THE TOP 20
19 BHP BILLITON


Total score: 57; Historic score: 17; FM's score: 40


Even though the share price had halved from a 12 -month high by February, the results were not nearly as bad as that seemed to suggest. As the world's largest diversified miners, the company has many eggs in different baskets and a balance sheet to play a long game. Recessionary times mean that bigger players can benefit as junior miners battle to get funding and have to offload assets and exploration rights.



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