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Whitehaven Coal

ASX:WHC · AU000000WHC8
Oil, Gas & Consumable FuelsLarge

360

67
EV / EBIT41
Price / Owner Earnings59
Owner Earnings Yield100
Dividend Yield61
Price/Sales75
EV / Gross Profit23
Price/Book67
Return on Capital13
Cash Return on Capital100
Return on Equity54
EBIT Margin12
Gross Profitability10
Cash Conversion6
Accruals51
Owner Earnings Margin96
Sales growth11
Profit Growth64
Long-Term EPS Growth6
Owner Earnings Growth62
Reinvestment28
Price momentum73
Debt load21
Refinancing5
Debt Payback80
Liquidity68
Analyst ratings22
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside10
Market mood52
Value Creation6/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Whitehaven Coal doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryAustralia
IndustryOil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
SizeLarge
TypePublic Company
ExchangeASX
Employees988
Websitewhitehavencoal.com.au
ISINAU000000WHC8
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Indices
ASX 100 (Australia)ASX 200 (Australia)ASX 300 (Australia)
Themes
Mining Equipment ProvidersMiningMining TechnologyNatural Resources

Description

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Whitehaven Coal Limited is a middle-of-the-road business: neither the economics nor the price stand out from the peer group.

The price is attractive. You pay 3.0× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically attractive zone. At today's price, the market is assuming roughly -22% yearly growth; analysts expect -2%. The price, in other words, assumes less than the experts do.

The trajectory is tepid and the balance sheet is sturdy. The company scores 6/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

What to watch: Reported profits have run ahead of actual cash for several periods. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
17
2023202420252026

All-time high

90

Jan 2023

All-time low

14

Mar 2026

Average rank

45

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
75
71
57
80
Price/Earnings
28
71
82
97
Price/Book
67
67
57
84
Dividend Yield
61
79
61
96
Value (overall)
63
79
73
100

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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