Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis
Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Cautionary
Statement
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our Unaudited
Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes thereto contained in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report. The information contained
in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is not a complete description of our business or the risks associated with an investment in our
common stock. We urge you to carefully review and consider the various disclosures made by us in this Quarterly Report and in our other
reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2024 filed on March 31, 2025, and the related audited financial statements and notes included therein.
Certain
statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section
27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking
statements are projections in respect of future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking
statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “intend,” “expect,”
“plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,”
or “continue” or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause our or our industry’s actual results, levels of activity
or performance to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking
statements. These risks and uncertainties include: general economic and financial market conditions; our ability to obtain additional
financing as necessary; our ability to continue operating as a going concern; any adverse occurrence with respect to our business: other
factors beyond our control; and the other risks described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K
filed with the SEC on March 31, 2025.
Although
we believe that the expectations and assumptions reflected in the forward-looking statements we make are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, levels of activity or performance. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent
to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed by any forward-looking
statements. As a result, readers should not place undue reliance on any of the forward-looking statements we make in this report. Forward-looking
statements speak only as of the date on which they are made. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or update
publicly any forward-looking statements for any reason.
Company
Overview
Range
is a public company dedicated to improving the health and wellness of people and the planet through a novel and innovative approach to
impact investing. We are focused on developing long-term solutions to environmental, social, and health challenges, with a particular
focus on acquiring, reclaiming and repurposing mine sites and other undervalued land in economically disadvantaged communities throughout
Appalachia. We seek to take an opportunistic approach to impact investing by leveraging our competitive advantages and looking at solving
old problems in new ways. We seek to thoughtfully allocate our capital into strategic opportunities that are expected to make a positive
impact on the people-planet ecosystem and generate strong investment returns for our shareholders.
Our
corporate headquarters is located in Cleveland, Ohio, with an additional office in Fola, West Virginia. As of November 14, 2025, we
employed 10 full-time employees. In addition, we have, from time to time, engaged various consultants and professional service firms
to provide us with flexible and experienced resources to advance our corporate objectives in order to maintain a cost-effective
overhead structure. We strive to instill a corporate culture of honesty, integrity and respect while advancing our mission of doing
well by doing good.
Impact
Investing Strategy
Our
impact investing strategy aims to improve the health and wellness of people and the planet, while also generating long-term sustainable
financial returns for our shareholders. We believe that doing well and doing good are not mutually exclusive, and that an impact investing
strategy can balance the environmental, social and economic needs of people and the planet while also generating attractive risk-adjusted
financial returns for shareholders.
By actively directing investment capital in a manner intended to create positive environmental, social and economic outcomes, we
believe that our impact investing strategy can contribute to an improved people-planet ecosystem and a healthier and happier way of
life.
We
have a particular interest in providing environmental and social solutions in economically-disadvantaged regions of the United States.
Initially, the Company is targeting the Appalachian region, which is home to communities with some of the most disadvantaged income,
education and employment demographics in the United States. Our ambitious strategy is to acquire large mine sites burdened by substantial
legacy reclamation obligations and use our team and resources to perform the requisite reclamation activities and obtain full bond release,
thereby unlocking the underlying value of the land and creating a critical catalyst for sustainable, long-term economic development in
the disadvantaged coal communities of Appalachia.
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Operating
Business Segments
Our
two operating business segments are Range Land and Range Services.
Range
Land
Range Land is focused on acquiring
former mine lands with the goal of reclaiming and repurposing the sites for non-fossil fuel uses, including commercial, industrial, residential
and recreational developments, with a particular focus on renewable energy facilities, innovative agricultural installations, and projects
focused on improving the quality and condition of the air, land and waterways.
According
to industry estimates, Appalachia contains approximately one million acres of abandoned, idled and non-performing mine sites that
are burdened with significant land reclamation and water restoration obligations. Many of these troubled mine sites are subject to
mining permits and associated reclamation bonds which prevent the land from being repurposed for non-mining uses until the land has
been reclaimed and the permits and bonds have been released by the applicable state’s environmental protection department.
Water quality is a particularly challenging issue since a permit can only be released if the site has at least 12 consecutive
months of compliant water samples without active chemical treatment, which heightens the need for water restoration solutions to
help transition former mine land to economically viable non-mining uses.
The
Company has assembled the internal resources and capabilities to reclaim land, restore waterways, install innovative water treatment
solutions, and secure mine sites to protect the significant historical investment in infrastructure. In addition, the Company has expertise
in the permit and bond release process, which is critical to unlocking the underlying value of former mine land for non-fossil fuel uses.
Range Land is actively reviewing several mine sites throughout Appalachia to acquire, reclaim and repurpose.
In
September 2023, the Company acquired over 1,700
acres of surface interest at an idled mine complex in West Virginia. We are engaged in active discussions with the holder of the permits
and bonds associated with the acquired land in order that the acquired surface acreage can be repurposed for alternative non-fossil fuel
uses. We also are in concurrent active discussions with two experienced and well-capitalized solar developers to convert the former
mine land into a large solar energy facility on a majority of the acquired surface acreage, as well as additional acreage for commercial,
industrial, recreational and residential development pursuant to which the solar developer would pay a negotiated amount on a per acre
basis.
On
March 31, 2025, the Company acquired 120,154 acres of fee, surface and mineral interests at the Fola mine complex (“Fola
Mine”) located in Clay and Nicholas Counties, West Virginia pursuant to which the Company acquired 15 mining permits with an
estimated reclamation obligation of $29,282,126. The Company also assumed an obligation to manage an additional 21 mining permits
with an estimated reclamation obligation of $13,796,945. As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded AROs of $43,079,071 related to the Fola
Acquisition and capitalized an equal amount onto the fair value of the acquired land. The Company also assumed two
coal royalty contracts and one 25-year lease with a multi-national corporation for the development of a large-scale solar
project located on more than 1,500 acres at the Fola Mine.
In
June 2025, the Company acquired an additional two mining permits at the Fola Mine and assumed an associated coal mining lease (“Winoc
Acquisition”). As part of the Winoc Acquisition, the Company recognized an asset retirement obligation of $10,399,477 and derecognized
a reclamation bond obligation of $5,184,920.
Range
Services
Range
Services is our operating business segment that provides environmental and operational support services to help reclaim and repurpose
former mine land into next-generation uses. All of the Company’s reclamation, water treatment and security employees, equipment
and trucks, and technological innovations are classified within the Range Services business segment. Range Services is dedicated to reclaiming
and repurposing land owned by the Company and does not currently provide any reclamation, water treatment or security services to third-parties.
Reclamation
support services on mine sites includes grading, recontouring, revegetation, erosion control, and other activities necessary to meet
federal and state post-mining land use requirements. Water treatment services include the operation and maintenance of passive and active
treatment systems designed to manage and treat mine-impacted water, including acid mine drainage, in compliance with applicable environmental
permits. Range Services is also responsible for collecting water samples, coordinating testing with certified laboratories, and treating
water with chemicals and other more innovative solutions, such as the Company’s proprietary biochar water filtration products and
system currently in development. Range Services also provides physical site security, access control, and risk mitigation activities
to ensure the safety, compliance, and regulatory protection of the Company’s land assets.
Competition
The
Company is focused on a large and growing marketplace for impact investing initiatives, and therefore, faces competition
from a variety of operating businesses and investment funds who are developing similar business plans and operating strategies to satisfy
the increasing demands of these types of investments in the marketplace. In many cases, these competitors are larger and better capitalized
operating businesses and investment funds.
The
Company competes on the basis of a number of factors, including our geographic focus on Appalachia, access to mission-driven energy-transition
capital, access to impact investing opportunities, strategic relationships with reclamation bond insurance companies, recruitment and
retention of key personnel, market share with key customers, and supply relationships with critical vendors. Our ability to continue
to compete effectively in our businesses will depend upon our ability to attract new employees and retain and motivate our existing employees.
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Inflation
The Company has not incurred substantial costs increases driven by inflation.
Results
of Operations
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024
The
Company’s revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $778,767 and its gross loss was $191,728. The Company’s
revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2024 was $2,171,655 and its gross loss was $392,928. The significant decrease in revenue
is primarily a result of management’s decision to exit its coal mining business in 2024.
For
the three months ended September 30, 2025, general and administrative expenses were $378,825, compared to $473,942 for the three
months ended September 30, 2024 (a decrease of $95,117). General and administrative expenses generally include corporate overhead,
salaries and other compensation costs, financial and administrative contracted services, legal and audit fees, other professional
and consulting fees, insurance, marketing, and travel expenses. The largest decrease in general and administrative expenses for the
three months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024, was attributable to decreases in
professional and legal fees of $45,073, labor and benefit costs of $14,051, and insurance costs of $7,538.
For
the three months ended September 30, 2025, the Company incurred net other expense in the amount of $62,828 compared to $3,873,498 for
the three months ended September 30, 2024 (a decrease of $3,810,670). This decrease in net other expense was attributable to the loss
on sale of assets, including those related to Collins Building in 2024 of $3,751,680 and lower interest expense of $117,159.
Net
loss for the three months ended September 30, 2025 was $633,381 compared to a net loss of $4,920,338 for the three months ended September
30, 2024 (an improvement of $4,286,957).
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2025 and September 30, 2024
The
Company’s revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $2,865,950 and its gross profit was $320,445. The Company’s
revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $8,431,286 and its gross loss was $523,003. The significant decrease in revenue
is primarily a result of management’s decision to exit its coal mining business in 2024.
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2025, general and administrative expenses were $1,562,743, compared to $2,115,542 incurred for
the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (a decrease of $552,799). General and administrative expenses generally include corporate
overhead, salaries and other compensation costs, financial and administrative contracted services, legal and audit fees, other
professional and consulting fees, insurance, marketing, and travel expenses. The largest decrease in general and administrative
expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024, was attributable to
decreases in labor and benefit costs of $155,131, professional and legal fees of $119,060, and insurance costs of
$160,559.
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company generated net other income in the amount of $4,910,363 compared net other
expense of $4,195,826 recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 (an increase of $9,106,189). During the nine months
ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized a gain on bargain purchase of $5,602,484, other income of $83,627 and a gain on
sale of assets of $1,085 offset by a $560,402 deficiency claim on surrendered equipment and $216,431 of interest expense. During the nine
months ended September 30, 2024 the Company had a loss on sale of fixed assets of $3,751,680 and interest expense of $496,322 offset
by $52,176 of other income.
Net
income for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 was $3,668,065 compared to a net loss of $7,359,859 for the nine months ended September
30, 2024 (an improvement of $11,027,924).
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of September 30, 2025, the Company had total current assets of $800,842, comprised of: (i) cash of $285,388; (ii) accounts
receivable of $447,162; (iii) prepaid expenses of $52,897; and (iv) deposits of $15,395. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had
total current liabilities of $2,694,495, comprised of: (i) accounts payable of $499,211; (ii) current portion of bank debt of $300,000; and
(iii) accrued payables related to prior equipment debt of $1,895,284. As a result, as of September 30, 2025, the Company had
negative working capital of $1,893,653. As of December 31, 2024, the Company had positive working capital of $749,437.
As
of September 30, 2025, the Company had long-term assets of $56,754,250, comprised of: (i) land, including asset retirement cost, of $56,618,965,
and (ii) net equipment assets of $135,285. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had long-term liabilities of $49,039,147, comprised
of (i) asset retirement obligations of $47,539,147 and (ii) long-term debt, net of current portion of $1,500,000. As of December 31,
2024, the Company had long-term assets of $1,899,669, comprised of (i) land of $1,008,897 and (ii) net equipment assets of $890,772.
As of December 31, 2024, the Company had long-term liabilities of $1,814,701, comprised of long-term debt, net of current portion.
Sources
of Capital
Based
on the Company’s current corporate strategy, we expect our general operating expenses to be partially offset by royalty
revenue generated from the mining activities of third-party contract miners on our land. Based on the Company’s current cash
balance of $285,388 and absence of a revolving credit line, the Company does not expect to have sufficient funds to operate its
business over the next 12 months without raising additional capital.
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Our
estimated total net cash flow for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2026 could decrease if we encounter unanticipated lower revenues
and higher expenses in connection with operating our business as presently planned. In addition, our estimates of the amount of cash
necessary to fund our business may prove to be too low, and we could spend our available financial resources much faster than we currently
expect. If we cannot raise the capital necessary to continue to develop our business, we will be forced to delay, scale back or eliminate
some or all of our proposed operations. If any of these were to occur, there is a substantial risk that our business would fail.
Until
such time as the Company is cash flow positive, we expect to continue funding our operations, at least in part, through equity and debt
financings. However, sources of additional funds may not be available when needed, on acceptable terms, or at all. If we issue equity
or convertible debt securities to raise additional funds or to fund, in whole or in part, acquisitions in furtherance of our business
strategy, our existing stockholders may experience substantial dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights, preferences
and privileges senior to those of our existing stockholders. If we incur additional debt, we would incur additional interest expenses,
and assuming those loans would be available, it would increase our liabilities and future cash commitments. Moreover, regardless of the
manner in which we seek to raise capital, we may incur substantial costs in those pursuits, including investment banking fees, legal
fees and other related costs.
Net
Cash Provided By (Used In) Operating Activities
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net cash generated by operating activities was $19,111, comprised of: (i) net income of $3,668,065;
(ii) non-cash depreciation of $150,381; (iii) non-cash accretion expense of $1,243,945; (iv) add-back of the non-cash bargain purchase
gain of $5,602,484; (v) a gain on asset disposals of $1,085; (vi) non-cash vested stock option expense of $168,980; (vii) deficiency
claims on returned equipment of $560,402; (viii) a decrease in current assets of $81,823; and (ix) a decrease in current liabilities
of $87,270. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash used in operating activities was $1,859,370, comprised of: (i) net
loss of $7,359,859; (ii) non-cash depreciation of $1,594,152; (iii) non-cash vested stock option expense of $60,970; (iv) net loss on
sale of equipment and disposition of business of $3,751,580 (iv) an increase in current assets of $2,697,231; and (v) a decrease in current
liabilities of $2,603,444.
Net
Cash Provided By (Used In) Investing Activities
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net cash used in investing activities was $328,866, comprised of $525,000 of proceeds from
the sale of equipment, partially offset by $100,000 for equipment purchases and cash paid for asset retirement obligations of $753,866.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash provided by investing activities was $430,100, comprised of $270,100 proceeds
from sales of assets and disposition of business, and $160,000 of insurance proceeds from a casualty loss.
Net
Cash Provieded by (Used In) Financing Activities
For
the nine months ended September 30, 2025, net cash provided by financing activities was $427,857, comprised of $1,150,000 from the
sale of common stock, offset by debt repayments of $722,143. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, net cash used in
financing activities was $502,944, comprised of $1,000,000 from the sale of common stock offset by debt repayments of $1,502,944.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
We
have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial
condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources
that would be material to stockholders.
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Critical
Accounting Policies
Our
financial statements and accompanying notes included in this report have been prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted
accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) applied on a consistent basis. The preparation of financial statements in conformity
with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses
during the reporting periods.
We
regularly evaluate the accounting policies and estimates that we use to prepare our financial statements. In general, management’s
estimates are based on historical experience, on information from third party professionals, and on various other assumptions that are
believed to be reasonable under the facts and circumstances. Actual results could differ from the estimates made by management.
We
believe the following critical accounting policies require us to make significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of our consolidated
financial statements included in this report:
Use
of Estimates and Assumptions
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management
to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period. The more significant
estimates and assumption by management include, among others, assumptions used in valuing assets acquired in business acquisitions, reserves
for accounts receivable, assumptions used in valuing equity instruments issued for services, the valuation allowance for deferred tax
assets, accruals for potential liabilities, and assumptions used in the determination of the Company’s liquidity. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.
Business
Combinations
Business
combinations are accounted for using the purchase method of accounting under ASC 805, “Business Combinations.” This method
requires the Company to record assets and liabilities of the businesses acquired at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition
date. Any excess of the cost of the acquisition over the fair value of the net assets acquired is recorded as goodwill. Determining the
fair value requires management to make estimates and assumptions including discount rates, rates of return on assets, and long-term sales
growth rates.
On March 31, 2025, the Company acquired 120,154 acres
of fee, surface and mineral interests at the Fola mine complex (“Fola Mine”) located in West Virginia. As part of the Fola
Acquisition, the Company acquired 15 mining permits at the Fola Mine with an estimated reclamation obligation of $29,282,126 and assumed
an obligation to manage an additional 21 mining permits at the Fola Mine with a reclamation bond amount of $13,796,945. As a result, on
March 31, 2025, the Company recorded AROs of $43,079,071 related to the Fola Acquisition, and capitalized an equal amount onto the fair
value of the acquired land on that same date. The Company also assumed two coal royalty contracts and one 25-year solar lease for the
development of a large-scale solar project located on more than 1,500 acres at the Fola Mine.
The fair value of the land acquired by the Company in connection with the Fola Acquisition was $8,561,000, and the
Company agreed to credit an outstanding receivable of $2,958,516 due from one of the sellers to the Company, as consideration provided
in lieu of cash. Because the fair value of the land acquired exceeded the amount of the accounts receivable credited in connection with
the Fola Acquisition, the Company recognized a bargain purchase gain of $5,602,484 during the three months ended March 31, 2025.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue under ASC 606, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”. The core principle of the revenue standard
is that a company should recognize revenue by analyzing the following five steps: (1) identify the contract with the customer; (2) identify
the performance obligations in the contract; (3) determine the transaction price; (4) allocate the transaction price to the performance
obligations; and (5) recognize revenue when, or as, each performance obligation is satisfied. The Company primarily invoices customers
and recognizes revenue on a periodic basis for equipment and labor hours provided to a customer on a particular job based on an agreed-upon
hourly rate sheet or a fixed amount for a project. The Company also invoices customers and recognizes revenue for equipment mobilization
fees and materials and supplies required to complete a project. The Company invoices for the sales of chemicals and recognizes revenue
when the products are delivered to the customer’s designated site. Costs for equipment, labor and chemicals are generally expensed
as incurred since the projects are generally short-term and not subject to a contract. The Company also invoices customers for the provision
of environmental security services on an agreed-upon hourly rate for each project. All revenue is recognized at a point in time.
The
Company recognizes revenue from contracts for financial reporting purposes over time. Progress toward completion of the Company’s
contracts is measured by the percentage of cost incurred to date compared to estimated total costs for each contract. This method is
used because management considers total cost to be the best available measure of progress on contracts. Because of inherent uncertainties
in estimating costs, it is at least reasonably possible that the estimates used will change significantly within the near term.
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Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company periodically issues stock options and restricted stock awards to employees and non-employees in non-capital raising transactions
for services and for financing costs. The Company accounts for such grants issued and vesting based on ASC 718, “Compensation -
Stock Compensation” whereby the value of the award is measured on the date of grant and recognized for employees as compensation
expense on the straight-line basis over the vesting period. Recognition of compensation expense for non-employees is in the same period
and manner as if the Company had paid cash for the services.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
Please
refer to Footnote 1 of the accompanying financial statements for management’s discussion of recent accounting pronouncements.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Not
Applicable.
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