[ANALYST REPORT] POSCO: Separate earnings solid, but consolidated results to disappoint
Jul 5, 2016
Consolidated OP of W676bn, 10.7% below consensus We believe separate 2Q16 OP of W652bn (+12% QoQ, +7.3% YoY) will miss our previous estimate by 9.3% and consensus by 3%. Due to expansion work at theGwangyang #5 blast furnace (from 3,950 cubic meters to 5,500 cubic meters), 2Q16 shipments should reach only 8.76mn tonnes; shy of our previous estimate of 8.96mn tonnes and the biggest reason for the lower OP outlook. Meanwhile, consolidated OP should reach W676bn (+2.5% QoQ, -1.5% YoY), 16.3% below