Insteel Industries Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2024 Results
Insteel Industries Inc. (NYSE: IIIN) reported its Q4 and fiscal 2024 results. Q4 highlights include net sales of $134.3 million, gross profit of $12.3 million (9.1% of net sales), and net income of $4.7 million ($0.24 per share). The company ended with a net cash balance of $111.5 million and no debt.
Fiscal 2024 results show net earnings decreased to $19.3 million ($0.99 per share) from $32.4 million in the prior year. Net sales decreased 18.5% to $529.2 million, driven by lower average selling prices. Gross margin narrowed to 9.4% from 10.1%.
The company anticipates gradual improvement in business conditions for fiscal 2025, with potential benefits from declining inflation, lower interest rates, and infrastructure spending. However, import-related challenges are expected to persist in PC strand markets.
- Net cash balance of $111.5 million with no debt outstanding
- Operating cash flow of $16.2 million in Q4
- Gross margin increased 20 basis points to 9.1% in Q4
- Anticipation of gradual improvement in business conditions for fiscal 2025
- Potential benefits from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act spending
- Q4 net earnings decreased to $4.7 million from $5.6 million year-over-year
- Q4 net sales decreased 14.7% to $134.3 million year-over-year
- Fiscal 2024 net earnings decreased to $19.3 million from $32.4 million year-over-year
- Fiscal 2024 net sales decreased 18.5% to $529.2 million
- Persistent competitive pricing pressures in welded wire reinforcing markets
- Impact of low-priced PC strand imports on average selling prices
- Expected continued import-related headwinds in PC strand markets
Insights
Insteel Industries' Q4 and FY2024 results reveal a challenging year with declining revenues and profits. Net sales decreased 14.7% to
The company's profitability has been squeezed, with Q4 net earnings down to
Despite these challenges, Insteel maintains a strong financial position with
The nonresidential construction market, Insteel's primary focus, shows mixed signals. While recent indicators have been inconsistent, there's potential for demand stimulation due to declining inflation and expected lower interest rates. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is anticipated to boost project activity, providing a catalyst for future growth in Insteel's markets.
However, persistent challenges remain, particularly in the PC strand market where import-related pressures continue to affect pricing and volumes. This situation may necessitate strategic actions, including potential antidumping and countervailing duty filings. The company's planned capital expenditure of up to
Insteel's market position as the largest U.S. manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications provides a solid foundation. However, the company must navigate through pricing pressures, import competition and fluctuating demand in the nonresidential construction sector. The gradual improvement in business conditions forecasted by management will be important for reversing the trend of declining revenues and profits observed in FY2024.
Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights
-
Net sales of
$134.3 million -
Gross profit of
, or$12.3 million 9.1% of net sales -
Net income of
, or$4.7 million per share$0.24 -
Operating cash flow of
$16.2 million -
Net cash balance of
and no debt outstanding as of September 28, 2024$111.5 million - Improving business outlook
Fourth Quarter 2024 Results
Net earnings for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 were
Net sales decreased
Operating activities generated
Fiscal 2024 Results
Net earnings for fiscal 2024 decreased to
Net sales decreased
Operating activities generated
Capital Allocation and Liquidity
Capital expenditures for fiscal 2024 decreased to
Insteel ended the year with
Outlook
“As we move forward into fiscal year 2025, we anticipate a gradual improvement in business conditions across our markets,” commented H.O. Woltz III, Insteel’s President and CEO. “Although recent leading indicators for nonresidential construction spending have been mixed, we expect that declining inflation and the downward trajectory in interest rates will help stimulate demand in the months ahead. Additionally, we remain optimistic about the impact of spending from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which is expected to boost infrastructure-related project activity and lay a stronger foundation for future growth.”
Mr. Woltz further commented, “We also acknowledge the challenges ahead as import related headwinds are expected to persist in our PC strand markets, putting further pressure on selling prices, volumes and spreads in our first quarter. We are continuing our efforts to eliminate the section 232 tariff distortion in the PC strand market, and we will carefully consider filing antidumping and countervailing duty actions that are warranted.”
Conference Call
Insteel will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET today to discuss its fourth quarter and 2024 fiscal year end financial results. A live webcast of this call can be accessed on Insteel’s website at https://investor.insteel.com and will be archived for replay until the next quarterly conference call.
About Insteel
Insteel is the nation’s largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications. Insteel manufactures and markets prestressed concrete strand and welded wire reinforcement, including engineered structural mesh (“ESM”), concrete pipe reinforcement and standard welded wire reinforcement. Insteel’s products are sold primarily to manufacturers of concrete products and concrete contractors for use, primarily, in nonresidential construction applications. Headquartered in
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It is not possible to anticipate and list all risks and uncertainties that may affect our future operations or financial performance; however, they include, but are not limited to, the following: general economic and competitive conditions in the markets in which we operate; changes in the spending levels for nonresidential and residential construction and the impact on demand for our products; changes in the amount and duration of transportation funding provided by federal, state and local governments and the impact on spending for infrastructure construction and demand for our products; the cyclical nature of the steel and building material industries; credit market conditions and the relative availability of financing for us, our customers and the construction industry as a whole; the impact of rising interest rates on the cost of financing for our customers; fluctuations in the cost and availability of our primary raw material, hot-rolled steel wire rod, from domestic and foreign suppliers; competitive pricing pressures and our ability to raise selling prices in order to recover increases in raw material or operating costs; changes in
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||||||||||||||||
(In thousands except for per share data) | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
||||||||||
September 28, |
|
September 30, |
|
September 28, |
|
September 30, |
||||||||||
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||||||||
Net sales | $ |
134,304 |
|
$ |
157,524 |
|
$ |
529,198 |
|
$ |
649,188 |
|
||||
Cost of sales |
|
122,045 |
|
|
143,541 |
|
|
479,566 |
|
|
583,790 |
|
||||
Gross profit |
|
12,259 |
|
|
13,983 |
|
|
49,632 |
|
|
65,398 |
|
||||
Selling, general and administrative expense |
|
7,531 |
|
|
8,129 |
|
|
29,652 |
|
|
30,685 |
|
||||
Other expense (income), net |
|
35 |
|
|
- |
|
|
37 |
|
|
(3,423 |
) |
||||
Interest expense |
|
13 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
89 |
|
|
87 |
|
||||
Interest income |
|
(1,382 |
) |
|
(1,422 |
) |
|
(5,433 |
) |
|
(3,706 |
) |
||||
Earnings before income taxes |
|
6,062 |
|
|
7,256 |
|
|
25,287 |
|
|
41,755 |
|
||||
Income taxes |
|
1,393 |
|
|
1,630 |
|
|
5,982 |
|
|
9,340 |
|
||||
Net earnings | $ |
4,669 |
|
$ |
5,626 |
|
$ |
19,305 |
|
$ |
32,415 |
|
||||
Net earnings per share: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic | $ |
0.24 |
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
$ |
0.99 |
|
$ |
1.66 |
|
||||
Diluted |
|
0.24 |
|
|
0.29 |
|
|
0.99 |
|
|
1.66 |
|
||||
Weighted average shares outstanding: | ||||||||||||||||
Basic |
|
19,502 |
|
|
19,499 |
|
|
19,502 |
|
|
19,504 |
|
||||
Diluted |
|
19,564 |
|
|
19,568 |
|
|
19,575 |
|
|
19,566 |
|
||||
Cash dividends declared per share | $ |
0.03 |
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
$ |
2.62 |
|
$ |
2.12 |
|
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS | ||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
|
|
||||||||||
September 28, |
|
June 29, |
|
September 30, |
||||||||
2024 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||||||
Assets | ||||||||||||
Current assets: | ||||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ |
111,538 |
|
$ |
97,745 |
|
$ |
125,670 |
|
|||
Accounts receivable, net |
|
58,308 |
|
|
61,234 |
|
|
63,424 |
|
|||
Inventories |
|
88,840 |
|
|
89,379 |
|
|
103,306 |
|
|||
Other current assets |
|
8,608 |
|
|
8,766 |
|
|
6,453 |
|
|||
Total current assets |
|
267,294 |
|
|
257,124 |
|
|
298,853 |
|
|||
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
125,540 |
|
|
127,889 |
|
|
120,014 |
|
|||
Intangibles, net |
|
5,341 |
|
|
5,528 |
|
|
6,090 |
|
|||
Goodwill |
|
9,745 |
|
|
9,745 |
|
|
9,745 |
|
|||
Other assets |
|
14,632 |
|
|
14,329 |
|
|
12,811 |
|
|||
Total assets | $ |
422,552 |
|
$ |
414,615 |
|
$ |
447,513 |
|
|||
Liabilities and shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||||||||
Accounts payable | $ |
37,487 |
|
$ |
34,827 |
|
$ |
34,346 |
|
|||
Accrued expenses |
|
9,547 |
|
|
9,888 |
|
|
11,809 |
|
|||
Total current liabilities |
|
47,034 |
|
|
44,715 |
|
|
46,155 |
|
|||
Other liabilities |
|
24,663 |
|
|
23,885 |
|
|
19,853 |
|
|||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||||||||||
Shareholders' equity: | ||||||||||||
Common stock |
|
19,452 |
|
|
19,445 |
|
|
19,454 |
|
|||
Additional paid-in capital |
|
86,671 |
|
|
85,599 |
|
|
83,832 |
|
|||
Retained earnings |
|
245,340 |
|
|
241,254 |
|
|
278,502 |
|
|||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|
(608 |
) |
|
(283 |
) |
|
(283 |
) |
|||
Total shareholders' equity |
|
350,855 |
|
|
346,015 |
|
|
381,505 |
|
|||
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ |
422,552 |
|
$ |
414,615 |
|
$ |
447,513 |
|
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||||||||||||||||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | ||||||||||||||||
(In thousands) | ||||||||||||||||
Three Months Ended |
|
Year Ended |
||||||||||||||
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
||||||||||
September 28, |
|
September 30, |
|
September 28, |
|
September 30, |
||||||||||
2024 |
|
2023 |
|
2024 |
|
2023 |
||||||||||
Cash Flows From Operating Activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Net earnings | $ |
4,669 |
|
$ |
5,626 |
|
$ |
19,305 |
|
$ |
32,415 |
|
||||
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
|
4,001 |
|
|
3,469 |
|
|
15,413 |
|
|
13,304 |
|
||||
Amortization of capitalized financing costs |
|
12 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
57 |
|
||||
Stock-based compensation expense |
|
1,169 |
|
|
891 |
|
|
3,072 |
|
|
2,425 |
|
||||
Deferred income taxes |
|
557 |
|
|
1,229 |
|
|
4,195 |
|
|
238 |
|
||||
Loss (gain) on sale and disposition of property, plant and equipment | ||||||||||||||||
and assets held for sale |
|
49 |
|
|
50 |
|
|
99 |
|
|
(3,271 |
) |
||||
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance policies over premiums paid |
|
(503 |
) |
|
- |
|
|
(1,532 |
) |
|
(531 |
) |
||||
Net changes in assets and liabilities: | ||||||||||||||||
Accounts receivable, net |
|
2,926 |
|
|
2,939 |
|
|
5,116 |
|
|
18,222 |
|
||||
Inventories |
|
539 |
|
|
29,820 |
|
|
14,466 |
|
|
94,348 |
|
||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
|
1,853 |
|
|
(4,204 |
) |
|
(639 |
) |
|
(16,949 |
) |
||||
Other changes |
|
957 |
|
|
(1,281 |
) |
|
(1,338 |
) |
|
1,942 |
|
||||
Total adjustments |
|
11,560 |
|
|
32,925 |
|
|
38,902 |
|
|
109,785 |
|
||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
16,229 |
|
|
38,551 |
|
|
58,207 |
|
|
142,200 |
|
||||
Cash Flows From Investing Activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Capital expenditures |
|
(1,689 |
) |
|
(4,098 |
) |
|
(19,149 |
) |
|
(30,702 |
) |
||||
(Increase) decrease in cash surrender value of life insurance policies |
|
(74 |
) |
|
249 |
|
|
(517 |
) |
|
(476 |
) |
||||
Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
4 |
|
|
9,924 |
|
||||
Proceeds from surrender of life insurance policies |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
25 |
|
|
358 |
|
||||
Net cash used for investing activities |
|
(1,763 |
) |
|
(3,849 |
) |
|
(19,637 |
) |
|
(20,896 |
) |
||||
Cash Flows From Financing Activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Proceeds from long-term debt |
|
68 |
|
|
68 |
|
|
298 |
|
|
323 |
|
||||
Principal payments on long-term debt |
|
(68 |
) |
|
(68 |
) |
|
(298 |
) |
|
(323 |
) |
||||
Cash dividends paid |
|
(583 |
) |
|
(584 |
) |
|
(50,942 |
) |
|
(41,252 |
) |
||||
Cash received from exercise of stock options |
|
- |
|
|
48 |
|
|
428 |
|
|
239 |
|
||||
Financing costs |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(177 |
) |
||||
Payment of employee tax withholdings related to net share transactions |
|
(90 |
) |
|
(236 |
) |
|
(352 |
) |
|
(432 |
) |
||||
Repurchases of common stock |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
|
(1,836 |
) |
|
(2,328 |
) |
||||
Net cash used for financing activities |
|
(673 |
) |
|
(772 |
) |
|
(52,702 |
) |
|
(43,950 |
) |
||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
13,793 |
|
|
33,930 |
|
|
(14,132 |
) |
|
77,354 |
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period |
|
97,745 |
|
|
91,740 |
|
|
125,670 |
|
|
48,316 |
|
||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ |
111,538 |
|
$ |
125,670 |
|
$ |
111,538 |
|
$ |
125,670 |
|
||||
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: | ||||||||||||||||
Cash paid during the period for: | ||||||||||||||||
Income taxes, net | $ |
65 |
|
$ |
2,368 |
|
$ |
3,332 |
|
$ |
7,834 |
|
||||
Non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||||||||||
Purchases of property, plant and equipment in accounts payable |
|
2,449 |
|
|
1,301 |
|
|
2,449 |
|
|
1,301 |
|
||||
Restricted stock units and stock options surrendered for withholding taxes payable |
|
90 |
|
|
236 |
|
|
352 |
|
|
432 |
|
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Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Insteel Industries Inc.
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