Whitehaven Coal Limited

DB:WC2 Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.0b

Whitehaven Coal Past Earnings Performance

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Whitehaven Coal has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 41.2%, while the Oil and Gas industry saw earnings growing at 29.3% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 24% per year. Whitehaven Coal's return on equity is 6.7%, and it has net margins of 9.3%.

Key information

41.2%

Earnings growth rate

43.3%

EPS growth rate

Oil and Gas Industry Growth37.3%
Revenue growth rate24.0%
Return on equity6.7%
Net Margin9.3%
Next Earnings Update20 Feb 2025

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Whitehaven Coal makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

DB:WC2 Revenue, expenses and earnings (AUD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 243,8303555650
31 Mar 243,8407495000
31 Dec 233,8501,1444500
30 Sep 234,9611,9064460
30 Jun 236,0732,6684280
31 Mar 236,6853,0314460
31 Dec 227,2973,3934640
30 Sep 226,1122,6734490
30 Jun 224,9271,9524340
31 Mar 223,6179224110
31 Dec 212,307-1093890
30 Sep 211,936-3263810
30 Jun 211,564-5443720
31 Mar 211,552-3183750
31 Dec 201,540-923770
30 Sep 201,632-313780
30 Jun 201,725303780
31 Mar 201,9161403730
31 Dec 192,1062493680
30 Sep 192,2993893630
30 Jun 192,4925283580
31 Mar 192,4395513420
31 Dec 182,3865743260
30 Sep 182,3255493270
30 Jun 182,2645253290
31 Mar 182,1845153380
31 Dec 172,1045053460
30 Sep 171,9424563440
30 Jun 171,7814063410
31 Mar 171,6012883470
31 Dec 161,4221703530
30 Sep 161,297953490
30 Jun 161,173203440
31 Mar 161,073-1123110
31 Dec 15973-2452780
30 Sep 15874-2882530
30 Jun 15774-3312280
31 Mar 15752-2182190
31 Dec 14729-1052090
30 Sep 14742-712110
30 Jun 14755-382120
31 Mar 14751-452140
31 Dec 13747-522160

Quality Earnings: WC2 has a large one-off loss of A$559.0M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: WC2's current net profit margins (9.3%) are lower than last year (43.9%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: WC2's earnings have grown significantly by 41.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: WC2's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: WC2 had negative earnings growth (-86.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Oil and Gas industry average (-28.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: WC2's Return on Equity (6.7%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/20 23:46
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/06/30

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

Whitehaven Coal Limited is covered by 35 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Russell WrightAPP Securities Pty Ltd.
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited
Glyn LawcockBarrenjoey Markets Pty Limited