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11/21/2008 4:01 PM

Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (ANR)

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The Company and its operating subsidiaries are engaged in the business of extracting, processing and marketing coal from deep and surface mines, located in the Central and Northern Appalachian regions of the United States.

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Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. At A Glance

Current Price: $17.53
Last Trade Time: 11/21/2008 4:01 PM
Open: $16.45
Previous Close: $14.68
Daily Range: $15.41 - $17.85
52-Week Range: $14.21 - $119.30
Volume: 5,943,138
Market Cap: $1.03B
P/E Ratio: 5.85
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Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (ANR)

Avatar EPS100Momentum (< 20) Submitted: 11/10/08 9:48 AM

Over 85% gain in ANR possible in less than 10 days

The adoption of the merger agreement would entitle stockholders to
receive .95 of a common share of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and
$22.23 in cash for each share of Alpha Natural Resources common stock
at the consummation of the merger. As of the...More

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Alpha Natural Resources, Inc. (ANR)

Avatar alvojiggy1 (80.03) Submitted: 10/22/08 9:39 PM

going into the crapper. high debt bad forward earnings. I love the stock market. People spend a lot of energy trying to get a company to work...so sad.

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Avatar GLASSMAN47 (26.93) Submitted: 11/19/08 5:35 PM : Outperform Start Price: $17.99 ANR Score: 2.80

below 52 week low

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Avatar Jgrowth1 (< 20) Submitted: 11/18/08 7:13 PM : Outperform Start Price: $19.33 ANR Score: 2.42

Okay, the merger did not go through. I am disappointed. We must now value ANR as a stand alone company. Two metrics currently stand out about ANR. First, they have approximately $600 million in the bank. So that means they have about $8.50 per share in cash. They still should generate good cash flows even in a slow economy. Coal contracts are pretty clean (no pun intended). Second, they are expected to earn about $12.50 per share in 2009. Say we cut that estimate by one third, we get around $8.33 per share estimate (way below the lowest current estimate for 2009). We give ANR a 6 multiple. $8.33 times 6 equals =$49.98.


Wow! Yes, that would be a 152% return from today's closing price. My opinion, ANR is undervalued and very attractively priced. Remember, the yield curve is very steep. Every central bank in the world is printing money like wild men. We could see a huge rebound in commodities and selling prices.

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Avatar MysterInsidious (99.98) Submitted: 11/18/08 1:38 PM : Outperform Start Price: $20.22 ANR Score: -3.00

Oil, gas, and most commodities in general have been sold off hard due to recession fears, hedge fund redemptions, margin calls, and unwinding of the yen carry trade. Despite the US government printing money to help save the US economy, the dollar's value has increased significantly against most world currencies with the exception of the yen. I believe the unwinding of the carry trade has helped to push prices of commodities and anything related to commodities too far. Once these negative pressures are exhausted, I believe the US dollar will go back to declining in value, especially when China, Japan, the Middle East, and other countries reduce or stop purchasing treasury bonds to focus more on their own economic problems. When this happens, I expect all commodities to significantly increase in value.

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Avatar EPS100Momentum (< 20) Submitted: 11/10/08 9:48 AM : Outperform Start Price: $26.50 ANR Score: -13.54

Over 85% gain in ANR possible in less than 10 days

The adoption of the merger agreement would entitle stockholders to
receive .95 of a common share of Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. and
$22.23 in cash for each share of Alpha Natural Resources common stock
at the consummation of the merger. As of the close of trading
yesterday, Nov. 6, this entitlement represents a premium of 90% over
the trading price of Alpha Natural Resources.

Alpha's board of directors continues to recommend that stockholders
vote "FOR" the adoption of the agreement and plan of merger at the
upcoming special meeting, to be held on Friday, November 21, 2008.

Holders in need of assistance voting their shares can call Alpha
Natural Resources' proxy solicitor, D.F. King & Co., Inc., toll-free
at (888) 887-0082.

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Avatar tdmlwh (< 20) Submitted: 11/07/08 2:56 PM : Outperform Start Price: $50.21 ANR Score: -30.81

Obama talks a lot about clean coal technology, and demand for steel isn't going away anytime soon. I like this stock for the long run.

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