What does the company do?
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Phelps Dodge Corporation (Phelps Dodge) is a copper, gold and molybdenum mining company. The Company’s portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, which contains single recoverable copper reserve and the single gold reserve of any mine; significant mining operations in North and South America, and the Tenke Fungurume development project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). As of December 31, 2008, consolidated recoverable proven and probable reserves totaled 102.0 billion pounds of copper, 40 million ounces of gold, 2.48 billion pounds of molybdenum, 266.6 million ounces of silver and 0.7 billion pounds of cobalt. Approximately 35 % of its copper reserves were in Indonesia, approximately 31 % were in South America, approximately 28 % were in North America and approximately six % were in Africa.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- Freeport Mc one-year sales: 12.50 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Copper group: 81.37% - Freeport Mc one-year income: -12.38 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Copper group: -156.38%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 12.50 Bil | 6.89 Bil | | Income | -12.38 Bil | -4.83 Bil |
How fast is the company growing?
- Freeport Mc one-year sales growth: -33.70%.
Difference from the average for the Copper group: -2.20 pct. pts. - Freeport Mc one-year income growth: -40.00%.
Difference from the average for the Copper group: 2.10 pct. pts.| Sales & Income Growth (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales Growth | -33.70% | -31.50% | | Income Growth | -40.00% | -42.10% |
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- Freeport Mc one-year net profit margin: -94.3%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: -86.4 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Copper group: -49.2 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
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| Company | -94.3% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | -7.9% | | Industry | -45.0% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- Freeport Mc debt/equity ratio: 0.81.
Difference from the average for the Copper group: 58.82%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.81 | 0.51 |
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