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PHOENIX (AP) _ Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter loss of $2.85 billion, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.
The Phoenix-based company said it had a loss of $2.75 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs, came to 25 cents per share.
The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 35 cents per share.
The mining company posted revenue of $5.24 billion in the period, which beat Street forecasts. Analysts expected $5.18 billion, according to Zacks.
For the year, the company reported a loss of $1.31 billion, or $1.26 per share, swinging to a loss in the period. Revenue was reported as $21.44 billion.
Freeport-McMoran shares have decreased 16 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has stayed nearly flat. The stock has fallen 40 percent in the last 12 months.
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Freeport McMoran is a copper and gold producing company based in United states of america. Freeport McMoran produces copper, gold, cobalt, molybdenum and silver in Chile, in Congo Dem. Rep. of, in Indonesia and in Peru, develops copper in Peru, and holds various exploration projects in Chile. Its main assets in production are CANDELARIA, EL ABRA, CHINO - MILL, HENDERSON, MIAMI - ROM LEACH, MORENCI - MILL, OJOS DEL SALADO, MORENCI and MORENCI - ROM LEACH in Chile, GRASBERG, SIERRITA and BAGDAD in Indonesia, TENKE FUNGURUME and TYRONE in Congo Dem. Rep. of and CERRO VERDE in Peru, its main asset in development is SAFFORD in Peru and its main exploration properties are BAGDAD - ROM LEACH and CHINO - ROM LEACH in Peru and CERRO VERDE - MILL, CERRO VERDE - CRUSHED LEACH, CERRO VERDE - ROM LEACH, EL ABRA - ROM LEACH and CLIMAX in Chile. Freeport McMoran is listed in Germany and in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is 2.4 billions as of today (€ 2.1 billions). Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on March 06, 2020 at 10.00, and its highest recent level on October 10, 2024 at 49.54. Freeport McMoran has 47 442 200 shares outstanding. |