Vale Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 4/6
Vale has a total shareholder equity of R$216.3B and total debt of R$86.2B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 39.9%. Its total assets and total liabilities are R$484.3B and R$268.0B respectively. Vale's EBIT is R$69.0B making its interest coverage ratio 13.9. It has cash and short-term investments of R$25.3B.
Key information
39.9%
Debt to equity ratio
R$86.22b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 13.9x |
| Cash | R$25.33b |
| Equity | R$216.28b |
| Total liabilities | R$267.98b |
| Total assets | R$484.26b |
Recent financial health updates
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Recent updates
Vale: Preparing For The New Era In The Iron Ore Market
Dec 10Vale Battles Market Headwinds Despite Growth
Nov 10Vale Production Report Q3 2024: Good Volumes, Bad Prices
Oct 17Vale Stock: Think Of Doubling Down On Val(u)e
Oct 02Vale: A Cautious Hold Amid New CEO And Rising Iron Ore Prices
Aug 28Vale: High Capital Returns & Discounted Valuation
Jul 27If The Fed Slashes Rates Too Soon, Vale Could Spike Higher
Jul 19Why Vale Could Rebound
Jul 01Vale: China's Construction Collapse Signals Multi-Decade Peak In Iron Ore Demand
Jun 21Vale Stock: I Sense A Value Trap
May 22Vale Q1 2024: Decent Results And Surprise With Provisions
Apr 26Vale's Failures Don't Make It Uninvestable
Apr 15Vale: Why I'm Buying More Despite The Noise
Mar 14Vale: Potential Value Trap Reliant On Weakening Chinese Iron Ore Demand
Feb 12Vale: Bet On Rising Iron Ore Demand While Being Paid To Wait
Jan 11Vale Could Have A Decent Year, Despite Poor Global Economic Prospects (Rating Downgrade)
Jan 04Vale: Still More Upside But Be Cautious
Nov 29Vale Is A Terrific Rotation Play With Significant Long-Term Potential
Nov 13Vale Q3 Earnings: Buy While It's Cheap
Oct 29Vale: Buy On Higher For Longer Iron Ore Prices
Oct 13Vale: Bet On Growing Iron Ore And Base Metals Demand At A Good Discount
Sep 25Vale: Q2 Earnings, Weathering The Storm
Aug 23Vale: Navigating Turbulent Commodity Markets
Aug 04Vale: Brazilian Mining Giant Potentially Undervalued And Offering +8% Dividend Yield
Jul 21Vale: Moderately Discounted, Compelling Dividends And Buybacks
Jul 10Vale: A Promising Future Supported By Strong Financials And Strategic Operations
Jul 02Vale In The Age Of EVs: Separating The Base Metal Business Could Unleash Tremendous Upside
Jun 12Vale: Separating The Base Metals Business Could Unlock Value
May 30Vale GAAP EPS of $0.82 beats by $0.19, revenue of $11.94B beats by $560M
Feb 21Vale Q4 2022 Earnings Preview
Feb 15Vale: Upside Risk From Cosan Take Over Gambit
Jan 31Vale: Waiting For Clarity On Base Metals Deal
Jan 24Vale: EU Steel Production Is Cratering, Which Counter Intuitively Is A Positive
Jan 11Vale goes ex-dividend tomorrow
Dec 12Vale: A Safe Dividend Play And Long Term Stock Price Appreciation Prospects
Nov 05Vale GAAP EPS of $0.98 beats by $0.37, revenue of $9.93B misses by $230M
Oct 30Vale: Slow, Steady Growth
Oct 21Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: VALE's short term assets (R$75.2B) do not cover its short term liabilities (R$82.7B).
Long Term Liabilities: VALE's short term assets (R$75.2B) do not cover its long term liabilities (R$185.3B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: VALE's net debt to equity ratio (28.2%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: VALE's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 44.9% to 39.9% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: VALE's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (65.8%).
Interest Coverage: VALE's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (13.9x coverage).
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/02 08:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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Analyst Sources
Vale S.A. is covered by 61 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.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Alexander Hacking | Auerbach Grayson |
| Rodrigo Ferraz | Banco Brascan S.A. |
| Ishan Majumdar | Baptista Research |