Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc Overview
Industry: Copper
Sector: Basic Materials
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals, as well as oil and gas. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Tyrone and Chino in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile. It also operates a portfolio of oil and gas properties primarily located in offshore California and the Gulf of Mexico. The company was formerly known as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and changed its name to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. in July 2014. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals, as well as oil and gas. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, B Read MoreFreeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc is evaluated based on the investment philosophy and approach to stock market investing developed by renowned investor Warren Buffett. Companies with high ratings typically exhibit growing earnings, a substantial profit margin, conservative leverage, a consistently high return on equity, and a sustained practice of repurchasing their shares over the years.
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc
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Earnings Per Share
Score 2.00/5
Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc earns a low score, as its Earnings Per Share (EPS) has not shown continuous growth over the last six years. Notable counterparts in the sector with high scores includes
Hawkins Inc
Linde PLC
NEWMARKET CORP
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Copper industry
, SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/
, Metals Acquisition Corp
, Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
are companies with high ratings.
Return on Equity
Score 1.94/5
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Hawkins Inc
Linde PLC
NEWMARKET CORP
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Linde PLC
NEWMARKET CORP
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NEWMARKET CORP
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