Coal
3 companies · $8.2B combined revenue · $244M operating profit
The typical US-listed coal company grew revenue -10.4% and earnings -111% in its latest year, at a -2.1% operating margin, and 0 of 3 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.
-10.4%Median revenue growth
-111%Median earnings growth
-8.1%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
-19%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
-2.1%Median operating margin
-1.6%Median ROCE
Fastest revenue growthPeabody Energy BTU-8.9%Fastest earnings growthAlliance Resource Partners ARLP-13.8%Highest ROCEAlliance Resource Partners ARLP14.5%Biggest margin gainAlliance Resource Partners ARLP+1.5 pts
Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders
All four working: 0% of companiesA company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.
- Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more0%
- Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue0%
- Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more33%
- Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash67%
Combined revenue · 3 companies reporting in US dollars
Combined operating margin
All 3 companies
| Median | – | -10.4% | -111% | -2.1% | -1.6% | 0.05x |
| ARLPAlliance Resource Partners | $2.2B | -10.4% | -13.8%▲ | 17.6%▲ | 14.5%▲ | – |
| BTUPeabody Energy | $3.9B | -8.9%▲ | -111% | -2.1% | -1.6% | 0.09x▼ |
| AMRAlpha Metallurgical Resources | $2.1B | -28%▼ | -133%▼ | -2.9%▼ | -3%▼ | 0.00x▲ |
▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).