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Share Name	Share Symbol	Market	Type	Share ISIN	Share Description
BHP Billiton	LSE:BLT	London	Ordinary Share	GB0000566504	ORD $0.50

	Price Change	% Change	Share Price	Shares Traded	Last Trade
	+10.00p	+0.65%	1,543.80p	5,120,764	15:47:41
Bid Price		Offer Price	High Price	Low Price	Open Price
1,543.00p		1,543.40p	1,546.40p	1,516.00p	1,522.20p

Industry Sector	Turnover (m)	Profit (m)	EPS - Basic	PE Ratio	Market Cap (m)
Mining	29,424.5	7,933.1	85.1	19.5	32,606.16

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23/4/2018	23:23	DJN	ADRs End Slightly Lower; BHP Billiton, Fresenius and Royal Philips Trade..
23/4/2018	07:48	DJN	Brazil Federal Court Extends Deadline for Samarco Dam Settlement: BHP
23/4/2018	07:00	UKREG	BHP Billiton PLC Samarco Update
23/4/2018	06:38	ALNC	BHP Billiton Samarco Dam Failure Talks Period Extended By 66 Days
23/4/2018	06:17	DJFR	Drame de Samarco: BHP, Vale ont un délai supplémentaire
23/4/2018	06:17	ALNCF	Alliance News Flash Headline
19/4/2018	07:57	DJFR	BHP abaisse ses prévisions de production de minerai de fer pour l'exercice..
19/4/2018	07:00	UKREG	BHP Billiton PLC Operational Review Nine Months Ended 31 March 2018
19/4/2018	06:55	ALNC	TOP NEWS: BHP Billiton Iron Ore Forecast Reduced, US Oil Exit Progress
19/4/2018	02:48	DJN	BHP Says Work Underway to Fix Iron Ore Infrastructure Hiccup -- Commodity..

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26/4/2018 09:20	BHP Billiton Daily Update: BHP Billiton is listed in the Mining sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker BLT. The last closing price for BHP Billiton was 1,533.80p. BHP Billiton has a 4 week average price of 1,349p and a 12 week average price of 1,349p. The 1 year high share price is 1,662.40p while the 1 year low share price is currently 1,103p. There are currently 2,112,071,796 shares in issue and the average daily traded volume is 8,499,878 shares. The market capitalisation of BHP Billiton is £32,487,888,366.07. Read Full Thread Reply
11/4/2018 12:30	loganair: Deutsche Bank now sees the mining major as a 'buy' and it has a price target of £17 per share: The move to ‘buy’ from ‘hold’ was made on valuation grounds following the de-rating of the stock in the wake of February’s interim results. The target price of £17 is around £2.50 higher than the current share price. Deutsche said the market had been unsettled by BHP’s overheads, which were higher thanks to one-off costs associated with the Olympic Dam and Bass Strait projects, the Escondida mine and metallurgical coal. However, its analysts think these have been more than priced in with the Anglo-Aussie giant trading at less than 85% of its net present value. Important to their ‘buy’ case was its impressive cash flow yield, which is expected to be around 11% next year, while strengthening balance sheet also supports that investment proposition Deutsche believes the company has headroom to make disposals worth US$10bn. It concludes that BHP is a “simple yet compelling” story. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
05/4/2018 10:50	loganair: BHP Billiton: A Good Income Investment: BHP now generates ample excess cash flow; more than enough to pay its dividend and downsized capital expenditure needs in 2018. So far in this fiscal year, BHP has generated $7.3 billion in cash flow from operations, $1.8 billion of which goes into maintenance capital expenditure and another $1.8 billion has gone into the dividend. 'Organic development' takes another $1.9 billion of capital expenditure, presumably to keep production flat. With all that out of the way, BHP has $1.7 billion in free cash flow left over, most of which it is applying to improve the balance sheet. In this environment, it is much better for BHP to delever than it is to plow capital into new projects. BHP remains in a financially strong position. Pays you to wait: BHP pays you handsomely to wait, which is one of the reasons I continue to recommend the stock. Currently, BHP yields 5%, there's plenty of cash flow by which to pay that dividend. Expect the dividend to track earnings per share, as BHP is committed to paying half of its earnings per share in the form of dividends and BHP has a long history of a progressive dividend, with the exception of 2016 when the company had no choice. I suspect BHP will at the very least continue to raise dividends by low single-digits. BHP is a very cyclical company, and share price tends to track earnings tightly. The good news is, it appears the recovery in commodity prices is well underway. What you'll certainly get from BHP is a generous 5% yield that the company should be able to sustain in any cycle. The commodities BHP are in, copper, iron, and metallurgical coal, are both economically sensitive and volatile. However, BHP has situated itself to the point where it can make an impressive profit even at today's commodity prices. For this reason, I recommend BHP Billiton, particularly as this is a sector which income investors typically gloss over. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
29/12/2017 15:02	loganair: By James Mickleboro: The strong run of the BHP Billiton (ASX: BHP) share price continued during trade on Thursday. At one stage the mining giant’s shares reached a two-year high of $29.54. Why are its shares at a two-year high? As well as its solid full-year result which saw revenue increase 24% and profit rise 192%, investors appear to be scrambling to get hold of the mining giant’s shares amid bullish forecasts for the global economy in 2018. With the global economy predicted to grow 3.7% in 2018 by many economists and research firms, this will be the strongest growth seen in seven years. Unsurprisingly this has led to a number of commodity price upgrades from brokers, leading many to believe that BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto (ASX: RIO), Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG), and Santos (ASX: STO) are poised to deliver strong profit growth. Is it a buy? While all the aforementioned resources shares could potentially outperform the market next year, I still have a preference for BHP Billiton even though it is at a two-year high. This is because I’m reasonably bullish on petroleum, iron ore, and copper prices in 2018. These three commodities accounted for 81% of its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation in FY 2017. So if they perform well then BHP Billiton’s performance should continue to improve. Ultimately I expect this to lead to solid share price gains and an increase to its generous fully franked dividend next year. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
27/12/2017 10:47	loganair: Why I think BHP Billiton Limited shares could beat the market in 2018 by James Mickleboro: It certainly has been a year of ups and downs for the BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) share price. The mining giant’s shares started the year around the $25 mark, drifted as low as $22 in June, and today find themselves close to the $28 level once again. Will they climb higher in 2018? I believe the BHP is well-positioned for a strong FY 2018, leading to the possible outperformance of its shares during the next calendar year. The key driver of this will of course be commodity prices. This month numerous brokers including Citi, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and UBS have come out with favourable views and forecast upgrades for 2018 due to robust global growth and strong demand. Iron ore and oil prices are amongst those tipped to improve in 2018, which is vitally important for BHP. Almost two-thirds of its EBITDA was generated through its petroleum and iron ore businesses in FY 2017. I would agree that recent economic data supports this view for iron ore and oil prices. And although U.S. oil output is likely to increase in 2018, I feel prices will remain favourable for producers due to the improved demand. It is a similar story for iron ore as well in my opinion. Although prices weakened earlier this year, they have bounced back in recent weeks on the back of strong steel demand. I expect prices to remain in and around the current level for much of next year. All being well this should lead to bumper profits and strong free cash flow generation for BHP in FY 2018, which will then find its way to shareholders in the form of dividends or through share buybacks. Overall, I am bullish on resources shares at the moment and BHP is my preferred pick in the sector, followed by Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) and Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO). Read Full Thread Follow Reply
10/10/2017 10:51	loganair: By James Mickleboro: In afternoon trade the BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) share price has edged higher to $26.64. This small gain has brought the mining giant’s year-to-date return to almost 7%. But according to one leading broker the BHP share price could still have a little further to run over the next 12 months. A research note out of Deutsche Bank this morning reveals that its analysts have retained their buy rating and increased the price target on its shares to $28.50. According to the note, the broker has increased its price target after making positive adjustments to its iron ore earnings forecasts. Should you invest? In my opinion, an investment in BHP comes largely down to whether petroleum and iron ore prices remain favourable. Combined these two commodities accounted for approximately 65% of company EBITDA in FY 2017. As I’m more bullish on oil prices now than I was last time I looked at BHP, I would agree with Deutsche that it could be a good time to pick up shares . Margins in iron, coal and copper were significantly higher over the last half-year. BHP Billiton has removed substantial cost from its operations, and is much more efficient than it was 5 years ago. Cost savings have continued, with some $2 billion in additional productivity gains. Capital expenditure has continued to moderate and, perhaps most surprising, margins have increased significantly. Five years ago or so BHP Billiton said it would "emerge stronger" on the other side of the commodities downturn. That was not an idle promise. BHP has emerged and it is much stronger, with both a lower cost structure and less debt. Basically, BHP has reduced capital expenditure to where it just offsets declines in production. Next year capex is expected to increase to $6.9 billion, but even then, the cash flow situation will be just fine. Over the last twelve months, BHP generated $16.8 billion in operating cash flow, spent $4.6 billion in GAAP-recognized capex, leaving $12.2 billion in free cash flow. The next twelve months' dividend, if the dividend per share remains the same, will be $5.3 billion. That leaves a lot of excess cash flow, which I suspect will go towards further debt reduction or a higher dividend. Management more than doubled the dividend in 2017. A solid choice for income investors: I was nervous about getting back into BHP thirteen months ago, when shares were $6 lower than where they are now. Today, however, I'd like to recommend BHP for income investors. Yes, I missed the bottom near $20, but BHP is now on much more solid ground, and has an attractive dividend. Commodities appear to have broadly bottomed and seem to be going higher. In general, there are very few 'greenfield' projects out there and demand continues to tick higher for most hard commodities, including iron and coal. At present, BHP Billiton is spinning off lots of cash, and it will continue to do so as commodity prices rise or at least remain stable, which I believe they will. I think BHP is now quite a good income play, and I believe that income investors who buy in now will not regret it in the long run. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
23/3/2017 10:55	loganair: The BHP Billiton Limited (ASX: BHP) share price has so far managed to rebound 1.6% today following yesterday’s sell-down. The BHP share price is now fetching $24.30, compared to a recent high of $27.95. BHP Billiton has been one of the market’s top performing blue chip shares over the past 12 months, lifting around 38% during that time. Although it started 2017 on another high note however, the BHP share price has since taken a turn for the worse and is trading 3% lower since the year began. The reason for yesterday’s decline appears to have been a sharp fall in the price of both iron ore and oil – both of which BHP produces. The iron ore price fell 4.3% on Tuesday and another 3% overnight to just under US$85 a tonne, according to The Metal Bulletin, while oil prices were trading 0.6% lower as well. Although commodity prices are prone to fluctuations, the movements over the past two sessions are bound to make some investors in the sector anxious. After all, both iron ore and oil have skyrocketed in price since bottoming out in early 2016. But with particular regards to iron ore, there are some predictions that suggest a sharp decline is in store for the commodity before the end of 2017 which has the potential to drag heavily on the BHP share price, together with the share prices of rivals Fortescue Metals Group Limited (ASX: FMG) and Rio Tinto Limited (ASX: RIO). For instance, The Australian Financial Review recently reported: “However, for all that commodity’s price gains defied predictions in 2016 and early 2017, many analysts now believe new supply, high inventories, and insufficient demand are setting iron ore up for sharp losses in the second half of this year.” Now, BHP is one of the lowest cost producers in the world, as are Rio Tinto and Fortescue. But falling iron ore prices would still have an impact on their margins and hence, their ability to generate stronger returns for shareholders. Because of its diversification, its long operating history and its lower costs, BHP is justifiably one of the first miners investors should look at for exposure to the sector. But after its strong run, and the risk of a pullback in commodity prices this year, investors ought to approach with caution. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
01/2/2017 11:33	loganair: By Owen Raszkiewicz - Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are two of my favourite mining companies, but I would not buy their shares today. The share prices of BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto have rallied over the past year. Given both companies are resources businesses focused on producing commodities such as iron ore, coal, copper, oil (in BHP’s case) and aluminium, both companies’ share prices have soared in response to an increase in market prices. Indeed, every single one of those commodities has rallied over the past 12 months. Iron ore, for example, is up over 101%. The basis for the gains in iron ore, coal, copper and aluminium are often attributed to China’s huge stimulus packages. In 2015, China upped its stimulus to 17.6 trillion Yuan — the equivalent of $US 2.56 trillion (with a ‘t’). Still, its deficit widened. For comparison, Donald Trump’s election campaigning promised $1 trillion on infrastructure spending over 10 years. Some anecdotal evidence suggests that it is the equivalent of what China spent in nine months in 2016. Another boost to BHP’s share price is the rally in oil prices. This has come about because OPEC, a group of countries whose economies depend on oil to reach break-even, finally agreed that enough high-cost producers from the U.S. shale oil fields were forced out of the market and decided to cap production. OPEC capped production so prices would rally. And they have. In summary, you can see why Bloomberg, Sky News, CNBC and every other financial news channel devotes so much of their time to understanding political decisions from China, the USA, OPEC and the rest. That’s too difficult for me. What I’m trying to emphasise here is that while Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton are more likely than most to weather a downturn in commodity prices — they are heavily leveraged to the industry by nature and design. That means, if commodity prices fall, their share prices could also head south — and quickly. If I were to pick one, I would choose BHP. But like I said at the beginning of this article, I’m not a buyer of any of them. And if I held shares I would want to make sure I’m not overexposed to the sector throughout 2017. Read Full Thread Follow Reply
10/10/2016 10:40	loganair: Now Is The Time To Reconsider BHP Billiton by Ivory Wolf: Summary BHP Billiton has been at the center of much controversy in recent times with the downward spiral of commodity prices, alongside the death of 19 people at the Samarco mine. Now is the time to strongly reconsider a medium-to-long-term investment proposition in this company for a number of reasons. BHP Billiton pays a dividend yield of 1.78%, has a manageable debt-to-equity ratio, and possesses a healthy cash flow to "weather the storm" of relatively low commodity prices. The opportunity presented provides a direct prospect of asymmetric risk/reward with a risk-reward ratio of 2.97, with a clearly defined exit stop loss for BHP Billiton in underlying Australian share ownership. Context - Why does this opportunity exist? Why is the stock underpriced? I firmly believe that this is the time to strongly reconsider a medium-to-long-term investment proposition in this company for a number of reasons. Firstly, BHP Billiton is well renowned as a diversified mining company that spreads its exposure to multiple markets and commodities, which is particularly important in the light of current and upcoming events, including the volatile gold and silver markets, as well as the Brexit issues, U.S. Presidential Election, and looming (yet inevitable) interest rate hikes that are speculated towards the end of the year by the U.S. Federal Reserve, all of which are creating increasing uncertainty with each passing day throughout the markets and within the minds of investors, both institutional and individual alike. However, it cannot be ignored that the share price performance of BHP Billiton has been stellar over the past month, in particular, whilst the overall S&P index has essentially tracked sideways to negative, even amongst increased uncertainty in the markets and recent market turmoil. I expect that this will continue as investors search for a "safe haven" for active investment (as an alternative for bonds) to place their hard earned money over the next year. In addition, BHP Billiton is considered a darling "blue chip" Australian stock that is favored strongly by Australian superannuation companies, so I expect that any positive trends in the share price performance will be viewed quite fondly by active managers of such companies who are required to invest their client's funds in the share market and are actively hunting for growth. From a technical analysis perspective, since the share price had been observed plunging to multi-year lows in January 2016 by the markets for all BHP listings, the company's share price performance has leveled out for the past nine months (Figure 1). It appears that the market's natural tendency of a "short memory" with respect to the Samarco mine tragedy, the recent rising trend in commodity prices such as crude oil and metallurgic coal, and a technical analysis breakout which is currently occurring, indicates that buyer's interest is re-emerging once again. On a fundamental analysis perspective, BHP Billiton has improving foundations of strength and pays a moderate dividend yield of 1.78%. BHP Billiton's balance sheet possesses a manageable debt-to-equity ratio of 67.1% and a healthy cash flow of A$2.74 per share (which, according to the Health Ranking Model, is below the benchmark 75% for debt-to-equity, and indicates that BHP Billiton has enough cash to cover 3 years' worth of negative cash flows, respectively. These strengths in BHP Billiton's balance sheet are useful in order to "weather the storm" of relatively low commodity prices (compared to historically higher prices) in the face of BHP Billiton's current Earnings Per Share [EPS] of -$1.57, with long-term 5-year EPS growth of -117.2%, which is well below the Intelligent Investor Value Model's benchmark of 30%. With the investigation of the Samarco mine disaster now complete, and commodity prices now trending upwards, I believe that investors are finally starting to see the true value in BHP Billiton and that all of these factors combined are changing investor perception and driving the catalyst for change. Friday's close is still a far cry short of BHP Billiton's 2015 high of $31.07, which is a reasonable target for the company's share price considering worldwide underlying fundamental demand for commodities. Looking forward, it is well renowned that Australia's mining industry has been slowing down over the past number of years, but BHP Billiton has the reputation for diversification in order to overcome such slow downs, which could see BHP emerge well on top of its competitors in the mining space. I expect the same can also be said about the upcoming Brexit issues which are expected to be reaching a pinnacle by March 2017 based upon recent news commentary, which will be particularly interesting to observe with respect to how BHP Billiton's company performance will compare to others such as Rio Tinto and Glencore- Although the announcement of the company's first dividend cut in almost thirty years would have been disappointing to shareholders in the first instance, I'm personally impressed that this was accompanied by an abandonment of payout policy/capital spending, which shows that management is committed to long-term development and restructuring of the internal mechanics in keeping the company running smoothly and profitably. In addition, as alluded to earlier in this article, the company is showing incredible resilience with respect to its share price performance in recent times, even when faced with a number of issues from a variety of sources - volatile gold and silver markets, Brexit issues, the U.S. Presidential Election, and looming interest rate hikes. I believe that all these factors combined are true positives for the company and set to increase investor sentiment and BHP Billiton's reputation further, which should be a catalyst for share price appreciation in the future and a great medium-to-long-term investment proposition in this company. Time frame - Is this a multi-year play, or a short-term opportunity? It would not be unreasonable to expect a time frame of six to eight months for a steady rate of return once more. This time frame appears to be more aggressive compared to that provided by Stoxline, which currently projects a six-month target of A$26.34 and a one-year target of A$30.76 in the underlying Australian share price for BHP Billiton. As individual investors, we aren't fully aware of the intricate underlying details "behind closed doors", so it is important to be mindful of anything that just doesn't "feel right" within the financial and technical analyses that you observe. Know your risks, know what's available, and if you don't understand it, don't get involved (or close out of your position). Remain in control - after all, it's your hard earned money that you're working with, isn't it? In relation to this particular trade in BHP Billiton, the underlying Australian share price movement is already heading in the right direction (up). The first test that the underlying Australian share price will face is the resistance point at A$25.88, which was the swing high formed on 01 September 2015. Should the test of this resistance fail on the first attempt, don't despair, the trade as a whole will not fail unless the support level of A$19.69 is breached (i.e. a close in the underlying share price forms below this point). This provides plenty of "wiggle-room" for the share price to "move". Read Full Thread Follow Reply
05/4/2016 10:15	anley: If there is a world glut of steel - and there is - then at some point the Chinese will stop IO imports. When that happens the price of IO will go down and that will impact on the cash flow and subsequent profitability for BLT. Simple economics and that is why the BLT share price is drooping nearly every day........... Read Full Thread Follow Reply
08/1/2016 10:48	loganair: orinocor - Depends whether one is looking short or long term. In my good opinion, long term I'd plump for BLT as it is one of the lowest cost miners of the commodities it mines and therefore when the prices begin to pick up again there is a greater likelihood of BLT share price gaining more than RIO with also a higher dividend yield, going forward long term. I am a new investor into BLT and invested knowing there is a good probability of BLT dividend being cut by up to 50%, any thing less will be just an added bonus. Coal, one of the 4 main comedies BLT mines - India has announced the building of 30 coal fired power station to increase electricity generation 4 fold. 'India imports 18.9 million mt coal in December, up 11% on month.' Read Full Thread Follow Reply

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