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Whitehaven Coal Limited (WHC)

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General Information
Company Name: Whitehaven Coal Limited
Stock Code: WHC
Website: www.whitehaven.net.au
Market Cap ($M): 2,967
Equiv. Shares (M): 407

Current Price Data+
Current Price Open High Low Last Close Volume Price Movement
  $ 6.010 $ 6.000 $ 6.060 $ 5.980 $ 5.970 625,226 $ 0.040  0.670 %

Current Broker Consensus Recommendation more
Recommendation : Hold
Recommendation Date : 3rd Sep 2010
12 Month Target Price (average) : $6.384
Brokers Surveyed : 7

Market Statistics
% of Market: 0.2312
% of Sector: 2.3101
Sector: Energy
Industry Group: Energy
Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels

Company Overview
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.

Financial Summary
Year to n/a
NPAT
Rep $M
NPAT1
Adj $M
EPS
c
EPS chg
%
PER
x
PER rel
All Ords x
PER rel
Sector x
DPS
c
Yield
%
Franking
%
ROE
%
2007 n/a 75.3 4.9 126.0 0.0
2008 79.1 42.1 4.2 8.0 0.3
2009 319.0 10.0 0.5 3.1 1.0
1NPAT is normalised by removing non-recurring items and goodwill. All the above statistics are derived from normalised earnings.

Peer Comparison
P/E (x) EPS Change (%) Dividend Yield (%)
Company Code Last Price Mkt Cap 07A 08F 07A 08F 07A 08F
Whitehaven Coal WHC $6.01 $2,967M 41.7029 n/a -39.7100 n/a 1.1700 n/a
Paladin Energy PDN $3.71 $2,785M 91.1379 17.1254 -193.7829 432.1795 0.0000 1.7062
Aquila Resources AQA $8.25 $2,733M 424.4639 40.6294 -117.4013 944.7215 0.0000 0.0000
Energy Resources of Aust ERA $13.49 $2,573M 13.8000 9.1000 -31.7000 52.6000 3.0000 4.8000
Centennial Coal CEY $6.02 $2,378M 33.0377 15.9000 -37.5100 180.0000 1.7900 1.7000

Share Price Returns
3 Months (%) 6 Months (%) 12 Months (%)
WHC 23.4200 25.2200 63.2000
Sector n/a n/a n/a
Market 3.2040 -3.3034 3.8945

Ratio Comparison
Year WHC Sector Market
P/E (x) FY07 75.3 0.6 15.4
FY08 42.1 5.3 10.1
Yield (%) FY07 0.0 0.6 5.2
FY08 0.3 2.5 5.2
EV/EBIT (x) FY07 312.1 7.2 10.5
FY08 133.8 (86.7) 14.0
EV/EBITDA (x) FY07 312.1 22.7 12.5
FY08 133.8 43.5 12.0

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 45.4300
FRC Whitehaven Holdings BV 40.7600
A Haggarty 7.3700
RANAMOK Pty Ltd 7.3400

Calendar of Events
Date Event
31-Mar-2010 Dividend Date Payable for Half Yearly Result (2.8c 100% franked)
12-Mar-2010 Dividend Record Date for Half Yearly Result (2.8c 100% franked)
05-Mar-2010 Dividend Ex-Dividend Date for Half Yearly Result (2.8c 100% franked)
30-Sep-2009 Dividend Date Payable for Final Year Result (6.0c 100% franked)
18-Sep-2009 Dividend Record Date for Final Year Result (6.0c 100% franked)


Data supplied by Aegis Equities Research Pty Limited (ACN 085 293 910).
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