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WALTER ENERGY INC (NYSE)
WLT 73.45 N/A (N/A%) Vol.  0 N/A ET

Zacks Rank: 5 - Strong Sell

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
# 1Strong Buy26.83%
# 2Buy18.69%
# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Day Low - High N/A - N/A
52wk Low - High 53.41 - 143.76
Avg Volume 3,069,504
Industry COAL
Market Cap 4.59 B
Div - Yield 0.50 - 0.68
PE (forward) 11.34
PEG Ratio .47
Current Year Est. 6.49
EPS Last Year 7.28
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# 3Hold9.7%
# 4Sell4.03%
# 5Strong Sell1.63%
S&P5009.43%
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Top Peers Ticker Zacks Rank
WALTER ENERGY INC WLT 5
CHINA COAL EGY CCOZY 1
CHINA SHENH EGY CSUAY 2
EXXARO RES LTD EXXAY 2
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BROKERAGE RECOMMENDATIONS
Current ABR 2.13
ABR (Last Week) 2.13
# of Recs in ABR 16
Average Target Price 86.22
Rank in Industry 11 out of 21
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ZACKS COMMENTARY FOR WLT
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Jan 18, 2012
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Jan 17, 2012
Macro View: China News Tops Earnings Results
Jan 17, 2012
Zacks Blog: Walter Energy Snips Guidance
Jan 16, 2012
Zacks Blog: Coal Worries Railroads Again
Jan 16, 2012
Zacks Blog: Walter Energy Posts Strong Results
Nov 03, 2011
Zacks Blog: The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: CSX, Alpha Natural Resources, Walter Energy, Norfolk Southern and Genuine Parts Company
Oct 18, 2011
Zacks Blog: Earnings Preview: CSX Corporation
Oct 17, 2011
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NEWS
Coal Stocks Stagnate as Demand Shows Signs of Slowing - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
Walter Energy (WLT) Showing Resistance Near $76.42 With 0.66% Dividend Yield - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 09, 2012
RTI International Metals has Relatively Underperformed its Peers in the Diversified Metals & Mining Industry (RTI, WLT, TC, SLT, GSM) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 08, 2012
Materion has the Highest Sales per Share in the Diversified Metals & Mining Industry (MTRN, WLT, CMP) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 07, 2012
Shares of Walter Energy Under Pressure, Down 2.1% - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 07, 2012
Critical Alerts For Google, Newmont Mining, Allergan, Walter Energy, and Finisar Released By Seven Summits Research - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 03, 2012
Walter Energy (WLT) Showing Resistance Near $78.25 With 0.72% Dividend Yield - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 03, 2012
Walter Energy has the Best Relative Performance in the Diversified Metals & Mining Industry (WLT, TC, RTI, SLT, RIO) - Story Title - Comtex
Feb 03, 2012
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EARNINGS ESTIMATES
  This Quarter
12/2011
Next Quarter
03/2012
This Year
12/2011
Next Year
12/2012
Average Estimate 1.65 1.41 7.14 6.49
Number of Estimates 14 8 8 17
Low Estimates 1.35 1.15 6.88 3.90
High Estimate 2.16 1.59 7.40 10.34
Year Ago EPS 1.98 1.66 7.57 7.14
EPS Growth -16.56% -15.29% -5.73% -9.06%

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COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Walter Energy, based in Tampa, Fla., formerly Walter Industries, Inc., is a leading U.S. producer and exporter of premium metallurgical coal for the global steel industry and also produces steam coal and industrial coal, metallurgical coke and coal bed methane gas. It also produces steam coal and industrial coal, metallurgical coke and coal bed methane gas. The Company, through its operating segments, offers products and services, including coal and natural gas, metallurgical coke, mortgage financing and home construction. Its segments include Natural Resources, Sloss, Financing, Homebuilding and Other. The Natural Resources segment consists primarily of Jim Walter Resources, Inc., Tuscaloosa Resources, Inc., Taft Coal Sales & Associates and United Land Corporation. The Financing segment includes Walter Mortgage Company, services non-conforming installment notes and loans that are secured by mortgages and liens. The Homebuilding segment includes Jim Walter Homes, Inc., which is an on-your-lot homebuilder.

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FINANCIALS
EPS TTM 7.28
Sales 1587.73
Net Income 357.26
Price/Earnings 10.11
Price/Book 2.18
Price/Cash Flow 7.7
Price/Sales 2.02


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