TEXT-EXTRACT 2 filename2.txt United States securities and exchange commission logo July 8, 2021 Kelly Youngblood Chief Financial Officer MRC Global Inc. Fulbright Tower 1301 McKinney Street Suite 2300 Houston, Texas 77010 Re: MRC Global Inc. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Filed February 12, 2021 File No. 001-35479 Dear Mr. Youngblood: We have limited our review of your filing to the financial statements and related disclosures and have the following comment. In our comment, we may ask you to provide us with information so we may better understand your disclosure. Please respond to this comment within ten business days by providing the requested information or advise us as soon as possible when you will respond. If you do not believe our comment applies to your facts and circumstances, please tell us why in your response. After reviewing your response to this comment, we may have additional comments. Form 10-K for the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 Non-GAAP Measures, page 32 1. We note you have included the non-GAAP measures Adjusted Gross Profit and Adjusted EBITDA as performance measures in your filing, and that both of these measures include the inventory-related charges change in LIFO reserve, and charges to bring inventory valuation down to net realizable value. It appears these inventory-related items substitute individually tailored recognition and measurement methods for those of GAAP. While it may be appropriate to highlight these items in your discussion of operating results, it is unclear whether these are appropriate reconciling items for non-GAAP performance measures. Please support your inclusion of these reconciling items in your presentation of Kelly Youngblood MRC Global Inc. July 8, 2021 Page 2 these non-GAAP measures. Refer to Question 100.04 in the Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation on Non-GAAP Measures. In closing, we remind you that the company and its management are responsible for the accuracy and adequacy of their disclosures, notwithstanding any review, comments, action or absence of action by the staff. You may contact Amy Geddes at 202-551-3304 or Theresa Brillant at 202-551-3307 with any questions. FirstName LastNameKelly Youngblood Sincerely, Comapany NameMRC Global Inc. Division of Corporation Finance July 8, 2021 Page 2 Office of Trade & Services FirstName LastName