United States Steel Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter 2022 Results
United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) reported a record second quarter 2022, achieving net earnings of $978 million, or $3.42 per diluted share. Adjusted net earnings were $1,104 million ($3.86 per diluted share) compared to $1,012 million ($3.53) in Q2 2021. The company announced a new $500 million stock buyback authorization, having completed an $800 million buyback program. Despite strong performance across segments, the company indicated a softening in consumer markets like automotive, while energy demand is accelerating. Q2 adjusted EBITDA reached a record $1,620 million.
- Record second quarter net earnings of $978 million, an increase from $1,012 million in Q2 2021.
- Adjusted net earnings of $1,104 million, higher than $1,050 million in Q2 2021.
- New $500 million stock buyback authorization alongside $400 million repurchased in Q2 2022.
- Record adjusted EBITDA of $1,620 million, up from $1,286 million year-over-year.
- Net sales increased to $6,290 million but were still lower than expected due to softer consumer markets.
- Steel shipments declined slightly to 4,183 thousand net tons compared to 4,214 in Q2 2021.
Announcing a new
-
Second quarter net earnings of
. Reported net earnings per diluted share of$978 million $3.42
-
Record second quarter adjusted net earnings of
. Adjusted net earnings per diluted share of$1,104 million $3.86
-
Record second quarter adjusted EBITDA of
$1,620 million
United States Steel Corporation Reports Record Second Quarter 2022 Results (Graphic: Business Wire)
Earnings Highlights |
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Three Months Ended |
Six Months Ended |
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(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) |
2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
||||||||
|
$ |
6,290 |
|
$ |
5,025 |
|
$ |
11,524 |
|
$ |
8,689 |
|
Segment earnings (loss) before interest and income taxes |
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Flat-Rolled |
|
777 |
|
|
579 |
|
|
1,290 |
|
|
725 |
|
|
|
270 |
|
|
284 |
|
|
548 |
|
|
416 |
|
U. S. Steel |
|
280 |
|
|
207 |
|
|
544 |
|
|
312 |
|
Tubular |
|
107 |
|
|
— |
|
|
184 |
|
|
(29 |
) |
Other |
|
(12 |
) |
|
14 |
|
|
(5 |
) |
|
22 |
|
Total segment earnings before interest and income taxes |
$ |
1,422 |
|
$ |
1,084 |
|
$ |
2,561 |
|
$ |
1,446 |
|
Other items not allocated to segments |
|
(168 |
) |
|
(50 |
) |
|
(189 |
) |
|
13 |
|
Earnings before interest and income taxes |
$ |
1,254 |
|
$ |
1,034 |
|
$ |
2,372 |
|
$ |
1,459 |
|
Net interest and other financial costs |
|
(8 |
) |
|
59 |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
392 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
284 |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
530 |
|
|
(36 |
) |
Net earnings |
$ |
978 |
|
$ |
1,012 |
|
$ |
1,860 |
|
$ |
1,103 |
|
Earnings per diluted share |
$ |
3.42 |
|
$ |
3.53 |
|
$ |
6.45 |
|
$ |
4.02 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Adjusted net earnings (b) |
$ |
1,104 |
|
$ |
1,050 |
|
$ |
2,002 |
|
$ |
1,332 |
|
Adjusted net earnings per diluted share (b) |
$ |
3.86 |
|
$ |
3.67 |
|
$ |
6.95 |
|
$ |
4.85 |
|
Adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) (b) |
$ |
1,620 |
|
$ |
1,286 |
|
$ |
2,957 |
|
$ |
1,837 |
|
(a) |
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(b) Please refer to the non-GAAP Financial Measures section of this document for the reconciliation of these amounts. |
“Our record-best second quarter was driven by strong performance across our diverse operating segments,” commented U. S. Steel President and Chief Executive Officer
Burritt continued, “The bold decisions we have made to invest in our competitive advantages make us a stronger business that creates enduring value for our stockholders through the cycle. The well-timed acquisition of
Commenting on the Company’s outlook, Burritt concluded, “We are bullish on U. S. Steel’s future and confident in our ability to execute our Best for All® strategy. While some consumer-oriented markets like automotive and appliance are softer, line pipe and energy demand is accelerating. We have demonstrated a commitment to achieving and maintaining a strong balance sheet, a supportive debt maturity profile, and a balanced approach to capital allocation. We’ve completed our
Capital Allocation Update:
During the second quarter 2022, the Company repurchased
*****
The Company will conduct a conference call on the second quarter 2022 earnings on
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PRELIMINARY SUPPLEMENTAL STATISTICS (Unaudited) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
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|
2022 |
2021 |
|
2022 |
2021 |
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OPERATING STATISTICS |
|
|
|
|
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Average realized price: ($/net ton unless otherwise noted) (a) |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Flat-Rolled |
|
1,339 |
|
|
1,078 |
|
|
1,352 |
|
|
983 |
|
|
|
|
1,331 |
|
|
1,207 |
|
|
1,349 |
|
|
1,106 |
|
|
U. S. Steel |
|
1,217 |
|
|
905 |
|
|
1,162 |
|
|
831 |
|
|
U. S. Steel |
|
1,142 |
|
|
750 |
|
|
1,064 |
|
|
689 |
|
|
Tubular |
|
2,727 |
|
|
1,633 |
|
|
2,543 |
|
|
1,513 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Steel shipments (thousands of net tons): (a) |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Flat-Rolled |
|
2,365 |
|
|
2,326 |
|
|
4,312 |
|
|
4,658 |
|
|
|
|
615 |
|
|
616 |
|
|
1,122 |
|
|
1,063 |
|
|
U. S. Steel |
|
1,067 |
|
|
1,167 |
|
|
2,177 |
|
|
2,210 |
|
|
Tubular |
|
136 |
|
|
105 |
|
|
264 |
|
|
194 |
|
|
Total Steel Shipments |
|
4,183 |
|
|
4,214 |
|
|
7,875 |
|
|
8,125 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Intersegment steel (unless otherwise noted) shipments (thousands of net tons): |
|
|
|
|
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Flat-Rolled to USSE (iron ore pellets and fines) |
|
82 |
|
|
223 |
|
|
82 |
|
|
439 |
|
|
Flat-Rolled to |
|
23 |
|
|
— |
|
|
23 |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
110 |
|
|
125 |
|
|
199 |
|
|
186 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Raw steel production (thousands of net tons): |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Flat-Rolled |
|
2,424 |
|
|
2,485 |
|
|
4,629 |
|
|
5,066 |
|
|
|
|
750 |
|
|
747 |
|
|
1,351 |
|
|
1,257 |
|
|
U. S. Steel |
|
1,216 |
|
|
1,279 |
|
|
2,304 |
|
|
2,476 |
|
|
Tubular |
|
168 |
|
|
114 |
|
|
324 |
|
|
207 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Raw steel capability utilization: (c) |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Flat-Rolled |
|
74 |
% |
|
59 |
% |
|
71 |
% |
|
60 |
% |
|
|
|
91 |
% |
|
91 |
% |
|
83 |
% |
|
84 |
% |
|
U. S. Steel |
|
98 |
% |
|
103 |
% |
|
93 |
% |
|
100 |
% |
|
Tubular |
|
75 |
% |
|
51 |
% |
|
73 |
% |
|
46 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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CAPITAL EXPENDITURES (dollars in millions) |
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Flat-Rolled |
|
112 |
|
|
93 |
|
|
229 |
|
|
167 |
|
|
|
|
179 |
|
|
20 |
|
|
390 |
|
|
56 |
|
|
U. S. Steel |
|
17 |
|
|
12 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
26 |
|
|
Tubular |
|
3 |
|
|
22 |
|
|
7 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
Other Businesses |
|
— |
|
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
1 |
|
|
Total |
$ |
311 |
|
$ |
148 |
|
$ |
660 |
|
$ |
284 |
|
|
(a) Excludes intersegment shipments. |
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(b) |
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(c) 2022 based on annual raw steel production capability of 13.2 million net tons for Flat-Rolled, 3.3 million for |
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CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited) |
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|
Three Months Ended |
|
Six Months Ended |
||||||||||
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts) |
2022 |
2021 |
|
2022 |
2021 |
||||||||
|
$ |
6,290 |
|
$ |
5,025 |
|
|
$ |
11,524 |
|
$ |
8,689 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Operating expenses (income): |
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cost of sales |
|
4,661 |
|
|
3,678 |
|
|
|
8,484 |
|
|
6,752 |
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses |
|
112 |
|
|
106 |
|
|
|
229 |
|
|
208 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
198 |
|
|
202 |
|
|
|
396 |
|
|
391 |
|
Earnings from investees |
|
(95 |
) |
|
(35 |
) |
|
|
(131 |
) |
|
(49 |
) |
Asset impairment charges |
|
151 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
28 |
|
Gain on equity investee transactions |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
(111 |
) |
Restructuring and other charges |
|
17 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
37 |
|
Net gains on sale of assets |
|
(2 |
) |
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
(4 |
) |
|
(15 |
) |
Other gains, net |
|
(6 |
) |
|
(4 |
) |
|
|
(13 |
) |
|
(11 |
) |
Total operating expenses |
|
5,036 |
|
|
3,991 |
|
|
|
9,152 |
|
|
7,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Earnings before interest and income taxes |
|
1,254 |
|
|
1,034 |
|
|
|
2,372 |
|
|
1,459 |
|
Net interest and other financial (benefits) costs |
|
(8 |
) |
|
59 |
|
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
392 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Earnings before income taxes |
|
1,262 |
|
|
975 |
|
|
|
2,390 |
|
|
1,067 |
|
Income tax expense (benefit) |
|
284 |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
|
530 |
|
|
(36 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Net earnings |
|
978 |
|
|
1,012 |
|
|
|
1,860 |
|
|
1,103 |
|
Less: Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
Net earnings attributable to |
$ |
978 |
|
$ |
1,012 |
|
|
$ |
1,860 |
|
$ |
1,103 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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COMMON STOCK DATA: |
|
|
|
|
|
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Net earnings per share attributable to United States Steel Corporation Stockholders |
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic |
$ |
3.80 |
|
$ |
3.75 |
|
|
$ |
7.17 |
|
$ |
4.25 |
|
Diluted |
$ |
3.42 |
|
$ |
3.53 |
|
|
$ |
6.45 |
|
$ |
4.02 |
|
Weighted average shares, in thousands |
|
|
|
|
|
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Basic |
|
257,267 |
|
|
269,872 |
|
|
|
259,348 |
|
|
259,668 |
|
Diluted |
|
286,680 |
|
|
286,337 |
|
|
|
289,246 |
|
|
274,512 |
|
Dividends paid per common share |
$ |
0.05 |
|
$ |
0.01 |
|
|
$ |
0.10 |
|
$ |
0.02 |
|
|
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CONDENSED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (Unaudited) |
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|
Six Months Ended |
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(Dollars in millions) |
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|||||||
Operating activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Net earnings |
$ |
1,860 |
|
|
$ |
1,103 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
|
396 |
|
|
|
391 |
|
Asset impairment charges |
|
157 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Gain on equity investee transactions |
|
— |
|
|
|
(111 |
) |
Restructuring and other charges |
|
34 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
Loss on debt extinguishment |
|
2 |
|
|
|
256 |
|
Pensions and other postretirement benefits |
|
(106 |
) |
|
|
(46 |
) |
Deferred income taxes |
|
247 |
|
|
|
(77 |
) |
Working capital changes |
|
(925 |
) |
|
|
(429 |
) |
Income taxes receivable/payable |
|
229 |
|
|
|
47 |
|
Other operating activities |
|
(218 |
) |
|
|
(96 |
) |
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
1,676 |
|
|
|
1,103 |
|
|
|
|
|
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Investing activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Capital expenditures |
|
(660 |
) |
|
|
(284 |
) |
Acquisition of |
|
— |
|
|
|
(625 |
) |
Proceeds from cost reimbursement government grants |
|
53 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from sale of assets |
|
12 |
|
|
|
25 |
|
Other investing activities |
|
(7 |
) |
|
|
(1 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(602 |
) |
|
|
(885 |
) |
|
|
|
|
||||
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
||||
Repayment of short-term debt |
|
— |
|
|
|
(180 |
) |
Revolving credit facilities - borrowings, net of financing costs |
|
— |
|
|
|
50 |
|
Revolving credit facilities - repayments |
|
— |
|
|
|
(911 |
) |
Issuance of long-term debt, net of financing costs |
|
4 |
|
|
|
825 |
|
Repayment of long-term debt |
|
(73 |
) |
|
|
(1,418 |
) |
Net proceeds from public offering of common stock |
|
— |
|
|
|
790 |
|
Common stock repurchased |
|
(522 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Proceeds from government incentives |
|
82 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Other financing activities |
|
(39 |
) |
|
|
(11 |
) |
Net cash used in financing activities |
|
(548 |
) |
|
|
(855 |
) |
|
|
|
|
||||
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash |
|
(27 |
) |
|
|
(9 |
) |
|
|
|
|
||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |
|
499 |
|
|
|
(646 |
) |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year |
|
2,600 |
|
|
|
2,118 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period |
$ |
3,099 |
|
|
$ |
1,472 |
|
|
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CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET (Unaudited) |
|||||||
|
|
|
|
||||
(Dollars in millions) |
2022 |
|
2021 |
||||
Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
3,035 |
|
$ |
2,522 |
||
Receivables, net |
|
2,602 |
|
|
|
2,089 |
|
Inventories |
|
3,014 |
|
|
|
2,210 |
|
Other current assets |
|
384 |
|
|
|
331 |
|
Total current assets |
|
9,035 |
|
|
|
7,152 |
|
Operating lease assets |
|
163 |
|
|
|
185 |
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
7,443 |
|
|
|
7,254 |
|
Investments and long-term receivables, net |
|
778 |
|
|
|
694 |
|
Intangible, net |
|
497 |
|
|
|
519 |
|
|
|
920 |
|
|
|
920 |
|
Other noncurrent assets |
|
1,022 |
|
|
|
1,092 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total assets |
$ |
19,858 |
|
|
$ |
17,816 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities |
|
3,385 |
|
|
|
2,908 |
|
Payroll and benefits payable |
|
488 |
|
|
|
425 |
|
Short-term debt and current maturities of long-term debt |
|
54 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
Other current liabilities |
|
641 |
|
|
|
491 |
|
Total current liabilities |
|
4,568 |
|
|
|
3,852 |
|
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities |
|
119 |
|
|
|
136 |
|
Long-term debt, less unamortized discount and debt issuance costs |
|
3,869 |
|
|
|
3,863 |
|
Employee benefits |
|
206 |
|
|
|
235 |
|
Other long-term liabilities |
|
805 |
|
|
|
627 |
|
|
|
10,198 |
|
|
|
9,010 |
|
Noncontrolling interests |
|
93 |
|
|
|
93 |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
$ |
19,858 |
|
|
$ |
17,816 |
|
|
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES |
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RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED NET EARNINGS |
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Three Months Ended |
Six months ended |
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(In millions of dollars) |
2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
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Net earnings and diluted net earnings per share attributable to |
$ |
978 |
$ |
3.42 |
$ |
1,012 |
$ |
3.53 |
$ |
1,860 |
$ |
6.45 |
$ |
1,103 |
$ |
4.02 |
||||||||
Restructuring and other charges |
|
17 |
|
|
|
31 |
|
|
|
34 |
|
|
|
37 |
|
|
||||||||
Asset impairment charges |
|
151 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
|
157 |
|
|
|
28 |
|
|
||||||||
Other charges, net |
|
— |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
|
48 |
|
|
||||||||
Gains on assets sold and previously held investments |
|
— |
|
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(126 |
) |
|
||||||||
Debt extinguishment |
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
254 |
|
|
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Adjusted pre-tax net earnings to |
|
1,146 |
|
|
|
1,062 |
|
|
|
2,049 |
|
|
|
1,344 |
|
|
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Tax impact of adjusted items (a) |
|
(42 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
|
(47 |
) |
|
|
(12 |
) |
|
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Adjusted net earnings and diluted net earnings per share attributable to |
|
1,104 |
|
|
|
1,050 |
|
|
|
2,002 |
|
|
|
1,332 |
|
|
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Weight average diluted ordinary shares outstanding, in millions |
|
286.7 |
|
$ |
3.86 |
|
|
286.3 |
|
$ |
3.67 |
|
|
289.2 |
|
$ |
6.95 |
|
|
274.5 |
|
$ |
4.85 |
|
(a) Tax effect of the adjustments was applied using a blended tax rate of |
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(b) Diluted net earnings per share were adjusted by increasing adjusted net earnings by |
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Note: The reported net earnings attributable to U. S. Steel for the three and six months ended |
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES |
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RECONCILIATION OF ADJUSTED EBITDA |
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|
Three Months Ended |
Six months ended |
||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) |
2022 |
2021 |
2022 |
2021 |
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Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
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Net earnings attributable to |
$ |
978 |
|
$ |
1,012 |
|
$ |
1,860 |
|
$ |
1,103 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
284 |
|
|
(37 |
) |
|
530 |
|
|
(36 |
) |
Net interest and other financial (benefits) costs |
|
(8 |
) |
|
59 |
|
|
(18 |
) |
|
392 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |
|
198 |
|
|
202 |
|
|
396 |
|
|
391 |
|
EBITDA |
|
1,452 |
|
|
1,236 |
|
|
2,768 |
|
|
1,850 |
|
Restructuring and other charges |
|
17 |
|
|
31 |
|
|
34 |
|
|
37 |
|
Asset impairment charges |
|
151 |
|
|
28 |
|
|
157 |
|
|
28 |
|
Other charges, net |
|
— |
|
|
6 |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
48 |
|
Gains on assets sold and previously held investments |
|
— |
|
|
(15 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
(126 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
|
1,620 |
|
|
1,286 |
|
|
2,957 |
|
|
1,837 |
|
|
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES |
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RECONCILIATION OF PAST TWELVE MONTHS OF ADJUSTED EBITDA |
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|
3rd |
4th |
1st |
2nd |
|
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|
Quarter |
Quarter |
Quarter |
Quarter |
Total of the |
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(Dollars in millions) |
2021 |
2021 |
2022 |
2022 |
Four Quarters |
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Reconciliation to Adjusted EBITDA |
|
|
|
|
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Net earnings attributable to |
$ |
2,002 |
|
$ |
1,069 |
|
$ |
882 |
|
$ |
978 |
|
$ |
4,931 |
|
Income tax expense |
|
260 |
|
|
(54 |
) |
|
246 |
|
|
284 |
|
|
736 |
|
Net interest and other financial costs (benefits) |
|
80 |
|
|
130 |
|
|
(10 |
) |
|
(8 |
) |
|
192 |
|
Depreciation, depletion and amortization expense |
|
196 |
|
|
204 |
|
|
198 |
|
|
198 |
|
|
796 |
|
EBITDA |
|
2,538 |
|
|
1,349 |
|
|
1,316 |
|
|
1,452 |
|
|
6,655 |
|
Restructuring and other charges |
|
— |
|
|
91 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
17 |
|
|
125 |
|
Asset impairment charges |
|
— |
|
|
245 |
|
|
6 |
|
|
151 |
|
|
402 |
|
Other charges, net |
|
(12 |
) |
|
42 |
|
|
(2 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
28 |
|
Losses on assets sold and previously held investments |
|
7 |
|
|
1 |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
8 |
|
Gain on sale of Transtar |
|
(506 |
) |
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
— |
|
|
(506 |
) |
Adjusted EBITDA |
$ |
2,027 |
|
$ |
1,728 |
|
$ |
1,337 |
|
$ |
1,620 |
|
$ |
6,712 |
|
|
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES |
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RECONCILIATION OF FREE CASH FLOW |
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|
Six Months Ended |
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(Dollars in millions) |
2022 |
2021 |
||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
1,676 |
|
$ |
1,103 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
(602 |
) |
|
(885 |
) |
Cash used in dividends paid |
|
(26 |
) |
|
(5 |
) |
Free cash flow |
$ |
1,048 |
|
$ |
213 |
|
|
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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES |
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RECONCILIATION OF PAST TWELVE MONTHS OF FREE CASH FLOW |
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|
3rd |
4th |
1st |
2nd |
|
||||||||||
|
Quarter |
Quarter |
Quarter |
Quarter |
Total of the |
||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) |
2021 |
2021 |
2022 |
2022 |
Four Quarters |
||||||||||
Net cash provided by operating activities |
$ |
1,502 |
|
$ |
1,485 |
|
$ |
771 |
|
$ |
905 |
|
|
4,663 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
449 |
|
|
(404 |
) |
|
(352 |
) |
|
(250 |
) |
|
(557 |
) |
Cash used in dividends paid |
|
(3 |
) |
|
(15 |
) |
|
(13 |
) |
|
(13 |
) |
|
(44 |
) |
Free cash flow |
$ |
1,948 |
|
$ |
1,066 |
|
$ |
406 |
|
$ |
642 |
|
$ |
4,062 |
|
We present adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share, earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) and adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP measures, as additional measurements to enhance the understanding of our operating performance. We believe that EBITDA, considered along with net earnings, is a relevant indicator of trends relating to our operating performance and provides management and investors with additional information for comparison of our operating results to the operating results of other companies.
Adjusted net earnings and adjusted net earnings per diluted share are non-GAAP measures that exclude the effects of items that include: restructuring and other charges, asset impairment charges, gains on asset sold and previously held investments, debt extinguishment, tax impact of adjusted items, gain on sale of Transtar and other charges, net (Adjustment Items). Adjusted EBITDA is also a non-GAAP measure that excludes the effects of certain Adjustment Items. We present adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA to enhance the understanding of our ongoing operating performance and established trends affecting our core operations by excluding the effects of events that can obscure underlying trends. U. S. Steel's management considers adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA as alternative measures of operating performance and not alternative measures of the Company's liquidity. U. S. Steel’s management considers adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA useful to investors by facilitating a comparison of our operating performance to the operating performance of our competitors. Additionally, the presentation of adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA provides insight into management’s view and assessment of the Company’s ongoing operating performance because management does not consider the Adjustment Items when evaluating the Company’s financial performance. Adjusted net earnings, adjusted net earnings per diluted share and adjusted EBITDA should not be considered a substitute for net earnings, earnings per diluted share or other financial measures as computed in accordance with
We also present free cash flow, a non-GAAP measure of cash generated from operations, after any investing activity and dividends paid to stockholders. We believe that free cash flow provides further insight into the Company's overall utilization of cash. A condensed consolidated statement of operations (unaudited), condensed consolidated cash flow statement (unaudited), condensed consolidated balance sheet (unaudited) and preliminary supplemental statistics (unaudited) for U. S. Steel are attached.
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This release contains information that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend the forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements in those sections. Generally, we have identified such forward-looking statements by using the words “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “anticipate,” “project,” “target,” “forecast,” “aim,” “should,” “plan,” “goal,” “future,” “will,” “may,” and similar expressions or by using future dates in connection with any discussion of, among other things, financial performance, the construction or operation of new and existing facilities, the timing, size and form of share repurchase transactions, operating performance, trends, events or developments that we expect or anticipate will occur in the future, statements relating to volume changes, share of sales and earnings per share changes, anticipated cost savings, potential capital and operational cash improvements, changes in global supply and demand conditions and prices for our products, international trade duties and other aspects of international trade policy, statements regarding our future strategies, products and innovations, statements regarding our greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals and statements expressing general views about future operating results. However, the absence of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are not historical facts, but instead represent only the Company’s beliefs regarding future events, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and outside of the Company’s control. It is possible that the Company’s actual results and financial condition may differ, possibly materially, from the anticipated results and financial condition indicated in these forward-looking statements. Management believes that these forward-looking statements are reasonable as of the time made. However, caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements because such statements speak only as of the date when made. Our Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. In addition, forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from our Company's historical experience and our present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks and uncertainties described in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended
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