BHP Group Limited

Company Profile

BHP Group Limited had its IPO on 1987-05-28 under the ticker symbol BHP.

The company operates in the Basic Materials sector and Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry. BHP Group Limited has a staff strength of 45,295 employees.

Stock update

Shares of BHP Group Limited opened at $56.65 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $56.37 - $56.97, and closed at $56.49.

This is a -0.04% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,850,548 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of BHP Group Limited have slipped by -0.31%.

BHP Group Limited's Key Ratios

BHP Group Limited has a market cap of $201.10 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.5131 and a price to sales ratio of 3.4548.

In the last 12-months BHP Group Limited’s revenue was $60.56 billion with a gross profit of $56.07 billion and an EBITDA of $32.35 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures BHP Group Limited's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, BHP Group Limited’s operating margin was 46.3% while its return on assets stood at 18.11% with a return of equity of 39.4%.

In Q4, BHP Group Limited’s quarterly earnings growth was a negative -31.6% while revenue growth was a negative 15.7%.

BHP Group Limited’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

10.8342

Trailing PE

7.7263

PEG

0

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $7.49 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 10.8342 and a PEG multiple of 0. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into BHP Group Limited’s profitability.

BHP Group Limited stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 3.4274 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 5.6749. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 3.4548.

BHP Group Limited stock pays annual dividends of $2.65 per share, indicating a yield of 9.4% and a payout ratio of 142.09%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$87.82 billion

Total Liabilities

$11.89 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-3289000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$1.51 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

142.09%

BHP Group Limited ended 2024 with $87.82 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $87.82 billion while shareholder equity stood at $42.65 billion.

BHP Group Limited ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $11.89 billion in other current liabilities, 4737000000.00 in common stock, $37.91 billion in retained earnings and $0 in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $9.61 billion and cash and short-term investments were $9.93 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $2,015,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $12.69 billion.

BHP Group Limited’s total current assets stands at $20.10 billion while long-term investments were $2.44 billion and short-term investments were $329.00 million. Its net receivables were $4.96 billion compared to accounts payable of $4.88 billion and inventory worth $4.91 billion.

In 2024, BHP Group Limited's operating cash flow was $-3289000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $1.51 billion.

Comparatively, BHP Group Limited paid $1.42 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$56.49

52-Week High

$69.4849

52-Week Low

$43.0694

Analyst Target Price

$70.5

BHP Group Limited stock is currently trading at $56.49 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $69.4849 and a 52-week low of $69.4849. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $70.5.

Its 50-day moving average was $57.37 and 200-day moving average was $58.97 The short ratio stood at 2.56 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 0.5% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 366.1% are held by institutions.