WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.
6 story beats from 2017 to 2026
The story so far
The events that changed the company's story, in plain English, each written against everything known about the company at the time. The dot shows whether it was good, bad or neutral for shareholders.
shares on issue market cap (log scale)
202652.6m shares · US$4.64bn market cap
- 16 Jan
Two Warrior Met Coal subsidiaries won federal coal leases from the Bureau of Land Management covering 8,346 and 5,704 acres adjacent to Mine No. 1 and Mine No. 4, adding an estimated 53.2 million tons of recoverable coal reserves for roughly $47 million in bid payments spread over five years; mining plan approval followed in January 2026, clearing the leases for development.
asset acquisition disposition
52.6m shUS$4.64bn
202151.4m shares · US$1.10bn market cap
- 7 Dec
Warrior Met Coal refinanced its 2017-2018 notes: it issued $350 million of new 7.875% senior secured notes due 2028 and used the proceeds to redeem all $475 million of the older 8.00% notes due 2024, while also entering a second amended-and-restated revolving credit facility - locking in lower-cost debt with a longer runway during a strong coal market.
debt financing
51.4m shUS$1.10bn
202051.1m shares · US$905m market cap
- 27 Mar
As a COVID-19 precaution, Warrior Met Coal drew $70 million against its revolving credit facility to bolster cash on hand and preserve financial flexibility amid pandemic-driven uncertainty.
debt financing
51.1m shUS$905m - 18 Feb
the exchange certified WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.'s securities for listing, clearing them to begin trading.
listing compliance notice
51.1m shUS$963m
201853.3m shares · US$1.66bn market cap
- 6 Mar
The company tapped its notes for a further $125 million (issued at a premium, fungible with the 2017 notes) to fund up to another $350 million in special dividends, and paid a $3.5 million consent fee to bondholders to loosen the dividend-payment covenant.
debt financing
53.3m shUS$1.66bn
201753.4m shares · US$1.39bn market cap
- 6 Nov
Warrior Met Coal issued $350 million of 8.00% senior secured notes due 2024 and used the proceeds, plus cash on hand, to fund a $600 million special dividend ($11.21/share) - a major post-restructuring return of capital funded largely by new debt.
debt financing
53.4m shUS$1.39bn