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Stelco closes book on record year with $513M Q4 profit as steel prices boost revenues

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Update time : 2022-02-24 18:03:16

Stelco Holdings Inc. capped its most successful year by swinging to a $513-million profit in the fourth quarter on a near tripling of revenues due to soaring prices.

The Hamilton, Ont.-based steelmaker says it earned $6.64 per diluted share in the three months ended Dec. 31, compared with a net loss of 53 cents per share or $47 million a year earlier.

Adjusted profits were $525 million or $6.79 per share, up from $45 million or 51 cents per share in the fourth quarter of 2020.

Net revenues reached $1.19 billion from $424 million in the prior-year quarter as average selling prices increased 153 per cent and shipping volumes were 28 per cent higher.

Stelco was expected to earn $6.53 per share in adjusted profits on $1.25 billion of revenues, according to financial data firm Refinitiv.

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