NASDAQ$ZEUS

Olympic Steel Inc · Q1 2020 earnings

Q1 2020 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Olympic Steel's first-quarter earnings decreased compared to the previous year, but the company remained profitable due to cost-saving measures and inventory management.

Olympic Steel reported a net income of $0.6 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2020. Sales totaled $354 million, including a $0.5 million LIFO pre-tax income.

  • Olympic Steel reported a first-quarter profit despite a challenging environment.
  • The company's results benefited from reduced operating expenses and improved inventory management.
  • Olympic Steel finished the quarter with improved liquidity, with approximately $112 million of availability under its asset-based revolving credit facility.
  • The Board of Directors approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$354M

Previous: $446M-20.5%
EPS (adj)

$0.02

Previous: $0.18-88.9%
Debt to equity ratio

0.68

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$4.24M

Previous: -$2.4M-76.5%
Free Cash Flow

-$16.2M

Previous: -$3.56M-355.1%
Net Income

$593K

Previous: $2.07M-71.4%
Operating Income

$3.05M

Previous: $6.07M-49.8%
Gross Profit

-$283M

Previous: -$366M+22.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$5.28M

Previous: $5.11M+3.3%
Total Assets

$678M

Previous: $799M-15.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$359K

Previous: $1.5M-76.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Olympic Steel · Revenue · Quarterly

$354M

Q1 2020-20.5%vs Q1 2019
Beat estimate in 8 of 16 quarters(50%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Olympic Steel · $354M total across 3 segments · Q1 2020

  • Carbon Flat Products
    $203M
  • Specialty Metals Flat Products
    $88.5M
  • Tubular and Pipe Products
    $62.9M

Forward guidance

The company did not provide specific forward guidance in this earnings report.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 8 quarterly earnings reports

Historical avg

+0.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

-4.2%

Avg return

5 days after

-3.4%

Avg return

30 days after

50%

32 / 64 earnings

Positive

+45.6%

Q1 2015

Best reaction

-15.4%

Q2 2016

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2025
Q3 2025+0.0%-1.4%+8.5%
Q2 2025+1.3%-1.9%+8.4%
Q1 2025+9.2%+0.4%-7.3%
Q4 2024+3.3%-1.8%-13.2%
Q3 2024-5.0%+2.9%+15.9%
Q2 2024-11.5%-14.1%-20.5%
Q1 2024-9.2%-16.2%-17.8%
Q4 2023+0.3%-1.8%-1.5%
Q3 2023-5.2%
Q2 2023+5.1%
Q1 2023-1.3%
Q4 2022+0.9%
Q3 2022+7.8%
Q2 2022+2.5%
Q1 2022-7.1%
Q4 2021+14.4%
Q3 2021-2.8%
Q2 2021+10.0%
Q1 2021+7.7%
Q4 2020-6.9%
Q3 2020+6.5%
Q2 2020+0.5%
Q1 2020-0.2%
Q4 2019+3.7%
Q3 2019-5.9%
Q2 2019-4.2%
Q1 2019+10.0%
Q4 2018-5.4%
Q3 2018-0.2%
Q2 2018+2.5%
Q1 2018-4.7%
Q4 2017-7.3%
Q3 2017+5.1%
Q2 2017+2.1%
Q1 2017+19.6%
Q4 2016-9.6%
Q3 2016-12.2%
Q2 2016-15.4%
Q1 2016+11.4%
Q4 2015+1.2%
Q3 2015+0.3%
Q2 2015+5.1%
Q1 2015+45.6%
Q4 2014+8.2%
Q3 2014-8.4%
Q2 2014-5.3%
Q1 2014-3.2%
Q4 2013+0.7%
Q3 2013-14.3%
Q2 2013+10.2%
Q1 2013+13.6%
Q4 2012-1.1%
Q3 2012-2.7%
Q2 2012+0.7%
Q1 2011-5.9%
Q1 2012+3.7%
Q4 2009-3.9%
Q4 2011-3.9%
Q3 2011+1.0%
Q3 2010+1.0%
Q2 2011-13.2%
Q4 2010-13.2%
Q2 2010-13.2%
Q1 2010-2.4%

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