Feb 5 (Reuters) - Peabody Energy Corp BTU.N :
* PEABODY REPORTS EARNINGS FOR QUARTER AND YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2019
* Q4 REVENUE $1.12 BILLION VERSUS $1.4 BILLION
* SUSPENDING DIVIDENDS IN LIGHT OF INDUSTRY CONDITIONS
* LOWERING CAPITAL EXPENDITURES
* COMMENCING COMMERCIAL PROCESS FOR NORTH GOONYELLA MINE IN TANDEM WITH ONGOING MINE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
* EMPHASIZING DEBT REDUCTION
* QTRLY LOSS PER SHARE FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS $3.12
* 2020 SEABORNE METALLURGICAL VOLUMES ARE EXPECTED TO BE APPROXIMATELY 8.3 MILLION TONS
* QTRLY NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS $2.98
* NOW TARGETING TOTAL 2020 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES OF ABOUT $250 MILLION
* PEABODY ENERGY - COMMERCIAL OUTCOMES FOR NORTH GOONYELLA MINE COULD INCLUDE STRATEGIC FINANCIAL PARTNER, JV STRUCTURE/ COMPLETE SALE OF NORTH GOONYELLA
* QUARTER-END TOTAL TONS SOLD 40.8 MILLION TONS VERSUS 46.2 MILLION TONS
* PEABODY ENERGY - ANTICIPATES DECISION FROM U.S. FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ON FORMATION OF HIGHLY SYNERGISTIC PROPOSED PRB/COLORADO JOINT VENTURE IN Q1
* PEABODY ENERGY - WILL CONSOLIDATE FORMER MIDWESTERN AND WESTERN SEGMENTS INTO 'OTHER U.S. THERMAL' FOR PURPOSES OF SEGMENT REPORTING IN 2020 & BEYOND
* PEABODY ENERGY - FOR 2020, CO IS GUIDING TOWARD INCREASED MET COAL VOLUMES & REDUCED MET COSTS, LOWER SG&A & LOWER NORTH GOONYELLA HOLDING COSTS
* PEABODY ENERGY - MACRO INDUSTRY CONDITIONS & TRADE AND IMPORT POLICY UNCERTAINTIES, SUGGEST CHALLENGING BACKDROP TO START THE YEAR
* COMPANY'S 2020 EARNINGS PROFILE IS EXPECTED TO BE WEIGHTED TO SECOND HALF OF YEAR
* PEABODY ENERGY - IN 2020 U.S. THERMAL COSTS EXPECTED TO BE IMPACTED & EXPECTED TO HAVE ABOUT $30 MILLION IMPACT ON COSTS RELATIVE TO 2019
* PEABODY ENERGY - FOR 2020, CO IS TAKING A "LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS" APPROACH GIVEN CHANGES IN INDUSTRY CONDITIONS & OPERATING PORTFOLIO
* PEABODY ENERGY - INCREASE IN FEDERAL COAL EXCISE TAX IS EXPECTED TO HAVE ABOUT $30 MILLION IMPACT ON 2020 U.S. THERMAL COSTS RELATIVE TO 2019
* PEABODY ENERGY - RELATIVE TO Q4 2019, Q1 2020 EXPECTED TO BE LOWER
* PEABODY ENERGY - Q1 TO BE LOWER DUE TO $89 MILLION OF NON-RECURRING SETTLEMENT INCOME, ABOUT PRICING IMPACTS OF $20 MILLION - $30 MILLION, HIGHER SEABORNE COSTS