you, Thank Dennis.
The company. first Pricing weaker in impacted particularly pressure quarter the material for year-over-year the negatively saw demand, metals segment. margins entire
by the year. margin of pounds This Palmer, the declined Excluding million quarter from last shipped virtually was prior over material with first year. $X.XX unchanged
able support a excluding costs the to efforts Again quarters, providing our year-over-year. portion offset will our financial cost-cutting our over Palmer, margin by additional from to through of reduced $X.XX proactively this million initiative lost the next results. increase we our discussed We outlook. Savings were as year-end material during cost-cutting several
also our This pipe overview me business. welded ASTI. provide an and Let metals Bristol and of includes tube
steel For pipe quarter, We year. category. X.X American last the up X% the were almost stainless welded gained market first the of pounds over period same share in shipped points North
for demand pricing However, segment remained under weak this business alloys, the commodity our in particularly pressure. with of
demand pound an for the the prices last last $X.X basis. year down welded which absolute delivery line, for was over times, pipe in negatively on shipment. period dollar down the million XX% were and $X.XX reasonably segment year. same Material tube for product fell per our and While ornamental lead margin coal unexpected over ASTI's had by impacted suppliers was extension their Overall, same period an good available our pounds
down $XXX,XXX per major down and to solid prior our or structure Labor $XX,XXX. the every pound. category by year. improvement by $XXX,XXX continue Shipping from declined costs costs show fell We pound. $X.XXX per in benefits $X.XXX with or cost were by Manufacturing
or per SG&A welded down tube and $XXX,XXX were $X.XXX pipe total, costs In over per segment. pound $X.XXX down $XXX,XXX or the for pound. And was
this quarter a first saw Bookings we in That April. soften said, activity for were also the segment bit in strong. order
the is QX. in first good will strong base, at slowly at shape quarter, like excluding we sector, in likely is which ASTI's back than QX trail remains Munhall. Bristol but the see but backlog would medical sales to ramping Our facility lighter was customer the up,
business margin per $X.XX approximately carbon dollar decline shipped by pound prices $XXX,XXX roughly prior and the saw down year, down absolute seamless selling pounds while was basis. X% over on X%. an were down Our Material
were for down well. as line product this Costs
the basis, fell per and per a Over on SG&A year, on down were while pound basis, X% XX% pound pound and on a labor was basis. prior shipping costs per benefits down a X%
insurance $XXX,XXX was or $X.XX last $XX,XXX year total costs down per of over up the expense a Manufacturing total, quarter the higher due to year prior of depreciation. were and first In pound. greater over expenses
in of markets Order below was of market industrial showed as heavy energy the economy. April and activity stress signs first the the shutdown the quarter from
ceased our of Palmer facility. at reported, we have manufacturing Texas previously operations As
are signs have has employed fewer of fallen currently XX recovery. with in prices, operation. quick no We the this than at individuals Drilling WTI precipitously and there activity decline
evaluate we coming unit remaining sell we'll collect Permian weeks. industry receivables normalized the Similarly, Palmer expect in COVID-XX and accounts to Basin production of inventory, levels. and when to we from demand returns pricing oil this As million the over pandemic the in the extract at and several capital increasing gas dollars is and
the XX.X%. a however, last prices margin, instituted increase Material quarter Pounds X% Turning we of year-over-year. March portion $XXX,XXX shipped to up across Effective the Chemicals were down price a first X, declined by were year, our but X% of segment. products. over
for generated of also savings segment total $XXX,XXX savings cost manufacturing SG&A, in Chemicals The combining solid year-over-year. and shipping, expense
due a benefits to were large very claim. up and medical $XX,XXX labor However,
the $XXX,XXX, benefits in savings As were a labor. up result, in employee exceeding $XXX,XXX production-related
We continue hand ship tanker sanitizer. per several of to wagons week
for strong substantially product continue market this with we to While outbreak, has a will increased going forward the create COVID-XX believe hand line the hygiene practices sanitizers.
remain With the for hitting Index level and on XXXX, flow reduction ISM we lowest its April Manufacturing cash focused of April management. expense since
Dennis the mentioned, carry years. back net Act As to and them allow operating will CARES X utilize us losses
$X this X quarters. over generate estimated an in million tax refunds the to We expect next
will We additional an the have tax refund million estimated tax of XXXX year. also $X for
wall for press early cash and pursuing after property and of being or deductible, also in is QX should we're business settlement hit interruption a in The million QX. finalized, claim $X heavy excess which the
successful end at this we of in at remarketing insurance end casualty annually. so the changed address we that coverage. in the kick premiums properties The a our were of savings of the April, time. year, over property spring, $XXX,XXX saving coverages bound brokers last And and new will to are At after the higher
gases approximately in acceptable $X Metals Bristol At dispute our of welding the with industrial Bristol facility. supplier District over ongoing settlement, Munhall the lawsuit We overcharged of X had for an negotiate we've million filed years. Metals, an a Eastern Virginia. the have they to last that believe Unable we
a pursuing tax at Houston should result are property SPT's Finally, annually. savings of operation, $XXX,XXX review in valuation we which
order dictates, our quarters. As of accordingly headcount adjust the two course, over book will, our next we
now the to open We'll call questions.
