Underlying EBIT rose to $557.5 million ($395 million) from $308.8 million in the same period a year earlier.
Net profit more than doubled to $382 million. Visible Alpha respondents estimated the figure at $349 million
The company raised its interim dividend to $0.75 per share from $0.3 a year ago, and also announced a buyback of $310 million.
In the second financial half of the year, BlueScope plans to achieve a core EBIT in the range of $620-700 million.
The stock prices of BlueScope Steel decreased by 2.7% following the results of trading on Monday. Over the past three months, the metallurgist's market value has increased by more than
