Companhia Siderurgica Nacional operates within the Blast furnaces and steel mills sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Companhia Siderurgica Nacional with three other steel companies in Latin America: Cap SA of Chile (2017 sales of 1.25 trillion Chilean Pesos [US$2.11 billion] of which 59% was Mining), Industrias CH SAB de CV of Mexico (33.01 billion Mexican Pesos [US$1.78 billion] ), and Usinas Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais SA Usiminas (10.73 billion Brazilian Reals [US$3.15 billion] of which 93% was Steel).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended December of 2017, sales at Companhia Siderurgica Nacional were 18.52 billion Brazilian Reals (US$5.43 billion). This is an increase of 8.0% versus 2016, when the company's sales were 17.15 billion Brazilian Reals. The sales level in 2017 was fairly close to the level five years ago: in 2012, Companhia Siderurgica Nacional had sales of 16.90 billion Brazilian Reals. Sales of Energy and Infrastructure saw an increase that was more than double the company's growth rate: sales were up 51.5% in 2017, from 269.10 million Brazilian Reals to 407.67 million Brazilian Reals. Companhia Siderurgica Nacional also saw significant increases in sales in Steel and New Businesses (up 12.5% to 12.96 billion Brazilian Reals) and Port Logistics (up 14.7% to 238.24 million Brazilian Reals) . Not all segments of Companhia Siderurgica Nacional experienced an increase in sales in 2017: sales of Cement fell 0.7% to 487.13 million Brazilian Reals. (However, this segment's sales were only a very small portion of the company's overall sales).