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MTL: Bull or Bear?
Russia is Corrupt : Business thrives on Corruption
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-16.58%
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21 days
(closed on 09/05/08)
These guys will find a way to keep the money in their pockets, and the money flooding into the Russian currency has to be invested into something between infrastructure and new development. You can't go wrong with steel dealers who are willing to cut deals other people are not.
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Mechel: Huge Upside - But Not for the Faint of Heart
MTL
+19.86%
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11 days
(closed on 08/17/08)
Mechel (MTL) is not for orphans and widows - that much is for sure. But if you can stomach some risk and if you have any money to speculate with, I think this is a great name to get into right now.  If you have never heard of Mechel, it is a vertically integrated steel and power producer in Russia. Recently, the company has been under fire from the Russian Anti-Monopoly Committee due to comments made by Putin. Essentially, Putin accused Mechel of selling their coking coal at inflated prices domestically and evading taxes.
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Mechel: Putin’s Remarks Create Opportunity for an Attractive Volatility Play
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-17.56%
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12 days
(closed on 08/06/08)
<>Mechel tumbled 38% on Thursday after Russia “Prime Minister†(more like ex–KGB autocrat) Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Anti Monopoly Service should pay special attention to the fact that Mechel (MTL) has been selling its raw materials for twice as much domestically. This is bad news for the company’s chief executive and main shareholder, billionaire Igor Zyuzin. Last time a billionaire who ran a “strategic†company (like Mechel) crossed Putin was in 2003. The guy was Mikhail Khodorkovsky, and he is now serving an 8 year sentence in Siberia for tax evasion. Burr.<><>...
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Mechel (MTL) Stock Still in World of Hurt
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-7.32%
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5 days
(closed on 07/23/08)
Mechel (MTL) has hit my "target" of $40 to add more, but it is close enough now to the 200 day moving average ($38) that I'd prefer to wait and see if we can get that price. It has been an interesting exercise of late in the metals space - first goes Vale (RIO) now goes Mechel (MTL). Interestingly the market is assuming both are on the hunt for acquisitions. We are in the upper $39s now and this remains one of my favorites ideas - so I'd love to build it up at $38. It is amazing to see these forward multiples compress. Some news this AM ---> I'd love to see them acquire a US metallurgi...
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Mechel (MTL) P/E Ratio 9 for 100% Income Growth
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-14.32%
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3 days
(closed on 07/18/08)
You just have to love this Mechel (MTL) - valued below some US Financials. Their earnings pattern is beyond me - they just reported in late May so why we already have another earnings report - maybe its that metric system ;) I won't retype the whole thing but for those interested here is the earnings report and some key takeaways below; again I don't really focus on the quarter to quarter earnings with some subsets of the portfolio - if they "missed" by 2 cents or "beat" by 4 cents it really is immaterial to the story. Surely we could ask for say a 12 forward P/E ratio, Mr. Market?
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Bullish on MTL ...
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-9.84%
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1 day
(closed on 07/17/08)
Sell at $60. Could keep on going up (doubled their profits from last year) but Russia is a scary place for foreign investors. If your Russian, however, keep on buying but Russia has consistently demonstrated a reluctancy to share. If oil prices drop and Russia looses power, then Mechel is a great buy. Until then, Russia holds all the cards.
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Russia needs to learn to play nice
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+9.86%
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6 days
(closed on 07/16/08)
With the recent restrictions on ownership out side of Russia, I encourage investors to take caution when investing in this country. While Mechel is exempt from this restriction since it's traded on the US markets, this is just another example of Russia not excepting globalization and trying to keep all their wealth internal. This may be a growing trend and something to watch out for. Mechel is a good company with a great business plan but if Russia doesn't learn to share, investors won't either.
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Russian mid-cap miner
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-84.53%
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101 days
(closed on 10/10/08)
Mechel mines coal, iron ore, nickel, and limestone. They have been killed recently due to enforced coal price cuts and the general slaughter in the Russian equity markets. First of all, the price cuts apply only to domestic sales of coking coal, we're talking 8% of revenues.
I believe that the market has overreacted. This company isn't in danger of being stripped of it's best parts by Mother Russia. I would average down on this pick.
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Titans of steel: The 'Iron Five'
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-94.36%
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1826 days
 "Global steel producers are thriving, and their stocks are hitting new highs," note Yiannis Mostrous and Roger Conrad, who add, "But the best is yet to come."
In the industry-leading Personal Finance, the two advisors explain, "We’re still in the early stage of a truly global bull market cycle for steel, and the companies best positioned to take advantage are headed a lot higher." Here, they look at their "Iron Five." <>"As is the case with other building blocks of economic growth, steel is enjoying explosive demand from the developing world. And with the world expanding as never before, ste...
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Mechel (MTL) Could Raise $2 Billion in Private Placement Offering
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-14.10%
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26 days
(closed on 07/15/08)
Mechel (MTL) continues to grow, grow, grow - more money, less problems... ;) (those of you above age 35 ... that probably went over your heads) This news could be the source of the recent weakness (some dilution after all)
<>Mechel (MTL), Russia's largest coking coal miner, could raise over $2 billion in a preferred share placement in Frankfurt and Moscow that will price by July 22, a source close to the placement said on Thursday. New York-listed Mechel, also Russia's sixth-largest steel maker, will launch a roadshow on July 2 after announcing the placement on June 23 or June 24<> The source s...
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Vertical Integration Leaves Mechel a Well-Positioned Steel Manufacturer
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-94.24%
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6/6 - "Lately, the world's leading steel companies have dealt with the sharp rise in costs for raw materials, which has squeezed margins despite the robust global demand for steel. Meanwhile, shares of Russia's Mechel (NYSE: MTL) have more than quintupled during the past year. The secret to Mechel's success is in the legacy of U.S. Steel (NYSE: X), whose pioneers recognized the importance of sourcing their own iron ore to ensure competitive steel pricing."
"Mechel takes this idea to the next level, with its massive diversified mining segment generating huge profits, in addition to producin...
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MTL at Support
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-4.18%
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2 days
(closed on 06/13/08)
I still like MTL here. The stock has not broke support and down volume has been lighter than previous up volume. The 50 day moving average has been a good entry point.
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Trade Setup: MTL
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-4.55%
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5 days
(closed on 06/11/08)
I bought 200 shares of MTL at $53.84.
Setup: Trend Pullback. Nice trend. OBV and volume pattern look good. Stock has more accumulation than distribution days. RSI bouncing. Stoch turning up at higher high.
Risk: Initial target is 60. Stop is either under yesterdays confirmaion bar or the 50 day MA-set at $49.85.
Concerns: Market.
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5 Metal and Mining Stocks for Short Term Consideration
MTL
+94.60%
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1839 days
Perhaps it’s time to put on the contrarian hat and revisit metals and mining stocks. Aside from the macro tide that could be turning against the sector in the long-run, the near term is looking more and more like a blow-off top could be underway. The group has had the wind at its back with a declining dollar and surging demand in emerging markets, but with a coordinated defense from further declines in the Dollar underway by the Treasury and Fed, that tailwind has been neutralized. <>Furthermore, record breaking prices after a parabolic run in these stocks since the start of 2008 is leading...
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