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Dec 31, 2021
Nucor Q4 2021 Earnings Report
Nucor reported record quarterly and annual earnings, driven by strong market demand and strategic investments.
Key Takeaways
Nucor Corporation announced record consolidated net earnings of $2.25 billion, or $7.97 per diluted share, for Q4 2021, and $6.83 billion, or $23.16 per diluted share, for the full year. The company's financial performance was attributed to strategic positioning and growth across the steel value chain.
Nucor reported record quarterly and annual earnings for Q4 and the year ended 2021.
Q4 2021 net earnings reached $2.25 billion, or $7.97 per diluted share.
Full year 2021 net earnings totaled $6.83 billion, or $23.16 per diluted share.
Nucor's average sales price per ton increased by 99% compared to Q4 2020.
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Revenue by Segment
Steel Mills Revenue
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CapyFin.comRaw Materials Revenue
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CapyFin.com Forward Guidance
Nucor anticipates strong end-use market demand for steel and steel products and expects 2022 to be another year of strong profitability, with Q1 2022 net earnings slightly reduced from Q4 2021.
Positive Outlook
- End use market demand remains strong for steel and steel products.
- Steel products segment is expected to achieve further margin expansion and profitability in the first quarter of 2022 as backlog pricing has improved reflecting higher steel costs.
- Earnings of the raw materials segment are expected to improve slightly in the first quarter of 2022 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2021 due to the improved profitability of our direct reduced iron facilities.
- Diluted earnings per share for first quarter of 2022 will benefit from lower weighted average shares outstanding.
- We are confident that 2022 will be another year of strong profitability for Nucor.
Challenges Ahead
- We expect consolidated net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders in the first quarter of 2022 will be slightly reduced from the record results of the fourth quarter of 2021.
- Steel mill segment earnings are expected to decline in the first quarter of 2022 due to decreased profitability of our sheet mills.
- Raw materials segment will be partially offset by the impact of lower scrap prices on our scrap brokerage and processing operations.
- Steel mills segment earnings in the fourth quarter of 2021 were comparable to the third quarter of 2021 despite lower volumes and a planned outage for the month of December at our sheet mill in Kentucky.
- Raw materials segment earnings decreased in the fourth quarter of 2021 as compared to the third quarter of 2021 primarily due to margin compression at our direct reduced iron facilities.
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