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United States Steel Corp. reports preliminary financial results for the quarter ended 2013-06-30.
United States Steel Corp. recently reported its preliminary financial results based on which we provide a unique peer-based analysis of the company. Our analysis is based on the company's performance over the last twelve months (unless stated otherwise). For a more detailed analysis of this company (and over 40,000 other global equities) please visit www.capitalcube.com.
United States Steel Corp. trades at a lower Price/Book multiple (0.8) than its peer median (2.0). The market expects X-US to grow faster than the median of its chosen peers (PE of 474.5 compared to peer median of 20.8) and to improve its current ROE of -4.5% which is below its peer median of 5.2%. Thus, the market seems to expect a turnaround in X-US's current performance.
The company's profit margins are below peer median (currently -0.9% vs. peer median of 0.6%) while its asset efficiency is about median (asset turns of 1.2x compared to peer median of 1.1x). X-US's net margin continues to trend downward but is still within one standard deviation above its five-year average net margin of -1.5%.
Growth & Investment Strategy
While X-US's revenues growth has been around the peer median in recent years (20.5% vs. 18.4% respectively for the past three years), the market gives its shares a higher than peer median PE ratio of 474.5. The market seems to see faster growth ahead.
X-US's annualized rate of change in capital of -2.6% over the past three years is less than its peer median of 5.9%. This below median investment level has also generated a less than peer median return on capital of -2.8% averaged over the same three years. This outcome suggests that the company has invested capital relatively poorly and now may be in maintenance mode.
Earnings Quality
X-US reported relatively weak net income margins for the last twelve months (-0.9% vs. peer median of 0.6%). However, the company booked a level of accruals that is around peer median (4.7% vs. peer median of 5.1%) for the same period, suggesting that its reported net income is supported by a reasonable level of accruals.
X-US's accruals over the last twelve months are positive suggesting a buildup of reserves. However, this level of accruals is also around the peer median and suggests the company is recording a proper level of reserves compared to its peers.
United States Steel Corp. is an integrated steel producer of flat-rolled and tubular products with production operations in North America and Europe. It operates through the three reportable operating segments: Flat-Rolled Products, U.S. Steel Europe and Tubular Products. United States Steel was founded in 1901 by Andrew Carnegie, John Pierpont Morgan, Charles Michael Schwab and Elbert Henry Gary and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.
