RIO rio tinto limited

News: RIO Rio Tinto H1 Underlying Earnings $4.42 Bln

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    Aug 1 (Reuters) - Rio Tinto Ltd (RIO) :

    • INTERIM DIVIDEND 127.0 US CENTS PER SHARE
    • H1 UNDERLYING EARNINGS $ 4,416 MILLION VERSUS $3,941 MILLION A YEAR AGO
    • H1 NET EARNINGS $4,380 MILLION VERSUS $3,305 MILLION A YEAR AGO
    • ADDITIONAL SHARE BUY-BACK OF $1.0 BILLION IN RIO TINTO PLC SHARES ANNOUNCED
    • NET DEBT AT H1 END, $5,229 MILLION
    • CAPITAL EXPENDITURE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AT AROUND $5.5 BILLION IN 2018 AND AROUND $6.0 BILLION IN 2019
    • SEES ADDITIONAL CUMULATIVE FREE CASH FLOW OF $5.0 BILLION FROM START OF 2017 TO END OF 2021
    • H1 CONSOLIDATED SALES REVENUE OF $19.9 BILLION, $0.6 BILLION HIGHER THAN 2017 FIRST HALF
    • CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IN 2020 IS REVISED TO AROUND $6.5 BILLION
    • EFFECTIVE TAX RATE ON UNDERLYING EARNINGS OF ABOUT 30 PER CENT EXPECTED IN 2018
    • FY PRODUCTION GUIDANCE IS UNCHANGED FROM Q2 OPERATIONS REVIEW
    • DELIVERED $0.3 BILLION OF ADDITIONAL FREE CASH FLOW FROM MINE-TO-MARKET PRODUCTIVITY8 PROGRAMME IN H1
 
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