CONSOL Energy Reports Strong Earnings for First Quarter 2006

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PITTSBURGH, April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CONSOL Energy Inc. (NYSE:CNX), a high-Btu bituminous coal and coalbed methane company, reported earnings of $124.4 million, or $1.33 per diluted share, for its first quarter ended March 31, 2006, compared with $75.2 million, or $0.82 per diluted share for the same period a year earlier, an increase of more than 65 percent. Net cash from operating activities was $152.5 million for the quarter just ended, compared with $95.7 million for the March 2005 quarter, an increase of more than 59 percent. FINANCIAL RESULTS - Period-To-Period Comparison Quarter Ended Quarter Ended March 31, 2006 March 31, 2005 Total Revenue and Other Income $985.9 $817.0 Net Income $124.4 $75.2 Earnings Per Share - diluted $1.33 $0.82 Net Cash from Operating Activities $152.5 $95.7 EBITDA $258.9 $159.2 EBIT $187.1 $95.9 Capital Expenditures $169.9 $56.9 Other Investing Cash Flows* ($34.4) $22.0 In millions of dollars except per share. Amounts for capital expenditures include acquisitions and do not include amounts for equity affiliates. *Other investing cash flows represents net cash used in or (provided by) investing activities less capital expenditures and includes: Additions to mineral leases; Investment in Equity Affiliates and proceeds from sales of assets. Bracketed number indicates cash inflow. "The first quarter was another very strong quarter for us," said J. Brett Harvey, president and chief executive officer, "and we are on track to achieve our financial objectives for the year. The pricing environment for our coal is excellent, allowing us to grow our revenues and to achieve our primary goal of expanding our margins." Total Revenue and Other Income grew nearly 21 percent, primarily on the strength of our coal and natural gas pricing. Operating margins (averaged realized price per ton less operating costs per ton) for CONSOL Energy's coal operations were more than $15 during the quarter, an increase of almost 16 percent period-to-period, as average coal prices period-to-period were $4.71 per ton higher, the sixth straight quarter CONSOL Energy has reported higher average realized prices compared to the trailing quarter. Harvey said he was particularly pleased with the period-to-period improvement in net income, given the strong first quarter results for 2005, when net income increased 129 percent, period-to-period, before the effects of an accounting change. "Increasing net income 65 percent after a 129 percent increase in the two period-to-period comparisons, shows the type of earnings power the company's assets have." In addition, he noted that results were strong compared with the previous quarter as well. "As was the case in the fourth quarter last year, our mines ran well, with production for the first quarter at the upper end of our expected range," Harvey added. "Moreover, our long-term strategy to expand markets for our high-Btu, Northern Appalachia bituminous coal in concert with the completion of scrubber retrofits at numerous power generating units in the Eastern United States continues to be validated in the market." Period-To-Period Analysis of Financial Results for the Quarter Total revenue and other income improved 20.7 percent, primarily reflecting higher realized pricing for both the coal and gas segments. During the quarter, the company received $21 million of business interruption insurance proceeds related to the skip hoist problem at the Buchanan Mine in September 2005. Total costs increased 9.0 percent. Cost of goods sold (including Purchased Gas Costs) increased 6.3 percent, primarily reflecting higher costs for supplies, increased labor costs related to training of new employees, as well as higher contract mining fees and royalties. Depreciation, depletion and amortization increased 13.3 percent, primarily reflecting various coal assets and other projects placed in service after the 2005 period. Interest expense decreased $1.1 million, or 15.5 percent, reflecting higher capitalized interest attributable to the increased number of capital projects being funded from operating cash flow in 2006. Taxes other than income increased 20.9 percent, primarily due to higher severance and other taxes attributable to higher sales prices and higher volumes for the coal and gas segments. As of March 31, 2006, CONSOL Energy had no short-term debt and had $797 million in total liquidity, which is comprised of $303 million of cash, an available accounts receivable securitization facility of $124 million and $370 million available to be borrowed under its $750 million bank facility. Coal Operations Quarter Ended Quarter Ended March 31, 2006 March 31, 2005 Total Coal Sales (millions of tons) 18.2 17.8 Sales - Company Produced (millions of tons) 17.8 17.4 Coal Production (millions of tons) 18.2 18.2 Average Realized Price Per Ton - Company Produced $39.80 $35.09 Operating Costs Per Ton $24.16 $21.55 Non-Operating Charges Per Ton $ 4.23 $ 4.50 DD&A Per Ton $ 2.82 $ 2.51 Total Cost Per Ton - Company Produced $31.21 $28.56 Operating Margins Per Ton $15.64 $13.54 Financial Margins Per Ton $ 8.59 $ 6.53 Sales and production includes CONSOL Energy's portion from equity affiliates and acquisitions. Operating costs include items such as labor, supplies, power, preparation costs, project accruals, subsidence costs, gas well plugging costs, charges for employee benefits (including Combined Fund premium), royalties, production and property taxes. Non- operating charges include items such as charges for long-term liabilities, direct administration, selling and general administration. Amounts may not add due to rounding. Operating margins per ton are defined as average realized price per ton less operating costs per ton. Financial margins per ton are defined as average realized price per ton less total costs per ton - company produced. Coal segment performance improved in the quarter-to-quarter comparison, driven by substantially higher realized prices and higher sales, and was partially offset by higher unit costs of production. Sales of company-produced coal increased 0.4 million tons, period-to- period. Average realized prices increased $4.71, or 13.4 percent, reflecting improved contract and spot pricing for steam and metallurgical coal. Total costs for company-produced coal increased $2.65 per ton, which was in line with internal company expectations for the first quarter. The company expects total costs to increase year-over-year approximately two percent. Operating margins (average realized price per ton less operating costs per ton) were $15.64 per ton, an improvement of 15.5 percent period-to-period, while financial margins (average realized price less total costs) were $8.59 per ton, an increase of 31.6 percent period-to-period. Gas Operations CNX Gas Corporation (NYSE:CXG), 81.5 percent of which is owned by CONSOL Energy, reported net income to CONSOL Energy of $37.4 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2006. CNX Gas Corporation issued its earnings release on April 26, 2006. Additional information regarding CNX Gas Corporation financial and operating results for the quarter are available in their release and can be found in the investor section of their website: http://www.cnxgas.com/ Developments During the Quarter In January, the acquisition of Mon River Towing and J.A.R. Barge Lines, LP was completed. The combined river and dock operations has 18 towboats and more than 650 barges that are capable of transporting 24 million tons of coal annually. In February, CONSOL Energy announced that it had entered into a multi-year, multi-million ton coal sales agreement with Duke Power for delivery of high-Btu bituminous coal to various coal-fired power stations in North Carolina beginning in 2007. The coal will be delivered by rail from several Northern West Virginia and Southwestern Pennsylvania mines in the Pittsburgh 8 Seam to Duke Power plants that have completed the installation of flue gas desulfurization equipment (scrubbers). Moody's Investors Service upgraded CONSOL Energy's corporate family rating to Ba2 from Ba3 on March 30, 2006 recognizing the company's strong operational and financial performance. In March, John T. Mills, former Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Marathon Oil Corporation, was elected to the CONSOL Energy Board of Directors. Outlook In the tables below, the company provides certain financial and production guidance measures. These measures are based on the company's current estimates and are subject to change based on changing circumstances and on risks associated with the business that are described at the end of this news release. The company is reiterating its previous production forecasts for the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. GUIDANCE 2006 2007 2008 2009 Estimate Estimate Estimate Estimate COAL Tons Produced (millions of tons) 69 - 72 67 - 71 68 - 72 74 - 78 Tons Committed (millions of tons at Apr. 12, 2006) 67.4 50.4 37.2 28.6 Tons Committed and Priced (millions of tons at Apr. 12, 2006) 67.1 44.5 24.8 9.3 Avg. Realized Price/Ton Committed & Priced $38.83 $38.79 $41.05 $41.53 2006 Quarterly Production Guidance 1Q Actual 2Q Estimate 3Q Estimate 4Q Estimate Coal (millions of tons) 18.2 16.9 - 17.9 16.6 - 17.6 17.4 - 18.4 Supply and demand conditions continue to be favorable for the coal industry as power generators in the United States continue to announce new coal-fueled electric generating capacity projects. According to industry estimates, there are now more than 90 gigawatts of new coal-fueled electric generating capacity scheduled to come on line over the next several years, equating to more than 225 million tons of new domestic coal demand. In addition, there is a heightened commercial and governmental interest in the coal-to-liquid process due to higher natural gas and oil prices, geopolitical exposure to foreign energy sources and increased worldwide energy demand. Using proven technology, coal liquefaction plants convert raw coal to a liquid fuel while being environmentally compatible with today's emissions requirements. The United States government has appropriated several billion dollars in loan guarantees for the construction of initial coal-to-liquid facilities, which CONSOL Energy estimates to be 50 million to 70 million tons of additional domestic coal demand. The forward price curves for Pittsburgh 8 Seam coal, from which about two-thirds of CONSOL Energy's production is derived, are higher than current spot market prices. Harvey added, "We believe the forward pricing curve is indicative of how the marketplace for our high-Btu coal will evolve. As scrubbers are installed and retrofitted, we believe that the price of Northern Appalachia coal will converge with Central Appalachia pricing." Harvey said he expects prices for 2007 coal shipments that are yet to be priced will be at least 20% higher than business already booked in 2006 or 2007. He also noted the competitive advantage CONSOL Energy has on the Upper Ohio River with the expansion of its river and dock operations in January. Currently, more than 15 million tons of coal used by power plants located on the Ohio River system is supplied from Central Appalachia. "As scrubbers are installed on those plants, the expansion of our river transportation operations will give us the ability to expand our customer base for Northern Appalachia coal up and down the Ohio River." Harvey contended that the coal sales agreement with Duke Power announced in February was a further validation of the company's strategy of expanding its markets for Northern Appalachian coal as scrubber retrofits are completed. "Because many of our Northern Appalachia mines are serviced by two railroads, we have the flexibility to penetrate markets that traditionally were not served in the past," he said. "In this instance, Duke Power locked up a secure source of high-Btu coal that fits neatly with the completion of their scrubber projects and makes pure economical sense." He said the company has managed its portfolio of contracts for Northern Appalachia to coincide with the addition of scrubbed power plant capacity being added. "The total number of scrubbed gigawatts that are scheduled to be operational by 2010 continues to grow," Harvey explained. "We have seen additional announcements for new capacity, acceleration of completion dates for retrofits and the deceleration of a few projects since we first started tracking this. Overall, growth in scrubber capacity is proceeding as we expected, particularly in our key market areas." During the first quarter, a decision was made to idle production at the Shoemaker Mine near Moundsville, WV, beginning in mid-April 2006. Previously, the company had announced that the mine would produce coal until the fourth quarter of 2007 before production would be idled. Approximately 170 workers were part of the workforce reduction out of a total of 319 employees. The remaining employees will continue to work on the installation of the new belt haulage system. "Shoemaker is at a near-term competitive disadvantage because of its older rail haulage and its high sulfur content," Harvey explained. "That will change once we complete the upgrade of Shoemaker's haulage system and markets for Shoemaker coal grow." Harvey said he expects markets for high sulfur coal to improve starting in 2007 as power plant operators complete planned scrubber installations on their existing plants. Plants equipped with scrubbers can burn high sulfur coal and still meet federal and state air quality standards. "Accelerating the planned idling of the mine makes the best sense economically," he concluded. "It allows us to focus our efforts on the upgrade of haulage technology while eliminating from our mix, coal that currently has a high cost of production." However, if market pricing for Shoemaker coal improves sufficiently before the scheduled completion of the haulage project in early 2009, the company could resume production at the mine using the existing haulage system while continuing to install the upgraded belt haulage. Harvey concluded that strong cash generation allowed the company to repurchase shares during the quarter. "We repurchased 1.2 million shares at an average price of $64.43 during the quarter." For the two-year period from January 1, 2006 through December 31, 2007, the company received authorization from its Board of Directors to repurchase up to $300 million of the company's outstanding common shares. CONSOL Energy Inc. has annual revenues of $3.8 billion. The company was named one of America's most admired companies in 2005 by Fortune magazine. It received the U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining National Award for Excellence in Surface Mining for the company's innovative reclamation practices in 2002 and 2003. Also in 2003, the company was listed in Information Week magazine's "Information Week 500" list for its information technology operations. In 2002, the company received a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Climate Protection Award. Additional information about the company can be found at its web site: http://www.consolenergy.com/. Definition: EBIT is defined as earnings (excluding cumulative effect of accounting change) before deducting net interest expense (interest expense less interest income) and income taxes. EBITDA is defined as earnings (excluding cumulative effect of accounting change) before deducting net interest expense (interest expense less interest income), income taxes and depreciation, depletion and amortization. Although EBIT and EBITDA are not measures of performance calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, management believes that it is useful to an investor in evaluating CONSOL Energy because it is widely used to evaluate a company's operating performance before debt expense and its cash flow. EBIT and EBITDA do not purport to represent cash generated by operating activities and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for measures of performance in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, because all companies do not calculate EBIT or EBITDA identically, the presentation here may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies. Reconciliation of EBITDA and EBIT to the income statement is as follows: Consol Energy EBIT & EBITDA (000) Omitted Quarter Quarter Ended Ended 3/31/06 3/31/05 Net Income $124,446 $75,212 Add: Interest Expense 5,853 6,924 Less: Interest Income (3,596) (745) Add: Income Taxes 60,387 14,475 Earnings Before Interest & Taxes (EBIT) 187,090 95,866 Add: Depreciation, Depletion & Amortization 71,816 63,379 Earnings Before Interest, Taxes and DD&A (EBITDA) $258,906 $159,245 For purposes of this press release, references to "CONSOL Energy," the "company," "we," "our," or "us" or similar words (other than the legal names of companies) shall include CONSOL Energy Inc. and its respective subsidiaries. Forward-Looking Statements CONSOL Energy is including the following cautionary statement to make applicable and take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 for any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf, of us. With the exception of historical matters, any matters discussed are forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 21E of the Exchange Act) that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. These risks, uncertainties and contingencies include, but are not limited to, the following: - the disruption of rail, barge and other systems that deliver our coal, or pipeline systems which deliver our gas; - our inability to hire qualified people to meet replacement or expansion needs; - the risks inherent in coal mining being subject to unexpected disruptions, including geological conditions, equipment failure, timing of completion of significant construction or repair of equipment, fires, accidents and weather conditions which could cause our results to deteriorate; - uncertainties in estimating our economically recoverable coal and gas reserves; - risks in exploring for and producing gas; - obtaining governmental permits and approvals for our operations; - a loss of our competitive position because of the competitive nature of the coal industry and the gas industry, or a loss of our competitive position because of overcapacity in these industries impairing our profitability; - an extended decline in prices we receive for our coal and gas affecting our operating results and cash flows; - a decrease in the production of our metallurgical coal or a decrease in the price of metallurgical coal could impact our profitability; - the inability to produce a sufficient amount of coal to fulfill our customers' requirements which could result in our customers initiating claims against us; - replacing our natural gas reserves which if not replaced will cause our gas reserves and gas production to decline; - costs associated with perfecting title for gas rights in some of our properties; - we need to use unproven technologies to extract coalbed methane on some of our properties; - location of a vast majority of our gas producing properties in two counties in southwestern Virginia, making us vulnerable to risks associated with having our gas production concentrated in one area; - we do not insure against all potential operating risks; - other persons could have ownership rights in our advanced gas extraction techniques which could force us to cease using those techniques or pay royalties; - reliance on customers extending existing contracts or entering into new long-term contracts for coal; - reliance on major customers; - our inability to collect payments from customers if their creditworthiness declines; - coal users switching to other fuels in order to comply with various environmental standards related to coal combustion; - the effects of government regulation; - the effects of mine closing, reclamation and certain other liabilities; - the coalbeds from which we produce methane gas frequently contain water that may hamper production; - increased exposure to employee related long-term liabilities; - our participation in multi-employer pension plans may expose us to obligations beyond the obligation to our employees; - lump sum payments made to retiring salaried employees pursuant to our defined benefit pension plan; - the outcome of various asbestos litigation cases; - our ability to comply with laws or regulations requiring that we obtain surety bonds for workers' compensation and other statutory requirements; and - the anti-takeover effects of our rights plan could prevent a change of control. CONSOL Energy undertakes no obligation to update these statements unless otherwise required by applicable law. CONSOL ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (Unaudited) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS of INCOME (Dollars in thousands - except per share data) Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 2005 Sales - Outside $871,591 $730,588 Sales - Purchased Gas 35,768 31,719 Freight - Outside 37,079 30,124 Other Income 41,450 24,557 Total Revenue and Other Income 985,888 816,988 Cost of Goods Sold and Other Operating Charges (exclusive of depreciation, depletion and amortization shown below) 549,550 518,977 Purchased Gas Costs 36,181 31,931 Freight Expense 37,079 30,124 Selling, General and Administrative Expense 20,080 16,389 Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 71,816 63,379 Interest Expense 5,853 6,924 Taxes Other Than Income 72,000 59,577 Total Costs 792,559 727,301 Earnings Before Income Taxes and Minority Interest 193,329 89,687 Income Taxes 60,387 14,475 Earnings Before Minority Interest 132,942 75,212 Minority Interest (8,496) - Net Income $124,446 $75,212 Basic Earnings Per Share $1.35 $0.83 Dilutive Earnings Per Share $1.33 $0.82 Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding: Basic 92,134,693 90,943,236 Dilutive 93,336,637 92,059,791 Dividends Paid Per Share $0.14 $0.14 CONSOL ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (Unaudited) CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Dollars in thousands) Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 2005 Operating Activities: Net Income $124,446 $75,212 Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities: Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 71,816 63,379 Stock-based Compensation 2,671 440 (Gain) on the Sale of Assets (914) (1,933) Change in Minority Interest 8,496 - Amortization of Mineral Leases 1,322 2,518 Deferred Income Taxes (3,390) 708 Equity in Earnings of Affiliates (106) (1,986) Changes in Operating Assets: Accounts Receivable Securitization - (10,000) Accounts and Notes Receivable (33,621) (57,478) Inventories (17,247) (22,575) Prepaid Expenses (5,374) (7,061) Changes in Other Assets 4,647 3,851 Changes in Operating Liabilities: Accounts Payable (19,329) (4,685) Other Operating Liabilities 6,479 42,233 Changes in Other Liabilities 12,778 13,568 Other (198) (507) Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities 152,476 95,684 Investing Activities: Capital Expenditures (145,102) (56,869) Acquisition of Mon River Towing and J.A.R. Barge Lines (24,750) - Additions to Mineral Leases (3,002) (3,512) (Increase) in Restricted Cash - (15,000) Net Investment in Equity Affiliates 225 (5,807) Proceeds from Sales of Assets 37,121 2,250 Net Cash Used in Investing Activities (135,508) (78,938) Financing Activities: Payments on Miscellaneous Borrowings (151) (47) Payments on Revolver - (1,700) Tax Benefit from Stock-Based Compensation 31,220 - Dividends Paid (12,948) (12,689) Issuance of Treasury Stock 3,049 12,527 Purchases of Treasury Stock (77,103) - Stock Options Exercised 1,362 - Net Cash Used in Financing Activities (54,571) (1,909) Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents (37,603) 14,837 Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period 340,640 6,422 Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period $303,037 $21,259 CONSOL ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands - except per share data) (Unaudited) MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 2006 2005 ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and Cash Equivalents $303,037 $340,640 Accounts and Notes Receivable: Trade 312,841 276,277 Other Receivables 22,947 23,340 Inventories 159,127 140,976 Deferred Income Taxes 143,845 152,730 Prepaid Expenses 69,236 64,537 Total Current Assets 1,011,033 998,500 Property, Plant and Equipment: Property, Plant and Equipment 7,274,054 7,096,660 Less - Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 3,629,359 3,561,897 Total Property, Plant and Equipment - Net 3,644,695 3,534,763 Other Assets: Deferred Income Taxes 358,025 367,228 Investment in Affiliates 52,142 52,261 Other 130,707 134,900 Total Other Assets 540,874 554,389 TOTAL ASSETS $5,196,602 $5,087,652 CONSOL ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands - except per share data) (Unaudited) MARCH 31, DECEMBER 31, 2006 2005 LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Accounts Payable $179,364 $197,375 Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 11,567 4,629 Accrued Income Taxes 35,023 17,557 Other Accrued Liabilities 547,756 584,361 Total Current Liabilities 773,710 803,922 Long-Term Debt: Long-Term Debt 432,621 438,367 Capital Lease Obligations 37,018 - Total Long-Term Debt 469,639 438,367 Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities: Postretirement Benefits Other Than Pensions 1,595,656 1,592,907 Pneumoconiosis Benefits 407,377 411,022 Mine Closing 362,889 356,776 Workers' Compensation 136,297 134,759 Deferred Revenue 23,023 27,343 Salary Retirement 41,513 33,703 Reclamation 31,400 32,183 Other 133,772 137,870 Total Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities 2,731,927 2,726,563 Minority Interest 108,361 93,444 Total Liabilities and Minority Interest 4,083,637 4,062,296 Stockholders' Equity: Common Stock, $.01 par value; 500,000,000 Shares Authorized, 92,562,995 Issued and 91,468,338 Outstanding at March 31, 2006; 92,525,412 Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2005 926 925 Preferred Stock, 15,000,000 Shares Authorized; None Issued and Outstanding - - Capital in Excess of Par Value 906,536 884,241 Retained Earnings 363,607 252,109 Other Comprehensive Loss (87,784) (105,162) Unearned Compensation on Restricted Stock Units - (6,757) Common Stock in Treasury, at Cost - 1,094,657 Shares at March 31, 2006 and 0 Shares at December 31, 2005 (70,320) - Total Stockholders' Equity 1,112,965 1,025,356 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY $5,196,602 $5,087,652 CONSOL ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Dollars in Thousands - except per share data) Other Compre- Capital in Retained hensive Common Excess of Earnings Income Stock Par Value (Deficit) (Loss) Balance - December 31, 2005 $925 $884,241 $252,109 $(105,162) (Unaudited) Net Income - - 124,446 - Treasury Rate Lock (Net of $13 tax) - - - (20) Minority Interest in Other Comprehensive Income and Stock-based Compensation of Gas - (1,996) - (3,954) Gas Cash Flow Hedge (Net of ($13,669) tax) - - - 21,352 Comprehensive Income (Loss) - (1,996) 124,446 17,378 Issuance of Treasury Stock - (3,734) - - Purchases of Treasury Stock - - - - Stock Options Exercised 1 1,361 - - Tax Benefit from Stock-Based Compensation - 31,220 - - Amortization of Stock-Based Compensation Awards - 2,201 - - Elimination of Unearned Compensation on Restricted Stock Units - (6,757) - - Dividends ($.14 per share) - - (12,948) - Balance - March 31, 2006 $926 $906,536 $363,607 $(87,784) CONSOL ENERGY INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (Dollars in Thousands - except per share data) Unearned Compen- Total sation on Stock- Restricted Treasury holders' Stock Units Stock Equity Balance - December 31, 2005 $(6,757) $- $1,025,356 (Unaudited) Net Income - - 124,446 Treasury Rate Lock (Net of $13 tax) - - (20) Minority Interest in Other Comprehensive Income and Stock-based Compensation of Gas - - (5,950) Gas Cash Flow Hedge (Net of ($13,669) tax) - - 21,352 Comprehensive Income (Loss) - - 139,828 Issuance of Treasury Stock - 6,783 3,049 Purchases of Treasury Stock - (77,103) (77,103) Stock Options Exercised - - 1,362 Tax Benefit from Stock-Based Compensation - - 31,220 Amortization of Stock-Based Compensation Awards - - 2,201 Elimination of Unearned Compensation on Restricted Stock Units 6,757 - - Dividends ($.14 per share) - - (12,948) Balance - March 31, 2006 $- $(70,320) $1,112,965 SPECIAL INCOME STATEMENT March 2006 QTR In Millions Three Months Ended March 31, 2006 COAL Total Total Produced Other Total Gas Other TOTAL Sales $698 $23 $721 $140 $47 $908 Freight Revenue 37 - 37 - - 37 Other Income - 29 29 9 3 41 Total Revenue and Other Income 735 52 787 149 50 986 Cost of Goods Sold 427 54 481 59 47 587 Freight Expense 37 - 37 - - 37 Selling, General & Admin. 14 - 14 3 3 20 DD&A 54 5 59 9 4 72 Interest Expense - - - - 6 6 Taxes Other Than Income 44 21 65 4 3 72 Total Cost 576 80 656 75 63 794 Earnings Before Income Taxes $159 $(28) $131 $74 $(13) 192 Income Tax (60) Earnings Before Minority Interest 132 Minority Interest (8) Net Income $124 PRODUCTION REPORT COAL 1st Quarter 1st Quarter (Millions of Tons) 2006 Actual 2005 Actual Northern Appalachia 14.2 14.8 Central Appalachia 3.7 3.1 Other Areas 0.3 0.3 Total 18.2 18.2 CONSOL Energy Inc. Financial and Operating Statistics Quarter Ended March 31, 2006 2005 AS REPORTED FINANCIALS: Revenue ($ MM) $985.888 $816.988 EBIT ($MM) $187.090 $95.866 EBITDA ($ MM) $258.906 $159.245 Net Income / (Loss) ($ MM) $124.446 $75.212 EPS(diluted) $1.33 $0.82 Average shares outstanding - Dilutive 93,336,637 92,059,791 CAPEX ($ MM) $169.852 $56.869 COAL OPERATIONAL: # Mining Complexes (end of period) 22 21 # Complexes Producing (end of period) 17 17 Sales (MM tons)-Produced only 17.755 17.400 Average sales price * ($/ton) $39.80 $35.09 Production income ($/ton) $8.59 $6.53 Production (MM tons)-Produced only 18.222 18.197 Produced Tons Ending inventory (MM tons)** 2.092 2.280 * note: average sales price of tons produced ** note: includes equity companies DATASOURCE: CONSOL Energy Inc. CONTACT: Thomas F. Hoffman of CONSOL Energy Inc., +1-412-831-4060 Web site: http://www.consolenergy.com/ http://www.cnxgas.com/

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