April 25 (Reuters) - Peabody Energy Corp BTU.N :
* PEABODY REPORTS EARNINGS FOR QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2018
* Q1 REVENUE $1.46 BILLION
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.83 FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
* Q1 EARNINGS PER SHARE VIEW $-9.55 -- THOMSON REUTERS I/B/E/S
* CONFIRMS FINANCIAL TARGETS FOR 2018
* ACCELERATES SHARE REPURCHASES AND EXPANDS PROGRAM SIZE TO $1.0 BILLION
* PEABODY CONFIRMS FINANCIAL TARGETS FOR 2018
* Q2 AUSTRALIAN THERMAL VOLUMES EXPECTED TO INCREASE SEQUENTIALLY THROUGHOUT YEAR, UNIT COSTS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
* Q2 METALLURGICAL COSTS ARE EXPECTED TO DECLINE VERSUS Q1
* QTRLY TONS SOLD 48.3 MILLION TONS VERSUS 46.1 MILLION TONS
* PEABODY ENERGY - QTRLY EPS ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS $0.82
* IN U.S., PEABODY EXPECTS TRADITIONAL LOWER SHOULDER SEASON PRB VOLUMES IN Q2, COMPARED WITH Q1
* PEABODY ENERGY - SEABORNE THERMAL AND METALLURGICAL COAL PRICING "REMAINED ROBUST" ON SOLID ASIAN-PACIFIC DEMAND IN QUARTER