AK Steel's annual revenues are over $500 million (see exact revenue data) and has over 1,000 employees. It is classified as operating in the Iron & Steel Mills industry.
AK Steel's Annual Report & Profile shows critical firmographic facts:
What is the company's size? (Annual sales and employees)
What industry is the company in?
AK Steel is a publicly traded company on NYQ using the ticker symbol AKS.
Detailed information on company financials and operating reports can be found here:
NYQ: AKS
Note: AK Steel's revenues are gauged from an analysis of company filings.
Trademark Applications
Trademark applications show the products and services that AK Steel is developing and marketing.
AK Steel doesn't have any recent trademark applications, indicating AK Steel is focusing on
its existing business rather than expanding into new products and markets.
Trademarks may include brand names, product names, logos and slogans.
Trademark
Date
FORMTUBE Formable steel tubing
02/20/2019
NEXTUBE Steel tubes made from third generation carbon advanced high strength steel for structural use in automotive, heavy truck, ATV, and fitness industries
02/20/2019
OPTIMET Carbon, stainless, and alloy steels
03/23/2016
See all trademarks and details in the Full Report.
Recession Risk
Determine whether AK Steel grew or shrank during the last recession. This is useful in estimating the
financial strength and credit risk of the company.
Compare how recession-proof AK Steel is relative to the industry overall.
While a new recession may strike a particular industry, measuring the
industry and company's robustness during the last recession estimates its ability to weather future recessions.
A competitive analysis shows these companies are in the same general field as AK Steel, even though they may not compete head-to-head.
These are the largest companies by revenue. However, they may not have the largest market share in this industry if they have diversified into other business lines.
The "Competition" section of a business plan or investment memorandum would start by analyzing the information about these companies.
Competitive advantage comes from offering better pricing or superior products/service.
These companies are similar in business line and location to AK Steel.
While some companies compete with neighboring businesses for customers, other companies may compete to attract skilled employees.
Future Competition: AK Steel's Fastest Growing Competitors
These companies are in the same general field as AK Steel and are rapidly expanding. Companies may grow organically or through acquisition. In some cases apparently high growth rates may be caused by data that weren't available in previous years.