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Horace the Menace's avatar

One point I don’t follow. You state that low cost producers see margins expand more in response to price moves. This seems counter intuitive to me. Why isn’t it the other way around?

Lau Vegys's avatar

p.s. I'd also add that low-cost producers also survive cycles better, which is why capital flows toward them first when sentiment turns.

Lau Vegys's avatar

Fair point. Per-ton, you're right. The asymmetry I had in mind is at the company level. Low-cost producers tend to operate at much higher volumes, so the same per-ton move expands their total dollar margins more.

Jay Bremyer's avatar

Extremely informative. Thank you.