Natural Resource Sells Assets For $205M, To Lower Debts
Zacks Investment Research | Dec 11, 2018 09:46PM ET
Natural Resource Partners L.P. (NYSE:NRP) recently announced that it has successfully completed the previously declared sale of its construction aggregates business segment, VantaCore Partners LLC, to an affiliate of Sun Capital Partners, Inc. The business was sold for $205 million, which was considered before transaction expenses and customary purchase price adjustments.
The sale of construction aggregates business segment will enable the company to substantially accelerate the deleveraging and de-risking of its capital structure.
Natural Resource Partners’ Vision
Amid difficult coal market fundamentals, Natural Resource Partners is working on a strategic plan to strengthen its balance sheet and improve liquidity by deleveraging and de-risking its capital structure. As of Sep 30, 2018, long-term debt was $716.5 million, down from the 2017-end level of $729.6 million. The partnership also extended its debt maturities and repositioned itself for long-term growth. Also, the interest expenses in the first nine months of 2018 were $53.2 million, down 16.2% from the year-ago level of $63.5 million.
As of Sep 30, 2018, the company’s leverage ratio stands at 3.5, much lower than the peak ratio of 5.3 at the end of 2015. The company’s consistent focus on reducing its debt burden and increasing its liquidity position by divesting non-core assets and low-margin business will strengthen its financial standing going forward.
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The divestiture of a particular business or part of a business or process is to monetize the non-core assets and weak-margin portfolios and to focus on projects that reap higher returns. The sale is in sync with the company’s strategy of focusing on ramping up and developing business in the core markets. Several companies in the Zacks Investment Research
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