NATURAL RESOURCE PARTNERS LP

NRP
About the company

Natural Resource Partners L.P., together with its subsidiaries, owns, manages, and leases a portfolio of mineral properties in the United States. It operates in two segments, Mineral Rights and Soda Ash. It owns interests in coal, soda ash, trona, and other natural resources. The company's coal reserves are primarily located in the Appalachia Basin, the Illinois Basin, and the Northern Powder River Basin in the United States; industrial minerals and aggregates properties located in the United States; and oil and gas properties located in Louisiana.

Country: United StatesPrice: $109.71Market Cap: $1.5B

Investment snapshot

44%positive consensus
Scored 36d ago

Positive

7

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

7 / 1

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$127.49

+16.2% vs price

Models with upside

6 / 16

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

All 11 investors pass NRP's debt & leverage

Key risk

Split decision: 7 NEUTRAL · 4 BUY · 3 PASS · 1 FAIL

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.
Scored from 10-K36d ago
MetricO'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

Lynch

GARP

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Ackman

Activist Value

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Piotroski

F-Score

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Graham

Defensive Value

VerdictNEUTRALBUYPASSBUYBUYNEUTRALFAILNEUTRALNEUTRALNEUTRALBUYNEUTRALNEUTRALPASSNot rankedPASS
Score
Analysis
Intrinsic ValueN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/A+45.9%+19.4%-17.4%+78.2%N/AN/AN/A-2.4%-26.9%+45.3%-5.1%+36.3%N/A+13.9%-5.2%
Data As Of10-K (2026-08-25)10-K (2026-08-25)10-K (2026-08-25)10-K (2026-08-25)10-K (2026-08-25)10-K (2026-08-24)10-K (2026-08-24)10-K (2026-08-23)10-K (2026-08-23)10-K (2026-08-23)10-K (2026-08-23)10-K (2026-08-23)10-K (2026-08-23)10-K (2026-08-23)10-K (2026-08-23)10-K (2026-08-23)

Where It Passes

  • Debt & Leverage100% pass✓ 14▾

    All 11 investors pass NRP's debt & leverage

    Total Debt / Equity0.05
    ✓Lynch< 0.33
    Cash - Long-term Debt$11.3M
    ✓LynchPositive preferred
    Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.05, IC: 18.0x
    ✓BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
    Debt Levels0.05
    ✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5
    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.05x
    ✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓Dreman< 0.8
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities1.85x
    ✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)✓Dreman> 1.5
    Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=18.0x, D/EBITDA=0.2x
    ✓MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
    Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0.05
    ✓Ackman<= 1.0
    LT Debt / Total Assets Change16.54% -> 2.52%
    ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
    LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $18.9M vs NCA $27.9M
    ✓GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
  • Verdicts88% pass✓ 7✗ 1▾

    Split decision: 7 NEUTRAL · 4 BUY · 3 PASS · 1 FAIL

    Overall verdict
    •OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✓LynchBUY (6/7)✓BuffettPASS (4/9)✓PabraiBUY (3/3)✓AkreBUY (5/6)•SchlossNEUTRAL (4/7)✗NeffFAIL (3/6)•SleepNEUTRAL (4/6)•TempletonNEUTRAL (5/8)•MarksNEUTRAL (5/5)✓MungerBUY (3/4)•AckmanNEUTRAL (6/9)•DremanNEUTRAL (7/11)✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 5)•GreenblattNot ranked✓GrahamPASS (4/9)
  • Efficiency63% pass✓ 7✗ 4▾

    5 of 8 pass — Piotroski, Greenblatt and Graham object

    ROIC (3-5 yr avg)27.4%
    ✓Buffett> 10%
    ROIC - WACC+17.4%
    ✓BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
    ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=33.7%; FY2024: ROIC=22.7%; FY2025: ROIC=17.1%
    ✓AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
    Reinvestment Rate x ROIC17.1% (RR=100% x ROIC=17.1%)
    ✓AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
    ROIC (5-year)5/5 years above 12% (latest 17.1%)
    ✓SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
    Return on Invested Capital17.1%
    ✓Munger> 15%
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities1.85
    ✓Dreman> 1.5
    Current Ratio Change YoY2.00 -> 1.85
    ✗PiotroskiIncreased YoY
    Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.30x -> 0.28x
    ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
    EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)
    ✗Greenblatt> 25%
    Current Ratio1.85
    ✗Graham>= 2.0
  • Cash Flow60% pass✓ 8✗ 4▾

    6 of 10 pass — Oshaughnessy, Lynch, Buffett +1 more object

    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+11.41%; #533/4487 (top 11.9%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    FCF Positive and Growing$165.9M
    ✗LynchPositive and growing
    Free Cash Flow Proxy$151.3M
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    P/E or FCF YieldP/E=10.9x, FCF Yield=11.4%
    ✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$165.9M
    ✓Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
    Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency24/24 years positive
    ✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
    FCF Positive17/17 years FCF positive
    ✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
    (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap11.5%
    ✓Ackman>= 4%
    Price / FCF per Share8.7x
    ✓Ackman<= 25
    Price / (CFO / Shares)8.7x
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    Operating Cash Flow$165.9M
    ✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=22.16%, ROA=18.22%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
  • Valuation models55% pass✓ 6✗ 5▾

    Models split on NRP at $109.71 — fair values range $86.43–$503.96

    Lynch fair value$202.79
    ✓Lynch+45.9% margin vs $109.71
    Buffett fair value$136.11
    ✓Buffett+19.4% margin vs $109.71
    Pabrai fair value$93.43
    ✗Pabrai-17.4% margin vs $109.71
    Akre fair value$503.96
    ✓Akre+78.2% margin vs $109.71
    Templeton fair value$107.16
    ✗Templeton-2.4% margin vs $109.71
    Marks fair value$86.43
    ✗Marks-26.9% margin vs $109.71
    Munger fair value$200.63
    ✓Munger+45.3% margin vs $109.71
    Ackman fair value$104.38
    ✗Ackman-5.1% margin vs $109.71
    Dreman fair value$172.35
    ✓Dreman+36.3% margin vs $109.71
    Greenblatt fair value$127.49
    ✓Greenblatt+13.9% margin vs $109.71
    Graham fair value$104.29
    ✗Graham-5.2% margin vs $109.71

Where It Falls Short

  • Profitability40% pass✓ 16✗ 15▾

    9 of 15 flag NRP's profitability — Oshaughnessy, Buffett, Neff +6 more

    Net income / market capitalization+9.38%; #651/6251 (top 10.4%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)0.54
    ✓Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR20.2%
    ✓Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    ROE21.6%
    ✓Lynch> 15%
    Net Income Positive (10+ years)22/25 years positive
    ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
    ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)41.2%
    ✓Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
    Operating Margin (10-yr trend)69.6% (latest)
    ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
    Free Cash Flow Proxy$151.3M
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)12.42
    ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
    Retained Earnings Effectiveness
    ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
    Margin of SafetyP/E=10.9x, P/B=2.3x
    ✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
    Return on Equity35.8% (3-yr avg)
    ✓AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
    Positive Diluted-EPS Years8/10 years positive
    ✓Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR20.2% over 4 years
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 88.4% -> 88.5%, operating margin 105.0% -> 69.6%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-Year EPS CAGR20.2% CAGR over 4 years
    ✓Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Operating Margin Trend105.0% (2023) -> 69.6% (2025)
    ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
    Discount to Intrinsic Value36.3% (IV=$172.35 vs Price=$109.71)
    ✓Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Positive Net Income Frequency22/25 years positive
    ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    Operating Income / Revenue69.6%
    ✓Ackman>= 15%
    Net Income / Shareholders Equity21.6%
    ✓Ackman>= 15%
    Pre-Tax Income / Revenue
    ✗Dreman>= 8%
    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity21.6%
    ✓Dreman> 12%
    Net Income / Total Assets18.22%
    ✓PiotroskiROA > 0
    ROA Change YoY23.76% -> 18.22% (delta: -5.54%)
    ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=22.16%, ROA=18.22%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Gross Margin Change YoY87.9% -> 88.5%
    ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
    EBIT / Enterprise Value9.9%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=9.9%, ROC=None
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Positive EPS (10 years)12/25 years positive
    ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
  • Valuation42% pass✓ 13✗ 13▾

    7 of 12 flag NRP's valuation — Oshaughnessy, Schloss, Neff +4 more

    Revenue / market capitalization+0.1426; #3959/5203 (top 76.1%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Net income / market capitalization+9.38%; #651/6251 (top 10.4%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+11.41%; #533/4487 (top 11.9%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-9.33%; #3855/6203 (top 62.1%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)0.54
    ✓Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    P/E or FCF YieldP/E=10.9x, FCF Yield=11.4%
    ✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    Price / Book Value per Share2.28x
    ✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)✗Templeton< 1.5x✗Dreman< 1.2x
    Price / Tangible Book Value per Share2.32x
    ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
    Book Value per Share Change+188.6%
    ✓SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
    Price / Diluted EPS10.9x
    ✓NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
    (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
    ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
    Price / EPS10.9x
    ✓Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)✓Dreman< 12x
    Price vs. Trailing Low115% of trailing low ($95.51)
    ✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
    P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/E=10.9x, P/B=2.3x
    ✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
    Discount to Intrinsic Value36.3% (IV=$172.35 vs Price=$109.71)
    ✓Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Valuation ReasonablenessP/E=10.9x, OE Yield=10.5%
    ✓MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
    Price / FCF per Share8.7x
    ✓Ackman<= 25
    Price / (CFO / Shares)8.7x
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    EBIT / Enterprise Value9.9%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=9.9%, ROC=None
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Price / 3-yr avg EPS9.5x
    ✓Graham<= 15x
    Price-to-Book Ratio2.3x
    ✗Graham<= 1.5x
    P/E x P/B21.80
    ✓Graham<= 22.5
  • Growth50% pass✓ 8✗ 5▾

    4 of 8 pass — Neff, Sleep, Ackman +1 more object

    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)0.54
    ✓Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR20.2%
    ✓Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)
    ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR20.2% over 4 years
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 88.4% -> 88.5%, operating margin 105.0% -> 69.6%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-year Revenue CAGR8.2%
    ✓SleepCAGR > 7%
    5-Year EPS CAGR20.2% CAGR over 4 years
    ✓Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Positive Net Income Frequency22/25 years positive
    ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    3yr Median Revenue Growth-10.8%
    ✗Ackman>= 5%
    Positive EPS Growth Frequency2/5 years with positive EPS growth
    ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
    EPS Growth Direction$0.50 (2011) -> $10.04 (2025)
    ✓DremanPositive over recent years
    EPS CAGR23.9% CAGR over 14 years
    ✓Dreman> 5% annualized
    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth

Business & financials

Company Profile

Industry: Coal
SIC Sector: Coal Mining
Size: Small Cap($1.5B)
Revenue: $207.3M-10.8% YoY
Net Income: $136.4M-25.7% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin69.6%
Return on Equity21.6%
Debt / Equity0.05
Current Ratio1.85
EPS (Diluted)$10.04−11.5% 1y
Shares Retired−0.7% / −4.0% 2y

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Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2025

Issued 0.7% of shares last year, 4.0% issued over two.

Buybacks
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Dividends
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What drove EPS

A buyback raises earnings per share without the company earning more. This splits each year's change into the two.

FY22
178.4% = 146.5% + 12.9%
FY23
−2.3% = 3.7% + −5.8%
FY24
−13.2% = −34.0% + 31.6%
FY25
−11.5% = −25.7% + 19.1%
Earnings Fewer shares More shares

The two parts do not sum exactly to the total — the difference is the cross-term, plus preferred capital where the company has any. It is left visible rather than distributed into the other two.

Share count is the denominator the filer used for diluted EPS, recovered as net income ÷ EPS — not the balance-sheet count, which is a point-in-time figure and would put the timing difference into this split. Years with a loss are omitted: a smaller share count makes a loss per share larger, so the decomposition inverts.

Company Financials

Annual data (10-K) · Last 5 years

MetricFY 2025FY 2024FY 2023FY 2022FY 2021
Market Cap$1.5B$1.3Best.$1.1Best.$553.3Mest.$354.8Mest.
Revenue$207.3M↓11%$232.4M↓17%$278.7M↓9%$307.0M↑42%$216.1M
Operating Income$144.4M↓28%$199.2M↓32%$292.5M↓4%$305.2M↑107%$147.8M
Net Income$136.4M↓26%$183.6M↓34%$278.4M↑4%$268.5M↑147%$108.9M
EPS (Diluted)$10.04↓12%$11.35↓13%$13.08↓2%$13.39↑178%$4.81
Gross Margin88.5%↑1%87.9%↓1%88.4%88.6%↑1%87.5%
Operating Margin69.6%↓19%85.7%↓18%105.0%↑6%99.4%↑45%68.4%
ROE21.6%↓35%33.3%↓36%52.4%↓7%56.2%↑32%42.5%
Total Debt$33.1M↓77%$142.1M↓8%$155.1M↓8%$168.3M↓61%$433.5M
Shareholders' Equity$632.5M↑15%$551.1M↑4%$531.1M↑11%$477.5M↑86%$256.0M
Current Ratio1.85↓8%2.00↑81%1.11↓20%1.39↓45%2.53
Debt / Equity0.05↓80%0.26↓12%0.29↓17%0.35↓79%1.69
Operating Cash Flow$165.9M↓33%$248.5M↓20%$311.0M↑17%$266.8M↑119%$121.8M
Free Cash Flow$165.9M↓33%$248.5M↓20%$311.0M↑17%$266.7M↑119%$121.8M

Score history

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NRP vs Peers — Financial Grading

Revenue$207.3MBottom 25%
Net Income$136.4MTop 25%
ROE21.6%Top 25%
D/E0.05Median
Op. Margin69.6%Top 25%
Curr. Ratio1.85Bottom 25%
CompanyMarket CapPriceRevenueNet IncomeROED/EOp. MarginCurr. RatioGrahamBuffettLynchGreenblattPiotroskiDreman
WARRIOR MET COAL, INC.HCC$4.8B$91.75$1.3B$57.0M2.7%0.073.5%3.193/94/93/70/3F-Score 43/11
Core Natural Resources, Inc.CNR$4.4B$86.50$4.2B$153.2M-4.2%0.11-4.4%1.603/93/92/70/3F-Score 34/11
ALLIANCE RESOURCE PARTNERS LPARLP$3.1B$24.38$2.2B$311.2M16.9%0.2417.6%2.104/96/95/71/3F-Score 48/11
PEABODY ENERGY CORPBTU$3.0B$24.37$3.9B$42.5M-1.2%0.10-2.1%1.853/93/91/70/3F-Score 44/11
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, Inc.AMR$2.1B$166.00$2.1B$61.7M-4.0%0.01-2.9%4.476/94/92/70/3F-Score 43/11
Ramaco Resources, Inc.METC$372.5M$8.38$536.6M$51.4M-10.6%0.02-10.4%5.463/92/92/70/3F-Score 32/11
NACCO INDUSTRIES INCNC$285.1M$37.78$277.2M$17.6M4.1%0.207.9%3.095/91/94/70/3F-Score 64/11
American Resources CorpAREC$195.8M$1.83$0.00$55.4M58.4%0.01—2.192/90/93/70/3F-Score 34/11