EX-99.1 2 tm2412604d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

Press Release

April 23, 2024

7575 W. Jefferson Blvd.

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

   

 

Steel Dynamics Reports First Quarter 2024 Results

 

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, April 23, 2024 / PRNewswire /

 

First Quarter 2024 Performance Highlights:

 

§Steel shipments of 3.3 million tons

§Net sales of $4.7 billion, operating income of $751 million, net income of $584 million, and adjusted EBITDA of $879 million

§Cash flow from operations of $355 million, which was reduced by the annual companywide profit-sharing contribution of $265 million in the quarter

§Strong liquidity of $3.1 billion as of March 31, 2024

§Share repurchases of $298 million of the company’s common stock, representing 1.5 percent of its outstanding shares

§First quarter 2024 cash dividend increase of 8 percent

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) today announced first quarter 2024 financial results. The company reported first quarter 2024 net sales of $4.7 billion and net income of $584 million, or $3.67 per diluted share. Comparatively, the company’s sequential fourth quarter 2023 net income was $424 million, or $2.61 per diluted share and prior year first quarter net income was $637 million, or $3.70 per diluted share.

 

“The teams executed well delivering a solid first quarter performance,” said Mark D. Millett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “Underlying steel demand was steady in the quarter; however, we experienced some steel order volatility early in the quarter as customer inventories remain incredibly low and scrap prices declined month over month in the quarter. Customer orders rebounded strongly in March supporting increased pricing and solid order backlogs, especially within our value-added coated flat rolled steel products portfolio.

 

“The teams achieved strong first quarter 2024 operating income of $751 million and adjusted EBITDA of $879 million,” continued Millett. “The sequential improvement in earnings was driven by our steel and metals recycling businesses and supported by continued historically strong results from our steel fabrication operations. Across the company, our teams achieved strong performance, while keeping each other safe.”

 

First Quarter 2024 Comments

 

First quarter 2024 operating income for the company’s steel operations was $675 million, or 85 percent higher than sequential fourth quarter results, due to solid demand resulting in near-record first quarter steel shipments of 3.3 million tons and higher realized selling values. The automotive, non-residential construction, energy, and industrial sectors lead demand. Flat rolled steel pricing has rebounded from recent lows and steel producer lead times have extended since the end of the first quarter. The first quarter 2024 average external product selling price for the company’s steel operations increased $111 sequentially to $1,201 per ton. The average ferrous scrap cost per ton melted at the company’s steel mills increased $24 sequentially to $417 per ton.

 

 

 

 

Compared to the sequential fourth quarter, first quarter 2024 operating income from the company’s metals recycling operations increased to $23 million, based on increased demand supporting higher volume and metal spread expansion. Domestic steel production utilization increased from 74 percent in the sequential fourth quarter to 77 percent in the first quarter 2024. The team did an excellent job executing in a falling price environment since December 2023 before prices stabilized in April.

 

The company’s steel fabrication operations achieved historically strong operating income of $178 million in the first quarter 2024, but below sequential fourth quarter results, based on seasonally lower shipments coupled with a decline in metal spread as realized pricing declined and steel raw material input costs increased in the quarter. The steel fabrication order backlog extends through the third quarter 2024, at pricing levels well above pre-Covid levels. In addition, the continued onshoring of manufacturing, coupled with the robust U.S. infrastructure program and industrial build-outs, supports strong demand for 2024 and beyond.

 

Based on the company’s differentiated business model and highly variable cost structure, the company generated cash flow from operations of $355 million during the quarter, even after funding the companywide profit-sharing contribution of $265 million. The company also invested $374 million in capital investments, paid cash dividends of $68 million, and repurchased $298 million of its outstanding common stock, representing 1.5 percent of its outstanding shares, while maintaining strong liquidity of $3.1 billion as of March 31, 2024.

 

Outlook

 

“We remain confident that market conditions are in place for domestic steel consumption to be strong throughout 2024,” said Millett. “Order entry activity continues to be solid across all of our businesses and steel pricing has firmed. We believe North American steel consumption will increase in 2024, and that demand for lower-carbon emission, U.S. produced steel products coupled with lower imports will support steel pricing. We believe the automotive, non-residential construction, industrial, and energy sectors will remain solid this year. The continued onshoring of manufacturing businesses, combined with the expectation of significant fixed asset investment to be derived from public funding related to the U.S. Infrastructure, Inflation Reduction Act, and Department of Energy programs, will competitively position the domestic steel industry. We believe this will benefit all of our operating platforms, especially our steel and steel fabrication businesses.

 

“We have successfully started commissioning and operating our four new value-added flat rolled steel coating lines. The teams have produced prime quality galvanized and painted products on the first two lines in record times. We expect to begin benefitting from the additional 1.1 million tons of value-added steel products beginning in the second quarter of this year and fully in 2025.

 

“We are also quickly progressing on our aluminum flat rolled products mill and are incredibly excited about this meaningful growth opportunity, which is aligned with our existing business and operational expertise,” said Millett. “We plan to begin operating the aluminum flat rolled mill mid-2025. We have intentionally grown with our customers’ needs, providing efficient sustainable supply-chain solutions for the highest quality products. Thus far, this has primarily been achieved within the steel industry – however, a significant number of our flat rolled steel customers are also consumers and processors of aluminum flat rolled products. We are pleased to further diversify our end markets with plans to supply aluminum flat rolled products with high recycled content to the countercyclical sustainable beverage can and packaging industry, in addition to the automotive, industrial, and construction sectors. We believe our unique performance-based operating culture, coupled with our considerable experience in successfully constructing and operating cost-effective, highly profitable flat rolled steel mills, positions us exceptionally well to execute this strategic opportunity and to deliver strong long-term value creation. Our customers and our people are also incredibly excited for this growth opportunity.

 

Our commitment is to the health and safety of our teams, families, and communities, while meeting the current and future needs of our customers. Our culture and business model continue to positively differentiate our performance from the rest of the industry. We are competitively positioned and focused to generate long-term sustainable value,” concluded Millett.

 

 

 

 

Conference Call and Webcast

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss first quarter 2024 operating and financial results on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. You may access the call and find dial-in information on the Investors section of the company’s website at www.steeldynamics.com.  A replay of the call will be available on our website until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 1, 2024.

 

About Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in North America, based on estimated annual steelmaking and metals recycling capability, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. Steel Dynamics produces steel products, including hot roll, cold roll, and coated sheet steel, structural steel beams and shapes, rail, engineered special-bar-quality steel, cold finished steel, merchant bar products, specialty steel sections, and steel joists and deck. In addition, the company produces liquid pig iron and processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

 

Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide additional meaningful information regarding the company’s performance and financial strength. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to and not as an alternative for the company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, not all companies use identical calculations for EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA; therefore, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA included in this release may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains some predictive statements about future events, including statements related to conditions in domestic or global economies, conditions in steel, aluminum, and recycled metals market places, Steel Dynamics' revenues, costs of purchased materials, future profitability and earnings, and the operation of new, existing or planned facilities. These statements, which we generally precede or accompany by such typical conditional words as "anticipate", "intend", "believe", "estimate", "plan", "seek", "project", or "expect", or by the words "may", "will", or "should", are intended to be made as "forward-looking", subject to many risks and uncertainties, within the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements speak only as of this date and are based upon information and assumptions, which we consider reasonable as of this date, concerning our businesses and the environments in which they operate. Such predictive statements are not guarantees of future performance, and we undertake no duty to update or revise any such statements. Some factors that could cause such forward-looking statements to turn out differently than anticipated include: (1) domestic and global economic factors; (2) global steelmaking overcapacity and imports of steel, together with increased scrap prices; (3) pandemics, epidemics, widespread illness or other health issues; (4) the cyclical nature of the steel industry and the industries we serve; (5) volatility and major fluctuations in prices and availability of scrap metal, scrap substitutes and supplies, and our potential inability to pass higher costs on to our customers; (6) cost and availability of electricity, natural gas, oil, and other energy resources are subject to volatile market conditions; (7) increased environmental, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability considerations from our customers or related regulations; (8) compliance with and changes in environmental and remediation requirements; (9) significant price and other forms of competition from other steel and aluminum producers, scrap processors and alternative materials; (10) availability of an adequate source of supply of scrap for our metals recycling operations; (11) cybersecurity threats and risks to the security of our sensitive data and information technology; (12) the implementation of our growth strategy; (13) litigation and legal compliance; (14) unexpected equipment downtime or shutdowns; (15) governmental agencies may refuse to grant or renew some of our licenses and permits; (16) our senior unsecured credit facility contains, and any future financing agreements may contain, restrictive covenants that may limit our flexibility; and (17) the impacts of impairment charges.

 

 

 

 

More specifically, we refer you to our more detailed explanation of these and other factors and risks that may cause such predictive statements to turn out differently, as set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K under the headings Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors, in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, or in other reports which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are available publicly on the Securities and Exchange Commission website, www.sec.gov, and on our website, www.steeldynamics.com under “Investors – SEC Filings.”

 

Contact: Investor Relations — +1.260.969.3500

 

 

 

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

   Three Months Ended   Three Months 
   March 31,   Ended 
   2024   2023   Dec. 31, 2023 
Net sales  $4,694,003   $4,893,206   $4,233,423 
Costs of goods sold   3,713,205    3,837,084    3,502,539 
Gross profit   980,798    1,056,122    730,884 
                
Selling, general and administrative expenses   159,507    144,309    157,207 
Profit sharing   62,652    69,575    47,055 
Amortization of intangible assets   7,664    6,878    8,086 
Operating income   750,975    835,360    518,536 
                
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest   11,978    22,507    14,795 
Other (income) expense, net   (26,784)   (34,936)   (38,498)
Income before income taxes   765,781    847,789    542,239 
                
Income tax expense   178,281    203,456    115,199 
Net income   587,500    644,333    427,040 
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (3,459)   (7,023)   (2,770)
Net income attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.  $584,041   $637,310   $424,270 
                
Basic earnings per share attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc. stockholders  $3.68   $3.71   $2.63 
                
Weighted average common shares outstanding   158,666    171,597    161,434 
                
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc. stockholders, including the effect of assumed conversions when dilutive  $3.67   $3.70   $2.61 
                
Weighted average common shares and share equivalents outstanding   159,354    172,479    162,276 
                
Dividends declared per share  $0.46   $0.425   $0.425 

 

 

 

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

 

   March 31,   December 31, 
   2024   2023 
   (unaudited)      
Assets          
Current assets          
Cash and equivalents  $1,039,421   $1,400,887 
Short-term investments   653,255    721,210 
Accounts receivable, net   1,739,060    1,608,307 
Inventories   3,027,143    2,894,632 
Other current assets   138,557    162,790 
Total current assets   6,597,436    6,787,826 
           
Property, plant and equipment, net   7,063,990    6,734,218 
           
Intangible assets, net   250,095    257,759 
           
Goodwill   477,471    477,471 
           
Other assets   637,758    651,146 
Total assets  $15,026,750   $14,908,420 
Liabilities and Equity          
Current liabilities          
Accounts payable  $1,183,593   $1,088,330 
Income taxes payable   150,103    5,524 
Accrued expenses   539,272    778,455 
Current maturities of long-term debt   425,696    459,987 
Total current liabilities   2,298,664    2,332,296 
           
Long-term debt   2,612,246    2,611,069 
           
Deferred income taxes   923,745    944,768 
           
Other liabilities   144,336    180,760 
Total liabilities   5,978,991    6,068,893 
           
Commitments and contingencies          
           
Redeemable noncontrolling interests   171,212    171,212 
           
Equity          
Common stock   651    651 
Treasury stock, at cost   (6,182,274)   (5,897,606)
Additional paid-in capital   1,197,176    1,217,610 
Retained earnings   14,056,868    13,545,590 
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)   (13)   421 
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity   9,072,408    8,866,666 
Noncontrolling interests   (195,861)   (198,351)
Total equity   8,876,547    8,668,315 
Total liabilities and equity  $15,026,750   $14,908,420 

 

 

 

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   March 31, 
   2024   2023 
Operating activities:          
Net income  $587,500   $644,333 
           
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:          
Depreciation and amortization   115,252    107,694 
Equity-based compensation   15,612    16,078 
Deferred income taxes   (21,024)   9,008 
Other adjustments   18,705    (10,006)
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (130,753)   (70,922)
Inventories   (133,025)   141,112 
Other assets   (12,176)   7,842 
Accounts payable   29,499    117,312 
Income taxes receivable/payable   165,664    189,247 
Accrued expenses   (280,037)   (417,915)
Net cash provided by operating activities   355,217    733,783 
           
Investing activities:          
Purchases of property, plant and equipment   (374,310)   (226,319)
Purchases of short-term investments   (205,873)   (356,777)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments   272,994    271,107 
Other investing activities   14,255    2,343 
Net cash used in investing activities   (292,934)   (309,646)
           
Financing activities:          
Issuance of current and long-term debt   379,268    393,910 
Repayment of current and long-term debt   (413,939)   (405,279)
Dividends paid   (68,008)   (58,798)
Purchase of treasury stock   (298,059)   (353,997)
Other financing activities   (23,108)   (23,449)
Net cash used in financing activities   (423,846)   (447,613)
           
Decrease in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash   (361,563)   (23,476)
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period   1,406,464    1,633,919 
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period  $1,044,901   $1,610,443 
           
Supplemental disclosure information:          
Cash paid for interest  $9,327   $9,596 
Cash paid for income taxes, net  $28,390   $4,703 

 

 

 

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

(dollars in thousands)

 

   First Quarter     
   2024   2023   Q4 2023 
External Net Sales               
Steel  $3,366,237   $3,088,490   $2,915,325 
Steel Fabrication   447,179    868,768    520,573 
Metals Recycling   569,473    583,468    488,070 
Other   311,114    352,480    309,455 
Consolidated Net Sales  $4,694,003   $4,893,206   $4,233,423 
Operating Income (Loss)               
Steel  $674,648   $346,478   $364,829 
Steel Fabrication   178,381    551,313    249,930 
Metals Recycling   22,635    42,930    6,429 
Aluminum   (13,531)   (2,422)   (10,769)
    862,133    938,299    610,419 
                
Non-cash amortization of intangible assets   (7,664)   (6,878)   (8,086)
Profit sharing expense   (62,652)   (69,575)   (47,055)
Non-segment operations   (40,842)   (26,486)   (36,742)
Consolidated Operating Income  $750,975   $835,360   $518,536 
Adjusted EBITDA               
Net income  $587,500   $644,333   $427,040 
Income taxes   178,281    203,456    115,199 
Net interest expense (income)   (14,327)   (3,470)   (16,830)
Depreciation   106,030    99,210    102,082 
Amortization of intangible assets   7,664    6,878    8,086 
 EBITDA   865,148    950,407    635,577 
Non-cash adjustments               
Unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives and currency remeasurement   (1,347)   (8,142)   461 
Equity-based compensation   14,825    13,877    22,694 
Adjusted EBITDA  $878,626   $956,142   $658,732 
                
Other Operating Information               
Steel               
Average external sales price (Per ton)  $1,201   $1,076   $1,090 
Average ferrous cost (Per ton melted)  $417   $413   $393 
                
Flat Roll shipments               
Butler, Columbus, and Sinton   1,993,305    1,929,792    1,841,701 
Steel Processing divisions *   418,547    435,602    423,690 
Long Product shipments               
Structural and Rail Division   440,921    495,551    407,175 
Engineered Bar Products Division   191,373    231,723    186,390 
Roanoke Bar Division   124,920    157,024    117,244 
Steel of West Virginia   86,528    95,456    87,537 
Total Shipments (Tons)   3,255,594    3,345,148    3,063,737 
                
External Shipments (Tons)   2,803,569    2,869,321    2,674,396 
                
Steel Mill Production (Tons)   2,992,018    2,939,032    2,755,778 
                
Metals Recycling               
Nonferrous shipments (000's of pounds)   289,436    285,837    262,734 
Ferrous shipments (Gross tons)   1,453,619    1,452,821    1,363,165 
External ferrous shipments (Gross tons)   536,973    567,403    506,128 
Steel Fabrication               
Average sales price (Per ton)  $3,141   $5,021   $3,501 
Shipments (Tons)   143,842    173,021    150,002 

 

*   Includes Heartland, The Techs and United Steel Supply operations