NASDAQ$ZEUS
Olympic Steel Inc · Q2 2020 earnings
Q2 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Olympic Steel reported a net loss for Q2 2020, but benefited from actions to manage expenses and retain flexibility.
Olympic Steel reported a net loss of $6.5 million for the second quarter of 2020, or $0.56 per diluted share, compared to a net income of $2.1 million, or $0.18 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2019. Sales totaled $248 million, down from $429 million in the same quarter last year. The company benefited from decisive actions to reduce operating expenses, limit capital expenditures, and tighten inventory management, resulting in positive adjusted EBITDA for the quarter.
- Net loss for the second quarter totaled $6.5 million, or $0.56 per diluted share.
- Sales for the second quarter of 2020 totaled $248 million, compared with $429 million in the second quarter of 2019.
- Adjusted EBITDA for the second quarter was $0.5 million, compared with $10.5 million in the same period a year ago.
- The Board of Directors also approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share, which is payable on September 15, 2020.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Olympic Steel · Revenue · Quarterly
$248M
Revenue by segment
Olympic Steel · $248M total across 3 segments · Q2 2020
- Carbon Flat Products$141M-45.0%56.7%
- Specialty Metals Flat Products$54.5M-43.3%21.9%
- Tubular and Pipe Products$53M-31.4%21.3%
Forward guidance
The company believes that market conditions will continue to improve and expects the third quarter to be sequentially better than the second quarter.
Tailwinds
- Market conditions will continue to improve
- Third quarter is expected to be sequentially better than the second quarter
- Operational flexibility
- Strong liquidity position
- Diversification built into the business
Headwinds
- Risks associated with the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, including, but not limited to supply chain disruptions and customer closures
- Reduced sales and profit levels
- Slower payment of accounts receivable and potential increases in uncollectible accounts receivable
- Falling metals prices that could lead to lower of cost or market inventory adjustments and the impairment of intangible and long-lived assets
- Reduced availability and productivity of our employees
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 8 quarterly earnings reports
+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
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| 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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