Report
Mathew Hodge
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Rio Tinto is the world's lowest-cost iron ore miner, but boomtime investment destroyed returns.

Rio Tinto continues to enjoy a near-term tailwind from strong commodity prices. We raise our fair value estimate by 2% to AUD 44 per share for the no-moat-rated firm, reflecting better near-term earnings. We raise our 2017 adjusted earnings forecast by 7% to AUD 6.82 per share and our 2018 estimate by 5% to AUD 4.65. Higher forecasts reflect generally favourable commodity prices, particularly for aluminium, copper, and iron ore.
Rio Tinto remains overvalued. The market is increasingly comfortabl...
Underlying
Rio Tinto Limited

Rio Tinto is a mining group based in the United Kingdom and Australia. Co. is engaged in the business of finding, mining and processing mineral resources. Co.'s major products are iron ore, aluminium, copper, diamonds, coal, uranium, gold and industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide and salt). Co.'s activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America with significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and Africa. Co.'s operations comprise four principal product groups - Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper and Diamonds, and Energy & Minerals.

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Morningstar
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Mathew Hodge

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