BHP Billiton (BLT)

Sector:

Mining

Index:

FTSE 100

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1,750.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -16.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,521.50p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,667.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,112.07m
  • Volume: 9,193,885
  • Market Cap: £36,961m
  • RiskGrade: 151
  • Beta: 1.59

BHP 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 (16-05-2012)

6 Month Chart

BHP Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.6% 3.9%
Div Cover 3.9 3.1
Op Mrgn 44.3% 39.1%
ROCE 37.6%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 7.1 7.8
PEG 0.1 n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.8 0.8
Pr/Book 1.0  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 35.9% -59.2%
PBT 59.7% -63.3%
EPS 75.6% -8.7%
DPS 16.1% -54.4%

BHP Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-07 47,473.00 19,212.00 233.90¢ 9.5 0.3 +35% 47.00¢ 2.1%
30-Jun-08 59,473.00 23,483.00 274.90¢ 11.1 0.6 +18% 70.00¢ 2.3%
30-Jun-09 50,211.00 11,617.00 192.70¢ 11.3 n/a -30% 82.00¢ 3.8%
30-Jun-10 52,798.00 19,572.00 224.10¢ 12.5 0.8 +16% 87.00¢ 3.1%
30-Jun-11 71,739.00 31,255.00 393.50¢ 9.9 0.1 +76% 101.00¢ 2.6%

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

BHP Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-12 46,611.94 18,239.95 223.67p 7.8 n/a -9% 73.32p 3.9%
30-Jun-13 49,317.54 19,701.64 238.83p 7.3 1.1 +7% 76.48p 4.1%

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BHP Company Announcements

UK Listing Authority Submission 15-May-2012 13:01 RNS
Appointment of Non-Executive Director 14-May-2012 07:00 RNS
BHP Billiton Presents at the APPEA Conference 14-May-2012 07:00 RNS

BHP ShareCast News

London close: Footsie sets new 2012-low on Greek... 14-May-2012 ShareCast
London midday: Footsie down nearly two per cent ... 14-May-2012 ShareCast
London open: Stocks sink on Greek exit speculation 14-May-2012 ShareCast

BHP Top Newspaper Links

Miners sound warning from engine room of world e... 29-Nov-2011 Telegraph
BHP SHAKE-UP LOOMS 29-Nov-2011 Express & Star
BHP TARGETS SHALE GAS 15-Nov-2011 Express & Star

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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 Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,750.00p
Change Today -16.00p
% Change -0.91 %
52 Week High 2,521.50p
52 Week Low 1,667.00p
Volume 9,193,885
Shares Issued 2,112.07m
Market Cap £36,961m
Beta 1.59
RiskGrade 151

BHP Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
88.28% above the market average88.28% above the market average88.28% above the market average88.28% above the market average88.28% above the market average
78.63% above the sector average78.63% above the sector average78.63% above the sector average78.63% above the sector average78.63% above the sector average
Price Trend
44.09% below the market average44.09% below the market average44.09% below the market average44.09% below the market average44.09% below the market average
37.11% above the sector average37.11% above the sector average37.11% above the sector average37.11% above the sector average37.11% above the sector average
Income
64.85% above the market average64.85% above the market average64.85% above the market average64.85% above the market average64.85% above the market average
85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average85.71% above the sector average
Growth
85.64% above the market average85.64% above the market average85.64% above the market average85.64% above the market average85.64% above the market average
33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average33.33% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 13
Buy 2
Neutral 7
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 23
buy
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BHP Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 29-Feb-12 07-Sep-11
Paid 22-Mar-12 29-Sep-11
Amount 55.00¢ 55.00¢

Trades for 16-May-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:46 495 @ 1,723.50p
16:46 750 @ 1,723.50p
16:46 82 @ 1,764.00p
16:46 855 @ 1,727.00p
16:46 43 @ 1,764.00p

BHP Key Personnel

CEO Marius Kloppers

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