Xstrata is a major global diversified mining group. Xstrata maintains a meaningful position in six major international commodity markets: copper, coking coal, thermal coal, ferrochrome, vanadium and zinc, with additional exposures to gold, lead and silver. The Groups operations and projects span four continents and seven countries: Australia, South Africa, Spain, Germany, Argentina, Peru and the UK.

            Red = 25 day moving average.           Green = 200 day moving average.

SALES PER ACTIVITY (Data as of 31/12/2005)

Coal:       42%
Copper:    25%
Zinc:       18%
Chrome:   10%
Vanadium: 4%
Others:     1%

bit extreme I'd thought but there again anything is possible. £44 seems along time ago!

Well, it was a 10-bagger.

Looks like a fall from the top of Mount Everst! -about 70% from its peak.
Is anybody able to pull out a chart on the mining section as a whole?
No doubt there will be many similar falls.Aricom,a 250 co. have gone from 107 to 17.

How much lower can this go?

In practice 0p but I suspect it is testing the bottom of a few weeks ago. Will it hold there or not is the question.

Now at a price last seen 5 years ago.
good time to get in?

Been much better 3 trading days ago when it was 600p!

Been a good day trader stock so far today.

Just wondering if this yank manufacturing report due out this afternoon might put the dampners on the markets.

Do I take a nice profit it or let it run, decisions decisions.

wonder if there is anything on TV this afternoon.

Brokers estimates look very promising. just look at the NAV figures and the P/E estimates.......

Xstrata PLC

FORECASTS W
2008 2009

Date Rec Pre-tax () EPS (p) DPS (p) Pre-tax () EPS (p) DPS (p)

SG Securities
05-01-09 BUY 345.77 32.54 184.17 34.16

Exane BNP Paribas
05-01-09 HOLD 3,903.73 266.48 13.06 992.10 67.27 13.06

Charles Stanley
19-12-08 BUY

ING Financial Markets
12-12-08 BUY 431.55 34.12 244.21 34.12

Numis Securities Ltd
03-12-08 RED 5,279.67 367.99 36.13 1,729.56 124.45 36.13

Evolution Securities Ltd
01-12-08 RED 5,302.82 357.19 32.84 1,764.57 120.79 34.06

ABN AMRO
29-08-08 BUY 5,222.22 357.28 25.16 7,391.41 511.80 25.16

Eden Group
01-08-08 BUY

2008 2009
Pre-tax () EPS (p) DPS (p) Pre-tax () EPS (p) DPS (p)

Consensus 5,280.07 356.95 33.23 1,463.71 147.72 33.87
1 Month Change 2.60 4.75 1.41 -977.61 -41.98 1.35
3 Month Change -97.96 -15.31 3.45 -5163.14 -307.16 3.22


GROWTH
2007 (A) 2008 (E) 2009 (E)

Norm. EPS 33.55% 33.33% -58.62%
DPS 27.48% 43.85% 1.93%

INVESTMENT RATIOS
2007 (A) 2008 (E) 2009 (E)

EBITDA 5,251.78m 7,130.30m 4,190.60m
EBIT 4,207.80m 5,828.32m 2,367.19m
Dividend Yield 2.91% 4.19% 4.27%
Dividend Cover 11.59x 10.74x 4.36x
PER 2.96x 2.22x 5.37x
PEG 0.09f 0.07f -0.09f
Net Asset Value PS 728.19p 1,841.85p 1,881.20p

Lets get some up to date charts....

Long term chart with double bottom and breakout from a pennant.



trader chart.. go with the flow...

Just sold out actually after holding for a mnth. Decided to take my profits, maybe a little early but I'd rather bank than lose it in these mkts. All depends on how long this rally is for. Still holding PMO.

Well a profits never a profit untill you bank it yep but im going to stay put especially with base metals on the rise....

http://www.kitcometals.com/

Starting to turn positive now chaps, dont say tou werent warned.

Base metals positive again............

http://www.kitcometals.com/

Remember the present spike up in base metals is predicted to last through january so there could be plenty of upside here if you look at the chart.

really revving up now.

Bombing away, I did warn you chaps.

Very odd. just come back on. First time ever I've seen Rio etc down and XTA well up. Very strange goings on.

Hope you got out GF. Might not see these levels for a bit.

Certainly did DD at around lunch time with a lovely profit.

Its been a corker over the last week or so but like you say tomorrow could be a different ball game.

Certainly one to go for when we have got past the next spike down to lows on the ftse of 3600 or less and then onto recovery. All imho.

Nice trade today on XTA. Long close to the bottom and out 720p.

Been a long time since I've been able to trade like that but sensed it was on today.

Can't wait for these crap markets to sort themselves out.

Another in and out yesterday and today.

Suspect I've got out too early but with Citigroup results at 11am anything can and probably will happen. A profit is a profit and in these markets that is rare!