Rio Tinto gains today

This piece will outline Rio Tinto. I will inspect the possibilities of making Rio Tinto into a steady grower in March. Allthough quite unsteady forward indicators, Rio Tinto disclosed solid returns over the last few months and may actually be approaching a breakup point. Macroaxis considers Rio Tinto not too risky given 1 month investment horizon. Rio Tinto plc maintains Sharpe Ratio (i.e. Efficiency) of 0.3265 which implies the corporation had 0.3265% of return per unit of risk over the last 1 month. Our philosophy towards forecasting volatility of a stock is to use all available market data together with stock specific technical indicators that cannot be diversified away. By analyzing Rio Tinto plc technical indicators you can presently evaluate if the expected return of 0.5214% is justified by implied risk. Please employ Rio Tinto plc Coefficient Of Variation of 339.8, Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.4895 and Semi Deviation of 0.6318 to confirm if our risk estimates are consistent with your expectations.
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This firm has 12.91B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 26.5 . This implies that the entity may be unable to create cash to meet all of its financial commitments. The company has Current Ratio of 1.62 which is typical for the industry and considered as normal. Rio Tinto dividends can provide a clue to current valuation of the stock. The firm one year expected dividend income is about $0.97 per share. Let me now go over Rio Tinto Number of Shares Shorted. Based on recorded statements Rio Tinto plc has 11.2M of outstending shares currently sold short by investors. This is 161.97% higher than that of the Basic Materials sector, and significantly higher than that of Industrial Metals & Minerals industry, The Number of Shares Shorted for all stocks is 245.7% lower than Rio Tinto plc.
Typically, a company's financial statements are the reports that show the financial position of the company. There are three main documents that fall into the category of financial statements. These documents include Rio Tinto income statement, its balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. Potential Rio Tinto investors and stakeholders use financial statements to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Rio Tinto investors may use each financial statement separately, they are all related. The changes in Rio Tinto's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses that we see on Rio Tinto's income statement, which results in the company's gains or losses. Cash flows can provide more information regarding cash listed on a balance sheet, but not equivalent to net income shown on the income statement. Please read more on our technical analysis and fundamental analysis pages.
The goal of Rio Tinto fundamental analysis is to do accurate financial forecasts. There are several possible objectives to fundamental analysis, such as projecting of Rio Tinto performance into the future periods or doing a reasonable stock valuation. The intrinsic value of Rio Tinto shares is the value that is considered the true value of the share. If the intrinsic value of Rio is higher than its market price, buying is generally recommended. If it is equal to the market price, it is recommended to hold; and if it is less than the market price, then one should sell all shares Rio Tinto. Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.

How effective is Rio Tinto in utilizing its assets?

Rio Tinto ADR reports assets on its Balance Sheet. It represents the amount of Rio resources that either has an existing economic value or will provide some form of benefits in the future. By effectively utilizing its assets, Rio Tinto aims to generate revenue, control costs, drive operational efficiency, and enhance profitability. Optimizing asset utilization helps maximize shareholder value and maintain a competitive position in the Diversified Metals & Mining space. To get a better handle on how balance sheet or income statements item affect Rio volatility, please check the breakdown of all its fundamentals.

And What about dividends?

A dividend is the distribution of a portion of Rio Tinto earnings, decided and managed by the company's board of directors and paid to a class of its shareholders. Note, announcements of dividend payouts are generally accompanied by a proportional increase or decrease in a company's stock price. Rio Tinto dividend payments follow a chronological order of events, and the associated dates are important to determine the shareholders who qualify for receiving the dividend payment. Rio one year expected dividend income is about USD3.09 per share.
As of the 23rd of April 2024, Dividend Payout Ratio is likely to grow to 0.68, while Dividends Paid is likely to drop about 4 B.
Last ReportedProjected for Next Year
Dividends Paid6.5 BB
Dividend Yield 0.05  0.03 
Dividend Payout Ratio 0.64  0.68 
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio(24.61)(25.84)
Investing in stocks that pay dividends, such as stock of Rio Tinto ADR, is one of many strategies that are good for long-term investments. Ex-dividend dates are significant because investors in Rio Tinto must own a stock before its ex-dividend date to receive its next dividend.
This type of analysis is very useful when you want to generate a past dividend schedule and payout information for Rio Tinto. Then that information in the form of graph and calendar can be used to fully explain how Du Pont dividends can provide a real clue to its valuation.

Rio Tinto Gross Profit

Rio Tinto Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Rio Tinto previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Rio Tinto Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Rio Tinto's gross profit and other fundamental indicators for more details.

Breaking down the case for Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto plc has beta of 0.39. As returns on market increase, Rio Tinto returns are expected to increase less than the market. However during bear market, the loss on holding Rio Tinto will be expected to be smaller as well. The latest price spikes of Rio Tinto plc has created some momentum for investors as it was traded today as low as 58.92 and as high as 59.96 per share. The company directors and management were quite successful positioning the company components to exploit market volatility in March 2019. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days (very short) investing horizon is currently 1.5967. The below-average Stock volatility is a good sign for a longer term investment options and for buy-and-hold investors. Rio Tinto reports 12.91b total debt. Rio Tinto is selling at 58.92. That is 0.20 percent up. Today lowest is 58.92. Rio Tinto Cash Flow Per Share is quite stable at the moment. Also, Rio Tinto Total Liabilities is increasing over the last 5 years.
 2013 2014 2015 2018 2019 (projected)
Rio Tinto Interest Expense 507,000,000  649,000,000  750,000,000  675,000,000  602,245,614 
Rio Tinto Gross Profit 15,067,000,000  13,754,000,000  6,910,000,000  6,219,000,000  13,050,000,000 
To conclude, our analysis show that Rio Tinto Almost neglects market trends. The corporation is overvalued and projects probability of distress low for the next 2 years. Our primary buy vs hold vs sell advice on the corporation is Buy.

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