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BHP Billiton(BLT)

Sector:

Mining

Index:

FTSE 100

Market Cap

£36,570m

Change Today

Price Down-108.00p

Share Price

1,657.00p

BHP Billiton Overview

Formed by the merger of Australia's Broken Hill Proprietary with South African miner Billiton, BHP Billiton is the model for a modern resources company. The company produces iron ore, copper, diamonds and aluminium, oil and natural gas, though it is base metals that remain the core of the business.

1 Day Chart (08-Jul-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.4% 1.6%
Div Cover 4.9 4.9
Op Mrgn 34.8% 44.0%
ROCE 39.4%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 14.2 12.0
PEG 0.4 0.6
Pr/Revenue 1.8 1.3
Pr/Book 2.4  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 22.8% 36.2%
PBT 27.1% 31.4%
EPS 32.5% 19.3%
DPS 30.6% 17.9%

BHP Billiton Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-03 a15,608.00 a2,925.00 30.90¢ 20.4 n/a -4% 14.50¢ 2.3%
30-Jun-04 a22,887.00 a4,518.00 56.40¢ 16.7 0.2 +82% 26.00¢ 2.8%
30-Jun-05 26,722.00 8,940.00 104.90¢ 13.4 0.2 +86% 28.00¢ 2.0%
30-Jun-06 32,153.00 14,166.00 173.20¢ 11.9 0.2 +65% 36.00¢ 1.7%
30-Jun-07 39,498.00 18,011.00 229.50¢ 11.9 0.4 +32% 47.00¢ 1.7%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

BHP Billiton Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-08 27,275.85 11,995.32 138.04p 12.0 0.6 +19% 28.09p 1.6%
30-Jun-09 34,514.88 14,331.90 201.54p 8.2 0.2 +46% 33.57p 1.9%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Bayerische Landesbank, Bernstein Research, Bordier & Cie, CA Cheuvreux, Charles Stanley & Co, Citigroup Investment Research, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank Research, DZ Bank, ESN-NCB Stockbrokers, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, IIR Group, ING Wholesale Banking, Investec Securities, JP Morgan, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Landsbanki Securities, Lehman Bros, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Nedcor Securities, Numis Securities, Oddo Securities, Société Générale, Theodoor Gilissen Bankers

BHP Billiton Company Announcements

EPT Disclosure 08-Jul-2008 17:21 RNS
EPT Disclosure 08-Jul-2008 17:16 RNS
EPT Disclosure - Amendment 08-Jul-2008 17:14 RNS

BHP Billiton ShareCast News

London close: Oils and miners depress equities 08-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London afternoon: M&S leads fightback 08-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London midday: Recession fears hit shares 08-Jul-2008 ShareCast

BHP Billiton Top Newspaper Links

Canada 05-Jul-2008 Washington Post
BHP in deal with China to raise iron ore price 05-Jul-2008 The Independent
BHP Billiton's bid for Rio Tinto investigated by... 05-Jul-2008 Times

Latest BHP Billiton Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

BHP Billiton Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,657.00p Price Down
Change Today -108.00p
52 Week High 2,196.00p
52 Week Low 1,183.00p
Volume 23,100,855
Shares Issued 2,207.01m
Market Cap £36,570m
Beta 1.67
RiskGrade 227

BHP Billiton Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
87.22% below the market average87.22% below the market average87.22% below the market average87.22% below the market average87.22% below the market average
90.16% below the sector average90.16% below the sector average90.16% below the sector average90.16% below the sector average90.16% below the sector average
Price Trend
91.91% above the market average91.91% above the market average91.91% above the market average91.91% above the market average91.91% above the market average
77.89% above the sector average77.89% above the sector average77.89% above the sector average77.89% above the sector average77.89% above the sector average
Income
83.7% below the market average83.7% below the market average83.7% below the market average83.7% below the market average83.7% below the market average
9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average9.09% below the sector average
Growth
76.23% above the market average76.23% above the market average76.23% above the market average76.23% above the market average76.23% above the market average
48.15% below the sector average48.15% below the sector average48.15% below the sector average48.15% below the sector average48.15% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 2
Neutral 2
Sell 2
Strong Sell 1
Total 12
buy
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BHP Billiton Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 27-Feb-08 12-Sep-07
Paid 18-Mar-08 28-Sep-07
Amount 29.00¢ 27.00¢

Trades for --2008

Time Volume / Share Price
0 @ 0.000p

BHP Billiton Key Personnel

Chair Donald Robert (Don) Argus
CEO Marius Kloppers

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