earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Universal Stainless reports record 2023 sales $285.9M, net income $4.9M, strong aerospace demand
UNIVERSAL STAINLESS & ALLOY PRODUCTS INC
- Full-year 2023 sales $285.9M (+42% YoY); net income $4.9M ($0.53 diluted EPS) vs loss of $8.1M in 2022.
- Q4 sales $79.8M (record); gross margin 16.4% (highest since Q2 2018) despite $1.6M raw material headwind.
- Premium alloy sales $68.1M in 2023 (+74% YoY); aerospace sales $216.1M (+57%), driving record mix.
- Backlog $318.2M with premium alloys 36%; two new VAR furnaces qualified and released into production.
- Total debt reduced to $85.6M from $98.4M at end-2022; managed working capital down to $148.1M.