BlueScope Steel Limited (BLSFY)
BlueScope Steel Limited operates in the Steel industry of the Basic Materials sector, headquartered in Melbourne, VIC, AU. The stock last traded at $102.62, down 8.14% on the session, giving a market capitalisation of $8.99B. On trailing twelve-month figures it carries a trailing P/E of 16.59, a net margin of 4.8%. Its beta of 1.23 implies it has historically moved more than the broad market.
Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, BlueScope Steel Limited, founded in 1885 (and known as BHP Steel Limited until its rebranding in November 2003), is a prominent global producer and supplier of metal-coated and painted steel building materials. Its extensive geographical footprint covers Australia, New Zealand, various Asian countries including Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam, as well as North America and the Pacific Islands. The company's operations are organized into five principal segments: Australian Steel Products, North Star BlueScope Steel, Building Products Asia & North America, Buildings North America, and New Zealand & Pacific Islands. BlueScope offers a broad spectrum of steel products, ranging from fundamental items like slabs, plates, and hot/cold rolled coils to specialized coated and painted strip products, roof and wall claddings, purlins, and house framings. These are distributed under widely recognized brands such as LYSAGHT, COLORBOND steel, COLORSTEEL, ZINCALUME steel, GALVABOND steel, GALVASPAN steel, BlueScope Zacs, and SuperDyma. In addition to material sales, the company provides engineered building solutions for industrial and commercial markets, leveraging brands like Butler, Varco Pruden, EcoBuild, and PROBUILD. BlueScope serves a diverse customer base spanning the residential and non-residential construction sectors, manufacturing, automotive and transport, agricultural, and mining industries, reaching clients both directly and through its extensive network of service centers and steel distribution businesses.
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