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Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) vs Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and Southern Copper Corporation are both Copper companies. Southern Copper Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $141.1B against $83.2B — 1.7× the size. Southern Copper Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 21.7× against 28.7×. Southern Copper Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 38.7% against 1.69%. Southern Copper Corporation has the higher net margin (37.2% vs 13.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (46.3% vs 11.9%). Both pay a dividend; Southern Copper Corporation yields more (3.16% vs 0.51%). Across the 23 metrics below, Southern Copper Corporation leads on 16 and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric FCX SCCO Copper median
P/E 28.71 21.73 —
P/S 3.17 8.14 3.37
P/B 2.49 10.24 2.26
Price to free cash flow 45.73 24.86 —
EV/EBITDA 9.77 12.76 9.77
EV/Sales 3.35 8.16 3.73
Earnings yield 3.48% 4.60% 3.48%
Free cash flow yield 2.19% 4.02% 2.19%

Profitability

Metric FCX SCCO Copper median
Gross margin 28.00% 65.17% 42.75%
Operating margin 27.62% 58.63% 34.62%
Net margin 13.03% 37.16% 13.03%
Free cash flow margin 7.30% 32.73% 7.30%
Return on equity 10.76% 52.73% 10.76%
Return on assets 5.82% 27.68% 5.82%
Return on invested capital 11.89% 46.33% 11.89%

Growth

Metric FCX SCCO Copper median
Revenue growth (TTM) 1.69% 38.69% 12.09%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 16.92% 21.02% 44.96%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 12.79% 10.94% 12.79%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 29.76% 22.52% 0.00%

Health

Metric FCX SCCO Copper median
Debt to equity 0.28 0.59 0.17
Current ratio 2.02 4.31 2.24
Net debt to EBITDA 0.61 0.23 0.61

Dividend

Metric FCX SCCO Copper median
Dividend yield 0.51% 3.16% —
Payout ratio 0.11 0.69 —

Size

Metric FCX SCCO Copper median
Market cap 83.15b 141.12b 3.21b

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