NACCO Industries (NC) Q2 2026 Earnings Report

The call conveyed a mixed but constructive picture: underlying operating businesses produced substantial year-over-year improvements in gross profit and adjusted EBITDA, with notable growth in Contract Mining and strong segment profitability in Utility Coal Mining and Minerals and Royalties. However, a $12 million solar impairment, the resulting GAAP net loss, customer payment and demand risks at Mississippi Lignite, and the potential for additional charges moderate the positive operating trends. Management emphasized disciplined capital allocation, balance sheet focus and alternatives to monetize troubled solar investments.

Management guided that, after taking the $12.0 million of Q2 solar-related impairment (and excluding the prior‑year $7.8 million pretax pension settlement), consolidated adjusted EBITDA for full‑year 2026 is expected to improve year‑over‑year; Q2 consolidated adjusted EBITDA was $15.9 million, up 72% from $9.3 million, on revenues of $72.3 million (up 6% from $68.2 million) and gross profit of $15.2 million (up 123% from $6.8 million), although GAAP results showed a consolidated operating loss of $2.3 million and a net loss of $1.0 million ($0.13 per diluted share) versus prior‑year net income of $3.3 million ($0.44). Segment guidance: Utility Coal Mining expects full‑year operating profit to increase year‑over‑year but MLMC results to decline in H2 2026 (lower customer demand, higher diesel costs and an anticipated inventory impairment, plus ongoing receivable monitoring); Contract Mining expects substantial year‑over‑year growth in H2 and full‑year 2026 operating profit and segment adjusted EBITDA (H2 moderating from a strong H1), with 2027 to benefit from a full year of Palm Beach dragline contributions; Minerals & Royalties expects H2 and full‑year declines versus H1 2026 and 2025 driven by normal production declines despite higher oil‑price‑driven royalty gains in Q2 (royalty revenues up 46% in the quarter). From a liquidity and capital standpoint, at June 30, 2026 debt was $120.1 million, total liquidity was $114.6 million (cash $45.5 million and $69.1 million revolver availability), cash flow before financing is expected to remain a use of cash in 2026 but to improve modestly versus 2025 and into 2027, and management may invest up to $35 million in the remainder of 2026 only for opportunities meeting its capital criteria.