Ryerson Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
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Ryerson Holding Corporation (NYSE: RYI) reported Q1 2025 results with revenue of $1.14 billion on 500,000 tons shipped at an average selling price of $2,271 per ton. The company posted a net loss of $5.6 million, or $0.18 per diluted share.
Key highlights include:
- 12% year-over-year increase in transactional sales
- Gross margin of 18.0%, with LIFO-adjusted margin at 18.6%
- Total debt of $498 million and net debt of $464 million
- Declared Q2 2025 dividend of $0.1875 per share
The company showed improved plant productivity and working capital management despite challenging industry conditions. For Q2 2025, Ryerson expects shipments to range between -1% to +1% quarter-over-quarter, with net sales projected between $1.15-1.19 billion. The company anticipates adjusted EBITDA excluding LIFO of $40-45 million and earnings per diluted share of $0.07-0.14.
Positive
- Revenue increased 12.7% QoQ to $1.14 billion in Q1 2025
- Transactional sales grew 12% YoY, indicating market share gains
- Gross margin excluding LIFO expanded 220 bps to 18.6% QoQ
- Operating expenses decreased by $14.7M YoY ($60M annualized savings)
- Global liquidity increased to $490M from $451M in Q4 2024
- Cash conversion cycle improved by 12.1 days QoQ to 66.5 days
- Maintained quarterly dividend of $0.1875 per share
Negative
- Net loss of $5.6M in Q1 2025 ($0.18 per diluted share)
- Revenue declined 8.4% YoY
- Average selling price decreased 8.9% YoY to $2,271/ton
- Net debt increased to $463.7M from $439.7M in Q4 2024
- Net debt leverage ratio increased to 4.3x from 3.9x QoQ
- Operating cash flow negative at -$41.2M due to working capital build
- Weak demand among larger program accounts
Insights
Ryerson posts Q1 net loss despite revenue growth; operational improvements offset by debt concerns amid challenging metal industry conditions.
Ryerson Holding Corporation's Q1 2025 results paint a picture of a company making operational progress while facing financial headwinds. The industrial metals processor generated
Beneath the surface losses, there are notable operational improvements. Adjusted EBITDA excluding LIFO surged to
The balance sheet shows deterioration that warrants monitoring. Net debt increased to
Working capital management shows improvement with cash conversion cycles reduced by 12.1 days sequentially, though Q1 saw
Management's Q2 outlook projects flat shipments but slightly higher selling prices, with expected positive EPS of
Quarterly business highlights include strong transactional sales, operational productivity, and working capital management, increase in market share, maintenance of expense controls, ramp up of capital improvements at our
Highlights:
- Generated first quarter revenue of
on 500,000 tons shipped at an average selling price of$1.14 billion per ton$2,271 - Incurred Net Loss attributable to Ryerson Holding Corporation of
, or Diluted Loss Per Share of$5.6 million , and Adjusted EBITDA1, excluding LIFO of$0.18 $32.8 million - Ended the quarter with debt of
and net debt2 of$498 million as of March 31, 2025, compared to$464 million and$468 million , respectively, on December 31, 2024$440 million - Progress on optimizing newly installed assets across the network with expense per ton sold decreasing
YoY$32 - Gained market share in industry with transactional sales increasing
12% YoY - Declared a second-quarter 2025 dividend of
per share$0.18 75
A reconciliation of non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measure is included below in this news release.
$ in millions, except tons (in thousands), average selling prices, and earnings per share | ||||||||||
Financial Highlights: | Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2024 | QoQ | YoY | |||||
Revenue | 12.7 % | (8.4) % | ||||||||
Tons shipped | 500 | 447 | 497 | 11.9 % | 0.6 % | |||||
Average selling price/ton | 0.8 % | (8.9) % | ||||||||
18.0 % | 19.0 % | 17.6 % | -100 bps | 40 bps | ||||||
Gross margin, excl. LIFO | 18.6 % | 16.4 % | 17.6 % | 220 bps | 100 bps | |||||
Warehousing, delivery, selling, general, and administrative expenses | 7.2 % | (6.8) % | ||||||||
As a percentage of revenue | 17.8 % | 18.7 % | 17.5 % | -90 bps | 30 bps | |||||
Net loss attributable to Ryerson Holding Corporation | (30.2) % | 26.3 % | ||||||||
Diluted loss per share | ||||||||||
Adjusted diluted loss per share | — | |||||||||
Adj. EBITDA, excl. LIFO | 218.4 % | (18.4) % | ||||||||
Adj. EBITDA, excl. LIFO margin | 2.9 % | 1.0 % | 3.2 % | 190 bps | -30 bps | |||||
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Highlights: | ||||||||||
Total debt | 6.4 % | — | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | 21.3 % | (19.8) % | ||||||||
Net debt | 5.5 % | 1.8 % | ||||||||
Net debt / LTM Adj. EBITDA, excl. LIFO | 4.3x | 3.9x | 2.5x | 0.4x | 1.8x | |||||
Cash conversion cycle (days) | 66.5 | 78.6 | 75.6 | (12.1) | (9.1) | |||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | ||||||||||
Management Commentary
Eddie Lehner, Ryerson's President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, said, "I want to thank all of my Ryerson teammates for continuing to foster a safe and productive environment as we continue operationalizing following a historical capex investment cycle for the company. As our CFO, Jim Claussen, commented to me recently, "we are remodeling the house while living in it during monsoon season," and in my letter to shareholders, I noted that we are curing a capex investment deficit going back more than thirty years. As we have discussed over the past three-plus years, after paying off Ryerson's high-yield debt in 2022, we moved to our next phase of modernizing and optimizing our service center network and bringing to market our next-generation operating model. Now as we move further along the completion curve, we are seeing growing pains dissipate, giving way to meaningful proof-points that our efforts should pay-off for all Ryerson stakeholders in the months and years to come. When drilling down into first quarter 2025 results, we realized improved plant productivity benchmarks, excellent working capital management, and cost controls in place and functioning as intended. We also realized market share growth in the quarter whereby strong spot-transactional business offset slow OEM contract business and OEM contract price lag effects. In summary, we're getting better and positioning the company well for sustaining shareholder value creation even amidst near-term cyclical industry conditions that are uniquely challenging but vitally important to the long-term health of manufacturing in the
First Quarter Results
Ryerson generated net sales of
Gross margin contracted sequentially by 100 basis points to
Warehousing, delivery, selling, general, and administrative expenses increased
Net Loss Attributable to Ryerson Holding Corporation for the first quarter of 2025 was
Liquidity & Debt Management
Ryerson had a use of operating cash of
Shareholder Return Activity
Dividends. On April 30, 2025, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
Share Repurchases and Authorization. Ryerson did not repurchase shares during the first quarter of 2025. As of March 31, 2025,
Outlook Commentary
For the second quarter of 2025, Ryerson expects customer shipments to be between a decrease of
First Quarter 2025 Major Product Metrics | ||||||||||||
Net Sales (millions) | ||||||||||||
Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2024 | Quarter-over- | Year-over-year | ||||||||
Carbon Steel | $ | 563 | $ | 510 | $ | 644 | 10.4 % | (12.6) % | ||||
Aluminum | $ | 275 | $ | 236 | $ | 279 | 16.5 % | (1.4) % | ||||
Stainless Steel | $ | 281 | $ | 248 | $ | 297 | 13.3 % | (5.4) % | ||||
Tons Shipped (thousands) | ||||||||||||
Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2024 | Quarter-over- | Year-over-year | ||||||||
Carbon Steel | 389 | 353 | 384 | 10.2 % | 1.3 % | |||||||
Aluminum | 48 | 42 | 50 | 14.3 % | (4.0) % | |||||||
Stainless Steel | 61 | 52 | 61 | 16.4 % | — | |||||||
Average Selling Prices (per ton) | ||||||||||||
Q1 2025 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2024 | Quarter-over- | Year-over-year | ||||||||
Carbon Steel | $ | 1,447 | $ | 1,445 | $ | 1,677 | 0.2 % | (13.7) % | ||||
Aluminum | $ | 5,729 | $ | 5,619 | $ | 5,580 | 2.0 % | 2.7 % | ||||
Stainless Steel | $ | 4,607 | $ | 4,733 | $ | 4,869 | (2.7) % | (5.4) % | ||||
Earnings Call Information
Ryerson will host a conference call to discuss first quarter 2025 financial results for the period ended March 31, 2025, on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 10 a.m. Eastern Time. The live online broadcast will be available on the Company's investor relations website, ir.ryerson.com. A replay will be available at the same website for 90 days.
About Ryerson
Ryerson is a leading value-added processor and distributor of industrial metals, with operations in
Notes:
1For EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA excluding LIFO please see Schedule 2
2Net debt is defined as long term debt plus short term debt less cash and cash equivalents and excludes restricted cash
Legal Disclaimer
The contents herein are provided for general information purposes only and do not constitute an offer to sell or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any security ("Security") of the Company or its affiliates ("Ryerson") in any jurisdiction. Ryerson does not intend to solicit, and is not soliciting, any action with respect to any Security or any other contractual relationship with Ryerson. Nothing in this release, individually or taken in the aggregate, constitutes an offer of securities for sale or purchase, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any Security in
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Certain statements made in this release and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including statements regarding our future performance, as well as management's expectations, beliefs, intentions, plans, estimates, objectives, or projections relating to the future. Such statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "objectives," "goals," "preliminary," "range," "believes," "expects," "may," "estimates," "will," "should," "plans," or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy. The Company cautions that any such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and may involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may vary materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Among the factors that significantly impact our business are: the cyclicality of our business; the highly competitive, volatile, and fragmented metals industry in which we operate; the impact of geopolitical events; fluctuating metal prices; our indebtedness and the covenants in instruments governing such indebtedness; the integration of acquired operations; regulatory and other operational risks associated with our operations located inside and outside of
RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES | ||||||||||||
Selected Income and Cash Flow Data - Unaudited | ||||||||||||
(Dollars and Shares in Millions, except Per Share and Per Ton Data) | ||||||||||||
Fourth | ||||||||||||
First Quarter | Quarter | |||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
NET SALES | $ | 1,135.7 | $ | 1,239.2 | $ | 1,007.4 | ||||||
Cost of materials sold | 931.3 | 1,021.6 | 816.3 | |||||||||
Gross profit | 204.4 | 217.6 | 191.1 | |||||||||
Warehousing, delivery, selling, general, and administrative | 202.1 | 216.8 | 188.5 | |||||||||
Gain on insurance settlement | — | — | (0.3) | |||||||||
Restructuring and other charges | — | — | 0.3 | |||||||||
OPERATING PROFIT | 2.3 | 0.8 | 2.6 | |||||||||
Other income and (expense), net | 0.3 | (0.2) | 2.7 | |||||||||
Interest and other expense on debt | (9.5) | (10.1) | (10.1) | |||||||||
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES | (6.9) | (9.5) | (4.8) | |||||||||
Benefit for income taxes | (1.6) | (2.1) | (0.6) | |||||||||
NET LOSS | (5.3) | (7.4) | (4.2) | |||||||||
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | |||||||||
NET LOSS ATTRIBUTABLE TO RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION | $ | (5.6) | $ | (7.6) | $ | (4.3) | ||||||
LOSS PER SHARE | ||||||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.18) | $ | (0.22) | $ | (0.13) | ||||||
Diluted | $ | (0.18) | $ | (0.22) | $ | (0.13) | ||||||
Shares outstanding - basic | 31.9 | 34.0 | 31.8 | |||||||||
Shares outstanding - diluted | 31.9 | 34.0 | 31.8 | |||||||||
Dividends declared per share | $ | 0.1875 | $ | 0.1875 | $ | 0.1875 | ||||||
Supplemental Data : | ||||||||||||
Tons shipped (000) | 500 | 497 | 447 | |||||||||
Shipping days | 63 | 64 | 61 | |||||||||
Average selling price/ton | $ | 2,271 | $ | 2,493 | $ | 2,254 | ||||||
Gross profit/ton | 409 | 438 | 428 | |||||||||
Operating profit/ton | 5 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
LIFO expense (income) per ton | 14 | 2 | (57) | |||||||||
LIFO expense (income) | 6.8 | 1.0 | (25.4) | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 19.2 | 17.4 | 22.7 | |||||||||
Cash flow provided by (used in) operating activities | (41.2) | (47.8) | 92.2 | |||||||||
Capital expenditures | (8.0) | (21.8) | (23.5) | |||||||||
See Schedule 1 for Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||||||||||
See Schedule 2 for EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation | ||||||||||||
See Schedule 3 for Adjusted EPS reconciliation | ||||||||||||
See Schedule 4 for Free Cash Flow reconciliation | ||||||||||||
See Schedule 5 for Second Quarter 2025 Guidance reconciliation | ||||||||||||
Schedule 1 | ||||
RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES | ||||
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||||
(In millions, except shares) | ||||
March 31, | December 31, | |||
2025 | 2024 | |||
Assets | (unaudited) | |||
Current assets: | ||||
Cash and cash equivalents | ||||
Restricted cash | 1.1 | 1.6 | ||
Receivables, less provisions of | 527.5 | 425.6 | ||
Inventories | 657.2 | 684.6 | ||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 78.1 | 68.1 | ||
Total current assets | 1,297.5 | 1,207.6 | ||
Property, plant, and equipment, at cost | 1,158.8 | 1,152.0 | ||
Less: accumulated depreciation | 530.8 | 515.3 | ||
Property, plant, and equipment, net | 628.0 | 636.7 | ||
Operating lease assets | 349.2 | 344.6 | ||
Other intangible assets | 65.9 | 68.3 | ||
Goodwill | 161.9 | 161.8 | ||
Deferred charges and other assets | 21.1 | 20.5 | ||
Total assets | ||||
Liabilities | ||||
Current liabilities: | ||||
Accounts payable | ||||
Salaries, wages, and commissions | 36.7 | 35.7 | ||
Other accrued liabilities | 65.7 | 67.1 | ||
Short-term debt | 0.3 | 0.7 | ||
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 32.7 | 32.1 | ||
Current portion of deferred employee benefits | 3.7 | 3.7 | ||
Total current liabilities | 647.2 | 580.1 | ||
Long-term debt | 497.0 | 466.7 | ||
Deferred employee benefits | 83.2 | 90.9 | ||
Noncurrent operating lease liabilities | 341.3 | 334.6 | ||
Deferred income taxes | 130.4 | 129.0 | ||
Other noncurrent liabilities | 11.2 | 13.7 | ||
Total liabilities | 1,710.3 | 1,615.0 | ||
Commitments and contingencies | ||||
Equity | ||||
Ryerson Holding Corporation stockholders' equity: | ||||
Preferred stock, | — | — | ||
Common stock, | 0.4 | 0.4 | ||
Capital in excess of par value | 427.1 | 423.5 | ||
Retained earnings | 767.9 | 779.6 | ||
Treasury stock, at cost - Common stock of 8,164,148 shares at March 31, 2025 and 8,051,226 shares at December 31, 2024 | (237.0) | (234.4) | ||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (154.5) | (153.8) | ||
Total Ryerson Holding Corporation Stockholders' Equity | 803.9 | 815.3 | ||
Noncontrolling interest | 9.4 | 9.2 | ||
Total Equity | 813.3 | 824.5 | ||
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||
Schedule 2 | ||||||||||||
RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES | ||||||||||||
Reconciliations of Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Ryerson Holding Corporation to EBITDA and | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) | ||||||||||||
Fourth | ||||||||||||
First Quarter | Quarter | |||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to Ryerson Holding Corporation | $ | (5.6) | $ | (7.6) | $ | (4.3) | ||||||
Interest and other expense on debt | 9.5 | 10.1 | 10.1 | |||||||||
Benefit for income taxes | (1.6) | (2.1) | (0.6) | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 19.2 | 17.4 | 22.7 | |||||||||
EBITDA | $ | 21.5 | $ | 17.8 | $ | 27.9 | ||||||
Gain on insurance settlement | — | — | (0.3) | |||||||||
Reorganization | 4.0 | 20.1 | 9.5 | |||||||||
Pension settlement loss (gain) | — | 2.2 | (0.1) | |||||||||
Benefit plan curtailment gain | — | (0.3) | — | |||||||||
Foreign currency transaction gains | — | (1.2) | (3.2) | |||||||||
Purchase consideration and other transaction costs | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | |||||||||
Other adjustments | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 26.0 | $ | 39.2 | $ | 35.7 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA | $ | 26.0 | $ | 39.2 | $ | 35.7 | ||||||
LIFO expense (income) | 6.8 | 1.0 | (25.4) | |||||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, excluding LIFO expense (income) | $ | 32.8 | $ | 40.2 | $ | 10.3 | ||||||
Net sales | $ | 1,135.7 | $ | 1,239.2 | $ | 1,007.4 | ||||||
Adjusted EBITDA, excluding LIFO expense (income), as a percentage of net sales | 2.9 | % | 3.2 | % | 1.0 | % | ||||||
Gross profit | $ | 204.4 | $ | 217.6 | $ | 191.1 | ||||||
Gross margin | 18.0 | % | 17.6 | % | 19.0 | % | ||||||
Gross profit | $ | 204.4 | $ | 217.6 | $ | 191.1 | ||||||
LIFO expense (income) | 6.8 | 1.0 | (25.4) | |||||||||
Gross profit, excluding LIFO expense (income) | $ | 211.2 | $ | 218.6 | $ | 165.7 | ||||||
Gross margin, excluding LIFO expense (income) | 18.6 | % | 17.6 | % | 16.4 | % | ||||||
Note: EBITDA represents net income (loss) before interest and other expense on debt, provision for income taxes, depreciation, and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA gives further effect to, among other things, reorganization expenses, pension settlement losses, benefit plan curtailment gains, and foreign currency transaction gains and losses. We believe that the presentation of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA, excluding LIFO expense (income), provides useful information to investors regarding our operational performance because they enhance an investor's overall understanding of our core financial performance and provide a basis of comparison of results between current, past, and future periods. We also disclose the metric Adjusted EBITDA, excluding LIFO expense (income), to provide a means of comparison amongst our competitors who may not use the same basis of accounting for inventories. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, and Adjusted EBITDA, excluding LIFO expense (income), are three of the primary metrics management uses for planning and forecasting in future periods, including trending and analyzing the core operating performance of our business without the effect of | ||||||||||||
Schedule 3 | ||||||||||||
RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES | ||||||||||||
Reconciliation of Net Loss to Adjusted Net Loss and Adjusted Loss per Share | ||||||||||||
(Dollars and Shares in Millions, Except Per Share Data) | ||||||||||||
Fourth | ||||||||||||
First Quarter | Quarter | |||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
Net loss attributable to Ryerson Holding Corporation | $ | (5.6) | $ | (7.6) | $ | (4.3) | ||||||
Gain on insurance settlement | — | — | (0.3) | |||||||||
Restructuring and other charges | — | — | 0.3 | |||||||||
Pension settlement loss (gain) | — | 2.2 | (0.1) | |||||||||
Benefit plan curtailment gain | — | (0.3) | — | |||||||||
Benefit for income taxes | — | (0.5) | — | |||||||||
Adjusted net loss attributable to Ryerson Holding Corporation | $ | (5.6) | $ | (6.2) | $ | (4.4) | ||||||
Adjusted diluted loss per share | $ | (0.18) | $ | (0.18) | $ | (0.14) | ||||||
Shares outstanding - diluted | 31.9 | 34.0 | 31.8 | |||||||||
Note: Adjusted net loss and Adjusted loss per share is presented to provide a means of comparison with periods that do not include similar adjustments. | ||||||||||||
Schedule 4 | ||||||||||||
RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES | ||||||||||||
Cash Flow from Operations to Free Cash Flow Yield | ||||||||||||
(Dollars in Millions) | ||||||||||||
Fourth | ||||||||||||
First Quarter | Quarter | |||||||||||
2025 | 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | $ | (41.2) | $ | (47.8) | $ | 92.2 | ||||||
Capital expenditures | (8.0) | (21.8) | (23.5) | |||||||||
Proceeds from sales of property, plant, and equipment | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | |||||||||
Free cash flow | $ | (49.1) | $ | (68.2) | $ | 68.9 | ||||||
Market capitalization | $ | 739.2 | $ | 1,150.1 | $ | 589.5 | ||||||
Free cash flow yield | (6.6) | % | (5.9) | % | 11.7 | % | ||||||
Note: Market capitalization is calculated using March 31, 2025, December 31, 2024, and March 31, 2024 stock prices and shares outstanding. | ||||||||||||
Schedule 5 | ||||
RYERSON HOLDING CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES | ||||
Reconciliation of Second Quarter 2025 Net Income Attributable to Ryerson Holding Corporation to Adj. EBITDA, excl. LIFO Guidance | ||||
(Dollars in Millions, except Per Share Data) | ||||
Second Quarter 2025 | ||||
Low | High | |||
Net income attributable to Ryerson Holding Corporation | ||||
Diluted earnings per share | ||||
Interest and other expense on debt | 10 | 10 | ||
Provision for income taxes | 1 | 2 | ||
Depreciation and amortization expense | 20 | 20 | ||
EBITDA | ||||
Adjustments | 2 | 2 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA | ||||
LIFO expense | 5 | 7 | ||
Adjusted EBITDA, excluding LIFO | ||||
Note: See the note within Schedule 2 for a description of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA. | ||||
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