Basis of Presentation (Policies)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2023

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2023 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for future periods.

The Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2022 has been derived from the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements at that date but does not include all disclosures required by GAAP. This Form 10-Q report should be read in conjunction with CONSOL Energy Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

All dollar amounts discussed in these Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are in thousands of U.S. dollars, except for per share amounts, and unless otherwise indicated.

Basis of Consolidation

The Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of CONSOL Energy Inc. and its wholly-owned and majority-owned and/or controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated in consolidation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In March 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-02 - Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures (Topic 323). The amendments in this update permit reporting entities to elect to account for their tax equity investments, regardless of the tax credit program from which the income tax credits are received, using the proportional amortization method if certain conditions are met. The amendments in this update apply to all reporting entities that hold (1) tax equity investments that meet the conditions for and elect to account for them using the proportional amortization method or (2) an investment in a low-income-housing tax credit (LIHTC) structure through a limited liability entity that is not accounted for using the proportional amortization method and to which certain LIHTC-specific guidance removed from Subtopic 323-740, Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures—Income Taxes, has been applied. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Management is currently evaluating the impact of this guidance, but does not expect this update to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In March 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-02 - Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (Topic 326). The amendments in this update eliminate the accounting guidance for troubled debt restructurings by creditors in Subtopic 310-40, Receivables—Troubled Debt Restructurings by Creditors, while enhancing disclosure requirements for certain loan refinancings and restructurings by creditors when a borrower is experiencing financial difficulty. The amendments in this update require that an entity disclose current-period gross writeoffs by year of origination for financing receivables and net investments in leases within the scope of Subtopic 326-20, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses—Measured at Amortized Cost. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance in the three months ended March 31, 2023, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08 - Business Combinations (Topic 805). The amendments in this update apply to all entities that enter into a business combination within the scope of Subtopic 805-10, Business Combinations—Overall. The amendments in this update require that an entity (acquirer) recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. The amendments in this update do not affect the accounting for other assets or liabilities that may arise from revenue contracts with customers in accordance with Topic 606. The amendments in this update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this guidance in the three months ended March 31, 2023, and there was no material impact on the Company's financial statements.

Earnings per Share

Basic earnings per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the reporting period. Dilutive earnings per share are computed similarly to basic earnings per share, except that the weighted average number of shares outstanding is increased to include additional shares from restricted stock units and performance share units, if dilutive. The number of additional shares is calculated by assuming that outstanding restricted stock units and performance share units were released, and that the proceeds from such activities, as applicable, were used to acquire shares of common stock at the average market price during the reporting period.

The table below sets forth the share-based awards that have been excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share because their effect would be anti-dilutive:


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023	2022
Anti-Dilutive Restricted Stock Units	67,420	952,942
Anti-Dilutive Performance Share Units	1,854	94,904
	69,274	1,047,846

The computations for basic and dilutive earnings (loss) per share are as follows:


Dollars in thousands, except per share data	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2023		2022
Numerator:
Net Income (Loss)	$	230,377	$	(4,450)

Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding	34,535,268		34,660,713
Effect of dilutive shares*	616,333		—
Weighted-average diluted shares of common stock outstanding	35,151,601		34,660,713

Earnings (Loss) per Share:
Basic	$	6.67	$	(0.13)
Dilutive	$	6.55	$	(0.13)

*During periods in which the Company incurs a net loss, diluted weighted average shares outstanding are equal to basic weighted average shares outstanding because the effect of all equity awards would be anti-dilutive.

As of March 31, 2023, CONSOL Energy has 500,000 shares of preferred stock authorized, none of which are issued or outstanding.

Reclassifications

Certain amounts in prior periods have been reclassified to conform with the report classifications of the current period. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported total assets, stockholders' equity, net income or cash flows from operating activities.