Wallis Graham Buys 6,000 Shares of Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) Stock

Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) insider Wallis Graham purchased 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The stock was bought at an average cost of A$5.58 ($3.49) per share, with a total value of A$33,480.00 ($20,925.00).

Whitehaven Coal Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 1.78 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 35.88. The company has a market cap of $4.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.71 and a beta of 0.15.

Whitehaven Coal Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a Interim dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 13th will be paid a $0.09 dividend. This is an increase from Whitehaven Coal’s previous Interim dividend of $0.07. This represents a yield of 1.59%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 26th. Whitehaven Coal’s payout ratio is 45.45%.

About Whitehaven Coal

Whitehaven Coal Limited develops and operates coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland. It operates through three segments: Open Cut Operations, Underground Operations, and Coal Trading and Blending. The company produces metallurgical and thermal coal. It operates four mines, including three open cut and one underground located in the Gunnedah Coal Basin in New South Wales.