Nexa Resources S.A. (NEXA) vs Rio Tinto PLC (RIO)

Nexa Resources S.A. and Rio Tinto PLC are both Other Industrial Metals & Mining companies. Rio Tinto PLC is the larger, with a market value of $113.2B against $1.7B — 68.6× the size. Rio Tinto PLC trades at the lower P/E: 5.7× against 6.0×. Nexa Resources S.A. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 24.3% against 9.45%. Rio Tinto PLC has the higher net margin (23.1% vs 8.02%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 16.8%). Only Rio Tinto PLC pays a dividend (5.15%). Across the 20 metrics below, Rio Tinto PLC leads on 11 and Nexa Resources S.A. on 9.

Valuation

Metric NEXA RIO Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
P/E 5.99 5.66 26.65
P/S 0.48 n/m 6.78
P/B 1.10 n/m 1.18
Price to free cash flow 13.27 n/m 15.65
EV/EBITDA 2.79 0.26 7.09
EV/Sales 0.87 0.12 4.64
Earnings yield 16.69% 17.67% (9.58%)
Free cash flow yield 7.54% 0.00% (8.41%)

Profitability

Metric NEXA RIO Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Gross margin 28.39% 36.19% 14.52%
Operating margin 22.17% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 8.02% 23.14% 0.00%
Free cash flow margin 3.61% 0.00% 0.00%
Return on equity 20.91% 0.00% (7.90%)
Return on assets 5.41% 0.00% (11.61%)
Return on invested capital 16.79% 0.00% (3.47%)

Growth

Metric NEXA RIO Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Revenue growth (TTM) 24.30% 9.45% 27.25%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 164.52% (14.00%) (15.57%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 9.00% 5.26% 5.26%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.40% 0.00%

Health

Metric NEXA RIO Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Debt to equity 1.16 0.31 0.04
Current ratio 0.80 1.42 2.48
Net debt to EBITDA 1.48 0.62 1.07

Dividend

Metric NEXA RIO Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Dividend yield 0.00% 5.15% 1.46%
Payout ratio 0.00 — —

Size

Metric NEXA RIO Other Industrial Metals & Mining median
Market cap 1.65b 113.18b 454.02m

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