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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

x

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010

 

OR

 

 

o

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Commission File Number 0-21719

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Indiana

 

35-1929476

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

7575 West Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN

 

46804

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (260) 969-3500

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  x   No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes  x   No  o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company (see definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Smaller reporting company o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes  o  No  x

 

As of July 28, 2010, Registrant had 216,837,032 outstanding shares of common stock.

 

 

 



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PART I.  Financial Information

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2010 (unaudited) and December 31, 2009

1

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)

2

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited)

3

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

4

 

 

 

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

18

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

26

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

26

 

 

 

PART II. Other Information

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

27

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

27

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

27

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

27

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

27

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

27

 

 

 

 

Signatures

29

 



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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

191,593

 

$

9,008

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

577,380

 

396,036

 

Accounts receivable-related parties

 

50,928

 

30,556

 

Inventories

 

1,017,874

 

852,831

 

Deferred income taxes

 

21,678

 

21,492

 

Income taxes receivable

 

35,819

 

137,024

 

Other current assets

 

14,844

 

9,856

 

Total current assets

 

1,910,116

 

1,456,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

2,237,927

 

2,254,050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

20,592

 

12,595

 

Intangible assets, net

 

511,002

 

533,510

 

Goodwill

 

753,355

 

758,259

 

Other assets

 

112,813

 

114,655

 

Total assets

 

$

5,545,805

 

$

5,129,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

354,550

 

$

255,520

 

Accounts payable-related parties

 

8,786

 

6,765

 

Income taxes payable

 

2,008

 

5,664

 

Accrued expenses

 

165,842

 

156,570

 

Accrued profit sharing

 

16,771

 

2,860

 

Senior secured revolving credit facility, due 2012

 

 

167,000

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

6,341

 

1,182

 

Total current liabilities

 

554,298

 

595,561

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

7 3/8% senior notes, due 2012

 

700,000

 

700,000

 

5.125% convertible senior notes, due 2014

 

287,500

 

287,500

 

6 ¾% senior notes, due 2015

 

500,000

 

500,000

 

7 ¾% senior notes, due 2016

 

500,000

 

500,000

 

7 5/8% notes, due 2020

 

350,000

 

 

Other long-term debt

 

64,179

 

67,072

 

 

 

2,401,679

 

2,054,572

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

430,635

 

416,468

 

Other liabilities

 

61,594

 

60,006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock voting, $.0025 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 253,233,868 and 252,589,627 shares issued; and 216,805,895 and 215,999,801 shares outstanding, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

 

631

 

629

 

Treasury stock, at cost; 36,427,973 and 36,589,826 shares, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively

 

(727,624

)

(730,857

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

983,780

 

972,985

 

Retained earnings

 

1,827,194

 

1,745,511

 

Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

2,083,981

 

1,988,268

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

13,618

 

14,997

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

2,097,599

 

2,003,265

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

5,545,805

 

$

5,129,872

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unrelated parties

 

$

1,570,093

 

$

773,137

 

$

3,066,175

 

$

1,560,947

 

Related parties

 

62,706

 

19,021

 

122,414

 

45,861

 

Total net sales

 

1,632,799

 

792,158

 

3,188,589

 

1,606,808

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs of goods sold

 

1,440,815

 

723,321

 

2,786,123

 

1,578,598

 

Gross profit

 

191,984

 

68,837

 

402,466

 

28,210

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

55,957

 

48,559

 

113,117

 

105,879

 

Profit sharing

 

7,827

 

 

17,271

 

(42

)

Amortization of intangible assets

 

11,565

 

13,994

 

23,146

 

29,692

 

Total selling, general and administrative expenses

 

75,349

 

62,553

 

153,534

 

135,529

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

116,635

 

6,284

 

248,932

 

(107,319

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

43,448

 

37,043

 

80,963

 

73,294

 

Other expense (income), net

 

(3,521

)

786

 

(6,602

)

38

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

76,708

 

(31,545

)

174,571

 

(180,651

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes (benefit)

 

29,911

 

(15,024

)

64,385

 

(74,356

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

46,797

 

(16,521

)

110,186

 

(106,295

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

2,410

 

530

 

3,990

 

2,442

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

$

49,207

 

$

(15,991

)

$

114,176

 

$

(103,853

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc. stockholders

 

$

.23

 

$

(.08

)

$

.53

 

$

(.56

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

216,635

 

189,848

 

216,459

 

185,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc. stockholders, including the effect of assumed conversions when dilutive

 

$

.22

 

$

(.08

)

$

.51

 

$

(.56

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares and share equivalents outstanding

 

234,600

 

189,848

 

234,630

 

185,924

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share

 

$

.075

 

$

.075

 

$

.150

 

$

.175

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

 46,797

 

$

 (16,521

)

$

 110,186

 

$

 (106,295

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

55,398

 

57,765

 

111,670

 

114,728

 

Equity-based compensation

 

3,329

 

3,313

 

6,098

 

11,892

 

Deferred income taxes

 

10,417

 

5,797

 

18,885

 

13,492

 

(Gain) loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

550

 

(475

)

1,506

 

(747

)

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

21,423

 

(5,297

)

(201,717

)

135,796

 

Inventories

 

(117,013

)

95,296

 

(165,071

)

288,393

 

Other assets

 

(9,529

)

17,856

 

(8,589

)

42,835

 

Accounts payable

 

(22,707

)

(13,793

)

95,510

 

(47,847

)

Income taxes receivable/payable

 

60,416

 

(29,735

)

97,549

 

(40,996

)

Accrued expenses

 

(29,730

)

(42,540

)

26,066

 

(124,890

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

19,351

 

71,666

 

92,093

 

286,361

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(40,960

)

(73,166

)

(71,644

)

(147,504

)

Other investing activities

 

977

 

(7,290

)

1,481

 

(10,513

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(39,983

)

(80,456

)

(70,163

)

(158,017

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of current and long-term debt

 

2,002

 

471,685

 

546,552

 

708,744

 

Repayment of current and long-term debt

 

(4,476

)

(841,781

)

(355,806

)

(1,200,447

)

Debt issuance costs

 

(169

)

(13,298

)

(6,707

)

(13,751

)

Issuance of common stock (net of expenses) and proceeds from exercise of stock options, including related tax effect

 

2,984

 

412,547

 

6,438

 

410,489

 

Contribution from noncontrolling investors

 

2,611

 

 

2,611

 

5,000

 

Dividends paid

 

(16,233

)

(18,213

)

(32,433

)

(36,395

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(13,281

)

10,940

 

160,655

 

(126,360

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

(33,913

)

2,150

 

182,585

 

1,984

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

225,506

 

16,067

 

9,008

 

16,233

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

 191,593

 

$

18,217

 

$

 191,593

 

$

 18,217

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

 71,993

 

$

 67,450

 

$

 75,762

 

$

 79,433

 

Cash paid (received) for federal and state income taxes, net

 

$

 (41,997

)

$

 1,656

 

$

 (55,007

)

$

 (53,774

)

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 1.  Description of the Business and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Description of the Business

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI), together with its subsidiaries (the company), is a domestic manufacturer of steel products and metals recycler. The company has three reporting segments: steel operations, metals recycling and ferrous resources operations, and steel fabrication operations.

 

Steel Operations.  Steel operations include the company’s Flat Roll Division, Structural and Rail Division, Engineered Bar Products Division, Roanoke Bar Division, Steel of West Virginia (SWVA) and The Techs operations. These operations consist of mini-mills, producing steel from steel scrap, using electric arc furnaces, continuous casting, automated rolling mills, and downstream finishing facilities. The company’s steel operations sell directly to end users and service centers. These products are used in numerous industry sectors, including the automotive, construction, commercial, transportation and industrial machinery markets. Steel operations accounted for approximately 60% and 64% of the company’s external net sales during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 61% and 63% of the company’s external net sales during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations. Metals recycling and ferrous resources operations primarily are composed of the company’s steel scrap procurement and processing locations, operated through the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, OmniSource Corporation (OmniSource), as well as Iron Dynamics (IDI), the company’s iron-substitute production facility. In addition, the impact related to the construction and ongoing start-up of the Mesabi Nugget iron-making facility and potential future mining operations in Hoyt Lakes, Minnesota is also included in this segment.  Mesabi Nugget, which was under construction during 2009 and had its first shipment in February 2010, has and will continue to ramp up production during 2010.  Metals recycling and ferrous resources operations accounted for approximately 36% and 30% of the company’s external net sales during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 35% and 30% during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Steel Fabrication Operations.  Steel fabrication operations represent the company’s New Millennium Building Systems plants located in the eastern United States. Revenues from these plants are generated from the fabrication of trusses, girders, steel joists and steel decking used within the non-residential construction industry. Steel fabrication operations accounted for approximately 3% and 5% of the company’s external net sales during the three-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 2% and 6% during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

Principles of Consolidation. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SDI, together with its wholly and majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries, after elimination of significant intercompany accounts and transactions.  Noncontrolling interests represent the noncontrolling owner’s proportionate share in the equity, income, or losses of the company’s majority-owned or controlled consolidated subsidiaries.

 

Use of Estimates.  These financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, accordingly, include amounts that require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and in the notes thereto.  Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying value of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and goodwill; valuation allowances for trade receivables, inventories and deferred income tax assets; unrecognized tax benefits; potential environmental liabilities; and litigation claims and settlements. Actual results may differ from these estimates and assumptions.

 

In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the interim period results. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.  The components of comprehensive income (loss) are summarized in the following table (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

$

 49,207

 

$

 (15,991

)

$

 114,176

 

$

 (103,853

)

Unrealized gain on interest rate swap, net of tax

 

 

243

 

 

581

 

Reversal of unrealized loss on interest rate swap, net of tax

 

 

830

 

 

830

 

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

$

 49,207

 

$

 (14,918

)

$

 114,176

 

$

 (102,442

)

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 1.  Description of the Business and Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

 

Goodwill.  The company’s goodwill is allocated to the following reporting units at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, (in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

OmniSource

 

$

579,606

 

$

584,510

 

The Techs

 

142,783

 

142,783

 

Roanoke Bar Division

 

29,041

 

29,041

 

New Millennium Building Systems

 

1,925

 

1,925

 

 

 

$

753,355

 

$

758,259

 

 

OmniSource goodwill decreased $4.9 million from December 31, 2009 to June 30, 2010 in recognition of the 2010 tax benefit related to the amortization of the component of OmniSource tax-deductible goodwill in excess of book goodwill.

 

Note 2.  Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share is based on the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share assumes the weighted average dilutive effect of common share equivalents outstanding during the period applied to the company’s basic earnings per share. Common share equivalents represent potentially dilutive stock options and dilutive shares related to the company’s 5.125% convertible senior notes and are excluded from the computation in periods in which they have an anti-dilutive effect. Options to purchase 2.3 million and 2.9 million shares were anti-dilutive at June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerators and the denominators of the company’s basic and diluted earnings per share computations for net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc. (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

Net Income
(Numerator)

 

Shares
(Denominator)

 

Per Share
Amount

 

Net Loss
(Numerator)

 

Shares
(Denominator)

 

Per Share
Amount

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

49,207

 

216,635

 

$

.23

 

$

(15,991

)

189,848

 

$

(.08

)

Dilutive stock option effect

 

 

1,583

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.125% convertible senior notes

 

2,377

 

16,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

51,584

 

234,600

 

$

.22

 

$

(15,991

)

189,848

 

$

(.08

)

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

 

 

Net Income
(Numerator)

 

Shares
(Denominator)

 

Per Share
Amount

 

Net Loss
(Numerator)

 

Shares
(Denominator)

 

Per Share
Amount

 

Basic earnings (loss) per share

 

$

114,176

 

216,459

 

$

.53

 

$

(103,853

)

185,924

 

$

(.56

)

Dilutive stock option effect

 

 

1,789

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.125% convertible senior notes

 

4,754

 

16,382

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted earnings (loss) per share

 

$

118,930

 

234,630

 

$

.51

 

$

(103,853

)

185,924

 

$

(.56

)

 

Note 3.  Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at lower of cost or market.  Cost is determined principally on a first-in, first-out basis.  Inventory consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

June 30,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

Raw materials

 

$

503,979

 

$

405,794

 

Supplies

 

224,531

 

219,320

 

Work-in-progress

 

90,846

 

72,279

 

Finished goods

 

198,518

 

155,438

 

Total inventories

 

$

1,017,874

 

$

852,831

 

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 4.  Debt

 

7 5/8% Senior Notes

 

In March 2010, the company issued $350.0 million of 7 5/8% senior notes due 2020.  The net proceeds from the notes were used to pay down the then outstanding senior secured revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.

 

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, due 2012

 

On April 26, 2010, the company entered into an amendment to its senior secured revolving credit facility, due 2012 which provided for the addition of a lender who extended an additional commitment of $50.0 million, which increased the total revolving credit facility commitment from $874.0 million to $924.0 million.

 

Note 5. Changes in Stockholders’ Equity

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending carrying amounts of total stockholders’ equity, equity attributable to stockholders of Steel Dynamics, Inc. and equity attributable to the noncontrolling interests (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders of Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Treasury

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

 

Total

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Stock

 

Interests

 

Balances at January 1, 2010

 

$

2,003,265

 

$

629

 

$

972,985

 

$

1,745,511

 

$

(730,857

)

$

14,997

 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options, including related tax effect

 

6,438

 

2

 

6,436

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared

 

(32,493

)

 

 

 

(32,493

)

 

 

Equity-based compensation and issuance of restricted stock

 

7,592

 

 

4,359

 

 

3,233

 

 

Contributions from noncontrolling investors

 

2,611

 

 

 

 

 

2,611

 

Comprehensive income (loss)

 

110,186

 

 

 

114,176

 

 

(3,990

)

Balances at June 30, 2010

 

$

2,097,599

 

$

631

 

$

983,780

 

$

1,827,194

 

$

(727,624

)

$

13,618

 

 

Note 6.  Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. At times the company utilizes derivative instruments to mitigate commodity margin risk, interest rate risk, and foreign currency exchange rate risk. Forward contracts on various commodities are entered into to manage the price risk associated with forecasted purchases and sales of non-ferrous materials (specifically aluminum, copper, nickel and silver) from the company’s metals recycling operations. Interest rate swaps are entered into to manage interest rate risk associated with the company’s fixed and floating-rate borrowings. Forward exchange contracts on various foreign currencies are entered into to manage the foreign currency exchange rate risk as necessary.

 

The company designated its interest rate swap, which was terminated in June 2009, as a cash flow hedge of floating-rate borrowings. Forward contracts on various commodities and forward exchange contracts on various foreign currencies are not designated as hedging instruments.

 

Cash Flow Hedging Strategy.  For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk), the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative instrument is reported as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings (e.g., in “interest expense” when the hedged transactions are interest cash flows associated with floating-rate borrowings). The remaining gain or loss on the derivative instrument in excess of the cumulative change in the present value of future cash flows of the hedged item, if any (i.e., the ineffectiveness portion), or hedge components excluded from the assessment of effectiveness, are recognized in the statement of operations during the current period.

 

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Note 6.  Derivative Financial Instruments (continued)

 

Commodity Futures Contracts.  If the company is “long” on futures contracts, it means the company has more futures contracts purchased than futures contracts sold for the underlying commodity.  If the company is “short” on futures contracts, it means the company has more futures contracts sold than futures contracts purchased for the underlying commodity.  The following summarizes the company’s commodity futures contract commitments as of June 30, 2010 (MT represents metric tons):

 

Commodity

 

Long/Short

 

Total

 

Aluminum

 

Long

 

5,375

MT

Aluminum

 

Short

 

5,400

MT

Copper

 

Long

 

10,682

MT

Copper

 

Short

 

7,552

MT

Nickel

 

Long

 

288

MT

Nickel

 

Short

 

606

MT

 

The following summarizes the location and amounts of the fair values and gains or losses related to derivatives included in the company’s financial statements as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, and for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2010

 

December 31, 2009

 

Balance Sheets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures net asset

 

Other current assets

 

$

668

 

$

 

Commodity futures net liability

 

Accrued expenses

 

 

3,113

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain for Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2010

 

June 30, 2009

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures contracts

 

Costs of goods sold

 

$

2,477

 

$

1,856

 

Interest rate swap

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

1,745

 

Interest rate swap

 

Other expense

 

 

1,350

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain for Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2010

 

June 30, 2009

 

Statements of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures contracts

 

Costs of goods sold

 

$

4,408

 

$

13,317

 

Interest rate swap

 

Other comprehensive income

 

 

2,294

 

Interest rate swap

 

Other expense

 

 

1,350

 

 

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Note 7.  Fair Value Measurements

 

FASB accounting standards provide a comprehensive framework for measuring fair value and sets forth a definition of fair value and establishes a hierarchy prioritizing the inputs to valuation techniques, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities and the lowest priority to unobservable value inputs.  Levels within the hierarchy are defined as follows:

 

·            Level 1—Unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets;

·            Level 2—Quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets (other than those included in Level 1) which are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly; and

·            Level 3—Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

 

The following table sets forth financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and the respective levels to which the fair value measurements are classified within the fair value hierarchy as of June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Total

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures — financial assets

 

$

4,373

 

$

 

$

4,373

 

$

 

Commodity futures — financial liabilities

 

3,705

 

 

3,705

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

Quoted Prices in
Active Markets
for Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

December 31, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures — financial assets

 

$

3,819

 

$

 

$

3,819

 

$

 

Commodity futures — financial liabilities

 

6,932

 

 

6,932

 

 

 

The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash and equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value, because of the relatively short maturity of these instruments. The fair value of long-term debt, including current maturities, was approximately $2.4 billion (with a corresponding carrying amount in the consolidated balance sheet of $2.4 billion) and $2.3 billion (with a corresponding carrying amount in the consolidated balance sheet of $2.2 billion) at June 30, 2010, and December 31, 2009, respectively.

 

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Note 8.  Commitments and Contingencies

 

On February 1, 2008, the company was sued by Prime Eagle Group Limited (Plaintiff), a corporation with its principal place of business in Thailand, alleging damages in excess of $1.1 billion, arising out of Steel Dynamics’ activities in providing consulting services to a Thailand-based steel company, Nakornthai Strip Mill Public Company, Limited (NSM) in its operational start-up in 1998. On April 30, 2008, Steel Dynamics filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit, and on February 23, 2009, the court dismissed the complaint, with prejudice, and denied the plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint. Plaintiff appealed this dismissal. On July 26, 2010, the Federal 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal.

 

On September 17, 2008, the company and eight other steel manufacturing companies were served with a class action antitrust complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago by Standard Iron Works of Scranton, Pennsylvania, alleging violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.  The Complaint alleges that the defendants conspired to fix, raise, maintain and stabilize the price at which steel products were sold in the United States, starting in 2005, by artificially restricting the supply of such steel products.  Seven additional lawsuits, each of them materially similar to the original, have also been filed in the same federal court, each of them likewise seeking similar class certification.  All but one of the Complaints purport to be brought on behalf of a class consisting of all direct purchasers of steel products between January 1, 2005 and the present.  The other Complaint purports to be brought on behalf of a class consisting of all indirect purchasers of steel products within the same time period.  All Complaints seek treble damages and costs, including reasonable attorney fees, pre- and post-judgment interest and injunctive relief.  On January 2, 2009, Steel Dynamics and the other defendants filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss all of the direct purchaser lawsuits. On June 12, 2009, however, the Court denied the Motion. The parties are currently conducting limited discovery. Although the company believes that the lawsuits are without merit and plans to aggressively defend these actions, the company cannot presently predict the outcome of this litigation or make any judgment with respect to its potential exposure, if any.

 

On November 23, 2009, OmniSource Corporation was served the Director’s Final Findings and Orders from the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency alleging violations of air pollution control rules, ordering new operating practices to address the violations, and assessing penalties in the amount of $325,600. The parties are currently in the process of settlement discussions.

 

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Note 9.  Segment Information

 

The company has three reportable segments: steel operations, metals recycling and ferrous resources operations, and steel fabrication operations.  These operations are described in Note 1 to the financial statements.  Revenues included in the category “Other” are from subsidiary operations that are below the quantitative thresholds required for reportable segments and primarily consist of further processing, slitting, and sale of certain steel products and the resale of certain secondary and excess steel products.  In addition, “Other” also includes certain unallocated corporate accounts, such as the company’s senior secured credit facilities, senior notes and convertible senior notes, certain other investments, and certain profit sharing expenses.

 

The company’s operations are primarily organized and managed by operating segment.  Operating segment performance and resource allocations are primarily based on operating results before income taxes.  The accounting policies of the reportable segments are consistent with those described in Note 1 to the financial statements.  Refer to the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2009, for more information related to the company’s segment reporting.  Intra-segment and intra-company sales and any related profits are eliminated in consolidation. The company’s segment results for the three month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

Metals Recycling /

 

Steel Fabrication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2010

 

Steel Operations

 

Ferrous Resources

 

Operations

 

Other

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

$

954,589

 

$

537,519

 

$

42,266

 

$

23,781

 

$

 

$

1,558,155

 

External Non-U.S.

 

22,048

 

52,406

 

 

190

 

 

74,644

 

Other segments

 

43,292

 

258,442

 

1

 

2,501

 

(304,236

)

 

 

 

1,019,929

 

848,367

 

42,267

 

26,472

 

(304,236

)

1,632,799

 

Operating income (loss)

 

131,146

 

6,939

 

(4,713

)

(16,820

)(1)

83

(2)

116,635

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

111,778

 

(7,238

)

(6,021

)

(21,816

)

5

 

76,708

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

28,138

 

24,443

 

1,739

 

1,136

 

(58

)

55,398

 

Capital expenditures

 

17,146

 

13,682

 

43

 

10,089

 

 

 

40,960

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

2,394,503

 

2,385,902

 

181,807

 

914,436

(3)

(330,843

)(4)

5,545,805

 

Liabilities

 

255,665

 

517,285

 

8,639

 

2,990,606

(5)

(323,989

)(6)

3,448,206

 

 


Footnotes related to the three months ended June 30, 2010 segment results (in millions):

 

(1)

 

Corporate SG&A

 

$

(7.5

)

 

 

Company-wide stock option expense

 

(2.9

)

 

 

Profit sharing

 

(6.8

)

 

 

Other, net

 

0.4

 

 

 

 

 

$

(16.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

Margin reduction from intra-company sales

 

$

0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

Deferred income taxes

 

$

307.2

 

 

 

Income taxes receivable

 

35.8

 

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

27.0

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

54.8

 

 

 

Intra-company debt

 

224.8

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

182.8

 

 

 

Other

 

82.0

 

 

 

 

 

$

914.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

Elimination of intra-company receivables

 

$

(29.6

)

 

 

Deferred income tax elimination

 

(66.9

)

 

 

Elimination of intra-company debt

 

(224.8

)

 

 

Other

 

(9.5

)

 

 

 

 

$

(330.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

 

Debt

 

$

2,341.1

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

499.1

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

32.0

 

 

 

Income taxes payable

 

2.0

 

 

 

Accrued interest

 

33.7

 

 

 

Other

 

82.7

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,990.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)

 

Deferred income tax elimination

 

$

(68.5

)

 

 

Intra-company debt

 

(224.8

)

 

 

Intra-company payables

 

(30.1

)

 

 

Other

 

(0.6

)

 

 

 

 

$

(324.0

)

 

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Note 9.  Segment Information (continued)

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

Metals Recycling /

 

Steel Fabrication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2009

 

Steel Operations

 

Ferrous Resources

 

Operations

 

Other

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

$

494,873

 

$

213,070

 

$

36,470

 

$

8,337

 

$

 

$

752,750

 

External Non-U.S.

 

12,020

 

27,328

 

 

60

 

 

39,408

 

Other segments

 

15,811

 

68,540

 

556

 

1,163

 

(86,070

)

 

 

 

522,704

 

308,938

 

37,026

 

9,560

 

(86,070

)

792,158

 

Operating income (loss)

 

33,470

 

(6,557

)

16

 

(9,757

)(1)

(10,888

)(2)

6,284

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

16,319

 

(15,683

)

(1,295

)

(16,324

)

(14,562

)

(31,545

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

25,996

 

27,299

 

1,490

 

2,980

 

 

57,765

 

Capital expenditures

 

12,690

 

60,406

 

17

 

53

 

 

73,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

2,203,502

 

2,142,622

 

158,364

 

598,232

(3)

(220,908

)(4)

4,881,812

 

Liabilities

 

184,559

 

211,557

 

8,930

 

2,735,762

(5)

(183,479

)(6)

2,957,329

 

 


Footnotes related to the three months ended June 30, 2009 segment results (in millions):

 

(1)

 

Corporate SG&A

 

$

(9.2

)

 

 

Other, net

 

(0.6

)

 

 

 

 

$

(9.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

Margin impact from inter-company sales

 

$

(10.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)

 

Deferred income taxes

 

$

317.0

 

 

 

Income taxes receivable

 

125.9

 

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

27.7

 

 

 

Other

 

127.6

 

 

 

 

 

$

598.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(4)

 

Elimination of inter-company receivables

 

$

(19.4

)

 

 

Deferred income taxes elimination

 

(111.0

)

 

 

Other

 

(90.5

)

 

 

 

 

$

(220.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5)

 

Debt

 

$

2,101.5

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

507.5

 

 

 

Other

 

126.8

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,735.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)

 

Deferred income taxes elimination

 

$

(113.5

)

 

 

Intercompany debt

 

(57.6

)

 

 

Other

 

(12.3

)

 

 

 

 

$

(183.4

)

 

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Note 9.  Segment Information (continued)

 

For the six months ended

 

 

 

Metals Recycling /

 

Steel Fabrication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2010

 

Steel Operations

 

Ferrous Resources

 

Operations

 

Other

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

$

1,897,807

 

$

1,012,936

 

$

66,227

 

$

50,859

 

$

 

$

3,027,829

 

External Non-U.S.

 

51,397

 

109,052

 

 

311

 

 

160,760

 

Other segments

 

83,221

 

482,682

 

38

 

4,720

 

(570,661

)

 

 

 

2,032,425

 

1,604,670

 

66,265

 

55,890

 

(570,661

)

3,188,589

 

Operating income (loss)

 

265,884

 

31,073

 

(11,293

)

(35,695

)(1)

(1,037

)(2)

248,932

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

229,666

 

6,175

 

(13,777

)

(45,739

)

(1,754

)

174,572

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

56,298

 

50,127

 

3,112

 

2,218

 

(85

)

111,670

 

Capital expenditures

 

29,217

 

31,358

 

150

 

11,557

 

(638

)

71,644

 

 


Footnotes related to the six months ended June 30, 2010 segment results (in millions):

 

(1)

 

Corporate SG&A

 

$

(17.0

)

 

 

Company-wide stock option expense

 

(5.2

)

 

 

Profit sharing

 

(15.3

)

 

 

Other, net

 

1.8

 

 

 

 

 

$

(35.7

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

Margin reduction from intra-company sales

 

$

(1.0

)

 

For the six months ended

 

 

 

Metals Recycling /

 

Steel Fabrication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2009

 

Steel Operations

 

Ferrous Resources

 

Operations

 

Other

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

$

983,013

 

$

435,469

 

$

97,255

 

$

19,444

 

$

 

$

1,535,181

 

External Non-U.S.

 

28,922

 

42,635

 

 

70

 

 

71,627

 

Other segments

 

37,883

 

127,242

 

578

 

2,219

 

(167,922

)

 

 

 

1,049,818

 

605,346

 

97,833

 

21,733

 

(167,922

)

1,606,808

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(34,741

)

(30,705

)

3,077

 

(22,808

)(1)

(22,142

)(2)

(107,319

)

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(69,581

)

(49,872

)

59

 

(35,691

)

(25,566

)

(180,651

)

Depreciation and amortization

 

50,688

 

57,107

 

3,247

 

3,686

 

 

114,728

 

Capital expenditures

 

43,778

 

104,070

 

(449

)

105

 

 

147,504

 

 


Footnotes related to the six months ended June 30, 2009 segment results (in millions):

 

(1)

 

Corporate SG&A

 

$

(20.5

)

 

 

Other, net

 

(2.3

)

 

 

 

 

$

(22.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

 

Margin impact from inter-company sales

 

$

(22.1

)

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 10.  Condensed Consolidating Information

 

Certain 100%-owned subsidiaries of SDI have fully and unconditionally guaranteed all of the indebtedness relating to the issuance of the company’s senior notes due 2012, 2015, 2016, and 2020 and convertible senior notes due 2014. Following are the company’s condensed consolidating financial statements, including the guarantors, which present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of (i) SDI (in each case, reflecting investments in its consolidated subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting), (ii) the guarantor subsidiaries of SDI, (iii) the non-guarantor subsidiaries of SDI, and (iv) the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information for the company on a consolidated basis. The following statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

As of June 30, 2010

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

180,831

 

$

5,389

 

$

5,373

 

$

 

$

191,593

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

272,484

 

606,100

 

10,083

 

(260,359

)

628,308

 

Inventories

 

519,962

 

430,488

 

70,944

 

(3,520

)

1,017,874

 

Other current assets

 

87,738

 

7,217

 

3,706

 

(26,320

)

72,341

 

Total current assets

 

1,061,015

 

1,049,194

 

90,106

 

(290,199

)

1,910,116

 

Property, plant and equiment, net

 

1,136,935

 

706,451

 

397,674

 

(3,133

)

2,237,927

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

511,002

 

 

 

511,002

 

Goodwill

 

 

753,355

 

 

 

753,355

 

Other assets, including investments in subs

 

2,855,140

 

325,002

 

7,678

 

(3,054,415

)

133,405

 

Total assets

 

$

5,053,090

 

$

3,345,004

 

$

495,458

 

$

(3,347,747

)

$

5,545,805

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

137,586

 

$

220,573

 

$

31,365

 

$

(26,188

)

$

363,336

 

Accrued expenses

 

108,692

 

99,585

 

7,002

 

(30,658

)

184,621

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

848

 

350

 

51,198

 

(46,055

)

6,341

 

Total current liabilities

 

247,126

 

320,508

 

89,565

 

(102,901

)

554,298

 

Long-term debt

 

2,351,750

 

 

256,170

 

(206,241

)

2,401,679

 

Other liabilities

 

370,233

 

2,354,241

 

40,687

 

(2,272,932

)

492,229

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

631

 

19,753

 

6,601

 

(26,354

)

631

 

Treasury stock

 

(727,624

)

 

 

 

(727,624

)

Additional paid-in-capital

 

983,780

 

117,753

 

121,603

 

(239,356

)

983,780

 

Retained Earnings

 

1,827,194

 

532,749

 

(32,786

)

(499,963

)

1,827,194

 

Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

2,083,981

 

670,255

 

95,418

 

(765,673

)

2,083,981

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

13,618

 

 

13,618

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

2,083,981

 

670,255

 

109,036

 

(765,673

)

2,097,599

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

5,053,090

 

$

3,345,004

 

$

495,458

 

$

(3,347,747

)

$

5,545,805

 

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 10.  Condensed Consolidating Information (continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

As of December 31, 2009

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

430

 

$

6,363

 

$

2,215

 

$

 

$

9,008

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

201,749

 

461,535

 

9,217

 

(245,909

)

426,592

 

Inventories

 

437,375

 

368,823

 

50,376

 

(3,743

)

852,831

 

Other current assets

 

177,271

 

5,954

 

551

 

(15,404

)

168,372

 

Total current assets

 

816,825

 

842,675

 

62,359

 

(265,056

)

1,456,803

 

Property, plant and equiment, net

 

1,159,215

 

728,601

 

368,815

 

(2,581

)

2,254,050

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

533,510

 

 

 

533,510

 

Goodwill

 

 

758,259

 

 

 

758,259

 

Other assets, including investments in subs

 

2,726,175

(1)

326,293

 

9,415

 

(2,934,633

)(1)

127,250

 

Total assets

 

$

4,702,215

 

$

3,189,338

 

$

440,589

 

$

(3,202,270

)

$

5,129,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

87,635

 

$

157,711

 

$

43,567

 

$

(26,628

)

$

262,285

 

Accured expenses

 

86,035

 

107,375

 

2,774

 

(31,090

)

165,094

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

167,832

 

350

 

14,907

 

(14,907

)

168,182

 

Total current liabilities

 

341,502

 

265,436

 

61,248

 

(72,625

)

595,561

 

Long-term debt

 

2,001,953

 

25

 

238,192

 

(185,598

)

2,054,572

 

Other liabilities

 

370,492

 

2,298,846

 

29,556

 

(2,222,420

)

476,474

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

629

 

19,753

 

7,763

 

(27,516

)

629

 

Treasury stock

 

(730,857

)

 

 

 

(730,857

)

Additional paid-in-capital

 

972,985

 

117,753

 

112,437

 

(230,190

)

972,985

 

Retained earnings

 

1,745,511

(1)

487,525

 

(23,604

)

(463,921

)(1)

1,745,511

 

Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. stockholders’ equity

 

1,988,268

 

625,031

 

96,596

 

(721,627

)

1,988,268

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

14,997

 

 

14,997

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,988,268

 

625,031

 

111,593

 

(721,627

)

2,003,265

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

4,702,215

 

$

3,189,338

 

$

440,589

 

$

(3,202,270

)

$

5,129,872

 

 


(1)         The December 31, 2009 Parent Balance Sheet was adjusted to increase Retained Earnings to $1,745,511 (from $1,495,771) and Other Assets, including Investments in Subsidiaries, to $2,726,175 (from $2,476,435) to reflect undistributed earnings (losses) of certain guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries. This adjustment had no impact on previously reported combined non-guarantors or consolidated amounts.

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 10.  Condensed Consolidating Information (continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (in thousands)

 

For the three months ended,

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

June 30, 2010

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

726,120

 

$

1,831,842

 

$

35,359

 

$

(960,522

)

$

1,632,799

 

Costs of goods sold

 

607,268

 

1,740,778

 

44,291

 

(951,522

)

1,440,815

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

118,852

 

91,064

 

(8,932

)

(9,000

)

191,984

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

24,490

 

50,479

 

2,247

 

(1,867

)

75,349

 

Operating income (loss)

 

94,362

 

40,585

 

(11,179

)

(7,133

)

116,635

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

25,038

 

17,677

 

3,424

 

(2,691

)

43,448

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(4,482

)

(2,057

)

248

 

2,770

 

(3,521

)

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net income of subsidiaries

 

73,806

 

24,965

 

(14,851

)

(7,212

)

76,708

 

Income taxes (benefit)

 

27,866

 

9,465

 

(5,552

)

(1,868

)

29,911

 

 

 

45,940

 

15,500

 

(9,299

)

(5,344

)

46,797

 

Equity in net income of subsidiaries

 

3,267

 

 

 

(3,267

)

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

2,410

 

 

2,410

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

$

49,207

 

$

15,500

 

$

(6,889

)

$

(8,611

)

$

49,207

 

 

For the three months ended,

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

June 30, 2009

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

346,848

 

$

845,858

 

$

9,559

 

$

(410,107

)

$

792,158

 

Costs of goods sold

 

321,467

 

787,150

 

9,057

 

(394,353

)

723,321

 

Gross profit

 

25,381

 

58,708

 

502

 

(15,754

)

68,837

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

7,925

 

59,428

 

3,087

 

(7,887

)

62,553

 

Operating income (loss)

 

17,456

 

(720

)

(2,585

)

(7,867

)

6,284

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

20,542

 

12,793

 

516

 

3,192

 

37,043

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

25,457

 

(25,009

)

5

 

333

 

786

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net income of subsidiaries

 

(28,543

)

11,496

 

(3,106

)

(11,392

)

(31,545

)

Income taxes (benefit)

 

(13,611

)

6,068

 

(1,220

)

(6,261

)

(15,024

)

 

 

(14,932

)

5,428

 

(1,886

)

(5,131

)

(16,521

)

Equity in net loss of subsidiaries

 

(1,059

)(2)

 

 

1,059

(2)

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

530

 

 

530

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

$

(15,991

)

$

5,428

 

$

(1,356

)

$

(4,072

)

$

(15,991

)

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 10.  Condensed Consolidating Information (continued)

 

For the six months ended,

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

June 30, 2010

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

1,453,153

 

$

3,564,273

 

$

66,769

 

$

(1,895,606

)

$

3,188,589

 

Costs of goods sold

 

1,215,250

 

3,363,533

 

83,747

 

(1,876,407

)

2,786,123

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

237,903

 

200,740

 

(16,978

)

(19,199

)

402,466

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

53,381

 

100,526

 

4,594

 

(4,967

)

153,534

 

Operating income (loss)

 

184,522

 

100,214

 

(21,572

)

(14,232

)

248,932

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

46,885

 

32,858

 

5,535

 

(4,315

)

80,963

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(7,266

)

(4,907

)

538

 

5,033

 

(6,602

)

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net income of subsidiaries

 

144,903

 

72,263

 

(27,645

)

(14,950

)

174,571

 

Income taxes (benefit)

 

51,852

 

27,038

 

(10,348

)

(4,157

)

64,385

 

 

 

93,051

 

45,225

 

(17,297

)

(10,793

)

110,186

 

Equity in net income of subsidiaries

 

21,125

 

 

 

(21,125

)

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

3,990

 

 

3,990

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

$

114,176

 

$

45,225

 

$

(13,307

)

$

(31,918

)

$

114,176

 

 

For the six months ended,

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

June 30, 2009

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

696,651

 

$

1,710,831

 

$

21,733

 

$

(822,407

)

$

1,606,808

 

Costs of goods sold

 

736,702

 

1,610,448

 

23,520

 

(792,072

)

1,578,598

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

(40,051

)

100,383

 

(1,787

)

(30,335

)

28,210

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

35,991

 

104,897

 

6,019

 

(11,378

)

135,529

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(76,042

)

(4,514

)

(7,806

)

(18,957

)

(107,319

)

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

40,994

 

27,279

 

795

 

4,226

 

73,294

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

51,126

 

(51,737

)

22

 

627

 

38

 

Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in net income of subsidiaries

 

(168,162

)

19,944

 

(8,623

)

(23,810

)

(180,651

)

Income taxes (benefit)

 

(70,163

)

8,320

 

(2,579

)

(9,934

)

(74,356

)

 

 

(97,999

)

11,624

 

(6,044

)

(13,876

)

(106,295

)

Equity in net loss of subsidiaries

 

(5,854

)(2)

 

 

5,854

(2)

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

2,442

 

 

2,442

 

Net income (loss) attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

$

(103,853

)

$

11,624

 

$

(3,602

)

$

(8,022

)

$

(103,853

)

 


(2)                        The Parent Statement of Operations for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 was adjusted to change Equity in Net Loss of Subsidiaries to $(1,059), from $3,542; and to ($5,854), from $5,580, respectively, to reflect in net loss attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc. the net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests, and the net income (loss) effect of consolidating adjustments. These adjustments had no impact on previously reported combined non-guarantors or total consolidated amounts.

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 10.  Condensed Consolidating Information (continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)

 

For the six months ended,

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

June 30, 2010

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

168,393

 

$

(17,285

)

$

(58,376

)

$

(639

)

$

92,093

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(103,052

)

(16,823

)

(31,884

)

81,596

 

(70,163

)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

115,060

 

33,134

 

93,418

 

(80,957

)

160,655

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

180,401

 

(974

)

3,158

 

 

182,585

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

430

 

6,363

 

2,215

 

 

9,008

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

180,831

 

$

5,389

 

$

5,373

 

$

 

$

191,593

 

 

For the six months ended,

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

June 30, 2009

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

133,313

 

$

148,666

 

$

(19,542

)

$

23,924

 

$

286,361

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(92,981

)

(37,494

)

(88,964

)

61,422

 

(158,017

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(36,689

)

(110,662

)

106,337

 

(85,346

)

(126,360

)

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

3,643

 

510

 

(2,169

)

 

1,984

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

1,389

 

11,514

 

3,330

 

 

16,233

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

5,032

 

$

12,024

 

$

1,161

 

$

 

$

18,217

 

 

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ITEM 2.       MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains some predictive statements about future events, including statements related to conditions in domestic and global economies, conditions in the steel and recycled metals marketplaces, our revenue, costs of purchased materials, future profitability and earnings, and the operation of new or existing facilities. These statements are intended to be made as “forward-looking,” subject to many risks and uncertainties, within the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such predictive statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results could differ materially from our current expectations. Factors that could cause such predictive statements to turn out other than as anticipated or predicted include, among others: the effects of a prolonged or deepening recession on industrial demand; general or specific sector (i.e., automotive, consumer appliance or construction) economic conditions affecting steel or recycled metals consumption; the impact of price competition, whether domestic or the result of foreign imports; difficulties in integrating acquired businesses; risks and uncertainties involving new products or new technologies; changes in the availability or cost of steel scrap or substitute materials; increases in energy costs; occurrence of unanticipated equipment failures and plant outages; labor unrest; and the effect of the elements on production or consumption.

 

More specifically, we refer you to the sections titled Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2009, as well as in other reports which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for a more detailed discussion of some of the many factors, variable risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those we may have expected or anticipated. These reports are available publicly on the SEC web site, www.sec.gov, and on our web site, www.steeldynamics.com. Forward-looking or predictive statements we make are based upon information and assumptions, concerning our businesses and the environments in which they operate, which we consider reasonable as of the date on which these statements are made.  Due to the foregoing risks and uncertainties however, as well as, matters beyond our control which can affect forward-looking statements, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these predictive statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Operating Statement Classifications

 

Net Sales.  Net sales from our operations are a factor of volumes shipped, product mix and related pricing. We charge premium prices for certain grades of steel, product dimensions, certain smaller volumes, and for value-added processing or coating of the steel products.  Except for our steel fabrication operations segment, we recognize revenue from sales and the allowance for estimated costs associated with returns from these sales at the time the title of the product is transferred to the customer. Provision is made for estimated product returns and customer claims based on estimates and actual historical experience. Net sales from steel fabrication operations are recognized from construction contracts utilizing a percentage-of-completion method, which is based on the percentage of steel consumed to date as compared to the estimated total steel required for each contract.

 

Costs of Goods Sold.  Our costs of goods sold represent all direct and indirect costs associated with the manufacture of our products. The principal elements of these costs for our steel operations are steel scrap and scrap substitutes (which represent the most significant single component of our consolidated costs of goods sold), alloys, zinc, natural gas, argon, direct and indirect labor and related benefits, electricity, oxygen, electrodes, depreciation, materials and freight. The principal elements of these costs for our metals recycling and ferrous resources operations are the costs of procuring the unprocessed scrap materials, material transportation costs, and processing expenses, such as direct and indirect labor and related benefits, depreciation and utilities. The principal elements of these costs for our steel fabrication operations include purchased steel and direct and indirect labor and related benefit expenses.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses consist of all costs associated with our sales, finance and accounting, and administrative departments. These costs include, among other items, labor and related benefits, professional services, insurance premiums, property taxes, profit sharing, and amortization of intangible and other assets.

 

Interest Expense, net of Capitalized Interest.  Interest expense consists of interest associated with our senior credit facilities and other debt net of interest costs that are required to be capitalized during the construction period of certain capital investment projects.

 

Other (Income) Expense, net.  Other income consists of interest income earned on our temporary cash deposits and any other non-operating income activity, including gains on certain short-term investments and income from non-consolidated investments accounted for under the equity method. Other expense consists of any non-operating costs.

 

Overview

 

Net income was $49.2 million, or $.22 per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2010, compared with a net loss of $16.0 million, or $.08 per diluted share, during the second quarter of 2009, and compared with net income of $65.0 million, or $0.29 per diluted share, during the first quarter of 2010. Our net sales increased $840.6 million, or 106%, to $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2010 versus the second quarter of 2009, and our second quarter 2010 net sales increased $77.0 million, or 5% versus the first quarter of 2010 . Our gross profit percentage was 12% during the second quarter of 2010 as compared to 9% for the second quarter of 2009, and 14% for the first quarter of 2010.

 

Net income was $114.2 million, or $.51 per diluted share during the first six months of 2010, compared with net loss of $103.9 million, or $.56 per diluted share during the first six months of 2009.  Our net sales increased $1.6 billion, or 98%, to $3.2 billion in the first six months of 2010 versus the first six months of 2009. Our gross profit percentage was 13% during the first six months of 2010 as compared to 2% for the first six months of 2009.

 

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During the first half of 2010, we have continued to experience the return to profitably we saw in the latter half of 2009, in the wake of the global economic recession of late 2008 and early 2009. Since the second quarter of 2009, sequentially improving quarterly net sales have been driven by the general improvement of the domestic economy, resulting in increasing customer demand for our products.

 

We have experienced consistent to moderately improving customer order volume within our steel operations, as product pricing has also generally improved. Within our steel operations, the most impactful demand improvement has been in our sheet and special bar-quality steel products. However, order entry activity for our sheet steel did decline late in the second quarter of 2010 and has continued into July. Operating income in our steel operations for the second quarter of 2010 was consistent with that of the first quarter of 2010. As we head into the latter half of 2010, we anticipate continued steady demand in special bar-quality products, with moderate improvements in our other long products categories. Structural steel and steel fabrication demand continues to lag but is showing modest signs of improvement.

 

Additionally, our metals recycling operations experienced improving net sales and shipping volumes of ferrous and nonferrous metals, as demand improved due in large part to domestic and international steel production utilization rates increasing. While sales volumes continued to show improvement in the second quarter of 2010, operating income retreated as compared to the first quarter due to declining margins in nonferrous operations, as the underlying commodity pricing for copper, aluminum and nickel declined.

 

Segment Operating Results 2010 vs. 2009

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

First

 

Linked

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

 

 

2010

 

%
Change

 

2009

 

2010

 

%
Change

 

2009

 

2010

 

%
Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel

 

$

1,019,929

 

95

%

$

522,704

 

$

2,032,425

 

94

%

$

1,049,818

 

$

1,012,496

 

1

%

Metals recycling and ferrous resources

 

848,367

 

175

%

308,938

 

1,604,670

 

165

%

605,346

 

756,303

 

12

%

Steel fabrication

 

42,267

 

14

%

37,026

 

66,265

 

-32

%

97,833

 

23,998

 

76

%

Other

 

26,472

 

177

%

9,560

 

55,890

 

157

%

21,733

 

29,418

 

-10

%

 

 

1,937,035

 

 

 

878,228

 

3,759,250

 

 

 

1,774,730

 

1,822,215

 

 

 

Intra-company

 

(304,236

)

 

 

(86,070

)

(570,661

)

 

 

(167,922

)

(266,425

)

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

1,632,799

 

106

$

792,158

 

$

3,188,589

 

98

%

$

1,606,808

 

$

1,555,790

 

5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel

 

$

131,146

 

 

 

$

33,470

 

$

265,884

 

 

 

$

(34,741

)

$

134,738

 

 

 

Metals recycling and ferrous resources

 

6,939

 

 

 

(6,557

)

31,073

 

 

 

(30,705

)

24,134

 

 

 

Steel fabrication

 

(4,713

)

 

 

16

 

(11,293

)

 

 

3,077

 

(6,580

)

 

 

Other

 

(16,820

)

 

 

(9,757

)

(35,695

)

 

 

(22,808

)

(18,875

)

 

 

 

 

116,552

 

 

 

17,172

 

249,969

 

 

 

(85,177

)

133,417

 

 

 

Eliminations

 

83

 

 

 

(10,888

)

(1,037

)

 

 

(22,142

)

(1,120

)

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

116,635

 

 

 

$

6,284

 

$

248,932

 

 

 

$

(107,319

)

$

132,297

 

 

 

 

Steel Operations

 

Steel Operations.  Steel operations consist of our five electric-arc furnace mini-mills, producing steel from steel scrap, utilizing continuous casting, automated rolling mills, and various downstream finishing facilities, including The Techs operations. Collectively, our steel operations sell directly to end users and service centers. These products are used in numerous industry sectors, including the automotive, construction, commercial, transportation and industrial machinery markets. In the second quarters of 2010 and 2009, our steel operations accounted for 60% and 64%, respectively, of our external net sales, and accounted for 63% in the first quarter of 2010. Operating income for steel operations increased $97.7 million or 292%, to $131.1 million in the second quarter of 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009 due to significant increases in sales volumes across all product types as well as increased selling prices per ton, but decreased $3.6 million, or 3%, on a linked-quarter basis. This decrease was due primarily to the decreased shipping volumes of sheet products compared to the first quarter of 2010, partially offset by increased selling prices per ton.  Steel operations accounted for 61% and 63% of our external net sales during the first six months of 2010 and 2009, respectively.  Operating income for steel operations increased $300.6 million to $265.9 million in the first six months of 2010 versus the first six months of 2009 due to significant increases in sales volumes across all product types as well as increased selling prices per ton.

 

Sheet Products.  Our Flat Roll Division sells a broad range of sheet steel products, such as hot rolled, cold rolled and coated steel products, including a large variety of specialty products such as light gauge hot rolled, galvanized, Galvalume® and painted products. The Techs operations, comprised of three galvanizing lines, also sells specialized galvanized sheet steels used in non-automotive applications. During the second quarter of 2010, our sheet operations represented 66% of our steel segment’s operating income, as compared to 74% in the second quarter of 2009. The decrease in the percentage in 2010 from 2009 is due primarily to the improved profitability of the Engineered Bar Products and Roanoke Bar divisions during the second quarter of 2010 relative to the segment as a whole.

 

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Long Products.  Our Structural and Rail Division sells structural steel beams and pilings and is also designed to produce and sell a variety of standard and premium-grade rail for the railroad industry. Our Engineered Bar Products Division primarily sells special bar quality and merchant bar quality rounds and round-cornered squares. Our Roanoke Bar Division sells billets and merchant steel products, including angles, plain rounds, flats and channels. Steel of West Virginia primarily sells merchant beams, channels and specialty structural steel sections.

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

First

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

June 30,

 

 

 

Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

2009

 

 

 

2010

 

 

 

Shipments (net tons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flat Roll Division

 

622,861

 

 

 

454,745

 

 

 

1,372,119

 

 

 

758,683

 

 

 

749,258

 

 

 

The Techs

 

191,960

 

 

 

127,290

 

 

 

402,505

 

 

 

245,649

 

 

 

210,545

 

 

 

Sheet products

 

814,821

 

69

%

582,035

 

69

%

1,774,624

 

71

%

1,004,332

 

66

%

959,803

 

73

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structural and Rail Division

 

159,252

 

 

 

96,476

 

 

 

314,601

 

 

 

226,031

 

 

 

155,349

 

 

 

Engineered Bar Products Division

 

128,802

 

 

 

63,124

 

 

 

253,861

 

 

 

134,664

 

 

 

125,059

 

 

 

Roanoke Bar Division

 

109,393

 

 

 

89,112

 

 

 

218,579

 

 

 

165,722

 

 

 

109,186

 

 

 

Steel of West Virginia

 

52,720

 

 

 

54,959

 

 

 

106,125

 

 

 

98,083

 

 

 

53,405

 

 

 

Long products

 

450,167

 

38

%

303,671

 

36

%

893,166

 

36

%

624,500

 

41

%

442,999

 

33

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shipments

 

1,264,988

 

 

 

885,706

 

 

 

2,667,790

 

 

 

1,628,832

 

 

 

1,402,802

 

 

 

Intra-company and segment

 

(86,866

)

(7

)%

(47,590

)

(6

)%

(168,819

)

(7

)%

(99,602

)

(7

)%

(81,953

)

(6

)%

External shipments

 

1,178,122

 

 

 

838,116

 

 

 

2,498,971

 

 

 

1,529,230

 

 

 

1,320,849

 

 

 

 

Second quarter 2010 total shipments were up 43% compared to the same period in 2009 due to an improved economic climate during the first half of 2010 as steel mill utilization improved with more automotive and heavy machinery demand, and service center inventories have continued to remain at low levels. Linked-quarter total shipments decreased 10%, driven by sheet products which declined 15%. Long products achieved increased shipments of 2% on a linked-quarter basis. While recent order entry for sheet products has slowed, long products continue to show modest improvement. We anticipate sheet product demand to show gradual improvement later in the third quarter, while long products should continue to show strong demand, especially special and merchant bar quality, and bolstered by our continued development of rail products.

 

Total shipments for the first six months of 2010 were up 64% compared to the same period in 2009 due to an improved economic climate during the first half of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009.  Sheet products achieved increased shipments of 77% while long products achieved increased shipments of 43%.

 

Our second quarter 2010 average steel operations’ selling price per ton shipped, including intra-company shipments, increased $224 compared with the second quarter of 2009, and increased $93 compared with the first quarter of 2010. In sheet products, our second quarter 2010 average selling price per ton shipped increased $266 per ton compared with the second quarter of 2009, and increased $94 on a linked-quarter basis. Long products average selling prices increased $143 per ton compared with the second quarter of 2009, and $88 on a linked-quarter basis. Net sales for the segment increased by $497.2 million, or 95%, compared to the second quarter of 2009, and $7.4 million, or 1%, on a linked-quarter basis. Stronger demand for our steel products in conjunction with the improving economic climate have driven increases in both volumes and product pricing as compared to the second quarter of 2009.

 

Our first six months 2010 average steel operations’ selling price per ton shipped, including intra-company shipments, increased $117 compared with the first six months of 2009. In sheet products, our first six months of 2010 average selling price per ton shipped increased $163 per ton compared with the first six months of 2009. Long products average selling prices increased $48 per ton compared with the first six months of 2009. Net sales for the segment increased by $982.6 million, or 94%, in the first six months of 2010 compared to the same period in 2009. Stronger demand for our steel products in conjunction with the improving economic climate have driven increases in both volumes and product pricing as compared to the first half of 2009.

 

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Metallic raw materials used in our electric arc furnaces represent our single most significant manufacturing cost. Our metallic raw material cost per net ton consumed in our steel operations increased $183 in the second quarter 2010 compared with the second quarter of 2009, and $49 on a linked-quarter basis. During the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively, our metallic raw material costs represented 62% and 45% of our steel operations’ manufacturing costs, excluding the operations of The Techs, which purchases, rather than produces, the steel it further processes.

 

Our metallic raw material cost per net ton consumed in our steel operations increased $122 for the first six months of 2010 compared with the first six months of 2009, and represented 62% and 47% of our steel operations’ manufacturing costs during the first six months of 2010 and 2009, respectively, excluding the operations of The Techs.

 

Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations

 

Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations.  This operating segment includes our metals recycling operations, liquid pig iron manufacturing facility and iron nugget manufacturing start-up facility. In the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, our metals recycling and ferrous resources operations accounted for 36% and 30%, respectively, of our external net sales, and accounted for 34% in the first quarter of 2010.  Operating income for the segment increased $13.5 million, to $6.9 million, compared to the second quarter of 2009, due to increased volumes and pricing.

 

Metals Recycling.  Our metals recycling operations represent our metals sourcing and processing operations and are the most significant source of income in this segment. These operations sell ferrous metals to steel mills and foundries, and nonferrous metals, such as copper, brass, aluminum and stainless steel to, among others, ingot manufacturers, copper refineries and mills, smelters, and specialty mills.  During the second quarter of 2010, our metals recycling operations represented 236% of this segment’s operating income, as compared to 16% of this segment’s operating loss during the second quarter of 2009, and 144% of this segment’s operating income during the first quarter of 2010, as losses were experienced in our ferrous resources operations for all periods due primarily to the construction and start up of production at Mesabi Nugget.

 

Ferrous Resources.  Our ferrous resource operations consist of the revenues and expenses associated with our scrap substitute manufacturing facility, Iron Dynamics (IDI); our iron-nugget manufacturing facility, Mesabi Nugget; and our potential future mining operations, Mesabi Mining. IDI primarily produces liquid pig iron, which is used as a scrap substitute raw material input exclusively at our Flat Roll Division. Mesabi Nugget began initial, limited production of iron nuggets in January 2010. During 2010, we anticipate reaching monthly production rates of approximately two-thirds of the facility’s anticipated annual production capacity of 500,000 metric tons.

 

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Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

First

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

Quarter

 

 

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

2009

 

2010

 

Ferrous metal shipments (gross tons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

1,350,364

 

750,178

 

2,580,439

 

1,401,847

 

1,230,075

 

Intra-company

 

(563,350

)

(279,485

)

(1,082,656

)

(471,229

)

(519,306

)

External

 

787,014

 

470,693

 

1,497,783

 

930,618

 

710,769

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-ferrous metals shipments (thousands of pounds)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

236,648

 

169,784

 

474,893

 

360,178

 

238,245

 

Intra-company

 

(1,946

)

 

(4,140

)

 

(2,194

)

External

 

234,702

 

169,784

 

470,753

 

360,178

 

236,051

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mesabi Nugget shipments (metric tons)

 

17,478

 

 

24,657

 

 

7,179

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron Dynamics shipments (metric tons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liquid pig iron

 

39,193

 

40,272

 

85,621

 

77,672

 

46,428

 

Hot briquetted iron

 

15,357

 

1,345

 

26,729

 

19,785

 

11,372

 

Other

 

568

 

26

 

1,266

 

637

 

698

 

Intra-company

 

55,118

 

41,643

 

113,616

 

98,094

 

58,498

 

 

During the second quarter of 2010, this segment recorded combined shipments of 1,350,000 gross tons of ferrous metals and 236.6 million pounds of non-ferrous materials, compared with 750,000 gross tons and 169.8 million pounds during the same period in 2009. On a linked-quarter basis, combined shipments of ferrous metals increased by 120,000 gross tons while shipments of non-ferrous metals decreased by 1.6 million pounds, or less than 1%. During the second quarter of 2010, the metals recycling operations provided approximately 48% of the steel scrap purchased by our steel mills. This represented 28% of the metals recycling operations’ net sales for the quarter as compared to 27% during the first quarter of 2010, and 18% during the second quarter of 2009. Domestic steel mill utilization has increased from 66% to 75% over the past three quarters, and as a major consumer of ferrous scrap, this has increased demand.

 

Net sales for the segment in the second quarter of 2010 increased by $539.4 million, or 175%, compared to the second quarter of 2009, and increased $92.1 million, or 12%, on a linked-quarter basis. The second quarter 2010 increase over 2009 was due to both the increased scrap volumes and pricing as the markets in 2010 were much healthier than in 2009. Copper prices fell 17% over the quarter, aluminum dropped 16% and nickel dropped 21%, which eroded our second quarter 2010 nonferrous margins as compared to those achieved in the first quarter 2010. Net sales for the segment for the first half of 2010 increased by $999.3 million to $1.6 billion compared to the first half of 2009.

 

Operating income for the segment increased $13.5 million, to $6.9 million in the second quarter 2010, compared to the second quarter of 2009 due to increased scrap volumes and pricing, but decreased $17.2 million, or 71%, on a linked-quarter basis. The majority of the sequential quarter over quarter decline in segment operating income was attributable to margin compression in our nonferrous metals operations as noted above, whereas ferrous metals experienced only a modest decrease in operating income. The operating loss attributable to our Mesabi Nugget start-up operations of $11.5 million (including noncontrolling interest) in the second quarter was consistent with that of the first quarter of 2010, but higher than the second quarter 2009 operating loss of $1.9 million, when the location was still being constructed.

 

Operating income for the segment increased $61.8 million to $31.1 million for the first half of 2010 compared the first half of 2009 due to both the increased scrap volumes and pricing as the markets in 2010 were much healthier than in 2009.  This was despite the operating loss attributable to our Mesabi Nugget start-up operations increasing to $23.3 million (including noncontrolling interest) in the first half of 2010 from $3.6 million in the first half of 2009, when the location was still being constructed.

 

Steel Fabrication Operations

 

Our steel fabrication operations include three operating and two idled New Millennium Building Systems’ plants located in the Midwest and Southeastern part of the United States.  Revenues from these plants are generated from the fabrication of trusses, girders, steel joists and steel decking used within the non-residential construction industry. Steel fabrication operations accounted for 3% and 5% of our external net sales during the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively, and 2% during the first quarter of 2010. Operating loss for the segment was $4.7 million compared to operating income of $16,000 in the second quarter of 2009, and an operating loss of $6.6 million, or 28% lower, on a linked-quarter basis.  Operating loss for the segment was $11.3 million for the first half of 2010 compared to operating income of $3.1 million for the first half of 2009.

 

Net sales for the segment increased by $5.2 million, or 14%, in the second quarter 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009, and $18.3 million, or 76%, on a linked-quarter basis. While volumes were up in the second quarter 2010, our average steel fabrication operations’ selling price per ton shipped decreased $38, or 4%, during the second quarter of 2010 when compared with the same period in 2009, but increased 8% on a linked-quarter basis.  Net sales for the segment decreased $31.6 million to $66.3 million for the first half of 2010 as compared to the first half of 2009.  Our average steel fabrication operations’ selling price per ton shipped decreased $232, or 19%, in the first half of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009.

 

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The purchase of various steel products is the largest single cost of production for our steel fabrication operations. During the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, the cost of steel products purchased represented 71% of the total cost of manufacturing for our steel fabrication operations; however, costs of steel increased in the second quarter of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009 by $64 per ton, which also caused margins and operating profit to decrease. During the first half of 2010 and 2009, the cost of total steel products consumed represented 68% and 73%, respectively, of the total cost of manufacturing for our steel fabrication operations. The cost of steel decreased in the first half of 2010 as compared to the same period in 2009 by $74 per ton.  Despite this decrease, gross margins decreased due to the $232 per ton decrease in selling price per ton.

 

The slowly recovering economy and depressed activity in non-residential construction continues to have a negative impact on this operating segment in 2010. Some encouraging signs have emerged, including the exit of a major competitor from the joist and deck market; however, we anticipate the non-residential construction recovery to develop slowly during 2010. We are beginning to see slightly positive trends in order entry activity and product pricing, though gross margins are still tight with input costs outpacing pricing increases.

 

 

Second Quarter Consolidated Results 2010 vs. 2009

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses (including profit sharing and amortization of intangible assets) were $75.3 million during the second quarter of 2010, as compared to $62.6 million during the second quarter of 2009, an increase of $12.8 million, or 20%. Our selling, general and administrative expenses represented 5% and 8% of our total net sales during the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively. The percentage decrease is primarily a result of improved net sales in the second quarter of 2010 compared with the prior year as measured against certain fixed cost components in selling, general and administrative expenses.

 

The most significant increase in our selling, general and administrative expenses was due to the accrual of profit sharing expense during the second quarter of 2010 as a result of our positive financial results compared to 2009. During the second quarter of 2010, we recorded expense of $6.8 million related to our Steel Dynamics performance-based profit sharing plan (and $1.0 million of other profit sharing), while no such expense was recorded in the second quarter of 2009. The contribution percentage for this plan consists of 2% of consolidated pretax earnings plus a unique percentage of each of our operating segments’ pretax earnings. The resulting total contribution percentage was 8% of consolidated pretax earnings (before profit sharing) during the second quarter of 2010.

 

Interest Expense, net of Capitalized Interest.  During the second quarter of 2010, gross interest expense increased $3.7 million, or 9%, to $45.4 million, and capitalized interest decreased $2.6 million to $2.0 million, when compared to the same period in 2009. The increase in gross interest expense for the second quarter of 2010 compared to the second quarter of 2009 is primarily a result of our issuance of $350.0 million of 7 5/8% senior notes due 2020 in March 2010. The interest capitalization that occurred during these periods resulted from the interest required to be capitalized with respect to construction activities at our various operating segments, which with the completion of several of our construction projects, is not as significant in the second quarter 2010. Our weighted-average interest rate on our outstanding borrowings was 7.3% and 6.0% at June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. We currently anticipate gross interest expense to remain consistent through the remainder of the year.

 

Other (Income) Expense, net.  Other income was $3.5 million during the second quarter of 2010, as compared to net expense of $786,000 during the same period in 2009. During the second quarter of 2010, we recorded interest income of $950,000 during the second quarter of 2010 versus $100,000 in the same period in 2009. During the second quarter of 2009, the company recorded other expense of $1.3 million from the termination of an interest rate swap contract related to a senior secured term loan, which was paid off in the second quarter of 2009.

 

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Income Taxes (Benefit).  During the second quarter of 2010, our income tax expense was $29.9 million, as compared to a benefit of $15.0 million during the same period in 2009. Our effective income tax rate before noncontrolling interests was 39.0% and (47.6%) during the second quarter of 2010 and 2009, respectively.

 

First Six Months Consolidated Results 2010 vs. 2009

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses.  Selling, general and administrative expenses were $153.5 million during the first six months of 2010, as compared to $135.5 million during the same period in 2009, an increase of $18.0 million, or 13%. During the first six months of 2010 and 2009, selling, general and administrative expenses represented approximately 5% and 8% of net sales, respectively. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses in the first six months of 2010 compared to the first six months of 2009 primarily relates to recording profit sharing expense of $15.3 million related to our Steel Dynamics performance-based profit sharing plan (and $2.0 million of other profit sharing) during the first six months of 2010 and no such expense during the same period in 2009.

 

Interest Expense, net of Capitalized Interest.  During the first six months of 2010, gross interest expense increased $5.4 million, or 7%, to $86.4 million, and capitalized interest decreased $2.2 million, or 29%, to $5.4 million as compared to the same period in 2009. The increase in gross interest expense for the first six months of 2010 compared to the first six months of 2009 is primarily a result of our issuance of $350.0 million of 7 5/8% senior notes in March 2010. The interest capitalization that occurred during these periods resulted from the interest required to be capitalized with respect to construction activities at our various operating segments, which with the completion of several of our construction projects, is not as significant in 2010.

 

Other (Income) Expense, net.  Other income was $6.6 million during the first six months of 2010, as compared to other expense of $38,000 during the same period in 2009. Earnings from investments in metals recycling entities accounted for under the equity method of accounting were approximately $400,000 for the first six months of versus a loss in the same period in 2009 of more than $300,000. In addition, we have recorded interest income of nearly $1.9 million for the first six months of 2010 versus less than $300,000 in 2009. During the second quarter of 2009, the company recorded an expense of $1.3 million from the termination of an interest rate swap contract related to a senior secured term loan, which was paid off in the second quarter of 2009.

 

Income TaxesDuring the first six months of 2010, our income tax provision was $64.4 million, as compared to a benefit of $74.4 million during the same period in 2009. During the first six months of 2010 and 2009, our effective income tax rates before noncontrolling interests were 36.9% and 41.2%, respectively.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our business is capital intensive and requires substantial expenditures for, among other things, the purchase and maintenance of equipment used in our steelmaking and finishing operations and to remain in compliance with environmental laws. Our short-term and long-term liquidity needs arise primarily from capital expenditures, working capital requirements and principal and interest payments related to our outstanding indebtedness. We have met these liquidity requirements with cash provided by operations, issuances of common stock, long-term borrowings and state and local grants.

 

Working Capital.  During the first half of 2010, our operational working capital position, representing our cash invested in trade receivables, inventories and income taxes receivable, less current liabilities other than debt, increased $145.0 million to $1,134.0 million compared to December 31, 2009. Trade receivables increased $201.7 million, or 47%, during the first six months of 2010 to $628.3 million, of which over 98% were current or less than 60 days past due. Our largest customer is an affiliated company, Heidtman Steel, which represented 7% and 6% of our outstanding trade receivables at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Trade receivables increased during the first six months of 2010 due to increased sales from higher product prices and volumes compared to the fourth quarter of 2009. Total inventories increased $165.0 million, or 19%, to $1,017.9 million during the first six months of 2010. The dollar value of our raw materials, primarily steel scrap inventories, increased by approximately $98.2 million during the first six months of 2010, with scrap volumes increasing by 65,000 gross tons. Likewise the dollar value of work-in-process and finished goods inventories increased $61.6 million, with volumes increasing by 32,000 net tons. Our trade payables and general accruals increased $120.6 million, or 28%, during the first six months of 2010. The increase in trade payables is a reflection of increased production activities and commodity raw material purchasing during the first half of 2010 compared to the fourth quarter of 2009, and the increase in profit sharing is due to income in the first half of 2010. We also received $90.4 million of 2009 income tax overpayment refunds in the second quarter 2010.

 

Capital Investments.  During the first half of 2010, we invested $71.6 million in property, plant and equipment, of which $29.2 million was within our steel operations, $9.1 million related to metals recycling operations and $24.4 million related to our Mesabi Nugget and Mesabi Mining facilities. We believe these capital investments will benefit our net sales and related cash flows as each project reaches completion and attains appropriate operational metrics. We continue to estimate capital expenditures for the year 2010 to be less than $150 million.

 

Capital Resources and Long-term Debt.  During the first half of 2010, our total outstanding debt increased $185.3 million to $2.4 billion, due to our issuance of $350.0 million of 7 5/8% senior notes due 2020 in March 2010. The net proceeds were used to repay the balance on our senior secured revolving credit facility. The remaining net proceeds are for general corporate purposes, with a portion held as cash and equivalents as of June 30, 2010. Our total long-term debt to capitalization ratio, representing our long-term debt, including current maturities divided by the sum of our long-term debt and our total stockholders’ equity, was 53% at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. At June 30, 2010, there were no outstanding borrowings under our senior secured revolver, which is subject to a monthly borrowing base.

 

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Our senior secured credit agreement contains financial covenants and other covenants that limit or restrict our ability to make capital expenditures; incur indebtedness; permit liens on property; enter into transactions with affiliates; make restricted payments or investments; enter into mergers, acquisitions or consolidations; conduct asset sales; pay dividends or distributions and enter into other specified transactions and activities. Our ability to borrow funds within the terms of the revolver is dependent upon our continued compliance with our financial covenants, and other covenants contained in the senior secured credit agreement.

 

We amended our senior secured credit agreement on June 12, 2009, allowing for, among other things, greater flexibility within our financial covenants during 2009 and throughout 2010.  The current financial covenants state that we must maintain an interest coverage ratio of not less 2.00:1.00 for June 30, 2010 and 2.50:1.00 for September 30, 2010 through maturity. Our interest coverage ratio is calculated by dividing our last-twelve trailing months (LTM) consolidated adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and certain other non-cash transactions as allowed in our senior secured credit agreement) by our LTM gross interest expense. We must also maintain a first lien debt to LTM EBITDA ratio of not more than 2.50:1.00 to September 30, 2010; and 3.00:1.00 for December 31, 2010 through maturity. Beginning with the twelve month period ending December 31, 2010, and at all times thereafter, a total debt to consolidated LTM adjusted EBITDA ratio of not more than 5.00:1.00 must be maintained. In addition, if the total debt to EBITDA ratio exceeds 3.50:1:00 at any time, then the ability of the company to make restricted payments as defined in the credit agreement (which includes cash dividends to stockholders and share purchases, among other things), is limited to $25.0 million per quarter.

 

At June 30, 2010, our interest coverage ratio and first lien ratio were 4.43:1:00 and 0.03:1.00, respectively. We were in compliance with these covenants at June 30, 2010, and we expect to remain in compliance during the remainder of 2010.

 

On April 26, 2010, we entered into an amendment to our senior secured revolving credit agreement which provided for the addition of a lender who extended an additional commitment of $50.0 million, which increased the total revolving credit facility commitment from $874.0 million to $924.0 million.

 

At June 30, 2010, we had $907.0 million of availability on the senior secured revolver.  The amendment also activated a monthly borrowing base requirement regarding the maximum availability for the revolver.  At the end of each month, our revolver must be the lesser of:

 

1.               $924.0 million less other applicable commitments, such as letters of credit and other secured debt, as defined within the credit agreement; or

 

2.               The sum of 85% of our eligible accounts receivable and 65% of our eligible inventories, less other applicable commitments, such as letters of credit and other secured debt, as defined within the credit agreement.

 

Cash Dividends.  We declared cash dividends of $32.5 million, or $.150 per share ($0.075 per share per quarter), during the first half of 2010 and $34.3 million, or $.175 per share ($0.10 per share in the first quarter 2009 and $0.075 per share in the second quarter 2009), during the first half of 2009. We paid cash dividends of $32.4 million and $36.4 million during the first half of 2010 and 2009, respectively. Our board of directors, along with executive management, approves the payment of dividends on a quarterly basis.  During the remainder of 2010, we anticipate maintaining our current level of quarterly dividends; however, the determination to pay cash dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors, after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, results of operations, outstanding indebtedness, current and anticipated cash needs and growth plans. In addition, the terms of our senior secured revolving credit agreement and the indenture relating to our senior notes restrict the amount of cash dividends we can pay.

 

Other.  Our ability to meet our debt service obligations and reduce our total debt will depend upon our future performance which, in turn, will depend upon general economic, financial and business conditions, along with competition, legislation and regulatory factors that are largely beyond our control. In addition, we cannot assure you that our operating results, cash flow, access to credit markets and capital resources will be sufficient for repayment of our indebtedness in the future. We believe that based upon current levels of operations and anticipated growth, cash flow from operations, together with other available sources of funds, including additional borrowings under our senior secured credit agreement, will be adequate for the next twelve months for making required payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness, funding working capital requirements and anticipated capital expenditures.

 

Other Matters

 

Inflation.  We believe that inflation has not had a material effect on our results of operations.

 

Environmental and Other Contingencies. We have incurred, and in the future will continue to incur, capital expenditures and operating expenses for matters relating to environmental control, remediation, monitoring, and compliance. We believe, apart from our dependence on environmental construction and operating permits for our existing and proposed manufacturing facilities, that compliance with current environmental laws and regulations is not likely to have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or liquidity; however, environmental laws and regulations have changed rapidly in recent years, and we may become subject to more stringent environmental laws and regulations in the future, such as the impact of United States government or various governmental agencies introducing regulatory changes in response to the potential of climate change.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

No material changes have occurred to the indicated critical accounting policies and estimates as disclosed in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

 

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ITEM 3.                        QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

In the normal course of business, we are exposed to interest rate changes. Our objectives in managing exposure to interest rate changes are to limit the impact of these rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we primarily use interest rate swaps to manage net exposure to interest rate changes related to our portfolio of borrowings.

 

Commodity Risk

 

In the normal course of business we are exposed to the market risk and price fluctuations related to the sale of steel products and to the purchase of commodities used in our production process, such as metallic raw materials, electricity, natural gas and alloys. Our risk strategy associated with product sales has generally been to obtain competitive prices for our products and to allow operating results to reflect market price movements dictated by supply and demand.

 

Our risk strategy associated with the purchase of commodities utilized within our production process has generally been to make certain commitments with suppliers relating to future expected requirements for such commodities. Certain commitments contain provisions which require us to “take or pay” for specified quantities without regard to actual usage for periods of up to 24 months for physical commodity requirements and for up to 11 years for commodity transportation requirements. We fully utilized all such “take or pay” requirements during the past three years under these contracts. We believe that production requirements will be such that consumption of the products or services purchased under these commitments will occur in the normal production process. We also purchase electricity consumed at our Flat Roll Division pursuant to a contract which extends through December 2012. The contract designates 160 hours annually as “interruptible service” and establishes an agreed fixed-rate energy charge per Mill/kWh consumed for each year through the expiration of the agreement. At June 30, 2010, no material changes had occurred related to these commodity risks from the information disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2009.

 

In our metals recycling operations we have certain fixed price contracts with various customers and suppliers for future delivery of nonferrous metals. Our risk strategy has generally been to enter into base metal financial contracts with the goal to protect the profit margin, within certain parameters, that was contemplated when we entered into the transaction with the customer. At June 30, 2010, we had a cumulative unrealized gain associated with these financial contracts of $668,000, all of which have a settlement date within the next twelve months. We expect the customer contracts associated with the financial contracts to be fully consummated.

 

ITEM 4.                        CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a)  Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2010. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2010, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

(b)  Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting.  No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2010 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                        LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

The company as well as its various subsidiaries, is from time to time involved in various lawsuits and/or governmental claims in the ordinary course of business. None of these lawsuits or claims at the present time, singly or in the aggregate, except as disclosed below, is material.

 

On February 1, 2008, the company was sued by Prime Eagle Group Limited (Plaintiff), a corporation with its principal place of business in Thailand, alleging damages in excess of $1.1 billion, arising out of Steel Dynamics’ activities in providing consulting services to a Thailand-based steel company, Nakornthai Strip Mill Public Company, Limited (NSM) in its operational start-up in 1998. On April 30, 2008, Steel Dynamics filed a Motion to Dismiss the lawsuit, and on February 23, 2009, the court dismissed the complaint, with prejudice, and denied the plaintiffs leave to amend their complaint. Plaintiff appealed this dismissal. On July 26, 2010, the Federal 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal.

 

On September 17, 2008, the company and eight other steel manufacturing companies were served with a class action antitrust complaint, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in Chicago by Standard Iron Works of Scranton, Pennsylvania, alleging violations of Section 1 of the Sherman Act.  The Complaint alleges that the defendants conspired to fix, raise, maintain and stabilize the price at which steel products were sold in the United States, starting in 2005, by artificially restricting the supply of such steel products.  Seven additional lawsuits, each of them materially similar to the original, have also been filed in the same federal court, each of them likewise seeking similar class certification.  All but one of the Complaints purport to be brought on behalf of a class consisting of all direct purchasers of steel products between January 1, 2005 and the present.  The other Complaint purports to be brought on behalf of a class consisting of all indirect purchasers of steel products within the same time period.  All Complaints seek treble damages and costs, including reasonable attorney fees, pre- and post-judgment interest and injunctive relief.  On January 2, 2009, Steel Dynamics and the other defendants filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss all of the direct purchaser lawsuits. On June 12, 2009, however, the Court denied the Motion. The parties are currently conducting limited discovery. Although the company believes that the lawsuits are without merit and plans to aggressively defend these actions, the company cannot presently predict the outcome of this litigation or make any judgment with respect to its potential exposure, if any.

 

On November 23, 2009, OmniSource Corporation was served the Director’s Final Findings and Orders from the State of Ohio Environmental Protection Agency alleging violations of air pollution control rules, ordering new operating practices to address the violations, and assessing penalties in the amount of $325,600. The parties are currently in the process of settlement discussions.

 

ITEM 1A.               RISK FACTORS

 

No material changes have occurred to the indicated risk factors as disclosed in our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

 

ITEM 2.                        UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

None.

 

ITEM 3.                        DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 5.                        OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6.                        EXHIBITS

 

Executive Officer Certifications

 

31.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by Item 307 of Regulation S-K as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

31.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by Item 307 of Regulation S-K as promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

32.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

32.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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XBRL Documents

 

101.INS*

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

101.SCH*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

101.CAL*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Document

 

 

101.LAB*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Document

 

 

101.PRE*

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Document

 

 

101.DEF*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Document

 


*      Filed concurrently herewith

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

August 4, 2010

 

 

 

 

STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By: 

/s/ Theresa E. Wagler

 

 

 

Theresa E. Wagler

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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