v3.25.4
Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2025
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Components of Income Tax (Benefit) Expense

Income tax (benefit) expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Current

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

$

6,839

 

 

$

41,112

 

 

$

19,914

 

State

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

6,839

 

 

 

41,115

 

 

 

19,919

 

Deferred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Federal

 

 

(9,657

)

 

 

(10,696

)

 

 

51,153

 

State

 

 

264

 

 

 

2,644

 

 

 

1,718

 

 

 

(9,393

)

 

 

(8,052

)

 

 

52,871

 

Total

 

$

(2,554

)

 

$

33,063

 

 

$

72,790

 

Schedule of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation

A reconciliation of the provision for income taxes to the amount computed by applying the 21% U.S. federal income tax rate to income before income taxes is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

For the year ended December 31,

 

 

2025

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

Amount

 

 

Rate

 

 

Amount

 

 

Rate

 

 

Amount

 

 

Rate

 

Income before income tax expense

 

 

54,444

 

 

 

 

 

 

283,666

 

 

 

 

 

 

551,419

 

 

 

 

U.S. federal statutory tax rate

 

$

11,433

 

 

 

21.0

%

 

$

59,570

 

 

 

21.0

%

 

$

115,798

 

 

 

21.0

%

State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect(1)

 

 

226

 

 

 

0.4

%

 

 

2,370

 

 

 

0.8

%

 

 

1,508

 

 

 

0.3

%

Effect of cross-border tax laws

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign-derived intangible income deduction

 

 

(4,325

)

 

 

(7.9

)%

 

 

(12,118

)

 

 

(4.3

)%

 

 

(26,077

)

 

 

(4.7

)%

Tax credits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marginal well tax credits

 

 

(4,739

)

 

 

(8.7

)%

 

 

(4,943

)

 

 

(1.7

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nontaxable and nondeductible items

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage depletion

 

 

(12,193

)

 

 

(22.4

)%

 

 

(14,400

)

 

 

(5.1

)%

 

 

(21,811

)

 

 

(4.0

)%

Executive compensation limitation

 

 

6,137

 

 

 

11.3

%

 

 

4,595

 

 

 

1.6

%

 

 

3,548

 

 

 

0.6

%

Other adjustments

 

 

907

 

 

 

1.7

%

 

 

(2,011

)

 

 

(0.7

)%

 

 

(176

)

 

 

%

Tax (benefit) expense recognized

 

$

(2,554

)

 

 

(4.7

)%

 

$

33,063

 

 

 

11.7

%

 

$

72,790

 

 

 

13.2

%

(1)
State taxes in the state of Alabama for all years presented made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities

Significant components of the Company's deferred income tax assets and liabilities were (in thousands):

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

Deferred income tax assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net operating loss and credit carryforwards

 

$

48,386

 

 

$

48,804

 

Inventory

 

 

 

 

 

8,670

 

Asset retirement obligations

 

 

13,743

 

 

 

18,114

 

Black lung obligations

 

 

7,580

 

 

 

7,793

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

9,913

 

 

 

8,861

 

Other

 

 

3,636

 

 

 

1,852

 

Total deferred income tax assets

 

 

83,258

 

 

 

94,094

 

Less: valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets

 

 

(45,045

)

 

 

(44,674

)

Net deferred income tax assets

 

 

38,213

 

 

 

49,420

 

Deferred income tax liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory

 

 

(211

)

 

 

 

Prepaid expenses

 

 

(11,123

)

 

 

(10,930

)

Property, plant and equipment

 

 

(71,580

)

 

 

(98,283

)

Investments in partnership

 

 

(5,675

)

 

 

 

Other

 

 

(856

)

 

 

(832

)

Total deferred income tax liabilities

 

 

(89,445

)

 

 

(110,045

)

Net deferred income tax liability

 

$

(51,232

)

 

$

(60,625

)

Summary of Valuation Allowance

The following table shows the balance of the Company's valuation allowance and the associated activity during 2025:

 

 

December 31, 2025

 

Beginning balance

 

$

44,674

 

Addition - deferred income tax expense

 

 

371

 

Ending balance

 

$

45,045