Teck is poised to reward investors

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TECK RESOURCES LTD. $52 remains a buy. The company (Toronto symbol TECK.B; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Resources sector; Shares outstanding: 520.0 million; Market cap: $27.0 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 2.0; Dividend yield: 1.0%; TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk; www.teck.com) has completed the first part of its plan to sell all of its metallurgical coal business, known as Elk Valley Resources (EVR). It operates four mines in B.C. Japanese steel maker Nippon Steel Corp. now owns 20% of EVR, while South Korea’s POSCO has acquired a 3% stake. The company still plans to sell the remaining 77% of EVR to Switzerland-based mining company Glencore plc (Over-the-counter Pink Sheets symbol GLCNF). It expects to complete that transaction in the third quarter of 2024. In all, Teck will receive cash of $9.0 billion U.S. for 100% of EVR. It plans to use some of that cash to pay down its long-term debt of $6.35 billion (as of September 30, 2023). It could also pay a special dividend or buy back shares. Teck Resources…