ArcelorMittal Expects 2024 Apparent Steel Demand Growth Ex-China Of Between 2.5% And 3%
Aug 1 (Reuters) -ArcelorMittal SA MT.LU:
ARCELORMITTAL S.A.: ARCELORMITTAL REPORTS SECOND QUARTER 2024 AND HALF YEAR 2024 RESULTS
Q2 COMPANY-COMPILED CONSENSUS: EBITDA $1.77 BILLION; NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO EQUITY HOLDERS OF PARENT $624 MILLION
OUTLOOK 2024 : COMPANY BELIEVES CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS ARE UNSUSTAINABLE
OUTLOOK 2024 : CHINA’S EXCESS PRODUCTION RELATIVE TO DEMAND IS RESULTING IN VERY LOW DOMESTIC STEEL SPREADS AND AGGRESSIVE EXPORTS;
EXPECTS APPARENT DEMAND TO BE HIGHER IN 2H'24 VERSUS. 2H'23
REMAINS OPTIMISTIC THAT RESTOCKING ACTIVITY WILL OCCUR ONCE REAL DEMAND BEGINS TO RECOVER
CAPEX IN 2024 CONTINUES TO BE EXPECTED WITHIN RANGE OF $4.5BN-$5.0BN RANGE
OUTLOOK 2024 : COMPANY EXPECTS THE $1.6BN INVESTMENT IN WORKING CAPITAL IN 1H’24 TO REVERSE BY YEAR END
CHINA'S EXCESS PRODUCTION RELATIVE TO DEMAND IS RESULTING IN VERY LOW DOMESTIC STEEL SPREADS AND AGGRESSIVE EXPORTS
STEEL PRICES IN BOTH EUROPE AND US ARE BELOW MARGINAL COST
POSITIVE FREE CASH FLOW OUTLOOK IN 2024 AND BEYOND
COMPLETION OF COMPANY'S STRATEGIC GROWTH PROJECTS IS EXPECTED TO SUPPORT STRUCTURALLY HIGHER EBITDA AND INVESTABLE CASH FLOW IN COMING PERIODS
OUR PIPELINE OF ATTRACTIVE STRATEGIC GROWTH PROJECTS, WHICH COMBINED WITH RECENT ACQUISITIONS, HAVE ESTIMATED POTENTIAL TO INCREASE EBITDA BY $2.0 BILLION, ARE STARTING TO COME ON-LINE - CEO
INVENTORIES ARE AT A LOW LEVEL WHICH WILL SUPPORT APPARENT STEEL DEMAND GROWTH EX-CHINA OF BETWEEN 2.5% AND 3% THIS YEAR-CEO
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