$43.91

1.71 (4.05%)

5/16/2008 4:00 PM

Vale (RIO)

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A producer and exporter of iron ore and pellets. The Company also produces nickel, copper, manganese, ferroalloys, bauxite, precious metals, cobalt, kaolin, potash and other products.

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Aluminum (15), Mega Cap (146), Nickel (7), Steel & Iron (59), Brazil (31), Mining Exploration (68), Copper (23)
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Vale At A Glance

Current Price:	$43.91
Last Trade Time:	5/16/2008 4:00 PM
Open:	$42.80
Previous Close:	$42.20
Daily Range:	$42.60 - $43.93
52-Week Range:	$17.00 - $42.20
Volume:	21,265,843
Market Cap:	$126.59B
P/E Ratio:	17.51
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15 Vale (RIO)

Avatar EJDoran (63.02) Submitted: 3/27/08 2:18 PM

US market can go up and down all it wants, but the Chinese, Indian and Brazilian markets will keep skyrocketing for years. As more people make more money, they will want to move to the cities in high rises, which means more business. Expanding infrastructure means more business. Expanding transporta...More

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5 Vale (RIO)

Avatar lovesaves (94.88) Submitted: 11/01/07 6:23 PM

We're on the verge of an exodus of money from markets globally. This stock is up significantly over the past 12 months and it will suffer a big pullback as investors flee.

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Recs 0 (RIO) JoeD711 (65.83) Submitted: 5/16/08 4:59 PM : Start Price: $39.58 RIO Score: 7.86 Good run. I'll look to get back in at 35 or better. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RIO) CackalackyKid (50.84) Submitted: 5/16/08 12:14 PM : Start Price: $43.26 RIO Score: 1.03 stock is going up, up, up Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 1 (RIO) pytheian (98.05) Submitted: 5/16/08 12:02 PM : Start Price: $37.48 RIO Score: 12.15 Ugh. It's already worth $204b against $32.6b in revenue. So why buy, when Brazil and iron are not secrets to anyone? - PEG of .56x is one of lowest in industry. P/E of 17.8x is hardly extortionate vs. industry which is at 15.2x - Margin Superstar converts 49.9% Gross, 41.1% Op, 35.8% Net - 36.9% TTM Revenue growth (red flag - 4.6% MRQ) - Returns 40.7% on Equity, 16.3% on Assets, 18.47% on Investment - Covers interest 4.6 times Remember when everyone thought that the new left wing president would default on the bonds and make Brazil a basket case? Hasn't happened. Sovereign debt is now investment grade. Macroeconomic stability is now credible. Best thing about Brazil is that they don't allow their economy to overheat, which will restrain dangerous over-investment (keep in mind that this is a global firm and that this is not necessarily a bet on Brazil's future): http://www.economist.com/world/la/displaystory.cfm?story_id=... $204b is a high valuation. Just keep in mind that this is one of the biggest firms in the world and that there is over $30trn of wealth in the US alone. If this company delivers growth, it will be bid up. Hope for a higher dividend which will allay some skepticism (yield is low due to price rise more than anything though). Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RIO) wayneright (< 20) Submitted: 5/15/08 7:04 PM : Start Price: $42.80 RIO Score: 2.68 I've been watching steel prices go higher and higher for 5 years and it's impact on US construction because of the huge growth in China and other countries. From the tiny parts in consumer goods, to the hull of a super-tanker, imagine life without iron and steel. There may be alternatives for oil, but there is NO material on earth like steel. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out. Recs 0 (RIO) StormSurge (96.05) Submitted: 5/15/08 3:51 PM : Start Price: $42.03 RIO Score: 4.42 The Brazilian economy is surprisingly holding up well and this is one of the better stocks they have to offer at the moment. The past performance has been stellar of course but I think more good things are yet to come from RIO. Report this Post Replies: 0 \| Reply \| Permalink Oops! There appears to be a problem with your comment. Check to see if there's something you left out.
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