Posco Holdings Inc. · KRX:005490

Posco — 2010 CEO Forum

29 slides from Posco's conference presentation, Jan 15, 2010

  1. Slide 1: 2010 CEO Forum, January 14th 2010

    2010 CEO Forum January 14th 2010

  2. Slide 2: 2009 Operating Results / Activities & Accomplishments / 2010 Business Plan

    ^ 2009 Operating Results ? Activities & Accomplishments ? 2010 Business Plan Figures provided in this presentation are based on unaudited financial statements of the Company. Certain contents in this presentation are subject to change during the course of auditing process.

  3. Slide 3: Production / Sales

    Production / Sales ? Production & sales down due to weak global steel market 2007 2008 2009 POSCO 31,063 33,136 29,530 Zhangjiagang STS 780 658 747 POSCO SS 936 874 773 (in thousand ton) 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 (in million ton) < Crude Steel Production > < Finished Product Sales > 33.1 34.7 29

  4. Slide 4: Income Summary

    Income Summary ? Revenue & earnings down as sales price dropped 2007 2008 2009 Steel 4,653 7,085 3,411 E&C 301 300 346 Energy 58 62 81 IT, etc. 17 25 35 2007 2008 2009 Steel 34,715 46,470 40,901 E&C 3,915 5,567 7,781 Energy 567 744 513 IT, etc. 523 602 600 * Sales by sectors : includes inter-company

  5. Slide 5: POSCO Quarterly Income

    POSCO Quarterly Income ? Operation improved in 2H w/ mkt. recovery, low RM cost, cost cut < Revenue > < Operating Income > 6,471 6,344 6,851 373 171 1,018 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 7,288 1,587 14.9 21.8% Op. Margin 5.8 2.7 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Utilization Ratio Utilization Ratio 75% 85% 92% 100% Crude Steel Pr

  6. Slide 6: Summarized Statement of Income (POSCO)

    Summarized Statement of Income (POSCO) 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 YoY(%) Revenue Revenue 22,207 30,642 26,954 ^12.0 Gross income Gross income 5,601 7,935 4,380 ^44.8 (Gross margin) (Gross margin) (25.2%) (25.9%) (16.2%) - S G & A S G & A 1,292 1,395 1,232 ^11.7 Operating income Operating income 4

  7. Slide 7: Financial Structure

    Financial Structure ? Consolidated asset grew to 50 trillion KRW ? Investment grew & earnings solid / leverage reflects healthy financials Asset Asset Asset Liability Liability Liability Equity Equity Equity 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 Steel 37,417 47,168 50,802 9,458 14,923 14,959

  8. Slide 8: Summarized Statement of Financial Position (POSCO)

    Summarized Statement of Financial Position (POSCO) 2007 2008 2009 2007 2008 2009 YoY(%) Current assets Current assets 8,768 13,693 12,918 ^5.7 Cash equivalent assets* 3,566 3,722 6,754 81.5 Notes receivable 1,895 3,229 2,684 ^16.9 Inventory 3,221 6,416 2,996 ^53.3 Long-term assets Long-term assets 2

  9. Slide 9: Activities & Accomplishments

    ? 2009 Operating Results ^ Activities & Accomplishments ? 2010 Business Plan

  10. Slide 10: POSCO Key Activities

    POSCO Key Activities ? Overcome crisis through contingency plan management ? Synchronize processes & shorten business planning cycle (Qtr. ^ Month) - Strengthened cooperation throughout value chain : RM · Production · Sales · Finance ? Achieve historic-high cost savings - '09 Result : 1,359.5 billio

  11. Slide 11: Invest in domestic capacity & high-end product

    ? Invest in domestic capacity & high-end product ? Expand domestic production capacity - G) #4BF revamping (Feb.18th ~ Jul.21st) & related facilities rationalization · Increased production (3.1 ^ 4.2Mt) with expanded capacity (3,800 ^ 5,500m3) · #1 CCL, #1 HR, #2 CR - P) New Steelmaking Plant ration

  12. Slide 12: Expand overseas investment for growth

    ? Expand overseas investment for growth ? Overseas integrated steel mill projects - India central government approved on forest diversion of plant site in Orissa (2,900acre) - MOA Signed to build integrated steel mill in Indonesia : 1st stage of 3Mt/yr (~'13), total 6Mt ? Downstream facility in Asia

  13. Slide 13: Promote green business & set foundation for new growth

    ? Promote green business & set foundation for new growth ? Foundation of 'Green Growth Committee' & establish master plan - Invest 7 trillion KRW in green growth business until '18 · Develop low-carbon steelmaking technology & renewable energy business ? Environment-friendly green growth business -

  14. Slide 14: 2009 Investment by Category

    Category Investment Major Activities Capacity expansion, high-end product competency 2,518 P) New steelmaking, G) Plate plant, G) #5 Sinter / #5 Cokes plant, etc. Maintenance, cost savings, reduce environment impact 1,674 G) #4 BF revamping, G) #1 HR facility renovation, etc. Overseas steel 280 Indi

  15. Slide 15: Share Price / Dividend

    Share Price / Dividend ? POSCO outperform KOSPI & peers, recoup market cap. of 50tn '08.12/E '09.12/E YoY POSCO (Won) 380,000 618,000 +62.6% KOSPI 1,124.47 1,682.77 +49.7% A-Mittal ($) 24.59 45.75 +86.1% U S S ($) 37.20 55.12 +48.2% N S C (?) 290 375 +29.3% ? 8,000 KRW/share (includes interim divide

  16. Slide 16: Subsidiaries' Key Activities

    Subsidiaries' Key Activities ? POSCO SS expanded sales of import-substitutable carbon-alloy steel - Order increased by 150Kt : wire-rod 115, beam 10, billet 25 ? POSCO C&C developed high-function · high VA products (12 in '09) - Commercialized AL-STS409L used for auto exhausts (POSCO Power) (POSDATA

  17. Slide 17: 2010 Business Plan

    ? 2009 Operating Results ? Activities & Accomplishments ^ 2010 Business Plan

  18. Slide 18: Global Steel Market Trend & Outlook

    Global Steel Market Trend & Outlook ? Production & price recover in expectation of economy improvement ? Demand to grow 10% due to restocking & market recovery < Steel Demand Forecast > * Worldsteel (Oct.'09), WSD (Dec.'09) 1.10 1.21 '08 '09(F) 1.21 '10(F) - -8.6% 9.2% - -1.4% 12.0% 1.27 15.4% 1.23

  19. Slide 19: China Steel Market Outlook

    China Steel Market Outlook ? Demand to grow again in '10 due to favorable market condition ? Consumption to rise above 5% led by 9% economic growth & firm demand ? Expect price rise due to fast demand recovery after '10.2Q * Mysteel (Dec.'09) < China Spot Price & Inventory Trend > ? Price in recover

  20. Slide 20: Domestic Steel Market Outlook

    Domestic Steel Market Outlook ? Steel consumption to grow 13% due to demand industry recovery < Domestic Consuming Industry Outlook > Auto Ship- building Construction ? Improve as economy recover & new model introduced - Auto production (in thousand unit) : 3,472 ('09) ^ 3,683 ('10) ? Decrease in sh

  21. Slide 21: Raw Material Market Outlook

    Raw Material Market Outlook ? Sharp rise in Chinese import & growing consumption of major mills - Chinese import (MT) : 6.8 ('08) ^ 33 ('09F) - Spot price (U$/t) : 115 (Feb.'09) ^ 170~180 (Jan.'10) ? Expect delay in price settlement as suppliers demand new pricing system (Yr. ^ Qtr.) 215 204 224 215

  22. Slide 22: Stainless Steel Market Outlook

    Stainless Steel Market Outlook ? Expect demand recovery & steady Nickel price in '10.1H ? Price rising since '09.2Q (U$11K^16K^17K/t) - Driven by economic recovery & restocking in China ? '10 price to remain at U$17K ~ 20K/t - Accompanied by strong commodity mkt. & STS demand - High level of invento

  23. Slide 23: 2010 Business Plan: Leap to POSCO 3.0

    2010 Business Plan ? Leap to 'POSCO 3.0' Era focusing on core business, global growth, family management ? Strengthen Mkt. dominance ? Maintain cost competency ? Enhance tech. leadership ? Increase raw material self-sufficiency level ? Secure global growth base ? Group synergy growth & new business

  24. Slide 24: 2010 Business Plan: Cost Savings Results & Plan

    2010 Business Plan < Cost Savings Results & Plan > Raw Material 905.9 Energy 78.8 Outsourcing, etc. 94.5 2006 2007 2008 2010(Target) 1,112.1 828.7 738.2 1,150.0 (in billion won) Maintenance 70.8 2009 1,359.5 ? 32Mt sales vol. under full production & reinforced market dominance ? 34Mt crude steel pro

  25. Slide 25: 2010 Business Plan: Raw Material and R&D Investment

    2010 Business Plan ? Continue raw material investment (Self-sufficiency 18% ^ 30%) ? Invest in early stage mine development & J/V with mid-size supplier - Participate in new prospecting mine (Australia, Brazil, etc.) & enter emerging resource countries ? Capacity expansion investment in existing min

  26. Slide 26: 2010 Business Plan: Group Growth & New Business

    2010 Business Plan ? Mutual growth within POSCO group & expand new business ? Establish POSCO family mgmt. system & strengthen mutual cooperation - Foster strategic businesses : E&C, resource development, energy, ICT business, etc. - Strengthen mutual cooperation through family integrated informatio

  27. Slide 27: Subsidiaries' 2010 Plans

    ? Enhance competitiveness & penetrate strategic overseas market - Order amount : 9.6tn ('09) ^ 11.5 ('10 target) - Overseas steel plant: Venezuela STS 2tn, India VIRAJ STS 500bn KRW ? Earlier completion of power plant construction - Incheon LNG (Nov.'11 ^ Jun.'11) & by-product recycle power plant (N

  28. Slide 28: 2010 Business Plan (Financials)

    2010 Business Plan (Financials) 2009 2010 • Crude Steel Production - Consolidated 29.5 31.1 34.4 36.1 • Finished Product Sales 28.4 32.4 • Sales Revenue - Consolidated 27.0 37.0 29.5 43.0 • Investment 4.9 9.3* (in million ton, trillion KRW) * Investment: CAPEX (5.0tn), Overseas Steel (1.0tn), Energy

  29. Slide 29: 2010 CEO Forum, January 14th 2010

    2010 CEO Forum January 14th 2010

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