** Shares of U.S.-based coal producer Peabody Energy BTU.N fall 1.6% to $17.70 premarket
** Company posts Q4 adj. core profit of $176.7 million compared to $345.1 million, a year ago, with seaborne metallurgical segment dragging
** The segment's Q4 adj. core earnings fell 86.3% to $22.8 million compared to a year earlier
** BTU reports Q4 earnings of 25 cents per share vs est. of 52 cents per share - data compiled by LSEG
** Company sees full-year 2025 total capex of $450 million
** BTU posts Q4 revenue of $1.12 billion vs est of $1.11 billion
** Up till last close, BTU fell 14.1% YTD, and stock dropped 18.5% in 2024
(Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru)
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