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Table 10: Top 50 Metals Service Centers Revenue, 2005-2009 (in US$ million)
Rank Company 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
1. Reliance Steel & Aluminum $5.318 $8.719 $7.260 $5.743 $3.367
2. McJunkin Red Man Corp 3.700 5.200 3.953 1.714 1.481
3. Ryerson Inc 3.066 5.310 6.000 5.909 5.781
4. ThyssenKrupp Materials NA 2.000 3.000 3.200 3.180 2.350
5. Samuel, Son & Co 1.995 3.222 3.151 2.702 2.675
6. Russel Metals Inc 1.730 3.150 2.400 2.400 2.158
7. O'Neal Steel, Inc 1.587 2.925 2.500 2.300 1.606
8. Carpenter Technology Corp 1.362 1.950 1.940 1.418 1.173
9. Steel Technologies 1.300 1.600 1.300 1.122 0.957
10. Macsteel Service Centers 1.200 2.200 1.900 1.800 1.700
11. Namasco Corp 1.100 1.860 1.557 1.168 1.117
12. Metals USA Inc 1.099 2.156 1.707 1.803 1.639
13. Worthington Steel Co 0.941 1.578 1.384 1.486 1.826
14. Marmon/Keystone Corp 0.850 1.150 1.115 0.916 0.809
15. Alro Steel Corp 0.820 1.145 1.015 0.910 0.850
16. Edgen Murray Corp 0.788 1.250 0.925 0.687 0.263
16. A.M. Castle & Co 0.726 1.385 1.305 1.178 0.959
16. Kenwal Steel Corp 0.720 0.880 0.758 0.761 0.690
19. Steel Warehouse Co. Inc 0.610 1.050 0.668 0.668 0.647
20. Olympic Steel Inc 0.523 1.227 1.029 0.981 0.939
21. Central Steel & Wire Co 0.521 0.910 0.793 0.827 0.757
22. Triple-S Supply 0.510 0.725 0.525 0.482 0.420
23. Cargill Steel Service Centers 0.500 0.598 0.410 0.440 0.420
24. Heidtman Steel Products 0.425 0.809 0.647 0.632 0.629
25. Northern Steel Group Inc 0.392 0.460 0.413 0.578 0.525
26. Majestic Steel USA 0.354 0.537 0.524 0.518 0.505
27. Norfolk Iron & Metal Co 0.340 0.572 0.427 0.418 0.360
28. Eaton Steel Bar Co 0.290 0.350 0.300 0.300 0.300
29. Trident Steel Corp 0.289 0.298 0.245 0.201 0.162
30. Empire Resources Inc 0.275 0.429 0.475 0.426 0.358
31. Brown-Strauss Steel 0.230 0.530 0.415 0.360 0.275
32. Kelly Pipe Co 0.224 0.485 0.258 0.275 0.264
33. Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp 0.220 0.300 0.200 0.205 0.200
34. McNeilus Steel Inc 0.218 0.316 0.259 0.251 0.225
34. Friedman Industries Inc 0.209 0.179 0.199 0.182 0.200
36. Ulbrich Stainless Steels 0.206 0.245 0.225 0.250 0.225
36. Liberty Steel Products Inc 0.203 0.227 0.239 0.230 0.226
38. Chicago Tube and Iron Co 0.200 0.280 0.248 0.230 0.209
39. Magic Steel Sales 0.195 0.260 0.190 0.184 0.145
40. Mill Steel Co 0.185 0.260 0.244 0.225 0.185
41. McNichols Co 0.180 0.205 0.183 0.150 0.211
42. MISA Metals Inc 0.171 0.310 0.292 0.352 0.330
43. Robinson Steel Co 0.170 0.271 0.255 0.237 0.226
44. Pacesetter Steel Service 0.150 0.208 0.175 0.175 0.188
45. Contractors Steel Co 0.142 0.310 0.244 0.235 0.201
46. Ranger Steel Services 0.140 0.433 0.328 0.269 0.235
47. Monarch Steel Co 0.128 0.198 0.175 0.145 0.095
48. Tubular Steel Inc 0.124 0.242 0.250 0.238 0.229
49. Eastern Metal Supply, Inc 0.122 0.217 0.279 0.382 0.270
50. Industrial Metal Supply Co 0.118 0.133 0.127 0.118 0.104
Top 50 Total $38.866 $62.254 $54.611 $48.361 $41.666
Source: Tom Stundzas Steel Snapshot, May 14, 2010
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Table 11: Global Light Vehicle Market Forecast, 2010 & 2011
Region (in 000s) 2010f 2011f % Chg 09 Sales 08 Sales
United States 11,500 13,500 17.4% 10,410 13,228
Western Europe 13,150 13,750 4.6% 14,968 15,376
China 15,552 17,107 10.0% 12,960 8,768
Japan 4,750 4,500 -5.3% 4,551 4,978
Others 22,630 23,450 3.6% 21,141 23,677
Totals 67,582 72,307 7.0% 64,029 66,027
Source: Moodys Investors Service (Research), 6/10
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Table 15: Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
Capital World Investors 10,884,000 3,124,000 8.05 0.27 3/31/2010
Vanguard Group, Inc 6,399,021 361,508 4.73 0.09 3/31/2010
Wellington Mgmt Company, LLP 5,314,591 -2,440,972 3.93 0.15 3/31/2010
State Street Corporation 5,293,183 -391,617 3.91 0.08 3/31/2010
Goldman Sachs Asset Mgmt, LP 5,230,574 1,984,355 3.87 0.40 3/31/2010
Capital Growth Mgmt Ltd 5,031,700 5,031,700 3.72 5.19 3/31/2010
BlackRock Institutional Trust Co 3,393,810 134,653 2.51 0.06 3/31/2010
Harbinger Capital Partners, LP 2,698,276 0 2.00 43.95 3/31/2010
Capital Guardian Trust Co 2,005,522 -176,000 1.48 0.61 3/31/2010
State of NJ Common Pension Fd 1,968,000 968,000 1.46 0.78 3/31/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 48,218,677 8,595,627 35.66 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
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Table 16: Commercial Metals (CMC) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
Fidelity Management & Research 8,514,046 3,997,446 7.54 0.03 3/31/2010
State Street Corp 4,512,149 9,473 4.00 0.01 3/31/2010
Vanguard Group, Inc 3,986,471 124,116 3.53 0.01 3/31/2010
BlackRock Institutional Trust Co 3,960,310 244,138 3.51 0.02 3/31/2010
Fisher Asset Management, LLC 3,578,045 695,310 3.17 0.16 3/31/2010
Pyramis Global Advisors, LLC 3,233,384 405,735 2.86 0.10 3/31/2010
AllianceBernstein LP 3,129,129 706,149 2.77 0.03 3/31/2010
BlackRock Fund Advisors 3,109,869 67,401 2.75 0.03 3/31/2010
Goldman Sachs Asset Mgmt, LP 2,947,489 1,182,265 2.61 0.05 3/31/2010
Advisory Research, Inc 2,232,919 -3,730 1.98 0.68 3/31/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 39,203,811 7,428,303 34.72 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
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Table 19: Olympic Steel (Zeus) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
Royce & Associates, LLC 1,389,635 -6,600 12.77 0.16 3/31/2010
Advisory Research, Inc. 873,083 -20,190 8.02 0.57 3/31/2010
Fisher Asset Management, LLC 746,978 -8,302 6.86 0.07 3/31/2010
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 735,651 -5,765 6.76 0.03 3/31/2010
Columbia Management Company 728,316 375,118 6.69 0.01 3/31/2010
Goldman Sachs Asset Mgmt, LP 591,443 226,722 5.43 0.02 3/31/2010
Vanguard Group, Inc. 481,170 3,787 4.42 0.00 3/31/2010
Cortina Asset Management LLC 472,955 170,735 4.35 0.98 3/31/2010
BlackRock Fund Advisors 412,345 14,151 3.79 0.01 3/31/2010
BlackRock Institutional Trust Co 381,590 52,245 3.51 0.00 3/31/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 6,813,166 801,901 62.60 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
Table 20: Reliance Steel & Aluminum (RS) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
Royce & Associates, LLC 5,425,553 90,470 7.35 0.94 3/31/2010
Lord Abbett & Co LLC 5,221,050 -769,379 7.07 0.55 3/31/2010
Vanguard Group, Inc 2,378,485 75,472 3.22 0.02 3/31/2010
Franklin Advisers, Inc 2,231,800 -25,900 3.02 0.21 3/31/2010
State Street Corporation 2,231,818 -176,116 3.02 0.02 3/31/2010
BlackRock Institutional Trust Co 1,938,823 -611,477 2.63 0.03 3/31/2010
Fidelity Mgmt & Research Co 1,667,325 -197,100 2.26 0.02 3/31/2010
AllianceBernstein LP 1,371,987 99,344 1.86 0.05 3/31/2010
Robeco Investment Mgmt, Inc 1,371,371 42,503 1.86 0.44 3/31/2010
BlackRock Fund Advisors 1,354,821 66,670 1.84 0.04 3/31/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 25,193,033 -1,405,513 34.13 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
Table 21: Rio Tinto (RTP) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
State Farm Mutual Auto Ins Co 3,365,705 0 1.11 1.80 3/31/2010
Wentworth Hauser & Violich Inc. 1,918,873 78,689 0.63 4.19 3/31/2010
Fisher Asset Management, LLC 1,653,881 -10,439 0.55 1.18 3/31/2010
Fidelity Mgmt & Research Co 1,192,407 41,698 0.39 0.06 3/31/2010
Columbia Management Company 987,780 432,301 0.33 0.08 3/31/2010
Wellington Management Co, LLP 679,970 160,355 0.22 0.07 3/31/2010
Turner Investment Partners Inc 653,535 201,411 0.22 0.90 3/31/2010
TD Asset Management Inc 467,000 372,000 0.15 0.35 3/31/2010
Van Eck Associates Corporation 462,745 24,604 0.15 0.85 3/31/2010
Credit Suisse Asset Mgmt, LLC 302,160 90 0.10 0.43 3/31/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 11,684,056 1,300,709 3.85 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
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Table 22: Russel Metals (RUSMF) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
IA Clarington Investments Inc 1,763,900 78,650 2.95 2.72 3/31/2010
RBC Life Insurance Co 1,886,342 -8,068 3.16 0.15 2/28/2010
Standard Life Assurance Co 1,641,287 685,522 2.75 0.91 5/31/2010
MFC Global Investment Mgmt LLC 1,359,187 520 2.28 0.61 3/31/2010
IG Investment Management Ltd 1,271,900 -137,800 2.13 1.37 3/31/2010
BlackRock 936,958 5,284 1.57 0.86 5/31/2010
RBC Asset Management Inc 807,080 -115,200 1.35 0.18 2/28/2010
MFC Global Investment Mgmt 707,709 -10,869 1.19 0.48 5/31/2010
Bissett Investment Management 537,500 5,000 0.90 1.42 3/31/2010
Scotia Asset Management 449,860 -80,720 0.75 0.26 4/30/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 11,361,723 422,319 19.03 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
Table 23: Schnitzer Steel (SCHN) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
Royce & Associates, LLC 3,834,073 439,325 13.81 0.71 3/31/2010
Columbia Management Company 3,448,749 1,771,952 12.42 0.06 3/31/2010
M&G Investment Mgmt LTD 2,269,413 2,269,413 8.17 0.00 5/17/2010
Advisory Research, Inc 1,999,891 -25,650 7.20 2.11 3/31/2010
Columbia Management Advisors 1,550,400 60,400 5.58 0.72 4/30/2010
Vanguard Group, Inc 939,150 -5,865 3.38 0.01 3/31/2010
M&G Investment Mgmt Ltd 1,000,000 -200,000 3.57 0.72 2/28/2010
Samlyn Capital, Llc 763,943 441,643 2.75 1.52 3/31/2010
BlackRock Institutional Trust Co 539,746 -186,363 1.94 0.01 3/31/2010
Goldman Sachs Asset Mgmtt, LP 530,075 -107,723 1.91 0.03 3/31/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 16,875,440 4,457,132 60.73 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
Table 24: Steel Dynamics (STLD) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
Wellington Mgmt Company, LLP 11,767,765 -46,520 5.44 0.08 3/31/2010
AllianceBernstein LP 10,805,382 -995,330 4.99 0.13 3/31/2010
Vanguard Group, Inc 7,075,968 221,933 3.27 0.02 3/31/2010
State Street Corp 6,338,230 -54,180 2.93 0.02 3/31/2010
BlackRock Institutional Trust Co 5,486,725 248,223 2.54 0.03 3/31/2010
Columbia Management Co 5,329,954 2,738,388 2.46 0.03 3/31/2010
BlackRock Fund Advisors 5,043,331 310,594 2.33 0.05 3/31/2010
D. E. Shaw & Co LP 4,664,583 749,427 2.16 0.22 3/31/2010
State of NJ Common Pension Fd 4,300,000 -1,440,000 1.99 0.42 3/31/2010
Van Eck Associates Corporation 3,414,844 -2,859,076 1.58 0.46 3/31/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 64,226,782 -1,126,541 29.69 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
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Table 25: Worthington Industries (WOR) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
Southeastern Asset Mgmt Inc 6,690,400 -18,000 8.45 0.53 3/31/2010
Capital Research Global Investors 3,639,800 0 4.6 0.03 3/31/2010
Fifth Third Bancorp 3,008,500 0 3.8 0.65 3/31/2010
Vanguard Group, Inc 2,911,669 115,974 3.68 0.01 3/31/2010
BlackRock Fund Advisors 2,156,836 1,258 2.72 0.02 3/31/2010
State Street Corporation 2,084,037 -42,180 2.63 0.01 3/31/2010
BlackRock Institutional Trust Co 1,817,837 -36,032 2.3 0.01 3/31/2010
Northern Trust Investments, NA 1,520,918 13,756 1.92 0.01 3/31/2010
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc 1,511,417 -4,442 1.91 0.04 3/31/2010
Denver Investments 1,131,157 -3,070 1.43 0.56 3/31/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 26,472,571 27,264 33.44 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
Table 26: U.S. Steel (X) Top Ten Equity Ownership Institutions
Shares % Total % Total
Institution Shares Change Shares Held Assets Date
Capital Research Global Investors 9,663,200 2,218,754 6.74 0.25 3/31/2010
Vanguard Group, Inc 6,918,332 151,681 4.83 0.09 3/31/2010
State Street Corporation 5,838,004 -406,086 4.07 0.08 3/31/2010
Eaton Vance Management 5,369,309 177,936 3.75 0.67 3/31/2010
J.P. Morgan Investment Mgmt Inc 5,233,747 1,462,145 3.65 0.38 3/31/2010
Brookside Capital Mgmt Llc 4,995,500 0 3.48 3.84 3/31/2010
Lord Abbett & Co LLC 4,397,578 1,085,778 3.07 0.60 3/31/2010
Capital World Investors 4,016,900 0 2.80 0.09 3/31/2010
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc 3,927,800 1,332,690 2.74 0.10 3/31/2010
Columbia Management Co 3,863,510 1,094,319 2.69 0.08 3/31/2010
Total: Top 10 Institutions 54,223,880 7,117,217 37.82 -- --
Source: Morningstar.com 6/10; compiled by Locker Associates
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1150
900 CF Bar (SBQ)
1050
Plate
800
950
CR Sheet
700 850
600 750
Beam
650
500
HR Sheet 550
400 Wire Rod
450
300
350
200 250
89 93 97 04 05 07 q2 q4 J M M J A S O N D J F M A M 89 93 97 04 05 07 q2 q4 J M M J A S O N D J F M A M
8.0 80%
7.0 70%
6.0 60%
5.0 50%
4.0 40%
3.0 30%
J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D
2010 6.9 6.9 7.8 7.7 2010 64% 71% 73% 74%
2009 4.5 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.5 4.8 5.6 6.1 6.4 6.6 6.3 6.5 2009 43% 46% 43% 41% 43% 47% 52% 58% 62% 62% 61% 61%
U.S. Spot Prices for Selected Steel Products, May & Year-to-Date
Month of May Year-To-Date
($ per net ton) 2010 2009 % Chg 2010 2009 % Chg
Hot Rolled Sheet.. 677 392 72.7% 628 459 36.8%
Cold Rolled Sheet........ 788 477 65.2% 738 547 34.7%
HD Galvanized Sheet.. 844 564 49.6% 774 627 23.4%
Coiled Plate................. 708 494 43.3% 626 686 -8.8%
Cold-Finished Bar (SBQ).. 895 798 12.2% 804 804 0.0%
Wide-Flange Beams.... 740 687 7.7% 714 784 -8.9%
Wire Rod/Low Carbon. 665 509 30.6% 651 577 12.8%
Rebar........................... 607 462 31.4% 569 503 13.2%
Average Spot Price+.. 741 548 35.2% 688 623 10.4%
OCTG Seamless Tube 1,731 1,789 -3.2% 1,674 2,001 -16.3%
Scrap ($/gross ton)*..... 355 197 80.2% 344 193 78.2%
Sources: Steel Snapshot, Spears Research +Comp price of 8 carbon products *shredded bundles
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