MITTAL STEEL COMPANY N.V. REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2005 RESULTS
Rotterdam, February 15, 2006 - Mittal Steel Company N.V. (“Mittal Steel” or “the Company”), the world’s largest and most global steel company, today announced results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2005.
Highlights:
Solid results given current market conditions
(US dollars in millions except per share data and shipments)
4Q 2005 3Q 2005 4Q 2004 12M 2005 12M 2004
Shipments (000’ST)
13,642 12,976 10,097 49,178 42,071
Sales
7,054 7,050 6,177 28,132 22,197
Operating income
871 765 1,725 4,746 6,146
Net income
650 478 1,554 3,365 4,701
Earnings Per Share ($)
0.92 0.68 2.42 4.90 7.31
The results for 2005 include Mittal Steel USA ISG Inc. (“ISG”), formerly International Steel Group, which merged with Mittal Steel Company N.V. from April 15, 2005, and the results of Mittal Steel Kryviy Rih, formerly Kryvorizhstal, as from November 26, 2005. As a result, prior period results may not be entirely comparable.
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