Investopedia: OM Group - Unreasonably Cheap, Or Cheap For A Reason?

Though I have not owned it in many years, I've been a fan of OM Group (NYSE:OMG) for some time, particularly as the company's management tries to diversify the business and steer it away from such heavy reliance on cobalt. Although this is not a well-followed company at all, is still quite dependent on cobalt prices, and has not proven that it can deliver consistently strong returns on capital, today's valuation seems to expect far too little from this specialty materials company.

Crosscurrents in Q3 

Given that there is only one published earnings estimate for OM Group, the question of whether the company disappointed with its third quarter results, is largely irrelevant. Nevertheless, it was a quarter that seemed to be mixed with good and bad news.

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Copper ... It's Back

Gold gets all the attention, but copper has staged a pretty remarkable recovery from its early summer lows. After bottoming out below $2.80 a pound, the December contract is near $3.70 and the highs of 2008 are in sight. Considering just how useful copper is in so many industrial, construction and communications applications, an ongoing global economic recovery should be a solid demand driver.

Most of the major copper producers have already run up in concert with the price of the metal, but investors may want a refresher course on the major players with an eye toward buying the inevitable dips.

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX)
These are the fat times for Freeport-McMoRan, as this company is not only a major copper producer, but a major gold miner as well. At current prices, the 83 billion pounds of copper and nearly 34 million ounces of gold in Freeport's reserves are worth over $800 per share. Of course, that does not include the costs of extracting those resources (nor the risk of lower future prices), but it should give investors a sense of the magnitude of Freeport's resources. Freeport has long since diversified its reliance upon its Indonesia mine to a tolerable level, and the company produces more than 10% of the world's annual copper output. (For more, see Taking A Shine To Copper.)

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