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Australian Company Investment - BHP Billiton

 

Welcome to my BHP Billiton page. This is part of the "Australian Company Investment" articles on GeniusProphecy.com. These reports are used to compare certain companies to other companies.

By comparing the statistics between companies, visitors can determine for themselves which company is better to invest in. Statistics include working capital ratio, share price performance, etc.

All figures are in Australian Dollars unless otherwise noted.

- BHP Billiton Limited

ASX:BHP

P/E Ratio 17.91 ($43.70/$2.44)

Return on total assets 23.2% ($14363.56 million/$61907.19 million)

Working capital ratio 1.08:1 ($11799.70 million/$10881.20 million)

Gearing ratio 22.5% (direct from annual report)

Earnings before interest and tax $19,792.41 million

BHP is
The world's largest mining company
One of the top producers of copper, silver, lead and uranium, and a leading producer of zinc
Number one in seaborne supply of manganese ore and in the top three global producers of alloy
One of the world’s premier suppliers of iron ore
Largest supplier of seaborne traded hard coking coal
the 3rd largest nickel producer

Net profit in 2007 $14,363.56 million
Net profit in 2006 $11,183.78 million

2006 price $29.30
2008 price $43.70
There was an approximate 49.1% increase in share price over 2 years.

2006 price $5.97
2008 price $43.70
There was an approximate 632.0% increase in share price over 10 years.

Click here to see the most recent 10-year share chart of BHP.

Bibliography

BHP Billiton. 2008. 22 Apr. 2008 <http://www.bhpbilliton.com.au/bb/home.jsp>. (Annual reports)

Australian Securities Exchange. 2008. 22 Apr. 2008 <http://www.asx.com.au/>.

 

Posted by Proabffmm on Saturday, May 17, 2008.

 

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