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ARCH COAL INC (NYSE)
ACI	22.26	-0.66	(-2.88%)	Vol. 5,509,113	16:01 ET

ASHLAND COAL, INC. is engaged in the mining, processing and marketing of low-sulfur bituminous coal. The Company sells its coal primarily to electric utilities in the eastern United States. The Company also exports coal, primarily to European customers.

General Information

ARCH COAL INC

One City Place Drive Suite 300 St. Louis, - 63141 Phone: 314 994-2700 Fax: 314 994-2878 Web: www.archcoal.com Email: webmaster@archcoal.com

Industry	COAL
Sector:	Oils/Energy

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	01/22/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	22.92
52 Week High	25.86
52 Week Low	11.06
Beta	1.68
20 Day Moving Average	5,420,431.00
Target Price Consensus	25.57

% Price Change
4 Week	-7.37
12 Week	25.62
YTD	36.65

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-8.37
12 Week	18.43
YTD	13.09

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	162.47
Market Capitalization (millions)	3,616.60
Short Ratio	3.67
Last Split Date	05/16/2006

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	1.62%
Annual Dividend	$0.36
Payout Ratio	0.48
Change in Payout Ratio	0.23
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	08/28/2009 / $0.09

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.14
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	0.42
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	10.00
Next EPS Report Date	01/22/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	3.02
30 Days Ago	3.02
60 Days Ago	2.91
90 Days Ago	2.66

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	52.72
Trailing 12 Months:	29.68
PEG Ratio	5.27

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-76.47%
vs. Previous Quarter	277.78%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-20.08%
vs. Previous Quarter:	10.88%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.71
Price/Cash Flow	4.91
Price / Sales	1.40

ROE
09/30/09	5.94
06/30/09	10.40
03/31/09	17.62

ROA
09/30/09	2.59
06/30/09	4.54
03/31/09	7.70

Current Ratio
09/30/09	2.82
06/30/09	1.14
03/31/09	1.11

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	2.34
06/30/09	0.69
03/31/09	0.76

Operating Margin
09/30/09	4.24
06/30/09	6.65
03/31/09	10.35

Net Margin
09/30/09	4.23
06/30/09	5.89
03/31/09	10.95

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	4.23
06/30/09	5.89
03/31/09	10.95

Book Value
09/30/09	13.01
06/30/09	12.19
03/31/09	12.34

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	9.31
06/30/09	10.42
03/31/09	11.85

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	0.80
06/30/09	0.71
03/31/09	0.70

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	44.60
06/30/09	41.36
03/31/09	41.27


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