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Whitehaven Coal Limited H2 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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H2 2025 earnings summary21 Aug, 2025

Executive summary

  • Achieved strong operational and financial performance in FY2025, marking the first full year with expanded QLD operations and robust demand for metallurgical and thermal coal.

  • Safety performance improved with a TRIFR of 4.6, below the 5-year average, and no environmental enforcement actions for three consecutive years.

  • Successfully integrated Blackwater, Daunia, and Dornier mines, all exceeding historical performance and contributing significantly to results.

  • Product, market, and geographic diversification supported resilience amid a 32% decline in met coal and 11% decline in thermal coal indices year-over-year.

  • No environmental enforceable actions reported.

Financial highlights

  • Total revenue reached $5.8 billion, up from $3.8 billion in FY24, with 64% from metallurgical and 36% from thermal coal.

  • Underlying EBITDA was $1.4 billion, with $873 million from QLD and $539 million from NSW.

  • Underlying NPAT was $319 million; statutory NPAT was $649 million after significant non-recurring gains from joint venture formation and asset remeasurement.

  • Net debt reduced to $600–634 million, with gearing at 10% and available liquidity of $1.58 billion.

  • Fully franked final dividend of $0.06 per share declared, with total FY25 dividends of $0.15 and up to $48 million allocated for share buy-backs, totaling a 60% payout of underlying NPAT.

Outlook and guidance

  • FY2026 managed ROM coal production guidance: 37–41 million tonnes (QLD: 18.3–20.1Mt, NSW: 18.7–20.9Mt); managed sales: 29.5–33 million tonnes.

  • Equity coal sales guidance: 23.3–26.1Mt.

  • Cost guidance set at $130–145/tonne, with an additional $60–80 million in targeted cost savings outside guidance.

  • CapEx guidance for FY2026 is $340–440 million, reflecting lower requirements for Narrabri after revised plans.

  • Conservative approach to guidance continues, aiming to under promise and over deliver.

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Thermal and Metallurgical Coal

Whitehaven Coal is an Australian coal mining company, primarily engaged in the exploration, development, production, and sale of thermal and metallurgical coal. Whitehaven Coal operates a portfolio of open-cut and underground mines in the New South Wales Gunnedah Basin, one of Australia's major coal-producing regions. The company is primarily engaged in open-cut mining but also operates one large underground mine. Whitehaven Coal is headquartered in Sydney, Australia, and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.

From Zero to Five Mines

Founded in February 1999, Whitehaven Coal commenced mining operations in an open-cut mine in the Gunnedah Basin in September 2000. Expanding its footprint, the company launched additional mines at Werris Creek in 2005 and Tarrawonga in 2006. In the year following the opening of the Tarrawonga mine, the company went public on the ASX. The company currently operates five different mines in Australia, as well as its trains to the Port of Newcastle. Today, the company is among the biggest mining companies in Australia, but still far behind the true behemoths of the country such as BHP, Rio Tinto, and similar names.

Experts in Coal

The company is a prominent player in the coal mining industry, primarily focused on extracting and producing thermal and metallurgical coal. Thermal coal, also known as steaming coal, is primarily used for generating electricity in power plants, playing a critical role in energy production, especially in developing economies. Metallurgical coal, on the other hand, is a key ingredient in steel production, vital for various industries from construction to manufacturing. Whitehaven's operations are concentrated in the Gunnedah Basin in New South Wales, Australia, a region rich in high-quality coal.

Exporting to Asia

Whitehaven Coal predominantly sells its thermal and metallurgical coal to the Asian market, a region with robust demand driven by its significant industrial and energy requirements. Key buyers include countries like Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, and India, which use imported coal for electricity generation and steel production.

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