BHP vs. Rio Tinto
BHP vs. Rio Tinto
BHP vs. Rio Tinto
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Agenda
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Recommendation Overview Strategy Risks Financial Analysis Ratios Financial Analysis Four Slices Valuation
Recommendation
Buy! 2011 Group Market Cap: US $234B Group Segment DCF Valuation: US $236B CUVI: US $2.9B GOV: US $174B
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Overview
BHP Billiton comprises two entities: BHP Billiton Limited BHP Billiton Plc. 100 mining sites in 25 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia Employs over 100,000 people including contractors. 10 Operating Segments: Iron ore, Petroleum, Uranium, Aluminum metallurgical and energy coal base metals, nickel, manganese diamonds and specialty products
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Key Dates
2001 Australian Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) merges with the UKs Billiton. Billiton CEO becomes Group CEO, but resigns 6 months later
2003 The company begins a $5 billion investment in oil extraction 2005 R&D Alliance with Chinese Academy of Science (CAS) 2008 BHP Billiton attempts to buy Rio Tinto. Board Rejects 2009 BHP and Rio Tinto form 50:50 Joint Venture in Australia (Iron Ore)
Sensitive to Commodity prices Sensitive to taxation such as Australian MRRT: Minerals Resource Rent Tax (From July 2012) and Carbon pricing Capital Expenditure High Consolidation Technology Increasing Extraction Potential
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Strategy
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People
Group CEO Marius Kloppers Employees: 100,000 Including Contractors 2010: Net Profit per employee: $130,000
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Unprecedented Demand growth due to Industrialization and Urbanization of Developing World Geographic and Industry Diversification Largest source of Profits from Iron Ore and Petroleum
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Heavily investment in Iron Ore and LNG production. Gained technical expertise in oil drilling from recent Acquisition of Petrohawk ($12.1 B Cash) Similar Drilling Procedure for gas and oil. Drill for gas near oil deposits WinWin
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Strengths
Weaknesses
Opportunities
growth due to Urbanization and
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Chairman Jan du Plessis Group CEO Tom Albanese: No Bonus this year Group CFO Guy Elliot Copper CEO Andrew Harding Energy CEO Doug Ritchie Employees: Fewer than BHP Billiton (77,000)
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Geographic and Industry Diversification Largest Market Share Growth: Coking Coal Copper is second profit source after Iron Ore Striving for lowest cost base for Aluminum
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Financial Analysis
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Rio Tinto
Units: Millions USD 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
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BHP Billiton
Units: Millions USD 12 10 8 6 4 2 0
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Segment Performance
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Exchange Risk
Transactional exposure of non-functional currency 3/18/12 expenditure and revenues - Not disclosed
Liquidity risk
US$14.2 billion due next year Cash and cash equivalents US$10 billion, unused facility US$4.06 billion. BHP has enough money to pay without taking into account other assets (receivables etc.).
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Managed by maintaining procedures converting the application for credit approvals, granting and renewal of counterparty limits and daily monitoring of exposures against these limits. No significant concentration. Balance of allowance account for impairment - 2% of gross amount Past-due but not impaired receivables - 6% of gross amount- most less than 30 days
Credit Risk
But other information such as counterparties ratings and geographical analysis not disclosed (unknowns!). 3/18/12
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Discounted Cash Flow Valuation Based on segments in Free cash flow= EBIT * (1-tax rate) + D&A changes
working capital capital expenditure We have disclosure of segment D&A and capital expenditure but not changes in working capital Assumptions: Group changes in working capital weighted by segment assets Discount rate (WACC): 11% Conservative assumptions: 0% growth rate for the next five years and 2% for terminal value)
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PP&E Investment
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Thank You
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Appendix Section
Selected Strategic Data Click to edit Master subtitle style
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Btoe= Billion Ton of Oil Equivalent, Mtoe=Million Ton of Oil Equivalent Source: Rio Tinto Investor Presentation, Sep. 2011 3/18/12
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Appendix Section
Selected Financial Data Click to edit Master subtitle style
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CUVI Calculation
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GOV Calculation
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References
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^ "BHP chief in shock resignation". CNN. 5 January 2003. http://edition.cnn.com/2003/BUSINESS/asia/01/05/australia.BHP. . www.exchangerates.org.uk Financial Risk Section
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http:// www.miningmagazine.com/panorama/rio-and-bhp-join-iron-ore-f 2009 Western Australia Iron Ore 50:50 Joint Venture
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