Rio Tinto plc (RIO) annual results, year to 31 December 2018: revenue USD 40,522 million, from the 20-F
Rio Tinto plc files a 20-F with the SEC once a year, in US dollars. In the year to 31 December 2018 it reported revenue of USD 40,522 million, up 1.2% on the year before. Its profit attributable to shareholders was USD 13,638 million, up 55.6%, and diluted earnings per share USD 7.88.
The year to 31 December 2018, against the year before
| Year to | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 40,030 | 40,522 |
| Research and development | 58.0 | 45.0 |
| Operating profit | 14,135 | 17,687 |
| Finance costs | 848 | 552 |
| Profit before tax | 12,816 | 18,167 |
| Income tax | 3,965 | 4,242 |
| Profit for the year | 8,851 | 13,925 |
| Profit attributable to shareholders | 8,762 | 13,638 |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
USD million, from the 20-F on the SEC's EDGAR, linked in the last row, on the IFRS tags the company filed. A line the company does not file under the standard tag is left out rather than estimated.
USD per ordinary share, as filed.
Cash flow
USD million. Free cash flow is cash from operations less the purchase of property, plant and equipment, arithmetic on the two filed lines.
Balance sheet at year end
| Year to | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | 95,726 | 90,949 |
| Equity attributable to shareholders | 44,711 | 43,686 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 10,550 | 10,773 |
| Borrowings, as filed | 15,176 | 12,752 |
| Trade and other receivables | 3,443 | 3,179 |
| Inventories | 3,472 | 3,447 |
| Goodwill | 1,037 | 912 |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
USD million, at each fiscal year end.
Ratios on the filed lines
| Year to | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 35.3% | 43.6% |
| Net margin | 21.9% | 33.7% |
| Return on year-end equity | 19.6% | 31.2% |
| Effective tax rate | 30.9% | 23.4% |
| Filing | 20-F | 20-F |
Arithmetic on the filed lines of the same year.
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Source
20-F for the year to 31 December 2018, filed 2 March 2021, accession 0001628280-21-003713: the filing on EDGAR. All of Rio Tinto plc's filings: EDGAR company page. The figures are in US dollars as filed.
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