other material
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.70
Cleveland-Cliffs previews Q1 revenue ~$5.2B, adj. EBITDA ~$200M; issues $750M notes at 6.75%
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC.
- Preliminary Q1 results: revenue ~$5.2B, steel shipments 4.1M net tons, adjusted EBITDA ~$200M.
- CEO Goncalves says Q2 EBITDA will be 'multiple times higher' than Q1, citing price increases and cost reductions.
- Priced $750M of 6.75% senior unsecured notes due 2030 at par, expected to close April 14.
- Net proceeds to repay part of ABL borrowings; transaction is leverage and interest expense neutral.
- Cliffs expects to maintain over $2B in pre-payable/callable debt to reduce with free cash flow.