Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional stock analysis
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CQWA) Stock Price & Analysis
CQWA Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 0.72 - EUR 0.72
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 0.64 - EUR 1.77
- Previous Close
- EUR 0.73
- Volume
- N/A
- Average Volume (3M)
- 800
- Market Cap
- EUR 954.92M
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 9.56B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 14.27B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 54.32B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- ―
- Beta
- 0.50
- Next Earnings
- Mar 10, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- -0.14
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- N/A
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Integrated, Diversified Business Model
CSN’s combination of steelmaking, iron ore mining and logistics provides operational integration across key inputs and transportation, while cement adds diversification. This structure can support supply reliability, cost coordination and resilience when conditions differ across industrial and commodity markets.
Improving Operating Momentum
Recent operating progress indicates that recovery is extending beyond revenue growth: consolidated EBITDA increased, steel margins returned to double digits, and management expects further improvement. If execution continues, stronger segment profitability can improve cash generation and support deleveraging.
Cement Profitability And Portfolio Optionality
The cement business is demonstrating strong standalone profitability while the potential Huaxin transaction creates a route to monetize an attractive asset. A completed sale could simplify the portfolio and provide capital for debt reduction or investment in core businesses, subject to definitive agreements.
Bears Say
High Leverage And Thin Equity Cushion
Elevated leverage leaves CSN more exposed to earnings volatility in cyclical steel and mining markets. The thin equity cushion and negative returns reduce financial flexibility, while debt service and refinancing demands can constrain capital allocation during periods of weaker prices or demand.
Losses And Weak Recent Cash Generation
Positive operating margins have not yet translated into sustainable bottom-line profitability or cash generation. Persistent losses and deeply negative recent free cash flow can increase reliance on asset sales, refinancing or working-capital releases, limiting the company’s ability to fund expansion internally.
Structural Steel Import Pressure
Continued Asian import competition can pressure domestic steel prices, volumes and product margins, particularly where trade protections are incomplete. If redirected exports or circumvention persist, CSN’s planned margin recovery may be harder to sustain even as operating execution improves.
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Company Description
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) operates as an integrated steel manufacturer, holding a significant presence across Brazil and Latin America. Its operations are diversified across five key divisions: Steel, Mining, Logistics, Energy, and Cement. CSN’s comprehensive steel product range includes various flat steel offerings, such as specialized slabs (high, medium, low carbon, micro-alloyed, ultra-low-carbon, and interstitial free types). The company also provides hot-rolled and cold-rolled coils and sheets, galvanized products, and tin mill products, which are essentially flat-rolled low-carbon steel. Furthermore, CSN manufactures structural steel shapes like profiles, channels, UPE sections, and steel sleepers. These products serve a wide array of industries, including distribution, packaging, automotive, home appliances, and construction. In its mining segment, CSN extracts iron ore from the Casa de Pedra and Engenho mines near Congonhas, Brazil, and limestone and dolomite from the Bocaina mine in Arcos, both located in Minas Gerais state. The company additionally produces tin. Complementing these activities, CSN manages its own railway and port infrastructure, facilitating logistics. Its cement production is sold to a diverse customer base, including construction material stores, home centers, concrete producers, construction companies, mortar industries, and cement artifact manufacturers. Power generation is also a component of its business, with electricity produced from thermoelectric co-generation and hydroelectric plants. CSN also exports its products to international markets. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil, Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional functions as a subsidiary of Vicunha Aços S.A.
- Sector
- Basicmaterials
- Industry
- Steel
- CEO
- Fábio Schvartsman
- Employees
- 24,924
- Website
- www.csn.com.br
- Address
- Av. Brigadeiro Faria Lima, 3400, São Paulo, SP, 04538-132, BR
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CQWA) Earnings & Revenues
CQWA Company Deck
CQWA Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call conveyed a generally positive operational momentum: consolidated EBITDA grew ~5% and several segments delivered record or near-record EBITDA (cement, logistics), free cash flow turned positive (BRL 808 million), and management is executing liability-management and asset-sale plans (binding offers for cement; nonbinding interest in infrastructure). Offsetting risks include mining revenue pressure from freight and FX, persistent import competition for steel (circumvention risk), remaining P15 CapEx (~BRL 4 billion) and a small increase in leverage (3.36x to 3.49x). On balance, the progress on cash generation, inventory reduction, segment recoveries (steel and cement) and capital markets actions materially outweigh the headwinds reported.
View all DE:CQWA earnings summariesTechnical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| Technical Analysis | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 3 | 0 | 9 |












