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Gerdau — Q4 2009 Earnings Presentation

6 slides from Gerdau's earnings presentation, Mar 2, 2010

  1. Slide 1: qos tg08— ages sans agg

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  2. Slide 2: Rolled Products

    Rolled Products · Consolidated rolled steel production was 3.2 million tonnes in the fourth quarter, down 4.3% from 3.3 million tonnes in the third quarter of 2009. For rolled products, once again, the North America BO (-24.2%) was the main factor responsible for the lower output. · The Brazil BO re

  3. Slide 3: Results: Net Revenue and Cost of Goods Sold

    (1) - Excludes sales to subsidiaries. · Specialty Steel was the BO that presented the highest increase in sales in the fourth quarter from the third quarter, of 19.6%. In Brazil, sales continued to benefit from government stimulus measures, such as lower tax rates on new vehicle sales and low-cost f

  4. Slide 4: Investments

    Investments · In the fourth quarter of 2009, investments in fixed assets totaled R$ 275.7 million. Of this total, 60.6% were allocated to units in Brazil and the remaining 39.4% to units located overseas. In fiscal year 2009, investments totaled R$ 1.4 billion. · The capital expenditure plan for the

  5. Slide 5: Dec-08 Mar-09 Jun-09 Sep.09Dec-09.

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  6. Slide 6: Indebtedness

    · Net debt (loans and financings, plus debentures and less cash, cash equivalents and investments) stood at R$ 9.7 billion on December 31, 2009, corresponding to 2.5 times EBITDA in the last 12 months. Indebtedness (R$ million) Dec/31/2009 Dec/31/2008 Short-term 1,357 3,933 Local currency (Brazil) F

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