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Reliance Steel And Aluminum Co · Q1 2022 earnings

Q1 2022 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Reported record quarterly sales and gross profit driven by strong gross profit margin.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. reported record first quarter results, including record quarterly sales of $4.49 billion and record quarterly gross profit of $1.39 billion, driven by a strong gross profit margin of 30.9%. The company also achieved record quarterly EPS of $8.33 and non-GAAP EPS of $8.42.

  • Record quarterly sales of $4.49 billion.
  • Record quarterly gross profit of $1.39 billion driven by a gross profit margin of 30.9%.
  • Record quarterly EPS of $8.33, non-GAAP EPS of $8.42.
  • Record first quarter cash flow from operations of $404.0 million.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$4.49B

Previous: $2.84B+58.0%
EPS (adj)

$8.42

Previous: $4.10+105.4%
Capital Expenditures

-$66.7M

Previous: -$43.7M-52.6%
Free Cash Flow

$458M

Previous: $225M+104.0%
Net Income

$525M

Previous: $268M+95.6%
Operating Income

$716M

Previous: $378M+89.3%
Gross Profit

-$3.1B

Previous: -$1.88B-64.4%
Cash & Equivalents

$548M

Previous: $760M-27.9%
Total Assets

$10.1B

Previous: $8.55B+18.3%
Stock-Based Comp

$11.8M

Previous: $14.7M-19.7%

Revenue & EPS history

Reliance Steel · Revenue · Quarterly

$4.49B

Q1 2022+58%vs Q1 2021
Beat estimate in 13 of 16 quarters(81%)
ActualEstimate

Forward guidance

Reliance estimates tons sold will be flat to up 2.0% in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the first quarter of 2022. In addition, Reliance expects its average selling price per ton sold for the second quarter of 2022 to be flat to up 2.0% compared to the first quarter of 2022 driven by the Company’s diverse product mix and continued strength in demand and pricing. Based on these expectations, Reliance estimates non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $9.00 to $9.10 for the second quarter of 2022.

Tailwinds

  • Tons sold expected to be flat to up 2.0% compared to Q1 2022.
  • Average selling price per ton expected to be flat to up 2.0% compared to Q1 2022.
  • Underlying demand trends expected to continue across the vast majority of key end markets.
  • Company's diverse product mix.
  • Continued strength in demand and pricing.

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

+1.3%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.9%

Avg return

5 days after

+1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

64%

44 / 69 earnings

Positive

+17.0%

Q3 2019

Best reaction

-13.2%

Q2 2011

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026-1.9%+3.3%+4.5%
Q4 2025-2.7%-5.7%-13.6%
Q3 2025-0.3%+2.1%+0.3%
Q2 2025-1.5%-1.4%+0.2%
Q1 2025+0.7%+1.7%+3.1%
Q4 2024+3.1%+0.8%-5.5%
Q3 2024+0.3%+4.1%+13.0%
Q2 2024+3.5%+2.8%-4.0%
Q1 2024-7.3%-9.2%-3.1%
Q4 2023+10.8%+7.8%+8.8%
Q3 2023+0.5%+2.9%+8.4%
Q2 2023-0.3%+0.9%-5.1%
Q1 2023+3.1%+3.1%-0.3%
Q4 2022+6.2%+3.6%+3.0%
Q3 2022+2.8%+5.6%+9.1%
Q2 2022+1.9%-0.1%+4.2%
Q1 2022+4.8%+8.1%+8.3%
Q4 2021+4.0%+3.8%+13.9%
Q3 2021+1.5%+4.5%+9.9%
Q2 2021+0.3%+1.6%-0.6%
Q1 2021+1.5%+3.2%+7.0%
Q4 2020+4.7%+8.1%+18.6%
Q3 2020-0.7%-2.8%+5.5%
Q2 2020+6.2%+3.9%+7.2%
Q1 2020+3.9%+6.7%+9.1%
Q4 2019-5.3%-8.3%-36.5%
Q3 2019+17.0%+20.7%+17.3%
Q2 2019+10.6%+8.2%+2.7%
Q1 2019+3.3%+3.5%-4.3%
Q4 2018+3.1%+4.2%+0.7%
Q3 2018-0.3%+0.6%+3.9%
Q2 2018-1.3%-1.9%-4.4%
Q1 2018+0.3%-1.6%+4.6%
Q4 2017+6.8%+4.7%+2.4%
Q3 2017+2.8%+1.0%-0.4%
Q2 2017-2.9%-2.7%-4.1%
Q1 2017-1.0%-2.6%-8.5%
Q4 2016+1.0%+2.2%-3.9%
Q3 2016-5.8%-5.5%+5.7%
Q2 2016-7.2%-6.1%-11.3%
Q1 2016-1.5%
Q4 2015-1.7%
Q3 2015+8.9%
Q2 2015+4.5%
Q1 2015+9.9%
Q4 2014+6.5%
Q3 2014+2.1%
Q2 2014-5.3%
Q1 2014-2.8%
Q4 2013-3.1%
Q3 2013-2.5%
Q2 2013+1.5%
Q1 2013-4.5%
Q4 2012+0.1%
Q3 2012+5.4%
Q2 2012+10.4%
Q1 2012-0.6%
Q4 2011-0.7%
Q3 2011+1.1%
Q2 2011-13.2%
Q1 2010+3.0%
Q1 2011-0.1%
Q4 2010+1.4%
Q4 2008+1.4%
Q3 2010+1.2%
Q3 2009+1.2%
Q2 2010+1.0%
Q4 2009+1.0%
Q2 2009+1.0%

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