SunCoke Energy, Inc (NYSE:SXC) made “tangible progress” in its growth strategy

According the SunCoke Energy, Inc (NYSE:SXC) forecast, its upcoming year earnings will decline as metallurgical coal mining segment’s $40/short ton average sales prices decline.

The Lisle, Illinois-based coke producer recently released annual outlook saying that the adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for 2013 will be amounted between $205-230 million. This expected amount is approximately $40-50 million less than that of present year.

SXC declared that it is anticipating that domestic coke production for 2013 will exceed 4.3 million st, indicating another year of 100% capacity utilization. According the company’s estimates coal sales will increase slightly to 1.7 million st from 1.5 million st recorded in 2012.

It was stated by the Fritz Henderson that Ohio, cokemaking operation made a huge contribution to its results.

Moreover, the company stated that it has modified its growth strategy and includes planned cokemaking joint venture with VISA Steel in India and the filing of a permit application to possibly build another US cokemaking facility.

SunCoke Energy, Inc (NYSE:SXC) total value after the recent close was $1.05 billion and the enterprise value according to yahoo data was $1.62 billion. The previous 12 month price to sales ratio was 0.57. The company showed 4.38% as a profit margin in the last twelve months and an operating margin at 7.64%. Return on equity was 14.69% for the last twelve months. Return on assets was 4.21%.

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