Cloud Peak Energy Inc

The retirement of coal-fired power plants and the impact of new regulations proposed by the EPA present two major blows to the US thermal coal industry.

Wall Street analysts’ consensus estimate for loss per share was $0.289.

Of the nine analysts covering Cloud Peak Energy (CLD), seven analysts rated its stock as a “hold,” and two gave CLD a “buy” or “strong buy” rating.

In 3Q15, Peabody Energy (BTU) reported $1.42 billion in revenues. Analysts anticipate that it will post $1.46 billion in 3Q17 compared to $1.26 billion in 2Q17.

Arch Coal’s leverage On June 30, 2017, the book value of Arch Coal’s (ARCH) long-term debt was about $315.6 million, of which ~$297 million is due for payment in 2024. Arch Coal’s leverage, which is its net debt divided by EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization), has increased since the acquisition of International […]

Although the majority of coal (KOL) stocks began 2016 on a weak note, they outperformed the broader market in 2016.

1H17 in review Majority of the coal (KOL) stocks began 2017 on a weak note. The stocks have not been able to recoup from the slump until now. They have been outperformed by the broader market and the VanEck Vectors Coal ETF so far in 2017. On September 19, 2017, Arch Coal (ARCH) has fallen […]

Cloud Peak Energy (CLD) shipped 16.0 million tons of coal from its three owned and operated mines in the Powder River Basin (or PRB) in 2Q15.

Ambre Energy was founded in June 2005. It’s an Australian-American coal and oil shale company. The company’s Australian headquarters are located at Brisbane. The head American office is located at Salt Lake City, Utah. The company operates in three business lines—U.S. coal export infrastructure, international coal marketing and trading, and U.S. thermal coal production.

At launch, RAAX had a small weighting to coal, but in May, this exposure was completely eliminated based on falling coal equity prices and weakening supply and demand data.

ANR produces thermal coal from its mines in the Appalachian and Powder River Basin (or PRB). The company had around three billion tons of thermal coal reserves.

In the EIA’s STEO report, it predicted that the Henry Hub natural gas benchmark price would average $3.12 per MMBtu in 2018.

On September 29, 2017, Brent crude oil prices closed at $57.54 per barrel compared to $56.86 the previous week.

Commodity price risk Arch Coal (ARCH) has long-term coal supply agreements for their non-trading, thermal coal sales, hence managing commodity risk for thermal coal and also to a limited extent, through the use of derivative instruments. However, sales commitments in the metallurgical coal market are typically not long-term in nature and are subject to fluctuations […]

In this series, we’ll analyze Westmoreland Coal’s (WLB) business model. We’ll explore how the company has expanded its business, and evaluate its key operational metrics and financial position.

Cloud Peak Energy reported positive growth in its 2Q16 EBITDA margins. Cloud Peak Energy’s EBITDA margins came in at 11.1% in 2Q16.

The Clean Air Act is a national air pollution control policy that regulates the emission of hazardous pollutants from stationary and mobile sources in the United States.

According to the EIA, low sulphur content coal is defined as having less than 0.60 pounds of sulphur per million British thermal units.

According to the World Coal Association, there are two main underground mining methods in the US.

Land ownership in the US can be broadly divided into the following categories: federally owned land, state-owned land, privately owned land, and Native American land.

Coal types differ from each other as a result of the difference in their organic matter content and maturity.

Crude oil prices dropped significantly during the week ended January 15, 2016. WTI (West Texas Intermediate) crude oil prices closed at $29.42 per MMBtu on January 15, 2016.

Peabody Energy’s (BTU) US operations posted revenue per ton of $19.79 in 3Q15, down from $21.24 in 3Q14.

Capacity factors for coal-fired plants fell YoY and rose substantially for natural gas-fired power plants. This shows a shift from coal to natural gas as a fuel for electricity generation.

Arch Coal’s (ACI) shares posted an astounding 205% rise during the week ending August 21. The stock closed at $3.85 on August 21.

On August 4, 2015, Arch Coal completed a reverse stock split to boost its stock price above the dollar mark and stay listed on the NYSE.

Vale S.A. (VALE) reported revenues of $6.4 billion in 1Q15, a decline of $2.9 billion compared to 4Q14. Most of the decline is due to seasonally lower sales volumes and lower commodity prices.

Central Appalachian thermal coal prices came in at $49.40 per ton for the week ending April 17—down from $50.10 per ton the previous week.

Out of nine divisions, electricity generation increased in four divisions and decreased in five divisions for the week ending April 10.

Coal mining in the U.S. can be segregated into three main areas: Appalachia, Interior, and West.

Underground mining is more expensive because it’s more capital intensive. Coal companies have to drill more, and use more expensive and complicated machines.

Coal is often called the “buried sunshine” because it developed from the remains of plants and greens that existed as long as 400 million years ago.