Alloy Steel Inc. (fka AYSI)

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Thanks for the heads up, Dave -- the article was written pretty fast. It looks like Paulo Santos, the guy who thought Q1 was negative wrote it. I don't have access to the article yet.

In other news, the stock price of AYSI's closest comp, Bisalloy (ASX:BIS), has doubled in the past month. I found out why: in April they came out with this profit upgrade:

16 April 2015

ASX Market Announcements
Australian Stock Exchange Limited
Level 4, 20 Bridge Street
Sydney NSW 2000

Bisalloy Announces Profit Upgrade

Bisalloy Steel Group Limited (ASX:BIS) (Bisalloy or the Company) announces that, relative to the guidance reaffirmed during the release of its H1 FY15 results in February 2015, the Company’s performance has improved in the second half of FY15 underpinned by the solid performance of Bisalloy Steels Australia. As previously reported, guidance for FY15 EBITDA profit was in the range of $4.5m to $5m. The Company is now expecting to deliver an FY15 EBITDA profit in the range of $6.5m to $7m (FY14: $2.5m). Given this improvement, the Board is in a position to consider the reintroduction of dividends.

Bisalloy Steels Australia has performed strongly in its domestic market having seen imports decline as a direct result of the Anti-Dumping action initiated by the Company in 2014. While the Australian domestic Q&T market has seen a reduction of circa 20% over the past twelve months, Bisalloy Steels Australia’s market share is being restored to levels achieved prior to the dumping experienced in late 2013 and 2014. In addition to this domestic market share improvement, export and armour plate sales have added to the improved trading in H2 FY15 assisted by the fall in the A$. Bisalloy’s Cooperative Joint Venture in the People’s Republic of China is also reporting steadily increasing financial contributions to Group results. Cost saving benefits derived from last year’s restructuring continue to flow to the bottom line.

Bisalloy is Australia’s only manufacturer of high-strength structural, wear-resistant and armour steel plates using quenched and tempered steel. Bisplate® is used in the mining, construction, general fabrication and defence sectors. Bisalloy has an extensive distribution network across Australasia and has operations in Indonesia, Thailand and the People’s Republic of China. See the website at www.bisalloy.com.au.

http://investor.bisalloy.com.au/application/assets/uploads/announcement/Media_Release_Guidance_April_2015_-_Signed_Final.pdf