Metallus Announces Second-Quarter 2025 Results
Net sales of $304.6 million with net income of $3.7 million and adjusted EBITDA(1) of $26.5 million
Operating cash flow of $34.8 million with ending cash and cash equivalents of $190.8 million
Invested $17.8 million in capital expenditures and deployed $3.3 million to repurchase common shares
During the quarter, the company settled its remaining convertible notes; total liquidity(2) was $437.0 million as of June 30, 2025
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Metallus (NYSE:MTUS), a leader in high-quality specialty metals, manufactured components and supply chain solutions, today reported second-quarter 2025 net sales of $304.6 million and net income of $3.7 million, or $0.09 per diluted share. On an adjusted basis(1), the second-quarter 2025 net income was $8.4 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA was $26.5 million.
This compares with the sequential first-quarter 2025 net sales of $280.5 million and net income of $1.3 million, or $0.03 per diluted share. On an adjusted basis(1), the first-quarter 2025 net income was $3.2 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA was $17.7 million.
In the same quarter last year, net sales were $294.7 million and net income was $4.6 million, or $0.10 per diluted share. On an adjusted basis(1), the second-quarter 2024 net income was $6.7 million, or $0.15 per diluted share, and adjusted EBITDA was $19.9 million.
"We delivered solid second-quarter results with significant improvement in profitability and operating cash flow, supported by improving end markets, continued market share gains, and strong execution by our teams," said Mike Williams, chief executive officer. "Safety and operational excellence remain top priorities, and we're seeing the benefits of ongoing process improvements across our manufacturing facilities, including an increase in melt utilization, as expected. Demand for our domestic steel remains strong, reinforcing our position as a trusted supplier. Additionally, we remain on track with the installation of new assets that will expand our capabilities and directly support the Army's mission to increase munitions production."
"Looking ahead to the second half of the year, we're well-positioned to support customer requirements while continuing to advance key manufacturing initiatives, entering into labor contract negotiations in the coming weeks, and preparing for our annual shutdown maintenance," said Mike Williams. "While these efforts are expected to have a short-term cost impact, they reflect our commitment to strengthening operations, investing in our people, and driving long-term value. We remain confident in our strategic direction and our ability to deliver sustained profitability and cash flow across all market environments," stated Williams.
SECOND-QUARTER 2025 FINANCIAL SUMMARY
Net sales of $304.6 million increased 9 percent compared with $280.5 million in the first quarter 2025. The increase in net sales was primarily driven by higher shipments and an increase in raw material surcharge revenue per ton. Compared with the prior-year second quarter, net sales increased by 3 percent on higher shipments partially offset by lower price/mix.
Ship tons of 167,700 increased 14,800 tons sequentially, or 10 percent, driven by higher shipments in the aerospace & defense, automotive, and energy end markets. Compared with the prior-year second quarter, ship tons increased 12 percent as a result of higher industrial, energy, and automotive shipments, partially offset by lower aerospace & defense shipments.
Manufacturing benefited from increased fixed cost leverage on higher production volume. Melt utilization improved to 71 percent in the second quarter from 65 percent in the first quarter and 53 percent in the same quarter last year.
CASH, LIQUIDITY AND REPURCHASE ACTIVITY
As of June 30, 2025, the company's cash and cash equivalents balance was $190.8 million. In the second quarter, operating cash flow was $34.8 million, primarily driven by profitability and the receipt of an income tax refund. Capital expenditures totaled $17.8 million in the second quarter including $15.3 million for projects funded by the U.S. government. Total liquidity(2) was $437.0 million as of June 30, 2025.
Required pension contributions totaled $5.9 million in the second quarter, most of which related to the bargaining unit pension plan. The company repurchased approximately 255,000 common shares in the open market at an aggregate cost of $3.3 million. As of June 30, 2025, the company had $93.9 million remaining under its authorized share repurchase program.
Additionally, the company settled the remaining $5.5 million aggregate principal amount of its outstanding convertible notes at a cost of $9.1 million. As of June 30, 2025, the company has no outstanding borrowings.
During the second quarter, the company received $5.1 million from the U.S. Army as part of the previously announced $99.75 million capacity expansion funding agreement in support of the U.S. Army's mission of ramping up munitions production. To date, the company has received $71.5 million of government funding and expects additional funding to be provided under the previously announced agreements throughout 2025 and into early 2026 as mutually agreed upon milestones are achieved.
OUTLOOK
Given the elements outlined in the outlook below, the company expects third-quarter adjusted EBITDA to be modestly lower than the second quarter. While the company expects sequentially similar shipments and base prices as well as improved operational performance, profitability is expected to be negatively impacted by costs associated with labor agreement negotiations, higher electricity costs, and planned annual shutdown maintenance costs.
Commercial:
Third-quarter shipments are expected to be similar to the second quarter.
Lead times for both bar and tube products currently extend to October.
Base price per ton is anticipated to remain relatively steady.
Operations:
The company expects an increase in the average melt utilization rate in the third quarter from 71 percent in the second quarter.
Annual shutdown maintenance is planned for the second half of 2025 at a cost of approximately $15 million, of which approximately $5 million is expected to occur in the third quarter.
Other matters:
Planned capital expenditures are approximately $125 million for the full year of 2025, consistent with previous guidance and inclusive of approximately $90 million of capital expenditures funded by the U.S. government.
Required pension contributions are expected to decline to approximately $3.5 million in the second half of 2025 compared with previous estimate of approximately $10 million during that period.
In July, the company received an additional $10.0 million in government funding related to the capacity expansion funding agreement.
As previously announced, the company will begin negotiations with the United Steelworkers on August 18, 2025 regarding the current labor agreement that is set to expire on September 29, 2025. The company anticipates $3 million to $5 million of incremental cost in the second half of 2025 associated with labor agreement negotiations.
(1)
Please see discussion of non-GAAP financial measures in this news release.
(2)
The company defines total liquidity as available borrowing capacity plus cash and cash equivalents.
METALLUS EARNINGS WEBCAST INFORMATIONMetallus will provide live Internet listening access to its conference call with the financial community scheduled for Friday, August 8, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. ET. The live conference call will be broadcast at investors.metallus.com. A replay of the conference call will also be available at investors.metallus.com.
ABOUT METALLUS INC.Metallus (NYSE:MTUS) manufactures high-performance specialty metals from recycled scrap metal in Canton, OH, serving demanding applications in industrial, automotive, aerospace & defense and energy end-markets. The company is a premier U.S. producer of alloy steel bars (up to 16 inches in diameter), seamless mechanical tubing and manufactured components. In the business of making high-quality steel for more than 100 years, Metallus' proven expertise contributes to the performance of our customers' products. The company employs approximately 1,850 people and had sales of $1.1 billion in 2024. For more information, please visit us at www.metallus.com.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURESMetallus reports its financial results in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") and corresponding metrics as non-GAAP financial measures. This earnings release includes references to the following non-GAAP financial measures: adjusted earnings (loss) per share, adjusted net income (loss), EBITDA, adjusted EBITDA, free cash flow, base sales, and other adjusted items. These are important financial measures used in the management of the business, including decisions concerning the allocation of resources and assessment of performance. Management believes that reporting these non-GAAP financial measures is useful to investors as these measures are representative of the company's performance and provide improved comparability of results. See the attached schedules for definitions of the non-GAAP financial measures referred to above and corresponding reconciliations of these non-GAAP financial measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed as additions to, and not as alternatives for, Metallus' results prepared in accordance with GAAP. In addition, the non-GAAP measures Metallus uses may differ from non-GAAP measures used by other companies, and other companies may not define the non-GAAP measures Metallus uses in the same way.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSThis news release includes "forward-looking" statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. You can generally identify the company's forward-looking statements by words such as "will," "anticipate," "aspire," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "forecast," "outlook," "intend," "may," "plan," "possible," "potential," "predict," "project," "seek," "target," "should," "would," "strategy," or "strategic direction" or other similar words, phrases or expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. The company cautions readers that actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the company due to a variety of factors, such as: (1) the effects of fluctuations in customer demand on sales, product mix and prices in the industries in which the company operates, including the ability of the company to respond to rapid changes in customer demand including but not limited to changes in domestic and worldwide political and economic conditions due to, among other factors, U.S. and foreign trade policies and the impact on economic conditions, changes in customer operating schedules due to supply chain constraints or unplanned work stoppages, the ability of customers to obtain financing to purchase the company's products or equipment that contains its products, the effects of customer bankruptcies or liquidations, the impact of changes in industrial business cycles, and whether conditions of fair trade exist in U.S. markets; (2) changes in operating costs, including the effect of changes in the company's manufacturing processes, changes in costs associated with varying levels of operations and manufacturing capacity, availability of raw materials and energy, the company's ability to mitigate the impact of fluctuations in raw materials and energy costs and the effectiveness of its surcharge mechanism, changes in the expected costs associated with product warranty claims, changes resulting from inventory management, cost reduction initiatives and different levels of customer demands, the effects of unplanned work stoppages, availability of skilled labor and changes in the cost of labor and benefits; (3) the success of the company's operating plans, announced programs, initiatives and capital investments, the consistency to meet demand levels following unplanned downtime, and the company's ability to maintain appropriate relations with the union that represents its associates in certain locations in order to avoid disruptions of business; (4) whether the company is able to successfully implement actions designed to improve profitability on anticipated terms and timetables and whether the company is able to fully realize the expected benefits of such actions; (5) the company's pension obligations and investment performance; (6) with respect to the company's ability to achieve its sustainability goals, including its 2030 environmental goals, the ability to meet such goals within the expected timeframe, changes in laws, regulations, prevailing standards or public policy, the alignment of the scientific community on measurement and reporting approaches, the complexity of commodity supply chains and the evolution of and adoption of new technology, including traceability practices, tools and processes; (7) availability of property insurance coverage at commercially reasonable rates or insufficient insurance coverage to cover claims or damages; (8) the availability of financing and interest rates, which affect the company's cost of funds and/or ability to raise capital; (9) the impacts from any repurchases of our common shares, including the timing and amount of any repurchases; (10) competitive factors, including changes in market penetration, increasing price competition by existing or new foreign and domestic competitors, the introduction of new products by existing and new competitors, and new technology that may impact the way the company's products are sold or distributed; (11) deterioration in global economic conditions, or in economic conditions in any of the geographic regions in which the company conducts business, including additional adverse effects from global economic slowdown, terrorism or hostilities, including political risks associated with the potential instability of governments and legal systems in countries in which the company or its customers conduct business, and changes in currency valuations; (12) the impact of global conflicts on the economy, sourcing of raw materials, and commodity prices; (13) climate-related risks, including environmental and severe weather caused by climate changes, and legislative and regulatory initiatives addressing global climate change or other environmental concerns; (14) unanticipated litigation, claims or assessments, including claims or problems related to intellectual property, product liability or warranty, employment matters, regulatory compliance and environmental issues and taxes, among other matters; (15) cyber-related risks, including information technology system failures, interruptions and security breaches; (16) the potential impact of pandemics, epidemics, widespread illness or other health issues; and (17) with respect to the equipment investments to support the U.S. Army's mission of ramping up munitions production in the coming years, whether the funding awarded to support these investments is received on the anticipated timetable, whether the company is able to successfully complete the installation and commissioning of the new assets on the targeted budget and timetable, and whether the anticipated increase in throughput is achieved. Further, this news release represents our current policy and intent and is not intended to create legal rights or obligations. Certain standards of measurement and performance contained in this news release are developing and based on assumptions, and no assurance can be given that any plan, objective, initiative, projection, goal, mission, commitment, expectation or prospect set forth in this news release can or will be achieved. Inclusion of information in this news release is not an indication that the subject or information is material to our business or operating results.
Additional risks relating to the company's business, the industries in which the company operates, or the company's common shares may be described from time to time in the company's filings with the SEC. All of these risk factors are difficult to predict, are subject to material uncertainties that may affect actual results and may be beyond the company's control. Readers are cautioned that it is not possible to predict or identify all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results and that the above list should not be considered to be a complete list. Except as required by the federal securities laws, the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three Months EndedJune 30,
Six Months EndedJune 30,
(in millions, except per share data) (Unaudited)
2025
2024
2025
2024
Net sales
$
304.6
$
294.7
$
585.1
$
616.3
Cost of products sold
272.4
270.6
531.0
541.6
Gross Profit
32.2
24.1
54.1
74.7
Selling, general & administrative expenses (SG&A)
22.9
20.7
47.2
44.8
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets, net
—
0.2
(1.5)
0.3
Loss on extinguishment of debt
3.6
—
3.6
—
Other (income) expense, net
(1.6)
(0.5)
(3.9)
(1.3)
Interest (income) expense, net
(1.3)
(2.4)
(2.8)
(5.2)
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
8.6
6.1
11.5
36.1
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
4.9
1.5
6.5
7.5
Net Income (Loss)
$
3.7
$
4.6
$
5.0
$
28.6
Net Income (Loss) per Common Share:
Basic earnings (loss) per share
$
0.09
$
0.10
$
0.12
$
0.65
Diluted earnings (loss) per share(1, 2)
$
0.09
$
0.10
$
0.11
$
0.62
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
42.0
43.8
42.1
43.7
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted(1, 2)
43.3
46.6
43.5
46.6
(1) For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, common share equivalents for shares issuable upon the conversion of outstanding convertible notes (0.6 million shares and 0.6 million shares, respectively) and common share equivalents for shares issuable for equity-based awards (0.7 million shares and 0.8 million shares, respectively) were included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share, as they were considered dilutive. For the convertible notes, the company utilizes the if-converted method to calculate diluted earnings (loss) per share. Based on the timing of the convertible note settlement during the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, there were no adjustments to net income for the add back of convertible notes interest expense (including amortization of convertible notes issuance costs).
(2) For the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, common share equivalents for shares issuable upon the conversion of outstanding convertible notes (1.7 million shares and 1.7 million shares, respectively) and common share equivalents for shares issuable for equity-based awards (1.1 million shares and 1.2 million shares, respectively) were included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share, as they were considered dilutive. For the convertible notes, the company utilizes the if-converted method to calculate diluted earnings (loss) per share. As such, net income was adjusted to add back $0.2 million and $0.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, of convertible notes interest expense (including amortization of convertible notes issuance costs).
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Dollars in millions) (Unaudited)
June 30,2025
December 31,2024
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents
$
190.8
$
240.7
Accounts receivable, net of allowances
129.6
90.8
Inventories, net
223.4
219.8
Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
14.9
29.9
Other current assets
1.8
6.1
Total Current Assets
560.5
587.3
Property, plant and equipment, net
523.1
507.3
Operating lease right-of-use assets
16.0
11.7
Pension assets
7.8
5.5
Intangible assets, net
3.2
3.4
Other non-current assets
1.4
1.5
Total Assets
$
1,112.0
$
1,116.7
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
$
143.7
$
119.2
Salaries, wages and benefits
25.0
16.8
Accrued pension and postretirement costs
14.9
66.5
Current operating lease liabilities
5.1
4.8
Current convertible notes, net
—
5.4
Government funding liabilities
73.1
53.5
Other current liabilities
14.4
15.3
Total Current Liabilities
276.2
281.5
Credit agreement
—
—
Non-current operating lease liabilities
10.9
6.9
Accrued pension and postretirement costs
108.0
110.2
Deferred income taxes
12.6
14.3
Other non-current liabilities
14.3
13.3
Total Liabilities
422.0
426.2
SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Additional paid-in capital
842.7
843.9
Retained deficit
(47.4)
(52.4)
Treasury shares
(111.9)
(108.7)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
6.6
7.7
Total Shareholders' Equity
690.0
690.5
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
$
1,112.0
$
1,116.7
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Dollars in millions) (Unaudited)
Three Months Ended June 30,
Six Months Ended June 30,
2025
2024
2025
2024
CASH PROVIDED (USED)
Operating Activities
Net income (loss)
$
3.7
$
4.6
$
5.0
$
28.6
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
14.1
13.4
27.8
26.8
Amortization of deferred financing fees
0.1
0.1
0.2
0.2
Loss on extinguishment of debt
3.6
—
3.6
—
Loss (gain) on sale or disposal of assets, net
—
0.2
(1.5)
0.3
Stock-based compensation expense
3.7
3.5
7.1
7.0
Pension and postretirement expense (benefit), net
1.0
2.1
1.8
4.1
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net
(3.7)
12.6
(38.5)
5.9
Inventories, net
7.6
33.0
(3.2)
23.7
Accounts payable
(8.1)
(30.7)
25.9
(14.2)
Other accrued expenses
5.3
(17.3)
8.2
(21.5)
Deferred charges and prepaid expenses
12.5
(5.9)
15.0
(4.6)
Pension and postretirement contributions and payments
(6.6)
(6.2)
(59.6)
(34.6)
Other, net
1.6
(1.1)
4.1
20.0
Net Cash Provided (Used) by Operating Activities
34.8
8.3
(4.1)
