EXHIBIT 99.1
Olympic Steel Reports 2015 Second-Quarter Results
Board Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend
CLEVELAND, Aug. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Olympic Steel, Inc. (Nasdaq:ZEUS), a leading national metals service center, today announced financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015.
Second-quarter net sales were $315.3 million, compared with a record Company high of $386.0 million in 2014's second quarter. First-half net sales declined 9.8% to $661.1 million in 2015, versus $733.0 million in the same period last year. The revenue decrease in both periods was due to a decline in industry-wide shipments and lower average selling prices compared with the same periods last year.
In the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company recorded a charge to write down a portion of goodwill related to its tubular and pipe products segment. During the 2015 second quarter, it was determined that the remaining goodwill and certain other intangible assets related to this operating segment were impaired. This resulted in a $24.5 million pre-tax non-cash impairment charge being recorded in the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015. This charge reduced reported 2015 second-quarter and first-half net income by $1.91 per share. Including the impairment charge, the Company reported a net loss of $22.3 million, or $1.99 per share, in the second quarter, compared with net income of $3.5 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, in the second quarter of 2014.
For the first half of 2015, including the impairment charge, the reported net loss was $21.2 million, or $1.89 per share, compared with net income of $6.3 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, in the prior-year period.
"Global metal markets have been challenged throughout 2015. Olympic Steel has not been immune to these factors," stated Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael D. Siegal. "Our stated objectives of reducing operating costs, debt reduction and enhancing cash flow, while retaining market share, are reflected in our results."
"We applaud the recent trade actions that have been filed and support the domestic industry's attempts to protect against unfairly traded imports," he added.
The Olympic Steel Board of Directors also approved a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share, which is payable on Sept. 15, 2015, to shareholders of record on Sept. 1, 2015.
Conference Call and Webcast
A simulcast of Olympic Steel's 2015 second-quarter and first-half earnings conference call can be accessed via the investor relations section of the Company's website at www.olysteel.com. The simulcast will begin at 10 a.m. ET today and a replay of the call will be available for 14 days thereafter.
Forward-Looking Statements
It is the Company's policy not to endorse any analyst's sales or earnings estimates. Forward-looking statements in this release are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as "may," "will," "anticipate," "should," "intend," "expect," "believe," "estimate," "project," "plan," "potential," or "continue," as well as the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. Such forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by such statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general and global business, economic, financial and political conditions, including the ongoing effects of the global economic recovery; competitive factors such as the availability, global production levels and pricing of metals, industry shipping and inventory levels and rapid fluctuations in customer demand and metals pricing; cyclicality and volatility within the metals industry; the strengthening of the U.S. dollar and the related impact on foreign steel pricing, U.S. exports, and foreign imports to the U.S.; the increased levels of imported steel in the United States; the availability and costs of transportation and logistical services; the successes of our strategic efforts and initiatives to increase sales volumes, maintain or improve working capital turnover and free cash flows, improve our customer service, and achieve cost savings, including our recently launched internal program to improve earnings; our ability to generate free cash flow through operations and limited future capital expenditures, reduce inventory and repay debt within anticipated time frames; events or circumstances that could impair or adversely impact the carrying value of any of our assets; risks and uncertainties associated with intangible assets, including additional impairment charges related to indefinite lived intangible assets ; events or circumstances that could adversely impact the successful operation of our processing equipment and operations; the amounts, successes and our ability to continue our capital investments and strategic growth initiatives, including the Winder, Georgia cut-to-length stretcher leveler project, and our business information system implementations; the successes of our operational excellence initiatives to improve our operating, cultural and management systems and reduce our costs; the ability to comply with the terms of our asset-based credit facility; the ability of our customers and third parties to honor their agreements related to derivative instruments; customer, supplier and competitor consolidation, bankruptcy or insolvency; reduced production schedules, layoffs or work stoppages by our own, our suppliers' or customers' personnel; the impacts of union organizing activities and the success of union contract renewals; the timing and outcomes of inventory lower of cost or market adjustments, especially during periods of declining market pricing; the ability of our customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged, and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability; the inflation or deflation existing within the metals industry, as well as our product mix and inventory levels on hand, which can impact our cost of materials sold as a result of the fluctuations in the last-in, first-out, or LIFO, inventory reserve; the adequacy of our existing information technology and business system software, including duplication and security processes; the adequacy of our efforts to mitigate cyber security threats; access to capital and global credit markets; our ability to pay regular quarterly cash dividends and the amounts and timing of any future dividends; the enacted federal healthcare legislation's impact on the healthcare benefits required to be provided by us and the impact of such legislation on our compensation and administrative costs; and unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters, including any developments that would require any increase in our costs for such contingencies.
About Olympic Steel
Founded in 1954, Olympic Steel is a leading U.S. metals service center focused on the direct sale and distribution of large volumes of processed carbon, coated and stainless flat-rolled sheet, coil and plate steel and aluminum products. The Company's CTI subsidiary is a leading distributor of steel tubing, bar, pipe, valves and fittings, and fabricates pressure parts for the electric utility industry. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Olympic Steel operates from 35 facilities in North America.
For additional information, please visit the Company's website at www.olysteel.com or www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/ContactUs.asp?BzID=2195
| Olympic Steel, Inc. | ||||
| Consolidated Statements of Operations | ||||
| (in thousands, except per-share data) | ||||
| Three Months Ended June 30, | Six Months Ended June 30, | |||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||
| Net sales | $ 315,251 | $ 386,047 | $ 661,116 | $ 732,960 |
| Costs and expenses | ||||
| Cost of materials sold (exclusive of items shown below) | 255,838 | 311,421 | 535,777 | 586,888 |
| Warehouse and processing | 21,722 | 23,785 | 44,259 | 45,145 |
| Administrative and general | 16,014 | 18,147 | 33,343 | 37,082 |
| Distribution | 9,568 | 10,990 | 18,870 | 20,846 |
| Selling | 4,900 | 6,483 | 10,791 | 13,001 |
| Occupancy | 2,306 | 2,426 | 5,016 | 5,296 |
| Depreciation | 4,628 | 5,465 | 9,218 | 10,921 |
| Amortization | 222 | 222 | 444 | 444 |
| Impairment | 24,451 | -- | 24,451 | -- |
| Total costs and expenses | 339,649 | 378,939 | 682,169 | 719,623 |
| Operating income (loss) | (24,398) | 7,108 | (21,053) | 13,337 |
| Other income (loss), net | (26) | (4) | (58) | (2) |
| Income (loss) before interest and income taxes | (24,424) | 7,104 | (21,111) | 13,335 |
| Interest and other expense on debt | 1,471 | 1,779 | 3,033 | 3,532 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | (25,895) | 5,325 | (24,144) | 9,803 |
| Income tax provision (benefit) | (3,635) | 1,832 | (2,953) | 3,532 |
| Net income (loss) | $ (22,260) | $ 3,493 | $ (21,191) | $ 6,271 |
| Earnings per share: | ||||
| Net income (loss) per share-basic | $ (1.99) | $ 0.31 | $ (1.89) | $ 0.57 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding - basic | 11,201 | 11,089 | 11,198 | 11,089 |
| Net income (loss) per share-diluted | $ (1.99) | $ 0.31 | $ (1.89) | $ 0.57 |
| Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted | 11,201 | 11,089 | 11,198 | 11,090 |
| Olympic Steel, Inc. | ||
| Consolidated Balance Sheets | ||
| (in thousands) | ||
| At June 30, 2015 | At Dec. 31, 2014 | |
| (unaudited) | (audited) | |
| Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ 6,926 | $ 2,238 |
| Accounts receivable, net | 137,712 | 123,804 |
| Inventories, net (includes LIFO debit of $3,857 as of June 30, 2015, and $3,207 as of Dec. 31, 2014) | 243,460 | 311,108 |
| Prepaid expenses and other | 11,454 | 20,434 |
| Assets held for sale | -- | 1,125 |
| Total current assets | 399,552 | 458,709 |
| Property and equipment, at cost | 369,219 | 366,989 |
| Accumulated depreciation | (196,821) | (189,603) |
| Net property and equipment | 172,398 | 177,386 |
| Goodwill | 500 | 16,951 |
| Intangible assets, net | 25,202 | 33,646 |
| Other long-term assets | 14,688 | 14,056 |
| Total assets | $ 612,340 | $ 700,748 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Current portion of long-term debt | $ 2,690 | $ 3,530 |
| Accounts payable | 72,704 | 91,252 |
| Accrued payroll | 9,700 | 10,224 |
| Other accrued liabilities | 20,066 | 26,971 |
| Total current liabilities | 105,160 | 131,977 |
| Credit facility revolver | 209,395 | 244,090 |
| Other long-term liabilities | 12,412 | 13,249 |
| Deferred income taxes | 25,114 | 30,651 |
| Total liabilities | 352,081 | 419,967 |
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| Preferred stock | -- | -- |
| Common stock | 127,662 | 126,339 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (763) | (549) |
| Retained earnings | 133,360 | 154,991 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 260,259 | 280,781 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | $ 612,340 | $ 700,748 |
| Olympic Steel, Inc. | ||||
| Segment Financial Information | ||||
| (in thousands) | ||||
| Three Months Ended | Six Months Ended | |||
| June 30, | June 30, | |||
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |||
| 2015 | 2014 | 2015 | 2014 | |
| Net sales | ||||
| Carbon flat products | $ 209,207 | $ 263,209 | $ 437,752 | $ 502,924 |
| Specialty metals flat products | 52,715 | 56,996 | 105,346 | 103,134 |
| Tubular and pipe products | 53,329 | 65,842 | 118,018 | 126,902 |
| Total net sales | $ 315,251 | $ 386,047 | $ 661,116 | $ 732,960 |
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||
| Carbon flat products | $ 3,147 | $ 4,023 | $ 6,308 | $ 8,047 |
| Specialty metals flat products | 190 | 207 | 350 | 402 |
| Tubular and pipe products | 1,488 | 1,432 | 2,953 | 2,866 |
| Corporate | 25 | 25 | 51 | 50 |
| Total depreciation and amortization | $ 4,850 | $ 5,687 | $ 9,662 | $ 11,365 |
| Operating income (loss) | ||||
| Carbon flat products | $ (602) | $ 5,513 | $ (251) | $ 8,919 |
| Specialty metals flat products | (270) | 902 | 440 | 2,344 |
| Tubular and pipe products | 2,504 | 2,853 | 6,758 | 6,290 |
| Corporate | (1,579) | (2,160) | (3,549) | (4,216) |
| Impairment | (24,451) | -- | (24,451) | -- |
| Total operating income (loss) | $ (24,398) | $ 7,108 | $ (21,053) | $ 13,337 |
| Other income (loss), net | (26) | (4) | (58) | (2) |
| Income (loss) before interest and income taxes | (24,424) | 7,104 | (21,111) | 13,335 |
| Interest and other expense on debt | 1,471 | 1,779 | 3,033 | 3,532 |
| Income (loss) before income taxes | $ (25,895) | $ 5,325 | $ (24,144) | $ 9,803 |
| Capital expenditures | ||||
| Flat products | $ 918 | $ 2,214 | $ 2,106 | $ 3,230 |
| Tubular and pipe products | 1,624 | 552 | 2,127 | 1,873 |
| Corporate | 0 | 17 | 0 | 21 |
| Total capital expenditures | 2,542 | $ 2,783 | 4,233 | $ 5,124 |
| At June 30, 2015 | At Dec. 31, 2014 | |
| Goodwill | ||
| Flat products | $ 500 | $ 500 |
| Tubular and pipe products | -- | 16,451 |
| Total goodwill | $ 500 | $ 16,951 |
| Assets | ||
| Flat products | $ 430,037 | $ 496,253 |
| Tubular and pipe products | 181,796 | 203,937 |
| Corporate | 507 | 558 |
| Total assets | $ 612,340 | $ 700,748 |
| Other information: | ||
| (in thousands, except per-share data) | At June 30, | At Dec. 31, |
| 2015 | 2014 | |
| Shareholders' equity per share | $ 23.66 | $ 25.55 |
| Debt-to-equity ratio | 0.81 to 1 | 0.88 to 1 |
| Six Months Ended | ||
| June 30, | ||
| 2015 | 2014 | |
| Net cash from (used for) operating activities | $ 44,879 | $ (30,055) |
| Cash dividends per share | $ 0.04 | $ 0.04 |
CONTACT: IR Contact:
Matthew J. Dennis, CFA
Olympic Steel Investor Relations
(216) 672-0522