Arch Coal Reports Improved Earnings in Fourth-Quarter 2017, to Increase CAPEX

SUGAR LAND--February 14, 2018--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Arch Coal Incorporated (NYSE:ARCH) (St. Louis, Missouri) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter 2017 net income of $81.3 million, up from $33.4 million in the prior-year period. Part of the improvement came from a net tax benefit of $34.8 million resulting from the U.S. tax reform act that was passed in December, the coal producer said. Industrial Info is tracking more than $300 million in active Arch Coal projects.

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