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Over the past 12 months, WHC has significantly outperformed S&P/ASX 300, delivering a return of +33% compared to S&P/ASX 300's +3% growth.
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Whitehaven Coal Ltd
Glance View
Whitehaven Coal Ltd is an Australian coal mining company that digs up and sells black coal from mines in New South Wales and Queensland. Its main products are thermal coal, which is burned in power plants to make electricity, and some metallurgical coal, which is used in steelmaking. The company makes money by selling this coal to utilities, traders, and industrial customers, often under supply contracts or through export markets. Whitehaven’s business sits in the middle of the coal supply chain. It owns and runs the mines, handles the planning and extraction work, and then moves coal to port and rail networks so customers can receive it. That means its value comes from controlling the hard physical part of getting coal out of the ground and into the hands of end users. What makes Whitehaven distinct is that it is a focused coal producer rather than a broad mining conglomerate. Its results depend mainly on coal prices, mine quality, operating costs, and access to transport and export routes. For beginner investors, the key point is that Whitehaven is a direct bet on demand for coal, especially from power generation and steelmaking.
