NASDAQ$ZEUS

Olympic Steel Inc · Q4 2024 earnings

Q4 2024 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

Olympic Steel reported its fourth-quarter 2024 earnings with a sequential improvement in profitability.

Olympic Steel delivered a solid finish to 2024, with fourth-quarter net income of $3.9 million and adjusted EBITDA of $14.5 million. Despite challenging market conditions, all three segments achieved positive EBITDA, demonstrating the success of their diversification strategy and operational discipline.

  • All three segments achieved positive EBITDA in every quarter of 2024, despite challenging market conditions.
  • Fourth quarter 2024 Adjusted EBITDA was sequentially higher than third quarter 2024.
  • The company continued its diversification strategy, completing its eighth acquisition in the past seven years with the acquisition of Metal Works.
  • Shareholders were rewarded with a quarterly dividend increase of 7%, from $0.15 to $0.16 per share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$419M

Previous: $489M-14.4%
EPS (adj)

$0.13

Previous: $0.36-63.9%
Debt to equity ratio

0.47

Previous: 0.34+38.2%
Shareholders' equity per share

$51.54

Previous: $49.90+3.3%
Net Income

$3.89M

Previous: $7.4M-47.4%
Operating Income

$9M

Previous: $9M+0.0%
Gross Profit

$58.6M

Previous: $106M-44.8%

Revenue & EPS history

Olympic Steel · Revenue · Quarterly

$419M

Q4 2024-14.4%vs Q4 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

The company is confident in its business, people, and strategy for sustaining profitability and driving growth, continuing to invest in organic growth opportunities and additional acquisitions.

Tailwinds

  • Confidence in sustaining profitability and driving growth.
  • Well-positioned to continue investing in organic growth opportunities.
  • Ability to pursue additional acquisitions that enhance higher-value product offerings.
  • Further support for diversification strategy.
  • Continued monitoring of macro factors impacting the industry.

Headwinds

  • Supply disruptions and inflationary pressures, including rising labor and energy costs.
  • Risks associated with shortages of skilled labor.
  • Volatile metals prices and inventory devaluation.
  • Rising interest rates and their impacts on variable interest rate debt.
  • Risks associated with economic sanctions and global conflicts affecting metals supply and pricing.

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 Q4 2024

Historical avgQ4 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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