| DIRECT COMPETITOR COMPARISON | |
| MEE | ACI | CNX | BTU | Industry | | Market Cap: | 3.34B | 3.54B | 8.58B | 12.32B | 72.33M | | Employees: | 6,743 | 4,300 | 8,176 | 7,200 | 98 | | Qtrly Rev Growth (yoy): | -18.80% | -20.10% | -6.20% | -11.80% | 10.50% | | Revenue (ttm): | 2.83B | 2.58B | 4.60B | 6.38B | 236.26M | | Gross Margin (ttm): | 20.38% | 21.04% | 37.14% | 26.84% | 26.84% | | EBITDA (ttm): | 491.23M | 476.35M | 1.30B | 1.49B | -360.10K | | Oper Margins (ttm): | 7.13% | 7.27% | 18.81% | 16.06% | -0.97% | | Net Income (ttm): | 136.17M | 103.24M | 572.85M | 616.70M | N/A | | EPS (ttm): | 1.582 | 0.706 | 3.135 | 2.430 | N/A | | P/E (ttm): | 24.65 | 30.88 | 15.14 | 18.93 | 20.51 | | PEG (5 yr expected): | 3.26 | 8.59 | 1.54 | 1.7 | 1.87 | | P/S (ttm): | 1.15 | 1.35 | 1.82 | 1.90 | 2.36 |
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| ACI = Arch Coal Inc. | | CNX = CONSOL Energy Inc. | | BTU = Peabody Energy Corp. | | Industry = Industrial Metals & Minerals | |
| STEEL COMPANIES RANKED BY 2004 SALES | |
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| Company | Symbol | Price | Change | Market Cap | P/E | | POSCO | PKX | 124.69 | 3.33% | 38.19B | 16.01 | | Arcelor Mittal | MT | 39.86 | 1.45% | 60.11B | N/A | | NISTY.PK | 36.65 | 4.00% | N/A | N/A | | JFEEF.PK | 33.00 | 0.00% | N/A | N/A | | ThyssenKrupp AG | Private - View Profile | | Corus Group Limited | Private - View Profile | | Baosteel Group Corporation | Private - View Profile | | United States Steel Corp. | X | 43.67 | 3.88% | 6.26B | N/A | | Nucor Corporation | NUE | 43.08 | 2.64% | 13.56B | N/A |
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