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Ken Foong
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Posco’s 3Q Results in Line with Expectations; Raised FVE to KRW 328,000 per Share ($73 per ADR)

Posco’s third-quarter 2017 EBIT increased by 9% year over year to KRW 1.13 trillion, in line with our expectations. This is contributed by the continued strong performance in the steel, trading, engineering, and construction and energy divisions. The bottom line, which jumped 59% year over year to KRW 869 billion, was helped by lower other nonoperating expenses, reduced finance expenses following refinancing of higher cost debt, a gain from the disposal of investment securities and higher profit...
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POSCO

POSCO is engaged in the manufacture and distribution of steel rolled products and plates in the domestic and overseas markets. Co. manufactures and sells a diversified line of steel products, including cold rolled and hot rolled products, stainless steel products, plates, wire rods and silicon steel sheets. Also, Co. is able to meet a broad range of customer needs from manufacturing industries that consume steel, including automotive, shipbuilding, home appliance, engineering and machinery industries. Co. operates two steel plants, Pohang Works and Gwangyang Works in the Republic of Korea.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Ken Foong

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