NYSE$CLF

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc · Q1 2024 earnings

Q1 2024 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Cleveland-Cliffs reported first-quarter results, featuring revenue of $5.2 billion and adjusted EPS of $0.18, while also announcing a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program.

Cleveland-Cliffs reported mixed first-quarter 2024 results, with revenues of $5.2 billion, a net loss of $53 million, and adjusted net income of $87 million. The company repurchased 30.4 million shares and announced a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program. The automotive sector's resilience helped offset service center business challenges. The company maintains its full-year 2024 guidance.

  • Revenues of $5.2 billion were reported.
  • Steel shipments reached 3.9 million net tons.
  • GAAP net loss was $53 million, with an adjusted net income of $87 million.
  • Adjusted EBITDA was $414 million, a 70% year-over-year improvement.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$5.2B

Previous: $5.3B-1.8%
EPS (adj)

$0.18

Previous: -$0.11+263.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$182M

Previous: -$188M+3.2%
Free Cash Flow

-$249M

Previous: -$245M-1.6%
Net Income

-$67M

Previous: -$57M-17.5%
Operating Income

-$38M

Previous: -$31M-22.6%
Gross Profit

$285M

Previous: $99M+187.9%
Cash & Equivalents

$30M

Previous: $59M-49.2%
Total Assets

$17.2B

Previous: $18.7B-7.6%

Revenue & EPS history

Cleveland-Cliffs · Revenue · Quarterly

$5.2B

Q1 2024-1.8%vs Q1 2023
Beat estimate in 5 of 15 quarters(33%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Cleveland-Cliffs · $5.87B total across 1 segment · Q3 2021

  • Steelmaking
    $5.87B

Forward guidance

The Company maintained all of its previously guided expectations for the full-year 2024.

Tailwinds

  • Steel shipment volumes of 16.5 million net tons.
  • Year-over-year steel unit cost reductions of approximately $30 per net ton, corresponding to an approximate $500 million Adjusted EBITDA benefit compared to 2023.
  • Automotive sector is expected to remain strong.
  • Orders from service center customers have started to increase
  • Spot pricing also on the upswing.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q1 2024

Historical avgQ1 2024

+0.8%

Avg return

Earnings day

-1.8%

Avg return

5 days after

-2.5%

Avg return

30 days after

55%

40 / 73 earnings

Positive

+23.1%

Q2 2018

Best reaction

-21.1%

Q4 2020

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-4.6%+0.3%+10.0%
Q4 2025-16.4%-29.5%-37.0%
Q3 2025+21.4%-1.4%-15.5%
Q2 2025-0.7%-1.9%+9.9%
Q1 2025-15.9%-10.7%-10.5%
Q4 2024-3.2%-2.8%-16.3%
Q3 2024-12.5%-3.0%-6.3%
Q2 2024+4.7%+2.0%-15.4%
Q1 2024-10.9%-14.1%-17.6%
Q4 2023+9.3%+10.4%+10.2%
Q3 2023+7.3%+9.9%+15.5%
Q2 2023+9.9%+7.0%-5.1%
Q1 2023-3.8%-3.1%-10.6%
Q4 2022+2.4%-0.6%-11.4%
Q3 2022-5.0%-13.4%+2.4%
Q2 2022-3.4%-2.9%+3.8%
Q1 2022-6.2%-7.2%-26.3%
Q4 2021-11.8%-5.2%+23.4%
Q3 2021+20.1%+17.2%+3.7%
Q2 2021+1.9%+5.1%+8.5%
Q1 2021+5.5%+9.6%+5.9%
Q4 2020-21.1%-13.1%-2.0%
Q3 2020+3.0%-3.5%+11.6%
Q2 2020-10.8%-5.9%+11.5%
Q1 2020-8.9%-14.9%+36.7%
Q4 2019-6.7%-15.0%-58.0%
Q3 2019+0.1%+3.6%+11.2%
Q2 2019+3.1%+0.6%-24.9%
Q1 2019+6.1%+5.0%-2.1%
Q4 2018+6.9%+5.2%-10.3%
Q3 2018-1.2%-11.2%-10.3%
Q2 2018+23.1%+22.2%+11.5%
Q1 2018+1.0%+4.0%+19.7%
Q4 2017-8.6%-11.0%-10.3%
Q3 2017-8.3%-8.2%-17.6%
Q2 2017-8.2%-3.6%+1.2%
Q1 2017-6.5%-7.8%-14.6%
Q4 2016+17.1%+26.4%-8.2%
Q3 2016-12.4%-12.1%+59.8%
Q2 2016+0.8%+1.4%-26.5%
Q1 2016+22.3%
Q4 2015+4.6%
Q3 2015+4.5%
Q2 2015-10.8%
Q1 2015-11.7%
Q4 2014+5.9%
Q3 2014+17.2%
Q2 2014-0.8%
Q1 2014-1.6%
Q4 2013+5.3%
Q3 2013+6.7%
Q2 2013+7.7%
Q1 2013+21.0%
Q4 2012-19.6%
Q3 2012-12.3%
Q2 2012-9.6%
Q1 2012-4.3%
Q4 2011-2.9%
Q3 2011+2.5%
Q2 2011-4.0%
Q1 2011-0.2%
Q1 2009+3.9%
Q4 2010+3.9%
Q3 2010+4.7%
Q2 2010+4.5%
Q1 2010+1.5%
Q4 2007+13.1%
Q4 2009+13.1%
Q3 2009+1.7%
Q3 2008+1.7%
Q2 2008+10.2%
Q2 2009+10.2%
Q4 2008+10.2%

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