Quarterly Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Quarterly Financial Information

Schedule of Quarterly Financial Information

		1st Quarter		2nd Quarter		3rd Quarter		4th Quarter
2018:
Net Sales	$	2,603,875	$	3,090,525	$	3,223,547	$	2,903,892
Gross profit		463,416		652,082		686,081		521,235
Operating income		323,397		501,887		531,572		365,553
Net income		225,475		362,572		397,906		269,852
Net income attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.		227,551		362,449		398,375		270,004
Earnings per share:
Basic		0.96		1.54		1.70		1.18
Diluted		0.96		1.53		1.69		1.17
2017:
Net Sales	$	2,368,216	$	2,390,720	$	2,443,382	$	2,336,479
Gross profit		472,154		392,518		396,518		320,824
Operating income		334,566		265,353		271,015		195,947
Net income		198,666		152,947		151,012		303,171
Net income attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.		200,817		153,933		153,258		304,733
Earnings per share:
Basic		0.83		0.64		0.64		1.28
Diluted		0.82		0.63		0.64		1.28