SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM 6-K/A
 
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
For the month of December, 2003

Commission File Number 1-14732
 

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

National Steel Company
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
 

Rua Lauro Muller, 116 - sala 3702
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Federative Republic of Brazil
(Address of principal executive office)
 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F. 

Form 20-F ___X___ Form 40-F _______

 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.  

Yes _______ No ___X____


(Convenience Translation into English from the Original Previously Issued in Portuguese)

INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS SPECIAL REVIEW REPORT

To the Stockholders and Management of
Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional
Rio de Janeiro – RJ

1.

We conducted a special review on the quarterly financial information (ITRs) of COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL (a Brazilian corporation), which includes the individual (Parent Company) and consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2003, the related statements of income for the quarter and for the nine-month period then ended, the performance report and the relevant information, presented in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, prepared under the responsibility of the Company’s management.

 
2.

Except for the matter described in paragraph (3), our review was conducted in accordance with specific standards established by the Brazilian Institute of Accountants - IBRACON, together with the Federal Accounting Council (CFC), and mainly comprised: (a) inquires and discussions with the Company’s and its subsidiaries management responsible for the accounting, financial and operating areas as to the principal criteria adopted in the preparation of the quarterly information; and (b) review of the information and subsequent events that had or may have significant effects on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ financial position and operations.

 
3.

The financial statements, as of September 30, 2003, of the jointly-controlled Lusosider Projectos Siderúrgicos S.A., whose investment represented 0.40% of the Parent Company’s total assets and whose equity pick-up represented, respectively, 0.80% and 3.04% of net income for the quarter and for the nine-month period then ended, were not reviewed by us or by other independent auditors.

 
4.

As described in note 13 to the quarterly financial information, the Company, its affiliate MRS Logística S.A. and its subsidiary GalvaSud S.A. elected to defer net losses arising from exchange rate changes in year 2001, in conformity with Provisional Measure No. 3/2001 and Deliberations no. 404/2001 and 409/2001 from Comissão de Valores Mobiliários – CVM. Accounting practices adopted in Brazil require the recognition in income of the effects of exchange rate changes during the period in which they occurred. As a result, as of September 30, 2003, stockholders’ equity is overstated by approximately R$97,000 thousand (R$120,000 thousand as of June 30, 2003), and net profit for the quarter and for the nine-month period then ended is understated by approximately R$23,000 thousand and R$61,000 thousand, respectively, net of fiscal effects.

 
5.

Based on our special review, except for the effects of the matter mentioned in paragraph (4), and for the effects, if any, of the lack of review of the financial statements of the jointly-controlled Lusosider, mentioned in paragraph (3), we are not aware of any material modification that should be made to the quarterly financial information referred to in paragraph (1) above, for it to be in accordance with the accounting practices adopted in Brazil, applied in compliance with the standards laid down by CVM (Brazilian Securities Commission), specifically applicable to the preparation of the quarterly information.

 
6.

As described in note 21 to the quarterly information, as of September 30, 2003, the Company and subsidiaries recorded, as current assets, accounts receivable in the amount of R$120,594 thousand, related to the sale of energy in the Wholesale Electric Energy Market – MAE, based on calculation made and disclosed by MAE and/or on estimates prepared by Management, when MAE information was not available. From this total amount, R$93,751 thousand refer to the sale of energy to concessionaires or permissionaires holding injunctions for the suspension of payment for the transactions. The collection of said amounts depends upon the decision on judicial claims in progress, filed by sector companies, and referring to the interpretation of market regulations in force and the amounts still may be subject to changes. The definitive settlement also depends on the financial capacity of the companies to pay their obligations.

 
7.

The individual and consolidated balance sheets, as of June 30, 2003, presented for comparative purposes, were reviewed by us, and our report, dated August 1, 2003 included qualification with respect to the deferral of net negative exchange variations for the year 2001 (paragraph 4). The individual and consolidated statements of income for the quarter and the nine-month period ended September 30, 2002, presented for comparative purposes, were reviewed by us, and our report, dated November 13, 2002, contains qualification with respect to the deferral of net negative exchange variations for the first quarter of 1999 and for the year 2001, and the impacts, if any, of the lack of review of the financial information of certain affiliates as of that date, which represented 0.05% of total assets of the Parent Company, and whose equity pick-up represents 2.03% of the loss for the nine-month period ended that date.

 
8.

Our special review was conducted for the purpose of issuing a report on the quarterly information referred to in paragraph (1), taken as a whole. The Supplementary Information related to the Value-added Statement, presented in note 24, to the Statement of Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (Ebitda) in note 25, and to the Statements of Changes in Financial Position and of Cash Flows presented in Attachment 16.01 to the quarterly information are presented for the purposes of allowing additional analyzes and are not required as part of the basic quarterly financial information. These statements were reviewed according with the review procedures mentioned in paragraph (2), and based on our special review, except for the effects of the matter described in paragraph (4) and in paragraph (3), if any, are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the quarterly information taken as a whole.


Rio de Janeiro, October 31, 2003



DELOITTE TOUCHE TOHMATSU Marcelo Cavalcanti Almeida
Auditores Independentes Accountant

(Translation of the report originally issued in Portuguese.
See Note 29 to the financial statements)

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATE LAW 
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION - ITR
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY DATE - 09/30/2003 

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

1 - CVM CODE
00403-0
2 - NAME OF COMPANY
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
3 - TAX PAYER
33.042.730/0001-04

02.01 - BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (IN THOUSANDS OF BRAZILIAN REAIS)

1 - CODE 2 - DESCRIPTION 3 -09/30/2003 3 -06/30/2003
1 TOTAL ASSETS 23,388,638  21,572,377 
1.01 CURRENT ASSETS 5,014,341  3,974,601 
1.01.01 CASH AND BANKS 63,284  32,493 
1.01.01.01 BANKS 63,284  32,493 
1.01.02 CREDITS 2,062,147  1,743,744 
1.01.02.01 TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - DOMESTIC MARKET 677,916  862,476 
1.01.02.02 TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - EXPORT MARKET 1,465,333  960,793 
1.01.02.03 ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (81,102) (79,525)
1.01.03 INVENTORIES 715,940  647,173 
1.01.03.01 FINISHED PRODUCTS 165,645  157,349 
1.01.03.02 PRODUCTS IN PROCESS 113,269  134,620 
1.01.03.03 RAW MATERIAL 232,297  168,191 
1.01.03.04 SPARE PARTS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES 191,929  175,822 
1.01.03.05 IMPORTS IN TRANSIT 597  967 
1.01.03.06 MATERIALS IN TRANSIT 12,203  10,224 
1.01.04 OTHER 2,172,970  1,551,191 
1.01.04.01 MARKETABLE SECURITIES 1,555,168  872,399 
1.01.04.02 WITHHOLDING INCOME TAX AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO OFFSET 115,117  112,526 
1.01.04.03 DEFERRED INCOME TAX 115,881  131,690 
1.01.04.04 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION 14,349  19,853 
1.01.04.05 DIVIDENDS RECEIVABLE 117,219  174,835 
1.01.04.06 OTHER 255,236  239,888 
1.02 LONG-TERM ASSETS 2,728,507  1,977,531 
1.02.01 CREDITS 56,431  55,823 
1.02.01.01 COMPULSORY LOANS - ELETROBRÁS 56,431  55,823 
1.02.02 CREDITS WITH RELATED PARTIES 1,269,884  593,789 
1.02.02.01 AFFILIATES
1.02.02.02 SUBSIDIARIES 1,269,884  593,789 
1.02.02.03 OTHER RELATED PARTIES
1.02.03 OTHER 1,402,192  1,327,919 
1.02.03.01 DEFERRED INCOME TAX 264,868  244,766 
1.02.03.02 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION 66,216  61,265 
1.02.03.03 JUDICIAL DEPOSITS 473,735  454,317 
1.02.03.04 SECURITIES RECEIVABLE 51,564  51,990 
1.02.03.05 MARKETABLE SECURITIES 136,153  107,673 
1.02.03.06 RECOVERABLE PIS / PASEP 53,781  52,349 
1.02.03.07 PREPAID EXPENSES 47,763  31,942 
1.02.03.08 INVESTMENT AVAILABLE FOR SALE 245,956  246,917 
1.02.03.09 OTHER 62,156  76,700 
1.03 PERMANENT ASSETS 15,645,790  15,620,245 
1.03.01 INVESTMENTS 2,789,962  2,704,827 
1.03.01.01 IN AFFILIATES
1.03.01.02 IN SUBSIDIARIES 2,789,962  2,704,827 
1.03.01.03 OTHER INVESTMENTS
1.03.02 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 12,494,753  12,527,589 
1.03.02.01 IN NET OPERATION 11,730,249  11,868,726 
1.03.02.02 CONSTRUCTION 648,666  543,580 
1.03.02.03 LANDS 115,838  115,283 
1.03.03 DEFERRED CHARGES 361,075  387,829 

02.02 - BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (IN THOUSANDS OF BRAZILIAN REAIS)

1 - CODE 2 - DESCRIPTION 3 -09/30/2003 4 -06/30/2003
2 TOTAL LIABILITIES 23,388,638  21,572,377 
2.01 CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,585,096  4,304,915 
2.01.01 LOANS AND FINANCING 3,064,927  2,985,362 
2.01.02 DEBENTURES 40,266  68,287 
2.01.03 SUPPLIERS 520,444  597,284 
2.01.04 TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS 654,086  401,657 
2.01.04.01 SALARIES AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS 111,005  100,368 
2.01.04.02 TAXES PAYABLE 325,030  207,146 
2.01.04.03 DEFERRED INCOME TAX 160,332  69,223 
2.01.04.04 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION 57,719  24,920 
2.01.05 DIVIDENDS PAYABLE 313  328 
2.01.05.01 PROPOSED DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST ON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 313  328 
2.01.06 PROVISIONS 8,183  9,358 
2.01.06.01 LABOR, CIVIL AND TAX 8,183  9,358 
2.01.07 DEBT WITH RELATED PARTIES
2.01.08 OTHER 296,877  242,639 
2.01.08.01 ACCOUNTS PAYBLE- AFFILIATED COMPANY 198,817  169,396 
2.01.08.02 DERIVATIVES - PAYABLE ACCOUNTS
2.01.08.03 OTHER 98,060  73,243 
2.02 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 10,974,186  9,631,242 
2.02.01 LOANS AND FINANCING 5,961,073  4,552,279 
2.02.02 DEBENTURES 666,550  666,550 
2.02.03 PROVISIONS 2,925,718  3,038,067 
2.02.03.01 LABOR, CIVIL, FISCAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL 86,219  79,271 
2.02.03.02 FOR INCOME TAX IN JUDGE 59,441  59,441 
2.02.03.03 FOR SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION IN JUDGE 44,181  31,479 
2.02.03.04 OTHER TAX IN JUDGE 237,459  240,305 
2.02.03.05 DEFERRED INCOME TAX 1,837,072  1,932,038 
2.02.03.06 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION 661,346  695,533 
2.02.04 DEBT WITH RELATED PARTIES 987,603  960,895 
2.02.05 OTHER 433,242  413,451 
2.02.05.01 PROVISION FOR INVESTMENT DEVALUATION 20,753  15,848 
2.02.05.02 OTHER 412,489  397,603 
2.03 DEFERRED INCOME
2.05 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 7,829,356  7,636,220 
2.05.01 PAID-IN CAPITAL 1,680,947  1,680,947 
2.05.02 CAPITAL RESERVES 10,485  10,485 
2.05.03 REVALUATION RESERVES 5,067,206  5,128,243 
2.05.03.01 OWN ASSETS 5,067,206  5,128,243 
2.05.03.02 SUBSIDIARIES/AFFILIATES
2.05.04 REVENUE RESERVES 196,449  196,449 
2.05.04.01 LEGAL 196,449  196,449 
2.05.04.02 STATUTORY
2.05.04.03 FOR CONTINGENCIES
2.05.04.04 UNREALIZED INCOME
2.05.04.05 PROFIT RETENTIONS
2.05.04.06 SPECIAL FOR NON-DISTRIBUTED DIVIDENDS
2.05.04.07 OTHER PROFIT RESERVES
2.05.04.07.01 FOR INVESTMENTS
2.05.05 RETAINED EARNINGS 874,269  620,096 

03.01 - STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS OF BRAZILIAN REAIS)

1 - CODE 2 - DESCRIPTION 3 - 07/01/2003
TO 09/30/2003
4 - 01/01/2003
TO 09/30/2003
5 -07/01/2002
TO 09/30/2002
6 - 01/01/2002
TO 09/30/2002
3.01 GROSS REVENUE FROM SALES AND SERVICES 1,791,743  5,294,157  1,348,607  3,681,890 
3.02 DEDUCTIONS FROM GROSS REVENUE (236,343) (795,641) (175,043) (567,927)
3.03 NET REVENUE FROM SALES AND SERVICES 1,555,400  4,498,516  1,173,564  3,113,963 
3.04 COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES SOLD (911,096) (2,466,532) (588,311) (1,765,560)
3.04.01 DEPRECIATION, DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION (171,475) (436,204) (118,672) (357,544)
3.04.02 OTHER (739,621) (2,030,328) (469,639) (1,408,016)
3.05 GROSS PROFIT 644,304  2,031,984  585,253  1,348,403 
3.06 OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES) (384,149) (893,539) (1,164,661) (2,658,328)
3.06.01 SELLING (69,561) (165,478) (56,523) (151,997)
3.06.01.01 DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION (1,491) (4,521) (1,130) (3,317)
3.06.01.02 OTHER (68,070) (160,957) (55,393) (148,680)
3.06.02 GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (50,667) (164,592) (77,225) (212,811)
3.06.02.01 DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION (4,957) (15,545) (7,565) (22,244)
3.06.02.02 OTHER (45,710) (149,047) (69,660) (190,567)
3.06.03 FINANCIAL (415,374) (539,261) (1,608,762) (3,084,450)
3.06.03.01 FINANCIAL INCOME (185,442) 51,512  1,219,158  1,750,823 
3.06.03.01.01 FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND MONETARY LOSS, NET (169,882) 1,049,708 
3.06.03.01.02 FINANCIAL INCOME (15,560) (998,196) 1,219,158  1,750,823 
3.06.03.02 FINANCIAL EXPENSES (229,932) (590,773) (2,827,920) (4,835,273)
3.06.03.02.01 FINANCIAL EXPENSES (229,932) (590,773) (324,112) (706,911)
3.06.03.02.02 FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND MONETARY LOSS, NET (2,503,808) (4,128,362)
3.06.04 OTHER OPERATING INCOME 15,405  21,950  23,541  28,869 
3.06.05 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (35,197) (40,842) (20,833) (117,571)
3.06.05.03 OTHER (35,197) (40,842) (20,833) (117,571)
3.06.06 EQUITY IN RESULTS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES 171,245  (5,316) 575,141  879,632 
3.07 OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) 260,155  1,138,445  (579,408) (1,309,925)
3.08 NON-OPERATING LOSS (10,182) (22,341) (5,040) (11,615)
3.08.01 INCOME 28  262  1,876 
3.08.02 EXPENSES (10,185) (22,369) (5,302) (13,491)
3.09 INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND PARTICIPATIONS / CONTRIBUTIONS 249,973  1,116,104  (584,448) (1,321,540)
3.10 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION (35,667) (31,037) 14,142  39,485 
3.11 DEFERRED INCOME TAX (22,459) (352,204) 400,760  705,290 
3.11.01 DEFERRED INCOME TAX (14,972) (254,488) 289,735  521,617 
3.11.02 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION (7,487) (97,716) 111,025  183,673 
3.12 STATUTORY PARTICIPATIONS / CONTRIBUTIONS
3.12.01 PARTICIPATIONS
3.12.02 CONTRIBUTIONS
3.13 REVERSAL OF INTEREST ON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
3.15 NET INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 191,847  732,863  (169,546) (576,765)
  OUTSTANDING SHARES (THOUSANDS) 71,729,261  71,729,261  71,729,261  71,729,261 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE (R$)       0.00267 0.01022
  LOSS PER SHARE (R$)       (0.00236) (0.00804)

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE
CVM – BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION – ITR
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY
CORPORATE LAW
Date – 09/30/2003


00403-0 COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL 33.042.730/0001-04
   
05.01 – COMMENTS OF THE COMPANY’S PERFORMANCE FOR THE QUARTER

(In thousands of reais, except as otherwise indicated)

1. OPERATING CONTEXT

Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional ("CSN") is engaged in the production of flat steel products, its main industrial complexes being the Presidente Vargas Steel Mill in the City of Volta Redonda, State of Rio de Janeiro, Southeastern Brazil and the processing unit in the City of Araucaria, State of Paraná.

CSN is engaged in the mining of iron ore, limestone and dolomite in the neighboring State of Minas Gerais to cater for the needs of the Presidente Vargas Mill. Aiming to improve these activities, the Company also maintains strategic investments in railroad transportation and electricity power, ports, among other companies.

2. PRESENTATION OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In compliance with the configuration of the Quarterly Information form, the Statements of Changes in Financial Position and Cash Flows of the parent company and consolidated, are presented in the table “Other information that the Company considers as relevant”.

3. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The financial statements were prepared in conformity with the accounting principles adopted in Brazil, as well as with the accounting standards and pronouncements established by the Brazilian Securities Commission ("CVM") and Brazilian Institute of Accountants – IBRACON.

(a) Income statement

The results of operations are determined on an annual accrual basis. The Company decided to defer the net exchange variation incurred during fiscal year 2001, as detailed in Note 13.

(b) Marketable securities

Securities are recorded at cost plus yields accrued through the balance sheet date, and do not exceed the market value.

(c) Allowance for doubtful accounts

The allowance for doubtful accounts has been set up in an amount which, in the opinion of Management suffices to absorb any losses that might be incurred in realizing accounts receivable.

(d) Inventories

Inventories are stated at the lower of the average production/purchase cost and net realization value or replacement cost, except in the case of imports in process, which are stated at their identified cost.

(e) Other current and long-term assets

Other current and long-term assets are stated at their realization value, including, when applicable, yields accrued to the balance sheet date or, in the case of prepaid expenses, at cost.

(f) Investments

Investments in subsidiaries, jointly owned subsidiary companies and associated companies are recorded by the equity accounting method, plus any amortizable goodwill and discount negative goodwill, if applicable.

The other permanent investments are recorded at acquisition cost.

(g) Property, plant and equipment

The property, plant and equipment of the Parent Company is presented at market or replacement values, based on appraisal reports (refer to note 12) conducted by independent expert appraisers firms, as permitted by Deliberation No. 288 issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission ("CVM") on December 3, 1998. Depreciation is computed by the straight-line method at the rates shown in the note mentioned above based on the remaining economic useful lives of the assets after revaluation. Iron mines – Casa de Pedra depletion is calculated on the basis of the quantity of iron ore extracted. Interest charges related to capital funding for construction in progress are capitalized for as long as the projects remain unconcluded.

(h) Deferred charges

The deferred charges are basically comprised of expenses incurred for development and implantation of projects that should generate a payback to the Company in the next few years, being the amortization applied on a straight-line basis will follow the period foreseen for the economic return on the above projects. The charges also include the net foreign exchange variations related to the year 2001.

(i) Current and long-term liabilities

These are stated at their known or estimated values, when applicable, including accrued charges, monetary and foreign exchange variation incurred through the balance sheet date.

(j) Employees’ Benefit

In accordance with Deliberation No. 371, issued by the Brazilian Securities Commission (“CVM”), of December 13, 2000, the Company decided to record the respective actuarial liabilities as from January 1, 2002, in accordance with the above as mentioned in reported deliberation and based on independent actuaries studies (see note 26 item d).

(k) Income Tax and Social Contribution

Income tax and social contribution on net income are calculated based on their effective tax rates and consider the tax loss absorption limited to 30%, to compute the tax liability. Tax credits are set up as deferred taxes on tax losses, negative basis of social contribution on net income and on temporary differences as well as income tax and social contribution on the 2001 deferred exchange variation and other temporary differences

(l) Derivatives

The derivatives operations are recorded in accordance with the characteristics of the financial instruments. The swaps operations are recorded based on the operations’ net results, which are booked monthly as for the contractual conditions.

The operations of exchange options are monthly adjusted to market value, whenever the position shows a loss, such loss is recognized as a company obligation in counter entry to the financial result, in accordance with the prudence principle.

4. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The consolidated financial statements as of September 30 and June 30, 2003 include the following subsidiaries and joint subsidiaries:

  Percentage share of total and voting capital stock (%)
Companies
09/30/2003
06/30/2003
Main Ativities
 
Fully Consolidated
CSN Cayman 100.00 100.00 Financial Operations and Product Trading
CSN Energy Corp. 100.00 100.00 Participation in other companies throught equity stakes
CSN Export Co. 100.00 100.00 Financial Operations
CSN Iron 100.00 100.00 Financial Operations
CSN Islands Corp. 100.00 100.00 Financial Operations
CSN Islands II Corp. 100.00 100.00 Financial Operations
CSN Islands III Corp. 100.00 100.00 Financial Operations
CSN Islands IV Corp. 100.00 100.00 Financial Operations
CSN Islands V Corp. 100.00 100.00 Financial Operations
CSN Islands VII Corp. 100.00   Financial Operations
CSN Overseas 100.00 100.00 Financial Operations
CSN Steel Corp. 100.00 100.00 Participation in other companies throught equity stakes
CSN Energy I Corp. 100.00 100.00 Participation in other companies throught equity stakes
Cia. Metalic Nordeste 99.99 99.99 Metallurgy
Indústria Nacional de Aços Laminados - Inal S.A. 99.99 99.99 Steel products service center
FEM - Projetos, Construções e Montagem S.A. 99.99 99.99 Assembly and maintenance
CSC - Cia. Siderúrgica do Ceará 99.99 99.99 Steel Making
CSN Panama, S.A. 99.99 99.99 Participation in other companies throught equity stakes
CSN Energia S.A. 99.90 99.90 Trading of eletric power
CSN Participações Energéticas S.A. 99.70 99.70 Participation in other companies throught equity stakes
CSN I S.A. 99.67 99.67 Steel Making
 
Proportionally consolidated
GalvaSud S.A 51.00 51.00 Steel products service center
Lusosider (1) 50.00 50.00 Steel Making
Sepetiba Tecon S.A (2) 20.00 20.00 Maritime port services

(1) Indirect participation through CSN Steel Corp.
(2) Considering the indirect participation in Sepetiba Tecon S.A., through CSN Panama,S.A., the total participation amounts to 50%.

The financial statements originally prepared in US dollars (CSN Cayman, CSN Energy Corp., CSN Export Co., CSN Iron, S.A., CSN Islands Corp., CSN Islands II Corp., CSN Islands III Corp., CSN Islands IV Corp., CSN Islands V Corp., CSN Island VII Corp., CSN Overseas, CSN Panama, S.A., CSN Steel Corp. e Energy I Corp, ) and in Euros (Lusosider) were converted to Brazilian reais at the exchange rate in effect on September 30, 2003 –R$/US$2.9234 (June 30, 2003 –R$/US$2.8720 and September 30, 2002 – R$/US$3.8949) and EUR/US$ 1.16758 (June, 30 2003 – EUR/US$ 1.15288). The gains / losses originated by this conversion were accounted for in the income statements of the related periods, as equity accounting in the parent company and exchange variation in the consolidated. These financial statements were prepared applying the same accounting principles as those applied by the Parent Company.

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in the presentation of the consolidated financial statements.

The year-end closing dates for the consolidated subsidiaries and jointly owned subsidiaries coincide with those of the parent company, except for Lusosider’s financial Statements which ended on August, 31 2003.

Consistent with the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002, the Company did not consolidate the following investees due to the fact that they do not represent any relevant change to the consolidated economic unit.

  Ownership (%)
  09/30/2003 and 06/30/2003
Companies
Total 
Voting
Companhia Ferroviária do Nordeste - CFN 32.40 32.40
Ferrovia Centro Atlântica S.A. (FCA) 11.95 11.66
MRS Logística S.A. 32.22 18.72

The consolidated financial statements do not include the subsidiary CSN Aceros, S.A an associated company through the 37.50% interest held by CSN Panama, S.A.

The participation in Itá Energética S.A. (ITASA) is shown as investment available for sale in long-term assets, and, therefore, was not consolidated.

The reconciliation between shareholders’ equity and net income (loss) for the period of the Parent Company and consolidated is as follows:

  Shareholder’s equity
Net Profit/Loss
  09/30/2003
06/30/2003
09/30/2003
09/30/2002
Parent Company 7,829,356 7,636,220  732,863  (575,765)
Elimination of gains on inventories (29,934) (41,126) (16,887) 508 
Other adjustments


1,894 
Consolidated 7,799,431 
7,595,099 
715,985 
(574,363)

Note 19 only shows changes in the parent company’s stockholders’ equity

5. TRANSACTION WITH RELATED PARTIES

a) Asset









Companies Accounts
Receivable
Financial
Aplication
Mutual/Current
accounts (1)
Debentures Dividends
Receivable
Advance for
future capital
Total








CSN Cayman 1,293,176    242,987       1,536,163
CSN Export Co. 246,743  246,743 
CSN Iron
CSN Islands II 58  58 
CSN Islands III 58  58 
CSN Islands IV 27  27 
CSN Islands V 57  57 
CSN Islands VII 49  49 
CSN Overseas 398    539,906 540,304
CSN Panama 366    486,991 487,357
Fibra   810,424 810,424
Galvasud 54,372  54,372 
Inal 25,986  25,986 
Metalic 1,135  1,135 
MRS Logística 104  104 
Others 619     52,339  18,000  117,219  4,594  192,771 








Total on 09/30/2003 1,623,148  810,424  1,322,223  18,000  117,219  4,594  3,895,608 








Total on06/30/2003 1,247,192  287,156  614,725  18,000  174,835  14,847  2,356,755 








b) Liabilities





  Loans and financings Other operations  
 

 
Companies Prepayments Fixed Rate Notes (2) Investees Loans Intercompany Bonds (3) Swap Mutual/Current Accounts(1) Associated Company Inventories Accounts Payable Total










CSN Cayman 390,614  106,228  496,842 
CSN Export Co. 790,494  790,494 
CSN Iron 1,807,392  1,807,392 
CSN Islands II 250,128  250,128 
CSN Islands III 228,578  228,578 
CSN Islands IV 298,681  298,681 
CSN Islands V 447,623  447,623 
CSN Islands VII 616,391  616,391 
CSN Overseas 528,081  178,942  99,305  1,035,065  1,841,393 
CSN Panama
Fibra 123,457  123,457 
Galvasud 54  54 
Inal 23,227  30  23,257 
Metalic 408  408 
MRS Logística 39,078  39,078 
Others 45,127  121,617  166,744 










Total on 09/30/2003 1,709,189  2,020,343  99,305  1,807,392  123,457  1,186,420  23,227  161,187  7,130,520 










Total on 06/30/2003 938,173  1,371,218  96,307  1,736,304  102,450  1,130,292  23,214  107,758  5,505,716 










c) Result




  Income Expenses


Companies Revenue from Sales and Services Interest and Exchange Variation Others Total Revenue from Sales and Services Interst and Exchange Variation Others Total









CSN Cayman 1,081,411  (165,058)   916,353    (42,058)   (42,058)
CSN Export Co. 247,556  (455)   247,101    5,923    5,923 
CSN Iron (246,062)   (246,062)
CSN Islands II (40,652)   (40,652)
CSN Islands III (570)   (570)
CSN Islands IV 9,694    9,694 
CSN Islands V 19,808    19,808 
CSN Islands VII 38,819    38,819 
CSN Overseas   (9,325)   (9,325)   (332,317)   (332,317)
CSN Panama   11,584    11,584 
Fibra   (222,866)   (222,866)   123,457    123,457 
Galvasud 186,056      186,056  2,528      2,528 
Inal 347,854      347,854  7,173      7,173 
Metalic 9,583      9,583 
MRS Logística 124,147      124,147 
Others   885  75  960  231,812      231,812 









Total on 09/30/2003 1,872,460  (385,235) 75  1,487,300  365,660  (463,958)   (98,298)









Total on 09/30/2002 1,111,358  490,672  143  1,602,173  204,855  2,464,311    2,669,166 









CSN Cayman and CSN Iron – Indirect Participation through its subsidiaries Energy Corp. and CSN Panama S.A, respectively.

Others: CFN, FCA, CSC, CSN Foundation, CBS – CSN Employee’s Pension Fund, FEM, Sepetiba Tecon S.A., CSN Energia S.A. and CSN Participações Energéticas S.A.


These operations were carried out under normal market terms and effective legislation for similar operations, being the main ones highlighted below:.

(1) Semester Libor + 3% p.y. – indeterminate maturity – CSN Cayman and CSN Overseas IGPM + 6% p.y – indeterminate maturity – CSN Panama.

(2) Contracts in US$ - Interest of 11% p.y. - maturity 1st tranche: 01/23/2004 and 2nd tranche: 01/29/2004 – CSN Overseas.
                                     - Interest of 9.5%p.y. – maturity: 03/05/2004 – CSN Islands II
                                     - Interest of 9.75%p.y. – maturity: 04/22/2005 – CSN Islands III
                                     - Interest of 6.85%p.y. – maturity: 06/04/2005 – CSN Islands IV
                                     - Interest of 7.875%p.y. – maturity: 07/07/2005 – CSN Islands V
                                     - Interest of 7,3% p.y. – maturity: 09/12/2008 – CSN Island VII

(3) Contracts in US$ - Interest of 9.5% p.y. (1st tranche) and 8.25% p.y. (2nd tranche) - maturity 1st and 2nd tranche: 06/01/2007- CSN Iron

6. MARKETABLE SECURITIES

  Parent Company
Consolidated
  09/30/2003
06/30/2003
09/30/2003
06/30/2003
Short Term
Financial investment fund 1,512,144  818,478  1,587,187  887,494 
Investments abroad 12,714  24,492  356,301  361,807 
Fixed income investments 30,310 
29,429 
46,522 
32,753 
  1,555,168  872,399  1,990,010  1,282,054 
Long Term
Fixed income investments and debentures (net of probables losses and with holding income tax) 136,153  107,673  131,621  103,199 




  1,691,321  980,072  2,121,631  1,385,253 




Company management applies most of the Company’s financial resources in Investment Fund comprised of Brazilian government bonds and fixed income bonds issued in the Brazil, with monetary or foreign exchange variation.

7 ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

  Parent Company
Consolidated
  09/30/2003
06/30/2003
09/30/2003
06/30/2003
Domestic market 677,916  862,476  870,935  1,166,288 
Subsidiary and Associated Company 82,216  153,129 
Other clients 595,700  709,347  870,935  1,166,288 
 
Foreign market 1,465,333  960,793  571,939  346,259 
Subsidiary and Associated Company 1,540,932  1,094,063 
Other clients 26,720  10,330  571,939  346,259 
Exportation Contract Advance (102,319) (143,600)
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts (81,102) (79,525) (95,152) (94,394)




  2,062,147  1,743,744  1,347,722  1,418,153 




8. INVENTORIES

  Parent Company
Consolidated
  09/30/2003
06/30/2003
09/30/2003
06/30/2003
Finished products 165,645  157,349  222,349  222,322 
Products in process 113,269  134,620  126,921  146,865 
Rawmaterials 232,297  168,191  299,629  233,505 
Spare parts and maintenance supplies 191,929  175,822  216,090  202,394 
Imports in progress 597  967  3,925  1,528 
Others 12,203  10,224  22,323  17,973 




  715,940  647,173  891,237  824,587 




9. DEFERRED INCOME TAX AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION

  Parent Company Consolidated
 

  09/30/2003 06/30/2003 09/30/2003 06/30/2003
 



Current assets
Income tax 115,881 131,690 128,719 148,749
Social contribution 14,349
19,853
18,970
25,994
  130,230
151,543
147,689
174,743
Long-term assets
Income tax 264,868 244,766 292,440 273,156
Social contribution 66,216
61,265
76,111
71,423
  331,084
306,031
368,551
344,579
Current liabilities        
Income tax 160,332 69,223 160,999 69,890
Social contribution 57,719
24,920
57,960
25,160
  218,051
94,143
218,959
95,050
Long-term liabilities
Income tax 1,837,072 1,932,038 1,837,239 1,932,371
Social contribution 661,346
695,533
661,406
695,654
  2,498,418
2,627,571
2,498,645
2,628,025
 
 
  Parent Company
Consolidated
  09/30/2003
09/30/2002
09/30/2003
09/30/2002
Income statement
Income tax (254,488) 521,617 (242,420) 540,810
Social contribution (97,716)
183,673
(93,343)
190,827
  (352,204)
705,290
(335,763)
731,637

The sources of the deferred social contribution and income tax of the Parent Company are shown as follows:

  09/30/2003
06/30/2003
  Income Tax
Social Contribution
Income Tax
Social Contribution
  Short Term
Long Term
Short Term
Long Term
Short Term
Long Term
Short Term
Long Term
Assets
Provision for labor, fiscal and civil contigencies 2,046 21,539 736  7,754 2,340 21,161 842  7,619
Allowance for doubtful accounts 3,992 9,025 1,437 3,249 4,820 8,618 1,735 3,103
Provision for interest on stockholders' equity 9   3   16   6  
Provision for losses on marketable securities   31,836   11,461   31,845   11,464
Provision on unsecured liability   5,188   1,868   3,962   1,426
Provision for inventory losses 2,870   1,033   1,350   486  
Provision for profit sharing 7,060   2,542   4,435   1,597  
Provision for reform and maintance 6,770   2,437   4,058   1,461  
Provision for private pension plan   29,321   10,555   26,398   9,503
Taxes under litigation   98,765       91,235    
Taxes losses/ Negative basis 91,096 52,336 5,426 27,120 112,906 52,336 12,381 27,120
Other 2,038
16,858
735 
4,209
1,765
9,211
1,345
1,030
Total 115,881
264,868
14,349
66,216
131,690
244,766
19,853
61,265
Liabilities
Deferred exchange variation 7,679 25,795 2,765 9,286 15,710 25,794 5,656 9,286
Income tax and social contribution on revaluation reserv 84,391 1,806,436 30,380 650,317 12,546 1,901,402 4,516 684,505
Income tax and social contribution on foreign profit 68,262   24,574   40,967   14,748  
Others  
4,841
 
1,743
 
4,842
 
1,742
Total 160,332
1,837,072
57,719
661,346
69,223
1,932,038
24,920
695,533

The deferred assets related to income tax losses and social contribution negative basis were set up based on the historical CSN’s profitability and on the consequent expectation of future profitability, which were approved by Company’s Administration Council. These credits are expected to be completely offset in up to 5 years.

In addition to the credits already recorded, the Company has filed a lawsuit related to the "Plano Verão" claiming the financial and fiscal effects related to the inflationary expurgation of Consumer Price Index (“IPC”) of January 1989, in the calculation of corporate income tax (IRPJ) and social contribution ("CSL") (see Note 18c).

Reconciliation between expenses and income of current income tax (“IRPJ”) and social contribution ("CSL") of the parent company and the application of the effective rate on net income (loss) before CSL and IRPJ is as follows:

  09/30/2003
09/30/2002
  IRPJ 
CSL 
IRPJ 
CSL 
Net income (Loss) before CSL and IRPJ 1,116,104 1,116,1 (1,321,540) (1,321,540)
Rate 25%
9%
25%
9%
Total (279,026) (100,449) 330,385 118,939
Equity 228  82  234,255 84,332
Fiscal incentives of interest on stockholders' equity     12,500 4,500
Portion reversal of Plano Verão Provision 65,829 48,929    
Differential Rate       (1,201)
Provision for earnings from foreign subs (68,262) (24,574) (23,087) (8,311)
Temporary differences set on deffered     (521,617) (183,672)
Other addition (writte off) permanent (19,296)
(6,702)
(3,403)
(4,135)
Parent Company (300,527)
(82,714)
29,033
10,452
Consolidated (309,755)
(86,279)
16,692
5,791

10. RECOVERABLE PIS/PASEP

As a result of a favorable final decision by the Federal Supreme Court and on the basis of Federal Senate Resolution no. 49/95 ruling that Decrees no. 2445/88 and no. 2449/88 were unconstitutional, and based on the opinion which was further supported by CSN’s legal counsel, the Company states the amount of this credit in its balance sheet, which includes principal and legal charges.

11. INVESTMENTS
a) Direct participation in subsidiary and associated company

 
09/30/2003
06/30/2003
  Number of Shares
in thousands
Net Income (loss) Stockholders' equity Net Income (loss) Stockholders' equity
Companies
Common stock
Preferred stock
% Ownership
For the
quarter

(unsecurred% liability)
% Ownership
For the
quarter

(unsecurred% liability)
Steel and Services
Industria Nacional de Aços Laminados INAL S.A. 285,949,997   99.9979 7,704 284,973 99.9979  5,698 277,268
GalvaSud S.A . 70,655,879   51.00 (5,236) (4,700) 51.00  7,159 537 
Cia. Metalic do Nordeste 39,999,996 4,424,971 99,99  4,222 71,944 99.99  (609) 36,172
CSC - Cia. Siderúrgica do Ceará 1,099,996   99.99 (1) (4,590) 99.99   (4,588)
FEM - Projetos,Construções e Montagem S.A . 376,336   99.997  (711) (1,979) 99.997  (397) (2,636)
CSN I S.A . 600  1,194 99.67   99.67   
 
Corporative
CSN Overseas   272,950,962 100.00 80,391 953,197 100.00  79,299 858,352
CSN Energy Corp. 200,000,000   100.00 (2,113) 503,222 100.00  2,431 496,307
CSN Export Co. 50,000   100.00 2,238 2,201      
CSN Islands Corp. 50,000   100.00   146 100.00   144 
CSN Islands II Corp. 50,000    100.00  (1) (1,745) 100.00    (1,713)
CSN Islands III, S.A . 50,000   100.00  (48) (564) 100.00  (25) (508)
CSN Islands IV, S.A . 50,000   100.00  (25) (70) 100.00  (47) (44)
CSN Islands V Corp. 50,000   100.00 (157) (152)      
CSN Islands VII Corp. 50,000   100.00 (49) (46)      
CSN Panama, S.A . 16,870 11,411 99,99  28,865 711,568 99,99  34,737 670,990
CSN Steel Corp. 1   100.00  (1,072) (2,679) 100.00  (1,684) (1,751)
 
Energy and infrastructure
MRS Logistica S.A 24,203,843 11,054,581 32.22  66,039 104,961 32.22  111,410 38,654
Sepetiba Tecon S.A . 7,825,384   20.00 (9,620) (32,660) 20.00  3,465 (23,041)
CSN Energia S.A . 999   99.90  3,482 213,174 99.90  (614) 334,535
CSN Participações Energéticas S.A . 997   99.70   99.70   

b) Investment Movement

 
06/30/2003
09/30/2003
Companies
Investment Balance
Balance of (provision for loss)
Addition (writte off)
Equity result(1)
Investment Balance
Balance of (provision for loss)
Net Goodwill(Negative Goodwill)
Consolidated(2)
Steel and Services
Industria Nacional de Aços Laminados INAL S.A.
277,264       7,703 284,967    1,112 9,086
GalvaSud S.A . 274      (2,671)   (2,397)      
Cia. Metalic do Nordeste 36,168    31,365 4,404 71,937    115,279 115,279
CSC - Cia. Siderúrgica do Ceará   (4,588)    (1)   (4,589)      
FEM - Projetos,Construções e Montagem S.A .  
(2,636)
1,368
(711)
 
(1,979)
  
  
  313,706 (7,224) 32,733 8,724 356,904 (8,965) 116,391 124,365
Corporative
CSN Overseas 858,354     94,844 953,198      
CSN Energy Corp. 496,307     6,915 503,222      
CSN Export Co.     3 2,198 2,201      
CSN Islands Corp. 144     2 146      
CSN Islands II Corp.   (1,713)   (32)   (1,745)    
CSN Islands III Corp.   (508)   (56)   (564)  
CSN Islands IV Corp.   (44)   (26)   (70)
CSN Islands V Corp.     3 (155)   (152)
CSN Islands VII Corp.     3 (49)   (46)
CSN Panama, S.A . 670,989     40,609 711,598      
CSN Steel Corp.  
(1,751)
 
(928)
 
(2,679)
 
 
  2,025,794 (4,016) 143,322 2,170,365 (5,256)
Energy and infrastructure
MRS Logistica S.A 12,456     21,366 33,822      
Sepetiba Tecon S.A .   (4,608)   (1,924)   (6,532)    
CSN Energia S.A . 233,336   (124,719) 3,862 112,479      
CSN Participações Energéticas S.A . 1
 
 
 
1
 
 
 
  245,793
(4,608)
(124,719)
23,304
146,302
(6,532)


Total 2,585,293
(15,848)
(91,977)
175,350
2,673,571
(20,753)
116,391
124,365

(1)

Do not include Itá energetica’s equity result as shown on note – ITASA

 

(2)

Do not include the indirect subsidiaries investment balances as shown on note – Goodwill/Negative goodwill and other indirect investments

GalvaSud shares were assigned in guarantee of financing contracted by the Company with Unibanco - União de Bancos Brasileiros S.A. and Kreditanstalt Fur Wiederaulfbau.

In 2001, the Board of Directors decided to sell the company’s shareholding in Itá Energética S.A. (ITASA). Considering that there is formal evidence that the sale will occur in the near future, the investment balance was transferred to long term assets, not being part of this note equity accounting any more, although accounted by the same method, as determined by Instruction CVM No 247/96, art. 7°. The assets amounts to R$245,956 as of September 30, 2003 (R$ 246,917 as of June 30, 2003) and the equity result for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, amounts to R$961 (R$47,533 for the semester ended June 30, 2003).

At the CSN Stockholders’ General Meeting, held on September 26, 2002, it was approved the acquisition by the Company of all Metalic Nordeste “Metalic”issued shares. The acquisition was effected on November 27, 2002 for the price of R$108,500 adjusted, as of July 1, 2002, by the General Market Price Index disclosed by Fundação Getúlio Vargas, plus interest of 12% per year, to be paid in 12 monthly and successive installments, as from November 2002.

The goodwill of R$125,759, recorded upon acquisition of the investment is supported by the future rentability of the company’s assets, as Metalic is the only manufacturer of two pieces steel can. By the time it was bought the Company had 5% of the market share. This material is an alternative to aluminum, because of its lower cost and better performance, both for the filling aspect as for lithography. To September 30, 2003, the company amortized R$10,480 of this goodwill, being R$3,144 in the third quarter of 2003.

The Company decided to capitalize Metalic with credits recorded in its accounts receivable , current accounts balances between the two companies and raw material inventories. Such capitalization amounted to R$47,319 in March 2003 and R$31,365 in September, 2003, aggregating R$78,684.

On December 30, 2002, as a result of a corporate reorganization process of the Company and its activities for unification of similar activities between INAL and CISA, both CSN controlled companies, the Company sold to its subsidiary CISA - CSN Indústria de Aços Revestidos S.A., the 8,457,189 common shares issued by INAL - Indústria Nacional de Aços Laminados S.A., representing 99.9998% of participation, for the book value of R$141,227.

As of April 30, 2003, in continuing the process mentioned above, the merger of INAL into CISA, was approved, and followed by, the change of corporate name from CISA – CSN Indústria de Aços Revestidos S.A. to INAL – Indústria Nacional de Aços Laminados S.A.

In April, 2003, CSN and Companhia Vale do Rio Doce – CVRD announced the signing of purchase and sale contracts of equity holdings that, after approval by the creditor banks , will make it possible for the Company and its subsidiaries to hold the full control of Sepetiba TECON and 50% of CFN, whereas CVRD will have full control of Ferrovia Centro Atlântica. In this operation, the Company will disburse the amount of R$80 million for the stake in Sepetiba TECON and CVRD will pay – R$100 million– to transfer the control from CFN to CSN and TAQUARI PARTICIPAÇÕES S.A.

On June 18, 2003, the Company, through its subsidiary CSN Steel Corp, acquired from Banco Espírito Santo de Investimentos S.A. (BESI) 912,500 shares issued by Lusosider Projectos Siderúrgicos S.A., parent Company of Lusosider Aços Planos S.A., Portuguese laminating company that produces galvanized by immersion and metallic blades, equivalent to 50% of Lusosider total capital, in the amount of EUR 10.84 million (US$11.8 million). This acquisition is part of the internationalization strategy of CSN activities.

In the third quarter of 2003, the subsidiary CSN Energia distributed dividends in the amount of R$125.000, in view of the second liquidation of MAE credits.

In the third quarter 2003, the Company had recorded in the consolidated financial statements the amount of R$60,365 of negative goodwill in indirect investments, being R$58,532 related to the acquisition of Lusosider Projectos Siderurgicos S.A., R$2,074 of Lusosider Aços Planos and R$241 of others. Starting in June 2003, the above mentioned negative goodwill is amortized over a period of up to 3 years in view of the expectation of loss at these inventories.

12. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

  Parent Company
 
  09/30/2003 06/30/2003
 

  Effective rates for depreciations, depletion and amortization
( % p.a)
Cost Accumulated depreciation depletion and amortization Net Net
 




Land   115,838   115,838 115,823
Machinery and equipment 5.80 10,162,180 (530,579) 9,631,601 9,752,180
Buildings 4.00 790,024 (18,943) 771,081 776,828
Furnitures and fixtures 10.00 92,651 (78,267) 14,384 15,182
Mines and mineral deposits 1.40 1,236,793 (1,984) 1,234,809 1,236,060
Other asset items 20.00 149,844 (71,470) 78,374 87,936
   



    12,547,330 (701,243) 11,846,087 11,984,009
 
Construction in progress   648,666   648,666 543,580
   



Parent company   13,195,996 (701,243) 12,494,753 12,527,589
   



Consolidated   13,844,459 (916,653) 12,927,806 12,963,668
   



At the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held December 19, 2002 the stockholders approved, based on paragraphs 15 and 17 of CVM Deliberation no 183, a revaluation report considering the fixed assets of thermical mill – CTE - II, in the City of Volta Redonda, RJ. The report established an increase in the amount of R$508,433 which composes a new amount of R$970,332 for the assets, already net of the depreciation incurred in the first two years of operation.

At the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting held April 29, 2003 the stockholders approved, based on paragraphs 15 and 17 of CVM Deliberation no183, a revaluation report prepared by Consult – Consultoria, Engenharia e Avaliações S/C Ltda , considering land, equipment, installations and real estate property in the plants of the Presidente Vargas Mill, Itaguaí, Casa de Pedra and Arcos beside the iron ore mine in Casa de Pedra. The report established an increase in the amount of R$4,068,559 which composes a new amount of R$10,769,704 for the assets, already net of the depreciation.

As of September 2003, assets given in guarantee of financial operations amounted to R$2,309,512 (2002- R$1,697,732).

Total depreciation, depletion and amortization until the third quarter 2003 was R$427,897 (2002 – R$339,767), of which R$416,470 (2002 – R$325,174) appropriated to production cost and R$11,427 (2002 – R$14,593) to overhead and administrative expenses (amortization of deferred assets is not included).

The portion of the total depreciation and depletion of the revaluated fixed asset items charged to results for each year is transferred from the revaluation reserve to retained earnings. Until the third quarter, the net amount of income tax and social contribution R$141,406 (2002 – R$77,571).

Construction in progress is mainly represented by a set of investment plans aimed at updating and developing technology to keep the Company competitive, both at the local and international markets. The main plans address environmental protection projects, cost reduction, infrastructure improvement and automation techniques as well as IT. Capitalized financial charges on work in progress until the third quarter 2003 amounted to R$14,338 (2002 – R$19,168).

13. DEFERRED CHARGES

  Parent Company Consolidated
 

  09/30/2003 06/30/2003 09/30/2003 06/30/2003
 



Deferred exchange variation 1,360,636 1,360,636 1,368,644 1,368,644
Information technology projects 153,146 145,944 158,172 150,969
Other projects 176,645 167,872 244,775 236,003
 



  1,690,427 1,674,452 1,771,591 1,755,616
Accumulated amortization (1,329,352) (1,286,623) (1,357,637) (1,314,022)
 



  361,075 387,829 413,954 441,594
 



The IT projects are represented by automation projects of operating processes that aim at reducing costs and increase the competitiveness of the Company.

The amortization of the IT projects and of other projects untill the third quarter 2003 amounted R$ 30,616 (2002 - R$ 23,713), of wich R$ 21,860 (2002 - R$ 12,492) appropriated to production cost and R$ 8,756 (2002 - R$ 11,221) to overhead and administrative expenses.

Based on Provisional Measure no. 3 of September 26, 2001 and CVM Deliberations no. 404 and 409 of September 27and November 1, 2001, respectively, the Company and its subsidiaries MRS Logística and GalvaSud have chosen to defer the negative net results arising from the adjustment of the amounts of credits and obligations in foreign currency, as a result of the exchange rate variation which took place in that year.

The Company deferred the exchange variation in the amount of R$1,360,636 in September 2001 and until September 2003 amortized R$1,226,739 (R$99,622 in 2003). The balance will be amortized until 2004, the net movement can be shown as follows:

Deferred
Exchange
Variation in
2001
accumulated depreciation including loan settlement   Amortization Expectation

 
2001 2002 2003 (January - September) Balance to amortize 2003 (October - December) 2004







1,360,636 (615,173) (511,944) (99,622) 133,897 30,717 103,180

14. LOANS AND FINANCING

Parent Company Consolidated
 

09/30/2003 06/30/2003 09/30/2003 06/30/2003
 



  Short term Long term Short term Long term Short term Long term Short term Long term
 







FOREIGN CURRENCY
Prepayment 535,522  1,439,774  627,711  690,357  214,948  51,159  299,479  80,416 
ACC/ACE 425,250     411,072     527,569     554,672    
Euronotes 801,780  3,025,955  738,122  2,369,400  587,388  2,283,484  546,218  874,044 
Prepayment - Cayman             51,498  38,369  298,095  98,725 
Commercial paper             234,947     230,878    
BNDES/Finame 156,006  821,479  149,123  839,361  156,006  821,479  149,123  839,361 
Financed imports 186,190  280,911  183,101  270,090  209,123  478,362  214,051  448,283 
Eximbank - Japan 43,580  125,043  37,481  114,841  43,580  125,043  37,481  114,841 
Other 103,360  63,312  96,783  62,077  104,742  63,314  137,525  87,601 
 







  2,251,688  5,756,474  2,243,393  4,346,126  2,129,801  3,861,210  2,467,522  2,543,271 
 







LOCAL CURRENCY
BNDES/Finame 64,159  204,599  68,578  206,153  64,159  204,599  68,578  206,153 
Debentures (note 15) 40,266  666,550  68,287  666,550  40,266  666,550  68,287  666,550 
Other 52,426     50,900     29,549  97,024  31,443  102,218 
 







  156,851  871,149  187,765  872,703  133,974  968,173  168,308  974,921 
 







Total 2,408,539  6,627,623  2,431,158  5,218,829  2,263,775  4,829,383  2,635,830  3,518,192 
 







SWAP 696,654     622,491     696,654     622,491    
 







Total + Swap 3,105,193  6,627,623  3,053,649  5,218,829  2,960,429  4,829,383  3,258,321  3,518,192 
 







On September 30, 2003, the long-term amortization schedule is shown below:

  Parent Company Consolidated


2004 207,606  184,496 
2005 1,761,654  2,426,766 
2006 740,547  695,876 
2007 2,041,367  550,718 
2008 1,326,841  306,258 
2009 to 2024 549,608  665,269 



  6,627,623  4,829,383 


Interest is applied to the external and domestic loans and financing, debentures and SWAP, at the following annual rates as of September 30, 2003:

  Parent Company Consolidated


Up to 7% 4,664,364  3,889,341 
Between 7,1 to 9% 1,477,798  1,943,701 
Between 9,1 to 11% 2,721,725  1,074,793 
Above 11% 868,929  881,977 



  9,732,816  7,789,812 


Breakdown of total debt by currency of origin:

Parent Company Consolidated
 

  09/30/2003 06/30/2003 09/30/2003 06/30/2003
 



U.S. Dollar 78.55 81.89 72.24 75.87
Yen 8.07 2.64 10.08 3.53
Long-term interest rates - TJLP 2.64 3.32 4.89 5.90
CDI 5.63 6.91 7.03 8.52
Basket of currencies 2.23 1.84 2.79 2.25
Other currencies 2.88 3.40 2.97 3.93
 



  100.00 100.00 100.00 100.00
 



The Company carries out derivative operations, in accordance with Note 16, for the purpose of minimizing the risk of relevant oscillation in foreign currency parity.

The guarantees provided for the loans and financing amount to R$5,453,739 on September 30, 2003 (R$4,748,167 on June 30, 2003), and comprise mainly fixed assets items, bank guarantees and promissory notes. This amount does not take into consideration the guarantees provided to subsidiaries, joint subsidiaries and associated companies (see Note 17).

The tabulation below represents funds raised by the company through its subsidiaries over the period

Subsidiary Description Amount
(US$ millions)
Issued date Terms
(years)
Maturity Date Interest
rate (p.y.)







CSN Islands II Corp. Notes 85  March/2003 March/2004 9.5%
CSN Islands III Corp. Notes 75  April/2003 April/2005 9.75%
CSN Islands IV Corp. Notes 100  June/2003 June/2004 6.85%
CSN Islands V Corp. Notes 150  June/2003 June/2005 7.875%
CSN Export Co. Securitization of receivables 142  July/2003 August/2010 7.28%
CSN Export Co. Securitization of receivables 125  August/2003 August/2006 7%
CSN Islands VII Corp. Notes 200  September/2003 September/2008 10.75%

The funds raised in the operations will be used for working capital, increasing CSN solvency.

15. DEBENTURES

As approved at the Extraordinary Stockholders' General Meeting and at the Administration Council Meeting, held on January 10, 2002 and February 20, 2002, respectively, the Company issued on February 1st, 2002, 69,000 debentures, nominatives and non convertible, with no guarantee or preference, with nominal value of R$10 each. There have been issued 54,000 debentures from the first tranches and 15,000 from the second tranches with a total nominal value of R$ 690,000. However, the credit from negotiation with financial institutions, occurred on March 01, 2002 in the amount of R$699,227. The difference of R$9,277, resulting from the unit price variation between the issued date and the transaction date, is recorded in the stockholders’ equity as capital reserve. The nominal unit value is being monetarily restated, added by the respective remuneration “pro-rata temporis” calculated the first issue was corrected by CDI increased by 2.75% p.y and the second issue by IGPM plus 13.25% interest. The maturity is expected for 02/01/2005 (First tranches) and 02/01/2006 (Second tranches), with the option of advance redemption (total or partial) by the issuer’s.

On September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2003, the Company repurchased 4,396 debentures. comprising 2,345 of the first tranches and 2,051 of the second.

16 . FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

General Considerations

The Company’s business includes flat steel products to supply domestic and foreign market and mining of iron ore, limestone and dolomite to supply the Presidente Vargas Mill needs. The main market risk factors that can affect the Company business are shown as follows:

(a) Exchange Rate Risk

Although most of the revenues of the Company are in Brazilian Reais, as of September 30, 2003, R$8,704,816 of the Company’s total debt were denominated in foreign currency. As a consequence, the Company is subject to changes in exchange rates and manages the risk of these rates fluctuations that affects the value in Brazilian Reais that will be necessary to pay the liabilities in foreign currency, using derivative financial instruments, mainly futures contracts, swaps, forward contracts and option contracts with banks, as well as investing of a great part of its cash and funds available in securities remunerated by exchange variation.

The Management’s objective in keeping these instruments is to equal the investment gains on loans resources to the loss on exchange devaluation of Brazilian Real in relation to U.S. Dollar and Yen. These loan resources were invested in short-term applications in Brazilian Reais, which yield interest at the Brazilian market rates.

(b) Credit Risk

The credit risk exposure is managed through the restriction of subsidiaries in derivative instruments to large financial institutions with a high quality of credit. Thus, management believes that the risk of non-compliance by the counterparts is insignificant. The Company does not maintain or issue financial instruments with commercial aims. The selection of clients as well as the diversification of its accounts receivable and the control on sales financing terms by business segment are procedures that the Company adopts to minimize occasioned problems with its commercial partners.

The financial instruments recorded in balance sheet accounts as of September 30, 2003, in which market value differs from the book value, are as follows:

  Book Value Market Value


Investment and goodwill in jontly owned subsidiary 4,527  939 
Loans and financing (short and long-term) 9,732,816  10,192,890 

On September 30, 2003 the consolidated position of derivative agreements outstanding were as follows:

Agreement


  Date Expiration Date Reference Value Market Value




Foreign exchange swap Sundry 10/01/2003 to 01/12/2005 US$ 1,504,400 (R$ 778,330)
"Cap" Interest Options (semestral Libor) Sundry 12/30/2003 to 12/31/2004 US$ 600,000 -
Exchange options - Buy 05/14/2003 12/01/2003 US$ 200,000 R$ 4,800
Exchange options - Sell 05/14/2003 12/01/2003 US$ 200,000 (R$ 400)
Options SWAP Sundry 05/02/2005 US$ 49,223 R$ 105,084

(c) Market Value

The amounts presented as “market value” were calculated according to the conditions that were used in local and foreign markets on September 30, 2003, for financial transactions with identical features, such as: volume and term of the transaction and maturity date. Mathematical methods are used presuming there is no arbitrage between the markets and the financial assets. Finally, all transactions carried out in non-organized markets (over-the-counter market) are contracted with financial institutions previously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors.

17. COLLATERAL SIGNATURE AND GUARANTEES

With respect to its wholly owned and joint subsidiaries, the Company has the following responsibilities – expressed in their original currency - for guarantees provided:

In Million

Companies Currency 09/30/2003 06/30/2003 Expiration Date Conditions






CSN Overseas US$ 230.0 230.0 10/16/2003 to 12/31/2003 Promissory Note/ Garantee of commercial paper operations/ interest hedge
CSN Panama US$ 850.0 850.0 12/30/2003 Garantee for interest hedge operation
CSN Iron US$ 79.3 79.3 06/01/2007 Promissory Note of Eurobond operation
CSN Islands II US$ 85.0 85.0 02/27/2004 Installment of garantee for the CSN emission of Bonds
CSN Islands III US$ 75.0 75.0 04/21/2005 Installment of garantee for the CSN emission of Bonds
CSN Islands IV US$ 100.0 100.0 06/04/2004 Installment of garantee for the CSN emission of Bonds
CSN Islands V US$ 150.0 150.0 07/07/2005 Installment of garantee for the CSN emission of Bonds
CSN Islands VII US$ 200.0   09/12/2008 Installment of garantee for the CSN emission of Bonds
Sepetiba Tecon S.A. US$ 34.9 34.9 09/15/2003 and 06/15/2009 Garantee for equipment acquisition financing
Sepetiba Tecon S.A. R$ 29.3 28.8 12/15/2011 and 01/16/2012 Garantee for financing of 60% of construction work and installations
Cia. Ferroviária do Nordeste (CFN) R$ 18.5 18.5 01/05/2004 Solidary garantee of BBV for working capital purposes
Indústria Nacional de Aços Laminados - Inal S.A. R$ 3.6 3.6 03/15/2006 and 04/15/2006 Garantee for equipment financing
Cia. Metalic Nordeste R$ 4.6 4.8 05/15/2008 Invoices / garantee given to Banco Santos ref. contracts for the financing of equipment
Cia. Metalic Nordeste R$ 7.2 13.6 04/25/2003 to 01/30/2006 Invoices / garantee given to Banco Rural, BEC and ABC Brasil re. working capital contracts
Cia. Metalic Nordeste R$ 22.4 24.3 01/15/2006 Garantee givem to the BNDES for loan contracts for the financial of machinery and equipment
Cia. Metalic Nordeste US$ 21.7 21.7 01/26/2005 to 07/30/2006 Promissory notes/garantee of bill of exchange given to Eximbank and HSBC for loan contracts for machinery and equipment
Galvasud R$ 200.2 199.3 12/15/2003 Garantee for financing of imported and national equipment

18. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND JUDICIAL DEPOSITS

The Company is currently party to several administrative and court proceedings involving different actions, claims and complaints, as shown below:

  09/30/2003 06/30/2003
 

  Deposits Contingent
Liabilities
Deposits Contingent
Liabilities




Short Term
Labor    5,864     5,271 
Civil    2,138     3,906 




Parent Company    8,002     9,177 




Consolidated    8,183     9,177 




             
Long Term
Labor 17,187  48,253  16,842  42,355 
Civil 2,666  37,564  6,803  36,514 
Fiscal 235,502  478,452  212,291  443,773 
Income tax 125,271  59,441  125,271  59,441 
Social contribution 93,110  44,181  93,110  31,479 




Parent Company 473,736  667,891  454,317  613,562 




Consolidated 490,588  739,640  469,675  687,707 




The contingent liability is recorded in the heading of Provisions (current and long-term) and Taxes Payable.

a) Labor litigation dispute:

As of September 30, 2003, CSN was the defendant in 2,470 labor claims (1,950 claims on june 30, 2003), which required a provision in the amount of R$54,117 (R$47,626 on June 30, 2003). Most of the lawsuits are related to subsidiary responsibility, wages equalization, overtime and additional payment for unhealthy and hazardous activities.

The lawsuits related to subsidiary responsibility represent a great portion of the total labor litigations against the Company and are originated from the non payment by the contracted companies of the employees obligations, which results in CSN inclusion in the lawsuits to honor, at a subsidiary level, the payment of such obligations.

The most recent lawsuits originated from subsidiary responsibility tend to terminate in relation to CSN due to the procedures adopted by the Company in order to inspect and assure the compliance with the wages and social charges payments, by the creation of the Contract Follow-up Centers since 2000.

b) Civil Actions:

These are, mainly, claims for indemnities among the civil judicial processes in, which the Company is involved. Such processes, in general, are originated from work related accident and occupational diseases related to industrial activities of the Company. For all these disputes, as of September 30, 2003 the Company accrued the amount of R$39,702 (R$40,420 as of June 30, 2003)

c) Tax Litigation Dispute:

PIS/COFINS – Law 9,718/99

CSN is questioning the legality of Law 9,718/99, which increases the PIS and COFINS calculation basis, including, the financial revenue of the Company. As provision amounts to R$208,721, as of September 30, 2003 (R$200,277 on June 30, 2003), which includes legal charges.

The Company obtained a favorable sentence in the first stage of appeal and the process is going through compulsory re-examination by the 2nd Regional Federal Court of Appeals. The process has not been judged by the superior courts yet, however, according to the Company’s lawyers, favorable outcome is considered possible.

CPMF

The Company is questioning the CPMF (Provisional Contribution on Financial Activities) taxation since the promulgation of the Constitutional Amendment No. 21/99. The amount of this provision as of September 30, 2003 is R$170,941 (R$150,826 on June 30, 2003), which includes legal charges.

The sentence in the court first instance was favorable and the process is being judged by the 2nd Regional Federal Court of Appeals. However, we emphasize that the most recent precedent by the courts has not been favorable to the taxpayers.

CIDE – Contribution for Intervention in the economic domain

CSN disputes the legal validity of Law 10,168/00, which established the collection of the intervention contribution in the economic domain over the amounts paid, credited or remitted to beneficiaries that are not permanent residents of the country, as royalties or remuneration of supply contracts, technical assistance, trade mark license agreement and exploration of patents. The Company recorded a judicial deposit in 2002 and its corresponding provision in the amount of R$20,946 on September 30, 2003 (R$20,700 on June 30, 2003), includes legal charges.

The first instance court decision was unfavorable and the process is currently sub – judice in the 2nd Regional Federal Court of Appeals. However, there is not a legal precedent, since the processes about the subject are still very recent. According to the Company’s lawyers, favorable outcome is considered possible.

Educational Salary

The Company discusses the unconstitutionality of the Educational-Salary and the possible recovery of the amounts paid in the period from 01.05.89 to 10.16.96. The provision as of September 30, 2003 amounts to R$28,963 (R$27,421 as of June 30, 2003), which include legal charges.

The sentence in the first legal court instance was unfavorable and the process is currently sub – judice in the 2nd Regional Federal Court of Appeals. Recently, the Brazilian Supreme Court judged the subject against the taxpayer, which reduces the favorable outcome expectations in this process.

SAT – Workers’ Compensation Insurance

The Company understands that it must pay the “SAT” at the rate of 1% in all of its establishments, and not 3%, as determined by the current law. The amounts of R$38,074 (R$34,909 as of June 30, 2002) are being accrued as of September 30, 2003, including legal charges.

The sentence in the first legal court instance was unfavorable and the process is currently in TRF of the 2nd Region. Although there was so far no judgment in the Brazilian Supreme Court, according to the Company’s lawyers, favorable outcome is considered possible.

Others

The Company has also set up provisions for numerous legal suits related to FGTS LC 110, Drawback and Additional of Freight for Renewal of the Merchant Navy (AFRMM), in the amount of R$10,807 in September 2003 (R$9,640 on June 30, 2003), which include legal charges.

Income Tax and Social Contribution

The Company claims the recognition of financial and fiscal effects related to the inflationary “expurgation” of the IPC of January 1989, of 51.87%.

In February 2003, the court judged part of the discussion given by the Federal Court of the 1st Region, which recognized CSN right to 42.72% of the tax effects in the computation of the income tax and social contribution related to inflationary expurgation of the 1998 IPC (“Plano Verão”), after deducting the 12.51% of the monetary restatement applied . Consequently, CSN recorded, in the first quarter of 2003, the amount of R$114,759 million as reversal of part of the IR/CSL provision related to this claim.

The Company recorded as of September 30, 2003 and june 30, 2003, R$218,381 of court deposit and a provision of R$103,622.

19. STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

  Paid-in Capital Reserves Accumulated
Profit/Loss
Stockholder’s
equity




BALANCE AT 03/31/2003 1,680,947 3,198,434  434,880  5,314,261 
Reavaluation Reserve Realization, net of
income tax and social contribution   (50,232) 50,232    
Constituition of revaluation reserve   2,693,114     2,693,114 
Declared dividend   (506,139)    (506,139)
Net income for the period      134,984  134,984 




BALANCE AT 06/30/2003 1,680,947 5,335,177  620,096  7,636,220 




Reavaluation Reserve Realization, net of
income tax and social contribution   (62,326) 62,326    
Reversal of provision for write-off of reavalued assets   1,289     1,289 
Net income for the period      191,847  191,847 




BALANCE AT 09/30/2003 1,680,947 5,274,140  874,269  7,829,356 




(a) Capital stock

The Company’s capital stock on September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2003 is comprised of 71,729,261 thousand common shares, all book shares and without par value. Each common share entitles the owner to one vote at the General Meetings of Stockholders.

(b) Revaluation reserve (Parent Company)

This heading covers revaluations of the Company’s fixed assets approved by the Extraordinary General Stockholders’ Meeting held March 31, 1999, December 19, 2002 and April 29, 2003 which were intended for determining adequate amounts for the Company’s fixed assets , in conformity with CVM Deliberation no 288 of December 3, 1998.

Pursuant to the provisions of CVM liberation No. 273 of August 20, 1998, a provision for social contribution and income tax was set up on the balance of revaluation reserve (except land), classified as a long-term liability. .

The realized portion of the revaluation reserve, net of income tax and social contribution, is included for purposes of calculating the mandatory minimum dividend.

(c) Capital composition

On September 30, 2003, the main CSN’ stockholders are:

Stock Quantities

Common Stocks %


Vicunha Siderurgia S.A. 33,337,091  46.48%
Caixa Beneficente dos Empregados da CSN - CBS 2,604,922  3.63%
Diversos (ADR - NYSE) 7,781,353  10.85%
Outros acionistas (aprox. 26 mil) 28,005,895  39.04%



Outstanding Stocks 71,729,261  100.00%


(d) Investment Policy and Payment of Interest on Stockholders’ Equity/Dividends

On December 13, 2000, the Board of Directors decided to adopt a policy of profit distribution, which, by observing the provision of law no. 6,404, altered by law no. 9,457/97 implies the distribution of all net profit to the stockholders, as long as the following priorities are preserved irrespective of their order: (i) corporate strategy of the Company, (ii) compliance with the Company’s obligations, (iii) making the necessary investments and (iv) maintenance of a good financial situation of the Company.

20. NET REVENUES AND COST OF PRODUCTS SOLD

  09/30/2003 09/30/2002
 

  Tons
(In thousand)
Net Revenues Cost of Products Sold Tons
(In thousand)
Net Revenues Cost of Products Sold






Domestic Market 2,195  2,875,422  1,526,424  2,461  2,130,547  1,198,820 
Foreign Market 1,349  1,362,627  807,194  1,086  808,810  463,082 






Steel Products 3,544  4,238,049  2,333,618  3,547  2,939,357  1,661,902 






Domestic Market   246,852  126,278    168,688  99,491 
Foreign Market   13,615  6,636    5,918  4,167 




Other Sales   260,467  132,914    174,606  103,658 




Parent Company 3,544  4,498,516  2,466,532  3,547  3,113,963  1,765,560 






Consolidated 3,533  4,955,783  2,622,272  3,665  3,464,893  1,951,500 






21. CONSOLIDATED REVENUES AND INCOME BY SEGMENT OF BUSINESS

The information by business segment is based on the accounting books in accordance with Corporation Law.

The disclosure by business segment followed the concept of IAS14, as suggested by the Brazilian Securities Commission (“CVM”), providing the means to evaluate the performance in all Company’ business segments.

  Consolidated

  Steel and
Services
Corporative Energy and
Infrastructure
Total




Net Revenue 4,948,254     7,529  4,955,783 
Cost of Products Sold (2,601,465)    (20,807) (2,622,272)




Gross Profit 2,346,789  (13,278) 2,333,511 
Operacional Income and expenses
    Sales Expenses (353,775)    (292) (354,067)
    Administrative Expenses (161,761) (30,173) (3,624) (195,558)
    Others Operations Incomes (expenses) (24,149) (369) (3,212) (27,730)




  (539,685) (30,542) (7,128) (577,355)
Net Financial Result    (1,386,718)    (1,386,718)
Net Exchange Variation    727,794     727,794 
Equity Adjustment 29,263  5,321     34,584 




Operating Income (loss) 1,836,367  (684,145) (20,406) 1,131,816 
Non-operating losses (20,971)    1,174  (19,797)




Income (loss) before income tax and
social contribution 1,815,396  (684,145) (19,232) 1,112,019 
Income Tax and Social Contribution (635,182) 232,609  6,539  (396,034)




Net Icome (loss) 1,180,214  (451,536) (12,693) 715,985 




MAE

The Company’s subsidiary, CSN Energia, carries a balance receivable in its current assets in respect of the sale and purchase of energy in the Wholesale Electric Energy Market – MAE that, as of September 30, 2003 amounted to R$120,594 (R$313,040 as of June 30, 2003).

Between September 2000 and September 2002, the amount of R$484,185, in for of amounts determined in accordance with statements provided by MAE, was accounted. In October 2002, CSN terminated the energy supply contract with Light and, since then, has been using all exceeding energy for UVP own consumption, as well as for consumption by the Arcos and Casa de Pedra mines. Accordingly, as from October 2002, the amount receivable/payable from/to MAE is immaterial if compared to the amounts recorded up to September 2002.

Up to September 30, 2003, CSN received the amount of R$ 362,572, of which R$91,179 in 2002 and R$271,393 in 2003.

Of the balance receivable as of September 30, 2003, the Company has been negotiating directly with the delinquent agents of R$26,843, related to settlements that took place to July 2003 and don’t expect losses in the realization of such credits

Furthermore, as regards the balance receivable as of September 30, 2003, R$93,751 refer to amounts due by concessionaires and/or by permissionaires holding injunctions for suspending the corresponding payments. The Company’s management understands that it is not necessary to provide for doubtful debts, having in mind the actions that are been taken by the Company and by the sector official entities.

22. FINANCIAL RESULTS/ NET MONETARY AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE VARIATIONS

Parent Company

Consolidated

  09/30/2003  09/30/2002  09/30/2003  09/30/2002 




Financial expenses:
Loans and financing - foreign currency (87,114) (168,409) (100,456) (252,460)
Loans and financing - Brazilian currency (185,738) (49,298) (205,476) (55,230)
With subsidiaries (176,244) (272,989) (60,043)   
Other financial expenses (141,677) (216,215) (165,384) (296,534)




  (590,773) (706,911) (531,359) (604,224)




             
Financial income:
With subsidiaries 21,807  11,558  (981)   
Yield on financial applications net of provision for losses (114,879) 1,005,792  (98,716) 1,065,150 
Exchange Swap (923,433) 1,094,336  (793,622) 1,094,336 
Exchange Variation Amortization(CVM 404/01)    (270,167)    (270,167)
Other income 18,309  (90,696) 37,960  (81,173)




  (998,196) 1,750,823  (855,359) 1,808,146 




Net financial income (1,588,969) 1,043,912  (1,386,718) 1,203,922 




             
Monetary Variation
- Assets 8,000  4,663  5,256  1,832 
- Liabilities (38,723) (20,755) (42,125) (56,865)




  (30,723) (16,092) (36,869) (55,033)




Exchange Variation
- Assets (232,063) 256,964  (154,586) 1,251,784 
- Liabilities 1,412,116  (4,082,262) 1,020,873  (4,256,296)
- Amortization of deferred foreign exchange variation (99,622) (286,972) (101,624) (288,973)




  1,080,431  (4,112,270) 764,663  (3,293,485)




Net monetary and exchange variations 1,049,708  (4,128,362) 727,794  (3,348,518)




23 . NON-OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES)

On September 30, 2003, the parent company’s non-operating result, amounted to R$18,686 (R$11,615 in 2002), and the consolidated of R$16,136 (R$10,492 in 2002). The most expressive item included in these results is the setting up of a provision for probable loss on investment, mainly related to the write–off of advance for future capital increase of CFN.

24 . VALUE-ADDED (PARENT COMPANY)

R$ Million

  09/30/2003 09/30/2002


Revenue
Sales of goods, products and services 5,253  3,662 
Allowance for doubtful accounts (2)
Non-operating income (22) (12)


  5,235  3,648 


Input purchased from third parties
Raw material used up (1,108) (707)
Cost of products and services (678) (486)
Materials, energy, third-party services and others (230) (290)


  (2,016) (1,483)


Gross value-added 3,219  2,165 


Retention
Depreciation, amortization and depletion (456) (383)


Net produced value-added 2,763  1,782 


Value-added transferred
Income from equity stakes (5) 880 
Financial income / Exchange Variation (1,222) 2,013 


  (1,227) 2,893 


Total value-added to distribute 1,536  4,675 


       

VALUE-ADDED DESTINATION
Staff and charges 320  317 
Taxes, charges and contributions 1,197  (9)
Interest of capital stock (714) 4,944 
Dividends / Interest of capital stock
Retained earnings/(loss) of the period 733  (577)

25. EBITDA

The Company’s EBITDA (gross profit minus selling, general and administrative expenses, plus depreciation and depletion) is as follows:

R$ millions

Parent Company Consolidated


  09/30/2003 09/30/2002 09/30/2003 09/30/2002




Net income 4,499  3,114  4,956  3,465 
Cost of products sold (2,467) (1,766) (2,622) (1,952)




Gross Profit 2,032  1,348  2,334  1,513 
Operating expenses (sales, general and administrative) (330) (365) (550) (573)
Depreciation (Cost of Products sold and operating expenses) 456  383  486  399 




EBITDA 2,158  1,366  2,270  1,339 




EBITDA-MARGIN % 48.0% 43.9% 45.8% 38.7%




26. EMPLOYEES’ PENSION FUND

(a) Private Pension Administration

The Company is the principal sponsor of the CSN Employees’ Pension Fund ("CBS"), a private non-profit pension fund established in July 1960, the principal objective of which is to pay benefits complementing those of the official social security. CBS congregates CSN employees, of CSN related companies and entity itself, provided they sign the assent agreement.

(b) Characteristics of the Plans

CBS has three benefit plans:

35% of Average Salary Plan

It is a defined benefit plan, which began on 02/01/1966, with the objective of paying retirements (related to length of service, special, invalidity or old-age) on a life long basis, equivalent to 35% of the participant’s salaries for the 12 last salaries. The plan also guarantees the payment of sickness assistance to the licensed by the Official Pension Plan (Previdência Oficial). It also guarantees the payment of funeral grant and pension. The participants (active and retired) and the sponsors make 13 contributions per year, being the same number of benefits paid per year. This plan is in process of extinction, becoming inactive on 10/31/1977, when the new benefit plan began.

Supplementary Average Salary Plan

It is a defined benefit plan, which began on 11/01/1977. The purpose of this plan is to complement the difference between the 12 last average salaries and the Official Pension Plan (Previdência Oficial) benefit, to the retired, and also on a life long basis. As with the 35% Average Salary Plan, there is sickness assistance, funeral grant and pension coverage. Thirteen contributions and payment of benefits are made per year. It became inactive since 12/26/1995, because of the combined supplementary benefits plan creation.

Combined Supplementary Benefits Plan

This plan began in 12/27/1995. It is a mixed plan, being a defined contribution, related to the retirement and a defined benefit, in relation to other benefits (pension, invalidity and sickness benefit). In this plan, the retirement benefit is calculated based on the sponsor and participants contributions, totaling 13 per year. Upon retirement of the participant, the plan becomes a defined benefit plan and 13 benefits are paid per year.

As of September 30, 2003 and June 30, 2003, the plans are presented as follow:

  09/30/2003 06/30/2003


Members: 19,043  19,239 
In activity 7,557  7,689 
Retired employees 11,486  11,550 
 
Distribution of members by benefit plan:
 
35% of Average Salary Plan 6,108  6,171 
Active 42  44 
Retired employees 6,066  6,127 
 
Supplementary Average Salary Plan 5,595  5,698 
Active 453  548 
Retired employees 5,142  5,150 
 
Combined Supplementary Benefits Plan 7,340  7,370 
Active 7,062  7,097 
Retired employees 278  273 
 
Linked beneficiaries: 5,414  5,329 
35% of average salary plan 4,256  4,193 
Supplementary average salary plan 1,120  1,106 
Combined supplementary benefits plan 38  30 
 


Total of Members / Beneficiaries: 24,457  24,568 


(c) Insufficiency of Reserve Equalization

On January 25, 1996, the Supplementary Social Security Secretariat – SPC (Secretaria de Previdencia Complementar), through letter no. 55 SPC/CGOF/COJ approved a proposal to equalize the insufficiency of reserves based on value determined on September 30, 1995, monetarily update to December 31, 1995.

Through letter no. 1555/SPC/GAB/COA, of August 22, 2002, confirmed by letter no. 1598/SPC/GAB/COA of August 28, 2002 new proposal was approved for refinancing of reserves to amortize, the sponsors’ responsibility in the amount of R$725,820, in 240 monthly and successive installments being the 1st to 12 th installments due in the amount of R$958 and from 13th on R$3,133, monetarily indexed (INPC + 6% p.y.), starting June 28, 2002. The contract also foresees the installments anticipation in case of cash necessity in defined benefit plan and the transfer of occasioned deficits/superavits for which the sponsors are responsible to the updated debtor balance, so as to preserve the plans’ balance without exceeding the maximum period of amortization.

(d) Actuarial Liabilities

As provided by CVM Deliberation No. 371, of December 13, 2000, approving the NPC 26 of IBRACON – “Employee’s Benefit Accounting” that established new calculation and disclosure accounting practices, the management of the Company, with its external actuaries, determined the effects of this new practice.

Actuarial Liability Recognition

The Administration decided to recognize the actuarial liability adjustment in the results for the period of five years, as from January 1, 2002, being appropriated to the third quarter of 2003 the amount of R$51,287, in accordance with paragraphs 83 and 84 of NPC 26 of IBRACON and CVM Deliberation No. 371/2000, which, added to related contribution private pension fund outlay, totaled R$84,921.

The amortizing contribution is related to the part of the participants in the determination of to settle the reserve insufficiency, was deduced by the present value of the total actuarial obligations of the respective plans. Some participants are challenging in court this amortizing contribution; but the Company based on its legal and actuarial advisors, understands that the amortizing contribution was approved by Supplementary Social Security Secretariat “Secretaria da Previdência Complementar - SPC”, and as such the contribution is due by those participants.

In the case of the Millennium Plan (Combined Supplementary Benefit Plan) of defined contribution, where there is a net actuarial asset, and in which the sponsor contributions are the same as the participants’ contribution, our actuarial advisors understand that 50% of the net actuarial asset could be used for reduction of the sponsor’s contribution. Thus, the sponsor chose to recognize 50% of this asset on its books in the amount of R$2,910 in 2003.

Main actuarial assumptions adopted in the actuarial liability calculation

Methodology Used Unit Methods of Projects Credits


Rate for discount of actuarial obligation 13.4% p.y (8% real and 5% inflation)
Rate of expected yield on plan assets 13.4% p.y (8% real and 5% inflation)
Index for estimated salary increase INPC + 1% (6.05%)
Index for the increase in estimated benefits INPC + 0% (5.00%)
Long term estimate rate of inflation INPC + 0% (5.00%)
Biometrical mortality table UP84 with 3-year aggravation and segregated by sex
Biometrical invalidity table Mercer Table for entering invalidity
Rate of expected rotation 1% p.y
Probability of entering retirement The first time the participant qualifies for a benefit

CSN do not have obligations on other after-employees benefit.

27. BUSINESS INTERNATIONALIZATION

In accordance with CSN’s international business development strategy, CSN have been acquiring assets in North America and Europe.

a) North America

CSN LLC: CSN Indirect associated company, through CSN subsidiary Panama S.A., which holds shares of Tangua Incorporated (according to note 28b) that through CSN Partner and CSN Holding owns 100% of CSN LLC shares.

CSN LLC was formed in 2001 with assets and liabilities of the wound up company Heartland Steel Inc., located in Terre Haute, state of Indiana and is a complex comprising cold rolling, hot coil seraping line and galvanization line.

b) Europe

Lusosider: Indirect associated company through the subsidiary CSN Steel S.A., which holds 50% of Lusosider Projectos Siderurgicos S.A., company that holds 100% of Lusosider Aços Planos

Lusosider Aços Planos was formed in 1996, providing continuity to Siderurgica Nacional – Empresa de Produtos Planos S.A., privatized by the Portuguese government in that year. The company is located in Seixal, Portugal, and is composed of a galvanization line and tin plates.

28.SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

a)Offering :

In October, 2003 the company through its subsidiary Island VII Corp. issued notes in the amount of U$75 million. The transaction maturing in 5 years has coupon of 10.75% p.a.and the funds raised in this transaction will be used as working capital increasing the liquidity of the company

b) Tangua and CSN LLC

On October 13, 2003 CSN through its subsidiary CSN Panama S.A. increased the capital of Tangua Incorporated, by capitalizing accounts receivables aggregating US$ 175 million, becoming the holder of 100% of the shares. Tangua’s Incorporated through its controlled companies CSN LLC Holding and CSN LLC Partner, is the holder of all shares of CSN LLC, as approved on October 6, 2003 by the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. regulatory agency.

c) Commercial Papers

In October, 2003, the company through its subsidiary CSN Overseas, completed the financial operations of US Commercial Papers, started in 2001, in the amount of US$ 20 and US$ 60 millions. These operations had a cost of approximately 4.35% and 2% p.a. respectively.

d) Debentures

In October 21, 2003, the company’s Administration Council approved the issuance Os debentures and their placement in the internal market in the amount of R$400 million at a date to be defined, comprising 40 thousand debentures with a unit nominal value of R$ 10 thousand. The debentures (one series only, nominative and non-convertible), mature in 3 years.

29. EXPLANATION ADDED FOR TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the basis of accounting practices laid down by the Corporate Law in Brazil.

Certain accounting practices applied by the Company and its subsidiaries that conform to those accounting practices in Brazil may not conform to generally accept accounting principles in other countries.

Highlights


Parent Company Consolidated

3Q 2Q YTD 3Q 2Q YTD

2003 2002 2003 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2003 2002

Crude Steel Production (000 tons) 1,360  1,276  1,336  3,968  3,789  1,360  1,276  1,336  3,968  3,789 
Sales Volume (000 tons) 1,272  1,151  1,189  3,544  3,547  1,320  1,221  1,122  3,533  3,665 
     Domestic Market 627  700  837  2,195  2,461  654  758  753  2,137  2,544 
     Export Market 645  451  352  1,349  1,086  666  463  368  1,396  1,122 
Steel Production 1,152  961  1,234  1,196  829  1,266  993  1,337  1,314  871 
Net Revenue (R$/t)
Financial Data (R$ millions)
     Net Revenue 1,555  1,174  1,551  4,499  3,114  1,782  1,320  1,588  4,956  3,465 
     Gross Profit 644  585  695  2,032  1,348  768  674  744  2,334  1,513 
     EBITDA1 702  579  739  2,158  1,367  747  526  735  2,270  1,339 
     Net Income (Loss) 192  (170) 135  733  (577) 203  (167) 116  716  (574)


  Sep/03 Jun/03 Mar/03

Consolidated Net Debt    R$ MM 5,483  5,328  4,586 

Production and Production Costs

In 3Q03, crude steel output reached 1,360 thousand tons while rolled finished product volume stood at 1,243 thousand tons (production measured at the continuous caster for crude steel and at the hot strip mill for rolled finished product - volume differs slightly from inventory deposits due to normal process losses), 7% and 8% increases, respectively, compared to the same period last year. This elevation in the production is still reflex of reforms in the AF#3 and LTQ#2, accomplished at the end of 2001

CSN is already operating at an annual pace of approximately 5.8 million tons of molten steel.

Production costs (per unit and total) were higher in 3Q03, mainly due to the following factors: 1) raw material – consumption of 42.7 thousand tons of hot rolled coils purchased to leverage sales volume; greater consumption and price of purchased coke; and in a lower amount, the increase of scrap consumption and price; 2) general production costs – tariff´s readjustments and higher prices for products and services purchased. In addition, the Steelworks and the Thermoelectric Power Plant asset revaluations in April 2003 and December 2002, respectively, caused depreciation costs to rise R$50 million.

In the 3Q03 and in the nine months, higher costs were also due to the impact of higher average foreign exchange rate on imported or US Dollar-linked raw materials.

Sales

Sales volume of finished and slabs products reached 1.3 million tons in the quarter, a 6% increase compared to the same period last year. In the first nine months, 3.5 millions tons were sold, a 4% decline.

Sales in the domestic market declined 14% and represented 50% of 3Q03 sales, against 63% in the prior year period. In the nine months, domestic sales represented 61% of total sales, compared to 69% in the same period of 2002.

The decrease in domestic market sales as a percentage of total sales in the period is a consequence of the lower level of Brazilian economic activity as well as the lower prices from competitors, mainly affecting the distribution and construction segments. On the other hand, exports rose 44% in 3Q03, mainly from sales to Asia, where demand has significantly increased and accounted for nearly 40% of non-coated product exports.In the nine months, export sales increased 24%. Asia represented almost 60% of exports, whereas a decrease occurred in the Mexican and North-American markets. CSN discontinued slab sales to Mexico, and sales to the US market dropped 84% due to barriers imposed by the “Section 201” safeguard measures,pursuant to which quotas or tariffs were imposed on steel imports, and better prices in the Asian continent.

Higher value-added galvanized steel and tin mill products represented 38% of total volume sold, compared to 35% registered in 3Q02.

Operating Results

Consolidated net revenue grew 35% compared to the same period last year, totaling R$1,782 million in 3Q03. This result is mainly a reflection of higher export volume, as well as higher prices implemented since the second half of 2002 and, to a lesser extent, improvement in the product mix. This improvement was partly offset by a less favorable market mix, since exports were higher than domestic sales during a period of stronger local currency.

In the nine months, due to the same reasons, net revenue growth was 43% higher. Domestic sales as a percentage of total net revenues was 66%, against 73% in 2002.

The cost of goods sold (COGS) totaled R$1,014 million in 3Q03, a 57% increase in relation to 3Q02. As previously described in ‘Production and Production Costs’, this hike was also impacted by the consumption of hot rolled coils, greater consumption of purchased coke and scrap and the asset revaluation.

In the first nine months of 2003, COGS rose 34% compared to the same period in 2002, for essentially the same reasons. Additionally, costs were impacted by a higher average foreign exchange rate on imported or US Dollar-linked raw materials.

Gross margin fell by 8 percentage points in the quarter from 51% in 3Q02 to 43% in 3Q03. This reduction was mainly caused by the increase in COGS and by the deterioration in market mix in this quarter..

For the nine months, gross margin rose from 44% to 47%, a 3 percentage points improvement, reflecting the year-to-year increase in net revenues.

In 3Q03, selling, general and administrative expenses excluding depreciation were R$202 million, a decline of 25%. This drop is mainly a consequence of the provision in 3Q02 of an allowance related to sales of electricity in the Wholesale Energy Market (MAE). In the nine months, these expenses fell 4% to R$523 million, reflecting the provision mentioned above and lower administrative expenses as a result of the change in allocation of some expenses, amounting to R$32 million, from administrative expenses to production costs, which were partially offset by R$91 million of higher freight expenses due to the higher export volume.

In the third quarter, EBITDA grew 42% to R$747 million in 3Q03 compared to 3Q02. This growth is mainly explained by the rise in average prices and higher volume sold. EBITDA margin (EBITDA divided by net revenue) rose from 40% to 42%. In the nine months, EBITDA reached R$2,270 million, 70% higher than the R$1,339 million registered in the same period of 2002 and almost at the same level of the full year 2002 of R$2,276 million. EBITDA margin was 46%, or 7 percentage points higher than 2002’s 39% margin.

In 3Q03, the Company booked a net other operating expense of R$22 million, compared to the R$9 million booked in 3Q02, due to lower provisions for contingencies in that quarter. In the nine months, expenses declined from R$96 million to R$28 million, partially due to the reversal in the first quarter of 2003 of a provision related to Itasa’s liabilities with MAE.

Financial results (comprised of financial income and expense as well as net foreign exchange gains and losses excluding amortization of the deferred of foreign exchange variation losses) in 3Q03 were a net expense of R$242 million. The low nominal cost of gross debt denominated in US Dollars, along with the net exchange variation effect and the result obtained with hedging instruments, resulted in consolidated net debt cost in Reais of around 15% per annum in the 3Q03, or 64% of the CDI (Brazilian Interbank Deposit Rate) –annualized. This percentage is in line with the Company’s expectation of around 60% of the CDI. In the nine months, an expense of R$557 million was recorded. Net debt cost was 11% per annum, or 45% of CDI, thus below the annual expectations of the Company.

Deferred Foreign Exchange Losses: Regarding the foreign exchange deferral in 2001, the Company amortized R$102 million in the nine months, compared to R$559 million in the same periods of the past year. During the 4Q03 an additional R$30 million will be amortized. In 2004, the remaining balance of R$103 million will be amortized.

Equity interest in the results of affiliates amounted to a positive R$24 million in 3Q03 versus a negative R$4 million in 3Q02. This result is due to the positive result from MRS in the period. For the same reason, in the nine months, the equity in results totaled R$35 million.

CSN registered an income and social contribution tax expense of R$70 million in the 3Q03 and a credit of R$432 million in 3Q02. Year to date figures in 2003 were an expense of R$396 million, compared to a credit of R$ 754 million last year. For both periods, the variation is a consequence of the higher operating results in 2003 and the strong foreign exchange devaluation in 2002.

Consolidated net income in 3Q03 was R$203 million against a loss of R$ 167 million in 3Q02 and a loss of R$ 116 million in the previous quarter. In 2003, net income totaled R$ 716 million, compared to a loss of R$574 million in the same period of last year.

Consolidated Net Debt

As of September 30, 2003, the Company’s net debt amounted to R$5,483 million, a R$155 million increase in relation to June 30, 2003. Gross debt rose approximately R$1 billion in the quarter mainly due to new funding such as the securitization of receivables in July and August.

Consolidated cash balance totaled R$2,307 million, an increase driven by new funding, by the EBITDA of R$747 million and by the inflow of R$142 million from MAE. This growth was partially offset by capital expenditures (including the retirement of debt owed by the parent of CSN, LLC, thus permitting the acquisition of CSN LLC in the fourth quarter) and working capital needs.

There was a significant improvement in the debt profile with short-term debt currently comprising 38% of total debt, compared to 48% in the previous quarter. The main portions of short-term debt are trade related facilities (42%), Notes issued in the beginning of 2003 (20%) and others. Net Indebtedness is currently at 1.8x annualized EBITDA. The Company expects to reduce this ratio to 1.5x/1.6x by the end of 2003.

Capital Expenditures

In the nine months, capital expenditures in the parent company reached R$233 million and were invested mainly in 3Q03 in the galvanization, galvalume and pre-painted unit of CSN Paraná. Additionally, investments in projects related to the maintenance of operating and technological excellence at the Presidente Vargas Mill (UPV) were made. There was also the incorporation of CISA’s plant that increased R$514 million in the parent company PP&E.

SALES VOLUME
Consolidated - thousand of tons


  3Q03  2Q03  3Q02  2002  2003 

DOMESTIC MARKET 654  753  758  2,544  2,137 

Hot rolled 214  282  253  964  741 
Cold rolled 152  155  166  584  487 
Galvanized 122  143  166  480  394 
Tim mill products 152  157  162  481  471 
Slabs 13  18  11  34  44 

EXPORT MARKET 666  368  463  1,122  1,396 

Hot rolled 278  158  155  280  534 
Cold rolled 51  25  29  78  98 
Galvanized 107  16  83  93  181 
Tim mill products 120  112  99  245  297 
Slabs 109  58  97  425  287 

TOTAL 1,320  1,122  1,221  3,665  3,533 

Hot rolled 492  440  408  1,244  1,275 
Cold rolled 203  179  195  662  585 
Galvanized 229  158  249  573  575 
Tim mill products 272  268  261  726  768 
Slabs 123  75  108  459  330 

SALES VOLUME
Parent Company - thousands of tons


  3Q03  2Q03  3Q02  2002  2003 

DOMESTIC MARKET 627  837  700  2,461  2,195 

Hot rolled 203  306  244  936  756 
Cold rolled 153  188  180  601  522 
Galvanized 118  162  109  411  408 
Tim mill products 139  164  156  479  467 
Slabs 13  17  11  34  43 

EXPORT MARKET 645  352  451  1,086  1,349 

Hot rolled 297  158  155  278  552 
Cold rolled 43  29  46  73 
Galvanized 84  21  74  92  156 
Tim mill products 111  112  96  245  287 
Slabs 109  52  97  425  281 

TOTAL 1,272  1,189  1,151  3,547  3,544 

Hot rolled 500  464  399  1,214  1,308 
Cold rolled 197  197  209  646  595 
Galvanized 202  183  183  503  564 
Tim mill products 251  276  252  725  754 
Slabs 123  69  108  459  324 

NET SALES PER UNIT
Consolidated - In R$/ton


  3Q03  2Q03  3Q02  2002  2003 

TOTAL 1,266  1,337  993  871  1,314 

Hot rolled 959  1,029  750  663  1,001 
Cold rolled 1,309  1,323  881  838  1,302 
Galvanized 1,564  1,676  1,246  1,192  1,631 
Tim mill products 1,790  1,828  1,350  1,250  1,840 
Slabs 710  715  774  475  768 

NET SALES PER UNIT
Parent Company - In R$/ton


  3Q03  2Q03  3Q02  2002  2003 

TOTAL 1,152  1,234  961  832  1,196 

Hot rolled 875  958  717  636  914 
Cold rolled 1,161  1,127  871  786  1,147 
Galvanized 1,468  1,594  1,242  1,156  1,528 
Tim mill products 1,702  1,698  1,346  1,211  1,700 
Slabs 619  583  666  435  672 

CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (FIXED AND DEFERRED)
Parent Company - in millions of


  3Q03  2Q03  3Q02  2002  2003 

Tecnological improvements 13  20  39  24 
Environmental 15  41  21 
CSN Parana 40  27  71 
Deferred 16  20  10  29  39 
Other* 75  77  122  78 

TOTAL 148  63  122  231  233 

*general maintenance, spare parts, logistics, information technology, etc.

(Translation of the report originally issued in Portuguese.
See Note 29 to the financial statements)

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATE LAW 
CVM - BRAZILIAN SECURITIES COMMISSION
QUARTERLY INFORMATION - ITR
COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRY & OTHER TYPES OF COMPANY DATE - 09/30/2003 

01.01 - IDENTIFICATION

1 - CVM CODE
00403-0
2 - NAME OF COMPANY
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
3 - TAX PAYER
33.042.730/0001-04

06.01 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - ASSETS (IN THOUSANDS OF BRAZILIAN REAIS)

1 - CODE 2 - DESCRIPTION 3 -09/30/2003 4 -06/30/2003
1 TOTAL ASSETS 20,507,226  19,148,994 
1.01 CURRENT ASSETS 4,997,798  4,197,045 
1.01.01 CASH AND BANKS 185,542  63,387 
1.01.01.01 BANKS 185,542  63,387 
1.01.02 CREDITS 1,347,722  1,418,153 
1.01.02.01 TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - DOMESTIC MARKET 870,935  1,166,288 
1.01.02.02 TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - EXPORT MARKET 571,939  346,259 
1.01.02.03 ALLOWANCE FOR DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS (95,152) (94,394)
1.01.03 INVENTORIES 891,237  824,587 
1.01.03.01 FINISHED PRODUCTS 222,349  222,322 
1.01.03.02 PRODUCTS IN PROCESS 126,921  146,865 
1.01.03.03 RAW MATERIAL 299,629  233,505 
1.01.03.04 SPARE PARTS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES 216,090  202,394 
1.01.03.05 IMPORTS IN TRANSIT 3,925  1,528 
1.01.03.06 MATERIALS IN TRANSIT 22,323  17,973 
1.01.04 OTHER 2,573,297  1,890,918 
1.01.04.01 MARKETABLE SECURITIES 1,990,010  1,282,054 
1.01.04.02 WITHHOLDING INCOME TAX AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION TO OFFSET 117,658  115,559 
1.01.04.03 DEFERRED INCOME TAX 128,719  148,749 
1.01.04.04 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION 18,970  25,994 
1.01.04.06 OTHER 317,940  318,562 
1.02 LONG-TERM ASSETS 2,069,878  1,472,297 
1.02.01 CREDITS 56,773  56,164 
1.02.01.01 COMPULSORY LOANS - ELETROBRÁS 56,773  56,164 
1.02.02 CREDITS WITH RELATED PARTIES
1.02.02.01 AFFILIATES
1.02.02.02 SUBSIDIARIES
1.02.02.03 OTHER RELATED PARTIES
1.02.03 OTHER 2,013,105  1,416,133 
1.02.03.01 DEFERRED INCOME TAX 292,440  273,156 
1.02.03.02 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION 76,111  71,423 
1.02.03.03 JUDICIAL DEPOSITS 490,588  469,675 
1.02.03.04 SECURITIES RECEIVABLE 563,252  52,085 
1.02.03.05 RECOVERABLE PIS / PASEP 53,781  52,349 
1.02.03.06 PREPAID EXPENSES 69,138  47,703 
1.02.03.07 INVESTMENT AVAILABLE FOR SALE 245,956  251,238 
1.02.03.08 MARKETABLE SECURITIES 131,621  103,199 
1.02.03.09 OTHER 90,218  95,305 
1.03 PERMANENT ASSETS 13,439,550  13,479,652 
1.03.01 INVESTMENTS 97,790  74,390 
1.03.01.01 IN AFFILIATES
1.03.01.02 IN SUBSIDIARIES 97,790  74,390 
1.03.01.03 OTHER INVESTMENTS
1.03.02 PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT 12,927,806  12,963,668 
1.03.02.01 IN NET OPERATION 12,145,863  12,291,604 
1.03.02.02 CONSTRUCTION 655,469  548,958 
1.03.02.03 LANDS 126,474  123,106 
1.03.03 DEFERRED CHARGES 413,954  441,594 

06.02 - CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET - LIABILITIES (IN THOUSANDS OF BRAZILIAN REAIS)

1 - CODE 2 - DESCRIPTION 3 -09/30/2003 4 -06/30/2003
2 TOTAL LIABILITIES 20,507,226  19,148,994 
2.01 CURRENT LIABILITIES 4,412,376  4,506,081 
2.01.01 LOANS AND FINANCING 2,920,163  3,190,034 
2.01.02 DEBENTURES 40,266  68,287 
2.01.03 SUPPLIERS 586,148  679,754 
2.01.04 TAXES AND CONTRIBUTIONS 680,400  424,376 
2.01.04.01 SALARIES AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS 120,086  108,588 
2.01.04.02 TAXES PAYABLE 341,355  220,738 
2.01.04.03 DEFERRED INCOME TAX 160,999  69,890 
2.01.04.04 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION 57,960  25,160 
2.01.05 DIVIDENDS PAYABLE 313  328 
2.01.05.01 DELIBERATED INTEREST ON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
2.01.05.02 PROPOSED DIVIDENDS AND INTEREST ON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 313  328 
2.01.06 PROVISIONS 8,183  9,358 
2.01.06.01 LABOR, CIVIL AND FISCAL 8,183  9,358 
2.01.07 DEBT WITH RELATED PARTIES
2.01.08 OTHER 176,903  133,944 
2.01.08.01 DERIVATIVES -PAYBLE ACCOUNTS
2.01.08.02 OTHER 176,903  133,944 
2.02 LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 8,295,419  7,047,814 
2.02.01 LOANS AND FINANCING 4,162,833  2,851,642 
2.02.01.01 LOANS AND FINANCING 4,162,833  2,851,642 
2.02.02 DEBENTURES 666,550  666,550 
2.02.03 PROVISIONS 2,996,129  3,105,514 
2.02.03.01 LABOR, CIVIL AND FISCAL 156,403  146,264 
2.02.03.02 FOR INCOME TAX IN JUDGE 59,441  59,441 
2.02.03.03 FOR SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION IN JUDGE 44,181  31,479 
2.02.03.04 OTHER TAX IN JUDGE 237,459  240,305 
2.02.03.05 DEFERRED INCOME TAX 1,837,239  1,932,371 
2.02.03.06 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION 661,406  695,654 
2.02.04 DEBT WITH AFFILIATES
2.02.05 OTHER 469,907  424,108 
2.02.05.01 PROVISION FOR INVESTMENT DEVALUATION
2.02.05.02 OTHER II 469,907  424,108 
2.03 DEFERRED INCOME
2.04 MINORITY INTEREST
2.05 STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY 7,799,431  7,595,099 
2.05.01 PAID-IN CAPITAL 1,680,947  1,680,947 
2.05.01.01 COMMON STOCKS
2.05.02 CAPITAL RESERVES 10,485  10,485 
2.05.03 REVALUATION RESERVES 5,067,206  5,128,243 
2.05.03.01 OWN ASSETS 5,067,206  5,128,243 
2.05.03.02 SUBSIDIARIES/AFFILIATES
2.05.04 REVENUE RESERVES 196,449  196,449 
2.05.04.01 LEGAL 196,449  196,449 
2.05.04.02 STATUTORY
2.05.04.03 FOR CONTINGENCIES
2.05.04.04 UNREALIZED INCOME
2.05.04.05 PROFIT RETENTIONS
2.05.04.06 SPECIAL FOR NON-DISTRIBUTED DIVIDENDS
2.05.04.07 OTHER PROFIT RESERVES
2.05.04.07.01 FOR INVESTMENTS
2.05.05 RETAINED EARNINGS (LOSSES) 844,344  578,975 

07.01 - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (IN THOUSANDS OF BRAZILIAN REAIS)

1 - CODE 2 - DESCRIPTION 3 - 07/01/2003
TO 09/30/2003
4 - 01/01/2003
TO 09/30/2003
5 - 07/01/2002
TO 09/30/2002
6 - 01/01/2002
TO 09/30/2002
3.01 GROSS REVENUE FROM SALES AND SERVICES 2,066,634  5,898,369  1,539,745  4,131,978 
3.02 DEDUCTIONS FROM GROSS REVENUE (284,460) (942,586) (219,361) (667,085)
3.03 NET REVENUE FROM SALES AND SERVICES 1,782,174  4,955,783  1,320,384  3,464,893 
3.04 COST OF GOODS AND SERVICES SOLD (1,013,827) (2,622,272) (646,148) (1,951,500)
3.05 GROSS PROFIT 768,347  2,333,511  674,236  1,513,393 
3.06 OPERATING INCOME (EXPENSES) (485,364) (1,201,695) (1,268,338) (2,831,384)
3.06.01 SELLING (150,376) (354,067) (190,754) (334,264)
3.06.02 GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE (61,226) (195,558) (89,261) (239,112)
3.06.03 FINANCIAL (275,100) (658,924) (975,151) (2,144,596)
3.06.03.01 FINANCIAL INCOME (78,978) (127,565) 1,264,481  1,808,146 
3.06.03.01.01 EXCHANGE VARIATION AMORTIZATION (132,709) 727,794 
3.06.03.01.02 OTHER 53,731  (855,359) 1,264,481  1,808,146 
3.06.03.02 FINANCIAL EXPENSES (196,122) (531,359) (2,239,632) (3,952,742)
3.06.03.02.01 FINANCIAL EXPENSES (196,122) (531,359) (271,939) (604,224)
3.06.03.02.02 FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND MONETARY LOSS, NET (1,967,693) (3,348,518)
3.06.04 OTHER OPERATING INCOME 15,805  37,683  23,486  28,785 
3.06.05 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (38,151) (65,413) (32,935) (125,149)
3.06.05.01 FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND MONETARY LOSS, NET
3.06.05.02 AMORTIZATION OF SPECIAL EXCHANGE VARIATION
3.06.05.03 OTHER (38,151) (65,413) (32,935) (125,149)
3.06.06 EQUITY IN RESULTS OF SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES 23,684  34,584  (3,723) (17,048)
3.07 OPERATING INCOME/LOSS 282,983  1,131,816  (594,102) (1,317,991)
3.08 NON-OPERATING LOSS (9,992) (19,797) (4,646) (10,492)
3.08.01 INCOME 294  1,653  405  2,048 
3.08.02 EXPENSES (10,286) (21,450) (5,051) (12,540)
3.09 INCOME BEFORE TAXES AND PARTICIPATIONS / CONTRIBUTIONS 272,991  1,112,019  (598,748) (1,328,483)
3.10 PROVISION FOR INCOME TAX AND SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION (42,421) (60,271) 8,987  22,483 
3.11 DEFERRED INCOME TAX (27,527) (335,763) 423,123  731,637 
3.11.01 DEFERRED INCOME TAX (18,699) (242,420) 305,785  540,810 
3.11.02 DEFERRED SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION (8,828) (93,343) 117,338  190,827 
3.12 STATUTORY PARTICIPATIONS / CONTRIBUTIONS
3.12.01 PARTICIPATIONS
3.12.02 CONTRIBUTIONS
3.13 REVERSAL OF INTEREST ON STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
3.15 NET INCOME (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 203,043  715,985  (166,638) (574,363)
  OUTSTANDING SHARES (THOUSANDS) 71,729,261  71,729,261  71,729,261  71,729,261 
  EARNINGS PER SHARE (R$) 0.00283  0.00998       
  LOSS PER SHARE (R$)       (0.00232) (0.00801)


15.01 - PROJECTS OF INVESTMENT

OPERATIONAL INVESTMENTS

The accumulated expenditure for the main projects of investments underway
in the third quarter of 2003 were as follows:
  In thousands of reais
   
Change of Steel Pans Casing 3,406 
Reform of blast furnace #3 1,646 
Sewer System 1,212 
Replacement of Convertor's Frame - B 1,020 
Change of DLCs of the LEEs # 5 e 6 976 
Studies and Projects 737 
Emissions of Particles for Clerestory 735 
Improvement on Hot Band Mill #2 705 
Improvement to coke battery #1, #4 and #5 699 
Rendering the Cutting Machines Adequate 562 
Organic Steam Collecting System 488 
Automation of Steel Production Installations 461 
Reform of Sinter # 2 421 
Replacement of Reducers and Laminated Games 372 
Thermo-electric Station 351 
Reform of reheating 1 and 2 of blast furnace #2 321 

Repair of Cokeworks Furnaces 161/166 262 
Installation of BQ Cutting Line 251 
Reform of Regenerator # 3 of Blast Furnace # 3 155 
Undusting of SM Thick Shell Cutting 147 
Modernization of Continuous Scraping Lines # 3 and 4 54 
Control of Starting of Sinter # 2 Exhaustion Engines 31 

Total 15,012 


16.01 - OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE COMPANY CONSIDERS RELEVANT

  Parent Company Consolidated
 

  2003 2002 2003 2002
 



SOURCES OF FUNDS
Funds provided by operations
Net income (loss) for the period 732,863 (576,765) 715,985 (574,363)
Expenses (income) not affecting working capital
- Monetary and foreign exchange variation and long term accrued charges (net) (925,979) 2,573,441 (366,316) 956,507
- Equity pick up 5,316 (879,632) (34,584) 17,048
- Write-offs of permanent assets 6,699 2,001 7,443 3,262
- Depreciation/depletion/amortization 456,270 383,105 485,733 399,003
- Amortization of deferred foreign exchange Variation 99,622 557,139 101,624 559,140
- Gain / loss with loans and financings       261,226
- Deferred income tax and social contribution 137,532 (417,191) 142,025 (414,846)
- Reversion of income tax and social contribution (114,759)   (114,759)  
- CPMF Provision 54,699   54,699  
- Provision for contingent liabilities PIS / COFINS 25,669 126,849 25,669 126,849
- Other (33,444) 42,904 (476) 54,065
 



  444,488 1,811,851 1,017,043 1,387,891
 
Funds provided by third parties
Loans and financing resources 2,444,795 807,938 2,206,277 430,583
Debentures Issue   667,718   667,718
Subsidiaries Proposed Dividend 124,875 2,016    
Decrease in other assets 70,349 909,358 28,945 31,625
Increase in other liabilities 156,532 104,981 147,451 146,528
Other 2,884 (24,107) 1,478 (19,269)
 



  2,799,435 2,467,904 2,384,151 1,257,185
 



  3,243,923 4,279,755 3,401,194 2,645,076
 



 
USES OF FUNDS
Funds used in permanent assets
Investments 74,675 824,255 (66,250) 7,914
Property, plant and equipment 666,104 201,901 337,898 453,316
Deferred assets 81,066 28,896 56,101 39,763
 



  821,845 1,055,052 327,749 500,993
 
Others
Interest on stockholders’ equity/dividends 506,138 50,000 506,138 50,000
Transfer of loans and financing to short-term 827,944 303,475 662,512 847,469
Increases in noncurrent assets 1,323,929 149,912 623,563 (20,451)
Decrease in other long-term liabilities 148748 21,674 194,245 13,552
Income tax and social contribution   131,739   131,739
Others   1,459   1,459
 



  2,806,759 658,259 1,986,458 1,023,768
 



  3,628,604 1,713,311 2,314,207 1,524,761
 



INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET WORKING CAPITAL (384,681) 2,566,444 1,086,987 1,120,315
 



 
CHANGES IN NET WORKING CAPITAL
Current assets
- At end of period 5,014,341 5,444,332 4,997,798 6,024,293
- At beginning of period 4,257,340 2,339,564 4,227,070 2,851,555
 



  757,001 3,104,768 770,728 3,172,738
 



Current liabilities
- At end of period 4,585,096 4,159,479 4,412,376 5,784,788
- At beginning of period 3,443,414 3,621,155 4,728,635 3,732,365
 



  1,141,682 538,324 (316,259) 2,052,423
 



INCREASE (DECREASE) IN NET WORKING CAPITAL (384,681) 2,566,444 1,086,987 1,120,315
 




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16.01 - OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE COMPANY CONSIDERS RELEVANT

  Parent Company Consolidated
  2003 2002 2003 2002
 

Cash Flow from operating activities
Net income (loss) of the period 732,863 (576,765) 715,985 (574,363)
Adjustments to reconcile the net income for the year with the resources from operating activities:
-Amortization of special exchange variation 99,622 557,139 101,624 559,140
-Net monetary and exchange variation (1,224,496) 3,902,691 (841,941) 3,211,071
-Provision for loan and financing charges 471,162 520,624 355,552 376,102
-Depreciation / depletion / amortization 456,270 383,105 485,733 399,003
-Write-offs of permanent assets 6,699 2,001 7,443 3,262
-Equity pick up 5,316 (879,632) (34,584) 17,048
-Deferred income tax and social contribution 352,204 (705,309) 335,764 (731,656)
-Provision swap / forward 1,128,553   1,128,553
-Provision market to market (223,665) 182,961 (223,665) 182,961
-Other provisions 46,442 219,498 16,140 307,883
 



  1,850,970 3,606,313 2,046,604 3,750,451
 



 
(Increase) Decrease in assets:
-Accounts receivable – trade (483,067) (430,428) (436,664) (477,481)
-Inventories (231,481) 66,694 (316,988) 93,782
-Judicial deposits (46,086) (30,205) (52,218) (34,507)
-Credits with subsidiary and associated companies (1,040,308) 664,492 (1,330) 1,556
-Carryforward taxes (81,639) 51,921 (88,992) 120,315
-Others 160,652 16,831 (51,032) (31,792)
 



  (1,721,929) 339,305 (947,224) (328,127)
 



 
Increase (Decrease) in liabilities:
-Suppliers (59,841) 217,045 (37,323) 213,441
-Salaries and payroll charges 43,112 29,476 44,783 25,367
-Taxes 69,556 95 86,626 (60,937)
-Accounts payable - Subsidiary Company (769) (43,214)
-Option Hedge premium 186,187 (73,920) 188,108 (75,224)
-Other (40,844) 11,546 (84,431) 79,211
 



  197,401 141,028 197,763 181,858
 



 
 



Net resources from operating activities 326,442 4,086,646 1,297,143 3,604,182
 



 
Cash Flow from investing activities
 
Investments (74,675) (824,255) 66,250 (7,914)
Property, plant and equipment (679,414) (184,675) (344,664) (380,666)
Deferred assets (81,066) (28,896) (56,101) (39,763)
 
 



Net resources used on investing activities (835,155) (1,037,826) (334,515) (428,343)
 



Cash Flow from financing activities
 
Financial Funding:
-Loans and financing 3,694,407 1,364,208 3,515,120 1,362,417
-Debentures   667,718   667,718
 



  3,694,407 2,031,926 3,515,120 2,030,135
 



 
Payments:
-Financial institution      
-Principal (1,167,776) (2,478,579) (2,238,800) (2,500,782)
-Charges (450,073) (354,085) (450,073) (327,382)
-Interest on stockholders’ equity/dividends (799,671) (140,030) (799,671) (140,030)
 



  (2,417,520) (2,972,694) (3,488,544) (2,968,194)
 



 
 



Net resources from financing activities 1,276,887 (940,768) 26,576 (938,059)
 



 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents 768,174 2,108,052 989,204 2,237,780
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the period 850,278 378,684 1,186,347 660,438
 



Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period 1,618,452 2,486,736 2,175,551 2,898,218
 



 
Additional cash flow information
Monetary variation and interest capitalized (13,310) 17,226 (6,766) 72,650


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16.01 - OTHER INFORMATION THAT THE COMPANY CONSIDERS RELEVANT


The Company upstream merger part of the split-up of CISA in february 2003, and such event have impacted the financial statements as follows:

ACCOUNTING CASH FLOW    

   
Cash Flow from operating activities
Increase in Assets
Current Assets 883
Long Term Assets 1,225 2,108
 
Increase in Liabilities
Current Liability (except for loans and financing) (161,883)
Long Term Liability (except for loans and financing) (34,396) (196,279)
 
 
Cash Flow from investing activities
Investments (5,409)
Property, plant and equipment 484,252
Deferred assets 30,041 508,884
 
 
Cash Flow from financing activities
Loans and financing
Current Liability (38,943)
Long Term Liability (275,770) (314,713)
 
 


SOURCES OF FUNDS AND RESOURCE APLICATION DEMONSTRATION      

   
Sources of Funds
Funds provided by third parties - Long-term
Loans and financing resources   275,770
Other   34,396 310,166
   
 
Uses of Funds
Funds used in permanent assets
Investments (5,409)
Property, plant and equipment 484,252
Deferred assets 30,041 508,884  
 
   
Other
Increase in Long Term Assets   1,225 510,109
   
 
     
Net Current     (199,943)
     

 


 

 
SIGNATURE
 
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 12, 2003

 
COMPANHIA SIDERÚRGICA NACIONAL
By:
/S/  Otavio de Garcia Lazcano

 
Otavio de Garcia Lazcano
Principal Financial Officer
 

 

 
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