Description: Gerdau S.A., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a steel producer company in the Americas. The company operates through Brazil Business, North America Business, South America Business, and Special Steel Business divisions. It provides semi-finished products, including billets, blooms, and slabs; common long rolled products, such as rebars, wire rods, merchant bars, light shapes, and profiles to the construction and manufacturing industries; drawn products comprising barbed and barbless fence wires, galvanized wires, fences, concrete reinforcing wire mesh, nails, and clamps for manufacturing, construction, and agricultural industries; and special steel products used in auto parts, light and heavy vehicles, and agricultural machinery, as well as in the oil and gas, wind energy, machinery and equipment, mining and rail, and other markets. The company also offers flat products, such as hot-rolled steel coils and heavy plates; and resells flat steel products. In addition, it operates three mines that produce iron ore located in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. The company sells its products through independent distributors, direct sales from the mills, and its retail network. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Home Page: www2.gerdau.com
Av. Dra. Ruth Cardoso, 8,501
São Paulo,
SP
05425-070
Brazil
Phone:
55 11 3094 6300
Officers
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mr. Gustavo Werneck Da Cunha | CEO & Director |
| Mr. Claudio Gerdau Johannpeter | Vice Chairman |
| Mr. Rafael Dorneles Japur | Exec. VP, CFO & Investor Relations Officer |
| Mr. Clemir Uhlein | Corp. Accounting Director |
| Mr. Fabio Eduardo de Pieri Spina | Director of Legal & Institutional Relations |
| Mr. Pedro Moraes Torres Pinto | Head of Corp. Communication & Brand |
| Mr. Paulo Roberto Perlott Ramos | Director of Marketing, Sales and Metallics |
| Mr. Chia Yuan Wang | Pres & CEO of North American Long Steel Operation |
| Mr. Mauro De Paula | Exec. Officer |
| Mr. Cesar Obino Da Rosa Peres | Exec. Officer |
Exchange: SA
Country: BR : Brazil
Currency: Brazilian real (R$)
| GIC Sector: | Materials |
|---|---|
| GIC Group: | Materials |
| GIC Industry: | Metals & Mining |
| GIC Sub-Industry: | Steel |
| Forward PE: | 7.0472 |
|---|---|
| Trailing PE: | 4.0236 |
| Price-to-Book MRQ: | 1.0807 |
| Price-to-Sales TTM: | 0.5617 |
| IPO Date: | 1999-03-10 |
| Fiscal Year End: | December |
| Full Time Employees: | 30000 |