earnings
confidence high
sentiment negative
materiality 0.70
Mueller Industries Q2: operating income $210.7M, down 22% YoY; EPS $3.12 vs $3.65
MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC
2023-Q2 EPS reported
$6.19
revenue$1,868,176,000
- Net sales $897M, down 22% from $1.15B, driven by demand normalization and 11% lower COMEX copper.
- Operating income $210.7M vs $268.9M; net income $177.7M; diluted EPS $3.12 vs $3.65.
- Tornado damaged copper fitting plant; brass rod fire disrupted production for three weeks during quarter.
- Westermeyer fire insurance settlement recorded $19.5M gain; plant operates at 80-85% pre-fire capacity.
- Cash and ST investments $898.4M, up $116M; current ratio increased to 5.4:1.