Peabody Energy

Peabody Energy Corp. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

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Earnings roundup: Peabody Energy, SEI Investments

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008

Coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit more than doubled, beating Wall Street's expectations as the miner benefited from higher shipments, soaring global prices and tighter coal supplies worldwide.

Peabody Energy: Stellar Results, If Anyone Cares

Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Trader Mark submits: First, wow what a day. I feel like I suddenly own a fleet of financials for the past year. Very strange past 2 months - in June while the market was demolished we held up fine, and now the exact opposite is happening in July. I guess reversion to the mean still holds. I am checking the results over at CGM Focus [CGMFX] every day to see how Ken Heebner is handling this and he was...

Peabody reports $233M 2Q profit

The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Peabody Energy reported Wednesday a second-quarter profit of $233.4 million, or 89 cents a share, a 54 percent increase from $107.7 million, or 37 cents, a year earlier, citing higher coal prices and increased demand. (BTU)

Peabody profit more than doubles as coal picks up steam

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Peabody Energy reported on Thursday that second-quarter net income more than doubled on 43% higher revenue, with coal demand continuing to outpace supply worldwide.

Earnings Heads Up: MEMC, IBE.MC; AG; FSLR

Climateer Investing (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

Some of the names we follow are reporting in the next few days: July 23- MEMC (WFR); Peabody Energy (BTU) July 24- Iberdrola (IBE.MC) July 29- AGCO (AG) July 30- First Solar (FSLR); Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF)

Coal miner Peabody's profit jumps, beats forecasts

The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Coal producer Peabody Energy Corp said on Wednesday its second-quarter profit more than doubled, easily beating Wall Street forecasts, as soaring global demand drove prices higher.

• Coal miner Peabody's Q2 profit doubles - Business Spectator

Peabody Energy earns 86 cents a share in quarter

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Peabody Energy said Wednesday that second-quarter earnings were $233.4 million, or 86 cents a share, compared with $107.7 million, or 40 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Income from continuing operations rose 143% to $242.6 million versus the prior year, with related earnings per share of 89 cents. Revenue rose 43% to $1.53 billion. For the third quarter earnings are...

Peabody Energy completes $50M plant expansion in Australia

The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

Peabody Energy has completed its $50-plus million expansion of its Wambo Coal Preparation Facility in Australia, the company said Monday. (BTU)

Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) to Announce Results for Quarter Ended June 30, 2008

PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

ST. LOUIS, July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On Wednesday, July 23, 2008, Peabody Energy will announce the results for the quarter ended June 30. A conference call with management is scheduled for 10 a.m. CDT on Wednesday, July 23. Participants may access the call using the following phone numbers: U.S. & Canada (800) 230-1074 International (612) 234-9959 The call, replay and other investor data...

Peabody tweaks organization chart

The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008

Peabody Energy announced late Wednesday several organizational changes in its administrative, operations and government relations functions. The company said the changes were made to meet its ongoing growth opportunities. (BTU)

Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Flowers Foods, Peabody Energy Corp., America's Carmart and Family Dollar Stores

Business Wire (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one

Peabody Energy and Arch Coal Upgraded by Citigroup

Seeking Alpha (Free subscription) | 07/06/2008

FP Trading Desk submits: Some of the biggest winners on global stock markets have been coal companies, which have benefited from a massive leap in contract prices. But they sold off sharply yesterday on news that European spot prices for thermal coal fell off their record highs. Citigroup Global Markets analyst John Hill figures that the sell-off was overdone, and that coal is benefiting from "structural...

Citi ups coal stocks after sell-off

Market Watch (Free subscription) | 07/03/2008

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Citigroup upgraded its ratings on Peabody Energy and Arch Coal to buy, citing opportunities after there was a sell off following a downtick in European spot coal prices. "This seems profit taking amid a deteriorating economy, and the 'end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end,'" the brokerage said. Market Pulse Stories are Rapid-fire, short news bursts on stocks and...

Breakout for BTU: Technician buys Peabody Energy

Climateer Investing (Free subscription) | 06/27/2008

This may be a bit late to the party, see our posts below. In particular, we've been comparing the performance of the Wilderhill Clean Energy ETF vs. BTU for a year now. Coal is the number one performer among the Dow Jones industry groups. From Blogging Stocks: "Coal miner Peabody Energy Corp. (NYSE: BTU ) looks hot," says Leo Fasciocco , who focuses on stocks that have broken out from technical basing...