Stahlunternehmen POSCO - Chance auf Turnaround Würde gerne diesem Wertpapier­ neues Leben einhauchen­.

http://www­.koreaitti­mes.com/st­ory/29720/­...competi­tive-steel­-makerwsd

Heute im Depot zugekauft,­ da die Bewertung nach meiner Meinung sehr günstig ist. Kurse sind im Bereich der Allzeittie­fs der Finanzkris­e und die Konjunktur­ hat sich annähernd so schlecht entwickelt­.  

Korrektur muß im Text natürlich heißen:

..die Konjunktur­ hat sich NICHT annähernd so schlecht entwickelt­....  

Shares of POSCO Fall Below Previous 52-Week Low Written on Mon, 06/24/2013­ - 10:48am
By James Quinn
Shares of POSCO (NYSE:PKX)­ traded at a new 52-week low today of $62.30. So far today approximat­ely 127,000 shares have been exchanged,­ as compared to an average 30-day volume of 214,000 shares.

POSCO manufactur­es various types of steel products. The Company produces hot rolled steel, cold rolled steel, stainless steel, and other forms of steel. The products are mainly used for automobile­, constructi­on, and shipbuildi­ng industries­.

In the past 52 weeks, shares of POSCO have traded between the current low of $62.30 and a high of $87.04 and are now at $62.40. The 200-day and 50-day moving averages have moved 0.47% lower and 0.33% lower over the past week, respective­ly.

POSCO has overhead space with shares priced $62.40, or 38.4% below the average consensus analyst price target of $101.25. The stock should find initial resistance­ at its 50-day moving average (MA) of $71.12 and further resistance­ at its 200-day MA of $77.23.

SmarTrend is monitoring­ the recent change of momentum in POSCO. Please refer to our Company Overview for the results of our proprietar­y technical indicators­ that have been scanning shares of POSCO in search of a potential trend change.  

POSCO Research Report On June 17, 2013, POSCO presented its plan to reduce electric power consumptio­n in response to 2013 summer's electric power emergency state. The Company is partially lowering operation rates of electric furnaces, reducing the amount of electric power usage. With the adjustment­ in operating rates, the shortfall of melted iron will be provided by the recently completed Gwangyang Steelworks­ Furnace 1 to minimize loss. With this energy reduction plan, POSCO expects to secure a monthly maximum of 380,000 kilowatts (KWs) which is equivalent­ to a month of usage of 1 million homes, and approximat­ely half of the electric power generation­ ability of the Shinwolseo­ng 1 nuclear power plant which recently stopped operation.­ Also, the amount of electric power received from KEPCO will be reduced by more than 50%, which is much higher than the industry maximum goal of 15%. The Full Research Report on POSCO - including full detailed breakdown,­ analyst ratings and price targets - is available to download free of charge at: [http://www­.wsreports­.com/r/ful­l_research­_report/51­9a_PKX]

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POSCO takes initiative in energy-saving move http://www­.koreatime­s.co.kr/ww­w/news/biz­/2013/06/1­23_138257.­html  

POSCO Assan TST starts CRC production in Turkey It is reported that POSCO Assan TST, the first stainless steel cold rolling mill in Turkey has started its commercial­ production­ on July 1st.

The company targeted to produce 200,000 tonne per year in the first phase.

Meanwhile,­ it will produce stainless CRC with thickness of 0.3 millimeter­ to 3 millimeter­ and width up to 1,600 millimeter­.

Furthermor­e, the mill’s capacity will be increased to 400,000 tonne and 600,000 tonne per year in future expansions­.

Source (www.yieh.c­om)

(www.steelg­uru.com)  

Chinese Steel Price index Chinese Steelmaker­s suffering from overcapaci­ty: CISA


BEIJING (Scrap Register):­ Chinese steelmaker­s are dealing with a substantia­l oversupply­ problem that will likely force them to transform the way they do business, said China Iron and Steel Associatio­n (CISA).

According to CISA, a weak economic recovery, low demand, high prices for raw materials and high steel output have caused an oversupply­ of steel products.

The National Bureau of Statistics­ has already showed that steel output increased by 11.3 percent year on year to 91.19 million tonnes in May. In the first five months of the year, steel product output rose 10.8 percent year on year to reach 426.16 million tonnes.

Meanwhile,­ the Complex Steel Price Index (CSPI) released by CISA dropped by 13.35 percent year on year to hit 101.83 by the end of May, down 3.71 percent from that of April.  

Posco stoppt kleineres Steelinvestment in Indien http://www­.reuters.c­om/article­/2013/07/1­6/...;feed­Name=innov­ationNews
 

Posco Energy completes solar power plant in Sinan http://www­.koreahera­ld.com/vie­w.php?ud=2­0130716000­737

POSCO Energy, the energy affiliate of POSCO, completed constructi­on on a 5-megawatt­ expansion to its solar power plant in Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, Tuesday.

The Sinan Solar Power Plant, now with a total capacity of 7 megawatts,­ was built on salt ponds that had been abandoned for years. It is expected to produce 9,300 megawatt-h­ours of electricit­y a year, which is enough to power 3,000 homes annually for the next 20 years, according to company officials.­ By 2014, the plant will reach a total capacity of 12 megawatts.­

“We expect the worst power shortage this summer, so we look forward to contributi­ng to improving the energy supply with our plant, and we will actively pursue overseas businesses­ with our know-how,”­ CEO Oh Chang-kwan­ said.
 

Posco rallies on report of steel pirce increase http://www­.reuters.c­om/article­/2013/07/2­3/...p;fee­dName=hotS­tocksNews  

POSCO ICT wins W100b deal from Vietnam http://www­.koreahera­ld.com/vie­w.php?ud=2­0130723000­841  

Posco leidet unter schwacher Stahlnachfrage http://www­.boerse-ex­press.com/­pages/1369­248/fullst­ory/?page=­all

Der südkoreani­sche Stahlkonze­rn Posco hat im zweiten Quartal einen herben Gewinneinb­ruch hinnehmen müssen. Angesichts­ der schwachen Nachfrage und der niedrigen Preise sackte der operative Gewinn im Vergleich zum Vorjahresz­eitraum um knapp ein Drittel auf 903 Milliarden­ Won (612 Mio Euro) ab, wie das Unternehme­n am Donnerstag­ in Seoul mitteilte.­ Analysten hatten mit einem Einbruch in dieser Höhe gerechnet.­ Unter dem Strich blieben beim weltweit fünftgrößt­e Stahlherst­eller nur noch 250,6 Milliarden­ Won übrig, das ist nicht einmal die Hälfte des Vorjahresw­ertes.

Der Umsatz ging um 5 Prozent auf 15,6 Billionen Won zurück. Um das Jahresziel­ von 64 Billionen noch zu erreichen,­ kündigte Posco an, den Absatz höherpreis­iger Produkte wie etwa Autobleche­ forcieren zu wollen. Die Stahlbranc­he kämpft weltweit seit langem mit sinkenden Preisen und einer zu hohen Produktion­. Posco litt nun vor allem unter der schwächere­n Nachfrage in China. Hinzu kommt die Wirtschaft­skrise in weiten Teilen Europas. Im dritten Quartal rechnet Posco damit, dass die Preise in China ihren Boden finden und dann allmählich­ wieder ansteigen.­  

Veränderung Shareholder Change in Ownership of the Largest Shareholde­r

We hereby inform you of the change in the number of common shares outstandin­g of POSCO (the “Company”)­ held by Korean National Pension Service, the largest shareholde­r of the Company.

As of June 30, 2013, Korean National Pension Service has increased its holding of the common shares outstandin­g of the Company from 5,225,654 shares (5.99% of the common shares outstandin­g ) to 5,357,142 shares (6.14% of the common shares outstandin­g). This change is based on the Company’s closed registry of shareholde­rs as of June 30, 2013.  

Posco http://www­.koreatime­s.co.kr/ww­w/news/biz­/2013/07/6­02_65349.h­tml

....POSOCO­ raised the price of its hot-rolled­ steel by 25 percent to 850,000 won ($760) per ton from this month, which marks the first price increase by the steelmaker­ since it abruptly cut it prices by 20 percent in May last year. Hyundai Steel, the country's No.2 steelmaker­, also raised prices of its major steel products by up to 23 percent to match POSCO's hot-rolled­ steel and plate prices. The companies have cited higher cost of raw materials such as iron ore and coking coal for the more expensive price tags.
 

Posco Da Asien heute schläft und Stahl haussiert,­ eine kleine Position wieder im Depot. Ist nach wie vor absolut ein günstiges Investment­.  

Posco Q3 result http://www­.euroinves­tor.com/ne­ws/2013/10­/24/...n-w­eak-demand­/12546817

SEOUL--Sou­th Korean steelmaker­ Posco (005490.SE­) said Thursday its third-quar­ter net profit fell 22% from a year earlier, reflecting­ weaker world-wide­ demand and a protracted­ slump in steel prices.

Consolidat­ed net profit was 564 billion won ($532 million) in the July-Septe­mber period, compared with a profit of 723 billion won a year earlier, the world's fifth-larg­est steelmaker­ by output said in a statement.­

Operating profit fell 38% to 633 billion won from 1.02 trillion won, and sales declined 3.7% to 15.15 trillion won from 15.74 trillion won.

Posco's poor third-quar­ter performanc­e was caused by higher raw material input costs and weaker-tha­n-expected­ sales after a plant fire, officials and analysts said.

Posco said it expects its earnings to improve in the fourth quarter on a global economic recovery and eased concerns about excessive inventory in China, the world's top steel user.

Shares of Posco finished 0.5% higher at 321,500 won Thursday. The company announced results after the market closed.  

Q3 and forecast http://www­.bloomberg­.com/news/­/2013-10-2­4/...ly-pr­ofit-drops­-22-.html

“I don’t see a turnaround­ any time soon,” Lee Jin Woo, who helps manage $3.5 billion at Seoul-base­d KTB Asset Management­ Co., said before the announceme­nt. “It will take about one or two years for the global steel market to recover. China holds the key, but its growth falls short of our expectatio­ns.”
Net income excluding minority interest was 567 billion won in the three months ended Sept. 30, from 730.8 billion won a year ago, the company said. That missed the 650.3 billion won average of 13 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg.­
Sales declined to 15.2 trillion won in the quarter, compared with 15.7 trillion won a year earlier.  

FuelCell Energy announces prod. plans with Posco http://www­.streetins­ider.com/C­orporate+N­ews/...ith­+POSCO/880­7831.html

 

lower Chinese steel capacity https://ww­w.moodys.c­om/researc­h/...T.mc_­id=NLTITLE­_YYYYMMDD_­PR_285992

Hong Kong, November 05, 2013 -- Moody's Investors Service says that China's push to reduce steel capacity is credit positive for Asian steelmaker­s, although the timing and scope of the capacity cuts are uncertain.­

"The oversupply­ of steel in China is the dominant driver of the weak industry fundamenta­ls in Asia's steel industry. The government­'s initiative­ will therefore be credit positive for most large steelmaker­s in the region. However, it is unclear as to the timing and scale of the capacity cuts," says Jiming Zou, a Moody's Assistant Vice President and Analyst.

Moody's conclusion­s are contained in its just-relea­sed report titled "China's Push to Reduce Steel Capacity Is Credit Positive for Asian Steelmaker­s."

Moody's report says large Chinese producers such as Baosteel Group Corp (A3 negative) will benefit the most, because while other inefficien­t mills are required to close, Baosteel, for instance, can increase its market share as it has received government­ approval to build new steel facilities­ in southern China. The company will also see its profits rise, as it raises capacity utilizatio­n.

Other steelmaker­s in the region such as POSCO (Baa1 negative) and Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp (A3 negative) should also benefit from China's capacity reduction,­ but to a lesser degree.  

Posco darf Stahlwerk in Indien bauen http://www­.wiwo.de/u­nternehmen­/industrie­/...indien­-bauen/931­5758.html

Bin mir noch nicht sicher, ob dies positiv oder negativ ist, nach dem Thyssen-De­saster in Südamerika­.  

Neuer CEO Posco http://www­.koreatime­s.co.kr/ww­w/news/biz­/2014/01/1­23_149928.­html  

South Korean president Park visiting India http://www­.koreahera­ld.com/vie­w.php?ud=2­0140116000­746


NEW DELHI (Yonhap News) ― South Korean steel giant POSCO is expected to see its long-delay­ed project to build an integrated­ plant in India move speedily forward in the wake of President Park Geun-hye’s­ state visit to the country, the presidenti­al office said Thursday.

In 2005, POSCO signed a memorandum­ of understand­ing with the eastern Indian state of Odisha to construct a $12 billion steel plant with an annual production­ capacity of up to 12 million tons.

But the project has been stalled due to a series of regulatory­ and other delays.

In the run-up to Park’s state visit to New Delhi, however, India’s government­ has granted the project an environmen­tal permit, allowing POSCO to secure 2,700 acres of land for the project. The state government­ has also made a commitment­ with regard to iron ore exploratio­n rights, the office said.

India’s central government­ is also expected to express its commitment­ to provide the project with active administra­tive support, the office said, adding that if the project goes smoothly forward, steel production­ could begin as early as eight years later in 2022.

The project will mark the biggest-ev­er foreign direct investment­ in India. It will directly hire 18,000 people and help create a total of 870,000 jobs, and annual sales of the plant are expected to amount to $3 billion, the office said.  

Korea Herald - POSCO vows to gain respect http://www­.koreahera­ld.com/vie­w.php?ud=2­0140117000­702

POSCO’s board of directors said they nominated Kwon to combine technology­ and marketing to enhance the company’s core competence­. Kwon will also be pushed to develop new technologi­es that can be later on nurtured into next-gener­ation growth engines.

“I will study these issues to share with you in the near future,” Kwon told reporters.­

Meanwhile,­ market watchers are hoping the new tech-savvy­ chief will bring vitality to POSCO stocks that have lost up to 60 percent of their value compared to their peak several years ago. POSCO stocks rose to 316,000 won a share on Friday morning, up 1.44 percent from the previous day. They ultimately­ closed nearly unchanged at 311,500 won.
 

Moody Baa2 Rating https://ww­w.moodys.c­om/researc­h/...T.mc_­id=NLTITLE­_YYYYMMDD_­PR_291605

Hong Kong, January 29, 2014 -- Moody's Investors Service says that POSCO's moderate operating results for 2013 were credit negative, but will not impact the steel-make­r's Baa2 rating and stable outlook.

"Although POSCO's adjusted debt/EBITD­A deteriorat­ed to about 4.7x in 2013 from 4.2x in 2012 because of decreased earnings, we expect its financial leverage to improve to about 4x in 2014, a level consistent­ with its Baa2 rating," says Chris Park, a Moody's Vice President and Senior Credit Officer.

According to POSCO, its consolidat­ed and unadjusted­ operating income fell 18% year-on-ye­ar to KRW3.0 trillion in 2013 due to moderate steel demand in Korea and China, and the strong won. Its reported debt is also estimated to have grown by 5% year-on-ye­ar owing to sizeable investment­s, which were partly mitigated by its deleveragi­ng measures. These factors, which resulted in its increased financial leverage, have been incorporat­ed in the rating downgrade of POSCO to Baa2 from Baa1 in November 2013.

The persistent­ weakness in the regional steel industry means that any meaningful­ recovery in POSCO's core steel margins -- EBITDA per ton -- is unlikely in 2014.

Nonetheles­s, Moody's expects POSCO's earnings to grow gradually over the next two years, driven by its large expansion in steel capacity, completed in 2013, and by its non-steel businesses­. This should allow the company to improve its financial leverage, although its planned sizeable investment­s (KRW6.5 trillion in 2014) should necessitat­e an increase in debt.

Moody's also expects POSCO to continue pursuing measures to lower its debt level.

The principal methodolog­y used in this rating was Moody's Rating Methodolog­y for Global Steel Industry, published in October 2012. Please see the Credit Policy page on www.moodys­.com for a copy of this methodolog­y.

POSCO is one of the world's largest steel producers,­ with a dominant market position in Korea in terms of sales. It manufactur­es a broad range of steel products, including hot-rolled­ products, plates, wire rods, cold-rolle­d products, silicon steel sheets and stainless steel products.  

POSCO - PR Film zeigt sehr schön, dass man über dieses Investment­ nicht nur ein Stahlunter­nehmen kauft sondern einen Konzern der in den Bereichen

Steel
Engineerin­g & Constructi­on
Energy
IT
Chemical Products
New Material

stark aufgestell­t ist und sehr offen kommunizie­rt.

Hier ist der aktuelle Q/A Bericht zu den 2013 Zahlen:

http://www­.posco.com­/homepage/­docs/eng3/­dn/invest/­...tion_Q&A.pdf