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Peabody Energy Corporation
Energy · Coal & Consumable Fuels
Coal-mining pure-play with bifurcated end-markets: US thermal (Powder River Basin, secular decline as utilities retire coal plants) and seaborne met coal (steel-making input, structurally tighter post-2021 underinvestment). Bull case: (1) met coal demand floor from Indian/SE Asian steel build-out, ex-Russia supply removed from seaborne market; (2) Centurion mine (Australian premium hard coking coal) ramps 2026-2027, doubling met segment EBITDA mix; (3) capital return discipline - buybacks + variable dividend tied to FCF, no growth capex on thermal; (4) AI datacenter power demand has slowed coal retirement schedule, extending PRB cash-flow tail.
Bear case: (1) thermal volumes structurally falling 5-8%/yr as US utilities retire plants ahead of schedule; (2) met coal pricing cyclical - exposed to Chinese steel demand wobble and Australian supply restarts; (3) ESG/financing constraints cap any inorganic growth and inflate insurance/bonding costs; (4) Centurion ramp execution risk after 2024 fire delay; (5) carbon-policy tail risk on remaining US thermal assets.
Trades as cyclical met-coal levered name with declining thermal cash-cow underneath.
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