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HCC WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.

Last updated: Mar 17, 2026

Execution Consistency

Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?

Bought back stock in 2/4 quarters. Q3 2020: $11M, Q2 2020: $0M, Q1 2020: $2M, Q3 2019: $0M

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Execution Acceleration

Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?

Latest quarter $11M vs trailing avg $1M (+1511%)

Buyback vs FCF

What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-419M), cannot compute buyback ratio

Buyback Intensity

How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.

Missing shares repurchased or outstanding data

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

3 open-market purchases by 3 insiders

  • Richardson Jack K. (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER) bought 1,815 shares at $46.43 on 2025-05-22
  • SCHUMACHER ALAN H () bought 2,000 shares at $58.15 on 2024-02-23
  • Schnorr Lisa M. () bought 1,500 shares at $32.01 on 2022-08-11
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Insider-Buyback Convergence

Are insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 0 of 4 quarters

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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $0M, sold $20M (net selling)

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Red Flag

Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.

Company buying back stock while insiders sold 81.5x more than bought. 4 C-suite officers among sellers

  • SCHELLER WALTER J (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 100,000 shares on 2026-01-12
  • Chopin Brian M (CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER) sold 585 shares on 2025-11-12
  • Chopin Brian M (CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER) sold 1,498 shares on 2025-11-13
  • SCHELLER WALTER J (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 18,966 shares on 2025-11-06
  • SCHELLER WALTER J (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 1,222 shares on 2024-11-08
  • SCHELLER WALTER J (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 6,664 shares on 2024-11-07
  • SCHELLER WALTER J (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER) sold 23,148 shares on 2024-07-03
  • Gant Kelli K. (CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER) sold 10,000 shares on 2024-07-03
  • Chopin Brian M (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 2,816 shares on 2023-09-13
  • Chopin Brian M (Chief Accounting Officer) sold 8,500 shares on 2022-05-18