Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, coal producer Arch Coal
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Arch Coal's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Arch Coal facts
| Headquarters (founded) | St. Louis (1969) |
| Market Cap | $1.3 billion |
| Industry | Coal and consumable fuels |
| Trailing-12-Month Revenue | $4.5 billion |
| Management | CEO John Eaves (since April 2012) CFO John Drexler (since April 2008) |
| Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) | 4.4% |
| Cash/Debt | $117.8 million / $4.1 billion |
| Dividend Yield | 7.1 % |
| Competitors |
Alpha Natural Resources CONSOL Energy Peabody Energy |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 1,586 members who have rated Arch Coal believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
A few months ago, one of those Fools, Becker2011, offered some insight into the long-term bull case:
Coal has been beaten down for a while now. This is seemingly a great time to pick up a solid company that is not going [anywhere] soon. As someone who has worked inside of a large power company and seen how much green energy costs ... well let's just say I don't see sweeping changes to the nation's power portfolio [anytime] soon
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