Steel Dynamics (STLD) Q2 FY2024 earnings: revenue $4.6 billion, down 8.8% on the year

Steel Dynamics Inc. (STLD) reported revenue of $4.6 billion for Q2 FY2024, the quarter ended 30 June 2024, down 8.8% on the same quarter a year earlier. Net income was $428 million, down 47.3% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $2.72. The figures are the company's own, from the 10-Q it filed with the SEC on 8 August 2024.

Revenue

$4.6 billion

-8.8% on the year · -1.3% on the quarter

Q3 FY2022Q2 FY2024

Operating margin

12.1%

20.9% a year earlier

Q3 FY2022Q2 FY2024

Net income

$428 million

-47.3% on the year · -26.7% on the quarter

Q3 FY2022Q2 FY2024

Diluted EPS

$2.72

-43.5% on the year · -25.9% on the quarter

Q3 FY2022Q2 FY2024

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Income statement (profit and loss)

$ million	Q2 FY2024	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2023	On the quarter	On the year
Revenue	4,633	4,694	5,082	-1.3%	-8.8%
Cost of revenue	3,858	3,713	3,775	+3.9%	+2.2%
Gross profit	775	981	1,307	-21.0%	-40.7%
Gross margin	16.7%	20.9%	25.7%
Selling, general and administrative	160	160	141	+0.3%	+13.3%
Operating income	559	751	1,064	-25.5%	-47.4%
Operating margin	12.1%	16.0%	20.9%
Interest expense	12.7	12.0	20.8	+6.2%	-38.8%
Pre-tax income	565	766	1,074	-26.2%	-47.4%
Income tax	133	178	258	-25.2%	-48.3%
Effective tax rate	23.6%	23.3%	24.0%
Net income	428	584	812	-26.7%	-47.3%
Net margin	9.2%	12.4%	16.0%
Diluted EPS	$2.72	$3.67	$4.81	-25.9%	-43.5%

$ million except per share.

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Those four are arithmetic on the filed numbers; everything else is as filed. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and share counts are as they are.

Cash flow

$ million	Q2 FY2024	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2023	On the quarter	On the year
Operating cash flow	383	355	808	+7.7%	-52.6%
Capital expenditure	419	374	358	+12.0%	+17.0%
Free cash flow	-36.6	-19.1	450
Free cash flow margin	-0.8%	-0.4%	8.8%
Cash from investing	-210	-293	-473
Cash from financing	-382	-424	-464
Depreciation and amortisation	117	115	111	+1.6%	+5.5%
Share-based compensation	13.0	15.6	11.7	-16.6%	+11.4%
Buybacks	309	298	380	+3.7%	-18.7%
Dividends paid	72.6	68.0	72.3	+6.8%	+0.4%
Dividend per share	$0.46	$0.46	$0.42	0.0%	+8.2%
Diluted shares, weighted	158m	159m	169m	-1.1%	-6.7%
Shares outstanding at period end	156m	158m	166m	-1.4%	-6.5%

Cash flow lines for the quarter; where the company files them year to date, the quarter is the difference between two filings.

Balance sheet

$ million	Q2 FY2024	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2023	On the quarter	On the year
Shareholders' equity	9,131	9,072	8,708	+0.6%	+4.9%
Non-controlling interest	-182	-196	-214
Redeemable equity	171	171	171	0.0%	0.0%
Debt	3,100	3,100	3,100	0.0%	0.0%
Other liabilities	2,841	2,879	2,786	-1.3%	+2.0%
Total liabilities and equity	15,061	15,027	14,551	+0.2%	+3.5%
Fixed assets	7,434	7,064	5,784	+5.2%	+28.5%
Goodwill	477	477	477	0.0%	0.0%
Intangible assets	242	250	274	-3.1%	-11.5%
Investments	418	653	612	-36.0%	-31.6%
Cash and equivalents	830	1,039	1,475	-20.1%	-43.7%
Receivables	1,775	1,739	2,143	+2.1%	-17.2%
Inventory	3,074	3,027	3,044	+1.5%	+1.0%
Other assets	810	776	742	+4.4%	+9.2%
Total assets	15,061	15,027	14,551	+0.2%	+3.5%

Questions

What was Steel Dynamics' revenue in Q2 FY2024?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) reported revenue of $4.6 billion for Q2 FY2024, the quarter ended 30 June 2024, down 8.8% on the same quarter a year earlier.

How much did Steel Dynamics earn in Q2 FY2024?

Net income for Q2 FY2024 was $428 million, down 47.3% on the year, and diluted earnings per share $2.72.

When did Steel Dynamics report Q2 FY2024 results?

Steel Dynamics filed its 10-Q for the quarter ended 30 June 2024 with the SEC on 8 August 2024.

Quarterly results, the last 20 quarters

	Q4 FY2021 *	Q1 FY2022	Q2 FY2022	Q3 FY2022	Q4 FY2022 *	Q1 FY2023	Q2 FY2023	Q3 FY2023	Q4 FY2023 *	Q1 FY2024	Q2 FY2024	Q3 FY2024	Q4 FY2024 *	Q1 FY2025	Q2 FY2025	Q3 FY2025	Q4 FY2025 *	Q1 FY2026	Q2 FY2026	Q3 FY2026
Revenue	5,311	5,570	6,213	5,652	4,826	4,893	5,082	4,587	4,233	4,694	4,633	4,342	3,872	4,369	4,565	4,828	4,414	5,205	6,092	6,509
Cost of revenue	3,549	3,787	4,330	4,187	3,839	3,837	3,775	3,635	3,503	3,713	3,858	3,736	3,430	3,883	3,947	4,070	3,885	4,442	5,133	5,227
Gross profit	1,762	1,783	1,883	1,464	988	1,056	1,307	952	731	981	775	605	442	487	618	758	529	763	959	1,282
Gross margin	33%	32%	30%	26%	20%	22%	26%	21%	17%	21%	17%	14%	11%	11%	14%	16%	12%	15%	16%	20%
SG&A	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	144	141	146	157	160	160	168	177	182	198	201	185	175	193	187
Operating income	1,429	1,495	1,618	1,220	759	835	1,064	734	519	751	559	395	238	275	383	508	310	538	700	1,006
Operating margin	27%	27%	26%	22%	16%	17%	21%	16%	12%	16%	12%	9%	6%	6%	8%	11%	7%	10%	11%	15%
Interest expense	12.3	16.7	25.7	25.3	23.9	22.5	20.8	18.4	14.8	12.0	12.7	17.1	14.6	12.1	17.4	13.6	27.0	33.2	39.1	39.3
Pre-tax income	1,409	1,458	1,596	1,208	758	848	1,074	755	542	766	565	408	244	281	388	514	311	513	683	979
Tax rate	22%	24%	24%	24%	16%	24%	24%	23%	21%	23%	24%	21%	14%	22%	22%	21%	15%	22%	22%	23%
Net income	1,091	1,104	1,210	914	635	637	812	577	424	584	428	318	207	217	299	404	266	403	534	756
Net margin	21%	20%	19%	16%	13%	13%	16%	13%	10%	12%	9%	7%	5%	5%	7%	8%	6%	8%	9%	12%
Diluted EPS	$5.36	$5.71	$6.44	$5.03	$3.74	$3.70	$4.81	$3.47	$2.61	$3.67	$2.72	$2.05	$1.36	$1.44	$2.01	$2.74	$1.82	$2.78	$3.69	$5.26
Operating cash flow	724	819	1,002	1,496	1,143	734	808	1,114	865	355	383	760	347	153	302	723	273	148	428	846
Capital expenditure	205	159	164	241	344	226	358	558	515	374	419	621	453	306	288	166	188	138	124	150
Free cash flow	519	660	838	1,255	799	507	450	555	350	-19.1	-36.6	138	-106	-153	13.3	557	84.2	10.3	304	696
Buybacks	n/a	389	517	482	413	354	380	331	387	298	309	310	295	250	200	210	240	115	200	276
Dividends paid	51.9	50.7	64.3	62.1	60.0	58.8	72.3	70.7	69.5	68.0	72.6	71.6	70.4	69.5	74.7	73.9	73.1	72.5	76.6	76.1
Shares outstanding	195m	189m	183m	177m	173m	170m	166m	163m	160m	158m	156m	153m	151m	149m	148m	146m	145m	144m	144m	142m
Filing	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q	10-K	10-Q	10-Q	10-Q

Each quarter as filed, linked to its filing.

* The fourth quarter is the full year less the first three quarters, because the company files the year and not the quarter on its own. A fourth quarter's EPS, and its diluted share count where shown, are from the company's results press release for that quarter, checked against the company's filed figures or a second data source. Money is in $ million as the company files it, or in $ billion by the switch above the tables; per share figures and the share count are as they are. Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure; the effective tax rate is income tax over pre-tax income; margins are the line over revenue. Gross profit is revenue less cost of revenue, and operating income is revenue less the company's own total costs, where the statement does not print those lines. Cash flow lines filed year to date are the difference between two filings. Shares outstanding are at the period end where the balance sheet tags them, otherwise the count on the filing's cover page. A derived fourth-quarter EPS is left blank when a split in the year makes the arithmetic meaningless.

10-Q for the period ended 30 June 2024, filed 8 August 2024: the filing.