What does the company do?
POSCO is an integrated steel producer in Korea. The Company operates in four segments: steel, engineering and construction, trading, and others. The steel segment includes production of steel products and sale of such products. The engineering and construction segment includes planning, designing and construction of industrial plants, civil engineering projects and commercial and residential buildings, both in Korea and overseas. The trading segment consists of exporting and importing a range of steel products that are both obtained from and supplied to POSCO, as well as between other suppliers and purchasers in Korea and overseas. The others segment includes power generation, liquefied natural gas production, network and system integration, logistics and magnesium coil and sheet production. On October 9, 2009, the Company established a wholly owned subsidiary, POSCO Maharashtra Steel Private Limited. In November 2009, the Company acquired a 65% stake in PT. Motta Resources Indonesia.
How much does the company sell and earn?
Investors need to know how much stuff or services a company sells, and how much of that total it keeps as income (or profit) to grow its business or return to shareholders. The more of each, the better. In general, look for companies that sell and earn more than peers.
- POSCO one-year sales: 22.74 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Steel & Iron group: -22.91% - POSCO one-year income: 3.55 Bil.
Difference from the average for the Steel & Iron group: 255.34%| Sales & Income (past 12 months) | Company | Industry |
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| Sales | 22.74 Bil | 29.49 Bil | | Income | 3.55 Bil | 997.81 Mil |
How fast is the company growing?
How profitable is the company?
Investors prefer companies that increase profit margins -- the percentage of sales that they keep -- every year. This is accomplished either by lowering expenses or raising prices. Look for companies that consistently find ways to squeeze more profits out of sales than their peers.
- POSCO one-year net profit margin: 15.2%
Difference from the company's 5-year average net profit margin: 2.4 pct. pts.
Difference from the average for the Steel & Iron group: 5.9 pct. pts.
| Net profit margins (%) |
|---|
| Company | 15.2% | | Company 5-Yr Avg. | 12.8% | | Industry | 9.3% |
How is the company's financial health?
The debt/equity ratio shows how much a firm has borrowed as a percentage of its stock equity. The lower, the better.
- POSCO debt/equity ratio: 0.16.
Difference from the average for the Steel & Iron group: -84.31%.
| | Company | Industry |
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| Debt/equity ratio | 0.16 | 1.02 |
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