Fundamental Data for ACI

ARCH COAL(NYSE:ACI)

ASHLAND COAL, INC. is engaged in the mining, processing and marketing of low-sulfur bituminous coal. The Company sells its coal primarily to electric utilities in the eastern United States. The Company also exports coal, primarily to European customers.

# Employees: 4300

Address: One City Place Drive Suite 300,St. Louis,,USA

Phone: 314 994-2700

Fax: 314 994-2878

Website: www.archcoal.com

Email: webmaster@archcoal.com

Sector: Oils/Energy

Industry: COAL

Executive Officers

Steven F. Leer (Chmn.; C.E.O.)

John W. Eaves (Presi.; C.O.O.; Dir.)

Robert J. Messey (Sr. V.P.; C.F.O.)

Paul B. Lang (Sr. V.P.; Opera.)

Henry C. Besten Jr. (Sr. V.P.; Strategic Develop.,)

Dividend

Ex-Dividend Date: 8/28/2009

Annual Dividend: $0.36

Current Dividend Yield: $1.62

Dividend Paid (3 months): $0.09

Indicated Dividend: $0.48

Earnings

Last Earnings Date: 9/30/2009

Next Earnings Date(Expected): 1/22/2010

Mean EPS (Next Qtr): $0.14

Mean EPS (Year): $0.42

Mean Estimate(Long Term): $10.00

P/E Ratio(Based on EPS estimate): 52.720

Number of Estimates: 18

Shares Performance

Period	ACI	Compare to S&P
YTD	36.65 %	13.09 %
4 Weeks	-7.37 %	-8.37 %
12 Weeks	25.62 %	18.43 %

Shares Information

Analyst Coverage: Y

Avg Volume: 5420431

Shares Outstanding: 162M

Market Cap: $3.62B

52 Week High: $25.08

52 Week Low: $10.46

P/E Ratio: 29.680

PEG Ratio: 5.270

Split: On 5/16/2006 ACI split by factor of 2.000

Earnings Performance

EPS Growth in Last Quarter: 277.78 %

EPS Growth in Last Year: -76.47 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: 10.88 %

Sales Growth in Last Quarter: -20.08 %

Financials

Qtr Book Value: $1.71

Cash Flow/Share: $4.91

Change in Payout Ratio: 0.230

Price/Sales: 1.400