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Profile - Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE:RTP)
As of 31-Aug-2001
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Location
6 Saint James Square
London SWIY 4LD, UK
Phone: (071) 930-2399
Fax: (071) 930-3249
Employees (last reported count): 34,399
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 ·Industry: Metal Mining
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Ownership
·Insider and 5%+ Owners: 1%
·Institutional: 9% (9% of float)
(82 institutions)
·Net Inst. Buying: 12.2M shares (+34.14%)
(prior quarter to latest quarter)
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Business Summary
Rio Tinto PLC, part of the Rio Tinto Group, is an international mining Company. Rio Tinto produces a broad range of metals and minerals, sold in a variety of markets with differing economic characteristics and pricing mechanisms. Metals, such as copper and aluminum, are generally sold under contract, often long term, at prices determined by reference to prevailing prices on terminal markets, such as the London Metal Exchange and COMEX in New York. The Company's management structure is based on six principal product groups: Iron Ore; Industrial Minerals; Copper; Comalco (aluminum); Energy; and Gold & Other Minerals.
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Financial Summary
Rio Tinto PLC is an international natural resource company with substantial interests in copper, gold, iron ore, coal, aluminum and other raw materials throughout the world. For the six months ended 6/30/01, net sales rose 16% to $5.28 billion. Net income applicable to U.S. GAAP fell 8% to $574 million. Revenues reflect increased demand for iron ore and coal. Earnings were offset by higher charge on the joint venture turnover and a $267 million for U.S. GAAP adjustments.
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Officers

Position
Robert Wilson, 56Chairman
R. Clifford, 52CEO, Director
Jonathan Leslie, 49Director and CEO, Copper Product Group
Gordon Sage, 52Director and CEO, Industrial Minerals Group
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Statistics at a Glance -- NYSE:RTPAs of 31-Aug-2001
Price and Volume
52-Week Low
on 18-Oct-2000
$55.125
Recent Price$73.20 
52-Week High
on 22-May-2001
$85.00 
Beta1.03 
Daily Volume (3-month avg)20.9K
Daily Volume (10-day avg)16.0K
Stock Performance
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52-Week Change+6.0%
52-Week Change
relative to S&P500
+42.2%
Share-Related Items
Market Capitalization$19.5B
Shares Outstanding265.8M
Float263.2M
Dividends & Splits
Annual Dividendnone 
Last Splitnone 
Per-Share Data
Book Value (mrq)$28.17 
Earnings (ttm)$3.31 
Earnings (mrq)$1.67 
Sales (ttm)$31.08 
Cash (mrq)$2.66 
Valuation Ratios
Price/Book (mrq)2.60 
Price/Earnings (ttm)22.13 
Price/Sales (ttm)2.35 
Income Statements
Sales (ttm)$10.7B
EBITDA (ttm)$3.24B
Income available to common (ttm)$1.14B
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm)17.1%
Operating Margin (ttm)21.3%
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year EndsDec 31
Most recent quarter30-June-2001
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm)10.05%
Return on Equity (ttm)15.40%
Financial Strength
Current Ratio (mrq)0.68 
Debt/Equity (mrq)0.86 
Total Cash (mrq)$708.0M
Short Interest
As of 8-Aug-2001
Shares Short131.0K
Percent of Float0.1%
Shares Short
(Prior Month)
133.0K
Short Ratio6.89 
Daily Volume19.0K
ADR Information
Shares/ADR4
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