10-Q 1 ipi-06302019x10q.htm 10-Q Document

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________________________________________________
FORM 10-Q
_______________________________________________________
 x
Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarterly Period Ended June 30, 2019
or
¨
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ______ to ______
Commission File Number: 001-34025
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INTREPID POTASH, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
26-1501877
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1001 17th Street, Suite 1050, Denver, Colorado
80202
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(303) 296-3006
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Title of each class
 
Trading symbol
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
 
IPI
 
New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files.) Yes x No ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ¨
Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer ¨ 
Smaller reporting company ¨
Emerging growth company ¨
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No x
As of July 31, 2019, the registrant had outstanding 131,967,326 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share.
 




INTREPID POTASH, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 
 
June 30,
 
December 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
15,508

 
$
33,222

Accounts receivable:
 
 
 
 
Trade, net
 
24,553

 
25,161

Other receivables, net
 
1,729

 
597

Inventory, net
 
82,200

 
82,046

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
3,294

 
4,332

Total current assets
 
127,284

 
145,358

 
 
 
 
 
Property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties, net
 
388,157

 
346,209

Long-term parts inventory, net
 
29,783

 
30,031

Intangible Assets
 
15,892

 
2,311

Other assets, net
 
6,533

 
1,322

Total Assets
 
$
567,649

 
$
525,231

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
 
 
 
Accounts payable:
 
 
 
 
Trade
 
$
6,440

 
$
9,107

Related parties
 
28

 
28

Income taxes payable
 
816

 
914

Accrued liabilities
 
10,507

 
8,717

Accrued employee compensation and benefits
 
5,973

 
4,124

Advances on credit facility
 
20,000

 

Current portion of long-term debt
 
20,000

 

Other current liabilities
 
15,010

 
11,891

Total current liabilities
 
78,774

 
34,781

 
 
 
 
 
Long-term debt, net
 
29,697

 
49,642

Asset retirement obligation
 
23,909

 
23,125

Operating lease liabilities
 
3,827

 

Other non-current liabilities
 
420

 
420

Total Liabilities
 
136,627

 
107,968

Commitments and Contingencies
 

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 400,000,000 shares authorized;
 
 
 
 
129,170,282 and 128,716,595 shares outstanding
 
 
 
 
at June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively
 
129

 
129

Additional paid-in capital
 
651,195

 
649,202

Retained deficit
 
(220,302
)
 
(232,068
)
Total Stockholders' Equity
 
431,022

 
417,263

Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
 
$
567,649

 
$
525,231


See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Sales
 
$
62,512

 
$
55,176

 
$
120,066

 
$
112,495

Less:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Freight costs
 
11,293

 
9,789

 
21,749

 
20,272

Warehousing and handling costs
 
2,230

 
2,603

 
4,466

 
4,877

Cost of goods sold
 
35,818

 
35,422

 
67,512

 
72,079

Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments
 

 
76

 

 
781

Gross Margin
 
13,171

 
7,286

 
26,339

 
14,486

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling and administrative
 
6,355

 
6,190

 
12,162

 
10,160

Accretion of asset retirement obligation
 
417

 
417

 
834

 
834

Care and maintenance expense
 
65

 
118

 
214

 
247

Other operating (income) expense
 
(83
)
 
703

 
288

 
869

Operating Income (Loss)
 
6,417

 
(142
)
 
12,841

 
2,376

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other Income (Expense)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest expense, net
 
(806
)
 
(878
)
 
(1,409
)
 
(1,756
)
Interest income
 

 

 

 
99

Other income
 

 
62

 
334

 
80

Income Before Income Taxes
 
5,611

 
(958
)
 
11,766

 
799

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Income Tax Expense
 

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)
 
$
5,611

 
$
(958
)
 
$
11,766

 
$
799

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
128,896

 
127,861

 
128,813

 
127,762

Diluted
 
131,043

 
127,861

 
130,985

 
130,966

Earnings Per Share:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.04

 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
0.09

 
$
0.01

Diluted
 
$
0.04

 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
0.09

 
$
0.01

See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(In thousands, except share amounts)
 
 
Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Retained Deficit
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
Balance, December 31, 2018
 
128,716,595

 
$
129

 
$
649,202

 
$
(232,068
)
 
$
417,263

Net income
 

 

 

 
11,766

 
11,766

Stock-based compensation
 

 

 
2,262

 

 
2,262

Vesting of restricted common stock, net of common stock used to fund employee income tax withholding due upon vesting
 
444,500

 

 
(278
)
 

 
(278
)
Exercise of stock options
 
9,187

 

 
9

 

 
9

Balance, June 30, 2019
 
129,170,282

 
$
129

 
$
651,195

 
$
(220,302
)
 
$
431,022

 
 
Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2019
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Retained Deficit
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
Balance, March 31, 2019
 
128,781,031

 
$
129

 
$
650,130

 
$
(225,913
)
 
$
424,346

Net income
 

 

 

 
5,611

 
5,611

Stock-based compensation
 

 

 
1,231

 

 
1,231

Vesting of restricted common stock, net of common stock used to fund employee income tax withholding due upon vesting
 
389,251

 

 
(166
)
 

 
(166
)
Balance, June 30, 2019
 
129,170,282

 
$
129

 
$
651,195

 
$
(220,302
)
 
$
431,022

 
 
Six-Month Period Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Retained Deficit
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
Balance, December 31, 2017
 
127,646,530

 
$
128

 
$
645,813

 
$
(243,851
)
 
$
402,090

Net income
 

 

 

 
799

 
799

Stock-based compensation
 

 

 
2,294

 

 
2,294

Vesting of restricted common stock, net of common stock used to fund employee income tax withholding due upon vesting
 
556,158

 

 
(371
)
 

 
(371
)
Exercise of stock options
 
30,254

 

 
47

 

 
47

Balance, June 30, 2018
 
128,232,942

 
$
128

 
$
647,783

 
$
(243,052
)
 
$
404,859

 
 
Three-Month Period Ended June 30, 2018
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional Paid-in Capital
 
Retained (Deficit)Earnings
 
Total Stockholders' Equity
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
Balance, March 31, 2018
 
127,688,437

 
$
128

 
$
646,709

 
$
(242,094
)
 
$
404,743

Net loss
 

 

 

 
$
(958
)
 
(958
)
Stock-based compensation
 

 

 
1,347

 

 
1,347

Vesting of restricted common stock, net of common stock used to fund employee income tax withholding due upon vesting
 
525,450

 

 
(309
)
 

 
(309
)
Exercise of stock options
 
19,055

 

 
36

 

 
36

Balance, June 30, 2018
 
128,232,942

 
$
128

 
$
647,783

 
$
(243,052
)
 
$
404,859

See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.


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INTREPID POTASH, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
11,766

 
$
799

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation, depletion and amortization
 
16,819

 
16,075

Accretion of asset retirement obligation
 
834

 
834

Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
137

 
367

Stock-based compensation
 
2,262

 
2,294

Lower of cost or net realizable value inventory adjustments
 

 
781

Loss (gain) on disposal of assets
 
39

 
(84
)
Allowance for doubtful accounts
 

 
379

Allowance for parts inventory obsolescence
 
4

 
15

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Trade accounts receivable, net
 
607

 
(3,810
)
Other receivables, net
 
(1,132
)
 
(1,333
)
Refundable income taxes
 

 
2,663

Inventory, net
 
90

 
12,727

Prepaid expenses and other current assets
 
1,191

 
1,428

Accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and accrued employee
compensation and benefits
 
603

 
(3,197
)
Income tax payable
 
(98
)
 
172

Operating lease liabilities
 
(970
)
 

Other liabilities
 
(414
)
 
8,066

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
31,738

 
38,176

 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Additions to property, plant, equipment, mineral properties and other assets
 
(55,517
)
 
(8,878
)
Additions to intangible assets
 
(13,581
)
 

Proceeds from sale of property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties
 
68

 
92

Net cash used in investing activities
 
(69,030
)
 
(8,786
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from short-term borrowings on credit facility
 
30,000

 
13,500

Repayments of short-term borrowings on credit facility
 
(10,000
)
 
(17,400
)
Employee tax withholding paid for restricted stock upon vesting
 
(278
)
 
(371
)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
 
9

 
47

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
 
19,731

 
(4,224
)
 
 
 
 
 
Net Change in Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
 
(17,561
)
 
25,166

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, beginning of period
 
33,704

 
1,549

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash, end of period
 
$
16,143

 
$
26,715

 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
 
 
 
 
Net cash paid (refunded) during the period for:
 
 
 
 
Interest
 
$
1,162

 
$
1,576

Income taxes
 
$
98

 
$
(2,835
)
Accrued purchases for property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties
 
$
3,174

 
$
651

Right-of-use assets exchanged for operating lease liabilities
 
$
6,726

 
$

See accompanying notes to these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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INTREPID POTASH, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Note 1
— COMPANY BACKGROUND
We are a diversified mineral company that delivers potassium, magnesium, sulfur, salt, and water products essential for customer success in agriculture, animal feed and the oil and gas industry. We are the only U.S. producer of muriate of potash (sometimes referred to as potassium chloride or potash), which is applied as an essential nutrient for healthy crop development, utilized in several industrial applications, and used as an ingredient in animal feed. In addition, we produce a specialty fertilizer, Trio®, which delivers three key nutrients, potassium, magnesium, and sulfate, in a single particle. We also provide water, magnesium chloride, brine and various oilfield products and services.
Our extraction and production operations are conducted entirely in the continental United States. We produce potash from three solution mining facilities: our HB solution mine in Carlsbad, New Mexico, our solution mine in Moab, Utah, and our brine recovery mine in Wendover, Utah. We also operate the North compaction facility in Carlsbad, New Mexico, which compacts and granulates product from the HB mine. We produce Trio® from our conventional underground East mine in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
We have water rights in New Mexico under which we sell water primarily to support oil and gas development in the Permian Basin near our Carlsbad facilities. We continue to work to expand our sales of water. In May 2019, we acquired certain land, water rights, and other related assets from Dinwiddie Cattle Company. We refer to these assets and operations as "Intrepid South."
We have three segments: potash, Trio®, and oilfield solutions. We account for sales of byproducts as revenue in the potash or Trio® segment based on which segment generates the byproduct. Intersegment sales prices are market based and are eliminated.
"Intrepid," "our," "we," or "us," means Intrepid Potash, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Note 2
— SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Financial Statement Presentation—Our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals considered necessary for a fair presentation of interim financial information, have been included. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
We have indefinite-lived intangible assets, which are not amortized. We test indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment at least annually on October 1, and more frequently if circumstances require. We recognize an impairment loss whenever the indefinite-lived intangible assets' fair value is less than their carrying value.
We have updated our accounting policies for leases as a result of adopting Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-02, Leases, as discussed in more detail below.
We have made no other changes to our significant accounting policies described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, ("ASC Topic 842"), which we adopted on January 1, 2019, using a modified retrospective method, applying the new standard to all leases existing at the date of initial application. We used the effective date as our date of initial application. Consequently, financial information will not be updated, and disclosures required under the new standard will not be provided for dates before January 1, 2019.
The new standard requires lessees to recognize lease assets and liabilities on their balance sheet for those leases classified as operating leases under previous GAAP. These assets and liabilities are recorded generally at the present value of

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the contracted lease payments, using the rate implicit in the lease if known. If the implicit rate is not known, we use our estimated incremental borrowing rate.
We do not account for lease and non-lease components separately and we do not apply the requirements of ASC Topic 842 to short-term leases with a term of one year or less at inception. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
As a result of adopting the new standard, we recorded operating lease right-of-use ("ROU") assets of $5.9 million and operating lease liabilities of $6.1 million on January 1, 2019.
Pronouncements Issued But Not Yet Adopted
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments - (Topic 326): Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which changes the way entities recognize impairment of many financial assets by requiring immediate recognition of estimated credit losses expected to occur over their remaining life. This guidance is effective for us for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Because we have historically experienced minimal bad debt expense related to our trade receivables, we do not expect the adoption of this standard to have a material impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Reclassifications of Prior Period Presentation—Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified in order to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.


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Note 3
— EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. For purposes of determining diluted earnings per share, basic weighted-average common shares outstanding is adjusted to include potentially dilutive securities, including restricted stock, stock options, and performance units. The treasury-stock method is used to measure the dilutive impact of potentially dilutive shares. Potentially dilutive shares are excluded from the diluted weighted-average shares outstanding computation in periods in which they have an anti-dilutive effect. The following table shows the calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income (loss)
 
$
5,611

 
$
(958
)
 
$
11,766

 
$
799

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic weighted-average common shares outstanding
 
128,896

 
127,861

 
128,813

 
127,762

Add: Dilutive effect of restricted stock
 
1,305

 

 
1,340

 
2,215

Add: Dilutive effect of stock options
 
842

 

 
832

 
989

Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding
 
131,043

 
127,861

 
130,985

 
130,966

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic
 
$
0.04

 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
0.09

 
$
0.01

Diluted
 
$
0.04

 
$
(0.01
)
 
$
0.09

 
$
0.01

The following table shows the shares that have an anti-dilutive effect and are excluded from the diluted weighted-average shares outstanding computations (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Anti-dilutive effect of restricted stock
 
831

 
3,221

 
359

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Anti-dilutive effect of stock options outstanding
 
1,633

 
3,587

 
1,667

 
1,154

    
Note 4— CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, as shown on the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows are included in the following accounts at June 30, 2019, and 2018 (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2019
 
June 30, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
15,508

 
$
26,234

Restricted cash included in other current assets
 
150

 

Restricted cash included in other long-term assets
 
485

 
481

Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash as shown in the statement of cash flows
 
$
16,143

 
$
26,715

Restricted cash included in other current and long-term assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets represents amounts whose use is restricted by contractual agreements with various entities, principally the Bureau of Land Management or the State of Utah, as security to fund future reclamation obligations at our sites.


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Note 5— INVENTORY AND LONG-TERM PARTS INVENTORY
The following summarizes our inventory, recorded at the lower of weighted-average cost or estimated net realizable value, as of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Finished goods product inventory
 
$
46,822

 
$
48,370

In-process mineral inventory
 
25,052

 
24,325

Total product inventory
 
71,874

 
72,695

Current parts inventory, net
 
10,326

 
9,351

Total current inventory, net
 
82,200

 
82,046

Long-term parts inventory, net
 
29,783

 
30,031

Total inventory, net
 
$
111,983

 
$
112,077

Parts inventory is shown net of estimated allowances for obsolescence of $1.1 million and $1.7 million as of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively.
As a result of routine assessments of the lower of weighted-average cost or estimated net realizable value of our finished goods product inventory, we recorded charges of $0.1 million and $0.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, respectively. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, we recorded no such charges.

Note 6
— PROPERTY, PLANT, EQUIPMENT, AND MINERAL PROPERTIES
Property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties were comprised of the following (in thousands):
 
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Land
 
$
24,153

 
$
519

Ponds and land improvements
 
71,779

 
58,961

Mineral properties and development costs
 
143,176

 
139,418

Buildings and plant
 
81,698

 
81,429

Machinery and equipment
 
247,122

 
241,977

Vehicles
 
6,031

 
5,669

Office equipment and improvements
 
8,717

 
13,779

Operating lease ROU assets
 
6,558

 

Construction in progress
 
7,105

 
2,822

Total property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties, gross
 
$
596,339

 
$
544,574

Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion, and amortization
 
(208,182
)
 
(198,365
)
Total property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties, net
 
$
388,157

 
$
346,209


We incurred the following expenses for depreciation, depletion, and amortization, including expenses capitalized into inventory, for the following periods (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Depreciation
 
$
6,896

 
$
6,979

 
$
13,752

 
$
13,899

Depletion
 
691

 
581

 
2,108

 
2,176

Amortization of right of use assets
 
486

 

 
959

 

Total incurred
 
$
8,073

 
$
7,560

 
$
16,819

 
$
16,075



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Note 7
— LEASES
When we enter into a new arrangement, we determine if it is or contains a lease. We have operating leases for mining equipment, trucks, rail cars, and office space. Our operating leases have remaining leases terms ranging from less than one year to five years. Leases recorded on the balance sheet consist of the following (amounts in thousands):

Leases
 
Classification on the Balance Sheet
Balance as of
June 30, 2019
Assets
 
 
 
Operating lease ROU assets, net
 
Property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties, net
$
5,599

 
 
 
 
Liabilities
 
 
 
Current operating lease liabilities
 
Other current liabilities
$
1,940

Non-current operating lease liabilities
 
Operating lease liabilities
$
3,827


Other information related to lease term and discount rate is as follows:


 
As of June 30, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term - operating leases (in years)
 
3.0


 
 
Weighted average discount rate - operating leases
 
5.75
%

The components of lease expense are as follows:
    
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
The components of lease expense were as follows:
 
 
 
 
Operating lease expense
 
$
583

 
$
1,155

Short-term lease expense
 
23

 
51

     Total lease expense
 
$
606

 
$
1,206


Rental and lease expenses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, were $1.0 million and $2.0 million, respectively.

As of June 30, 2019, maturities of lease liabilities are summarized as follows (amounts in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,
 
Operating Leases
2019 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2019)
 
$
1,166

2020
 
2,061

2021
 
1,745

2022
 
1,126

2023
 
169

Thereafter
 
32

Total future minimum lease payments
 
$
6,299

Less - amount representing interest
 
532

Present value of future minimum lease payments
 
$
5,767

Less - current lease obligations
 
1,940

Long-term lease obligations
 
$
3,827


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As of December 31, 2018, and prior to the adoption of ASC Topic 842, the annual future minimum lease payments were as follows:

Years Ending December 31,
 
Operating Leases
2019
 
$
2,266

2020
 
1,874

2021
 
1,602

2022
 
1,083

2023
 
172

Thereafter
 
1,343

Total
 
$
8,340


Note 8
— DEBT
Senior Notes—As of June 30, 2019, we had outstanding $50 million of senior notes (the "Notes") consisting of the following series:
$20 million of Senior Notes, Series A, due April 16, 2020
$15 million of Senior Notes, Series B, due April 14, 2023
$15 million of Senior Notes, Series C, due April 16, 2025
The agreement governing the Notes contains certain financial covenants, including the following:
We were required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 for the four quarters ended June 30, 2019. Our fixed charge coverage ratio as of June 30, 2019, was 13.4 to 1.0, therefore we were in compliance with this covenant. Going forward we are required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.3 to 1.0 for each four-quarter period ending on or after September 30, 2019.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, we were allowed a maximum leverage ratio of 4.5 to 1.0. Our leverage ratio was 1.1 to 1.0 for the quarter ending June 30, 2019, therefore we were in compliance with this covenant. Going forward we are allowed a maximum leverage ratio of 3.5 to 1.0 for each quarter ending on or after September 30, 2019.
Fixed charge coverage ratio and leverage ratio are calculated in accordance with the agreement governing the Notes.
For all of the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, the interest rates on the Notes were 3.73% for the Series A Notes, 4.63% for the Series B Notes and 4.78% for the Series C Notes. These rates represent the lowest interest rates available under the Notes. The interest rates may adjust upward if we do not continue to meet certain financial covenants.
We have granted to the collateral agent for the noteholders a first lien on substantially all of our non-current assets and a second lien on substantially all of our current assets. We are required to offer to prepay the Notes with the proceeds of dispositions of certain specified property and with the proceeds of certain equity issuances, as set forth in the agreement governing the Notes. The obligations under the Notes are unconditionally guaranteed by several of our subsidiaries.
We were in compliance with the applicable covenants under the agreement governing the Notes as of June 30, 2019.
Our outstanding long-term debt, net, as of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, was as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Notes
$
50,000

 
$
50,000

Less current portion of long-term debt
(20,000
)
 

Less deferred financing costs
(303
)
 
(358
)
Long-term debt, net
$
29,697

 
$
49,642


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Credit Facility—We maintain a revolving credit facility with Bank of Montreal. As of June 30, 2019, borrowings under the credit facility bear interest at LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) plus an applicable margin of 1.50% to 2.00% per annum, based on average availability under the credit facility. We have granted to Bank of Montreal a first lien on substantially all of our current assets and a second lien on substantially all of our non-current assets. The obligations under the credit facility are unconditionally guaranteed by several of our subsidiaries.
We occasionally borrow and repay amounts under the facility for near-term working capital needs or other purposes and may do so in the future. During the six months ended June 30, 2019, we borrowed $30 million and repaid $10 million under the facility. As of June 30, 2019, we had $20 million of borrowings outstanding and $1 million in outstanding letters of credit under the facility. Including the outstanding letters of credit, we had $20.9 million available to be borrowed under the facility as of June 30, 2019. We were in compliance with the applicable covenants under the facility as of June 30, 2019.
During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we did not draw on the facility and repaid $1.5 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2018, we borrowed $13.5 million and repaid $17.4 million under the facility.
In August 2019, we amended the credit facility to change it from an asset-backed facility to a cash-flow facility, to increase the amount available under the facility from $50 million to $75 million plus an additional $75 million accordion, and to extend the maturity date to August 1, 2024.
Interest Expense—Interest expense is recorded net of any capitalized interest associated with investments in capital projects. We incurred gross interest expense of $0.8 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively, and $1.5 million and $1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively.
Amounts included in interest expense, net for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Interest on Notes and credit facility
 
$
766

 
$
703

 
$
1,339

 
$
1,451

Amortization of deferred financing costs
 
68

 
183

 
137

 
367

Gross interest expense
 
834

 
886

 
1,476

 
1,818

Less capitalized interest
 
(28
)
 
(8
)
 
(67
)
 
(62
)
Interest expense, net
 
$
806

 
$
878

 
$
1,409

 
$
1,756

    
Note 9
— INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Our intangible assets, consisting of water rights, are recorded at their fair market values at the date of acquisition. Our water rights have indefinite lives and are not amortized. We evaluate our water rights at least annually on October 1 for impairment, or more frequently if circumstances require.

As of June 30, 2019, we have water rights valued at $15.9 million. In May 2019, we acquired $13.6 million of water rights in the Intrepid South asset acquisition. We valued the water rights based on an estimate of the fair value of the assets acquired on May 1, 2019.
    
Note 10
— FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS OF POSSIBLE FUTURE
PUBLIC DEBT
Intrepid Potash, Inc., as the parent company, has no independent assets or operations, and operations are conducted solely through its subsidiaries. Cash generated from operations is held at the parent-company level as cash on hand and totaled $15.5 million and $33.2 million at June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, respectively. If one or more of our wholly-owned operating subsidiaries guarantee public debt securities in the future, those guarantees will be full and unconditional and will constitute the joint and several obligations of the subsidiary guarantors. Our other subsidiaries are minor. There are no restrictions on our ability to obtain cash dividends or other distributions of funds from the subsidiary guarantors, except those imposed by applicable law.


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Note 11
— ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION
We recognize an estimated liability for future costs associated with the abandonment and reclamation of our mining properties. A liability for the fair value of an asset retirement obligation and a corresponding increase to the carrying value of the related long-lived asset are recorded as the mining operations occur or the assets are acquired.
Our asset retirement obligation is based on the estimated cost to abandon and reclaim the mining operations, the economic life of the properties, and federal and state regulatory requirements. The liability is discounted using credit adjusted risk-free rate estimates at the time the liability is incurred or when there are upward revisions to estimated costs. The credit adjusted risk-free rates used to discount our abandonment liabilities range from 6.9% to 9.7%. Revisions to the liability occur due to construction of new or expanded facilities, changes in estimated abandonment costs or economic lives, or if federal or state regulators enact new requirements regarding the abandonment or reclamation of mines.
Following is a table of the changes to our asset retirement obligation for the following periods (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Asset retirement obligation, at beginning of period
 
$
23,542

 
$
21,893

 
$
23,125

 
$
21,476

Accretion of discount
 
417

 
417

 
834

 
834

Total asset retirement obligation, at end of period
 
$
23,959

 
$
22,310

 
$
23,959

 
$
22,310

The current portion of the asset retirement obligation of $0.1 million is included in "Accrued liabilities" on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2019. The undiscounted amount of asset retirement obligation was $59.5 million as of June 30, 2019.

Note 12
— REVENUE
Revenue Recognition—We account for revenue in accordance with ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606"). Under ASC 606, we recognize revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services.

Contract Balances: The timing of revenue recognition, billings, and cash collection may result in contract assets or contract liabilities. For certain contracts, the customer has agreed to pay us before we have satisfied our performance obligations. Customer payments received before we have satisfied our performance obligations are accounted for as a contract liability. Our contract liability activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018 is shown below (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Beginning balance
 
$
8,517

 
$
3,687

 
$
11,678

 
$

Additions
 
3,528

 
3,879

 
3,528

 
7,788

Recognized as revenue during period
 
(1,402
)
 
(278
)
 
(4,563
)
 
(500
)
Ending balance
 
$
10,643

 
$
7,288

 
$
10,643

 
$
7,288

Disaggregation of Revenue: The tables below show the disaggregation of revenue by product and reconciles disaggregated revenue to segment revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018. We believe the disaggregation of revenue by products best depicts how the nature, amount, timing and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic conditions (in thousands):

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
Product
 
Potash Segment
 
Trio® Segment
 
Oilfield Solutions Segment
 
Intersegment Eliminations
 
Total
Potash
 
$
32,020

 
$

 
$
218

 
$
(111
)
 
$
32,127

Trio®
 

 
20,362

 

 

 
20,362

Water
 
457

 
938

 
4,270

 

 
5,665

Salt
 
2,368

 
135

 

 

 
2,503

Magnesium Chloride
 
206

 

 

 

 
206

Brines
 
496

 

 

 

 
496

Other
 

 

 
1,153

 

 
1,153

Total Revenue
 
$
35,547

 
$
21,435

 
$
5,641

 
$
(111
)
 
$
62,512

 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
Product
 
Potash Segment
 
Trio® Segment
 
Oilfield Solutions Segment
 
Intersegment Eliminations
 
Total
Potash
 
$
60,565

 
$

 
$
2,040

 
$
(1,319
)
 
$
61,286

Trio®
 

 
36,913

 

 

 
36,913

Water
 
797

 
1,879

 
8,375

 

 
11,051

Salt
 
5,369

 
453

 

 

 
5,822

Magnesium Chloride
 
1,946

 

 

 

 
1,946

Brines
 
1,200

 

 

 

 
1,200

Other
 

 

 
1,848

 

 
1,848

Total Revenue
 
$
69,877

 
$
39,245

 
$
12,263

 
$
(1,319
)
 
$
120,066


 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
Product
 
Potash Segment
 
Trio® Segment
 
Oilfield Solutions Segment
 
Intersegment Eliminations
 
Total
Potash
 
$
28,188

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
28,188

Trio®
 

 
18,840

 

 

 
18,840

Water
 
350

 
270

 
3,877

 

 
4,497

Salt
 
1,832

 
24

 

 

 
1,856

Magnesium Chloride
 
1,246

 

 

 

 
1,246

Brines
 
439

 

 

 

 
439

Other
 

 

 
110

 

 
110

Total Revenue
 
$
32,055

 
$
19,134

 
$
3,987

 
$

 
$
55,176



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Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
Product
 
Potash Segment
 
Trio® Segment
 
Oilfield Solutions Segment
 
Intersegment Eliminations
 
Total
Potash
 
$
55,252

 
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
55,252

Trio®
 

 
40,077

 

 

 
40,077

Water
 
520

 
776

 
8,725

 

 
10,021

Salt
 
3,565

 
101

 

 

 
3,666

Magnesium Chloride
 
2,651

 

 

 

 
2,651

Brines
 
673

 

 

 

 
673

Other
 

 

 
155

 

 
155

Total Revenue
 
$
62,661

 
$
40,954

 
$
8,880

 
$

 
$
112,495


Note 13
— COMPENSATION PLANS
Equity Incentive Compensation Plan—Our Board of Directors and stockholders adopted a long-term incentive compensation plan called the Intrepid Potash, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (the "Plan"). The Plan was most recently amended and restated in May 2019. We have issued common stock, restricted stock, performance units, and non-qualified stock option awards under the Plan. At June 30, 2019, approximately 8.8 million shares remained available for issuance under the Plan.
For the three months ended June 30, 2019, we granted to members of our Board of Directors, executive officers and other key employees 1.0 million shares of restricted stock. These awards vest over one to three years from the date of the grant and, in some cases, contain performance-vesting or market conditions.
As of June 30, 2019, the following awards were outstanding under the Plan:
 
 
 
 
 
Outstanding as of
June 30, 2019
Restricted Shares
 
2,783,012

 
 
 
Non-qualified Stock Options
 
3,218,670


Total share-based compensation expense was $1.2 million and $1.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively. Total share-based compensation expense was $2.3 million for both the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018. As of June 30, 2019, we had $7.3 million of total remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to awards, that will be expensed through 2021.

Note 14
— INCOME TAXES
Our anticipated annual tax rate is impacted primarily by the amount of taxable income associated with each jurisdiction in which our income is subject to income tax, permanent differences between the financial statement carrying amounts and tax bases of assets and liabilities.
During the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and June 30, 2018, we incurred no income tax expense. Our effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, was 0%. Our effective tax rates differed from the statutory rate during each period primarily due to changes in the valuation allowance established to offset our deferred tax assets.
Note 15
— COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Reclamation Deposits and Surety Bonds—As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, we had $19.1 million of security placed principally with the State of Utah and the Bureau of Land Management for eventual reclamation of our various facilities. Of this total requirement, $0.5 million consisted of long-term restricted cash deposits reflected in "Other assets, net" on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and $18.6 million was secured by surety bonds issued by an insurer. The surety bonds are held in place by an annual fee paid to the issuer and a letter of credit.

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We may be required to post additional security to fund future reclamation obligations as reclamation plans are updated or as governmental entities change requirements.
Legal—In February 2015, Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc. ("Mosaic") filed a complaint and application for preliminary injunction and permanent injunction against Steve Gamble and us in the Fifth Judicial District Court for the County of Eddy in the State of New Mexico. Mr. Gamble is a former employee of Intrepid and Mosaic. In August 2015, the court denied Mosaic’s application for preliminary injunction. In July 2016, Mosaic filed a second complaint against Mr. Gamble and us in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. In January 2018, the two lawsuits were consolidated into one lawsuit pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Mosaic alleges against us violations of the New Mexico Uniform Trade Secrets Act, tortious interference with contract relating to Mr. Gamble’s separation of employment from Mosaic, violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, conversion, and civil conspiracy relating to the alleged misappropriation of Mosaic’s confidential information and related actions. Mosaic seeks $23 million to $28 million in compensatory damages, $28 million to $37 million in exemplary damages, and attorneys' fees, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and future royalty damages in unspecified amounts. Discovery is complete. In July 2019, the court vacated a trial date that previously had been set for September 2019, and no new trial date has been set. We believe that we have defenses against the claims asserted, and we are vigorously defending against the lawsuit. We have not recorded a loss contingency in our condensed consolidated statements of operations related to this legal matter.
We are also subject to other claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business. Legal costs are expensed as incurred. While there are uncertainties in predicting the outcome of any claim or legal action, we believe that the ultimate resolution of these other claims or actions is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

Note 16
— FAIR VALUE
We measure our financial assets and liabilities in accordance with ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.
As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, our cash consisted of bank deposits. Other financial assets and liabilities including accounts receivable, refundable income taxes, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, and advances on our credit facility are carried at cost which approximates fair value because of the short-term nature of these instruments.
As of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the estimated fair value of our outstanding Notes was $49.8 million and $48.1 million, respectively. The fair value of our Notes is estimated using a discounted cash flow analysis based on current borrowing rates for debt with similar remaining maturities and ratings (a Level 2 input) and is designed to approximate the amount at which the instruments could be exchanged in an arm's-length transaction between knowledgeable willing parties.

Note 17
— BUSINESS SEGMENTS
Our operations are organized into three segments: potash, Trio® and oilfield solutions. The reportable segments are determined by management based on several factors including the types of products and services sold, production processes, markets served and the financial information available for our chief operating decision maker. We evaluate performance based on the gross margins of the respective business segments and do not allocate corporate selling and administrative expenses, among others, to the respective segments. Intersegment sales prices are market-based and are eliminated in the "Other" column. Information for each segment is provided in the tables that follow (in thousands).

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Oilfield Solutions
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Sales
 
$
35,547

 
$
21,435

 
$
5,641

 
$
(111
)
 
$
62,512

Less: Freight costs
 
4,742

 
6,471

 
80

 

 
11,293

         Warehousing and handling
costs
 
1,319

 
911

 

 

 
2,230

         Cost of goods sold
 
21,258

 
12,599

 
2,072

 
(111
)
 
35,818

Gross Margin
 
$
8,228

 
$
1,454

 
$
3,489

 
$

 
$
13,171

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred1
 
$
6,120

 
$
1,520

 
$
232

 
$
201

 
$
8,073

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Oilfield Solutions
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Sales
 
$
69,877

 
$
39,245

 
$
12,263

 
$
(1,319
)
 
$
120,066

Less: Freight costs
 
9,382

 
11,506

 
861

 

 
21,749

         Warehousing and handling
costs
 
2,586

 
1,880

 

 

 
4,466

         Cost of goods sold
 
40,317

 
23,673

 
4,841

 
(1,319
)
 
67,512

Gross Margin
 
$
17,592

 
$
2,186

 
$
6,561

 
$

 
$
26,339

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred1
 
$
12,915

 
$
3,078

 
$
423

 
$
403

 
$
16,819

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Oilfield Solutions
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Sales
 
$
32,055

 
$
19,134

 
$
3,987

 
$

 
$
55,176

Less: Freight costs
 
4,134

 
5,655

 

 

 
9,789

         Warehousing and handling
costs
 
1,411

 
1,182

 
10

 

 
2,603

         Cost of goods sold
 
20,232

 
14,456

 
734

 

 
35,422

         Lower of cost or net realizable
value inventory adjustments
 

 
76

 

 

 
76

Gross Margin (Deficit)
 
$
6,278

 
$
(2,235
)
 
$
3,243

 
$

 
$
7,286

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred1
 
$
5,768

 
$
1,625

 
$
78

 
$
89

 
$
7,560

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Oilfield Solutions
 
Other
 
Consolidated
Sales
 
$
62,661

 
$
40,954

 
$
8,880

 
$

 
$
112,495

Less: Freight costs
 
8,340

 
11,932

 

 

 
20,272

         Warehousing and handling
costs
 
2,566

 
2,300

 
11

 

 
4,877

         Cost of goods sold
 
40,501

 
30,253

 
1,325

 

 
72,079

         Lower of cost or net realizable
value inventory adjustments
 

 
781

 

 

 
781

Gross Margin (Deficit)
 
$
11,254

 
$
(4,312
)
 
$
7,544

 
$

 
$
14,486

Depreciation, depletion and amortization incurred1
 
$
12,546

 
$
3,259

 
$
142

 
$
128

 
$
16,075

1 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred for potash and Trio® excludes depreciation, depletion and amortization amounts absorbed in or relieved from inventory.

Note 18
— ACQUISITION OF LAND AND OTHER ASSETS
In May 2019, we acquired certain land, water rights, and other related assets in Lea County, New Mexico, from Dinwiddie Cattle Company. We refer to these assets and operations as "Intrepid South." The purchase price was $53 million. We are required to pay Dinwiddie Cattle Company an additional $12 million pending the resolution by Dinwiddie Cattle

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Company or others of certain issues identified in the diligence process. Dinwiddie Cattle Company also reserved a 20-year, 10% royalty, proportionally reduced as to our interest, on certain produced water disposal revenue relating to Intrepid South and certain other properties located near Intrepid South. The acquisition was completed pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement entered into on February 5, 2019, among Dinwiddie Cattle Company, Sherbrooke Partners LLC, and us. Sherbrooke Partners LLC did not participate in the completed acquisition. We capitalized $3.2 million of acquisition fees related to the purchase of the Intrepid South assets.

In May 2019, we acquired a 50% undivided interest in certain land in Texas. The purchase price, including certain acquisition-related fees, was $3.1 million.

ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward‑looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These forward‑looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q other than statements of historical fact are forward‑looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements about our future results of operations and financial position, our business strategy and plans, and our objectives for future operations, among other things. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward‑looking words, such as "estimate," "expect," "anticipate," "project," "plan," "intend," "believe," "forecast," "foresee," "likely," "may," "should," "goal," "target," "might," "will," "could," "predict," and "continue." Forward‑looking statements are only predictions based on our current knowledge, expectations, and projections about future events.
These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, including the following:
changes in the price, demand, or supply of our products and services;
our ability to successfully identify and implement any opportunities to grow our business whether through expanded sales of water, Trio®, byproducts, and other non-potassium related products or other revenue diversification activities;
challenges to our water rights;
our ability to integrate the Intrepid South assets into our existing business and achieve the expected benefits of the acquisition;
our ability to sell Trio® internationally and manage risks associated with international sales, including pricing pressure and freight costs;
the costs of, and our ability to successfully execute, any strategic projects;
declines or changes in agricultural production or fertilizer application rates;
declines in the use of potassium-related products or water by oil and gas companies in their drilling operations;
our ability to prevail in outstanding legal proceedings against us;
our ability to comply with the terms of our senior notes and our revolving credit facility, including the underlying covenants, to avoid a default under those agreements;
further write-downs of the carrying value of assets, including inventories;
circumstances that disrupt or limit production, including operational difficulties or variances, geological or geotechnical variances, equipment failures, environmental hazards, and other unexpected events or problems;
changes in reserve estimates;
currency fluctuations;
adverse changes in economic conditions or credit markets;
the impact of governmental regulations, including environmental and mining regulations, the enforcement of those regulations, and governmental policy changes;
adverse weather events, including events affecting precipitation and evaporation rates at our solar solution mines;

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increased labor costs or difficulties in hiring and retaining qualified employees and contractors, including workers with mining, mineral processing, or construction expertise;
changes in the prices of raw materials, including chemicals, natural gas, and power;
our ability to obtain and maintain any necessary governmental permits or leases relating to current or future operations;
interruptions in rail or truck transportation services, or fluctuations in the costs of these services;
our inability to fund necessary capital investments; and
the other risks, uncertainties, and assumptions described in Item 1A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as updated by our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
In addition, new risks emerge from time to time. It is not possible for our management to predict all risks that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make.
In light of these risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, the future events and trends discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated or implied in these forward-looking statements. As a result, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. We undertake no duty to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements to conform those statements to actual results or to reflect new information or future events.
Throughout this report, we refer to average net realized sales price per ton, which is a non-GAAP financial measure. More information about this measure, including a reconciliation of this measure to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, is below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measure."

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Company Overview
We are a diversified mineral company that delivers potassium, magnesium, sulfur, salt, and water products essential for customer success in agriculture, animal feed and the oil and gas industry. We are the only U.S. producer of muriate of potash (sometimes referred to as potassium chloride or potash), which is applied as an essential nutrient for healthy crop development, utilized in several industrial applications, and used as an ingredient in animal feed. In addition, we produce a specialty fertilizer, Trio®, which delivers three key nutrients, potassium, magnesium, and sulfate, in a single particle. We also provide water, magnesium chloride, brine and various oilfield products and services.
Our extraction and production operations are conducted entirely in the continental United States. We produce potash from three solution mining facilities: our HB solution mine in Carlsbad, New Mexico, our solution mine in Moab, Utah, and our brine recovery mine in Wendover, Utah. We also operate our North compaction facility in Carlsbad, New Mexico, which compacts and granulates product from the HB mine. We produce Trio® from our conventional underground East mine in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
We have water rights in New Mexico under which we sell water primarily to support oil and gas development in the Permian Basin near our Carlsbad facilities. We continue to work to expand our sales of water. In May 2019, we acquired certain land, water rights, and other related assets from Dinwiddie Cattle Company. We refer to these assets and operations as "Intrepid South." The purchase price was $53 million, and we incurred $3.2 million in acquisition-related fees. We are required to pay Dinwiddie Cattle Company an additional $12 million pending the resolution by Dinwiddie Cattle Company or others of certain issues identified in the diligence process. Dinwiddie Cattle Company also reserved a 20-year, 10% royalty, proportionally reduced as to our interest, on certain produced water disposal revenue relating to Intrepid South and certain other properties located near Intrepid South. The acquisition was completed pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement entered into on February 5, 2019, among Dinwiddie Cattle Company, Sherbrooke Partners LLC, and us. Sherbrooke Partners LLC did not participate in the completed acquisition.
    
Significant Business Trends and Activities
Our financial results have been, or are expected to be, impacted by several significant trends and activities, which are described below. We expect that these trends will continue to impact our results of operations, cash flows, and financial position.
Potash pricing and demand. Potash sales volumes in the first half of 2019 were adversely affected by wet weather in various regions of the U.S., which delayed the spring application season and prevented some acreage from being planted. Total potash tons sold decreased by 6% compared to the first half of 2018 as a reduction in agricultural sales volumes was partially offset by increased sales volumes into industrial markets.
Our potash average net realized sales price per ton increased slightly to $299 for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $288 for the first quarter of 2019. In June 2019, a summer fill program was announced by our competitors, decreasing potash list price by $45 per ton for orders placed before June 27 and scheduled for shipment during the third quarter. After the order window closed, potash list price increased $25 per ton. We matched this pricing program and expect this will lower our average net realized sales price on agricultural sales in the third quarter of 2019.
With potash sales comprising 51% of our total sales in the first half of 2019, potash prices continue to be a significant driver of our profitability. Pricing of our potash is influenced principally by the price established by our competitors. The interaction of global potash supply and demand, ocean, land, and barge freight rates, and currency fluctuations also influence pricing.

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We experience seasonality in potash demand, with more purchases coming in January through April and August through September in anticipation of expected demand for the spring and fall application season in the U.S. The combination of these items results in variability in potash sales and shipments, thereby increasing volatility of sales volumes from quarter to quarter and season to season. The specific timing of when farmers apply potash remains highly weather dependent and varies across the numerous growing regions within the U.S. The timing of potash sales is also significantly influenced by the marketing programs of potash producers, as well as storage volumes closer to the farm gate. Our sales volumes into the industrial market correlate to drilling activity in the oil and gas market.
Trio® pricing and demand. Trio® pricing continued to trend up year over year during the second quarter, as higher domestic Trio® pricing was partially offset by an increase in international shipments, which carried lower average net realized sales prices per ton. In July 2019, a summer fill program was announced by our competitor lowering their list price by $35 to $50 per ton depending on product grade. Decreased prices applied to orders placed in early July, after which the list price increased $20 per ton. We matched this program and expect this to decrease our domestic average net realized sales price during the third quarter. Similar to prior quarters, overall average net realized sales price per ton for Trio® will be impacted by the percentage of international sales, which generally carry lower realized pricing due to higher freight costs and competition from lower cost alternatives.
Trio® sales volume decreased 13% during the first half of 2019, compared to the first half of 2018, as a result of wet weather and delayed purchasing. During the latter part of the first half of 2019, we saw customers delaying purchases as they expected Trio® prices would decline because of the lower list prices announced for potash.
We experience seasonality in domestic Trio® demand, with more purchases coming in the first and second quarters in advance of the spring application season in the U.S. In turn, we generally have increased inventory levels in the third and fourth quarters in anticipation of expected demand for the following year. We continue to operate our facilities at production levels that approximate expected demand and allow us to manage inventory levels.
Water sales. In the first half of 2019, water sales were $11.1 million compared to $10.0 million during the same period of 2018. Increased sales were primarily due to the acquisition of Intrepid South and associated water rights in May 2019. We continue our efforts to diversify our sources of income by expanding sales of water, particularly to service the oil and gas markets near our operating plants. We have put in place a diverse set of arrangements aimed at generating a long-term recurring revenue stream from water sales.
We anticipate water sales to increase during the remainder of 2019 as additional water transportation and pipeline takeaway infrastructure is placed in service in the second half of 2019. We expect our water sales in 2019 to be at the high-end of our previously reported range of $20 million to $30 million and expect to receive cash relating to water sales of $25 million to $35 million.
Water rights in New Mexico are subject to a stated purpose and place of use, and many of our water rights were originally issued for uses relating to our mining operations. To sell water under these rights for oil and gas development, we must apply for a permit from the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer ("OSE") to change the purpose and/or place of use of the underlying water rights. The OSE reviews and makes a determination as to the validity of the right and if it determines the requested change will not negatively impact other valid interests, the OSE can issue a preliminary authorization for the change. The preliminary authorization allows for water sales to begin immediately, subject to repayment if the underlying water rights were ultimately found to be invalid. Third parties may protest the preliminary authorization at minimal cost and frequently do so. Once protested, the OSE is required to hold a hearing to determine if the preliminary authorization was appropriate. A significant amount of our water sales are being made under preliminary authorizations issued by the OSE. Third parties have protested these preliminary authorizations, and we believe the OSE is required to hold a hearing on the protests. In addition, in February 2019, certain protestants filed an inter se proceeding in New Mexico District Court at the Pecos Stream System Adjudication Court challenging the validity of our water rights. We continue to operate under the preliminary authorizations until the hearing and/or adjudication processes are complete. We may face political and regulatory issues relating to the potential use of the maximum amount of our rights. However, we believe that our legal position with respect to the validity of our water rights is solid and that we will be able to meet our water commitments.
Byproduct sales. We sell byproducts such as salt, magnesium chloride, brines, and water that are derived from our potash and Trio® operations. Byproduct sales were $11.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to $8.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2018. The increase was due to $2.2 million of increased sales of salt driven by wetter winter weather conditions in several regions of the U.S and a focus on expanding salt sales from our East facility.
Strong first quarter sales of magnesium chloride into deicing markets was more than offset by a reduction in sales as a dust control agent for roads during the second quarter due to the continued wet weather in the areas we serve. Our brines and water are used primarily by the oil and gas industry to support well development and completion activities. Accordingly, our

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brines and byproduct water sales increased $1.9 million in the first half of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. We expect continued strong demand for our byproducts for the remainder of 2019.
Diversification of products and services. As we continue to diversify our portfolio, we may enter into new or complementary business that expand our product and service offerings beyond our existing assets or products through acquisition of companies or assets or otherwise. In May 2019, we purchased additional water and real property assets in southeastern New Mexico in an effort to expand our water sales and other revenue from the oil and gas industry. Additionally, we continue to explore ways to potentially monetize the known but small lithium resource in our Wendover ponds. We now offer KCl real-time mixing services on location for hydraulic fracturing operations and trucking services. Additionally, we may expand into oil and natural gas exploration and production or into new products or services in our current industry or other industries.
Consolidated Results
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Sales1
 
$
62,512

 
$
55,176

 
$
120,066

 
$
112,495

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Cost of goods sold
 
$
35,818

 
$
35,422

 
$
67,512

 
$
72,079

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gross Margin
 
$
13,171

 
$
7,286

 
$
26,339

 
$
14,486

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling and administrative
 
$
6,355

 
$
6,190

 
$
12,162

 
$
10,160

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Income (Loss)
 
$
5,611

 
$
(958
)
 
$
11,766

 
$
799

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average net realized sales price per ton2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Potash
 
$
299

 
$
254

 
$
294

 
$
249

   Trio®
 
$
196

 
$
191

 
$
200

 
$
193

1Sales include sales of byproducts which were $4.6 million and $4.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively, and $11.6 million and $8.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively.
2Average net realized sales price per ton is a non-GAAP financial measure. More information about this non-GAAP financial measure is below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measure."
Consolidated Results for the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2019, and 2018
Our total sales for the three months ended June 30, 2019, increased $7.3 million or 13% as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2018. Combined, our potash and Trio® sales increased $5.5 million due to an increase in the average net realized sales prices for both products. Our potash and Trio® sales volumes were unchanged from the second quarter of 2018.
Our water sales increased $1.2 million, or 26%, in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. We acquired additional water rights associated with Intrepid South in May 2019, which contributed to our increase in water sales as we had more water to sell. Our sales of brines, which are used in oil and gas drilling activities, increased 13% as oil and gas exploration activities near our facilities in New Mexico remained strong. Additionally, we have recognized revenue from other sources, such as caliche, and right-of-way access and disturbance fees relating to Intrepid South.
Increases in potash, Trio® and water sales were partially offset by a decrease in magnesium chloride sales. During the summer months, magnesium chloride is used mainly for dust control. Wet weather across much of the U.S. has reduced the summer demand for magnesium chloride. The wet weather also reduced our production volumes of magnesium chloride.
Gross margin for the three months ended June 30, 2019, improved 81% over the same period in 2018. The improved gross margin was driven mainly by the increase in average net realized sales price per ton for both potash and Trio® and an increase in sales of higher-margin products, such as water and other product and services we sell from our oilfield solutions segment.
For the six months ended June 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, total sales increased due mainly to a $6.0 million increase in potash sales driven by a 18% increase in our average net realized sales price. The increase in potash

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sales was partially offset by a $3.2 million decrease in Trio® sales. While average net realized sales price for Trio® increased 4% during the first half of 2019 compared to the first half of 2018, sales volume decreased 13%. The decrease in sales volume was mainly due to weather conditions during the first quarter of 2019.
Water sales increased $1.0 million in the first half of 2019 compared to the first half of 2018. The increase was mainly due to the acquisition of additional water rights as part of Intrepid South, which allowed us to sell more water.
Salt sales during the first half of 2019 increased $2.2 million compared to the same period in 2018. During 2019 we began offering a new road salt product produced from our East facility in New Mexico. Magnesium chloride sales decreased in the first half of 2019 as weather conditions impacted production and demand for the product for use as a dust control agent was negatively impacted by the wet weather in most of the U.S.
Gross margin also increased by 82% for the year-over-year six-month periods ended June 30, due to increases in our average net realized sales prices for potash and Trio® and increased sales in our higher margin oilfield solutions segment.
Cost of Goods Sold
Our cost of goods sold during the second quarter of 2019 was flat compared to the second quarter of 2018, as potash and Trio® sales volumes were flat. For the first half of 2019, cost of goods sold decreased 6%, driven by a decrease in potash and Trio® sales volumes.
Selling and Administrative Expense
Selling and administrative expenses increased 3% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period mainly due to increased labor costs as we have hired more employees as a result of the acquisition of Intrepid South.
During the first half of 2019, selling and administrative expenses increased 20% as compared to the first half of 2018. The increase was mainly due to increased labor costs as we have hired more employees as a result of the acquisition of Intrepid South and increased legal costs associated with outstanding litigation. See further information in the Part II, Item 1, "Legal Proceedings," contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
Net Income
Net income increased to $5.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to a loss of $1.0 million in the same period in 2018, and from $0.8 million to $11.8 million for the year-over-year six-month periods ended June 30. These increases were driven primarily by an increase in the average net realized selling prices for potash and Trio®, and an increase in sales of products and services for which we realize a higher gross margin, such as water, right-of-way access, and disturbance fees.


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Potash Segment

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Sales1
 
$
35,547

 
$
32,055

 
$
69,877

 
$
62,661

Less: Freight costs
 
4,742

 
4,134

 
9,382

 
8,340

         Warehousing and handling
costs
 
1,319

 
1,411

 
2,586

 
2,566

         Cost of goods sold
 
21,258

 
20,232

 
40,317

 
40,501

Gross Margin
 
$
8,228

 
$
6,278

 
$
17,592

 
$
11,254

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred2
 
$
6,120

 
$
5,768

 
$
12,915

 
$
12,546

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Potash sales volumes (in tons)
 
95

 
98

 
183

 
195

Potash production volumes (in tons)
 
56

 
45

 
167

 
170

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Average potash net realized sales price per ton3
 
$
299

 
$
254

 
$
294

 
$
249

1 Sales include sales of byproducts which were $3.5 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively and $9.3 million and $7.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively.
2 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred excludes depreciation, depletion, and amortization amounts absorbed in or (relieved from) inventory.
3Average net realized per ton sales price per ton is a non-GAAP financial measure. More information about this measure is below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measure."
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019, and 2018
Our potash segment sales include potash sales and sales of byproducts generated or used in the potash production process, such as magnesium chloride, salt, water and brines. Potash segment sales increased by $3.5 million in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, as our average net realized sales price per ton increased 18%. Price increases announced in the second half of 2018, along with selling more potash tons into the industrial market drove the increase in average net realized sales price per ton. Potash segment byproduct sales decreased $0.3 million in the second quarter of 2019, mainly due to a decrease in magnesium chloride sales. Wet weather conditions reduced magnesium chloride production and decreased demand for the product used for dust control.
Potash segment freight expense increased $0.6 million, or 15%, in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the second quarter of 2018. While potash sales volumes were flat in the second quarter of 2019, carrier freight rates have increased compared to second quarter of 2018. Additionally, our freight expense is impacted by the geographic distribution of our potash sales and by the proportion of customers arranging for and paying their own freight costs.
Our potash segment cost of goods sold increased 5% in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, as we sold a higher percentage of total potash tons from our New Mexico facility. Tons produced from our New Mexico facility carry a higher average cost compared to tons produced at our Utah facility.
Our potash segment gross margin increased $2.0 million in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, due to the increase in average net realized sales prices, partially offset by a decrease in magnesium chloride sales and an increase in cost of goods sold per ton.

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2019, and 2018
Our potash segment sales increased $7.2 million, or 12%, during the first half of 2019 compared to the first half of 2018. The increase was mainly due to a $5.3 million increase in potash sales as our average net realized sales price per ton increased 18%, partially offset by a decrease in tons sold. Price increases announced in the second half of 2018, along with selling more potash tons into the industrial market drove the increase in average net realized sales price per ton. Potash tons sold decreased 6% in the first half of 2019, due mainly to selling fewer tons into the agricultural market, partially offset by selling more tons into the industrial market.
Potash segment salt sales increased $1.8 million in the first half of 2019, as demand for salt used as a deicing agent increased due to extreme winter weather in several regions of the U.S.
Potash segment freight expense increased 13% in the first half of 2019, mainly driven by an increase in tons of salt sold. Our freight expense is impacted by the rates charged by carriers, geographic distribution of our products and by the proportion of customers arranging for and paying their own freight costs.
Our potash segment cost of goods sold was virtually unchanged in the first half of 2019, compared to the first half of 2018. Potash tons sold decreased 6%, but a higher percentage of potash tons sold were from our New Mexico facility, which carry a higher average cost than potash tons produced from our Utah facilities.
Our potash segment gross margin increased $6.3 million in the first half of 2019, compared to the first half of 2018, mainly due to the 18% increase in our average net realized sales price per ton.
Additional Information Relating to Potash
The table below shows our potash sales mix for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Agricultural
 
76%
 
80%
 
74%
 
82%
Industrial
 
12%
 
9%
 
14%
 
7%
Feed
 
12%
 
11%
 
12%
 
11%
    

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Trio® Segment

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Sales1
 
$
21,435

 
$
19,134

 
$
39,245

 
$
40,954

Less: Freight costs
 
6,471

 
5,655

 
11,506

 
11,932

         Warehousing and handling
costs
 
911

 
1,182

 
1,880

 
2,300

         Cost of goods sold
 
12,599

 
14,456

 
23,673

 
30,253

         Lower of cost or net realizable
value inventory adjustments
 

 
76

 

 
781

Gross Margin (Deficit)
 
$
1,454

 
$
(2,235
)
 
$
2,186

 
$
(4,312
)
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred2
 
$
1,520

 
$
1,625

 
$
3,078

 
$
3,259

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sales volumes (in tons)
 
71

 
69

 
127

 
146

Production volumes (in tons)
 
66

 
55

 
129

 
102

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   Average Trio® net realized sales price per ton3
 
$
196

 
$
191

 
$
200

 
$
193

1 Sales include sales of byproducts which were $1.1 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively, and $2.3 million and $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, respectively.
2 Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred excludes depreciation, depletion, and amortization amounts absorbed in or (relieved from) inventory.
3Average net realized per ton sales price per ton is a non-GAAP financial measure. More information about this measure, is below under the heading "Non-GAAP Financial Measure."
Three Months Ended June 30, 2019, and 2018
Trio® segment sales increased 12% for the three months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018. The increase was due to a 3% increase in both Trio® sales volume and average net realized sales price per ton and an $0.8 million increase in byproduct sales. Byproduct sales increased primarily due to a $0.7 million increase in byproduct water sales. Domestic Trio® sales volumes declined 7% mainly due to continued inclement weather in parts of the U.S. and uncertainty surrounding price towards the end of the second quarter. International Trio® sales volumes increased 59% in the second quarter of 2019 compared to the second quarter of 2018, due to the timing of shipments to international customers. Our Trio® average net realized sales price improved compared to the second quarter of 2018, due mainly to higher pricing for Trio® products in domestic markets.
Trio® freight costs increased 14% in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the second quarter of 2018, mainly due to an increase in international shipments which carry higher per ton freight rates. Freight rates have also been increasing as carriers are operating near full capacity.
Our Trio® cost of goods sold decreased 13% in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the second quarter of 2018, as improvements in recovery rate over the past year have resulted in lower per ton inventory costs. We also sold more product into international markets, some of which carried lower per ton inventory cost due to previous write-downs based on our estimate of net realizable value.
Our Trio® production volume increased by 20% in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the second quarter of 2018, primarily due to increased conversion of work-in-progress inventory into premium Trio®.
Our Trio® segment generated gross margin of $1.5 million in the second quarter of 2019, compared to a gross deficit of $2.2 million in the second quarter of 2018, due to the factors discussed above.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2019, and 2018

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Trio® segment sales decreased 4% for the six months ended June 30, 2019, as compared to the same period in 2018. The decrease in sales was driven by a 13% decrease in sales volume, mostly offset by a $1.5 million increase in byproduct sales and a 4% increase in average net realized sales price per ton. Decreased sales volume resulted from wet weather in parts of the U.S., which reduced our domestic shipments during the first half of the year, partially offset by an increase in international sales, due to the timing of shipments to international customers. Byproducts sales benefited from a $1.1 million increase in water sales. Our Trio® average net realized sales price improved 4% compared to the first half of 2018, due mainly to higher pricing for Trio® products in domestic markets.
Trio® freight costs decreased 4% in the first half of 2019, compared to the first half of 2018, as lower sales volume was partially offset by an increase in international shipments which carry higher per ton freight rates. Freight rates have also been increasing as carriers are operating near full capacity.
Our Trio® cost of goods sold decreased 22%, compared to the first half of 2018, primarily due to a 13% decrease in total sales volume. Improvements in recovery rate over the past year and more product sold into international markets, some of which carried lower per ton inventory cost due to previous write-downs based on our estimate of net realizable value, also lowered our costs of goods sold compared to the prior year.
Our Trio® production volume increased by 26% in the first half of 2019, compared to the first half of 2018, primarily due to increased conversion of work-in-progress inventory into premium Trio®.
Our Trio® segment generated gross margin of $2.2 million in the first half of 2019, compared to a gross deficit of $4.3 million in the first half of 2018, due to the factors discussed above.
Additional Information Relating to Trio® 
The percentage of Trio® tons sold into the export market increased during the three months ended June 30, 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, due to the timing of shipments to international customers.
 
 
United States
 
Export
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
75%
 
25%
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2019
 
74%
 
26%
 
 
 
 
 
For the Three Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
84%
 
16%
For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018
 
80%
 
20%


Oilfield Solutions Segment
    

 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Sales
 
$
5,641

 
$
3,987

 
$
12,263

 
$
8,880

Less: Freight costs
 
80

 

 
861

 

         Warehousing and handling
costs
 

 
10

 

 
11

         Cost of goods sold
 
2,072

 
734

 
4,841

 
1,325

Gross Margin
 
$
3,489

 
$
3,243

 
$
6,561

 
$
7,544

Depreciation, depletion, and amortization incurred
 
$
232

 
$
78

 
$
423

 
$
142

Three Months Ended June 30, 2019, and 2018
We offer a variety of products and services from our oilfield solutions segment, including water, high-speed potassium chloride mixing services trucking services, and other products and services. Our oilfield solutions segment sales increased $1.7 million in the second quarter of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, mainly due to a $1.0 million increase in sales of high-speed mixing, trucking services, caliche sales, produced water disposal royalties, and right-of-way or damages revenue associated with Intrepid South. Sales of water and potash increased by $0.4 million and $0.2 million, respectively, in the second quarter of 2019 when compared to the prior year's second quarter. Water sales during the second quarter were partially offset

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by an increase in byproduct water sales from the potash and Trio® segments. Water that we sell that was used in the production of potash and Trio® is accounted for as byproduct water sales in the potash or Trio® segments.
Cost of goods sold increased $1.3 million due to the addition of water and real property assets at Intrepid South in May 2019, increased costs related to our high-speed mixing and trucking services, and increased royalty, energy, and labor expense related to water sales.
Six Months Ended June 30, 2019, and 2018
Our oilfield solutions segment sales increased $3.4 million in the first half of 2019, compared to the same period in 2018, due to a $2.0 million increase in sales of potassium chloride brine used in our high-speed mixing service, and a $1.7 million increase in other sales. Water sales decreased $0.4 million compared to the first half of 2018 due to an increase in sales classified as byproducts of our potash or Trio® segments, partially offset by the increase from Intrepid South.
Cost of goods sold increased $3.5 million due to sales of potassium chloride brines and high-speed mixing services, the addition of water and real property assets in May 2019, and increased royalty, energy, and labor expense related to water sales.

Specific Factors Affecting Our Results
Sales
Our gross sales are derived from the sales of potash, Trio®, water and byproducts and are determined by the quantities of product we sell and the sales prices we realize. For potash and Trio®, we quote prices to customers both on a delivered basis and on the basis of pick-up at our plants and warehouses. Freight costs are incurred on most of our potash and Trio® sales, but some customers arrange and pay for their own freight directly. When we arrange and pay for freight, our quotes and billings are based on expected freight costs to the points of delivery. When we calculate our potash and Trio® average net realized sales price per ton, we deduct any byproduct sales and freight costs included in sales before dividing by the number of tons sold. We believe the deduction of freight costs provides a more representative measure of our performance in the market due to variations caused by ongoing changes in the proportion of customers paying for their own freight, the geographic distribution of our products, and freight rates. Freight rates have been increasing, thereby negatively influencing our average net realized sales price per ton. We manage our sales and marketing operations centrally and we work to achieve the highest average net realized sales price per ton we can by evaluating the product needs of our customers and associated logistics and then determining which of our production facilities can best satisfy these needs.
The volume of product we sell is determined by demand for our products and by our production capabilities. We operate our potash and Trio® facilities at production levels that approximate expected demand and take into account current inventory levels and expect to continue to do so for the foreseeable future.
Our water sales are driven by demand from oil and gas exploration and production companies drilling in the Permian Basin. As such, demand for our water is generally stronger during a cyclical expansion of oil and gas drilling, which is currently occurring in the Permian Basin. Likewise, a cyclical contraction of oil and gas drilling may decrease demand for our water.
Cost of Goods Sold
Our cost of goods sold reflects the costs to produce our products. Many of our production costs are largely fixed and, consequently, our cost of sales per ton on a facility-by-facility basis tends to move inversely with the number of tons we produce, within the context of normal production levels. Our principal production costs include labor and employee benefits, maintenance materials, contract labor, and materials for operating or maintenance projects, natural gas, electricity, operating supplies, chemicals, depreciation and depletion, royalties, and leasing costs. There are elements of our cost structure associated with contract labor, consumable operating supplies, reagents, and royalties that are variable, which make up a smaller component of our cost base. Our costs often vary from period to period based on the fluctuation of inventory, sales, and production levels at our facilities.
Our production costs per ton are also impacted when our production levels change, due to factors such as changes in the grade of ore delivered to the plant, levels of mine development, plant operating performance, and downtime. We expect that our labor and contract labor costs in Carlsbad, New Mexico, will continue to be influenced most directly by the demand for labor in the local region where we compete for labor with another fertilizer company, companies in the oil and gas industry, and a nuclear waste processing and storage facility.
We pay royalties to federal, state, and private lessors under our mineral leases. These payments typically equal a percentage of sales (less freight) of minerals extracted and sold under the applicable lease. In some cases, federal royalties for potash are paid on a sliding scale that vary with the grade of ore extracted. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2019,

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our average royalty rate was 4.3% and 4.4%, respectively. For both the three and six months ended June 30, 2018, our average royalty rate was 4.3%.
Income Taxes
We are subject to federal and state income taxes on our taxable income. Our effective tax rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, was 0%. Our effective tax rates differed from the statutory rate during each period primarily due to the valuation allowance established to offset our deferred tax assets.
Our federal and state income tax returns are subject to examination by federal and state tax authorities.
For the three months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, and the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018, we incurred no income tax expense.
We evaluate our deferred tax assets and liabilities each reporting period using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the periods in which the deferred tax liability or asset is expected to be settled or realized. The estimated statutory income tax rates that are applied to our current and deferred income tax calculations are impacted most significantly by the states in which we conduct business. Changing business conditions for normal business transactions and operations, as well as changes to state tax rate and apportionment laws, potentially alter our apportionment of income among the states for income tax purposes. These changes in apportionment laws result in changes in the calculation of our current and deferred income taxes, including the valuation of our deferred tax assets and liabilities. The effects of any such changes are recorded in the period of the adjustment. These adjustments can increase or decrease the net deferred tax asset on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. However, any resulting impact to the deferred tax benefit or deferred tax expense would be offset by a corresponding adjustment to the valuation allowance and would have no income statement effect.
As of June 30, 2019, we were in a cumulative three-year loss position, which is significant negative evidence when evaluating the realizability of our deferred tax assets. This negative evidence continues to outweigh the positive evidence of profitability in 2018, and the first six months of 2019, thereby requiring us to maintain the full valuation allowance as of June 30, 2019. However, we continue to evaluate the need to maintain the valuation allowance against the deferred tax assets and to the extent positive evidence trends continue and our future long-term forecasts show sustained profitability, our conclusion regarding the need to maintain a full valuation allowance could change.
Capital Investments
During the first six months of 2019, cash paid for property, plant, equipment, mineral properties, intangible and other assets was $69.1 million, including $57.4 million relating to acquisitions, and $11.7 million in other capital expenditures. We expect capital expenditures excluding acquisitions for 2019 to be approximately $25 million to $35 million, which includes capital investments relating to our newly acquired assets. We anticipate our remaining 2019 operating plans and capital programs will be funded out of operating cash flows and existing cash. We may also use our revolving credit facility, to the extent available, to fund capital investments.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of June 30, 2019, we had cash of $15.5 million, compared with cash of $33.2 million at December 31, 2018. In May 2019, we completed our acquisition of Intrepid South. The purchase price was $53.0 million, and we capitalized $3.2 million in acquisition related fees. We also purchased additional land near Intrepid South for $3.1 million.
Our operations have primarily been funded from cash generated by operations. We continue to monitor our future sources and uses of cash and anticipate that we will adjust our capital allocation strategies when, and if, determined by our Board of Directors. We may, at any time we deem conditions favorable, attempt to improve our liquidity position by accessing debt or equity markets in accordance with our existing debt agreements. We also may raise capital in the future through the issuance of additional equity or debt securities, subject to prevailing market conditions. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to successfully raise additional capital on acceptable terms or at all. With the remaining availability under our credit facility and expected cash generated from operations, we believe we have sufficient liquidity to meet our obligations for the next twelve months, including the $20 million principal payment due on our Series A Notes in April 2020.

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The following summarizes our cash flow activity for the six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018 (in thousands):
 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Cash flows provided by operating activities
 
$
31,738

 
$
38,176

Cash flows used in investing activities
 
$
(69,030
)
 
$
(8,786
)
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities
 
$
19,731

 
$
(4,224
)
Operating Activities
Total cash provided by operating activities through June 30, 2019, was $31.7 million, a decrease of $6.4 million compared with the first six months of 2018. The decrease was mainly driven by a decrease in contract liability additions and a decrease in refundable income taxes received.
Investing Activities
Total cash used in investing activities increased by $60.2 million in the first six months of 2019, compared with the same period in 2018, as we paid $54.3 million to complete the Dinwiddie asset acquisition and $3.1 million to acquire other land near the Dinwiddie ranch. Other additions to property, plant, equipment, and mineral properties increased $2.8 million compared to the first six months in 2018.
Financing Activities
Total cash provided by financing activities increased by $24.0 million in the first six months of 2019, compared with the same period in 2018. In the first half of 2019, we received $20.0 million of net proceeds from borrowings under our credit facility compared to $3.9 million in net repayments made on short-term borrowings under our credit facility in the first half of 2018.
Senior Notes
As of June 30, 2019, we had outstanding $50 million of senior notes (the "Notes") consisting of the following series:
$20 million of Senior Notes, Series A, due April 16, 2020
$15 million of Senior Notes, Series B, due April 14, 2023
$15 million of Senior Notes, Series C, due April 16, 2025
The agreement governing the Notes contains certain financial covenants, including the following:
We were required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 for the four quarters ended June 30, 2019. Our fixed charge coverage ratio as of June 30, 2019, was 13.4 to 1.0, therefore we were in compliance with this covenant. Going forward we are required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.3 to 1.0 for each four-quarter period ending on or after September 30, 2019.
For the quarter ended June 30, 2019, we were allowed a maximum leverage ratio of 4.5 to 1.0. Our leverage ratio was 1.1 to 1.0 for the quarter ending June 30, 2019, therefore we were in compliance with this covenant. Going forward we are allowed a maximum leverage ratio of 3.5 to 1.0 for each quarter ending on or after September 30, 2019.
Fixed charge coverage ratio and leverage ratio are calculated in accordance with the agreement governing the Notes.
For both the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019, and both the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2018, the interest rates on the Notes were 3.73% for the Series A Notes, 4.63% for the Series B Notes and 4.78% for the Series C Notes. These rates represent the lowest interest rates available under the Notes. The interest rates may adjust upward if we do not continue to meet certain financial covenants.
We have granted to the collateral agent for the noteholders a first lien on substantially all of our non-current assets and a second lien on substantially all of our current assets. We are required to offer to prepay the Notes with the proceeds of dispositions of certain specified property and with the proceeds of certain equity issuances, as set forth in the agreement governing the Notes. The obligations under the Notes are unconditionally guaranteed by several of our subsidiaries.
We were in compliance with the applicable covenants under the agreement governing the Notes as of June 30, 2019.

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Our outstanding long-term debt, net, as of June 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, was as follows (in thousands):
 
June 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Notes
$
50,000

 
$
50,000

Less current portion of long-term debt
(20,000
)
 

Less deferred financing costs
(303
)
 
(358
)
Long-term debt, net
$
29,697

 
$
49,642

Credit Facility—We maintain a revolving credit facility with Bank of Montreal. In August 2019, we amended the credit facility to change it from an asset-backed facility to a cash-flow facility, to increase the amount available under the facility from $50 million to $75 million plus an additional $75 million accordion, and to extend the maturity date to August 1, 2024.
Borrowings under the amended credit facility bear interest at LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) plus an applicable margin of 1.25% to 2.00% per annum, based on average availability under the credit facility. We have granted to Bank of Montreal a first lien on substantially all of our current assets and a second lien on substantially all of our non-current assets. The obligations under the credit facility are unconditionally guaranteed by several of our subsidiaries.
We occasionally borrow and repay amounts under the facility for near-term working capital needs or other purposes and may do so in the future. As of June 30, 2019, we had $20 million of borrowings and $1.0 million in outstanding letters of credit under the facility. Including the outstanding letters of credit, we had $20.9 million available to be borrowed under the facility as of June 30, 2019.
We were in compliance with the applicable covenants under the facility as of June 30, 2019.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of June 30, 2019, we had no material off-balance sheet arrangements aside from the bonding obligations described in Note 14 to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, describes the critical accounting policies that affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements. Except for the accounting policies for leases that were updated as a result of adopting ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, as discussed in Notes 2 and 7 to the condensed consolidated financial statements, there have been no significant changes to our critical accounting policies since December 31, 2018.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure
To supplement our consolidated financial statements, which are prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, from time to time we use "average net realized sales price per ton," which is a non-GAAP financial measure. This non-GAAP financial measure should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for, or superior to, the financial information prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because the presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure varies among companies, our presentation of this non-GAAP financial measure may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.
We believe average net realized sales price per ton, when used in conjunction with GAAP financial measures, provides useful information to investors for analysis of our business and operating results, enhances the overall understanding of past financial performance and future prospects, and allows for greater transparency with respect to the key metric we use in our financial and operational decision making. We use this non-GAAP financial measure as one of our tools in comparing period-over-period performance on a consistent basis and when planning, forecasting, and analyzing future periods. We believe this non-GAAP financial measure is used by professional research analysts and others in the valuation, comparison, and investment recommendations of companies in the potash mining industry. Many investors use the published research reports of these professional research analysts and others in making investment decisions.     

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Average Net Realized Sales Price per Ton
We calculate average net realized sales price per ton for each of potash and Trio®. Average net realized sales price per ton for potash is calculated as potash segment sales less potash segment byproduct sales and potash freight costs and then dividing that difference by the number of tons of potash sold in the period. Likewise, average net realized sales price per ton for Trio® is calculated as Trio® segment sales less Trio® segment byproduct sales and Trio® freight costs and then dividing that difference by Trio® tons sold. We consider average net realized sales price per ton to be useful, and believe it to be useful for investors, because it shows our potash and Trio® average per-ton pricing without the effect of certain transportation and delivery costs. When we arrange transportation and delivery for a customer, we include in revenue and in freight costs the costs associated with transportation and delivery. However, some of our customers arrange for and pay their own transportation and delivery costs, in which case these costs are not included in our revenue and freight costs. We use average net realized sales price per ton as a key performance indicator to analyze potash and Trio® sales and price trends.
Below is a reconciliation of average net realized sales price per ton to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, and 2018:
 
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Potash
 
Trio®
Total Segment Sales
 
$
35,547

 
$
21,435

 
$
32,055

 
$
19,134

Less: Segment byproduct sales
 
3,527

 
1,073

 
3,867

 
294

          Freight costs
 
3,604

 
6,471

 
3,276

 
5,655

   Subtotal
 
$
28,416

 
$
13,891

 
$
24,912

 
$
13,185

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Divided by:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons sold
 
95

 
71

 
98

 
69

   Average net realized sales price per ton
 
$
299

 
$
196

 
$
254

 
$
191



 
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)
 
Potash
 
Trio®
 
Potash
 
Trio®
Total Segment Sales
 
$
69,877

 
$
39,245

 
$
62,661

 
$
40,954

Less: Segment byproduct sales
 
9,312

 
2,332

 
7,408

 
878

          Freight costs
 
6,847

 
11,507

 
6,735

 
11,931

   Subtotal
 
$
53,718

 
$
25,406

 
$
48,518

 
$
28,145

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Divided by:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tons sold
 
183

 
127

 
195

 
146

   Average net realized sales price per ton
 
$
294

 
$
200

 
$
249

 
$
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ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Part II, Item 7A., "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk," of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, describes our exposure to market risk. There have been no significant changes to our market risk exposure since December 31, 2018.

ITEM 4.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

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We maintain "disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act." Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Our disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that this information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2019. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of June 30, 2019, at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended June 30, 2019, that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. The adoption of ASC 842, Leases, required the implementation of new controls and the modification of certain accounting processes related to leases. The impact of these changes was not material to our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls
Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, do not expect that our disclosure controls or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within Intrepid have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.


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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
In February 2015, Mosaic Potash Carlsbad Inc. ("Mosaic") filed a complaint and application for preliminary injunction and permanent injunction against Steve Gamble and us in the Fifth Judicial District Court for the County of Eddy in the State of New Mexico. Mr. Gamble is a former employee of Intrepid and Mosaic. In August 2015, the court denied Mosaic’s application for preliminary injunction. In July 2016, Mosaic filed a second complaint against Mr. Gamble and us in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. In January 2018, the two lawsuits were consolidated into one lawsuit pending in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico. Mosaic alleges against us violations of the New Mexico Uniform Trade Secrets Act, tortious interference with contract relating to Mr. Gamble’s separation of employment from Mosaic, violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, conversion, and civil conspiracy relating to the alleged misappropriation of Mosaic’s confidential information and related actions. Mosaic seeks $23 million to $28 million in compensatory damages, $28 million to $37 million in exemplary damages, and attorneys' fees, punitive damages, injunctive relief, and future royalty damages in unspecified amounts. Discovery is complete. In July 2019, the court vacated a trial date that previously had been set for September 2019, and no new trial date has been set. We believe that we have defenses against the claims asserted, and we are vigorously defending against the lawsuit.
We are subject to other claims and legal actions in the ordinary course of business. While there are uncertainties in predicting the outcome of any claim or legal action, we believe that the ultimate resolution of these other claims or actions is not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
Our future performance is subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations, and the trading price of our common stock. These risks and uncertainties are described in Part I, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no material changes to these risks and uncertainties described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.

ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
 
(a)
Total Number of Shares Purchased
1
 
(b)
Average Price Paid Per Share
 
(c)
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
 
(d)
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plan or Programs
April 1, 2019, through April 30, 2019
 

 

 
 
N/A
May 1, 2019, through May 31, 2019
 
421

 
$
3.61

 
 
N/A
June 1, 2019, through June 30, 2019
 
49,412

 
$
3.33

 
 
N/A
Total
 
49,833

 
$
3.33

 
 
N/A
1 Represents shares of common stock withheld by us as payment of withholding taxes due upon the vesting of restricted stock held by our employees.

ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
None.


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ITEM 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
We are committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment. The objectives of our safety programs are to eliminate workplace accidents and incidents, preserve employee health, and comply with all safety- and health-based regulations. We seek to achieve these objectives by training employees in safe work practices; establishing, following, and improving safety standards; involving employees in safety processes; openly communicating with employees about safety matters; and recording, reporting, and investigating accidents, incidents, and losses to avoid recurrence. As part of our ongoing safety programs, we collaborate with the Mine Safety and Health Administration (“MSHA”) and the New Mexico Bureau of Mine Safety to identify and implement accident prevention techniques and practices.
Our East, West, and North facilities in New Mexico are subject to regulation by MSHA under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 and the New Mexico Bureau of Mine Safety. MSHA inspects these facilities on a regular basis and issues various citations and orders when it believes a violation has occurred under federal law. Exhibit 95.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q provides the information concerning mine safety violations and other regulatory matters required by SEC rules. Our Utah and HB facilities are subject to regulation by the Occupational Health and Safety Administration and, therefore, are not required to be included in the information provided in Exhibit 95.1.

ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
None.

ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS    
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
Intrepid Potash, Inc. Amended and Restated Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Intrepid Potash, Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-34025) filed on May 24, 2019).+

 
 
 
 
Closing Agreement, dated April 23, 2019, by and among Dinwiddie Cattle Company, LLC, Sherbrooke Partners, LLC, and Intrepid Potash - New Mexico, LLC.*
 
 
 
 
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated August 1, 2019, by and among Intrepid Potash, Inc., the subsidiaries named therein, Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent, and each of the lenders named therein (incorporated by reference to Intrepid Potash, Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-34025) filed on August 1, 2019).
 
 
 
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as amended.*
 
 
 
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), as amended.*
 
 
 
 
Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
 
 
 
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.**
 
 
 
 
Mine Safety Disclosure Exhibit.*
 
 
 
101.INS
 
XBRL Instance Document.*
 
 
 
101.SCH
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema.*
 
 
 
101.CAL
 
XBRL Extension Calculation Linkbase.*
 
 
 
101.LAB
 
XBRL Extension Label Linkbase.*
 
 
 
101.PRE
 
XBRL Extension Presentation Linkbase.*
 
 
 
101.DEF
 
XBRL Extension Definition Linkbase.*
*
Filed herewith.
**
Furnished herewith.
+
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
INTREPID POTASH, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Dated: August 6, 2019
 
/s/ Robert P. Jornayvaz III
 
 
Robert P. Jornayvaz III - Executive Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer and Duly Authorized Officer)
 
 
 
Dated: August 6, 2019
 
/s/ Joseph G. Montoya
 
 
Joseph G. Montoya - Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)


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