AK Steel Holding Corp

Stock Symbol: AKS

AK Steel Holding Corp Description:
AK Steel produces flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steel products for automotive, appliance, construction and manufacturing markets, as well as standard pipe and tubular steel products. AK Steel is headquartered in Middletown, Ohio.

AK Steel Holding Corp Financial Summary:
AKS is a fully integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electric steels, concentrating on the production of coated, cold-rolled & hot-rolled carbon steel. For the 6 months ended 6/30/05, revenues rose 18% to $2.88B. Net income from continuing ops. totaled $68.2M, up from $3.8M. Revenues reflect higher selling prices per ton. Net income also reflects a decrease in selling & administrative expenses, depreciation and interest expense.

AK Steel Holding Corp Business Summary:
AK Steel Holding Corporation (AK Holding) is a fully integrated producer of flat-rolled carbon, stainless and electrical steels and tubular products. Through its wholly owned subsidiary AK Steel Corporation (AK Steel), the Company produces flat-rolled carbon steels, including coated, cold-rolled and hot-rolled products, as well as specialty stainless and electrical steels that are sold in slab, hot band and sheet and strip form. AK Steel has seven steelmaking and finishing plants located in Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Pennsylvania. The Company's operations also include AK Tube LLC, which further finishes flat-rolled carbon and stainless steel into welded steel tubing used in the automotive, large truck and construction markets and European trading companies that buy and sell steel and steel products.