COL and Rio Tinto Ltd: 2 ASX shares to dig into

The Coles Group Ltd (ASX:COL) share price has jumped 9.0% since the start of 2024. It's probably worth asking, 'is the COL share price cheap?'
The Coles Group Ltd (ASX:COL) share price has jumped 9.0% since the start of 2024. The Rio Tinto Ltd (ASX:RIO) share price is tracking 15.4% off its 52-week lows.

COL share price in focus

Coles is an Australian retailer providing customers with everyday products including fresh food, groceries, general merchandise, liquor, fuel and financial services. It was founded in 1914 in Victoria which it still calls its home base.

Coles was formerly owned by conglomerate Wesfarmers from 2007 until 2018, when it was spun-off and listed as a separate entity on the ASX under the ticker symbol ‘COL’. Coles’ earnings are dominated by the supermarkets side of the business, however, it partly or fully owns or operates adjacent businesses like flybuys, Liquorland, First Choice, Vintage Cellars, Coles Express and more.

While Coles is in a way the ‘little brother’ to Woolworths, it still controls a significant share of the Australian grocery market (about 28%). In its short time as its own listed entity, Coles has established itself as a handy and reliable dividend payer.

RIO shares

Rio Tinto is engaged in minerals and metals exploration, development, production and processing. It was founded in 1873 and is currently the world’s second largest metal and mining company behind BHP.

Rio Tinto’s portfolio of assets is condensed into four product groups: Aluminium, Copper & Diamonds, Energy & Minerals and Iron Ore.

COL share price valuation

One way to have a ‘quick read’ of where the COL share price is could be to study something like dividend yield through time. Remember, the dividend yield is effectively the ‘cash flow’ to a shareholder, but it can fluctuate year-to-year or between payments. Currently, Coles Group Ltd shares have a dividend yield of around 3.86%, compared to its 5-year average of 3.76%. Put simply, COL shares are trading above their historical average dividend yield. Be careful how you interpret this information though – it could mean that dividends are growing, or it could mean the share price is falling, or both. In the case of COL, last year’s dividend was greater than the 3-year average, so the dividend has been growing.

RIO is offering a historical dividend yield of around 5.26%, which compares to its 5-year average of 6.42%.The Rask websites offer free online investing courses, created by analysts explaining things like Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) and Dividend Discount Models (DDM). They even include free valuation spreadsheets. Both of these models would be a better way to value the RIO share price.”)

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