Schnitzer Announces Third Quarter Fiscal 2017 Preliminary Results and Earnings Date
Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call 11:30 a.m. Eastern June 26,
2017
PORTLAND, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 15, 2017--
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: SCHN) today announced
preliminary results for its third quarter ended May 31, 2017. Schnitzer
expects third quarter earnings per share from continuing operations to
be in the range of $0.56 - $0.60 and adjusted earnings per share to be
in the range of $0.52 - $0.56. These expected results would reflect a
significant increase compared to fiscal 2017 second quarter earnings per
share of $0.40 and adjusted earnings per share of $0.37, and the prior
year third quarter earnings per share of $0.41 and adjusted earnings per
share of $0.46. For a reconciliation of adjusted results to U.S. GAAP,
see the table provided in the Non-GAAP Financial Measures section.
For the third quarter of fiscal 2017, Auto and Metals Recycling (AMR) is
expected to achieve operating income in the range of $29 - $30 million,
or operating income per ferrous ton of $30 - $31. AMR’s expected
operating income would reflect an increase of approximately 12%
sequentially and 10% from the prior year quarter, and would represent
the best third quarter performance since fiscal 2012. Ferrous sales
volumes are expected to be approximately 12% higher sequentially and 14%
higher compared to the prior year quarter. Nonferrous sales volumes are
expected to be approximately 32% higher both sequentially and compared
to the prior year quarter. Average ferrous and nonferrous selling prices
are expected to approximate second quarter levels and increase
approximately 20% and 12%, respectively, compared to the prior year
quarter. AMR’s third quarter results are expected to include an
immaterial impact from average inventory accounting, which compares to a
favorable impact of $4 million and $3 million in the second quarter and
prior year quarter, respectively.
In the Steel Manufacturing Business (SMB), operating performance is
expected to be approximately break-even, which would be an improvement
of approximately $2 million sequentially and slightly below prior year
operating income of $1 million. Sales volumes are expected to increase
by approximately 33% sequentially and 6% from the prior year quarter.
Average selling prices are expected to increase by approximately 5%
sequentially and 9% from the prior year quarter. During the quarter,
improved seasonal demand positively impacted sequential results, while
continued pressure from low-priced imports limited increases in selling
prices in a period of rising raw material costs which compressed SMB’s
operating margins.
Operating cash flow is expected to be in the range of $40 - $45 million.
Total debt was $184 million as of the end of the third quarter which is
a reduction of $25 million, or 12%, from the second quarter. Debt, net
of cash was $169 million as of the end of the third quarter which is a
reduction of $30 million, or 15%, from the end of the second quarter.
For a reconciliation of debt, net of cash, see the table provided in the
Non-GAAP Financial Measures section.
Since the end of the third quarter, we integrated our SMB segment with
AMR’s Oregon metals recycling operations, forming a new division,
Cascade Steel and Scrap (CSS). This change in organizational structure
is intended to enhance our flexibility, generate internal synergies, and
enable us to more effectively adjust to market changes across our
recycling and steel production operations. We expect to report the
results of CSS operations as a single reportable segment beginning in
the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017.
The preliminary information provided above is based on the Company’s
current estimates of its financial results for the third quarter ended
May 31, 2017 and remains subject to change based on final review of the
Company’s third quarter financial results.
Schnitzer will report its third quarter fiscal 2017 financial results on
Monday, June 26, 2017 and will webcast a conference call to discuss the
performance at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on the same day. The webcast of the
call and the accompanying slide presentation may be accessed on
Schnitzer’s website under the Investor section Event Calendar at www.schnitzersteel.com/events.
The call will be hosted by Tamara L. Lundgren, President and Chief
Executive Officer, and Richard D. Peach, Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Chief of Corporate Operations.
Replay Information
Toll Free Dial: (855) 859-2056
Toll Free International Dial: (404) 537-3406
Conference ID: 28950688
Replay Available: 06/26/2017 to 7/01/2017
About Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers and
exporters of recycled metal products in the United States with operating
facilities located in 23 states, Puerto Rico and Western Canada.
Schnitzer has seven deep water export facilities located on both the
East and West Coasts and in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The Company’s
integrated operating platform also includes auto parts stores with
approximately 5 million annual retail visits. The Company’s steel
manufacturing business produces finished steel products, including
rebar, wire rod and other specialty products. The Company began
operations in 1906 in Portland, Oregon.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This press release contains expected performance based on adjusted
diluted earnings per share from continuing operations attributable to
SSI, which is a non-GAAP financial measure as defined under SEC rules.
As required by SEC rules, the Company has provided reconciliations of
this measure for each period discussed to the most directly comparable
U.S. GAAP measure. Management believes that providing adjusted non-GAAP
financial measures provides a meaningful presentation of our results
from business operations excluding adjustments for other asset
impairment charges net of recoveries, restructuring charges and other
exit-related activities, recoveries related to the resale or
modification of previously contracted shipments, the non-cash write-off
of debt issuance costs, and the income tax expense (benefit) associated
with these adjustments, items which are not related to underlying
business operational performance, and improves the period-to-period
comparability of our results from business operations. Adjusted
operating results in fiscal 2015 excluded the impact of the resale or
modification of the terms, each at significantly lower prices due to
sharp declines in selling prices, of certain previously-contracted bulk
shipments for delivery during fiscal 2015. Recoveries resulting from
settlements with the original contract parties, which began in the third
quarter of fiscal 2016, are reported within SG&A expense in the
quarterly statements of operations and are also excluded from the
measure. Further, management believes that debt, net of cash is a useful
measure for investors because, as cash and cash equivalents can be used,
among other things, to repay indebtedness, netting this against total
debt is a useful measure of our leverage. These non-GAAP financial
measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute
for, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measures.
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Diluted Earnings Per Share From
Continuing Operations Attributable to SSI
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Quarter
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3Q17
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2Q17
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3Q16
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High
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Low
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Income per share from continuing operations attributable to SSI
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$
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0.60
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$
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0.56
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$
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0.40
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$
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0.41
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Other asset impairment charges (recoveries), net, per share
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(0.04
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)
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(0.04
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)
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—
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—
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Restructuring charges and other exit-related activities, per share
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—
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—
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(0.02
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)
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0.02
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Recoveries related to the resale or modification of previously
contracted shipments, per share
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(0.01
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(0.01
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(0.01
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(0.01
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Non-cash write-off of debt issuance costs, per share
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—
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—
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—
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0.03
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Income tax expense (benefit) allocated to adjustments, per share(1)
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—
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—
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—
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0.01
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Adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing operations
attributable to SSI(2)
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$
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0.56
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$
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0.52
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$
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0.37
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$
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0.46
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(1)
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Income tax allocated to the aggregate adjustments reconciling
reported and adjusted diluted earnings per share from continuing
operations attributable to SSI is determined based on a tax
provision calculated with and without the adjustments.
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(2)
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May not foot due to rounding.
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Debt, Net of Cash
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($ in thousands)
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The following is a reconciliation of debt, net of cash (in
thousands):
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February 28, 2017
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May 31, 2017
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Total debt
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209,477
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184,443
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Less: cash and cash equivalents
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9,830
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15,209
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Total debt, net of cash
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$
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199,647
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$
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169,234
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Safe Harbor for Forward-Looking Statements
Statements and information included in this press release that are not
purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are made pursuant
to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Except as noted herein or as the context may
otherwise require, all references in this press release to “we,” “our,”
“us,” “Company,” “Schnitzer,” and “SSI” refer to by Schnitzer Steel
Industries, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements
regarding future events or our expectations, intentions, beliefs and
strategies regarding the future, which may include statements regarding
trends, cyclicality and changes in the markets we sell into; the
Company’s outlook or expected results, including pricing, margins, sales
volumes and profitability; strategic direction or goals; targets;
changes to manufacturing and production processes; the cost of and the
status of any agreements or actions related to our compliance with
environmental and other laws; expected tax rates, deductions and
credits; the realization of deferred tax assets; planned capital
expenditures; liquidity positions; ability to generate cash from
continuing operations; the potential impact of adopting new accounting
pronouncements; obligations under our retirement plans; benefits,
savings or additional costs from business realignment, cost containment
and productivity improvement programs; and the adequacy of accruals.
Forward-looking statements by their nature address matters that are, to
different degrees, uncertain, and often contain words such as “outlook,”
“target,” “aim,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,”
“assumes,” “estimates,” “evaluates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,”
“opinions,” “forecasts,” “projects,” “plans,” “future,” “forward,”
“potential,” “probable,” and similar expressions. However, the absence
of these words or similar expressions does not mean that a statement is
not forward-looking.
We may make other forward-looking statements from time to time,
including in reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
press releases, presentations and on public conference calls. All
forward-looking statements we make are based on information available to
us at the time the statements are made, and we assume no obligation to
update any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law.
Our business is subject to the effects of changes in domestic and global
economic conditions and a number of other risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in,
or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Some of these risks and
uncertainties are discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Part I of our
most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as supplemented in “Item 1A.
Risk Factors” in Part II of subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Examples of these risks include: potential environmental cleanup costs
related to the Portland Harbor Superfund site; the cyclicality and
impact of general economic conditions; instability in international
markets; volatile supply and demand conditions affecting prices and
volumes in the markets for both our products and raw materials we
purchase; imbalances in supply and demand conditions in the global steel
industry; the impact of goodwill impairment charges; the impact of
long-lived asset and joint venture investment impairment charges; the
realization of expected benefits or cost reductions associated with
productivity improvement and restructuring initiatives; difficulties
associated with acquisitions and integration of acquired businesses;
customer fulfillment of their contractual obligations; changes in the
relative value of the U.S. dollar; the impact of foreign currency
fluctuations; potential limitations on our ability to access capital
resources and existing credit facilities; restrictions on our business
and financial covenants under our bank credit agreement; the impact of
the consolidation in the steel industry; inability to realize expected
benefits from investments in technology; freight rates and the
availability of transportation; the impact of equipment upgrades,
equipment failures and facility damage on production; product liability
claims; the impact of legal proceedings and legal compliance; the
adverse impact of climate change; the impact of not realizing deferred
tax assets; the impact of tax increases and changes in tax rules; the
impact of a cybersecurity incident; costs associated with compliance
with environmental regulations; inability to obtain or renew business
licenses and permits; compliance with greenhouse gas emission
regulations; reliance on employees subject to collective bargaining
agreements; and the impact of the underfunded status of multiemployer
plans in which we participate.
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Source: Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
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