NASDAQ$ZEUS

Olympic Steel Inc · Q3 2024 earnings

Q3 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Olympic Steel's diversification strategy drove results in difficult market conditions.

Olympic Steel reported net income of $2.7 million for Q3 2024, or $0.23 per diluted share, with sales totaling $470 million. The company's diversification strategy enabled all three business segments to deliver EBITDA-positive results despite industry-wide pricing pressure.

  • Net income for the third quarter totaled $2.7 million, or $0.23 per diluted share.
  • Sales totaled $470 million in the third quarter of 2024.
  • EBITDA for the third quarter of 2024 was $15.0 million.
  • Debt reduced by approximately $12 million to $197 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$470M

Previous: $526M-10.7%
EPS

$0.23

Previous: $0.68-66.2%
EBITDA

$15M

Previous: $27.1M-44.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$22.3M

Previous: -$19.6M-14.0%
Free Cash Flow

-$3.19M

Previous: $101M-103.1%
Net Income

$2.73M

Previous: $12.2M-77.6%
Operating Income

$7.81M

Previous: $20.9M-62.6%
Gross Profit

-$363M

Previous: -$414M+12.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$11.1M

Previous: $9.09M+22.3%
Total Assets

$1.01B

Previous: $993M+1.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$499K

Previous: $415K+20.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Olympic Steel · Revenue · Quarterly

$470M

Q3 2024-10.7%vs Q3 2023
Beat estimate in 7 of 16 quarters(44%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Olympic Steel · $526M total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Carbon Flat Products
    $304M-9.5%
  • Specialty Metals Flat Products
    $133M-29.5%
  • Tubular and Pipe Products
    $89.2M-18.8%

Forward guidance

Olympic Steel has the strategic focus and financial flexibility to further invest in organic and acquisitive growth opportunities in steel-intensive end products, fabricating and automation to enhance throughput, quality, safety and profitability.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 8 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2024

Historical avgQ3 2024

+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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