Steel Dynamics Second Quarter 2024 Earnings: Beats Expectations
Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) Second Quarter 2024 Results
Key Financial Results
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Revenue: US$4.63b (down 8.8% from 2Q 2023).
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Net income: US$428.0m (down 47% from 2Q 2023).
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Profit margin: 9.2% (down from 16% in 2Q 2023). The decrease in margin was driven by lower revenue.
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EPS: US$2.73 (down from US$4.83 in 2Q 2023).
All figures shown in the chart above are for the trailing 12 month (TTM) period
Steel Dynamics Revenues and Earnings Beat Expectations
Revenue exceeded analyst estimates by 4.3%. Earnings per share (EPS) also surpassed analyst estimates by 2.0%.
Looking ahead, revenue is forecast to grow 2.2% p.a. on average during the next 3 years, compared to a 5.2% growth forecast for the Metals and Mining industry in the US.
Performance of the American Metals and Mining industry.
The company’s shares are down 1.5% from a week ago.
Risk Analysis
We don’t want to rain on the parade too much, but we did also find 2 warning signs for Steel Dynamics (1 is a bit concerning!) that you need to be mindful of.
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