RE: Predictable9 Nov 2022 15:00
Stackhigh, its not the cufent MCap of SOLG that matters, its what BHP would have to pay...
Even at 80p that is north of $2 billion
They bid $250 million for Noront and then walked away when Wyloo bid $370m
And this is the argument they put to the shareholders:
"BHP recognizes that delivering Noront’s portfolio of projects in the Ring of Fire is expected to take many years, require significant capital investment, development of remote infrastructure, and management of numerous stakeholders. There is no certainty that shareholders remaining invested in Noront will ever realize the value for their shares offered by BHP in cash today."
https://stockhead.com.au/resources/ground-breakers-bhp-top-brass-wont-blow-up-the-bank-on-fair-oz-minerals-bid-as-copper-becomes-must-have/
"BHP is primed for M & A, with oodles of spare capacity to spend big even after announcing a US$8.9b final dividend, paying out 77% of profit after announcing a US$30.9b net profit and US$23.8b attributable underlying profit for FY22.
“We will absolutely remain disciplined, just because we know how important it is to ensure that we’re remaining disciplined from a capital allocation perspective,” he said.
“We spent a number of years now, building trust with shareholders. That’s a very precious thing and so as we did with the Noront process of last year, we have a very clear eye on value...."
Sound familiar...