Algoma debt free, but 2005 profits down.
Rising energy and raw material costs combined with cyclical cyclical
Of or relating to a variable, such as housing starts, car sales, or the price of a certain stock, that is subject to regular or irregular up-and-down movements. steel
prices cut into Algoma Algoma may refer to: - Algoma (word)
- Algoma (electoral district)
- Algoma Central Railway
- Algoma District, Ontario
- Algoma, Mississippi
- Algoma, Oregon
- Algoma, Wisconsin
- Algoma, Winnebago County, Wisconsin
- Algoma Township, Michigan
Steel's bottom line as the Sault Ste. Marie Sault Sainte Marie — pronounced "Soo Saint Marie" (IPA /su seɪnt məˈɹi/) — is the name of two cities on the Saint Marys River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. steel-maker released its fourth-quarter and year-end year-end also year·end n. The end of a year.
adj. Occurring or done at the end of the year: a year-end audit.
Noun 1. profits.
Profits fell to $239.6 million from an historic high a year ago of
$343.8 million.
For its fourth quarter, the company recorded $55 million, up
slightly from the $30.8 million in the previous quarter, but
significantly lower than the $122.2 million during the fourth quarter in
2004.
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