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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

  [X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2004

 

Or

 

  [    ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                      to                     .

 

UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware


 

1-16811


 

25-1897152


(State or other

jurisdiction of

incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

600 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA


 

15219-2800


(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(412) 433-1121


(Registrant’s telephone number,

including area code)

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes X No     

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes X No     

 

Common stock outstanding at October 27, 2004 – 113,691,845 shares


UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION

FORM 10-Q

QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2004

 

INDEX

 

                      Page

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

    
           

Item 1.

  

Financial Statements:

    
                

Statement of Operations (Unaudited)

   2
                

Balance Sheet (Unaudited)

   4
                

Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

   5
                

Notes to Financial Statements (Unaudited)

   6
           

Item 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations

   29
           

Item 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about
Market Risk

   46
           

Item 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

   47
                

Supplemental Statistics (Unaudited)

   48

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

    
           

Item 1.

  

Legal Proceedings

   49
           

Item 6.

  

Exhibits

   55

                        SIGNATURE

   56

                        WEB SITE POSTING

   56


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1 – Financial Statements

 

UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 

     Third Quarter Ended
September 30,


    Nine Months Ended
September 30,


 
(Dollars in millions)        2004             2003             2004             2003      

Revenues and other income:

                                

Revenues

   $ 3,460     $ 2,267     $ 9,372     $ 5,993  

Revenues from related parties

     247       239       707       722  

Income (loss) from investees

     18       (2 )     37       (10 )

Net gains on disposal of assets (Note 9)

     2       4       46       27  

Other income (Note 10)

     2       -       14       45  
    


 


 


 


Total revenues and other income

     3,729       2,508       10,176       6,777  
    


 


 


 


Costs and expenses:

                                

Cost of revenues (excludes items shown below)

     2,967       2,294       8,335       6,117  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     172       150       521       421  

Depreciation, depletion and amortization (Note 11)

     96       94       287       271  

Restructuring charges (Note 12)

     -       664       -       664  
    


 


 


 


Total costs and expenses

     3,235       3,202       9,143       7,473  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) from operations

     494       (694 )     1,033       (696 )

Net interest and other financial costs (Note 14)

     4       26       142       106  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) before income taxes, minority interests, extraordinary loss, and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles

     490       (720 )     891       (802 )

Income tax provision (benefit) (Note 15)

     126       (366 )     263       (418 )

Minority interests

     10       -       19       -  
    


 


 


 


Income (loss) before extraordinary loss and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles

     354       (354 )     609       (384 )

Extraordinary loss, net of tax (Note 3)

     -       -       -       (52 )

Cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, net of tax (Note 6 and Note 19)

     -       -       14       (5 )
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss)

     354       (354 )     623       (441 )

Dividends on preferred stock

     (4 )     (4 )     (13 )     (11 )
    


 


 


 


Net income (loss) applicable to common stock    $ 350     $ (358 )   $ 610     $ (452 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

2


UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

 

     Third Quarter Ended
September 30,


    Nine Months Ended
September 30,


 
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)    2004    2003     2004    2003  

Income per common share (Note 16):

                              

Income (loss) before extraordinary loss and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles:

                              

- Basic

   $ 3.08    $ (3.47 )   $ 5.36    $ (3.84 )

- Diluted

   $ 2.72    $ (3.47 )   $ 4.76    $ (3.84 )

Extraordinary loss, net of tax:

                              

- Basic

   $ -    $ -     $ -    $ (0.50 )

- Diluted

   $ -    $ -     $ -    $ (0.50 )

Cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, net of tax:

                              

- Basic

   $ -    $ -     $ 0.13    $ (0.05 )

- Diluted

   $ -    $ -     $ 0.11    $ (0.05 )

Net income (loss):

                              

- Basic

   $ 3.08    $ (3.47 )   $ 5.49    $ (4.39 )

- Diluted

   $ 2.72    $ (3.47 )   $ 4.87    $ (4.39 )

Weighted average shares, in thousands:

                              

- Basic

     113,523      103,321       111,170      103,096  

- Diluted

     130,021      103,321       127,940      103,096  
Dividends paid per share    $0.05    $0.05     $0.15    $0.15  

Pro forma amounts assuming FIN 46R change in accounting principle was applied retroactively:

  

Income (loss) before extraordinary loss and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, as reported

   $ 354    $ (354 )   $ 609    $ (384 )

FIN 46R pro forma effect (Note 19)

     -      2       -      10  
    

  


 

  


Income (loss) before extraordinary loss and cumulative effects of changes in accounting principles, adjusted for FIN 46R

   $ 354    $ (352 )   $ 609    $ (374 )

Per share adjusted:

                              

- Basic

     3.08      (3.45 )     5.36      (3.75 )

- Diluted

     2.72      (3.45 )     4.76      (3.75 )

Net income (loss) adjusted for FIN 46R

     354      (352 )     609      (431 )

Per share adjusted:

                              

- Basic

     3.08      (3.45 )     5.49      (4.29 )

- Diluted

     2.72      (3.45 )     4.87      (4.29 )

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

3


UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION

BALANCE SHEET

 

(Dollars in millions)   

(Unaudited)

September 30,
2004

    December 31,
2003
 

Assets

                

Current assets:

                

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 1,062     $ 316  

Receivables, less allowance of $130 and $129 (Note 19)

     1,560       1,075  

Receivables from related parties (Note 22)

     111       144  

Inventories (Note 17)

     1,251       1,283  

Deferred income tax benefits (Note 15)

     167       245  

Other current assets

     24       43  
    


 


Total current assets

     4,175       3,106  

Investments and long-term receivables, less allowance of $4 and $4

     283       289  

Long-term receivable from related parties (Note 22)

     10       6  

Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation and depletion of $7,190 and $ 6,957

     3,514       3,414  

Intangible pension asset

     440       440  

Other intangible assets, less amortization of $9 and $ 4 (Note 2)

     32       37  

Deferred income tax benefits (Note 15)

     185       365  

Other noncurrent assets

     156       180  
    


 


Total assets

   $ 8,795     $ 7,837  

Liabilities

                

Current liabilities:

                

Accounts payable

   $ 1,261     $ 967  

Accounts payable to related parties (Note 22)

     70       58  

Payroll and benefits payable

     670       649  

Accrued taxes (Note 15)

     332       360  

Accrued interest

     43       50  

Long-term debt due within one year (Note 18)

     73       43  
    


 


Total current liabilities

     2,449       2,127  

Long-term debt, less unamortized discount (Note 18)

     1,569       1,890  

Deferred income tax liabilities (Note 15)

     5       6  

Employee benefits

     2,384