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Equity turnover ratio of the world's largest coal mining companies
Information Agency Credinform has prepared the ranking of the largest global coal mining companies by equity turnover ratio. The world's largest enterprises in terms of 2014 revenue were selected within the industry. Then, the companies were ranked by equity turnover ratio (Top-10).
Equity turnover ratio (times) is calculated as a ratio of revenue to yearly average sum of equity and demonstrates the company’s usage rate of total assets.
Equity turnover ratio reflects the turnover rate of own capital. The higher is the ratio value, the better the enterprise uses its own funds. Low ratio value indicates about inaction of the part of own funds.
| № | Name | Country | 2014 revenue, th USD | Equity turnover ratio, times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shanxi Coking Coal Group Co., Ltd. | China | 41 820 287 | 2,53 |
| 2 | Coal India Limited | India | 11 838 160 | 0,91 |
| 3 | Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited | China | 9 971 937 | 0,66 |
| 4 | Shanxi Xishan Coal And Electricity Power Co., Ltd. | China | 3 934 521 | 0,64 |
| 5 | Inner Mongolia Yitai Coal Company Limited | China | 4 084 748 | 0,45 |
| 6 | BHP Billiton PLC | Great Britain | 68 765 000 | 0,40 |
| 7 | BHP Billiton Limited | Australia | 68 724 000 | 0,40 |
| 8 | Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co., Ltd. | China | 4 746 725 | 0,38 |
| 9 | China Shenhua Energy Company Limited | China | 40 689 820 | 0,35 |
| 10 | China Coal Energy Company Limited | China | 11 581 654 | 0,34 |
Equity turnover ratio of the world's coal mining leaders varies from 2,53 times (Shanxi Coking Coal Group Co., Ltd.), to 0,34 times (China Coal Energy Company Limited). Equity turnover ratio of the largest enterprise by annual revenue BHP Billiton PLC is 0,4 times per period.
Picture 1. Equity turnover ratio and revenue of the world's largest coal mining companies (TOP -10)
JOINT STOCK COMPANY SUEK-KUZBASS (INN 4212024138) is the largest Russian coal mining company, which is not included in the TOP-10 and takes the 29th place of the world's rating by 2014 annual revenue (1 224 208 th USD); the company’s equity turnover ratio is 29,9 times per period. At the same time, the ratio of the ranking’s leader Shanxi Coking Coal Group Co., Ltd. is 2,53 times.
Coal is still one of the most important sources of thermal power and valuable raw material for chemical industry. The share of coal and oil shale in total volume of world's fossil fuel reserves is about 90%, peat - 5%, oil and natural gases - 5%.
According to Statistical review of the world’s energy made by BP company in 2013: 7 896,4 mln tons of coal were produced in the world. The distribution of coal mining countries is reflected in Table 2.
| Country | 2013 coal mining, mln tons | The share in world production, % |
|---|---|---|
| People's Republic Of China | 3 680,0 | 46,60 |
| USA | 892,6 | 11,30 |
| India | 605,1 | 7,66 |
| Australia | 478,0 | 6,05 |
| Indonesia | 421,0 | 5,33 |
| Russia | 347,1 | 4,40 |
| South Africa | 256,7 | 3,25 |
| Germany | 190,3 | 2,41 |
| Poland | 142,9 | 1,81 |
| Kazakhstan | 114,7 | 1,45 |
The world's leader in coal mining is China, that is reflected in the current ranking: 7 out of 10 participants from the Top-10 list are Chinese companies.
For reference
Picture 2. Coal mining in Russia in 2010 – 2015 (according to the Federal State Statistics Service), th tons
