BHP Billiton (BLT)

Sector:

Mining

Index:

FTSE 100

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1,914.50p
   
  • Change Today:
    -28.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,236.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,694.50p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 2,111.27m
  • Volume: 1,769,753
  • Market Cap: £40,420m
  • RiskGrade: 124
  • Beta: 1.54

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.

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BHP Financials

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 3.8% 3.8%
Div Cover 2.9 2.1
Op Mrgn 32.9% 29.2%
ROCE 22.7%  
Latest F'cast
P/E 9.1 12.8
PEG n/a n/a
Pr/Revenue 0.9 1.0
Pr/Book 0.9  
Latest F'cast
Revenue 0.7% -62.1%
PBT -26.3% -65.3%
EPS -18.3% -28.6%
DPS 10.9% -57.2%

BHP Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue ($m) Pre-tax ($m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
30-Jun-08 59,473.00 23,483.00 274.90¢ 10.6 0.6 +18% 70.00¢ 2.4%
30-Jun-09 50,211.00 11,617.00 192.70¢ 10.7 n/a -30% 82.00¢ 4.0%
30-Jun-10 52,798.00 19,572.00 224.10¢ 11.8 0.7 +16% 87.00¢ 3.3%
30-Jun-11 71,739.00 31,255.00 393.50¢ 9.4 0.1 +76% 101.00¢ 2.7%
30-Jun-12 72,226.00 23,022.00 321.60¢ 8.5 n/a -18% 112.00¢ 4.1%

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-13 41,416.90 12,090.51 151.37p 12.8 n/a -29% 72.57p 3.8%
30-Jun-14 47,349.40 15,652.94 189.28p 10.3 0.4 +25% 82.55p 4.3%

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BHP Company Announcements

2013 Global Metals, Mining and Steel Conference 14-May-2013 07:59 RNS
Notice of Initial Interests Director - A Mackenzie 10-May-2013 07:00 RNS
Notice of Final Interests of Director - M Kloppers 10-May-2013 07:00 RNS

BHP ShareCast News

London midday: Stocks firmer as policy makers mo... 07-May-2013 ShareCast
London open: Buying interest on the rise in comm... 07-May-2013 ShareCast
FTSE 100 movers: ENRC leads miners higher 03-May-2013 ShareCast

BHP Motley Fool Analysis & Commentary

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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

Latest BHP Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
09-May-13 Transfer From Andrew Mackenzie 0.000p 136 £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.

 

BHP Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,914.50p
Change Today -28.00p
% Change -1.44 %
52 Week High 2,236.00p
52 Week Low 1,694.50p
Volume 1,769,753
Shares Issued 2,111.27m
Market Cap £40,420m
Beta 1.54
RiskGrade 124

BHP Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
70.52% above the market average70.52% above the market average70.52% above the market average70.52% above the market average70.52% above the market average
15.11% below the sector average15.11% below the sector average15.11% below the sector average15.11% below the sector average15.11% below the sector average
Price Trend
18.61% below the market average18.61% below the market average18.61% below the market average18.61% below the market average18.61% below the market average
80.65% above the sector average80.65% above the sector average80.65% above the sector average80.65% above the sector average80.65% above the sector average
Income
73.53% above the market average73.53% above the market average73.53% above the market average73.53% above the market average73.53% above the market average
26.67% above the sector average26.67% above the sector average26.67% above the sector average26.67% above the sector average26.67% above the sector average
Growth
12.90% above the market average12.90% above the market average12.90% above the market average12.90% above the market average12.90% above the market average
48.72% below the sector average48.72% below the sector average48.72% below the sector average48.72% below the sector average48.72% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 14
Buy 2
Neutral 9
Sell 1
Strong Sell 1
Total 27
buy
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BHP Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 06-Mar-13 05-Sep-12
Paid 28-Mar-13 28-Sep-12
Amount 57.00¢ 57.00¢

Trades for 24-May-2013

Time Volume / Share Price
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12:33 2,000 @ 1,915.00p

BHP Key Personnel

CEO Andrew Mackenzie

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