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GG,
in my opinion, and after experience working with/for them: as long that the current top managemnet is in place (or a successor in the same vein) this is a machine to burn money: the waste of $, energy and goodwill within BHP is absolutely abysmal when seen from inside.
Obviously this is not enough to prevent a rally at one stage based on feelings, etc but when figures will have to talk, reality will be back..
my 2c worth only.
Now fully out, even for short trade
I agree frog.
The feedback I'm getting from within BHP at a local level, is that management needs to change.
It is being discussed from recent articles in the business press.
Meanwhile as I noted in the above chart, volume is lower in the last 12 months with a rise in the share price. My feeling is that there are not enough buyers, and sellers are holding in a hope of a change.
If the sellers come out on bad European or Chinese news, it may very well retreat quite quickly in price.
gg
+1 It's a pity I don't have anything remarkably interesting to say other than I find BHP impossible to value (as remarked in another thread).If it makes you feel any better GG, I read your post.
+1 It's a pity I don't have anything remarkably interesting to say other than I find BHP impossible to value (as remarked in another thread).
If it makes you feel any better GG, I read your post.
Not a problem. I'm just not into PE expansion and / or technical analysis. My ability to beat everyone who is in that game is very, very limited.You are a dyte Ves.
Not a problem. I'm just not into PE expansion and / or technical analysis. My ability to beat everyone who is in that game is very, very limited.
I don't know anything about PEN other than it is something I can write with.
I am looking for an entry in to BHP, in one of my forays in to the market this year.
Such a mining titan gets scant comment on ASF.
The lack of volume on the increase in price over the last twelve months makes me wary about entering.
The chart as I posted above looks set for a retracement.
GG,
Have you changed your mind about this, or are you looking to buy on the retracement?, or are you thinking of shorting?
I made a little bit on the current rise from $33, sold way too early. I would be looking for another long entry at about that same level if reached in the July/August timeframe.
I certainly agree there is not enough discussion on the majors, most stock discussion seems to revolve around pennydreadfuls that if you invested more than 2 bob in would influence the price.
I've held BHP at various times but never made any really decent money out of it. Probably entirely my fault but unless it does something more inspiring than of recent times, I won't be buying it again.I made a little bit on the current rise from $33, sold way too early. I would be looking for another long entry at about that same level if reached in the July/August timeframe.
+1. Strongly agree. However, I couldn't care less if people want to discuss these stocks. I don't find it difficult to just ignore the threads and don't feel obliged to lambast people who do get something out of them.I certainly agree there is not enough discussion on the majors, most stock discussion seems to revolve around pennydreadfuls that if you invested more than 2 bob in would influence the price.
Not a problem. I'm just not into PE expansion and / or technical analysis. My ability to beat everyone who is in that game is very, very limited.
I don't know anything about PEN other than it is something I can write with.
$120b (that's an eye watering amount!) invested in the business over the last 10 years. If margins head back to 10-12% then that's going to look like a lot of money wasted. BHP seems to have always been like this.
Margins will revert to mean but earnings will reflect higher volumes. That's pretty much what Kloppers told investors to expect last year.
Where do you think that will put them? If margins mean revert on the current volume then will they be earning about ~$10b/year, right?
tinhat said:If I were to follow my own logic then the there can only be one iron ore producer that is worth investing in and that is the one with the lowest and flattest marginal cost base, which, if I am not mistaken is Rio Tinto right?
tinhat said:Which leads to the overwhelming question of what price forecast to use for iron ore?
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