Peabody Energy

About Peabody Energy

Peabody Energy Corp. engages in the business of coal mining. It operates through the following business segments: Seaborne Thermal, Seaborne Metallurgical, Powder River Basin, Other U.S. Thermal, and Corporate and Other. The Seaborne Thermal segment consist of mines in New South Wales, Australia. The Seaborne Metallurgical segment includes mines in Queensland, Australia, one in New South Wales, Australia and one in Alabama, USA. The Powder River Basin segment focuses on mines in Wyoming. The Other U.S. Thermal segment reflects on the mining, preparation and sale of thermal coal, sold primarily to electric utilities in the U.S. under long-term contracts, with a relatively small portion sold as international exports as conditions warrant. The Corporate and Other segment involves administrative expenses, results from equity method investments, trading and brokerage activities, minimum charges on certain transportation-related contracts, the closure of inactive mining sites, the impact of foreign currency remeasurement and certain commercial matters. The company was founded by Francis S. Peabody in 1883 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Founded

1883

CEO

Mr. James C. Grech

Employees

4,200

Headquarters

St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America

Fiscal year end

12-31

Website

peabodyenergy.com

Company profile

Exchange

US

Symbol

BTU

Market-cap rank

#2462

Listing date

1970-01-01

Market cap

3.03B

Float cap

2.80B

Shares out

121.90M

Float shares

112.73M

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