SXC Stock Analysis: SunCoke Energy | NYSE
Coking Coal | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 797m USD | 12M Return: 24.5% | US86722A1034 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 14.8M
EPS Trend: -40.2%
Qual. Beats: 0
Rev. Trend: -89.5%
Qual. Beats: 8
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.6 years of data
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.
SunCoke Energy (NYSE: SXC) is an independent producer of metallurgical coke, primarily serving blast furnace and foundry steelmaking customers. Founded in 1960 and headquartered in Lisle, Illinois, the company operates through two segments: Domestic Coke (cokemaking facilities and logistics terminals) and Industrial Services (material handling, scrap processing, and metal recovery services).
Beyond coke production, SunCoke generates revenue from a broad portfolio of on-site industrial services, including slag and co-product handling, melt shop support, scrap management, and logistics such as warehouse, yard, and transportation services for steel, power, and other bulk-material customers. As a small-cap Materials company in the steel sub-industry, its earnings are closely tied to U.S. steel mill utilization, since coke is a critical input in the blast furnace ironmaking process.
- Coke segment volumes tied to blast furnace utilization rates
- Cleveland-Cliffs contract renewals set long-term coke pricing
- Industrial Services segment margins expand on new contract wins
| Net Income: -54.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -6.55 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 13.86% < 20% (prev 16.19%; Δ -2.33% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.08 > 3% & CFO 131.5m > Net Income -54.7m |
| Net Debt (620.5m) to EBITDA (130.5m): 4.75 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.25 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (85.8m) vs 12m ago 0.23% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 7.94% > 18% (prev 12.99%; Δ -5.06% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 112.1% > 50% (prev 112.5%; Δ -0.35% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -1.42 > 6 (EBIT TTM -50.5m / Interest Expense TTM 35.5m) |
| A: 0.15 (Total Current Assets 473.1m - Total Current Liabilities 210.0m) / Total Assets 1.74b |
| B: 0.02 (Retained Earnings 40.3m / Total Assets 1.74b) |
| C: -0.03 (EBIT TTM -50.5m / Avg Total Assets 1.69b) |
| D: 0.52 (Book Value of Equity 585.6m / Total Liabilities 1.13b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.41 = BB |
| DSRI: 2.77 (Receivables 209.3m/73.4m, Revenue 1.90b/1.85b) |
| GMI: 1.64 (GM 12.99% / 7.94%) |
| AQI: 2.29 (AQ_t 0.07 / AQ_t-1 0.03) |
| SGI: 1.03 (Revenue 1.90b / 1.85b) |
| TATA: -0.11 (NI -54.7m - CFO 131.5m) / TA 1.74b) |
| Beneish M = -0.21 (Cap -4..+1) = D |
As of August 13, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 9.44 with a total of 904,687 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -1.87%, over one month by +12.11%, over three months by +27.30% and over the past year by +24.53%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 8.80 (which is 6.8% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
SunCoke Energy has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy SXC.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 1
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 0
| Analysts Target Price | 9.5 | 0.6% |
P/E Forward = 12.2549
P/S = 0.42
P/B = 1.3914
P/EG = 1.9829
Revenue TTM = 1.90b USD
EBIT TTM = -50.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 130.5m USD
Long Term Debt = 653.9m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 5.20m USD (from shortTermDebt, two quarters ago)
Debt = 663.2m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 6.80m
Net Debt = 620.5m USD (calculated: Debt 663.2m - CCE 42.7m)
Enterprise Value = 1.42b USD (797.0m + Debt 663.2m - CCE 42.7m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -1.42 (Ebit TTM -50.5m / Interest Expense TTM 35.5m)
EV/FCF = 28.75x (Enterprise Value 1.42b / FCF TTM 49.3m)
FCF Yield = 3.48% (FCF TTM 49.3m / Enterprise Value 1.42b)
FCF Margin = 2.60% (FCF TTM 49.3m / Revenue TTM 1.90b)
Net Margin = -2.88% (Net Income TTM -54.7m / Revenue TTM 1.90b)
Gross Margin = 7.94% ((Revenue TTM 1.90b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.75b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 12.73% (prev 7.62%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 0.81 (Enterprise Value 1.42b / Total Assets 1.74b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 5.35% (Interest Expense 35.5m / Debt 663.2m)
Taxrate = 23.90% (4.90m / 20.5m)
NOPAT = -38.4m (EBIT -50.5m * (1 - 23.90%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 2.25 (Total Current Assets 473.1m / Total Current Liabilities 210.0m)
Debt / Equity = 1.13 (Debt 663.2m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 585.6m)
Debt / EBITDA = 4.75 (Net Debt 620.5m / EBITDA 130.5m)
Debt / FCF = 12.59 (Net Debt 620.5m / FCF TTM 49.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 615.1m (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = -3.23% (Net Income -54.7m / Total Assets 1.74b)
RoE = -8.89% (Net Income TTM -54.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 615.1m)
RoCE = -3.98% (EBIT -50.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 615.1m + L.T.Debt 653.9m))
RoIC = -2.58% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -38.4m / Invested Capital 1.49b)
WACC = 6.44% (E(797.0m)/V(1.46b) * Re(8.41%) + D(663.2m)/V(1.46b) * Rd(5.35%) * (1-Tc(0.24)))
Discount Rate = 8.41% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 90.35 | Cagr: 0.26%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈91.2m ; Y1≈80.0m ; Y5≈64.6m
[DCF] Fair Price = 4.91 (EV 1.04b - Net Debt 620.5m = Equity 416.5m / Shares 84.9m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -40.16 | EPS CAGR: -15.74% | SUE: 0.54 | # QB: 0
Revenue Correlation: -89.48 | Revenue CAGR: -4.48% | SUE: 0.85 | # QB: 8
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.11 | Chg30d=+22.22% | Revisions=-25% | Analysts=1
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=0.32 | Chg30d=+60.00% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+89.7% | GrowthRev=+0.7%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=0.29 | Chg30d=+252.63% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=-9.4% | GrowthRev=-0.8%