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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 ($M):
2,675.6
Equiv. Shares (M):
407.2
% All Ords:
0.21
12Mth Range ($):
2.88 - 6.05
Turnover ($M pa):
1,423.7
Index:
S&P/ASX 200
Sector:
Energy
Industry Group:
Energy
Industry:
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
Sub Industry:
Coal & Consumable Fuels

Last 5 Market Sensitive Announcements

Date
Announcment
28-Jul-10 16:53
Narrabri Stage 2 Approval
27-Jul-10 18:47
WHC June 2010 Quarterly Activities Report
28-Jun-10 13:10
First Coal Production at Narrabri Mine
16-Jun-10 10:34
Statement Regarding Media Speculation
10-Jun-10 11:10
Shareholder Update

Calendar Of Events

Date
Event
31-Mar-10
Dividend Date Payable for Half Yearly Result (2.8c 100% franked)
12-Mar-10
Dividend Record Date for Half Yearly Result (2.8c 100% franked)
05-Mar-10
Dividend Ex-Dividend Date for Half Yearly Result (2.8c 100% franked)
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)

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
2
5
Sell Under Perf. Hold Out Perf. Buy

Number of Brokers in Recommendation Summary: 11

Consensus Earnings

FY10 FY11
Consensus EPS1 (c) 11.4 24.8
EPS Growth (%)   118.8
P/E Ratio (x) 47.7 21.8
P/E Rel. All Ords (x) 4.27 n/a
P/E Rel. Sector (x) n/a n/a
Number of Brokers in Earnings Survey: 10 10

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
  09A 09A 09A    
Paladin Energy (88.7) n/a 0.0 2,890.3 3.85 Hold
Whitehaven Coal 16.4 431.8 2.7 2,675.6 5.42 Out Perf.
Energy Resources of Aust 16.7 131.0 1.6 2,628.4 13.78 Hold
Aquila Resources (66.3) n/a 0.0 2,451.0 7.40 Hold
Centennial Coal 11.4 30.9 4.5 2,362.3 5.98 Hold

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