SQM.N
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23.8552 Week Range
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47.07As of on the New York Stock Exchange ∙ Minimum 15 minute delay
Previous Close | 23.41 |
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Open | 22.99 |
Volume | 231,773 |
3M AVG Volume | 16.39 |
Today's High | 23.85 |
Today's Low | 22.92 |
52 Week High | 47.07 |
52 Week Low | 22.71 |
Shares Out (MIL) | 263.20 |
Market Cap (MIL) | 6,039.06 |
Forward P/E | 20.64 |
Dividend (Yield %) | 5.48 |
Wesfarmers Says Holds 50% Stake In MT Holland Lithium Project
Bookrunner Says Proposed Placing Of 2.09 Mln Shares In Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile
SQM Reports Qtrly Earnings Per Share $0.31
Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM), is a producer of potassium nitrate and iodine. The Company produces specialty plant nutrients, iodine derivatives, lithium and its derivatives, potassium chloride, potassium sulfate and certain industrial chemicals. Its segments include specialty plant nutrients, industrial chemicals, iodine and derivatives, lithium and derivatives, potassium, and other products and services. Specialty plant nutrients are fertilizers that enable farmers to improve yields and the quality of certain crops. Industrial chemicals have a range of applications in chemical processes, such as the manufacturing of glass and industrial nitrates. Iodine and its derivatives are used in the X-ray contrast media and biocides industries, among others. Lithium and its derivatives are used in batteries, greases and frits for production of ceramics. Potassium chloride is a commodity fertilizer that is produced and sold by the Company across the world.
Industry
Chemical Manufacturing
Executive Leadership
Alberto Salas Munoz
Independent Chairman of the Board
Ricardo Ramos Rodriguez
Chief Executive Officer
Patricio Contesse Fica
Vice Chairman of the Board
Gerardo Illanes
Vice President of Corporate Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Francisco Sanchez
Risk and Compliance Officer
Price To Earnings (TTM) | 17.97 |
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Price To Sales (TTM) | 2.87 |
Price To Book (MRQ) | 2.95 |
Price To Cash Flow (TTM) | 11.11 |
Total Debt To Equity (MRQ) | 87.40 |
LT Debt To Equity (MRQ) | 63.64 |
Return on Investment (TTM) | 9.56 |
Return on Equity (TTM) | 7.67 |
Chilean miner SQM <SQMA.SN>, the world's No. 2 lithium producer, said a month of violent protests in the South American nation would not dent the company's sales or volume forecasts for 2019.
Chile's SQM, the world's No. 2 producer of lithium, said its profits had plunged again in the third quarter on sagging prices for the key battery metal and softer-than-expected demand this year from China.
* Tianqi has loss of 53.9 mln yuan in Q3, first since Q1 2014
Shares in Chilean lithium producer SQM jumped on Wednesday after it announced plans to invest about $2.1 billion in the next five years to strengthen its production amid an expected increase in demand for the ultralight battery metal.
SQM, the world's No. 2 producer of lithium, saw its profits plunge along with lithium prices in the second quarter, even as the Chile-based miner said it had sold more of the ultralight battery metal.
Chile's SQM, the world's No. 2 producer of lithium, saw its quarterly earnings plummet by nearly half amid a slump in prices for the ultralight battery metal, even as sales volumes grew.
Tianqi Lithium Corp is happy for now with its stake in rival SQM and is working to deepen business ties with the Chilean lithium producer, the Chinese company's president said on Monday.
Tianqi Lithium Corp is happy for now with its stake in Chilean lithium producer SQM and is working to deepen business ties, the Chinese company's president said on Monday.
Chile's SQM, the world's No. 2 producer of lithium, said on Thursday it would delay a key expansion of production capacity from the Atacama salt flat until the end of 2021 amid a slump in prices for the coveted battery metal.
SQM, the world's No. 2 producer of lithium, said on Thursday that first-quarter earnings dropped by nearly one-third on a slump in prices of the ultralight battery metal and a spike in royalties at its operations in Chile.
China's Tianqi Lithium Corp said on Wednesday it would nominate two Chileans and a U.S. businessman to the board of lithium miner SQM, candidates seen as 'safe choices' for the world's No. 2 lithium producer as it faces booming demand.
China's Tianqi Lithium Corp said on Wednesday it would nominate a Chilean economist, a Chilean attorney and a U.S. executive as candidates to the board of top Chilean lithium producer SQM, in which it owns a near-24 percent stake.
China's Tianqi Lithium Corp has come to an agreement over the governance of Chilean miner SQM with key shareholder Pampa Group, easing away from hostilities over control of the world's second-biggest producer of lithium.
Chilean lithium miner SQM on Thursday received environmental approval to expand its lithium carbonate production plant, the local environmental regulator told Reuters, marking a milestone as the company seeks to boost output of the coveted ultralight battery metal.
Chilean lithium miner SQM on Thursday received environmental approval to expand its lithium carbonate production plant, the local environmental regulator told Reuters, marking a milestone as the company seeks to boost output of the coveted ultralight battery metal.
China's Tianqi Lithium Corp plans to appoint three members to the board of Chilean miner SQM who will be "fair" and "responsible toward shareholders", Tianqi Chairman Jiang Weiping said on Friday.
Chilean miner SQM said on Thursday it foresees strong long-term demand for lithium but offered a short-term prognosis clouded by the entry of new projects into the market and slowing growth of demand for the product this year.
Chile's SQM late on Wednesday told Chilean regulators that it had taken measures to safeguard its corporate secrets just weeks after top competitor Tianqi purchased a coveted quarter stake in the top lithium miner.
Chile's environmental regulator this week approved a $25 million compliance plan by lithium miner SQM <SQMa.SN>, ending a multi-year investigation by authorities that found the Chilean miner had overdrawn lithium-rich brine from the Atacama salt flat.
Chile's environmental regulator this week approved a $25 million compliance plan by lithium miner SQM, ending a multi-year investigation by authorities that found the Chilean miner had overdrawn lithium-rich brine from the Atacama salt flat.
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