Teck Braces for Lower Coal Prices

TECK COMINCO LTD. $5.73 (Toronto symbol TCK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 449.4 million; Market cap: $2.6 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 0.4; SI Rating: Extra risk) currently sells its coal to steelmakers for about $300 U.S. a tonne. However, the company must re-negotiate these… Read More

Fording Purchase Raised Teck’s Risk

TECK COMINCO LTD. $6.65 (Toronto symbol TCK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 449.4 million; Market cap: $3.0 billion; SI Rating: Extra risk) has completed its purchase of Fording Canadian Coal Trust. Teck is now one of the world’s largest producers of metallurgical coal,… Read More