Vale S.A.

LSE:0LBF Stock Report

Market Cap: US$38.3b

Vale Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Vale has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 12.8%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings growing at 10.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 4.4% per year. Vale's return on equity is 22.3%, and it has net margins of 22.9%.

Key information

12.8%

Earnings growth rate

15.6%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth19.6%
Revenue growth rate4.4%
Return on equity22.3%
Net Margin22.9%
Last Earnings Update30 Sep 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Vale makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:0LBF Revenue, expenses and earnings (BRL Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Sep 24211,10948,2515,1583,598
30 Jun 24210,09348,7294,8953,819
31 Mar 24206,11638,7104,8983,647
31 Dec 23208,06639,9405,0073,598
30 Sep 23206,29647,5173,4661,147
30 Jun 23206,41456,9394,9913,574
31 Mar 23213,63072,5875,7564,134
31 Dec 22226,50886,1065,1243,411
30 Sep 22237,09596,9607,8885,228
30 Jun 22249,433101,4895,5963,066
31 Mar 22281,451124,5695,3422,423
31 Dec 21293,524133,7126,0682,964
30 Sep 21296,709116,9993,572675
30 Jun 21290,197104,7996,4592,512
31 Mar 21243,63966,7876,6932,263
31 Dec 20206,09835,5887,0462,151
30 Sep 20170,61015,4807,2102,127
30 Jun 20153,3686,4077,1592,059
31 Mar 20148,9397346,9581,925
31 Dec 19144,6353,9596,4311,644
30 Sep 19145,07614,2225,4051,591
30 Jun 19142,27413,4334,5371,442
31 Mar 19137,50314,1623,4791,422
31 Dec 18134,48325,9672,9011,376
30 Sep 18126,85515,6182,9891,237
30 Jun 18117,59317,3542,8871,176
31 Mar 18109,72217,4672,9171,103
31 Dec 17108,53220,2353,0141,086
30 Sep 17109,35721,6693,0101,120
30 Jun 17102,58816,1363,1571,093
31 Mar 17100,80119,3353,2781,094
31 Dec 1694,63317,4703,3251,098
30 Sep 1679,220-20,5963,597909
30 Jun 1680,739-29,2154,1701,084
31 Mar 1680,604-27,7294,6221,192
31 Dec 1578,057-43,5535,1361,326
30 Sep 1585,970-15,8195,5231,740
30 Jun 1583,250-12,5375,3941,749
31 Mar 1583,893-14,4935,2261,738
31 Dec 1482,6193,1394,7511,568
30 Sep 1495,087-9,2695,4701,763
30 Jun 14102,6482,0906,1601,779
31 Mar 14102,673-2886,6401,745
31 Dec 13101,4901196,8391,745

Quality Earnings: 0LBF has a large one-off gain of R$9.3B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th September, 2024.

Growing Profit Margin: 0LBF's current net profit margins (22.9%) are lower than last year (23%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 0LBF's earnings have grown by 12.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 0LBF's earnings growth over the past year (1.5%) is below its 5-year average (12.8% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 0LBF earnings growth over the past year (1.5%) exceeded the Metals and Mining industry -0.3%.

Return on Equity

High ROE: 0LBF's Return on Equity (22.3%) is considered high.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/21 12:34
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Vale S.A. is covered by 62 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alexander HackingAuerbach Grayson
Rodrigo FerrazBanco Brascan S.A.
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research