Commercial Metals Company Reports Third Quarter Fiscal 2023 Results

• Third quarter net earnings of $234.0 million, or $1.98 per diluted share, increased 30% from the previous quarter
• Core EBITDA of $391.7 million increased 29% sequentially
• North America segment adjusted EBITDA grew sequentially and year-over-year, driven by strong business activity and ongoing cost improvement
• North America new project bid volumes increased by a double-digit percentage vs. prior year, signaling continued strength in construction pipeline
• Volume and value of North America downstream backlog remained near all-time highs
• Operational startup of Arizona 2 micro mill underway

IRVING, Texas, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) today announced financial results for its fiscal third quarter ended May 31, 2023.  Net earnings were $234.0 million, or $1.98 per diluted share, on net sales of $2.3 billion, compared to prior year period net earnings of $312.4 million, or $2.54 per diluted share, on net sales of $2.5 billion.

During the third quarter of fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a net after-tax charge of $5.8 million related to the commissioning of the Arizona 2 micro mill.  Excluding this item, third quarter adjusted earnings were $239.7 million, or $2.02 per diluted share, compared to adjusted earnings of $320.2 million, or $2.61 per diluted share, in the prior year period. “Adjusted EBITDA,” “core EBITDA,” “adjusted earnings” and “adjusted earnings per diluted share” are non-GAAP financial measures. Details, including a reconciliation of each such non-GAAP financial measure to the most directly comparable measure prepared and presented in accordance with GAAP, can be found in the financial tables that follow.

Barbara R. Smith, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, said, “CMC delivered strong third quarter financial results, benefiting from robust North American construction activity, good product margins in the domestic market, and success in our continued efforts to reduce controllable costs.  Our North America segment achieved EBITDA growth both sequentially and year-over-year, demonstrating the resilience of CMC’s business and the strength of our end markets.  During the third quarter, North American segment volumes were supported by significant structural trends, including the re-shoring of manufacturing and logistical supply chains, and increasing investment to improve the condition and functionality of our nation’s core infrastructure and energy markets.  We expect increased activity in these rebar-intensive construction sectors will continue to drive demand in the quarters and years ahead.”

Ms. Smith continued, “I am also extremely encouraged by the progress we have made on our commissioning of operations at CMC’s Arizona 2 project.  Operations are starting at an ideal time to capitalize on growing construction activity related to the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, re-shoring, and the Inflation Reduction Act.  We expect this project, together with our Tensar platform and other strategic initiatives, will provide a significant source of earnings and cash flow growth and generate meaningful value for our shareholders.”

The Company’s balance sheet and liquidity position remained strong as of May 31, 2023.  Cash and cash equivalents totaled $475.5 million, with available liquidity of $1.4 billion.  During the quarter, CMC repaid $214.1 million in senior notes that matured in May, and repurchased 352,000 shares of common stock valued at $16.5 million.  As of May 31, 2023, $105.3 million remained available under the current share repurchase authorization.

On June 21, 2023, the board of directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.16 per share of CMC common stock payable to stockholders of record on July 3, 2023. The dividend to be paid on July 12, 2023, marks the 235^th  consecutive quarterly payment by the Company, and represents a 14% increase from the dividend paid in July 2022. 

Business Segments – Fiscal Third Quarter 2023 Review

Demand for CMC’s finished steel products in North America remained healthy during the quarter.  Downstream bid volumes, a significant indicator of the construction project pipeline, improved from a year ago, resulting in an expansion of the Company’s contract backlog value compared to the prior year period.  Demand from industrial end markets, which is important for merchant products, was stable on both a sequential and year-over-year basis.

The North America segment reported adjusted EBITDA of $402.2 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, in comparison to $379.4 million in the prior year period, representing a 6% increase.  Financial results for the period mark the tenth consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth in adjusted EBITDA, excluding the large gain on the sale of real estate recognized in the second quarter of fiscal 2022.  The improvement was driven by expanded margins over scrap cost on downstream products.  Controllable costs per ton of finished steel increased from the prior year period by approximately 6%, primarily due to general inflationary pressures.  However, in comparison to the second quarter of fiscal 2023, controllable costs decreased meaningfully primarily due to improved fixed cost leverage on higher volumes, lower per-unit costs for key consumables, and a lower cost burden related to major planned maintenance outages.

Shipment volumes of finished steel, which include steel products and downstream products, were relatively unchanged from the prior year period. The average selling price for steel products decreased by $131 per ton compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2022, while the cost of scrap utilized declined $88 per ton, resulting in a year-over-year decrease of $43 per ton in steel products margin over scrap.  The average selling price for downstream products increased by $208 per ton from the prior year period and $34 per ton on a sequential quarter basis. 

Europe end market conditions softened during the quarter, as Polish construction activity decelerated, and industrial production across Central Europe remained muted.  The Europe segment reported adjusted EBITDA of $9.6 million for the third quarter of fiscal 2023, compared to the record adjusted EBITDA of $121.0 million achieved in the prior year period.  The decline was driven by lower margins over scrap, higher energy costs, and reduced shipment volumes.

The Europe segment’s advantageous cost position and operational flexibility allowed it to maintain strong shipment levels, despite these market headwinds.  Third quarter volume of 429,000 tons was 10% below prior year shipment levels, which were positively impacted by heavy customer buying following the invasion of Ukraine.  Average selling price decreased by $214 per ton in the third quarter compared to the prior year period, while the cost of scrap utilized declined $103 per ton. The result was a year-over-year decline in margin over scrap of $111 per ton.  Average selling price and margin over scrap also decreased on a sequential basis by $3 per ton and $41 per ton, respectively.

Outlook

Ms. Smith said, “We expect financial performance to remain strong during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023.  North America finished steel product shipments are anticipated to be consistent with the third quarter, supported by healthy end market demand and our historically high downstream backlog.  Margin levels in North America should be similar to the third quarter.  Results in our Europe segment are expected to be relatively unchanged from the third quarter, reflecting continued economic uncertainty.  CMC will leverage its market leading cost position to maintain profitability in Europe within this challenging backdrop.”

Conference Call

CMC invites you to listen to a live broadcast of its third quarter fiscal 2023 conference call today, Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. ET.  Barbara R. Smith, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Peter Matt, President, and Paul Lawrence, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will host the call. The call is accessible via our website at www.cmc.com. In the event you are unable to listen to the live broadcast, the call will be archived and available for replay on our website on the next business day. Financial and statistical information presented in the broadcast are located on CMC’s website under “Investors.”

About Commercial Metals Company

Commercial Metals Company and its subsidiaries manufacture, recycle and fabricate steel and metal products and provide related materials and services through a network of facilities that includes seven electric arc furnace (“EAF”) mini mills, two EAF micro mills, one rerolling mill, steel fabrication and processing plants, construction-related product warehouses and metal recycling facilities in the United States and Poland. Through its Tensar operations, CMC is a leading global provider of innovative ground and soil stabilization solutions selling into more than 80 national markets through two major product lines: Tensar® geogrids and Geopier® foundation systems.

Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws with respect to general economic conditions, key macro-economic drivers that impact our business, the effects of ongoing trade actions, the effects of continued pressure on the liquidity of our customers, potential synergies and organic growth provided by acquisitions and strategic investments, demand for our products, shipment volumes, metal margins, the ability to operate our steel mills at full capacity, future availability and cost of supplies of raw materials and energy for our operations, share repurchases, legal proceedings, construction activity, international trade, the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, capital expenditures, tax credits, our liquidity and our ability to satisfy future liquidity requirements, estimated contractual obligations, the expected capabilities and benefits of new facilities, the timeline for execution of our growth plan and our expectations or beliefs concerning future events. The statements in this release that are not historical statements, are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can generally be identified by phrases such as we or our management “expects,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “future,” “intends,” “may,” “plans to,” “ought,” “could,” “will,” “should,” “likely,” “appears,” “projects,” “forecasts,” “outlook” or other similar words or phrases, as well as by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions.

The Company’s forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations and beliefs as of the time this news release was prepared. Although we believe that our expectations are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and actual results may vary materially. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify any forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events, new information or circumstances or any other changes. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include those described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2022, and Part II, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as the following: changes in economic conditions which affect demand for our products or construction activity generally, and the impact of such changes on the highly cyclical steel industry; rapid and significant changes in the price of metals, potentially impairing our inventory values due to declines in commodity prices or reducing the profitability of our downstream contracts due to rising commodity pricing; excess capacity in our industry, particularly in China, and product availability from competing steel mills and other steel suppliers including import quantities and pricing; the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine on the global economy, inflation, energy supplies and raw materials; increased attention to environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) matters, including any targets or other ESG or environmental justice initiatives; operating and startup risks, as well as market risks associated with the commissioning of new projects could prevent us from realizing anticipated benefits and could result in a loss of all or a substantial part of our investments; impacts from global public health crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic, on the economy, demand for our products, global supply chain and on our operations; compliance with and changes in existing and future laws, regulations and other legal requirements and judicial decisions that govern our business, including increased environmental regulations associated with climate change and greenhouse gas emissions; involvement in various environmental matters that may result in fines, penalties or judgments; evolving remediation technology, changing regulations, possible third-party contributions, the inherent uncertainties of the estimation process and other factors that may impact amounts accrued for environmental liabilities; potential limitations in our or our customers’ abilities to access credit and non-compliance with their contractual obligations, including payment obligations; activity in repurchasing shares of our common stock under our share repurchase program; financial and non-financial covenants and restrictions on the operation of our business contained in agreements governing our debt; our ability to successfully identify, consummate and integrate acquisitions and realize any or all of the anticipated synergies or other benefits of acquisitions; the effects that acquisitions may have on our financial leverage; risks associated with acquisitions generally, such as the inability to obtain, or delays in obtaining, required approvals under applicable antitrust legislation and other regulatory and third party consents and approvals;  lower than expected future levels of revenues and higher than expected future costs; failure or inability to implement growth strategies in a timely manner; the impact of goodwill or other indefinite lived intangible asset impairment charges; the impact of long-lived asset impairment charges; currency fluctuations; global factors, such as trade measures, military conflicts and political uncertainties, including changes to current trade regulations, such as Section 232 trade tariffs and quotas, tax legislation and other regulations which might adversely impact our business; availability and pricing of electricity, electrodes and natural gas for mill operations; our ability to hire and retain key executives and other employees; competition from other materials or from competitors that have a lower cost structure or access to greater financial resources; information technology interruptions and breaches in security; our ability to make necessary capital expenditures; availability and pricing of raw materials and other items over which we exert little influence, including scrap metal, energy and insurance; unexpected equipment failures; losses or limited potential gains due to hedging transactions; litigation claims and settlements, court decisions, regulatory rulings and legal compliance risks; risk of injury or death to employees, customers or other visitors to our operations; and civil unrest, protests and riots.

 

COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY FINANCIAL & OPERATING STATISTICS (UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
(in thousands, except per ton amounts)		5/31/2023		2/28/2023		11/30/2022		8/31/2022		5/31/2022		5/31/2023		5/31/2022
North America
Net sales		nbsp; 1,987,535		nbsp; 1,640,933		nbsp; 1,816,899		nbsp; 1,997,636		nbsp; 2,033,150		nbsp; 5,445,367		nbsp; 5,300,996
Adjusted EBITDA		402,175		299,311		377,956		370,516		379,355		1,079,442		1,183,342
External tons shipped
Raw materials		409		321		316		359		353		1,046		1,016
Rebar		539		425		461		451		505		1,425		1,354
Merchant and other		248		236		243		249		274		727		776
Steel products		787		661		704		700		779		2,152		2,130
Downstream products		382		311		382		432		399		1,075		1,126
Average selling price per ton
Raw materials		nbsp;          833		nbsp;          868		nbsp;          824		nbsp;          950		nbsp;      1,207		nbsp;          841		nbsp;      1,116
Steel products		979		985		1,020		1,104		1,110		994		1,045
Downstream products		1,452		1,418		1,399		1,348		1,244		1,424		1,168
Cost of raw materials per ton		nbsp;          619		nbsp;          639		nbsp;          598		nbsp;          717		nbsp;          908		nbsp;          617		nbsp;          837
Cost of ferrous scrap utilized per ton		nbsp;          384		nbsp;          346		nbsp;          325		nbsp;          387		nbsp;          472		nbsp;          352		nbsp;          446
Steel products metal margin per ton		nbsp;          595		nbsp;          639		nbsp;          695		nbsp;          717		nbsp;          638		nbsp;          642		nbsp;          599
Europe
Net sales		nbsp;  353,294		nbsp;  355,633		nbsp;  406,513		nbsp;  412,264		nbsp;  484,564		nbsp; 1,115,440		nbsp; 1,209,378
Adjusted EBITDA		9,618		12,949		64,505		64,096		120,974		87,072		281,955
External tons shipped
Rebar		146		183		204		177		170		533		445
Merchant and other		283		253		269		251		306		805		846
Steel products		429		436		473		428		476		1,338		1,291
Average selling price per ton
Steel products		nbsp;          753		nbsp;          756		nbsp;          792		nbsp;          888		nbsp;          967		nbsp;          768		nbsp;          898
Cost of ferrous scrap utilized per ton		nbsp;          427		nbsp;          389		nbsp;          366		nbsp;          435		nbsp;          530		nbsp;          395		nbsp;          472
Steel products metal margin per ton		nbsp;          326		nbsp;          367		nbsp;          426		nbsp;          453		nbsp;          437		nbsp;          373		nbsp;          426

 

COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY BUSINESS SEGMENTS (UNAUDITED)
		Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)		5/31/2023		2/28/2023		11/30/2022		8/31/2022		5/31/2022		5/31/2023		5/31/2022
Net sales
North America		$ 1,987,535		$ 1,640,933		$ 1,816,899		$ 1,997,636		$ 2,033,150		$ 5,445,367		$ 5,300,996
Europe		353,294		355,633		406,513		412,264		484,564		1,115,440		1,209,378
Corporate and Other		4,160		21,437		3,901		(2,835)		(1,987)		29,498		(3,958)
Total net sales		$ 2,344,989		$ 2,018,003		$ 2,227,313		$ 2,407,065		$ 2,515,727		$ 6,590,305		$ 6,506,416
Adjusted EBITDA
North America		nbsp;   402,175		nbsp;   299,311		nbsp;   377,956		nbsp;   370,516		nbsp;   379,355		$ 1,079,442		$ 1,183,342
Europe		9,618		12,949		64,505		64,096		120,974		87,072		281,955
Corporate and Other		(37,715)		(15,573)		(39,725)		(32,227)		(35,049)		(93,013)		(121,876)
Total adjusted EBITDA		nbsp;   374,078		nbsp;   296,687		nbsp;   402,736		nbsp;   402,385		nbsp;   465,280		$ 1,073,501		$ 1,343,421

 

COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS (UNAUDITED)
	Three Months Ended May 31,				Nine Months Ended May 31,
(in thousands, except share and per share data)	2023		2022		2023		2022
Net sales	nbsp;     2,344,989		nbsp;     2,515,727		nbsp;   6,590,305		nbsp;  6,506,416
Costs and operating expenses (income):
Cost of goods sold	1,862,299		1,956,459		5,203,476		5,157,834
Selling, general and administrative expenses	162,953		139,556		469,503		391,119
Interest expense	8,878		13,433		31,868		36,479
Asset impairments	1		3,245		46		4,473
Loss on debt extinguishment	—		39		178		16,091
Loss (gain) on sales of assets	788		(2,024)		1,175		(276,106)
	2,034,919		2,110,708		5,706,246		5,329,890
Earnings before income taxes	310,070		405,019		884,059		1,176,526
Income taxes	76,099		92,590		208,465		247,894
Net earnings	nbsp;        233,971		nbsp;         312,429		nbsp;      675,594		nbsp;      928,632
Earnings per share:
Basic	nbsp;               2.00		nbsp;               2.58		nbsp;             5.76		nbsp;            7.66
Diluted	nbsp;               1.98		nbsp;               2.54		nbsp;             5.69		nbsp;            7.55
Cash dividends per share	nbsp;               0.16		nbsp;               0.14		nbsp;             0.48		nbsp;            0.42
Average basic shares outstanding	117,066,623		121,247,105		117,192,710		121,277,553
Average diluted shares outstanding	118,397,899		122,799,869		118,747,084		122,927,291

 

COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES  CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share and per share data)		May 31, 2023		August 31, 2022
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents		nbsp;            475,489		nbsp;           672,596
Accounts receivable (less allowance for doubtful accounts of $4,633 and $4,990)		1,244,652		1,358,907
Inventories, net		1,145,476		1,169,696
Prepaid and other current assets		276,024		240,269
Total current assets		3,141,641		3,441,468
Property, plant and equipment, net		2,268,150		1,910,871
Intangible assets, net		252,260		257,409
Goodwill		342,109		249,009
Other noncurrent assets		516,700		378,270
Total assets		nbsp;         6,520,860		nbsp;        6,237,027
Liabilities and stockholders’ equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable		nbsp;            382,482		nbsp;           428,055
Accrued expenses and other payables		414,240		540,136
Current maturities of long-term debt and short-term borrowings		56,222		388,796
Total current liabilities		852,944		1,356,987
Deferred income taxes		310,087		250,302
Other noncurrent liabilities		231,321		230,060
Long-term debt		1,102,883		1,113,249
Total liabilities		2,497,235		2,950,598
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share; authorized 200,000,000 shares; issued 129,060,664 shares; outstanding 116,863,346 and 117,496,053 shares		1,290		1,290
Additional paid-in capital		385,418		382,767
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		54,982		(114,451)
Retained earnings		3,931,775		3,312,438
Less treasury stock, 12,197,318 and 11,564,611 shares at cost		(350,081)		(295,847)
Stockholders’ equity		4,023,384		3,286,197
Stockholders’ equity attributable to non-controlling interests		241		232
Total stockholders’ equity		4,023,625		3,286,429
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity		nbsp;         6,520,860		nbsp;        6,237,027

 

COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
		Nine Months Ended May 31,
(in thousands)		2023		2022
Cash flows from (used by) operating activities:
Net earnings		nbsp;          675,594		nbsp;          928,632
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		157,528		125,943
Stock-based compensation		44,000		37,856
Deferred income taxes and other long-term taxes		34,815		64,241
Write-down of inventory		8,931		266
Net loss (gain) on sales of assets		1,175		(276,106)
Loss on debt extinguishment		178		16,052
Asset impairments		46		4,473
Other		4,780		1,183
Settlement of New Markets Tax Credit transaction		(17,659)		—
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions		25,291		(660,793)
Net cash flows from operating activities		934,679		241,747
Cash flows from (used by) investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(439,742)		(294,346)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(167,069)		(552,449)
Proceeds from insurance		2,456		3,081
Proceeds from the sale of property, plant and equipment and other		776		314,971
Other		(1,583)		—
Net cash flows used by investing activities		(605,162)		(528,743)
Cash flows from (used by) financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net		—		740,403
Repayments of long-term debt		(380,700)		(319,706)
Debt issuance costs		(1,800)		(3,064)
Debt extinguishment costs		(96)		(13,642)
Proceeds from accounts receivable facilities		242,408		327,665
Repayments under accounts receivable facilities		(244,105)		(290,666)
Treasury stock acquired		(82,839)		(55,597)
Tax withholdings related to share settlements, net of purchase plans		(13,665)		(10,132)
Dividends		(56,257)		(51,003)
Contribution from non-controlling interest		9		—
Net cash flows from (used by) financing activities		(537,045)		324,258
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		6,970		(1,862)
Increase (decrease) in cash, restricted cash, and cash equivalents		(200,558)		35,400
Cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		679,243		501,129
Cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period		nbsp;          478,685		nbsp;          536,529
Supplemental information:
Cash paid for income taxes		nbsp;          150,658		nbsp;          189,491
Cash paid for interest		51,305		34,394
Cash and cash equivalents		nbsp;          475,489		nbsp;          410,265
Restricted cash		3,196		126,264
Total cash, restricted cash and cash equivalents		nbsp;          478,685		nbsp;          536,529

 

COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES (UNAUDITED)

This press release contains financial measures not derived in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measure are provided below.

Adjusted EBITDA, core EBITDA and adjusted earnings are non-GAAP financial measures. Adjusted earnings per diluted share is defined as adjusted earnings on a diluted per share basis.

Non-GAAP financial measures should be viewed in addition to, and not as alternatives for, the most directly comparable measures derived in accordance with GAAP and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. However, we believe that the non-GAAP financial measures provide relevant and useful information to management, investors, analysts, creditors and other interested parties in our industry as they allow: (i) comparison of our earnings to those of our competitors; (ii) a supplemental measure of our underlying business operational performance; and (iii) the assessment of period-to-period performance trends. Management uses non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate financial performance and set target benchmarks for annual and long-term cash incentive performance plans.

A reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted EBITDA and core EBITDA is provided below:

	Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	5/31/2023		2/28/2023		11/30/2022		8/31/2022		5/31/2022		5/31/2023		5/31/2022
Net earnings	nbsp; 233,971		nbsp; 179,849		nbsp; 261,774		nbsp; 288,630		nbsp; 312,429		nbsp;  675,594		nbsp; 928,632
Interest expense	8,878		9,945		13,045		14,230		13,433		31,868		36,479
Income taxes	76,099		55,641		76,725		49,991		92,590		208,465		247,894
Depreciation and amortization	55,129		51,216		51,183		49,081		43,583		157,528		125,943
Asset impairments	1		36		9		453		3,245		46		4,473
Adjusted EBITDA	374,078		296,687		402,736		402,385		465,280		1,073,501		1,343,421
Non-cash equity compensation	10,376		16,949		16,675		9,122		11,986		44,000		37,856
Mill operational start-up costs(1)	7,264		6,811		5,574		—		—		19,649		—
Settlement of New Markets Tax Credit transaction	—		(17,659)		—		—		—		(17,659)		—
Acquisition and integration related costs and other	—		—		—		1,008		4,478		—		7,643
Purchase accounting effect on inventory	—		—		—		6,506		2,169		—		2,169
Gain on sale of assets	—		—		—		—		—		—		(273,315)
Loss on debt extinguishment	—		—		—		—		—		—		16,052
Core EBITDA	nbsp; 391,718		nbsp; 302,788		nbsp; 424,985		nbsp; 419,021		nbsp; 483,913		nbsp; 1,119,491		nbsp; 1,133,826

(1)		Net of depreciation and non-cash equity compensation.

 

A reconciliation of net earnings to adjusted earnings is provided below:

	Three Months Ended										Nine Months Ended
(in thousands, except per share data)	5/31/2023		2/28/2023		11/30/2022		8/31/2022		5/31/2022		5/31/2023		5/31/2022
Net earnings	$ 233,971		$ 179,849		$ 261,774		$ 288,630		nbsp; 312,429		nbsp; 675,594		nbsp; 928,632
Asset impairments	1		36		9		453		3,245		46		4,473
Mill operational start-up costs	7,287		6,825		5,584		—		—		19,696		—
Settlement of New Markets Tax Credit transaction	—		(17,659)		—		—		—		(17,659)		—
Acquisition and integration related costs and other	—		—		—		1,008		4,478		—		7,643
Purchase accounting effect on inventory	—		—		—		6,506		2,169		—		2,169
Gain on sale of assets	—		—		—		—		—		—		(273,315)
Loss on debt extinguishment	—		—		—		—		—		—		16,052
Total adjustments (pre-tax)	nbsp;    7,288		nbsp; (10,798)		nbsp;     5,593		nbsp;    7,967		nbsp;     9,892		nbsp;      2,083		$ (242,978)
Tax items
International restructuring	—		—		—		—		—		—		(36,237)
Related tax effects on adjustments	(1,530)		2,268		(1,175)		(1,673)		(2,077)		(437)		57,532
Total tax items	(1,530)		2,268		(1,175)		(1,673)		(2,077)		(437)		21,295
Adjusted earnings	$ 239,729		$ 171,319		$ 266,192		$ 294,924		nbsp; 320,244		nbsp; 677,240		nbsp; 706,949
Net earnings per diluted share	nbsp;      1.98		nbsp;       1.51		nbsp;       2.20		nbsp;       2.40		nbsp;       2.54		nbsp;        5.69		nbsp;        7.55
Adjusted earnings per diluted share	nbsp;      2.02		nbsp;       1.44		nbsp;       2.24		nbsp;       2.45		nbsp;       2.61		nbsp;        5.70		nbsp;        5.75

 

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