Commercial Metals Company (CMC) announced its fiscal fourth quarter results, with net earnings of $103.9 million, or $0.90 per diluted share, on net sales of $2.0 billion. This compares to the prior year period net earnings of $184.2 million, or $1.56 per diluted share, on net sales of $2.2 billion. The company's North America Steel Group experienced lower margins, while the Europe Steel Group improved its EBITDA through cost management. The Emerging Businesses Group maintained a strong adjusted EBITDA margin of 21.7%.
Fourth quarter net earnings were $103.9 million, or $0.90 per diluted share.
Consolidated core EBITDA was $227.1 million in the fourth quarter, with a core EBITDA margin of 11.4%.
Tensar achieved its most profitable quarter, driving the Emerging Businesses Group adjusted EBITDA margin to 21.7%.
Cost management actions improved Europe Steel Group's fourth quarter adjusted EBITDA by $26.5 million year-over-year.
CMC expects consolidated financial results in the first quarter of fiscal 2025 to decline from the fourth quarter level due to macroeconomic uncertainty and dampened sentiment. However, they anticipate a meaningful sequential increase in adjusted EBITDA for the Europe Steel Group, driven by the receipt of an annual CO2 credit.
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