Here’s a new spinoff buy

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WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES INC. $55 is a spinoff buy. The company (New York symbol WOR; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 49.7 million; Market cap: $2.7 billion; Dividend yield 2.3%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.worthingtonindustries.com) has four operating segments: Steel Processing, Consumer Products, Building Products, and Sustainable Energy Solutions. Worthington now plans to spin off its steel-processing business from its three other segments. Worthington Steel has annual revenue of about $3.9 billion. The other three businesses will focus on growing their respective markets in Consumer Products (tools and outdoor living products), Building Products (heating and cooling products), and Sustainable Energy Solutions (products that offer cleaner fuel alternatives). Those businesses have annual revenue of about $1.3 billion. The company expects to hand out shares in the spinoff in early 2024. Investors won’t have to pay tax on that gift until they sell those shares. Worthington Industries is a spinoff buy. buy…