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Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) vs Lion Copper Corp. (LCU)

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and Lion Copper Corp. are both Copper companies. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $83.2B against $70.2M — 1185.3× the size. Lion Copper Corp. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Freeport-McMoRan Inc. trades at 28.7×. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has the higher net margin (13.0% vs 0.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.9% vs −5.43%). Across the 14 metrics below, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. leads on 11 and Lion Copper Corp. on 3.

Valuation

Metric FCX LCU Copper median
P/E 28.71 n/m —
P/S 3.17 n/m 3.37
P/B 2.49 1.16 2.26
Price to free cash flow 45.73 n/m —
EV/EBITDA 9.77 n/m 9.77
EV/Sales 3.35 n/m 3.73
Earnings yield 3.48% (6.70%) 3.48%
Free cash flow yield 2.19% (7.49%) 2.19%

Profitability

Metric FCX LCU Copper median
Gross margin 28.00% — 42.75%
Operating margin 27.62% 0.00% 34.62%
Net margin 13.03% 0.00% 13.03%
Free cash flow margin 7.30% 0.00% 7.30%
Return on equity 10.76% (7.69%) 10.76%
Return on assets 5.82% 0.00% 5.82%
Return on invested capital 11.89% (5.43%) 11.89%

Growth

Metric FCX LCU Copper median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.69% — 12.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 16.92% 54.94% 44.96%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.79% — 12.79%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 29.76% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric FCX LCU Copper median
Debt to equity 0.28 0.00 0.17
Current ratio 2.02 1.49 2.24
Net debt to EBITDA 0.61 0.90 0.61

Dividend

Metric FCX LCU Copper median
Dividend yield 0.51% — —
Payout ratio 0.11 — —

Size

Metric FCX LCU Copper median
Market cap 83.15b 70.15m 3.21b

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