Stock Research: Whitehaven Coal

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Whitehaven Coal

ASX:WHC AU000000WHC8
8
  • Value
    58
  • Growth
    26
  • Safety
    Safety
    1
  • Combined
    14
  • Sentiment
    27
  • 360° View
    360° View
    8
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Company Description

Whitehaven Coal Limited is an Australia-based company focused on coal production. It operates in the coal mining industry with segments in NSW and QLD. The company operates in New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland (QLD). In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,301 million, profits of $1,276 million, and revenue of $2,550 million. The number of employees is not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 8 (better than 8% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Whitehaven Coal are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Whitehaven Coal. Only the consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 58, which means that the share price of Whitehaven Coal is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 58% of alternative stocks in the same industry. All other consolidated ranks are below average. The consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 26, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 1, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 99% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, professionals are more pessimistic about the stock than for 73% of alternative investment opportunities, reflected in the consolidated Sentiment Rank of 27. ...read more

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Last update: 13-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
58 79 73 100
Growth
26 17 27 63
Safety
Safety
1 17 96 8
Sentiment
27 66 44 96
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8 41 62 90
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
12 93 40 64
Opinions Change
79 62 28 63
Pro Holdings
n/a 22 53 94
Market Pulse
30 51 81 98
Sentiment
27 66 44 96
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
58 79 73 100
Growth
26 17 27 63
Safety Safety
1 17 96 8
Combined
14 26 71 68
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
75 71 57 80
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
19 71 82 97
Price vs. Book (P/B)
69 67 57 84
Dividend Yield
57 79 61 96
Value
58 79 73 100
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
13 37 100 6
Profit Growth
58 11 8 96
Capital Growth
18 44 29 53
Stock Returns
75 21 15 81
Growth
26 17 27 63
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
23 38 82 37
Refinancing
5 1 81 11
Liquidity
17 60 94 15
Safety Safety
1 17 96 8

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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