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Olympic Steel Inc · Q1 2021 earnings

Q1 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Olympic Steel reported record quarterly sales and the most profitable first quarter in the company’s history.

Olympic Steel reported record sales for the first quarter of 2021, totaling $463 million, and net income totaled $22.0 million, or $1.91 per diluted share.

  • The company reported record sales for the first quarter of 2021, totaling $463 million, compared with $354 million in the first quarter of 2020.
  • Net income for the first quarter totaled $22.0 million, or $1.91 per diluted share, compared with net income of $0.6 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2020.
  • Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2021 was $37.8 million, compared with $7.5 million in the first quarter of 2020.
  • The Board of Directors also approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share, which is payable on June 15, 2021, to shareholders of record on June 1, 2021.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$463M

Previous: $354M+30.7%
EPS (adj)

$1.97

Previous: $0.02+9750.0%
Debt to equity ratio

0.59

Previous: 0.68-13.2%
Shareholders' equity per share

$29.24

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$2.29M

Previous: -$4.24M+46.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$28M

Previous: -$16.2M-72.7%
Net Income

$22M

Previous: $593K+3611.3%
Operating Income

$31.6M

Previous: $3.05M+935.4%
Gross Profit

-$355M

Previous: -$283M-25.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$8.31M

Previous: $5.28M+57.2%
Total Assets

$738M

Previous: $678M+8.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$262K

Previous: $359K-27.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Olympic Steel · Revenue · Quarterly

$463M

Q1 2021+30.7%vs Q1 2020
Beat estimate in 9 of 16 quarters(56%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Olympic Steel · $463M total across 3 segments · Q1 2021

  • Carbon Flat Products
    $246M+21.4%
  • Specialty Metals Flat Products
    $126M+42.8%
  • Tubular and Pipe Products
    $90.4M+43.7%

Forward guidance

Olympic Steel is optimistic about a positive demand cycle and is in an excellent position to benefit from a strengthening economy and the anticipated U.S. infrastructure build.

Tailwinds

  • Favorable market conditions
  • Record-high metals pricing
  • Disciplines reinforced in 2020 to reduce operating expenses
  • Disciplines reinforced in 2020 improve inventory management
  • Strong demand from end markets

Headwinds

  • Supply chain disruption resulting from the COVID-related imbalance of metal supply and end user demands
  • Increased customer demand without corresponding increase in metal supply could lead to an inability to meet customer demand and result in lower sales and profits
  • Risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Risks of falling metals prices and inventory devaluation
  • Supply disruptions and inflationary pressures, including the availability and rising costs of transportation and logistical services and labor

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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