8-K

STEEL DYNAMICS INC (STLD)

8-K 2024-01-24 For: 2024-01-23
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND

EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC

20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT


Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) ofthe Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) January 23, 2024

STEEL

DYNAMICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Indiana 0-21719 35-1929476
(State<br> or other jurisdiction<br> of incorporation) (Commission<br> File Number) (IRS<br> Employer<br><br> Identification No.)

7575West Jefferson Blvd**, Fort Wayne** , Indiana

46804

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including

area code:  260-969-3500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol Name of each exchange on which registered
Common<br> Stock voting, $0.0025 par value STLD NASDAQ<br> Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and FinancialCondition

On January 23, 2024, Steel Dynamics, Inc. issued a press release titled “Steel Dynamics Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2023 Results.”  A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is furnished under this Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing thereunder or under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d )          Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished with this report:

Exhibit Number                     Description

99.1 A press release dated January 23, 2024, titled “Steel Dynamics Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual 2023 Results.”
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page interactive data file does not appear in the Interactive Data File<br>because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.

STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.
/s/ Theresa E. Wagler
Date: January 24, 2024 By: Theresa<br>E. Wagler
Title: Executive<br>Vice President and
Chief Financial<br>Officer

Exhibit 99.1

Press Release<br><br>January 23, 2024

7575 W. Jefferson Blvd.

Fort Wayne, IN 46804

Steel Dynamics Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual2023 Results

FORT WAYNE, INDIANA, January 23, 2024 / PRNewswire /

Annual 2023 Performance Highlights:

§ Record<br> steel shipments of 12.8 million tons
§ Net<br> sales of $18.8 billion, operating income of $3.2 billion, and net income of $2.5 billion
§ Adjusted<br> EBITDA of $3.7 billion and strong cash flow from operations of $3.5 billion
§ Strong<br> liquidity of $3.5 billion as of December 31, 2023
§ Share<br> repurchases of $1.5 billion of the company’s common stock, representing 8 percent of<br> its outstanding shares
§ Strong<br> after-tax return-on-invested-capital of 32 percent for the three-year period ended December 31,<br> 2023

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ/GS: STLD) today announced fourth quarter and annual 2023 financial results. The company reported fourth quarter 2023 net sales of $4.2 billion and net income of $424 million, or $2.61 per diluted share. Comparatively, the company’s sequential third quarter 2023 net income was $577 million, or $3.47 per diluted share, and prior year fourth quarter net income was $635 million, or $3.61 per diluted share.

“The teams executed well and delivered a solid operational and financial performance across our operating platforms during 2023, resulting in our second highest annual net sales of $18.8 billion, as well as, annual operating income of $3.2 billion, and adjusted EBITDA of $3.7 billion,” said Mark D. Millett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “The strength of our cash generation was once again demonstrated with annual cash flow from operations of $3.5 billion. We maintained strong liquidity of $3.5 billion, while at the same time meaningfully growing our business through significant organic growth investments, coupled with strong shareholder distributions through a positive dividend growth profile and meaningful share repurchases. We have a firm foundation for our continued long-term growth and ongoing value creation strategy.

“Underlying domestic steel demand was firm throughout 2023 supported by the construction, automotive, industrial, and energy sectors,” continued Millett. “Customer steel inventories also remained below historical averages, in combination resulting in generally steady order patterns. Our steel operations achieved record 2023 annual shipments of 12.8 million tons and historically strong operating income of $1.9 billion. Our steel fabrication business achieved its second highest annual earnings with operating income of $1.6 billion. Despite a challenging pricing environment throughout much of the year, our metals recycling teams meaningfully increased volume and achieved operating income of $108 million. The strength of our diversified, value-added circular manufacturing model was certainly evidenced in 2023.”

Fourth Quarter 2023 Comments

Fourth quarter 2023 operating income for the company’s steel operations was $365 million, representing a 24 percent sequential decline, based on seasonally lower long product steel shipments and flat rolled steel metal spread compression, as average realized flat rolled steel selling values declined more than scrap costs. The fourth quarter 2023 average external product selling price for the company’s steel operations decreased $101 per ton sequentially to $1,090 per ton. The average ferrous scrap cost per ton melted at the company’s steel mills decreased $12 per ton sequentially to $393 per ton.

Fourth quarter 2023 operating income from the company’s metals recycling operations decreased to $6 million, due to seasonally lower shipments and lower nonferrous scrap realized selling values.

The company’s steel fabrication operations achieved historically strong operating income of $250 million in the fourth quarter 2023, but below sequential third quarter results, based on lower shipments and metal spread compression, as realized selling values declined more than steel substrate costs. Monthly order activity improved in the fourth quarter 2023, resulting in a well-priced order backlog that extends through the first half of 2024. The company believes that the continued onshoring of manufacturing, coupled with the robust U.S. infrastructure and Inflation Reduction Act programs which will drive industrial construction activity, provide an environment for strong steel joist and deck demand, as well as flat rolled and long product steel demand.

Annual 2023 Comparison

Annual 2023 net income was $2.5 billion, or $14.64 per diluted share, with net sales of $18.8 billion, as compared to net income of $3.9 billion, or $20.92 per diluted share, with net sales of $22.3 billion for the same period in 2022.

Annual 2023, net sales decreased 16 percent to $18.8 billion and operating income declined 38 percent to $3.2 billion, when compared to the same period of 2022. Lower earnings were driven by metal spread contraction within the company’s steel and steel fabrication operations, as lower realized product pricing outpaced lower primary raw material costs. Annual 2023 operating income from the company’s steel operations declined $1.2 billion and steel fabrication operations declined $831 million, when compared to prior year’s earnings. The average 2023 external selling price for the company’s steel operations decreased $247 per ton to $1,152 per ton compared to the same period of 2022, and the average ferrous scrap cost per ton melted at the company’s steel mills decreased $61 per ton to $414 per ton.

Based on the company’s differentiated circular business model and highly, variable cost structure, the company generated strong cash flow from operations of $3.5 billion during 2023. The company also invested $1.7 billion in capital investments, paid cash dividends of $271 million, and repurchased $1.5 billion of its outstanding common stock, representing 8 percent of its outstanding shares, while maintaining strong liquidity of over $3.5 billion as of December 31, 2023.

Outlook

“We believe the market dynamics are in place to support increased demand across our operating platforms in 2024,” said Millett. “Steel pricing has firmed, and customer order entry activity continues to be solid across our steel operations, as demand continues to be steady and customer inventories remain at historically low levels.

In addition, we believe demand for lower-carbon emission, U.S. produced steel products will also support future domestic steel pricing. The continued onshoring of manufacturing businesses, combined with the expectation of significant fixed asset investment to be derived from public funding related to the U.S. Infrastructure, Inflation Reduction Act, and Department of Energy programs, will competitively position the domestic steel industry. We believe this will benefit all of our operating platforms, especially our steel and steel fabrication businesses.

“Steel Dynamics continues to be in a position of strength as we enter 2024. We are ramping up operations at our new state-of-the-art electric arc furnace flat rolled steel mill located in Texas, and just recently completed construction of four additional value-added flat rolled steel coating lines comprised of two paint lines and two galvanizing lines with Galvalume® coating capability. These lines will increase our value-added flat rolled steel annual capacity by 1.1 million tons. We plan to commission these lines during the first quarter of 2024.

“This demand environment, in combination with our ongoing expansion initiatives, provide firm drivers for our continued growth. The team continues to make great progress on our aluminum flat rolled products mill and related investments. We still plan to begin commissioning of the aluminum flat rolled mill mid-2025. We remain incredibly excited about this meaningful growth opportunity, which is aligned with our existing businesses and operational expertise,” said Millett. “We have intentionally grown with our customers’ needs, providing efficient sustainable supply-chain solutions for the highest quality products. Thus far, this has primarily been achieved within the steel industry – however, a significant number of our flat rolled steel customers are also consumers and processors of aluminum flat rolled products. We are pleased to further diversify our end markets with plans to supply aluminum flat rolled products with high recycled content to the countercyclical sustainable beverage can and packaging industry, in addition to the automotive, industrial, and construction sectors. We believe our unique performance-based operating culture, coupled with our considerable experience in successfully constructing and operating cost-effective, highly profitable flat rolled steel mills, positions us exceptionally well to execute this strategic opportunity and to deliver strong long-term value creation.

“Our planned biocarbon production facility is also progressing well, and the team plans to begin operating the plant before the end of 2024,” said Millett. “This project is a key to our further decarbonization strategy for our already low-carbon emissions steel offerings. In combination, with our renewable product purchase agreement with NextEra, these two initiatives will help us achieve our stated Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions reduction goals.

“Our commitment is to the health and safety of our teams, families, and communities, while meeting the current and future needs of our customers. Our culture and business model continue to positively differentiate our performance compared to others. We continue to strengthen our financial position through strong cash flow generation and the execution of our long-term strategy,” concluded Millett.

Conference Call and Webcast

Steel Dynamics, Inc. will hold a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and annual 2023 operating and financial results on Wednesday, January 24, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. You may access the call and find dial-in information on the Investors section of the company’s website at www.steeldynamics.com.  A replay of the call will be available on our website until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on January 30, 2024.

About Steel Dynamics, Inc.

Steel Dynamics is one of the largest domestic steel producers and metals recyclers in North America, based on estimated annual steelmaking and metals recycling capability, with facilities located throughout the United States, and in Mexico. Steel Dynamics produces steel products, including hot roll, cold roll, and coated sheet steel, structural steel beams and shapes, rail, engineered special-bar-quality steel, cold finished steel, merchant bar products, specialty steel sections, and steel joists and deck. In addition, the company produces liquid pig iron and processes and sells ferrous and nonferrous scrap.

Note Regarding Financial Metrics

The company believes that after-tax return-on-invested capital (After-tax ROIC) provides an indication of the effectiveness of the company’s invested capital and is calculated as follows:

After-tax<br><br><br> ROIC = Net<br> Income Attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.
(Quarterly<br> Average Current Maturities of Long-term Debt + Long-term Debt + Total Equity)

Note Regarding Non-GAAP Financial Measures

The company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Management believes that the non-GAAP financial measures EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA provide additional meaningful information regarding the company’s performance and financial strength. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to and not as an alternative for the company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, not all companies use identical calculations for EBITDA or Adjusted EBITDA; therefore, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA included in this release may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.

Forward-Looking Statements

This report contains some predictive statements about future events, including statements related to conditions in domestic or global economies, conditions in steel, aluminum, and recycled metals market places, Steel Dynamics' revenues, costs of purchased materials, future profitability and earnings, and the operation of new, existing or planned facilities. These statements, which we generally precede or accompany by such typical conditional words as "anticipate", "intend", "believe", "estimate", "plan", "seek", "project", or "expect", or by the words "may", "will", or "should", are intended to be made as "forward-looking", subject to many risks and uncertainties, within the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements speak only as of this date and are based upon information and assumptions, which we consider reasonable as of this date, concerning our businesses and the environments in which they operate. Such predictive statements are not guarantees of future performance, and we undertake no duty to update or revise any such statements. Some factors that could cause such forward-looking statements to turn out differently than anticipated include: (1) domestic and global economic factors; (2) global steelmaking overcapacity and imports of steel, together with increased scrap prices; (3) pandemics, epidemics, widespread illness or other health issues, such as COVID-19 or its variants; (4) the cyclical nature of the steel industry and the industries we serve; (5) volatility and major fluctuations in prices and availability of scrap metal, scrap substitutes and supplies, and our potential inability to pass higher costs on to our customers; (6) cost and availability of electricity, natural gas, oil, or other energy resources are subject to volatile market conditions; (7) increased environmental, greenhouse gas emissions and sustainability considerations or regulations; (8) compliance with and changes in environmental and remediation requirements; (9) significant price and other forms of competition from other steel and aluminum producers, scrap processors and alternative materials; (10) availability of an adequate source of supply of scrap for our metals recycling operations; (11) cybersecurity threats and risks to the security of our sensitive data and information technology; (12) the implementation of our growth strategy; (13) litigation and legal compliance; (14) unexpected equipment downtime or shutdowns; (15) governmental agencies may refuse to grant or renew some of our licenses and permits; (16) our senior unsecured credit facility contains, and any future financing agreements may contain, restrictive covenants that may limit our flexibility; and (17) the impacts of impairment charges.

More specifically, we refer you to our more detailed explanation of these and other factors and risks that may cause such predictive statements to turn out differently, as set forth in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K under the headings Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors, in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, or in other reports which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These reports are available publicly on the Securities and Exchange Commission website, www.sec.gov, and on our website, www.steeldynamics.com under “Investors – SEC Filings.”

Contact:  Investor Relations — +1.260.969.3500

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

Three Months Ended Year Ended Three Months
December 31, December 31, Ended
2023 2022 2023 2022 Sept. 30, 2023
Net sales $ 4,233,423 $ 4,826,287 $ 18,795,316 $ 22,260,774 $ 4,587,057
Costs of goods sold 3,502,539 3,838,740 14,749,433 16,142,943 3,635,038
Gross profit 730,884 987,547 4,045,883 6,117,831 952,019
Selling, general and administrative expenses 157,207 142,602 588,621 545,621 145,896
Profit sharing 47,055 79,218 272,033 452,551 64,413
Amortization of intangible assets 8,086 6,679 34,048 27,837 8,160
Operating income 518,536 759,048 3,151,181 5,091,822 733,550
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest 14,795 23,855 76,484 91,538 18,415
Other (income) expense, net (38,498 ) (23,257 ) (144,246 ) (20,785 ) (39,464 )
Income before income taxes 542,239 758,450 3,218,943 5,021,069 754,599
Income tax expense 115,199 119,439 751,611 1,141,577 174,817
Net income 427,040 639,011 2,467,332 3,879,492 579,782
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (2,770 ) (4,147 ) (16,450 ) (16,818 ) (2,587 )
Net income attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc. $ 424,270 $ 634,864 $ 2,450,882 $ 3,862,674 $ 577,195
Basic earnings per share attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc. stockholders $ 2.63 $ 3.63 $ 14.72 $ 21.06 $ 3.49
Weighted average common shares outstanding 161,434 174,706 166,552 183,393 165,170
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc. stockholders, including the effect of assumed conversions when dilutive $ 2.61 $ 3.61 $ 14.64 $ 20.92 $ 3.47
Weighted average common shares and share equivalents outstanding 162,276 175,892 167,431 184,622 166,105
Dividends declared per share $ 0.425 $ 0.34 $ 1.70 $ 1.36 $ 0.425

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands)

December 31, December 31,
2023 2022
(unaudited)
Assets
Current assets
Cash and equivalents $ 1,400,887 $ 1,628,417
Short-term investments 721,210 628,215
Accounts receivable, net 1,608,307 2,056,051
Inventories 2,894,632 3,129,964
Other current assets 162,790 195,371
Total current assets 6,787,826 7,638,018
Property, plant and equipment, net 6,734,218 5,373,665
Intangible assets, net 257,759 267,507
Goodwill 477,471 502,067
Other assets 651,146 378,727
Total assets $ 14,908,420 $ 14,159,984
Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities
Accounts payable $ 1,088,330 $ 1,017,238
Income taxes payable 5,524 6,520
Accrued expenses 778,455 951,204
Current maturities of long-term debt 459,987 57,334
Total current liabilities 2,332,296 2,032,296
Long-term debt 2,611,069 3,013,241
Deferred income taxes 944,768 889,103
Other liabilities 180,760 129,539
Total liabilities 6,068,893 6,064,179
Commitments and contingencies
Redeemable noncontrolling interests 171,212 181,503
Equity
Common stock 651 650
Treasury stock, at cost (5,897,606 ) (4,459,513 )
Additional paid-in capital 1,217,610 1,212,566
Retained earnings 13,545,590 11,375,765
Accumulated other comprehensive income 421 889
Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity 8,866,666 8,130,357
Noncontrolling interests (198,351 ) (216,055 )
Total equity 8,668,315 7,914,302
Total liabilities and equity $ 14,908,420 $ 14,159,984

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

**(**inthousands)

Three Months Ended Year Ended
December 31, December 31,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Operating activities:
Net income $ 427,040 $ 639,011 $ 2,467,332 $ 3,879,492
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 111,722 102,241 437,804 384,202
Equity-based compensation 21,944 19,559 61,744 59,240
Deferred income taxes (16,348 ) 33,200 55,665 37,186
Other adjustments 912 97 (19,716 ) (1,795 )
Changes in certain assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable 273,743 306,990 446,765 (110,560 )
Inventories 43,952 258,871 232,282 413,262
Other assets (13,273 ) 2,390 (23,777 ) (6,884 )
Accounts payable 24,085 (136,279 ) (30,148 ) (289,042 )
Income taxes receivable/payable (39,900 ) (115,199 ) 56,756 31,623
Accrued expenses 30,763 32,547 (164,779 ) 63,679
Net cash provided by operating activities 864,640 1,143,428 3,519,928 4,460,403
Investing activities:
Purchases of property, plant and equipment (514,945 ) (344,201 ) (1,657,905 ) (908,902 )
Purchases of short-term investments (452,777 ) (292,886 ) (1,145,493 ) (927,584 )
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments 233,074 248,156 1,054,742 297,950
Business combinations, net of cash acquired - (86,452 ) - (134,090 )
Investments in unconsolidated affiliates - - - (222,480 )
Other investing activities (140 ) 6,497 (221,593 ) 15,837
Net cash used in investing activities (734,788 ) (468,886 ) (1,970,249 ) (1,879,269 )
Financing activities:
Issuance of current and long-term debt 299,059 414,324 1,365,664 1,465,257
Repayment of current and long-term debt (324,620 ) (380,424 ) (1,367,553 ) (1,507,475 )
Dividends paid (69,483 ) (60,032 ) (271,317 ) (237,163 )
Purchase of treasury stock (386,682 ) (413,015 ) (1,452,203 ) (1,800,905 )
Other financing activities (12,650 ) (27,473 ) (51,725 ) (116,298 )
Net cash used in financing activities (494,376 ) (466,620 ) (1,777,134 ) (2,196,584 )
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash (364,524 ) 207,922 (227,455 ) 384,550
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at beginning of period 1,770,988 1,425,997 1,633,919 1,249,369
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash at end of period $ 1,406,464 $ 1,633,919 $ 1,406,464 $ 1,633,919
Supplemental disclosure information:
Cash paid for interest $ 41,940 $ 41,498 $ 103,165 $ 100,994
Cash paid for income taxes, net $ 169,731 $ 196,494 $ 642,667 $ 1,063,844

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)

**(**dollarsin thousands)

Fourth<br> Quarter Year<br> to Date
2023 2022 2023 2022 1Q<br> 2023 2Q<br> 2023 3Q<br> 2023
External Net Sales
Steel $ 2,915,325 $ 2,937,955 $ 12,640,551 $ 14,563,349 $ 3,088,490 $ 3,449,555 $ 3,187,181
Steel Fabrication 520,573 1,089,979 2,798,934 4,245,986 868,768 779,409 630,184
Metals Recycling 488,070 463,314 2,184,657 2,164,740 583,468 592,373 520,746
Other 309,455 335,039 1,171,174 1,286,699 352,480 260,293 248,946
Consolidated<br> Net Sales $ 4,233,423 $ 4,826,287 $ 18,795,316 $ 22,260,774 $ 4,893,206 $ 5,081,630 $ 4,587,057
Operating Income (Loss)
Steel $ 364,829 $ 177,720 $ 1,895,983 $ 3,107,696 $ 346,478 $ 702,340 482,336
Steel Fabrication 249,930 681,904 1,593,425 2,424,819 551,313 462,121 330,061
Metals Recycling 6,429 13,471 108,156 129,164 42,930 40,292 18,505
Aluminum (10,769 ) (1,403 ) (23,774 ) (2,355 ) (2,422 ) (3,411 ) (7,172 )
610,419 871,692 3,573,790 5,659,324 938,299 1,201,342 823,730
Non-cash amortization of intangible<br> assets (8,086 ) (6,679 ) (34,048 ) (27,837 ) (6,878 ) (10,924 ) (8,160 )
Profit sharing expense (47,055 ) (79,218 ) (272,033 ) (452,551 ) (69,575 ) (90,990 ) (64,413 )
Non-segment<br> operations (36,742 ) (26,747 ) (116,528 ) (87,114 ) (26,486 ) (35,693 ) (17,607 )
Consolidated<br> Operating Income $ 518,536 $ 759,048 $ 3,151,181 $ 5,091,822 $ 835,360 $ 1,063,735 $ 733,550
Adjusted EBITDA
Net income $ 427,040 $ 639,011 $ 2,467,332 $ 3,879,492 $ 644,333 $ 816,177 $ 579,782
Income taxes 115,199 119,439 751,611 1,141,577 203,456 258,139 174,817
Net interest expense (income) (16,830 ) 5,032 (35,404 ) 62,148 (3,470 ) (4,754 ) (10,350 )
Depreciation 102,082 93,960 397,437 349,971 99,210 98,438 97,707
Amortization<br> of intangible assets 8,086 6,679 34,048 27,837 6,878 10,924 8,160
EBITDA 635,577 864,121 3,615,024 5,461,025 950,407 1,178,924 850,116
Non-cash adjustments
Unrealized<br> (gains) losses on derivatives and currency remeasurement 461 8,361 (12,109 ) 713 (8,142 ) (18,433 ) 14,005
Equity-based<br> compensation 22,694 29,425 60,060 69,219 13,877 11,500 11,989
Adjusted<br> EBITDA $ 658,732 $ 901,907 $ 3,662,975 $ 5,530,957 $ 956,142 $ 1,171,991 $ 876,110
Other Operating Information
Steel
Average<br> external sales price (Per ton) $ 1,090 $ 1,124 $ 1,152 $ 1,399 $ 1,076 $ 1,251 $ 1,191
Average<br> ferrous cost (Per ton melted) $ 393 $ 414 $ 414 $ 475 $ 413 $ 444 $ 405
Flat Roll shipments
Butler, Columbus, and Sinton 1,841,701 1,762,716 7,459,023 6,772,162 1,929,792 1,903,949 1,783,581
Steel<br> Processing divisions * 423,690 404,309 1,731,911 1,673,967 435,602 420,480 452,139
Long Product shipments
Structural and Rail Division 407,175 408,109 1,851,349 1,865,405 495,551 478,985 469,638
Engineered Bar Products Division 186,390 206,035 836,179 894,374 231,723 216,163 201,903
Roanoke Bar Division 117,244 126,346 564,776 589,449 157,024 148,313 142,195
Steel of<br> West Virginia 87,537 87,701 378,515 363,832 95,456 97,276 98,246
Total<br> Shipments (Tons) 3,063,737 2,995,216 12,821,753 12,159,189 3,345,148 3,265,166 3,147,702
External<br> Shipments (Tons) 2,674,396 2,615,057 10,976,707 10,411,490 2,869,321 2,756,922 2,676,068
Steel<br> Mill Production (Tons) 2,755,778 2,681,597 11,376,309 10,720,704 2,939,032 2,898,629 2,782,870
Metals Recycling
Nonferrous<br> shipments (000's of pounds) 262,734 268,471 1,108,211 1,053,852 285,837 279,763 279,877
Ferrous<br> shipments (Gross tons) 1,363,165 1,357,706 5,779,114 5,301,774 1,452,821 1,520,164 1,442,964
External<br> ferrous shipments (Gross tons) 506,128 527,699 2,199,156 1,826,112 567,403 577,979 547,646
Steel Fabrication
Average<br> sales price (Per ton) $ 3,501 $ 5,222 $ 4,236 $ 4,976 $ 5,021 $ 4,384 $ 3,916
Shipments<br> (Tons) 150,002 208,956 662,539 855,641 173,021 177,819 161,697

Effective the fourth quarter 2023, we added a new reporting segment, Aluminum Operations. All periods presented have been recast to reflect these changes.

*   Includes Heartland, The Techs and United Steel Supply operations