NYSE$NUE

Nucor Corp · Q3 2022 earnings

Q3 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Nucor's earnings decreased in Q3 2022 compared to the previous quarter and Q3 2021.

Nucor reported net earnings of $1.69 billion, or $6.50 per diluted share, for the third quarter of 2022, a decrease compared to the second quarter of 2022 and the third quarter of 2021. The decrease in earnings was primarily driven by the steel mills segment due to metal margin contraction and reduced shipping volumes.

  • Nucor reported Q3 2022 net earnings of $1.69 billion, or $6.50 per diluted share.
  • Consolidated net sales decreased 11% to $10.50 billion in Q3 2022 compared to $11.79 billion in Q2 2022, but increased 2% compared to $10.31 billion in Q3 2021.
  • A total of 6,415,000 tons were shipped to outside customers in Q3 2022, an 8% decrease from the second quarter of 2022 and an 11% decrease from the third quarter of 2021.
  • Nucor repurchased approximately 5.3 million shares of its common stock during Q3 2022 at an average price of $122.24 per share.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$10.5B

Previous: $10.3B+1.8%
EPS (adj)

$6.50

Previous: $7.28-10.7%
Avg. Sales Price per Ton

$14.00

Previous: $0.00
Total External Shipments

6.4M

Previous: 7.2M-10.6%
Capital Expenditures

-$1.43B

Previous: -$1.21B-18.5%
Free Cash Flow

$265M

Previous: $921M-71.3%
Net Income

$1.69B

Previous: $2.13B-20.3%
Operating Income

$2.28B

Previous: $2.85B-19.9%
Gross Profit

$2.84B

Previous: $3.41B-16.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$3.05B

Previous: $1.76B+72.9%
Total Assets

$32.1B

Previous: $24.9B+28.6%
Stock-Based Comp

$25.6M

Previous: $30.9M-17.2%

Revenue & EPS history

Nucor · Revenue · Quarterly

$10.5B

Q3 2022+1.8%vs Q3 2021
Beat estimate in 10 of 15 quarters(67%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

Nucor · $1.76B total across 3 segments · Q3 2023

  • Steel Mills
    $883M
  • Steel Products
    $807M
  • Raw Materials
    $71.4M

Forward guidance

Nucor expects fourth quarter of 2022 earnings to be decreased from the third quarter of 2022.

Tailwinds

  • Nucor continues to believe that 2022 will be the most profitable year for earnings in Nucor’s history.
  • The steel products segment is expected to have another strong quarter in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Headwinds

  • Nucor is seeing increasingly challenging market conditions amid economic uncertainty.
  • In the steel mills segment, Nucor expects considerably lower earnings in the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to the third quarter of 2022 due to lower average selling prices and lower volumes, with the largest decrease in profitability expected at our sheet mills.
  • The steel products segment's profitability is anticipated to decrease from the third quarter of 2022 primarily due to typical seasonality experienced in the fourth quarter.
  • The raw materials segment is expected to have significantly decreased earnings in the fourth quarter of 2022 as compared to the third quarter of 2022 due to decreased selling prices for raw materials.

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 Q3 2022

Historical avgQ3 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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