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Vale’s Net Debt Position Improves, Excess Cash Going to Dividends

Annie Gilroy
Updated
Vale’s Net Debt Position Improves, Excess Cash Going to Dividends

Vale (VALE) considerably reduced its net debt in 2017. At the end of 2017, its net debt totaled $18.1 billion, a decline of ~28% year-over-year. The company was guiding for net debt of $15.0 billion–$17.0 billion by the end of 2017. In the latest quarter, the company recorded another reduction of $3.2 billion in net debt to reach $14.9 billion. The debt decline during the quarter was supported by the sale of its fertilizer assets to Mosaic for $3.7 billion.

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