Reliance Steel sees Q1 adjusted EPS $5.40-$5.60, consensus $4.92

Reliance expects healthy demand trends to continue into the first quarter of 2023 despite prevailing macroeconomic uncertainty, along with ongoing supply chain disruptions and geopolitical matters. Accordingly, the Company estimates its tons sold will be up 11% to 13% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the fourth quarter of 2022, which exceeds the typical seasonal recovery, and up 1% to 3% compared to the first quarter of 2022. In addition, Reliance expects its average selling price per ton sold for the first quarter of 2023 to be down 3% to 5% compared to the fourth quarter of 2022 driven by stabilizing pricing trends for many of its products compared to December levels, which represented the lowest pricing point in the fourth quarter of 2022. Based on these expectations, Reliance estimates non-GAAP earnings per diluted share in the range of $5.40 to $5.60 for the first quarter of 2023.