Highlights
- Whitehaven’s shares were trading at AU$8.78 apiece, up 3.91%, at 2.05 PM AEST.
- Energy was one of the best-performing sectors at the same time.
- The rise in Whitehaven’s share price might be because of strength in the overall energy index.
Shares of Whitehaven Coal Limited (ASX:WHC) were trading higher on Wednesday (28 September) despite no major announcement by the company. At 2.05 PM AEST, the shares of the coal miner and explorer were trading at AU$8.78 apiece, up 3.91%, on ASX. This outperforms ASX 200 Energy index, which was 0.50% up at 10,015.50 points at 2.06 PM AEST.
At the same time, energy was one of the best-performing sectors today. However, the ASX 200 index was 0.84% down at 6,441.70 points at 2.08 PM AEST.
Why are Whitehaven shares trading in the green?
There was no new announcement made by the company as such which can impact its share price. The rise in price might be because of the strength in the overall energy index and sector as a whole.
A look Whitehaven's FY22 performance
Compared to the AU$204.5 million in the previous year, Whitehaven posted an EBITDA of AU$3.1 billion for the fiscal year that ended on 30 June 2022. Whitehaven recorded a net profit after tax (NPAT) of AU$2.0 billion.
Its operating cash flow rise to AU$2.6 billion from AU$169.5 billion in the previous year. The company’s board announced a fully franked final dividend of 40 cents per share on 16 September 2022.
Commenting on the current market conditions and Whitehaven’s FY22 results, Paul Flynn, CEO & MD, had said:

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Data Source- Company announcement dated 25 August 2022