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Nucor beats quarterly estimates; sees sequential profit drop in Q4

Published 10/23/2023, 05:44 PM
Updated 10/23/2023, 05:45 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO:A Nucor Corporation steel production facility is pictured in Convent, Louisiana, U.S., June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo
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(Reuters) -Nucor Corp on Monday reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, but said it expects a sequential drop in the current-quarter earnings primarily due to likely lower pricing across all steel segments, particularly its steel sheet mills.

Steelmakers have seen prices tumble in recent months in part due to customers, including automakers and suppliers, exercising caution in building raw material inventory as the workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers drags on.

Nucor (NYSE:NUE)'s net sales declined 16% to $8.78 billion for the quarter ended Sept. 30 from a year ago, but came ahead of analysts' estimates of $8.31 billion, as per LSEG data.

Average sales price per ton in the reported quarter decreased 14% from last year.

Nucor posted a quarterly net profit of $1.14 billion, or $4.57 per share, down from $1.69 billion, or $6.50 per share, last year. Analysts were expecting $4.25 per share.

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO:A Nucor Corporation steel production facility is pictured in Convent, Louisiana, U.S., June 11, 2018. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman/File Photo

Shares of the company rose 1.43% in after-market trading.

Last week, Steel Dynamics (NASDAQ:STLD) also reported a drop in third-quarter profit, as higher manufacturing costs and a fall in steel prices hit its bottom line.

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