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PITTSBURGH (AP) _ United States Steel Corp. (X) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $275 million.
The Pittsburgh-based company said it had net income of $1.83 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, came to $1.82 per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 89 cents per share.
The steel maker posted revenue of $4.07 billion in the period, also exceeding Street forecasts. Analysts expected $3.96 billion, according to Zacks.
U.S. Steel shares have fallen 20 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has decreased slightly more than 1 percent. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $21.27, a drop of 16 percent in the last 12 months.
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Keywords: United States Steel, Earnings Report
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United States Steel Corporation
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CODE : X |
ISIN : US9129091081 |
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United States Steel is a iron and tin producing company based in United states of america. United States Steel is listed in United States of America. Its market capitalisation is US$ 6.7 billions as of today (€ 6.1 billions). Its stock quote reached its lowest recent point on March 28, 2003 at US$ 10.01, and its highest recent level on November 30, 2007 at US$ 98.85. United States Steel has 176 184 431 shares outstanding. |