Rio Tinto (RIO)

Sector:

Mining

Index:

FTSE 100

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2,867.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -46.00p
  • 52 Week High: 3,757.00
  • 52 Week Low: 2,715.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,412.27m
  • Volume: 3,974,655
  • Market Cap: £40,490m
  • RiskGrade: 150
  • Beta: 1.80

Rio Tinto Overview

Mining giant Rio Tinto may be UK-based, but its operations make it truly a global company. The group has a solid reputation, mining aluminium, copper, gold, diamond, iron and lead. The majority of earnings come from the base metal side of the group. Currencies are a big influence of earnings each year.

1 Day Chart (24-05-2013)

6 Month Chart

Rio Tinto Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.9% 4.0%
Div Cover 3.0 3.1
Op Mrgn -2.3% 27.3%
ROCE n/a  
Latest F'cast
P/E 8.6 7.8
PEG n/a 0.8
Pr/Revenue 1.2 1.1
Pr/Book 1.1  
Latest F'cast
Revenue -15.8% -52.5%
PBT n/a n/a
EPS -37.8% 10.5%
DPS 15.2% -53.5%

Rio Tinto Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 54,264.00 9,178.00 656.20¢ 2.8 0.1 +39% 112.35¢ 6.0%
31-Dec-09 41,825.00 7,860.00 357.10¢ 14.4 n/a -46% 45.00¢ 0.9%
31-Dec-10 55,171.00 20,491.00 713.30¢ 9.5 0.1 +100% 108.00¢ 1.6%
31-Dec-11 60,537.00 13,214.00 808.50¢ 5.8 0.4 +13% 145.00¢ 3.1%
31-Dec-12 50,967.00 (2,568.00) 503.10¢ 10.6 n/a -38% 167.00¢ 3.1%

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

Rio Tinto Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-13 36,630.50 10,000.68 366.30p 7.8 0.7 +10% 117.36p 4.0%
31-Dec-14 39,664.04 11,443.14 407.66p 7.0 0.6 +11% 129.17p 4.5%

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Rio Tinto Company Announcements

Company Secretary Change 13-May-2013 09:05 RNS
Result of AGM 09-May-2013 12:20 RNS
Director/PDMR Shareholding 07-May-2013 15:59 RNS

Rio Tinto ShareCast News

US newspaper round-up: Google, P&G, Rio Tinto... 24-May-2013 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: United Utilities rises on divi ... 23-May-2013 ShareCast
London open: Fed concerns, poor Chinese data spa... 23-May-2013 ShareCast

Rio Tinto Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

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Rio Tinto Top Newspaper Links

Miners sound warning from engine room of world e... 29-Nov-2011 Telegraph
Rio Tinto blames carbon tax for 515 job losses 17-Nov-2011 Guardian
White Knight Rio Tinto buys uranium explorer for... 20-Oct-2011 The Independent

Latest Rio Tinto Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
01-May-13 Transfer From Guy R Elliott 0.000p 12 £0.00
01-May-13 Buy Guy R Elliott 2,958.50p 12 £355.02
30-Apr-13 Transfer From Andrew Harding 0.000p 100 £0.00

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

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.

 

Rio Tinto Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 2,867.00p
Change Today -46.00p
% Change -1.58 %
52 Week High 3,757.00
52 Week Low 2,715.50
Volume 3,974,655
Shares Issued 1,412.27m
Market Cap £40,490m
Beta 1.80
RiskGrade 150

Rio Tinto Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
88.81% above the market average88.81% above the market average88.81% above the market average88.81% above the market average88.81% above the market average
40.43% below the sector average40.43% below the sector average40.43% below the sector average40.43% below the sector average40.43% below the sector average
Price Trend
39.7% below the market average39.7% below the market average39.7% below the market average39.7% below the market average39.7% below the market average
67.95% above the sector average67.95% above the sector average67.95% above the sector average67.95% above the sector average67.95% above the sector average
Income
81.47% above the market average81.47% above the market average81.47% above the market average81.47% above the market average81.47% above the market average
53.33% above the sector average53.33% above the sector average53.33% above the sector average53.33% above the sector average53.33% above the sector average
Growth
59.39% below the market average59.39% below the market average59.39% below the market average59.39% below the market average59.39% below the market average
82.05% below the sector average82.05% below the sector average82.05% below the sector average82.05% below the sector average82.05% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 19
Buy 3
Neutral 5
Sell 0
Strong Sell 1
Total 28
buy
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Rio Tinto Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 06-Mar-13 15-Aug-12
Paid 11-Apr-13 13-Sep-12
Amount 94.50¢ 72.50¢

Trades for 24-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
16:44 152 @ 2,880.13p
16:41 400 @ 2,886.50p
16:41 28,290 @ 2,871.21p
16:41 5,685 @ 2,883.20p
16:37 5,447 @ 2,884.06p

Rio Tinto Key Personnel

CEO Sam Walsh

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