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SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES INC (NASD)
SCHN	47.10	1.37	(3.00%)	Vol. 981,724	15:59 ET

Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. collects, processes and recycles metals by operating one of the largest metals recycling businesses in the United States. They also manufacture finished steel products at their technologically advanced steel mini-mill.

General Information

SCHNITZER STEEL

3200 NW Yeon Avenue PO Box 10047 Portland, OR 97296-0047 Phone: 503 224-9900 Fax: 503-323-2804 Web: www.schnitzersteel.com Email: IR@schn.com

Industry	STEEL-PRODUCERS
Sector:	Basic Materials

Fiscal Year End	August
Last Reported Quarter	08/31/09
Next EPS Date	01/07/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	45.73
52 Week High	63.98
52 Week Low	18.59
Beta	2.12
20 Day Moving Average	725,894.69
Target Price Consensus	46.75

% Price Change
4 Week	-9.04
12 Week	-12.47
YTD	25.10

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	-8.91
12 Week	-17.31
YTD	1.19

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	27.68
Market Capitalization (millions)	1,303.63
Short Ratio	4.27
Last Split Date	03/26/2004

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	0.14%
Annual Dividend	$0.07
Payout Ratio	0.00
Change in Payout Ratio	0.00
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	11/12/2009 / $0.02

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.24
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.29
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	16.00
Next EPS Report Date	01/07/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	3.19
30 Days Ago	2.90
60 Days Ago	3.19
90 Days Ago	3.19

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	20.58
Trailing 12 Months:	-
PEG Ratio	1.29

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-91.78%
vs. Previous Quarter	820.00%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	-57.67%
vs. Previous Quarter:	35.06%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.45
Price/Cash Flow	46.77
Price / Sales	0.69

ROE
08/31/09	-3.45
05/31/09	8.84
02/28/09	15.79

ROA
08/31/09	-2.52
05/31/09	6.20
02/28/09	10.55

Current Ratio
08/31/09	2.93
05/31/09	3.05
02/28/09	2.64

Quick Ratio
08/31/09	1.62
05/31/09	1.49
02/28/09	1.18

Operating Margin
08/31/09	-1.70
05/31/09	3.16
02/28/09	4.57

Net Margin
08/31/09	-2.82
05/31/09	4.86
02/28/09	7.19

Pre-Tax Margin
08/31/09	-2.82
05/31/09	4.86
02/28/09	7.19

Book Value
08/31/09	32.54
05/31/09	33.28
02/28/09	33.28

Inventory Turnover
08/31/09	7.40
05/31/09	7.77
02/28/09	8.02

Debt-to-Equity
08/31/09	0.12
05/31/09	0.13
02/28/09	0.14

Debt to Capital
08/31/09	11.01
05/31/09	11.98
02/28/09	12.49


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