Rio Tinto Data Signals Heavy Equipment Makers' Success

By Mel Daris:Rio Tinto (RIO) has made a number of promising acquisitions for long-term growth, and holds one of the most diverse portfolios amongst its competitors. Rio Tinto is now shifting its focus towards organic growth and divestitures throughout 2012.

Peter Hix submits:I believe Rio Tinto (RIO) is undervalued due to a misconception of Chinese industrial production (IP) growth and lower than expected iron ore supply. While there is lower than expected aggregate supply, RIO just reported a 12% growth in their iron ore production as well as a 13% q/q increase in coal production. It is evident that RIO’s production is healthy and a stronger second half of 2011 is

LONDON – Global miner Rio Tinto has appointed investment banks Credit Suisse and CIBC to sell its majority stake in Canada’s largest iron ore producer, two sources familiar with the matter said. Rio – the world’s second-largest producer of iron ore – has been focusing on its core assets at a time of sluggish demand and weaker prices. Its new chief executive said last month the company would look for value from non-core operations.

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The industry’s record on acquisitions is appalling, and Rio is not alone in destroying shareholder value LONDON — Rio Tinto sacked chief executive Tom Albanese on Thursday and revealed a US$14 billion writedown in connection with his two most significant acquisitions, the Alcan aluminium group and Mozambican coal.

By Global Value Investor:This article introduces two companies in the commodity field that are undervalued based on market metrics. The first company, BP (BP), is a multinational oil and gas firm that has worldwide operations in profitable business segments, such as exploration, production, petrochemicals and distribution.

By USAStockValuation:Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) is a diversified mining company involved in finding, mining, and processing resources such as aluminum, copper, diamonds, thermal and metallurgical coal, uranium, gold, industrial minerals (borax, titanium dioxide and salt) and iron ore. The company has a number of major operations in Australia and North America, with other significant operations in Asia, Europe, Africa and South America.

Trefis submits: The world's number two iron ore miner, Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), will cut its existing iron prices for the Chinese steel mills by 2%-3% for the third quarter. The new pricing will put Rio’s 62% Pilbara Blend fines at $168.85 per tonne for the Q3 compared to $171.35 during Q2, 2011. We estimate that during 2011, the average realized iron ore price for Rio Tinto will be around the $100 per tonne.