,296       12,766       14,137  

Southern

    686       677       678       2,208       2,661  

Total Appalachia

    4,946       4,452       5,482       18,029       17,829  

Illinois Basin

    1,264       1,220       1,005       7,248       5,723  

Northern Powder River Basin

    750       366       841       2,933       2,826  

Gulf Coast

    339       206       201       953       1,342  

Total coal sales volumes

    7,299       6,244       7,529       29,163       27,720  

Coal royalty revenue per ton

                                       

Appalachia

                                       

Northern

  $ 1.48     $ 4.50     $ 1.48     $ 1.50     $ 3.25  

Central

    5.95       6.51       6.08       6.16       7.13  

Southern

    9.48       9.77       8.36       8.86       10.22  

Illinois Basin

    2.11       1.98       1.93       2.26       2.26  

Northern Powder River Basin

    4.36       4.90       4.68       4.71       4.87  

Gulf Coast

    0.79       0.81       0.80       0.79       0.80  

Combined average coal royalty revenue per ton

    4.42       5.59       4.51       4.58       5.74  

Coal royalty revenues

                                       

Appalachia

                                       

Northern

  $ 1,909     $ 1,418     $ 2,225     $ 4,569     $ 3,348  

Central

    17,669       22,517       20,051       78,640       100,845  

Southern

    6,504       6,614       5,666       19,564       27,185  

Total Appalachia

    26,082       30,549       27,942       102,773       131,378  

Illinois Basin

    2,667       2,417       1,943       16,361       12,927  

Northern Powder River Basin

    3,269       1,792       3,932       13,813       13,768  

Gulf Coast

    267       167       161       752       1,069  

Unadjusted coal royalty revenues

    32,285       34,925       33,978       133,699       159,142  

Coal royalty adjustment for minimum leases

    (7 )           215       (187 )     (109 )

Total coal royalty revenues

  $ 32,278     $ 34,925     $ 34,193     $ 133,512     $ 159,033  

Other revenues

                                       

Production lease minimum revenues

  $ 797     $ 2,592     $ 1,365     $ 5,010     $ 4,365  

Minimum lease straight-line revenues

    4,300       4,116       4,176       16,576       16,530  

Oil and gas royalty revenues

    1,410       1,610       1,787       7,622       8,566  

Carbon neutral revenues

    253       11,381       316       1,454       15,703  

Property tax revenues

    1,546       1,854       2,105       6,807       7,100  

Wheelage revenues

    1,855       2,242       2,225       8,361       9,324  

Coal overriding royalty revenues

    526       294       297       2,159       2,358  

Lease amendment revenues

    1,844       1,239       1,699       4,854       3,724  

Aggregates royalty revenues

    936       740       1,011       3,706       2,904  

Other revenues

    130       788       441       984       4,542  

Total other revenues

  $ 13,597     $ 26,856     $ 15,422     $ 57,533     $ 75,116  

Royalty and other mineral rights

  $ 45,875     $ 61,781     $ 49,615     $ 191,045     $ 234,149  

Transportation and processing services revenues

    2,523       2,978       1,800       11,295       10,878  

Gain on asset sales and disposals

          36       906       1,882       4,845  

Total Mineral Rights segment revenues and other income

  $ 48,398     $ 64,795     $ 52,321     $ 204,222     $ 249,872  

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Financial Tables

(Unaudited)

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

(In thousands)

 

Mineral Rights

   

Soda Ash

   

Corporate and Financing

   

Total

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

                               

Net income (loss)

  $ 39,808     $ (1,701 )   $ (7,109 )   $ 30,998  

Add (Less): equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated investment

          1,686             1,686  

Add: total distributions from unconsolidated investment

                       

Add: interest expense, net

                1,157       1,157  

Add: depreciation, depletion and amortization

    3,340             4       3,344  

Add: asset impairments

                       

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 43,148     $ (15 )   $ (5,948 )   $ 37,185  
                                 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

                               

Net income (loss)

  $ 52,386     $ 872     $ (10,486 )   $ 42,772  

Add (Less): equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated investment

          (931 )           (931 )

Add: total distributions from unconsolidated investment

          10,667             10,667  

Add: interest expense, net

                3,524       3,524  

Add: depreciation, depletion and amortization

    2,823             4       2,827  

Add: asset impairments

                       

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 55,209     $ 10,608     $ (6,958 )   $ 58,859  
                                 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025

                               

Net income (loss)

  $ 40,859     $ (2,446 )   $ (7,508 )   $ 30,905  

Add (Less): equity in (earnings) loss from unconsolidated investment

          2,390             2,390  

Add: total distributions from unconsolidated investment

                       

Add: interest expense, net

                1,779       1,779  

Add: depreciation, depletion and amortization

    3,864             4       3,868  

Add: asset impairments

                       

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 44,723     $ (56 )   $ (5,725 )   $ 38,942  

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Mineral Rights

   

Soda Ash

   

Corporate and Financing

   

Total

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2025

                               

Net income (loss)

  $ 165,566     $ 2,905     $ (32,104 )   $ 136,367  

Less: equity in earnings from unconsolidated investment

          (3,060 )           (3,060 )

Add: total distributions from unconsolidated investment

          7,840             7,840  

Add: interest expense, net

                7,984       7,984  

Add: depreciation, depletion and amortization

    14,937             18       14,955  

Add: asset impairments

    20                   20  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 180,523     $ 7,685     $ (24,102 )   $ 164,106  
                                 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024

                               

Net income (loss)

  $ 206,403     $ 17,964     $ (40,723 )   $ 183,644  

Less: equity in earnings from unconsolidated investment

          (18,135 )           (18,135 )

Add: total distributions from unconsolidated investment

          38,781             38,781  

Add: interest expense, net

                15,554       15,554  

Add: depreciation, depletion and amortization

    15,517             18       15,535  

Add: asset impairments

    87                   87  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 222,007     $ 38,610     $ (25,151 )   $ 235,466  

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Unaudited)

 

Distributable Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow

 

(In thousands)

 

Mineral Rights

   

Soda Ash

   

Corporate and Financing

   

Total

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2025

                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 49,174     $ (15 )   $ (4,394 )   $ 44,765  

Add: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

                       

Add: return of long-term contract receivable

    743                   743  

Distributable cash flow

  $ 49,917     $ (15 )   $ (4,394 )   $ 45,508  

Less: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

                       

Free cash flow

  $ 49,917     $ (15 )   $ (4,394 )   $ 45,508  
                                 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  $ 743     $     $     $ 743  

Net cash used in financing activities

  $     $     $ (46,386 )   $ (46,386 )
                                 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2024

                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 62,575     $ 10,608     $ (6,963 )   $ 66,220  

Add: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

    37                   37  

Add: return of long-term contract receivable

    686                   686  

Distributable cash flow

  $ 63,298     $ 10,608     $ (6,963 )   $ 66,943  

Less: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

    (37 )                 (37 )

Free cash flow

  $ 63,261     $ 10,608     $ (6,963 )   $ 66,906  
                                 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  $ 723     $     $     $ 723  

Net cash used in financing activities

  $     $     $ (67,399 )   $ (67,399 )
                                 

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2025

                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 44,428     $ (55 )   $ (3,278 )   $ 41,095  

Add: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

    906                   906  

Add: return of long-term contract receivable

    728                   728  

Distributable cash flow

  $ 46,062     $ (55 )   $ (3,278 )   $ 42,729  

Less: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

    (906 )                 (906 )

Free cash flow

  $ 45,156     $ (55 )   $ (3,278 )   $ 41,823  
                                 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  $ 1,634     $     $     $ 1,634  

Net cash used in financing activities

  $     $     $ (42,054 )   $ (42,054 )

 

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Natural Resource Partners L.P.

Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures

(Unaudited)

 

Distributable Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow

 

(In thousands)

 

Mineral Rights

   

Soda Ash

   

Corporate and Financing

   

Total

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2025

                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 182,401     $ 7,685     $ (24,223 )   $ 165,863  

Add: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

    1,883                   1,883  

Add: return of long-term contract receivable

    2,885                   2,885  

Distributable cash flow

  $ 187,169     $ 7,685     $ (24,223 )   $ 170,631  

Less: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

    (1,883 )                 (1,883 )

Free cash flow

  $ 185,286     $ 7,685     $ (24,223 )   $ 168,748  
                                 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  $ 4,768     $     $     $ 4,768  

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (841 )   $     $ (170,093 )   $ (170,934 )
                                 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024

                               

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

  $ 242,168     $ 38,610     $ (32,285 )   $ 248,493  

Add: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

    4,846                   4,846  

Add: return of long-term contract receivable

    2,665                   2,665  

Distributable cash flow

  $ 249,679     $ 38,610     $ (32,285 )   $ 256,004  

Less: proceeds from asset sales and disposals

    (4,846 )                 (4,846 )

Free cash flow

  $ 244,833     $ 38,610     $ (32,285 )   $ 251,158  
                                 

Net cash provided by investing activities

  $ 7,511     $     $     $ 7,511  

Net cash used in financing activities

  $ (1,086 )   $     $ (236,463 )   $ (237,549 )

 

 

Leverage Ratio

 

(In thousands)

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2025

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 164,106  

Debt—at December 31, 2025

  $ 33,215  

Leverage Ratio

    0.2x

 

(In thousands)

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2024

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 235,466  

Debt—at December 31, 2024

  $ 142,347  

Leverage Ratio

 

0.6x

 

 

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