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Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. reported a 22 percent surge in earnings for the quarter ended March 31, due in part to its acquisition of a finished steel company last fall.
The company, which is headquartered in Tampa but incorporated in Canada, said it had earnings of $163-million on revenues of $2-billion for the quarter, compared with a $133.5-million profit on sales of $1.3-billion a year ago. Earnings per share dropped, however, to 38 cents a share for the most recent quarter compared with 44 cents a year ago, because of a public offering in November to fund its $4.2-billion acquisition of Chaparral Steel Co.
Gerdau is holding its annual meeting on Friday in Toronto.
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