The Whitehaven Coal Ltd (ASX: WHC) share price is sinking on Thursday despite the declaration of a whopping interim dividend.
The company dropped its earnings for the first half this morning, as The Motley Fool Australia reports.
And within them, it revealed a 32 cents per share interim offering â marking a 300% increase on that of last year.
Right now, shares in the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO) coal producer are down 5.98%, trading at $7.70.
Letâs delve into all investors need to know about Whitehavenâs newly declared monster dividend.
Whitehaven share price slumps despite record interim dividend
The Whitehaven share price might not be reacting favourably, but investors are likely jumping for joy after learning of the company’s upcoming 32-cent per share payout.
It revealed the offering alongside a $1.78 billion net profit after tax (NPAT) â marking a 423% year-on-year improvement, and $2.65 billion of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) â a 319% jump.
That was helped by an average realised coal price of $553 a tonne â up from $202 a tonne in the prior comparable period, and a 4.8% increase in production.
Itâs likely no surprise then that the companyâs interim dividend comes fully franked.
The 32-cent per share offering is also the largest-ever interim dividend to be declared by Whitehaven.
It represents 16% of the companyâs basic earnings per share (EPS), which came in at $1.989.
Itâs also the second-largest ordinary dividend the coal producer has ever declared, bested only by the 40-cent per share final dividend it paid in September 2022.
Taking both dividends into account, Whitehaven boasts a 9.2% dividend yield at its current share price.
Key dates to keep in mind
Want-to-be-shareholders still have time to jump on board to receive the ASX 200 companyâs interim offering. Whitehaven doesnât trade ex-dividend until this time next week.
Anyone holding shares in the coal giant next Thursday will see the dividend hitting their accounts from 10 March.
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