What's In Store For Alliance Resource (ARLP) In Q2 Earnings?

Alliance Resource Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ:ARLP) is set to report second-quarter 2019 results on Jul 26, before market open. In the first quarter, the partnership witnessed a positive earnings surprise of 49.28%.

Let’s see how things are shaping up prior to the upcoming results.

Here's What Could Drive Results

In January, Alliance Resource acquired interests in AllDaleMinerals LP and AllDale Minerals II, LP, which provided the partnership access to some of the premier oil and gas production regions in the United States. Alliance Resource gained control of approximately 42,000 net royalty acres in the Anadarko, Permian, Williston and Appalachian basins. We expect the partnership’s second-quarter results to benefit from royalty income generated by these acquired mineral interests.

Alliance Resource’s second-quarter earnings are expected to benefit from higher thermal coal export volumes as demand for thermal coal is increasing in Indian Peninsula and other Asian markets.

Q2 Expectations

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter 2019 earnings per unit is pegged at 67 cents. The projected figure suggests year-over-year increase of 4.69%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for second-quarter sales is pegged at $530.02 million, suggesting year-over-year rise of 2.69%.

Earnings Whispers

Our proven model does not show that Alliance Resource is likely to beat earnings this quarter as it does not possess the key components. For a beat, a stock needs to have a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Earnings ESP: The partnership has an Earnings ESP of -19.80%. You can uncover the best stocks to buy or sell before they’re reported with our Earnings ESP Filter.

Zacks Rank: Alliance Resource currently carries a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell).

Note that we caution against stocks with a Zacks Rank #4 or 5 (Sell-rated) going into the earnings announcement, especially when the company is witnessing negative estimate revisions.

Stocks to Consider

Here are a few companies from the sector that you may want to consider as our model shows that these have the right combination of elements to post an earnings beat in the to-be-reported quarter.

Clearway Energy, Inc (NYSE:CWEN) has an Earnings ESP of +15% and sports a Zacks Rank #1. The company is expected to report second-quarter 2019 results on Aug 6.

TOTAL S.A. (NYSE:TOT) has an Earnings ESP of +0.38% and a Zacks Rank #3. The company is expected to release second-quarter 2019 results on Jul 25.

Warrior Met Coal Inc (NYSE:HCC) has an Earnings ESP of +8.66% and a Zacks Rank #2. The company is expected to report second-quarter 2019 results on Jul 31.

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