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U.S. Steel Corporation Could Benefit from Higher Contract Pricing

Mark O'Hara
Updated
U.S. Steel Corporation Could Benefit from Higher Contract Pricing

Steel companies sell steel either in the spot market or to contract customers. In contract pricing, several annual contracts roll over at the beginning of the year. As we noted previously, AK Steel’s (AKS) ASP (average selling price) growth has lagged other steel companies (CLF). The lag could be attributed to the higher percentage of contract sales in AK Steel’s product mix. Since most of the contracts rolled over before to the spike in steel prices, AK Steel couldn’t reap the full benefits from higher spot steel prices. ...

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