32 Quotes by Charles Bradford

Last year's third quarter was the best the industry ever had. There were companies who made as much in a year in their prior histories as they made that quarter, ... This is going to be a - terrible third quarter.

I came up with a list of 20 North American companies that could be had. They are not necessarily for sale, but a lot will sell if the price goes up. A lot have warts, but there are some good ones, too.

China may be one of the last places where you can buy things on the cheap.

I can't recall, in the 40 years I've been following the steel industry, ever seeing a bid that was raised after already winning.

If AK Steel can't get a competitive contract, I don't think anybody would want them. They're the only ones left with an old-style contract. ... All contracts now cap liabilities.

If the family owns 88 percent, you need to be concerned about who they are working for, the shareholders or themselves.

I thought the number that came out wasn't too bad.

I thought the change in CFO was unexpected.

It is an extraneous business that Reynolds Metals had. It does not appear to be a core business,