Freeport-Mcmoran FCX
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Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2020)

Freeport-Mcmoran's (FCX) quarterly Asset Writedowns and Impairment came in at $9.0 million in Q3 2020, down 78.05% year-over-year from $41.0 million in Q4 2019, and up 80.0% quarter-over-quarter from $5.0 million in Q2 2020.

Analysis

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2009 - 2020) Analysis & Trends

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has reported Asset Writedowns and Impairment for 9 consecutive years, with $9.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2020.

  • On a quarterly basis, Asset Writedowns and Impairment fell 78.05% year-over-year to $9.0 million in Q3 2020; TTM through Sep 2020 was $315.0 million, a 208.82% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $64.0 million, down 7.25% from the prior year.
  • Asset Writedowns and Impairment was $9.0 million for Q3 2020 at Freeport-Mcmoran, up from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment peaked at $3.8 billion in Q1 2016 and troughed at $2.0 million in Q2 2018.
  • A 5-year average of $338.3 million and a median of $25.0 million in 2016 frame the typical range for Asset Writedowns and Impairment.
  • Across the five-year window, Asset Writedowns and Impairment slumped 95.11% in 2016 and jumped 3850.0% in 2019, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment stood at $9.0 million in 2016, then declined by 11.11% to $8.0 million in 2017, then slumped by 75.0% to $2.0 million in 2018, then jumped by 3850.0% to $79.0 million in 2019, then tumbled by 88.61% to $9.0 million in 2020.
  • The last three Asset Writedowns and Impairment figures came in at $9.0 million (Q3 2020), $5.0 million (Q2 2020), and $222.0 million (Q1 2020), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 186.21 Bn 152.34 Bn -
2 Southern Copper 170.20 Bn 149.06 Bn 2.90 Bn
3 Newmont 127.93 Bn 96.10 Bn 4.03 Bn
4 Ternium 111.02 Bn 76.07 Bn 941.02 Mn
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 103.81 Bn 99.96 Bn 2.19 Bn
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 97.22 Bn 97.22 Bn 2.43 Bn
7 Barrick Mining 71.84 Bn 56.58 Bn 2.90 Bn
8 Nucor 56.10 Bn 46.64 Bn 2.03 Bn
9 ArcelorMittal 53.80 Bn 34.82 Bn -
10 AngloGold Ashanti 50.01 Bn 39.68 Bn 1.70 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2020 18.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 5.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 222.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 79.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 41.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 57.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 2.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 2.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 9.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 200.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 300.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 3.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 184.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 3.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 2.70 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 3.10 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 -302.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 308.00 Mn
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