BHP Billiton plc (ADR) (NYSE:BBL)
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A diversified resources company that operates in several commodity businesses, including aluminum, energy coal and metallurgical coal, manganese, uranium, silver and titanium minerals, and has interests in oil, gas, liquefied natural gas and diamonds.
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In picking this stock it had to meet five conditions:
1. A clear leader in an industry with high barriers to competition.
2. Well managed and efficient: with a high ROIC and profit margin.
3. Strong balance sheet, free cash flow adequate to fund its dividend, and well managed debt.
4. A history of substantial dividends and dividend growth.
5. Has performed well in the current macroeconomic environment (i.e. inflation, loose monetary policy, rapid BRIC growth, dollar/euro weakness) by equaling or beating the return on gold (20%+ annually) over the last few years.
Not many companies can make that last claim! This one does.
Direct play on China since BBL is China's grocery store!