Whitehaven Coal is a thermal coal business based in Australia. Whitehaven Coal shares (WHC) are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and all prices are in Australian dollars. Whitehaven Coal has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3.9 billion. If you're looking to buy shares, check out the steps below.
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| 52-week range | $5.2295 - $8.3449 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $7.0718 |
| 200-day moving average | $7.1784 |
| Target price | $8.96 |
| PE ratio | 5.446 |
| Dividend yield | $0.49 (6.47%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $1.39 |
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Historical closes compared with the last close of A$7.57
| 1 week (2024-04-18) | -3.93% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-03-26) | 14.87% |
| 3 months (2024-01-25) | -7.00% |
| 6 months (2023-10-26) | -2.57% |
| 1 year (2023-04-26) | 5.87% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-04-26) | 72.05% |
| 3 years (2021-04-26) | 515.45% |
| 5 years (2019-04-26) | 78.54% |
Valuing Whitehaven Coal stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Whitehaven Coal's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Whitehaven Coal's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 5x. In other words, Whitehaven Coal shares trade at around 5x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the P/E ratio for the ASX over the 12 months to December 2019 (32.14). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Whitehaven Coal's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.9 billion (£0.0 million).
The EBITDA is a measure of a Whitehaven Coal's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure stock profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $3.9 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 31.02% |
| Gross profit TTM | $4.4 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 14.58% |
| Return on equity TTM | 22.3% |
| Profit margin | 29.71% |
| Book value | 6.533 |
| Market capitalisation | $6.3 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 32.24% of net profits
Recently Whitehaven Coal has paid out, on average, around 32.24% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 6.47% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Whitehaven Coal shareholders could enjoy a 6.47% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Whitehaven Coal's case, that would currently equate to about A$0.49 per share.
While Whitehaven Coal's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Whitehaven Coal may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 21 February 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Over the last 12 months, Whitehaven Coal's shares have ranged in value from as little as $5.2295 up to $8.3449. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta measures a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (AU average) beta is 1, while Whitehaven Coal's is 0.178. This would suggest that Whitehaven Coal's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Whitehaven Coal Limited develops and operates coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland. It operates through three segments: Open Cut Operations, Underground Operations, and Coal Trading and Blending. The company produces metallurgical and thermal coal. It operates four mines, including three open cut and one underground located in the Gunnedah Coal Basin in New South Wales. The company sells coal in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Europe, and internationally. Whitehaven Coal Limited was founded in 1999 and is based in Sydney, Australia.
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Would like to buy Whitehaven shares and require some assistance thanks
Hi Norman, Whitehaven shares are listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), so you’ll need to buy shares through a stockbroker or online trading platform that offers ASX shares. The list of steps in this guide should help.