Gerdau S.A. operates in the Blast furnaces and steel mills sector.
In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Gerdau S.A. with three other
companies in this sector in Brazil:
Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Usiminas
(2018
sales of 13.74 billion Brazilian Reals [US$3.33 billion]
of which 92%
was Steel),
Companhia Siderurgica Nacional
(22.97 billion Brazilian Reals [US$5.57 billion]
of which 68%
was Steel and New Businesses), and
Metalurgica Gerdau S.A.
(46.16 billion Brazilian Reals [US$11.19 billion]
of which 43%
was North America).
Sales Analysis.
Gerdau S.A. reported sales of 46.16 billion Brazilian Reals (US$11.19 billion)
for the
year ending
December of 2018.
This
represents
an
increase of 25.0%
versus 2017, when the company's sales were 36.92 billion Brazilian Reals.
Sales of Unit Special Steel saw an increase
of
31.0% in 2018, from
6.23 billion Brazilian Reals to 8.16 billion Brazilian Reals.
Not all segments of Gerdau S.A. experienced an increase in sales in 2018:
sales of Unit Latin America fell 5.6% to 3.80 billion Brazilian Reals.