Bituminous Coal & Lignite Surface Mining
Peabody Energy Corporation engages in coal mining business in the United States, Japan, Taiwan, Australia, India, Brazil, Belgium, Chile, France, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, South Korea, and internationally. The company operates through Seaborne Thermal Mining, Seaborne Metallurgical Mining, Powder River Basin Mining, and Other U.S. Thermal Mining segments. It is involved in the mining, preparation, and sale of thermal coal primarily to electric utilities; mining bituminous and sub-bituminous coal deposits; and mining metallurgical coal, such as hard coking coal, semi-hard coking coal, semi-soft coking coal, and pulverized coal injection coal. The company supplies coal primarily to electricity generators, industrial facilities, and steel manufacturers. It also engages in direct and brokered trading of coal and freight-related contracts, as well as provides transportation-related services. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.
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High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 12-2014 | 12-2015 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | -12% | -36% | 9.6% | -4.6% | -65% | 11% | 26% | 15% | 12% |
ROA | -1% | -13% | 8.9% | 0.94% | -37% | 8.7% | 25% | 19% | 14% |
ROE | -29% | -220% | 16% | -7.9% | -190% | 20% | 39% | 21% | 15% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is -1.29%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is +5.61%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is +4.18%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +4.75%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is -17.19%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +10.86%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 12-2014 | 12-2015 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM | |
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Debt FCF | - | -61.75 | 1.15 | 3.16 | -9.03 | 4.65 | 0.36 | 0.44 | - | |
Debt Equity | 2.20 | 7.25 | 0.41 | 0.50 | 1.62 | 0.66 | 0.11 | 0.09 | 0.10 | |
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Graham Stability | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is 0.05.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at -.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 12-2014 | 12-2018 | 12-2020 | 12-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | -4.4% | -2.4% | 20% | -0.71% | 6.6% |
Net Income | - | 7.2% | - | -41% | -300% |
Stockholders Equity | 4.1% | 0.89% | 54% | 9.5% | -1.9% |
FCF | 18% | -8.8% | - | -20% | 35% |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is -2.39%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +6.56%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +7.21%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -301.64%.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +0.89%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is -1.93%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is -8.78%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is +34.74%.