POSCO : 2020 3Q Earnings Release

3Q 2020 Earnings Release

October 23, 2020

Disclaimer

This presentation was prepared and circulated to release the informations regarding the company's business performance to shareholders and investors prior to the completion of independent auditing for the period of the third quarter of 2020. As figures in this presentation are based on unaudited financial statements, certain contents may be subject to modification in the course of independent auditing process.

This presentation contains certain forward-looking statements relating to the business, financial performance and results of the company and/or the industry in which it operates. The forward-looking statements set forth herein concern future circumstances and results and other statements that not historical facts, and are solely opinions and forecasts which are uncertain and subject to risks. Therefore, the recipients of this presentation shall be aware of that the forward-looking statements set forth herein may not correspond to the actual business performance of the company due to changes and risks in business environments and conditions.

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Contents

• 3Q 2020 Business Performance
• • Parent Performance
  • Consolidated Performance
  • Subsidiary Performance
• Key Business Activity
• 2020 Business Outlook

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Parent Performance_Production / Sales

Production

(thousand tons)	9,554			QoQ
		9,498	+1,705
		7,793
Crude Steel	9,038	8,903	+1,051
7,852

Product

'19.3Q '20.2Q '20.3Q

• Production of crude steel and products recovered on
  Gwangyang #3 Blast Furnace's operation start and rebound of order volume similar to 3Q19

·(Iron & Steel-making Processes) Operation of G) #3 Blast Furnace started on July 10 after revamping

• (Rolling Mills) Productionincreased with CR/CG order picked up
• • HR +247, CR/CG +867, Plate +73 thousand tons, etc.

[Product Production]

(thousand tons)	'19.3Q	'20.2Q	'20.3Q
QoQ
Carbon	8,536	7,460	8,478	+1,018
STS	502	392	425	+33

Sales

(thousand tons, %)			QoQ
	8,952		8,894	+1,132
Sales Volume		7,762
Domestic	55.6	54.5	53.6
	-0.9%p
Sales Ratio
WTP	29.9	23.8	25.2	+1.4%p
Sales Ratio
	'19.3Q	'20.2Q	'20.3Q

• Shipments recorded 3Q19 level with strong sales of high margin products incl. CR/CG backed by demand recovery in auto sector

·Product sales increase (thousand tons) : CR/CG +735, HR +347, etc.

·WTP sales (thousand tons) : '20.2Q) 1,711 → 3Q) 2,142 (+431)

＊Sales volume to auto industry (thousand tons): 464 → 750 (+286)

[Product Sales]

(thousand tons)	'19.3Q	'20.2Q	'20.3Q
QoQ
Domestic	4,973	4,234	4,770	+536
Export	3,979	3,528	4,124	+596
Inventory	1,220	1,121	1,038	-83

*WTP(World Top Premium) includes World First/World Best products

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