earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.85
Reliance Steel Q3 net sales $3.85B record, EPS $6.15; guides Q4 $5.05-$5.15 EPS
RELIANCE, INC.
2021-Q3 EPS reported
$15.35
revenue$10,104,600,000
- Q3 net sales $3.85B (+84.5% YoY); diluted EPS $6.15 (record); pretax income $532.6M (record).
- LIFO expense $262.5M ($3.06/diluted share) due to rising metal prices; gross margin 31.5%.
- Completed acquisition of Merfish United (Oct 1) for ~$600M annual sales; adds tubular building products.
- Q4 2021 guidance: non-GAAP EPS $5.05-$5.15; tons sold down 5%-8% QoQ; avg selling price up 5%-7%.
- Repurchased 0.9M shares for $131M; quarterly dividend $0.6875/share, payable Dec 3, 2021.