U.S. Steelmakers Issue Soft 3Q Guidance as Falling Steel Prices Portend Lower Profits
Having reviewed a flurry of guidance releases from U.S. steelmakers, we've softened our 2019 outlook for industrywide profits. Per the commentary provided, broader steel demand remains fairly steady except for a pocket of weakness associated with the automotive end market. Metal margins have contracted in recent months amid materially lower steel prices and a non-commensurate decrease in input costs. Additionally, we remain cautious about the industry's long-term prospects, as we expect steel de...Commercial Metals, together with its subsidiaries, manufactures, recycles and markets steel and metal products, related materials and services. The company has four reportable segments: Americas Recycling, which processes scrap metals for use as a raw material by the company and other manufacturers of new metal products; Americas Mills, which operates electric arc furnace (EAF) mini mills, EAF micro mills, rerolling mill, scrap metal shredders, and scrap metal processing facilities; Americas Fabrication, which includes warehouses that sell or rent products for the installation of concrete; and International Mill, which consists of an EAF mini mill, recycling and fabrication operations located in Poland.
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