Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, coal producer Alliance Resource Partners
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Alliance Resource's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Alliance Resource facts
| Headquarters (Founded) | Tulsa, Okla. (1971) |
| Market Cap | $2.7 billion |
| Industry | Coal and consumable fuels |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $1.8 billion |
| Management | CEO Joseph Craft III (since 1999) CFO Brian Cantrell (since 2005) |
| Return on Capital (Average, Past 3 Years) | 20.5% |
| Cash/Debt | $273.5 million / $707.2 million |
| Dividend Yield | 5.1% |
| Competitors |
Arch Coal CONSOL Energy Peabody Energy |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 97% of the 706 members who have rated Alliance Resource believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last week, one of those Fools, MHenage, tapped Alliance Resource as an attractive income opportunity:
Outstanding company in the coal industry. Increases its dividend every quarter, 13% revenue growth, 20% earnings growth, 13% dividend growth, can't get better than that. Payouts are more than covered by free cash flow so you are not getting part of the assets back like with other partnerships.
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