NYSE$NUE

Nucor Corp · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Nucor reported its most profitable first quarter in history.

Nucor Corporation reported consolidated net earnings of $2.10 billion, or $7.67 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2022, marking the most profitable first quarter in the Company’s history. The company's key forward looking indicators for 2022 remain favorable and it expects another strong year in both earnings and cash generation.

  • Nucor reported its most profitable first quarter in the company's history.
  • Consolidated net sales increased 1% to $10.49 billion compared with the fourth quarter of 2021 and increased 50% compared with the first quarter of 2021.
  • A total of 6,394,000 tons were shipped to outside customers.
  • Nucor repurchased approximately 7.0 million shares of its common stock at an average price of $128.45 per share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$10.5B

Previous: $7.02B+49.5%
EPS (adj)

$7.67

Previous: $3.10+147.4%
Avg. Sales Price per Ton

$495.00

Previous: $25.00+1880.0%
Total External Shipments

6.4M

Previous: 7.2M-10.9%
Capital Expenditures

-$448M

Previous: -$314M-42.8%
Free Cash Flow

$1.65B

Previous: $629M+162.0%
Net Income

$2.1B

Previous: $942M+122.4%
Operating Income

$2.89B

Previous: $1.06B+172.8%
Gross Profit

$3.46B

Previous: $1.62B+113.1%
Cash & Equivalents

$3.73B

Previous: $2.46B+51.4%
Total Assets

$28.6B

Previous: $21.2B+35.2%
Stock-Based Comp

$26.4M

Previous: $19.9M+33.0%

Revenue & EPS history

Nucor · Revenue · Quarterly

$10.5B

Q1 2022+49.5%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 12 of 16 quarters(75%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Nucor · $2.9B total across 4 segments · Q1 2022

  • Steel Mills
    $2.58B+96.1%
  • Steel Products
    $685M+223.3%
  • Raw Materials
    $95.9M-57.1%
  • Corporate/Eliminations
    -$461M-2.1%

Forward guidance

Nucor expects that the second quarter of 2022 will be the most profitable quarter in Nucor’s history, surpassing the previous record set in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Tailwinds

  • End use market demand remains strong for steel and steel products.
  • 2022 will be another year of very strong earnings and cash flow for Nucor.
  • Second quarter earnings will be driven by increased profitability in the steel products segment.
  • Steel products segment continues to benefit from robust demand in nonresidential construction markets.
  • Steel mills segment earnings are expected to strengthen due primarily to increased profitability at sheet and plate mills.

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 2022

Historical avgQ1 2022

+0.6%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.6%

Avg return

5 days after

+3.5%

Avg return

30 days after

56%

41 / 73 earnings

Positive

+11.2%

Q3 2022

Best reaction

-8.7%

Q1 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+0.6%+0.3%+11.0%
Q4 2025+0.8%+5.1%+14.5%
Q3 2025+5.4%+4.1%+10.4%
Q2 2025-1.7%+2.5%-8.6%
Q1 2025+1.9%+5.5%-6.5%
Q4 2024+3.8%+5.3%+10.5%
Q3 2024-7.7%-10.6%-6.4%
Q2 2024-0.6%-1.0%-9.9%
Q1 2024-8.7%-8.3%-10.6%
Q4 2023+7.9%+4.7%+9.8%
Q3 2023+4.1%+4.8%+11.3%
Q2 2023+5.5%+3.1%+1.9%
Q1 2023+4.0%+0.2%-6.1%
Q4 2022+6.5%+7.9%+3.7%
Q3 2022+11.2%+12.0%+16.5%
Q2 2022+1.8%+4.7%+17.3%
Q1 2022-4.8%-7.2%-29.1%
Q4 2021+7.3%+15.5%+39.8%
Q3 2021-2.7%+6.0%+7.3%
Q2 2021+1.5%+5.9%+25.3%
Q1 2021-2.9%+0.6%+27.4%
Q4 2020-5.1%-1.7%+16.5%
Q3 2020+3.6%-0.5%+8.5%
Q2 2020+1.4%+1.0%+5.8%
Q1 2020+4.9%+1.2%+5.1%
Q4 2019-2.3%-3.4%-15.0%
Q3 2019+2.3%+3.9%+4.7%
Q2 2019+3.7%+3.4%-10.9%
Q1 2019+2.4%-1.0%-9.8%
Q4 2018+3.1%+5.1%+3.5%
Q3 2018-1.2%-0.8%+7.0%
Q2 2018+1.0%+3.4%-4.9%
Q1 2018-2.9%-4.8%+0.2%
Q4 2017-3.0%-7.0%-2.2%
Q3 2017+4.7%+4.4%-4.3%
Q2 2017-0.7%+0.4%-10.8%
Q1 2017+4.1%+5.8%-1.7%
Q4 2016-5.3%-4.6%+4.2%
Q3 2016-0.3%-2.1%+22.5%
Q2 2016-2.5%-0.7%-7.5%
Q1 2016-1.5%
Q4 2015+9.4%
Q3 2015+7.9%
Q2 2015+1.1%
Q1 2015+2.8%
Q4 2014-0.7%
Q3 2014+2.1%
Q2 2014+0.6%
Q1 2014-2.7%
Q4 2013+0.0%
Q3 2013+2.5%
Q2 2013+0.8%
Q1 2013-0.4%
Q4 2012-1.9%
Q3 2012+0.3%
Q2 2012-1.9%
Q1 2012-6.0%
Q4 2011-1.4%
Q3 2011-3.0%
Q2 2011+0.2%
Q1 2011+1.5%
Q4 2010-0.7%
Q3 2010+1.8%
Q2 2010-2.9%
Q1 2009+0.4%
Q1 2010+3.4%
Q4 2009-1.6%
Q4 2007-1.6%
Q3 2008+0.2%
Q3 2009+0.2%
Q4 2008-1.0%
Q2 2009-1.0%
Q2 2008-1.0%

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