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Rio Tinto (BSP:RIOT34) Gross Profit : R$263,561 Mil (TTM As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Rio Tinto Gross Profit?

Rio Tinto's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$134,127 Mil. Rio Tinto's gross profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was R$263,561 Mil.

Gross Margin % is calculated as gross profit divided by its revenue. Rio Tinto's gross profit for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$134,127 Mil. Rio Tinto's Revenue for the six months ended in Dec. 2023 was R$134,127 Mil. Therefore, Rio Tinto's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was N/A%.

Rio Tinto had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage

During the past 13 years, the highest Gross Margin % of Rio Tinto was 70.77%. The lowest was 53.97%. And the median was 60.24%.


Rio Tinto Gross Profit Historical Data

The historical data trend for Rio Tinto's Gross Profit can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Rio Tinto Gross Profit Chart

Rio Tinto Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Gross Profit
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 109,807.69 149,844.53 254,097.28 179,759.86 158,758.42

Rio Tinto Semi-Annual Data
Jun14 Dec14 Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
Gross Profit Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 171,976.82 150,295.27 135,221.17 129,433.62 134,127.13

Competitive Comparison of Rio Tinto's Gross Profit

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Rio Tinto's Gross Profit, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross Profit data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Rio Tinto's Gross Profit Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Rio Tinto's Gross Profit distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rio Tinto's Gross Profit falls into.



Rio Tinto Gross Profit Calculation

Gross Profit is the different between the sale prices and the cost of buying or producing the goods.

Rio Tinto's Gross Profit for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=264790.092 - 106031.672
=158,758

Rio Tinto's Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold
=134127.125 - 0
=134,127

Gross Profit for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was R$263,561 Mil.

Gross Profit is the numerator in the calculation of Gross Margin. (Note that if there's no value for Cost of Goods Sold, then Gross Margin % is not calculated.)

Rio Tinto's Gross Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Gross Margin % (Q: Dec. 2023 )=Gross Profit (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=(Revenue - Cost of Goods Sold) / Revenue
=134,127 / 134127.125
=N/A %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

A positive Gross Profit is only the first step for a company to make a net profit. The gross profit needs to be big enough to also cover related labor, equipment, rental, marketing/advertising, research and development and a lot of other costs in selling the products.


Rio Tinto  (BSP:RIOT34) Gross Profit Explanation

Warren Buffett believes that firms with excellent long term economics tend to have consistently higher margins.

Durable competitive advantage creates a high Gross Margin % because of the freedom to price in excess of cost. Companies can be categorized by their Gross Margin %

1. Greater than 40% = Durable competitive advantage
2. Less than 40% = Competition eroding margins
3. Less than 20% = no sustainable competitive advantage
Consistency of Gross Margin is key

Rio Tinto had a gross margin of N/A% for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 => No sustainable competitive advantage


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Rio Tinto (BSP:RIOT34) Business Description

Address
6 St James’s Square, London, GBR, SW1Y 4AD
Rio Tinto is a global diversified miner. Iron ore is the dominant commodity, with significantly lesser contributions from copper, aluminum, diamonds, gold, and industrial minerals. The 1995 merger of RTZ and CRA, via a dual-listed structure, created the present-day company. The two operate as a single business entity, with shareholders in each company having equivalent economic and voting rights. Major assets included its Pilbara iron ore operations, a 30% stake in the Escondida copper mine, 66%-ownership of the Oyu Tolgoi copper mine in Mongolia, the Weipa and Gove bauxite mines in Australia, and six hydro-powered aluminum smelters in Canada.

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