Olympic Steel Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2020 Results

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Olympic Steel, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZEUS) reported its financial results for Q4 and the full year ended December 31, 2020. The fourth quarter saw a net income of $1.8 million ($0.16 per diluted share), recovering from a net loss of $0.9 million in Q4 2019. Sales rose to $332 million, up from $320 million year-over-year. Despite this, the full year resulted in a net loss of $5.6 million ($0.49 per diluted share), down from $3.9 million net income in 2019, with annual sales at $1.2 billion compared to $1.6 billion previously. The acquisition of Action Stainless & Alloys is noted as a strategic growth move.

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Fourth quarter net income increased to $1.8 million from a net loss of $0.9 million in Q4 2019.
Sales for Q4 rose to $332 million, a 3% increase from $320 million in Q4 2019.
Adjusted EBITDA for Q4 2020 reached $9.9 million, up from $3.4 million in Q4 2019.
Successful acquisition of Action Stainless & Alloys enhances product offerings and geographic reach.

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Full year net loss of $5.6 million contrasts with a net income of $3.9 million in 2019.
Annual sales declined to $1.2 billion from $1.6 billion in 2019.
LIFO income decreased from $3.7 million in 2019 to $1.5 million in 2020.

02/25/2021 - 06:30 AM

Olympic Steel, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZEUS), a leading national metals service center, today announced financial results for the three and 12 months ended December 31, 2020.

Fourth-Quarter Results

Net income for the fourth quarter totaled $1.8 million, or $0.16 per diluted share, compared with a net loss of $0.9 million, or $0.08 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2019. The results include $0.4 million of LIFO pre-tax income in the fourth quarter of 2020, compared with $2.4 million of LIFO pre-tax income in the same period a year ago. Adjusted EBITDA for the fourth quarter of 2020 was $9.9 million, compared with $3.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2019.

Sales for the fourth quarter of 2020 totaled $332 million, compared with $320 million in the fourth quarter of 2019. The increase in sales was the result of a 3% increase in consolidated volumes compared with the fourth quarter of the prior year.

Full-Year Results

Net loss for 2020 totaled $5.6 million, or $0.49 per diluted share, compared with net income of $3.9 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in 2019. The results include $1.5 million of LIFO income in 2020, compared with $3.7 million of LIFO income in 2019. Sales for 2020 totaled $1.2 billion, compared with $1.6 billion in 2019.

The impact of LIFO and the reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share and Adjusted EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are included below.

“Olympic Steel delivered its strongest performance of the year in the fourth quarter of 2020, which is a true testament to the hard work and resilience of our entire team,” said Richard T. Marabito, Chief Executive Officer. “We are proud to finish this unprecedented year on a high note by delivering improved profitability while safely operating as an essential business.”

Marabito continued, “Market dynamics became increasingly favorable throughout the fourth quarter, as shipping volumes approached pre-pandemic levels and metals prices rose, driving sales increases across all three of our segments. At the same time, we maintained the disciplines enacted early in the pandemic, including operating expense reductions, improved inventory turns and reduction of debt to a four-year low, all of which contributed to the successful fourth quarter. In addition, we continue to execute on our strategy to profitably grow and reduce cyclicality, with the successful December 2020 acquisition of Action Stainless & Alloys, Inc., which brings a talented team, additional product offerings and an expanded geographic footprint, including Texas, Missouri and Arkansas, to grow our specialty metals business.”

Marabito concluded, “We enter 2021 with optimism and momentum as market conditions are favorable and metal prices have reached all-time highs. We will stay vigilant in our operational discipline to capitalize on efficiencies and operate with flexibility in the face of the ongoing pandemic, the recovering economy and changing industry dynamics. Looking forward, we believe we are in an excellent position to drive significantly higher profitability in the first quarter of 2021, while executing on our long-term strategy to further diversify our business through both investing in higher-return growth opportunities and through additional acquisitions.”

The table that follows provides a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable measures prepared in accordance with GAAP.

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Reconciliation of Net Income Per Diluted Share to Adjusted Net Income Per Diluted Share

(Figures may not foot due to rounding.)

The following table reconciles adjusted net income per diluted share to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure:

Three Months Ended

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Twelve Months Ended

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