NYSE$CMC
Commercial Metals Co · Q3 2020 earnings
Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Commercial Metals Company's Q3 fiscal year 2020 earnings were impacted by COVID-19, but the company acted swiftly to ensure employee safety and operational continuity, achieving sequential earnings growth and increasing market share.
Commercial Metals Company reported third quarter earnings from continuing operations of $64.2 million, or $0.53 per diluted share, on net sales of $1.3 billion. Adjusted earnings from continuing operations were $70.4 million, or $0.59 per diluted share. The company's liquidity position strengthened, with cash and cash equivalents of $462.1 million.
- GAAP earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of $0.53 were unchanged sequentially, while adjusted earnings per diluted share from continuing operations of $0.59 increased 11%.
- Gross margin increased 3% sequentially to $225.3 million.
- Americas Mills metal margin rose $17 per ton sequentially; segment achieved best conversion cost in two years. Americas Fabrication generated highest quarterly adjusted EBITDA in nearly 12 years.
- Generated cash from operations of $278 million, bringing year-to-date total to $532 million.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Commercial Metals · Revenue · Quarterly
$1.34B
Revenue by segment
Commercial Metals · $915M total across 2 segments · Q3 2020
- North America Steel Group$741M—81.0%
- Europe Steel Group$174M—19.0%
Forward guidance
CMC expects construction and infrastructure activity to remain resilient during our fiscal fourth quarter. Finished product volumes are supported by strong fabrication backlogs, which stood near record-high levels at May 31. Customers’ sentiment about their own summer construction workloads is also encouraging. CMC’s net debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 1.2x and substantial cash and equivalents on hand give us great confidence in our ability to withstand these challenging times, and provide us with significant flexibility in our capital allocation decisions.
Tailwinds
- Construction and infrastructure activity expected to remain resilient
- Finished product volumes supported by strong fabrication backlogs
- Fabrication backlogs near record-high levels
- Encouraging customer sentiment about summer construction workloads
- Strong confidence in ability to withstand challenging times
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 18 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020
-0.9%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.6%
Avg return
5 days after
+4.6%
Avg return
30 days after
44%
31 / 70 earnings
Positive
+14.1%
Q2 2020
Best reaction
-14.4%
Q2 2018
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — | — | — | |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6% | -0.3% | — | |
| Q1 2026 | -3.7% | +1.4% | +13.3% | |
| Q4 2025 | -7.3% | +4.0% | -1.2% | |
| Q3 2025 | -1.8% | +1.6% | +10.2% | |
| Q2 2025 | +1.1% | +3.6% | -9.7% | |
| Q1 2025 | +0.0% | -4.1% | -0.4% | |
| Q4 2024 | +4.5% | -0.4% | +10.6% | |
| Q3 2024 | +7.3% | +5.8% | +13.5% | |
| Q2 2024 | +3.3% | +2.3% | -1.4% | |
| Q1 2024 | +2.3% | +3.9% | +10.1% | |
| Q4 2023 | -10.7% | -11.7% | -6.5% | |
| Q3 2023 | +8.1% | +7.3% | +15.4% | |
| Q2 2023 | +4.5% | +4.5% | +6.6% | |
| Q1 2023 | +5.3% | +10.8% | +11.1% | |
| Q4 2022 | +4.0% | +9.0% | +16.3% | |
| Q3 2022 | -2.2% | -1.9% | -7.7% | |
| Q2 2022 | -1.4% | -0.3% | +8.1% | |
| Q1 2022 | +1.0% | +6.5% | +1.2% | |
| Q4 2021 | -2.4% | -2.6% | +5.4% | |
| Q3 2021 | -4.7% | -2.4% | -4.0% | |
| Q2 2021 | +1.5% | -4.2% | +3.5% | |
| Q1 2021 | +0.6% | -5.6% | -2.3% | |
| Q4 2020 | -5.7% | -9.1% | -9.0% | |
| Q3 2020 | +4.5% | +5.8% | +4.8% | |
| Q2 2020 | +14.1% | +23.8% | +39.5% | |
| Q1 2020 | +2.1% | +1.9% | -2.3% | |
| Q4 2019 | +0.5% | +2.2% | +8.7% | |
| Q3 2019 | +7.6% | +5.5% | +14.9% | |
| Q2 2019 | +3.7% | +4.3% | +9.5% | |
| Q1 2019 | -6.9% | -7.2% | +1.7% | |
| Q4 2018 | +2.7% | +4.8% | +10.4% | |
| Q3 2018 | -1.3% | -6.6% | -7.9% | |
| Q2 2018 | -14.4% | -15.9% | -9.4% | |
| Q1 2018 | +7.5% | +11.0% | +2.9% | |
| Q4 2017 | -9.1% | -10.0% | -12.8% | |
| Q3 2017 | +4.0% | +0.0% | +8.9% | |
| Q2 2017 | -1.1% | +3.5% | +0.9% | |
| Q1 2017 | -5.8% | -9.8% | -7.1% | |
| Q4 2016 | -5.9% | -5.2% | +35.4% | |
| Q3 2016 | -5.1% | -3.9% | -2.0% | |
| Q2 2016 | +3.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2016 | +4.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | -10.1% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +4.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | +2.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -7.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | -2.2% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | -4.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -2.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | +2.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | +4.7% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +6.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -5.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -1.7% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | -2.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | +3.3% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +1.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | +1.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | -8.8% | — | — | |
| Q4 2009 | -8.8% | — | — | |
| Q2 2009 | -8.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2009 | -8.8% | — | — | |
| Q1 2009 | -8.8% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | -3.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -3.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -5.0% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | -0.6% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -0.6% | — | — |
Discussion
Share your read of this quarter. Sign-in carries your eToro identity.
Join the conversation
Sign in with eToro to post your read of this quarter and vote on others'.
Sign in with eToro