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May 31, 2020
Commercial Metals Q3 2020 Earnings Report
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.
Key Takeaways
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.
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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.
Positive Outlook
- 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
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