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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. Reports First-Quarter 2017 Results
Apr. 27, 2017 09:31AM PST
Base Metals Investing Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) today reported first-quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2017. The Company reported consolidated revenues of $462 million, an increase of 51 percent compared to the prior year’s first-quarter revenues of $306 million, as a result of increased sales volumes and seaborne iron ore prices. Cost of goods …
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE: CLF) today reported first-quarter results for the period ended March 31, 2017. The Company reported consolidated revenues of $462 million, an increase of 51 percent compared to the prior year’s first-quarter revenues of $306 million, as a result of increased sales volumes and seaborne iron ore prices. Cost of goods sold increased by 33 percent to $366 million compared to $275 million reported in the first quarter of 2016, as a result of increased sales volumes in both business segments.
The Company recorded a net loss of $30 million in the first quarter, including a $72 million, or $0.27 per share, loss on extinguishment/restructuring of debt attributable to the liability management activities that reduced total debt by $550 million during the quarter. This compares to net income of $117 million recorded in the prior-year quarter. The net income recorded in the prior-year quarter included a $179 million gain on extinguishment/restructuring of debt.
Total debt at the end of the first quarter of 2017 was $1.6 billion, approximately $900 million lower than $2.5 billion total debt at the end of the prior-year quarter. Cliffs had net debt of $1.3 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2017, compared to $2.4 billion of net debt3 at the end of the first quarter of 2016. The Company had no borrowings on its asset-based lending facility at the end of the first quarter of 2017 or 2016.
For the first quarter of 2017, adjusted EBITDA was $92 million, a 156 percent increase compared to $36 million reported in the first quarter of 2016.
Lourenco Goncalves, Cliffs’ Chairman, President and CEO, said:
Total debt at the end of the first quarter of 2017 was $1.6 billion, approximately $900 million lower than $2.5 billion total debt at the end of the prior-year quarter. Cliffs had net debt of $1.3 billion at the end of the first quarter of 2017, compared to $2.4 billion of net debt3 at the end of the first quarter of 2016. The Company had no borrowings on its asset-based lending facility at the end of the first quarter of 2017 or 2016.
For the first quarter of 2017, adjusted EBITDA was $92 million, a 156 percent increase compared to $36 million reported in the first quarter of 2016.
Lourenco Goncalves, Cliffs’ Chairman, President and CEO, said:
“During the first quarter, we put our finishing touches on what has been a remarkable operational, commercial and financial transformation of this company. Over the last two and half years, Cliffs has transformed itself into a lean and focused company, with a strong balance sheet and a lot less to pay in interest expense. This is particularly evident in our strong first quarter results, which exceeded our expectations in revenues, EBITDA and earnings per share. We expect 2017 to be a phenomenal year of EBITDA and free cash flow generation.”
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