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Article: Nucor Reports Record Results for First Nine Months and Third Quarter of 2004.
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- October 21, 2004
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Nucor Corporation announced today record earnings and sales for the first nine months and the third quarter of 2004. Nucor's earnings for the third quarter of 2004 exceeded the previous record annual earnings. Net earnings per share and average shares outstanding for all periods reflect a two-for-one stock split effective in October 2004.
Nucor's consolidated net earnings for the first nine months of 2004 were $780.1 million ($4.90 per diluted share), compared with $42.2 million ($0.27 per diluted share) in the first nine months of 2003. Consolidated net earnings for this year's third quarter were $415.4 million ($2.59 per diluted share), compared with $16.0 ...