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Fuel Your Portfolio With BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP): The Best-Run Commodities Company In The World
Investment U (November 5th, 2009) Writes:
Fuel Your Portfolio With BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP): The Best-Run Commodities Company In The World
by Tony Daltorio, Investment U Research
Some companies just stand out – both in their own sectors and in the larger market.
Australian firm BHP Billiton (NYSE: BHP) is one of them.
As the largest and most diversified commodities producer in the world, BHP has leading positions in most key, low-cost, metal and mineral deposits in the world.
And as if that weren’t enough, it also has a solid position in oil, thanks to its petroleum division, which had operating profits of $4 billion last year.
Impressively, that total only made the petroleum division BHP’s third-best performer in 2008. Its iron ore segment scooped up $6.23 billion, while base metals enjoyed a $4.62 billion operating profit.
Crucially, that sets BHP’s oil division apart from its competitors. Not only
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