Peabody Energy Corporation

NYSE:BTU Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.5b

Peabody Energy Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 6/6

Peabody Energy has a total shareholder equity of $3.7B and total debt of $313.4M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 8.5%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $5.9B and $2.2B respectively. Peabody Energy's EBIT is $585.0M making its interest coverage ratio -23.8. It has cash and short-term investments of $772.9M.

Key information

8.5%

Debt to equity ratio

US$313.40m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio-23.8x
CashUS$772.90m
EquityUS$3.69b
Total liabilitiesUS$2.18b
Total assetsUS$5.87b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Peabody Energy: It Won't Take Much To Have A Strong Return In 2025

Dec 19

These 4 Measures Indicate That Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Dec 09
These 4 Measures Indicate That Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.075

Nov 04
Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.075

Peabody Energy: An Impressive Free Cash Flow During Q3

Oct 31

Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 26%

Oct 06
Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 26%

Why Peabody Energy's (NYSE:BTU) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Aug 09
Why Peabody Energy's (NYSE:BTU) Shaky Earnings Are Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Aug 02
Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Peabody Energy: Strong Q2 And Good Free Cash Flow Outlook For Remainder Of Year

Aug 01

Is Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Trading At A 48% Discount?

Jul 12
Is Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Trading At A 48% Discount?

Coal Finally Peaking In 2024: Challenges For Peabody Energy

Jul 01

Peabody Energy's (NYSE:BTU) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

Jun 24
Peabody Energy's (NYSE:BTU) Returns On Capital Are Heading Higher

There's No Escaping Peabody Energy Corporation's (NYSE:BTU) Muted Earnings

May 22
There's No Escaping Peabody Energy Corporation's (NYSE:BTU) Muted Earnings

Peabody Energy's (NYSE:BTU) Dividend Will Be $0.075

May 05
Peabody Energy's (NYSE:BTU) Dividend Will Be $0.075

Peabody Energy: A Weak Q1, But An Attractive Valuation Using Conservative Assumptions

May 05

Peabody Energy Stock: Why I Believe It's A Strong Buy, Despite Bad Guidance

Apr 12

Digging Into Peabody Energy: Unearthing The Value Beneath The Surface

Apr 04

An Intrinsic Calculation For Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Suggests It's 25% Undervalued

Apr 03
An Intrinsic Calculation For Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU) Suggests It's 25% Undervalued

These 4 Measures Indicate That Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Mar 06
These 4 Measures Indicate That Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Peabody Energy: Good 2023 Result

Feb 08

Why We Like The Returns At Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU)

Feb 06
Why We Like The Returns At Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU)

Peabody Energy: A Cheap Diversified Coal Mining Company

Jan 16

Earnings Working Against Peabody Energy Corporation's (NYSE:BTU) Share Price

Jan 07
Earnings Working Against Peabody Energy Corporation's (NYSE:BTU) Share Price

Is Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Using Too Much Debt?

Nov 21
Is Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Using Too Much Debt?

Coal Isn't Dead! I'm Bullish On Peabody Energy

Nov 16

Peabody Energy - An Assortment Of Good And Bad Sub-Plots

Oct 09

Calculating The Fair Value Of Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU)

Oct 05
Calculating The Fair Value Of Peabody Energy Corporation (NYSE:BTU)

Why We Like The Returns At Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU)

Sep 20
Why We Like The Returns At Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU)

Here's Why Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Sep 05
Here's Why Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Aug 21
Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) Has A Rock Solid Balance Sheet

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: BTU's short term assets ($1.8B) exceed its short term liabilities ($778.6M).

Long Term Liabilities: BTU's short term assets ($1.8B) exceed its long term liabilities ($1.4B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: BTU has more cash than its total debt.

Reducing Debt: BTU's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 44.7% to 8.5% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: BTU's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (245.4%).

Interest Coverage: BTU earns more interest than it pays, so coverage of interest payments is not a concern.


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/01/02 23:51
End of Day Share Price 2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Peabody Energy Corporation is covered by 37 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Nathan JudgeAtlantic Equities LLP
David GaglianoBarclays
Nathan MartinBenchmark Company