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Yancoal Acquires Kestrel: A Deal Built for a Buyer’s Market

Yancoal Australia has agreed to pay up to $2.4 billion for one of the largest underground coking coal mines in the world — $1.85 billion upfront, the rest contingent on price recovery. Our DCF puts fair value at $1.29 billion on the 80% stake at current market assumptions, indicating Yancoal paid a 40%+ premium to acquire the asset…

Coal Stocks Rip, Time to Flip?

A quick rundown of the post-China stimulus rip in coal stocks, and how to think about positioning using some advice from our Substack and Twitter friend Le Shrub…