Steel Dynamics beats Q3 profit estimates on improving steel prices
Oct 16 (Reuters) -Steel Dynamics beat Wall Street estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, as it benefited from a rebound in domestic steel prices in the latter part of the quarter, sending its shares up nearly 3% in aftermarket trade.
This comes against the backdrop of a recovering yet sluggish steel pricing environment in the U.S., attributed to distributors holding back on purchases beyond immediate inventory needs because of an oversupply in the market.
Analysts see further improvement in steel prices as supply normalizes, owing to expected restocking for a seasonally stronger first quarter and a possible decline in imports following the petition by U.S. steelmakers against coated steel imports from 10 countries.
The steelmaker posted a third-quarter profit of $2.05 per share. Analysts, on average, were expecting the firm to report a profit per share of $1.97, according to data compiled by LSEG.
"Based on domestic steel demand fundamentals, we are constructive regarding the outlook for 2025 metal market dynamics," CEO Mark Millett said on Wednesday.
The company expects steel pricing to recover with an anticipated lower domestic interest rate environment and continuing onshoring of manufacturing businesses in the U.S., Millett added.
Revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30 fell 5.3% year-on-year to $4.34 billion, but managed to beat Wall Street expectations of $4.18 billion.
Reporting by Aatreyee Dasgupta and Shivansh Tiwary in Bengaluru; editing by Alan Barona
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