Rio Tinto (RIO)

Sector:

Mining

Index:

FTSE 100

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3,988.00p
   
  • Change Today:
      7.50p
  • 52 Week High: 4,712.00
  • 52 Week Low: 2,712.50
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 1,458.47m
  • Volume: 5,895,450
  • Market Cap: £58,164m
  • RiskGrade: 192
  • Beta: 1.73

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 (03-02-2012)

6 Month Chart

Rio Tinto Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.7% 2.1%
Div Cover 6.6 6.7
Op Mrgn 34.8% 37.4%
ROCE 27.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 8.8 7.5
PEG 0.1 0.5
Pr/Revenue 1.6 1.5
Pr/Book 1.4  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 35.3% -55.4%
PBT 161.8% -54.1%
EPS 99.7% 16.5%
DPS 140.0% -53.8%

Rio Tinto Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-06 22,465.00 10,240.00 450.10¢ 7.9 0.2 +52% 85.92¢ 2.4%
31-Dec-07 29,700.00 9,836.00 473.20¢ 14.7 2.9 +5% 112.35¢ 1.6%
31-Dec-08 54,264.00 9,178.00 656.20¢ 3.0 0.1 +39% 112.35¢ 5.8%
31-Dec-09 41,825.00 7,860.00 357.10¢ 15.0 n/a -46% 45.00¢ 0.8%
31-Dec-10 56,576.00 20,577.00 713.30¢ 9.9 0.1 +100% 108.00¢ 1.5%

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-11 39,931.80 14,928.70 528.59p 7.5 0.5 +16% 78.96p 2.1%
31-Dec-12 40,672.12 14,972.04 515.25p 7.7 n/a -2% 86.92p 2.3%
31-Dec-13 43,319.38 16,276.13 567.99p 7.0 0.7 +10% 93.26p 2.4%

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Rio Tinto Company Announcements

Transaction in Own Shares 03-Feb-2012 17:20 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 03-Feb-2012 16:53 RNS
Transaction in Own Shares 02-Feb-2012 17:13 RNS

Rio Tinto ShareCast News

FTSE 100 movers: Admiral leads the way higher 03-Feb-2012 ShareCast
London midday: Admiral leads the rise ahead of U... 03-Feb-2012 ShareCast
London open: Stocks flat ahead of US data, Admir... 03-Feb-2012 ShareCast

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
10-Jan-12 Transfer From Guy R Elliott 0.000p 4 £0.00
10-Jan-12 Buy Guy R Elliott 3,439.02p 4 £137.56
22-Dec-11 Buy Paul Tellier 3,158.85p 176 £5,559.58

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 3,988.00p
Change Today 7.50p
% Change 0.19 %
52 Week High 4,712.00
52 Week Low 2,712.50
Volume 5,895,450
Shares Issued 1,458.47m
Market Cap £58,164m
Beta 1.73
RiskGrade 192

Rio Tinto Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
65.29% above the market average65.29% above the market average65.29% above the market average65.29% above the market average65.29% above the market average
48.84% above the sector average48.84% above the sector average48.84% above the sector average48.84% above the sector average48.84% above the sector average
Price Trend
20.25% above the market average20.25% above the market average20.25% above the market average20.25% above the market average20.25% above the market average
43.21% above the sector average43.21% above the sector average43.21% above the sector average43.21% above the sector average43.21% above the sector average
Income
46.99% below the market average46.99% below the market average46.99% below the market average46.99% below the market average46.99% below the market average
28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average28.57% above the sector average
Growth
91.00% above the market average91.00% above the market average91.00% above the market average91.00% above the market average91.00% above the market average
65.71% above the sector average65.71% above the sector average65.71% above the sector average65.71% above the sector average65.71% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 21
Buy 2
Neutral 3
Sell 1
Strong Sell 0
Total 27
strong_buy
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Rio Tinto Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 10-Aug-11 02-Mar-11
Paid 08-Sep-11 31-Mar-11
Amount 54.00¢ 63.00¢

Trades for 03-Feb-2012

Time Volume / Share Price
16:53 13,236 @ 3,934.24p
16:43 898 @ 3,935.74p
16:42 25,000 @ 3,982.00p
16:42 510 @ 3,988.00p
16:41 15,000 @ 3,903.00p

Rio Tinto Key Personnel

CEO Tom Albanese

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