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Company Information

Company at a Glance

Industry:
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Fiscal Year-End:
Jun 10

Company Overview

WHC is an independent coal group that mines and sells metallurgical and high-grade thermal coals to global steel, power-generation and metallurgical industries. The company comprises a number of privately owned companies developing and operating coal projects in the Gunnedah region of NSW. WHC operates three open-cut mines; Canyon, Tarrawonga, and Werris Creek. In FY08, WHC was granted development approval for the Narrabri and Rocglen projects.

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Market Statistics

Market Cap ($M):
2,226.9
Equiv. Shares (M):
407.2
% All Ords:
0.07
12Mth Range ($):
1.30 - 5.54
Turnover ($M pa):
658.0
Index:
S&P/ASX 500
Sector:
Energy
Industry Group:
Energy
Industry:
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Sub Industry:
Coal & Consumable Fuels

Last 5 Market Sensitive Announcements

Date
Announcment
28-Jan-10 09:04
Quarterly Report to 31 December 2009
23-Dec-09 09:38
AIO: Signing of long term coal haulage contract
24-Nov-09 10:40
Completion of Narrabri Sale to Korean Consortium
30-Oct-09 09:30
Whitehaven Coal Debt Refinancing
27-Oct-09 09:25
WHC September 2009 Quarterly Report

Calendar Of Events

Date
Event
30-Sep-09
Dividend Date Payable for Final Year Result (6.0c 100% franked)
18-Sep-09
Dividend Record Date for Final Year Result (6.0c 100% franked)
14-Sep-09
Dividend Ex-Dividend Date for Final Year Result (6.0c 100% franked)
25-Aug-09
Reporting Date for Final Year Result
31-Mar-09
Dividend Date Payable for Half Yearly Result (2.5c 100% franked)

Directors

Name
Position
J Conde
Director
N Chatfield
Director
A Haggarty
Director
A Krueger
Director
Mr A Plummer
Director
Mr A Davies
Executive Director

Management

Name
Position
T Haggarty
Managing Director

Substantial Shareholders

Name
% Holding
Whitehaven Coal
45.4
FRC Whitehaven Holdings BV
40.8
A Haggarty
7.4
RANAMOK Pty Ltd
7.3

Consensus Recommendation Summary


0
0
4
1
3
Sell Under Perf. Hold Out Perf. Buy

Number of Brokers in Recommendation Summary: 8

Consensus Earnings

FY10 FY11
Consensus EPS1 (c) 14.4 22.9
EPS Growth (%)   59.2
P/E Ratio (x) 32.0 20.1
P/E Rel. All Ords (x) 2.18 1.65
P/E Rel. Sector (x) 1.01 1.10
Number of Brokers in Earnings Survey: 7 7

1. Consensus EPS is generally "reported EPS" but will vary as to whether it is on a pre or post preference earnings basis. This number is not always on the same basis as the Aegis EPS.

Historical Forecast Earnings And Recommendations

Consensus Recommendations

Consensus information provided by Reuters.

Consensus EPS Forecasts 1

1. Consensus EPS is generally "reported EPS" but will vary as to whether it is on a pre or post preference earnings basis. This number is not always on the same basis as the Aegis EPS.

Peer Recommendation Comparison

  P/E (x) EPS Chg (%) Dividend Yield (%) MktCap ($M) Price ($) Consensus Rec
  08A 08A 08A    
Energy Resources of Aust 30.6 56.4 1.5 3,641.2 19.06 Hold
Paladin Energy (59.7) n/a 0.0 2,650.0 3.53 Hold
Whitehaven Coal n/a n/a n/a 2,226.9 4.60 Out Perf.
Extract Resources (<99) n/a 0.0 1,771.1 7.11 Out Perf.
Riversdale Mining >99 47.5 0.0 1,389.6 7.20 Hold

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