TABLE-Thai G Steel Q1 net profit surges, beats f'casts

BANGKOK, May 15 (Reuters) - Three months to March 31, 2008

(in millions of baht unless stated)

First Quarter

2008 2007

Shr (baht) profit 0.13 vs profit 0.04

Net profit 1,491.42 vs profit 430.26

Notes: Results are consolidated and unaudited. G Steel
GSTE.BK is Thailand's second-largest hot-rolled steel coil
maker.

Three analysts polled by Reuters had forecast an average
net profit of 838 million baht ($25.8 million).
($1=32.45 Baht)
(Reporting by Arada Therdthammakun; Editing by Darren
Schuettler)