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19.37 (1y: -62%)
Market Cap 1.19 B P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value 3.56 B P/B 1.30
WLT- NYSE (USA)
Walter Energy Inc
  • Currently 1/5
Business Predictability Rank: 1-Star (On Watch)
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 1-Star stocks: 1.1% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 45%.
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GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a companyย’s financial situation is. It is based on these factors

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest coverage (current year).
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better
3. Altman Z-score.

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

Financial Strength : 5/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Cash to Debt 0.048
WLT's Cash to Debt is ranked lower than
84% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 0.42 vs. WLT: 0.048 )
WLT' s 10-Year Cash to Debt Range
Min: 0.05   Max: 1.74
Current: 0.05
0.05
1.74
Equity to Asset 0.175
WLT's Equity to Asset is ranked lower than
78% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 0.36 vs. WLT: 0.175 )
WLT' s 10-Year Equity to Asset Range
Min: -0.27   Max: 0.36
Current: 0.18
-0.27
0.36
F-Score: 2
Z-Score: -0.32
M-Score: -3
GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the companyย’s business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin
2. Trend of the Operating Margin (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
ย•ย•3. Consistency of the profitability
4. Piotroski F-Score
5. Predictability Rankย•

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength Rank. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability & Growth : 3/10

vs
industry		 vs
history
Operating margin (%) -42.20
WLT's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than
87% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 7.70 vs. WLT: -42.20 )
WLT' s 10-Year Operating margin (%) Range
Min: -42.2   Max: 37.4
Current: -42.2
-42.2
37.4
Net-margin (%) -44.2
WLT's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than
86% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 4.20 vs. WLT: -44.2 )
WLT' s 10-Year Net-margin (%) Range
Min: -44.2   Max: 24.3
Current: -44.2
-44.2
24.3
ROE (%) -104.9
WLT's ROE (%) is ranked lower than
83% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 6.80 vs. WLT: -104.9 )
WLT' s 10-Year ROE (%) Range
Min: -104.9   Max: 10396.7
Current: -104.9
-104.9
10396.7
ROA (%) -18.4
WLT's ROA (%) is ranked lower than
88% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 3.20 vs. WLT: -18.4 )
WLT' s 10-Year ROA (%) Range
Min: -18.4   Max: 23.3
Current: -18.4
-18.4
23.3
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) -20.80
WLT's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than
87% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 8.40 vs. WLT: -20.80 )
WLT' s 10-Year ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) Range
Min: -20.8   Max: 62.4
Current: -20.8
-20.8
62.4
Revenue Growth (%) 20.5
WLT's Revenue Growth (%) is ranked higher than
91% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 5.45 vs. WLT: 20.5 )
WLT' s 10-Year Revenue Growth (%) Range
Min: -15.1   Max: 20.5
Current: 20.5
-15.1
20.5
ยป WLT's 10-Y Financials

Financials


Revenue & Net Income
Cash & Debt
Oprt. Cash Flow & Free Cash Flow

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Guru Trades
Q2 2012

WLT Guru Trades in Q2 2012

Paul Tudor Jones 38,200 sh (New)
Leon Cooperman 10,000 sh (New)
John Burbank 348,100 sh (+297.83%)
Jean-Marie Eveillard 415,300 sh (unchged)
John Keeley Sold Out
John Paulson Sold Out
Jim Simons 137,300 sh (-42.36%)
Steven Cohen 1,330,849 sh (-51.89%)
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Q3 2012

WLT Guru Trades in Q3 2012

Chuck Royce 88,500 sh (New)
Leon Cooperman Sold Out
Jim Simons Sold Out
Jean-Marie Eveillard Sold Out
Paul Tudor Jones Sold Out
Steven Cohen 1,183,309 sh (-11.09%)
John Burbank 7,349 sh (-97.89%)
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Q4 2012

WLT Guru Trades in Q4 2012

John Keeley 47,750 sh (New)
John Burbank 489,300 sh (+6558.05%)
Chuck Royce 256,100 sh (+189.38%)
Steven Cohen 1,664,719 sh (+40.68%)
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Q1 2013

WLT Guru Trades in Q1 2013

Steven Cohen 3,400,000 sh (+104.24%)
Chuck Royce 446,500 sh (+74.35%)
John Keeley 58,335 sh (+22.17%)
John Burbank Sold Out
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Insider Trades

Latest Guru Trades with WLT

GuruDate Trades Impact to Portfolio Price Range * (?) Current Price Change from Average Current Shares
John Burbank 2013-03-31 Sold Out 0.02%$28.03 - $39.96 $ 18.96-45%0
John Keeley 2013-03-31 Add 22.17%0.01%$28.03 - $39.96 $ 18.96-45%58335
John Burbank 2012-12-31 Add 6558.05%0.67%$28.46 - $40.14 $ 18.96-44%489300
John Keeley 2012-12-31 New Buy0.04%$28.46 - $40.14 $ 18.96-44%47750
John Burbank 2012-09-30 Reduce -97.89%0.51%$30.7 - $46.03 $ 18.96-48%7349
Jean-Marie Eveillard 2012-09-30 Sold Out 0.07%$30.7 - $46.03 $ 18.96-48%0
Leon Cooperman 2012-09-30 Sold Out 0.01%$30.7 - $46.03 $ 18.96-48%0
John Burbank 2012-06-30 Add 297.83%0.39%$43.68 - $67.74 $ 18.96-66%348100
John Paulson 2012-06-30 Sold Out 0.2%$43.68 - $67.74 $ 18.96-66%0
Leon Cooperman 2012-06-30 New Buy0.01%$43.68 - $67.74 $ 18.96-66%10000
John Keeley 2012-06-30 Sold Out 0.0041%$43.68 - $67.74 $ 18.96-66%0
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Top Ranked Articles about Walter Energy Inc

Steve Cohen - Hot for Coal, Adds WLT
March 27, 2013
Steve Cohen - Steve Cohen - Hot For Coal, Adds WLT
On March 22, 2013, Steve Cohen, founder of SAC Capital Advisors, added to his position in Walter Energy Inc. (WLT) by 101.14% , listing current shares at 3,348,472, with current price of $28.03, a change from average down 5%. An intuitive billionaire hedge fund investor, Cohen is considered one of the most successful traders in the world. At the end of December 2012, SAC Capitalโ€™s portfolio shows 1,581 stocks at a total value of $17.26 billion. SAC portfolioโ€™s top sectors are weighted with EFT, options, preferred 29.8%, consumer cyclical 20.6%, energy 10.2% and healthcare 8.6%. Read more...

Ratios

vs
industry		 vs
history
P/B 1.30
WLT's P/B is ranked lower than
51% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 1.97 vs. WLT: 1.30 )
WLT' s 10-Year P/B Range
Min: 0.47   Max: 712.5
Current: 1.3
0.47
712.5
P/S 0.54
WLT's P/S is ranked higher than
55% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 1.17 vs. WLT: 0.54 )
WLT' s 10-Year P/S Range
Min: 0.1   Max: 5.21
Current: 0.54
0.1
5.21
EV-to-EBIT 6
WLT's EV-to-EBIT is ranked higher than
77% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 12.93 vs. WLT: 6 )
WLT' s 10-Year EV-to-EBIT Range
Min: 5.6   Max: 55.3
Current: 6
5.6
55.3
Shiller P/E 16.1
WLT's Shiller P/E is ranked higher than
90% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 12.93 vs. WLT: 16.1 )
WLT' s 10-Year Shiller P/E Range
Min: 5.97   Max: 478.73
Current: 16.1
5.97
478.73

Dividend & Buy Back

vs
industry		 vs
history
Dividend Yield 2.58
WLT's Dividend Yield is ranked higher than
55% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 1.86 vs. WLT: 2.58 )
WLT' s 10-Year Dividend Yield Range
Min: 0.19   Max: 4.09
Current: 2.58
0.19
4.09
Dividend growth (3y) 5.7
WLT's Dividend growth (3y) is ranked higher than
88% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 4.30 vs. WLT: 5.7 )
WLT' s 10-Year Dividend growth (3y) Range
Min: 0   Max: 25.7
Current: 5.7
0
25.7
Yield on cost (5-Year) 5.23
WLT's Yield on cost (5-Year) is ranked higher than
84% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 2.14 vs. WLT: 5.23 )
WLT' s 10-Year Yield on cost (5-Year) Range
Min: 0.35   Max: 7.64
Current: 5.23
0.35
7.64
Share Buyback Rate -4.2
WLT's Share Buyback Rate is ranked higher than
80% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: -7.20 vs. WLT: -4.2 )
WLT' s 10-Year Share Buyback Rate Range
Min: 3.4   Max: -8.7
Current: -4.2

Valuation & Return

vs
industry		 vs
history
Price/Net Current Asset Value 4.5
WLT's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than
67% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 7.05 vs. WLT: 4.5 )
WLT' s 10-Year Price/Net Current Asset Value Range
Min: 0.1   Max: 48.4
Current: 4.5
0.1
48.4
Price/Tangible Book 1.2
WLT's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than
55% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 2.55 vs. WLT: 1.2 )
WLT' s 10-Year Price/Tangible Book Range
Min: 1.5   Max: 18.2
Current: 1.2
1.5
18.2
Price/DCF (Projected) 0.4
WLT's Price/DCF (Projected) is ranked higher than
70% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 0.80 vs. WLT: 0.4 )
WLT' s 10-Year Price/DCF (Projected) Range
Min: 0.2   Max: 3.2
Current: 0.4
0.2
3.2
Price/Median PS Value 0.8
WLT's Price/Median PS Value is ranked higher than
84% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 0.60 vs. WLT: 0.8 )
WLT' s 10-Year Price/Median PS Value Range
Min: 0.2   Max: 6.5
Current: 0.8
0.2
6.5
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) 16.60
WLT's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) is ranked higher than
88% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 6.80 vs. WLT: 16.60 )
WLT' s 10-Year Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) Range
Min: 1.8   Max: 17.8
Current: 16.6
1.8
17.8
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) 20.27
WLT's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) is ranked higher than
83% of the 69 Companies
in the Global Coal industry.

( Industry Median: 20.74 vs. WLT: 20.27 )
WLT' s 10-Year Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) Range
Min: -20   Max: 46.8
Current: 20.27
-20
46.8

Business Description

Walter Energy, Inc. is a Delaware corporation. The Company is a producer and exporter of metallurgical coal for the global steel industry and also produces thermal coal and industrial coal, anthracite, metallurgical coke, coal bed methane gas (natural gas) and other related products. The Company's primary business, the mining and exporting of metallurgical coal for the steel industry, is conducted by two business segments, its U.S. Operations segment and Canadian and U.K. Operations segment. The U.S. Operations segment includes the operations of its underground mines, surface mines, coke plant and natural gas operations located in Alabama, and its underground and surface mining operations located in West Virginia. The Company's Alabama mining operations mine metallurgical coal from both underground and surface mines. The Company's Alabama underground mining operation represents the country's southernmost Appalachian coal producer where it mines high quality metallurgical coal from Alabama's Blue Creek coal seam. The Company's Alabama underground mines are 1,500 to 2,200 feet underground, making them some of the deepest vertical shaft coal mines in North America. Metallurgical coal mined from the Blue Creek seam contains very low sulfur, has strong coking properties and high heat value making it ideally suited to the needs of steel makers as a coking coal. The Alabama operations also mine thermal coal for sale to industrial and electric utility customers at its surface mines and underground North River mine. The Company's Alabama mining operations have convenient access to the port of Mobile, Alabama through barge and by railroad allowing it to minimize its transportation costs. Currently Alabama mining operations produces 5.5 million metric tons of metallurgical coal and 2.5 million metric tons of thermal coal. The U.S. Operations segment also extracts methane gas, principally from the Blue Creek coal seam. The Company's natural gas business represents one of the most extensive and comprehensive commercial programs for coal seams degasification in the country, producing approximately 52 million cubic feet of gas daily from over 1,760 wells. Through the acquisition of Western Coal it acquired two underground and two surface mines located in West Virginia, which produce both metallurgical coal and thermal coal. The Canadian and U.K. Operations segment includes the operations of surface mines in Northeast British Columbia (Canada) and underground and surface mines in South Wales (U.K.) The Canadian operations currently operate three surface mines that produce primarily metallurgical and low-volatile PCI coals. The Canadian mines are located adjacent to or nearby existing infrastructure established for the Northeast coalfields, including established rail and road networks that are available all year round. Coal produced from the mines is shipped by rail to a coal terminal facility at the Port of Prince Rupert, British Columbia. The U
Company Website
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Industry: Coal
Compare:CNX, BTU, CSUAY, YZC, ITAYY
Traded in other countries:WLT.Canada, WAL.Germany
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Walter Industries Inc. (WLT) SVP,Interim CFO Lisa A Honnold sells 8,082 Shares Mar 07 2011 
Ken Heebner Buys: SLB, WLT, HAL, SNDK, NOV, Sells DAL, CMI, LUV, BIDU Feb 11 2011 
Walter Industries Inc. (WLT) Pres.,COO,Walter Coke Charles C Stewart sells 25,989 Shares Dec 10 2010 

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