VALE S.A. (VALE): Valuation
TTM figures as of December 31, 2012
VALE S.A. trades at 6.6 times trailing earnings and a 4.09% free-cash-flow yield. On P/E that is higher than 90% of its own month-end history back to 2009. The Basic Materials median P/E is 22.0.
Earnings yield 15.18%. ROIC 15.8%. Net debt $24.2B.
192 month-end valuation observations are on file, starting December 2009.
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Frequently asked questions
Is VALE cheap versus its own history?
VALE S.A. trades at 6.6 times trailing earnings and a 4.09% free-cash-flow yield. On P/E that is higher than 90% of its own month-end history back to 2009. The Basic Materials median P/E is 22.0.
What is VALE's free-cash-flow yield?
VALE S.A. currently yields 4.09% of market cap as trailing free cash flow.
Where do these valuation figures come from?
Yields and quality metrics are computed from the same SEC TTM figures as the financials page, against the live market cap. Historical bands reconstruct month-end market cap from split-adjusted closes and the share count in the units it was filed, then divide by those dollar totals. Nothing here is a third-party estimate.