
South32 Ltd
ASX:S32

Profitability Summary
South32 Ltd's profitability score is hidden . We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.
Profitability Score
We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.
We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.
Profitability Score
Margins
Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.
Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.
Earnings Waterfall
South32 Ltd
Revenue
|
5.5B
USD
|
Operating Expenses
|
-4.9B
USD
|
Operating Income
|
559m
USD
|
Other Expenses
|
-455m
USD
|
Net Income
|
104m
USD
|
Margins Comparison
South32 Ltd Competitors
Country | Company | Market Cap |
Operating Margin |
Net Margin |
||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AU |
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South32 Ltd
ASX:S32
|
13.1B AUD |
10%
|
2%
|
|
AU |
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BHP Group Ltd
ASX:BHP
|
183.3B AUD |
41%
|
21%
|
|
AU |
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Rio Tinto Ltd
ASX:RIO
|
168B AUD |
29%
|
22%
|
|
UK |
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Rio Tinto PLC
LSE:RIO
|
67.2B GBP |
29%
|
22%
|
|
CH |
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Glencore PLC
LSE:GLEN
|
34.5B GBP |
2%
|
-1%
|
|
MX |
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Grupo Mexico SAB de CV
BMV:GMEXICOB
|
847.4B MXN |
44%
|
22%
|
|
SA |
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Saudi Arabian Mining Company SJSC
SAU:1211
|
154.3B SAR |
17%
|
10%
|
|
UK |
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Anglo American PLC
LSE:AAL
|
27B GBP |
18%
|
-11%
|
|
ZA |
A
|
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd
JSE:ARI
|
33.7B Zac |
-5%
|
29%
|
|
CN |
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CMOC Group Ltd
SSE:603993
|
167.4B CNY |
16%
|
7%
|
|
IN |
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Hindustan Zinc Ltd
NSE:HINDZINC
|
1.8T INR |
40%
|
30%
|
Return on Capital
Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.


Return on Capital Comparison
South32 Ltd Competitors
Country | Company | Market Cap | ROE | ROA | ROCE | ROIC | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AU |
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South32 Ltd
ASX:S32
|
13.1B AUD |
1%
|
1%
|
4%
|
6%
|
|
AU |
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BHP Group Ltd
ASX:BHP
|
183.3B AUD |
26%
|
11%
|
25%
|
16%
|
|
AU |
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Rio Tinto Ltd
ASX:RIO
|
168B AUD |
21%
|
11%
|
17%
|
14%
|
|
UK |
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Rio Tinto PLC
LSE:RIO
|
67.2B GBP |
21%
|
11%
|
17%
|
14%
|
|
CH |
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Glencore PLC
LSE:GLEN
|
34.5B GBP |
-4%
|
-1%
|
5%
|
17%
|
|
MX |
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Grupo Mexico SAB de CV
BMV:GMEXICOB
|
847.4B MXN |
18%
|
10%
|
21%
|
16%
|
|
SA |
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Saudi Arabian Mining Company SJSC
SAU:1211
|
154.3B SAR |
7%
|
3%
|
6%
|
6%
|
|
UK |
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Anglo American PLC
LSE:AAL
|
27B GBP |
-13%
|
-5%
|
9%
|
30%
|
|
ZA |
A
|
African Rainbow Minerals Ltd
JSE:ARI
|
33.7B Zac |
6%
|
5%
|
-1%
|
-1%
|
|
CN |
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CMOC Group Ltd
SSE:603993
|
167.4B CNY |
23%
|
9%
|
27%
|
16%
|
|
IN |
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Hindustan Zinc Ltd
NSE:HINDZINC
|
1.8T INR |
91%
|
31%
|
71%
|
48%
|
Free Cash Flow
Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.
If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

