Edgar Filing: SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES INC

Form 10-Q

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 February 28, 2010

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the Transition Period from to

Commission file number 0-22496

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


OREGON		93-0341923
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3200 NW Yeon Ave. Portland, OR		97210
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(503) 224-9900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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 ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, 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 ¨ No ¨

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 the 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 ¨ Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller Reporting company ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ¨ No x

The Registrant had 22,709,772 shares of Class A common stock, par value of $1.00 per share, and 5,064,829 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value of $1.00 per share, outstanding at March 31, 2010.

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

INDEX


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009		3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months and Six Months Ended February 28, 2010 and 2009		4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended February 28, 2010 and 2009		5

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements		6

Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		19

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk		31

Item 4. Controls and Procedures		31

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings		32

Item 1A. Risk Factors		32

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		32

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities		32

Item 4. (Removed and Reserved)		32

Item 5. Other Information		32

Item 6. Exhibits		33

SIGNATURES		34

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)


	February 28, 2010			August 31, 2009
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	33,573		$	41,026
Accounts receivable, net		160,483			117,666
Inventories, net		203,564			184,455
Deferred income taxes		7,673			10,027
Refundable income taxes		4,106			46,972
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		10,364			10,868

Total current assets		419,763			411,014
Property, plant and equipment, net		429,545			447,228
Other assets:
Investment in and advances to joint venture partnerships		11,596			10,812
Goodwill		377,260			366,559
Intangibles, net		21,881			20,422
Other assets		8,883			12,198

Total assets	$	1,268,928		$	1,268,233


Liabilities and Equity
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings and capital lease obligations	$	1,161		$	1,317
Accounts payable		69,539			72,289
Accrued payroll and related liabilities		18,836			23,636
Environmental liabilities		2,711			3,148
Accrued income taxes		2,493			776
Other accrued liabilities		41,299			38,963

Total current liabilities		136,039			140,129
Deferred income taxes		47,834			44,523
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities		100,143			110,414
Environmental liabilities, net of current portion		38,760			38,760
Other long-term liabilities		9,941			11,657
Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (“SSI”) shareholders’ equity:
Preferred stock–20,000 shares authorized, none issued		—			—
Class A common stock–75,000 shares $1.00 par value authorized, 22,708 and 21,402 shares issued and outstanding		22,708			21,402
Class B common stock–25,000 shares $1.00 par value authorized, 5,065 and 6,268 shares issued and outstanding		5,065			6,268
Additional paid-in capital		3,461			—
Retained earnings		902,188			894,243
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(1,483	)		(2,546	)

Total SSI shareholders’ equity		931,939			919,367
Noncontrolling interests		4,272			3,383

Total equity		936,211			922,750

Total liabilities and equity	$	1,268,928		$	1,268,233

The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

are an integral part of these statements.

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited, in thousands, except per share amounts)


	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Revenues	$	564,328		$	406,679		$	958,610		$	878,643

Operating expense:
Cost of goods sold		496,582			379,571			847,520			870,125
Selling, general and administrative		39,661			42,114			74,107			79,598
Environmental matters		(532	)		(467	)		(382	)		(6,080	)
(Income) loss from joint ventures		80			(56	)		(453	)		(2,312	)


Operating income (loss)		28,537			(14,483	)		37,818			(62,688	)

Other income (expense):
Interest expense		(695	)		(840	)		(1,313	)		(2,194	)
Other income, net		471			873			890			1,149

Total other income (expense)		(224	)		33			(423	)		(1,045	)


Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes		28,313			(14,450	)		37,395			(63,733	)

Income tax (expense) benefit		(9,736	)		9,554			(11,600	)		25,876

Income (loss) from continuing operations		18,577			(4,896	)		25,795			(37,857	)

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(72	)		(1,997	)		(15,046	)		(3,427	)


Net income (loss)		18,505			(6,893	)		10,749			(41,284	)

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,046	)		(72	)		(1,860	)		316


Net income (loss) attributable to SSI	$	17,459		$	(6,965	)	$	8,889		$	(40,968	)


Basic:
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to SSI	$	0.63		$	(0.18	)	$	0.86		$	(1.34	)
Loss per share from discontinued operations attributable to SSI		(0.00	)		(0.07	)		(0.54	)		(0.12	)

Net income (loss) per share attributable to SSI	$	0.63		$	(0.25	)	$	0.32		$	(1.46	)


Diluted:
Income (loss) per share from continuing operations attributable to SSI	$	0.62		$	(0.18	)	$	0.85		$	(1.34	)
Loss per share from discontinued operations attributable to SSI		(0.00	)		(0.07	)		(0.53	)		(0.12	)

Net income (loss) per share attributable to SSI	$	0.62		$	(0.25	)	$	0.32		$	(1.46	)


Weighted average number of common shares:
Basic		27,873			28,193			27,835			28,118
Diluted		28,117			28,193			28,127			28,118

Dividends declared per common share	$	0.017		$	0.017		$	0.034		$	0.034

The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

are an integral part of these statements.

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in thousands)


	Six Months Ended February 28,
	2010			2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss)	$	10,749		$	(41,284	)
Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization		31,054			29,947
Inventory write-down		368			51,968
Deferred income taxes		1,603			1,324
Undistributed equity in earnings of joint ventures		(711	)		(1,740	)
Share-based compensation expense		5,303			3,514
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		(55	)		(775	)
(Gain) loss on disposal of a business and other assets		16,736			(2,419	)
Environmental matters		319			(2,844	)
Voluntary incentive award forfeitures		—			(5,504	)
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivatives		(2,474	)		3,735
Bad debt expense, net of recoveries		90			8,134
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable		(47,262	)		180,683
Inventories		(49,466	)		144,458
Refundable income taxes		45,271			(24,044	)
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		1,498			(11,609	)
Intangibles and other long term assets		1,237			(1,532	)
Accounts payable		(405	)		(81,323	)
Accrued payroll liabilities		(3,323	)		(43,676	)
Other accrued liabilities		7,572			(4,741	)
Accrued income taxes		(721	)		(41,715	)
Environmental liabilities		(756	)		(477	)
Other long-term liabilities		(527	)		(695	)
Distributed equity in earnings of joint ventures		100			1,700

Net cash provided by operating activities		16,200			161,085


Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(21,659	)		(38,803	)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired		(29,465	)		(90,016	)
Advances to joint ventures, net		(173	)		(2,092	)
Proceeds from sale of business and other assets		41,175			2,946

Net cash used in investing activities		(10,122	)		(127,965	)


Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from line of credit		165,000			171,500
Repayment of line of credit		(165,000	)		(178,000	)
Borrowings from long-term debt		401,500			359,013
Repayment of long-term debt		(411,948	)		(388,584	)
Stock withheld for taxes under employee share-based compensation plan		(2,404	)		(2,699	)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		55			775
Stock options exercised		610			598
Distributions to noncontrolling interests		(971	)		(841	)
Dividends paid		(472	)		(478	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(13,630	)		(38,716	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash		99			(707	)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(7,453	)		(6,303	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		41,026			15,039

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	33,573		$	8,736


SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Cash paid (received) during the period for:
Interest	$	1,175		$	2,145
Income taxes paid (refunds received), net	$	(36,612	)	$	50,654

The accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

are an integral part of these statements.

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. (the “Company”) have been prepared pursuant to generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for Form 10-Q, including Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The year-end condensed consolidated balance sheet was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. Certain information and note disclosures normally included in annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to those rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all normal, recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Although management believes the disclosures made are adequate to ensure the information presented is not misleading, management suggests that these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009. The results for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 and 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations for the entire year.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include short-term securities that are not restricted by third parties and have an original maturity date of 90 days or less. Included in accounts payable are book overdrafts of $23 million as of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009.

Accounts Receivable, net

Accounts receivable represent amounts due from customers on product and other sales. The allowance for doubtful accounts was $7 million at February 28, 2010 and $8 million at August 31, 2009.

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, net

On September 1, 2009, the Company adopted the accounting standard for non-recurring, non-financial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a non-recurring basis. Non-recurring, non-financial asset fair value measurements include those used in the Company’s test of recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets, in which the Company determines whether fair values of its applicable reporting segments exceed their carrying values. This standard will also impact the accounting for business combinations by using an exit price model when determining the fair values of acquired assets and assumed liabilities.

Accrued Workers’ Compensation Costs

The Company is self-insured up to a maximum amount for workers’ compensation claims and as such, a reserve for the costs of unpaid claims and the estimated costs of incurred but not reported claims has been estimated as of the balance sheet date. The Company’s exposure to claims is protected by various stop-loss insurance policies. The estimate of this reserve is based on historical claims experience. At February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the Company accrued $7 million and $6 million, respectively, for the estimated cost of workers’ compensation claims.

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following is a summary of the changes in shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income (loss) (in thousands):


	Fiscal 2010									Fiscal 2009
	SSI shareholders’ equity			Noncontrolling interests			Total equity			SSI shareholders’ equity			Noncontrolling interests			Total equity
Balances - September 1 (Beginning of period)	$	919,367		$	3,383		$	922,750		$	978,152		$	4,399		$	982,551
Net income (loss)		8,889			1,860			10,749			(40,968	)		(316	)		(41,284	)
Components of other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Defined benefit pension plans and net actuarial loss		263			—			263			—			—			—
Foreign currency translation		614			—			614			(2,569	)		—			(2,569	)
Net unrealized gain (loss) on cash-flow hedges		186			—			186			(1,027	)		—			(1,027	)

Comprehensive income (loss)		9,952			1,860			11,812			(44,564	)		(316	)		(44,880	)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests		—			(971	)		(971	)		—			(841	)		(841	)
Stock withheld for taxes under employee share-based compensation plan		(2,404	)		—			(2,404	)		(2,699	)		—			(2,699	)
Share-based compensation expense		5,303			—			5,303			3,514			—			3,514
Dividends declared		(944	)		—			(944	)		(956	)		—			(956	)
Stock options exercised		610			—			610			598			—			598
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		55			—			55			775			—			775

Balances - February 28 (End of period)	$	931,939		$	4,272		$	936,211		$	934,820		$	3,242		$	938,062

Net Income (Loss) and Dividends per Share

Effective September 1, 2009, the Company adopted the accounting standard for noncontrolling interests in consolidated financial statements. Certain provisions of this accounting standard are required to be adopted retrospectively for all periods presented and include a requirement that the carrying value of noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interests) be removed from the mezzanine section of the balance sheet and reclassified as equity. Further, as a result of adopting this accounting standard, net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests is now deducted from the income (loss) from continuing operations to arrive at the net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to SSI for purposes of calculating earnings per share (“EPS”).

Basic net income (loss) per share attributable to SSI is based on the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the periods presented, including vested deferred stock units (“DSUs”) and restricted stock units (“RSUs”). Diluted net income per share attributable to SSI is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, assuming dilution. Potentially dilutive common shares include the assumed exercise of stock options and assumed vesting of performance share, DSU and RSU awards using the treasury stock method. For the three and six months ended February 28, 2010, 177,947 and 178,699 common stock equivalent shares, respectively, were considered anti-dilutive and were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share, compared to 1,219,861 common stock units for the three and six months ended February 28, 2009.


	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Income (loss) from continuing operations	$	18,577		$	(4,896	)	$	25,795		$	(37,857	)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,046	)		(72	)		(1,860	)		316

Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to SSI		17,531			(4,968	)		23,935			(37,541	)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		(72	)		(1,997	)		(15,046	)		(3,427	)

Net income (loss) attributable to SSI	$	17,459		$	(6,965	)	$	8,889		$	(40,968	)


Computation of shares:
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic		27,873			28,193			27,835			28,118
Incremental common shares attributable to dilutive stock options, performance share awards, DSUs and RSUs		244			—			292			—

Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted		28,117			28,193			28,127			28,118

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2008, a new accounting standard was issued regarding an employer’s disclosures about the plan assets of a defined benefit pension or postretirement plan and will require additional disclosure regarding investment policies and strategies, fair value of each major asset category based on risks of the assets, inputs and valuations techniques used to estimate fair value, fair value measurement hierarchy levels under pension accounting for each asset category and significant concentration of risk information. This standard will be effective for the Company for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010 and will be applied prospectively and thus will not have any impact on previously issued financial information.

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

In January 2010, an accounting standards update was issued to improve disclosure requirements related to fair value measurement. This update requires additional disclosures relating to significant transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements, along with the reason for the transfer and separate presentation of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements. The update is effective for the Company in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010, except for disclosures relating to Level 3 activity, which will be effective for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2012 and will be applied prospectively and thus will not have any impact on previously issued financial information.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified within cash flows from operating activities to conform to the current year presentation. These changes had no impact on previously reported operating income, net income (loss) or net cash provided by operating activities.

Note 2 - Inventories, net

The Company’s inventories primarily consist of ferrous and nonferrous processed and unprocessed scrap metal, used and salvaged vehicles and semi-finished (billets) and finished steel products, consisting primarily of rebar, merchant bar and wire rod. Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market for all periods presented.

Inventories, net consisted of the following (in thousands):


	February 28, 2010			August 31, 2009
Processed and unprocessed scrap metal	$	130,972		$	77,607
Semi-finished goods (billets)		3,104			9,600
Finished goods		39,763			66,936
Supplies		30,593			31,581
Inventory reserve		(868	)		(1,269	)

Inventories, net	$	203,564		$	184,455

The Company makes certain assumptions regarding future demand and net realizable value in order to assess that inventory is properly recorded at the lower of cost or market. The assumptions are based on both historical experience and current information.

Due to reduced production levels during fiscal 2009, the Company recognized $6 million and $16 million of expense for the three and six months ended February 28, 2009 for production costs that could not be capitalized into inventory.

Note 3 - Property, Plant and Equipment, net

Property, plant and equipment, net consisted of the following (in thousands):


	February 28, 2010			August 31, 2009
Property, plant and equipment	$	813,942		$	812,997
Less: accumulated depreciation		(384,397	)		(365,769	)

Property, plant and equipment, net	$	429,545		$	447,228

Note 4 - Business Combinations

On September 1, 2009, the Company adopted the revised accounting standard for business combinations issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in December 2007. This standard requires the Company to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, and requires acquisition costs to be expensed as incurred.

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

During the first six months of fiscal 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of six self-service used auto parts stores for $29 million. All of these acquired stores operate under the Company’s Pick-n-Pull brand. These acquisitions are as follows:

•

In October 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of four stores located near the Company’s Metals Recycling Business (“MRB”) export facility in Portland, Oregon. This acquisition represents the Company’s first used auto parts operations in the Pacific Northwest.

•

In January 2010, the Company completed the acquisition of two stores, which increased to four the number of used auto parts stores that the Company operates in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

These acquisitions were not material to the Company’s financial position or results of operations, and thus proforma information is not presented.

Note 5 - Discontinued Operations

In October 2009, the Company sold its full-service used auto parts operation, which had been operated as part of the Auto Parts Business (“APB”) reporting segment. The Company concluded that the divestiture met the definition of a discontinued operation. Accordingly, the results of this discontinued operation have been reclassified for all periods presented. The sale resulted in a loss of $15 million, net of tax, and included the write-off of $12 million of goodwill that was allocated to the full-service operation from the APB reporting segment. Operating results of the discontinued operations are summarized below. The amounts exclude general corporate overhead previously allocated to the full-service used auto parts operation.


	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
(In thousands)	2010			2009			2010			2009
Revenues	$	—		$	26,923		$	9,991		$	53,524

Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes	$	(540	)	$	(3,073	)	$	(833	)	$	(5,273	)
Loss on sale of full service operations, including adjustments		279			—			(16,743	)		—
Income taxes		189			1,076			2,530			1,846

Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(72	)	$	(1,997	)	$	(15,046	)	$	(3,427	)

Assets and liabilities of discontinued operations consisted of the following (in thousands):


	August 31, 2009
Current assets	$	41,670
Noncurrent assets	$	8,538
Current liabilities	$	8,740
Noncurrent liabilities	$	5,167

Note 6 - Goodwill and Intangibles, net

In the second quarter of fiscal 2010, the Company performed its annual goodwill impairment testing by comparing the fair value of each reporting segment with its carrying value, including goodwill. As a result of this testing, the Company determined that the fair values of each of the reporting segments were significantly in excess of their respective carrying values and the goodwill balances and indefinite lived intangible assets were not impaired as of February 28, 2010. The Company will continue to monitor its goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible and long-lived assets for possible future impairment.

SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

The gross changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting segment during the first six months of fiscal 2010 were (in thousands):


	Metals Recycling Business			Auto Parts Business			Total
Balance as of August 31, 2009	$	228,977		$	137,582		$	366,559
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			654			654
Acquisitions		—			23,927			23,927
Divestitures		—			(12,030	)		(12,030	)
Purchase accounting adjustments		(1,850	)		—			(1,850	)

Balance as of February 28, 2010	$	227,127		$	150,133		$	377,260

The following table presents the Company’s intangible assets and their related lives (in thousands):


		February 28, 2010					August 31, 2009
	Life In Years	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
Identifiable intangibles:
Tradename	Indefinite	$	750	$	—		$	750	$	—
Tradename	20		—		—			972		(227	)
Tradename	1 - 6		583		(349	)		583		(275	)
Marketing agreement	5		563		(103	)		—		—
Employment agreements	2		1,117		(605	)		1,117		(326	)
Covenants not to compete	3 - 20		27,333		(11,388	)		22,782		(9,949	)
Leasehold interests	4 - 25		862		(251	)		1,550		(540	)
Lease termination fee	15		200		(195	)		200		(191	)
Permits & licenses	3		80		(27	)		80		(13	)
Supply contracts	Indefinite		361		—			361		—
Supply contracts	5 - 6		4,363		(1,623	)		5,269		(1,931	)
Real property options	Indefinite		210		—			210		—

Total		$	36,422	$	(14,541	)	$	33,874	$	(13,452	)

Intangible assets with finite useful lives are amortized over their useful lives using methods that reflect the pattern over which the economic benefits are expected to be consumed or on a straight-line basis based on estimated lives. Amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 was $1 million and $3 million, respectively, compared to $1 million and $2 million for the same periods in the prior year, respectively.

Note 7 - Environmental Liabilities and Other Contingencies

The Company evaluates the adequacy of its environmental liabilities on a quarterly basis. Adjustments to the liabilities are made when additional information becomes available that affects the estimated costs to study or remediate any environmental issues or expenditures are made for which reserves were established.

Changes in the Company’s environmental liabilities for the first six months of fiscal 2010 were (in thousands):


Reporting Segment	Beginning Balance September 1, 2009		Reserves Established, Net		Payments			Ending Balance February 28, 2010		Short-Term		Long-Term
Reporting Segment	Beginning Balance September 1, 2009		Reserves Established, Net		Payments			Ending Balance February 28, 2010		Short-Term		Long-Term
Metals Recycling Business	$	25,608	$	319	$	(756	)	$	25,171	$	2,157	$	23,014
Auto Parts Business		16,300		—		—			16,300		554		15,746

Total	$	41,908	$	319	$	(756	)	$	41,471	$	2,711	$	38,760

Metals Recycling Business (“MRB”)

At February 28, 2010, the Company had environmental reserves of $25 million for potential future clean-up of MRB locations at which the Company or its subsidiaries have conducted business or allegedly disposed of certain materials and various sites acquired through acquisitions.

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Portland Harbor

In fiscal 2006, the Company was notified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (“CERCLA”) that it was one of at least 69 potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) that own or operate or formerly owned or operated sites adjacent to the Portland Harbor Superfund site. The precise nature and extent of any clean-up of the Portland Harbor, the parties to be involved, the process to be followed for any clean-up and the allocation of any costs for the clean-up among responsible parties have not yet been determined. It is unclear to what extent, if any, the Company will be liable for environmental costs or damages associated with the Portland Harbor Superfund site. It is also unclear to what extent natural resource damage claims or third party contribution or damage claims will be asserted against the Company. While the Company participated in certain preliminary Portland Harbor study efforts, it is not party to the consent order entered into by the EPA with other certain PRPs, referred to as the “Lower Willamette Group” (“LWG”), for a remedial investigation/feasibility study; however, the Company could become liable for a share of the costs of this study at a later stage of the proceedings.

During fiscal 2006, the Company received letters from the LWG and one of its members with respect to participating in the LWG Remedial Investigation/Feasibility Study (“RI/FS”) and demands from various parties in connection with environmental response costs allegedly incurred in investigating contamination at the Portland Harbor Superfund site. In an effort to develop a coordinated strategy and response to these demands, the Company joined with more than twenty other newly-noticed parties to form the Blue Water Group (“BWG”). All members of the BWG declined to join the LWG. As a result of discussions between the BWG, LWG, EPA and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (“DEQ”) regarding a potential cash contribution to the RI/FS, certain members of the BWG, including the Company, agreed to an interim settlement with the LWG under which the Company contributed toward the BWG’s total settlement amount. The Company has also joined with the LWG and more than 50 other PRPs in a voluntary process for establishing an allocation of costs at the site. These parties are currently working on the selection of an allocator. At the same time, the LWG has moved forward with litigation seeking to bring additional parties into the allocation process.

The DEQ is performing investigations involving the Company sites, which are focused on controlling any current releases of contaminants into the Willamette River. Separately, in January 2008, the Natural Resource Damages Trustee Council (“Trustees”) for Portland Harbor invited the Company and other PRPs to participate in funding and implementing the Natural Resource Injury Assessment for the site. Following meetings among the Trustees and the PRPs, a funding and participation agreement was negotiated under which the participating PRPs agreed to fund the first phase of natural resource damage assessment. The Company joined in that agreement and agreed to pay $100,000 of those costs.

The cost of the investigations and remediation associated with these properties is not reasonably estimable until the completion of the data review and further investigations now being conducted by the LWG and the Trustees. In fiscal 2006, the Company recorded a liability for its estimated share of the costs of the investigation incurred by the LWG to date. As of February 28, 2010, the Company has reserved $1 million for third party investigation costs of the Portland Harbor Superfund site.

Other Metals Recycling Business Sites

The Company’s environmental reserves include $24 million for potential future clean-up of other MRB locations at which the Company or its subsidiaries have conducted business or allegedly disposed of other materials. No environmental compliance enforcement proceedings are currently pending related to these sites.

Auto Parts Business (“APB”)

At February 28, 2010, the Company had environmental reserves of $16 million for potential future clean-up of APB locations at which the Company or its subsidiaries have conducted business or allegedly disposed of other materials. No environmental compliance enforcement proceedings are currently pending related to these sites.

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Steel Manufacturing Business (“SMB”)

SMB’s electric arc furnace generates dust (“EAF dust”) that is classified as hazardous waste by the EPA because of its zinc and lead content. As a result, the Company captures the EAF dust and ships it in specialized rail cars to a domestic firm that applies a treatment that allows the EAF dust to be delisted as hazardous waste so it can be disposed of as a non-hazardous solid waste.

SMB has an operating permit issued under Title V of the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, which governs certain air quality standards. The permit was first issued in fiscal 1998 and has since been renewed through fiscal 2012. The permit allows SMB to produce up to 950,000 tons of billets per year and allows varying rolling mill production levels based on levels of emissions.

SMB had no environmental reserves at February 28, 2010 or 2009.

Contingencies - Other

On October 16, 2006, the Company finalized settlements with the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the SEC resolving an investigation related to a past practice of making improper payments to the purchasing managers of the Company’s customers in Asia in connection with export sales of recycled ferrous metal. Under the settlement, the Company agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement with the DOJ (the “Deferred Prosecution Agreement”) and an order issued by the SEC instituting cease-and-desist proceedings, making findings and imposing a cease-and-desist order pursuant to Section 21C of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Order”). Under the Deferred Prosecution Agreement, the DOJ agreed not to prosecute the Company if the Company met the conditions of the agreement for a period of three years including, among other things, that the Company engage a compliance consultant to advise its compliance officer and its Board of Directors on the Company’s compliance program. The Deferred Prosecution Agreement ended on October 15, 2009. Under the settlement, the Company agreed to cooperate fully with any ongoing, related DOJ and SEC investigations. The Company does not anticipate any further losses associated with this settlement.

Note 8 - Short-Term Borrowings

The Company’s short-term borrowings consist primarily of a one year, unsecured, uncommitted $25 million credit line with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The term of this credit facility was recently extended to March 1, 2011. Interest rates on outstanding indebtedness under the unsecured line of credit are set by the bank at the time of borrowing. The weighted average interest rate on this line was 2.05% at February 28, 2010. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under this facility at February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009. The credit agreement contains various representations and warranties, events of default and financial and other covenants, including covenants regarding maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

Note 9 - Long-Term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations

The Company maintains a $450 million revolving credit facility that matures in July 2012 pursuant to an unsecured committed bank credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto. Interest rates on outstanding indebtedness under the amended agreement are based, at the Company’s option, on either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a spread of between 0.50% and 1.00%, with the amount of the spread based on a pricing grid tied to the Company’s leverage ratio, or the greater of the prime rate or the federal funds rate plus 0.50%. In addition, annual commitment fees are payable on the unused portion of the credit facility at rates between 0.10% and 0.25% based on a pricing grid tied to the Company’s leverage ratio. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the Company had borrowings outstanding under the credit facility of $90 million and $100 million, respectively. The carrying value of this debt approximates fair value as it primarily consists of variable interest rate notes.

The bank credit agreement contains various representations and warranties, events of default and financial and other covenants, including covenants regarding maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants.

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As of February 28, 2010, the Company had capital lease obligations that expire at various dates through September 2015 for the use of equipment. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the Company had $2 million and $3 million, respectively, of assets accounted for as capital leases that were included in property, plant and equipment on the condensed, consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, as of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, the Company had $8 million of long-term bonded indebtedness that matures in January 2021.

Note 10 - Related Party Transactions

The Company purchases recycled metal from its joint venture operations at prices that approximate fair market value. These purchases totaled $6 million and $3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively, and $10 million and $8 million for the first six months of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively. Advances to these joint ventures were less than $1 million and $1 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively, and less than $1 million and $2 million in the first six months of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively. The Company owed $2 million to joint ventures as of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009.

Thomas D. Klauer, Jr., President of the Company’s Auto Parts Business, is the sole shareholder of a corporation that is the 25% minority partner in a partnership in which the Company is the 75% partner and which operates four self-service stores in Northern California. Mr. Klauer’s 25% share of the profits (loss) of this partnership totaled $1 million in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2010, compared to less than $1 million and less than ($1) million in the same periods of the prior year. The Company and a company owned by Mr. Klauer jointly own the real property at one of these stores, which is leased to the partnership. Mr. Klauer’s share of the annual rent paid by the partnership is less than $1 million. The term of this lease expires in December 2015, and the partnership has the option to renew the lease, upon its expiration, for multiple five-year periods. Rent under the lease is adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. Also in 2009, Mr. Klauer, through a company of which he is the sole shareholder, acquired ownership of a contiguous parcel of real property, a portion of which is leased to the partnership. The term of this lease expires in December 2015, and the partnership has the option to renew the lease, upon its expiration, for multiple five-year periods. Rent under the lease is adjusted annually based on the Consumer Price Index. The rent paid by the partnership to Mr. Klauer’s company in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2010 for this parcel was less than $1 million. In addition, during fiscal 2008, the Company loaned this partnership $5 million to fund the exercise of an option to purchase another property occupied by the partnership from an unrelated third party. The loan incurred interest at 5% per annum, and the partnership was prohibited from making distributions to its partners (other than for taxes on the income of the partnership) until the loan was repaid. The principal balance was repaid in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 compared to a balance of $1 million at August 31, 2009.

Gary Schnitzer and Gregory Schnitzer, each a member of the Schnitzer family, are employed by the Company. Joshua Philip, also a member of the Schnitzer family, was employed by the Company until his resignation effective January 8, 2010. For the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2010 and 2009, these members of the Schnitzer family collectively earned total compensation of less than $1 million. Schnitzer family employees are considered related parties for financial reporting purposes because members of the Schnitzer family own significant interests in the Company.

Members of the Schnitzer family also own all of the outstanding stock of Schnitzer Investment Corp. (“SIC”), which is engaged in the real estate business and was a subsidiary of the Company prior to 1989. The Company and SIC are both potentially responsible parties with respect to Portland Harbor, which has been designated as a Superfund site since December 2000. The Company has incurred $5 million, net of insurance reimbursements, in legal and consulting fees related to the investigation of this site, which includes the Company’s Portland scrap operations. The Company and SIC have worked together in response to Portland Harbor matters, and the Company has paid all of the legal and consulting fees for the joint defense, in part due to its environmental indemnity obligation to SIC with respect to the Portland scrap operations property. As these costs have increased substantially in the last two years, the Company and SIC have agreed to an equitable cost sharing arrangement with respect to defense costs under which SIC will pay 50% of the legal and consulting costs, net of insurance recoveries. The Company has recorded $3 million for SIC’s share of costs incurred to date. Amounts receivable from SIC under this agreement were $2 million as of February 28, 2010.

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It is the Company’s policy that all transactions with the Schnitzer family (including Schnitzer family companies) require the approval of the Company’s Audit Committee. The Company is in compliance with this policy.

Note 11 - Derivative Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Natural gas price risk management

In order to minimize the volatility of its natural gas costs, which represented 3% and 2% of SMB’s cost of goods sold for the first six months of fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively, SMB entered into a take-or-pay natural gas contract that obligates it to purchase a minimum of 2,000 million British Thermal Units (“BTUs”) per day whether or not the amount is utilized. The contract expires on May 31, 2011 and obligates the Company to purchase minimum quantities through October 31, 2010, whether or not the amount is used.

Fair value measurement

SMB’s natural gas contract is classified as a derivative instrument and carried at fair value. Fair value for this instrument, the Company’s only financial instrument carried at fair value, is determined using a forward price curve based on observable market price quotations at a major natural gas trading hub. The Company considers nonperformance risk in calculating fair value adjustments. This includes a credit risk adjustment based on the credit spreads of the counterparty when the Company is in an unrealized gain position or on the Company’s own credit spread when the Company is in an unrealized loss position. This assessment of nonperformance risk is generally derived from the credit default swap market or from bond market credit spreads. The impact of the credit risk adjustments for the Company’s outstanding derivative was not material to the fair value calculation as of February 28, 2010. Mark-to-market adjustments on this instrument resulted in a derivative liability of $3 million at February 28, 2010, compared to $6 million at August 31, 2009. This amount is classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement under the fair value hierarchy.

Derivative designated as a hedging instrument

On September 1, 2008, the Company designated the entire remaining portion of the natural gas contract as a cash flow hedge. Due to changes in the expectation of the Company’s future production as a result of changes in market conditions, the Company de-designated the contract as a hedge and re-designated only a portion, 20,000 million BTU per month, as a cash flow hedge in October 2008. The remaining portion of the contract is accounted for as a derivative not designated as a hedge.

Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) are reclassified to cost of goods sold when the forecasted purchase transaction is recognized in earnings and when ineffectiveness arises out of the hedge. Included in other accrued liabilities is the fair value of the designated hedge portion of the derivative of $1 million and $2 million as of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, respectively. The effective portion of realized losses reclassified into cost of goods sold was less than $1 million for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010. The ineffective portion of unrealized losses included in cost of goods sold was less than $1 million for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010. The unrealized gain, net of tax, for the effective portion of the hedge is less than $1 million for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010. Upon de-designation of the cash flow hedge in October 2008, $1 million was reclassified from AOCI to cost of goods sold. Existing unrealized losses, net of tax, of less than $1 million currently recorded in AOCI are expected to be reclassified into cost of goods sold within the next 12 months.

Derivative not designated as a hedging instrument

For the portion of the natural gas contract not designated as a hedge, the Company recognizes the change in fair value in cost of goods sold in the period of change. Included in other accrued liabilities is the fair value of the derivative not designated as a hedge of $2 million and $4 million as of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, respectively. Net gains of $2 million were recognized in cost of goods sold for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to losses of $2 million and $3 million for the three and six months ended February 28, 2009, respectively.

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Note 12 - Share-based Compensation

The Company recognized $3 million and $5 million for share-based compensation expense for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to a credit of $3 million and an expense of $1 million for the same periods in the prior year, respectively.

Fiscal 2010-2012 Performance Share Awards

On November 20, 2009, the Company’s Compensation Committee approved performance-based awards under the Company’s 1993 Stock Incentive Plan (“the Plan”) and entry by the Company into Long-Term Incentive Award Agreements evidencing the award of these performance shares. The Compensation Committee established performance targets based on the Company’s earnings per share (weighted at 50%) and the average return on capital employed on a divisional basis (weighted at 50%) for the three years of the performance period, with award payouts ranging from a threshold of 50% to a maximum of 200% for each portion of the awards. A participant generally must be employed by the Company on the October 31 following the end of the performance period to receive an award payout, although adjusted awards will be paid if employment terminates earlier on account of death, disability, retirement, termination without cause after the first year of the performance period or on a sale of the Company. Awards will be paid in Class A common stock as soon as practicable after October 31 following the end of the performance period. The grant date for the fiscal 2010–2012 performance-based awards was November 20, 2009. Compensation expense for the fiscal 2010–2012 performance-based awards during the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 was less than $1 million.

Deferred Stock Units

On January 27, 2010, each of the Company’s non-employee directors received a DSU award equal to $120,000 divided by the closing market price of the Class A common stock on January 27, 2010. John Carter, the Company’s Chairman, and Tamara Lundgren, President and Chief Executive Officer, receive compensation pursuant to their employment agreements and do not receive DSUs. The DSUs granted on January 27, 2010 were for a total of 30,834 shares and the DSUs will become fully vested on the day before the Company’s 2011 annual meeting, subject to continued Board service. The compensation expense related to these DSU awards for the three months ended February 28, 2010 was less than $1 million.

Note 13 - Employee Benefits

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have qualified and nonqualified retirement plans covering substantially all employees of these companies. These plans include a defined benefit plan, a supplemental executive retirement benefit plan (“SERBP”), defined contribution plans and multi-employer pension plans. These plans are more fully described in the “Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements” included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended August 31, 2009.

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The components of net periodic pension costs for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 and 2009, were (in thousands):


	Defined Benefit Plan
	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Interest cost	$	171		$	195		$	342		$	390
Expected return on plan assets		(238	)		(243	)		(476	)		(486	)
Amortization of past service cost		(24	)		—			(48	)		—
Recognized actuarial loss		131			70			262			140
Settlement loss recognized		413			—			413			—

Net periodic pension cost	$	453		$	22		$	493		$	44


	SERBP
	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Service cost	$	15		$	9		$	30		$	18
Interest cost		33			31			66			62
Recognized actuarial gain		(1	)		(8	)		(2	)		(16	)

Net periodic pension cost	$	47		$	32		$	94		$	64

Defined Benefit Plans

Benefits under the Company’s defined benefit plan have been frozen since June 30, 2006. In general, additional contributions to the plan are not required and no contributions are expected to be made to the defined benefit plan in the remainder of fiscal 2010; however, changes in the discount rate or actual investment returns that are lower than the long-term expected return on plan assets could result in the need for the Company to make additional contributions. The Company did not make contributions to the defined benefit plan during the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 or 2009. Company contributions to the SERBP were less than $1 million for all periods presented.

Multiemployer Pension Plans

The Company contributes to various multiemployer pension plans in accordance with its collective bargaining agreements. The plans are jointly managed by trustees that include representatives from both management and labor unions. Contribution rates are established by collective bargaining and benefit levels are set by a joint board of trustees based on the advice of an independent actuary regarding the level of benefits that agreed-upon contributions can be expected to support. Company contributions to the multiemployer plans were $1 million and $2 million, respectively, during the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 and 2009.

Approximately 60% of the Company’s contributions are made to the Western Independent Shops Pension Trust (the “WISP Trust”) for the benefit of union employees of SMB. Based on available actuarial information, the funded percentage of the WISP Trust was 70.8% as of October 1, 2008. Although no new actuarial information is currently available, the Company believes that the funding percentage likely decreased during 2009 due to declines in the overall financial markets. In 2004, the IRS extended the period over which the WISP Trust amortizes unfunded liabilities by seven years, conditioned upon maintenance of certain minimum funding levels. Due to the expected decline in asset values, the funding level of the WISP Trust for the plan year ending September 30, 2009 may have dropped below the targeted funding ratio specified in the agreement with the IRS. If a funding deficiency exists and the WISP Trust cannot obtain relief, revocation by the IRS of the amortization extension retroactively to the 2002 plan year could occur and result in a material liability for the Company’s share of the resulting funding deficiency, the extent of which currently cannot be estimated.

In 2006, the Pension Protection Act (the “Act”) became law and, together with related regulations, established new minimum funding requirements for multiemployer pension plans. The Act mandates that multiemployer pension plans that are below certain funding levels or that have projected funding deficiencies adopt a funding improvement plan or a rehabilitation program to improve the funding levels over a defined period of time. In

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January 2010, the Company was notified by the plan administrator of the WISP Trust that the plan is in “critical status.” At this time, the Company is not required to make surcharge payments, as it is already signatory to an August 2008 agreement that requires annual six percent contribution increases.

In December 2008, the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008 (the “Recovery Act”) became law. For plan years beginning October 1, 2008 through September 30, 2009, the Recovery Act allows multiemployer plans to freeze their funding certification based on the funding status of the previous plan year. In addition, the Recovery Act provides multiemployer plans in “endangered” or critical status in plan years beginning in 2008 or 2009 a three-year extension of the plan’s funding improvement or rehabilitation period. The Company has been notified by several of the other multiemployer plans to which it contributes that the underlying plans would have been in critical status had they not frozen their 2008 funding status under the Recovery Act.

The Company also has contingent liabilities for its share of the unfunded liabilities of each plan to which it contributes that would be triggered if the Company were to withdraw or partially withdraw from that plan. Because the Company has no current intention of withdrawing from any of the multiemployer plans in which it participates, it has not recognized a liability for this contingency.

Defined Contribution Plans

The Company has several defined contribution plans covering certain employees. For the three and six months ended February 28, 2010, the Company made no employer contributions to the defined contribution plans compared to contributions of $2 million and $4 million, respectively, for the same periods of the prior year. The Company suspended employer contributions to these plans effective in March 2009 and will resume contributions to certain of these plans in April 2010.

Note 14 - Segment Information

The Company operates in three reporting segments: metal purchasing, processing, recycling, selling and trading (“MRB”), used auto parts (“APB”) and mini-mill steel manufacturing (“SMB”). Additionally, the Company is a noncontrolling partner in joint ventures, which are either in the metals recycling business or are suppliers of unprocessed metal. The Company’s reporting segments are based on the nature of the business activities (nature of different products and production processes) from which it earns revenues and incurs expenses, financial information reviewed by the chief operating decision-maker, capital allocation and performance assessment process, organizational structure and financial information presented to the Board of Directors and investors.

The information provided below is obtained from internal information that is provided to the Company’s chief operating decision-maker for the purpose of corporate management. The Company uses operating income (loss) to measure segment performance. The Company does not allocate corporate interest income and expense, income taxes, other income and expenses related to corporate activity, or corporate expense for management and administrative services that benefit all three segments. Because of this unallocated expense, the operating income (loss) of each segment does not reflect the operating income (loss) the segment would have as a stand-alone business.

The following is a summary of the Company’s total assets (in thousands):


	February 28, 2010			August 31, 2009
Metals Recycling Business	$	1,320,489		$	1,266,222
Auto Parts Business		242,044			272,983
Steel Manufacturing Business		319,711			331,811

Total segment assets		1,882,244			1,871,016
Corporate and eliminations		(613,316	)		(602,783	)

Total assets	$	1,268,928		$	1,268,233

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The table below illustrates the Company’s operating results from continuing operations by segment for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 and 2009, respectively (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended February 28,						Six Months Ended February 28,
	2010			2009			2010			2009
Revenues:
Metals Recycling Business	$	489,350		$	336,832		$	805,822		$	738,015
Auto Parts Business		54,803			31,354			110,064			72,057
Steel Manufacturing Business		55,544			51,925			124,224			150,557

Segment revenue		599,697			420,111			1,040,110			960,629
Intersegment eliminations		(35,369	)		(13,432	)		(81,500	)		(81,986	)

Total revenues	$	564,328		$	406,679		$	958,610		$	878,643

Depreciation and amortization:
Metals Recycling Business	$	9,407		$	8,906		$	18,699		$	17,505
Auto Parts Business		1,866			1,986			3,638			3,436
Steel Manufacturing Business		3,417			3,007			6,468			5,976

Segment depreciation and amortization		14,690			13,899			28,805			26,917
Corporate		1,033			1,008			2,056			1,994

Total depreciation and amortization	$	15,723		$	14,907		$	30,861		$	28,911


Reconciliation of the Company’s segment operating income (loss) to income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes:

Metals Recycling Business	$	28,671		$	5,264		$	44,580		$	(13,988	)
Auto Parts Business		12,871			(2,370	)		23,288			(9,115	)
Steel Manufacturing Business		(2,124	)		(6,395	)		(9,689	)		(37,680	)

Segment operating income (loss)		39,418			(3,501	)		58,179			(60,783	)
Corporate and eliminations		(10,881	)		(10,982	)		(20,361	)		(1,905	)

Operating income (loss)		28,537			(14,483	)		37,818			(62,688	)
Other income (expense)		(224	)		33			(423	)		(1,045	)

Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	$	28,313		$	(14,450	)	$	37,395		$	(63,733	)

Note 15 - Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The effective tax rates for the Company’s continuing operations for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 were 34.4% and 31.0%, respectively, compared to benefits of 66.1% and 40.6%, respectively, for the same periods of fiscal 2009 during which the Company recorded losses from continuing operations. The effective rate for the six month period ended February 28, 2010 was less than the statutory rate because in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Act of 2009 extended the carry back period for corporate net operating losses (“NOLs”) from two years to five years, thereby restoring the tax benefit of the full Internal Revenue Code Section 199 manufacturing deduction originally claimed by the Company in fiscal 2007. This caused a 3.1% reduction in the fiscal 2010 effective rate. The remaining differences between the effective rate and the Federal statutory rate were attributable to: the manufacturing deduction from current year operations, state taxes, and the lower foreign tax rate on permanently reinvested foreign earnings, noncontrolling interests and nondeductible officers’ compensation.

The Company files federal and state income tax returns in the United States and foreign tax returns in Puerto Rico and Canada. The federal statute of limitations has expired for fiscal 2003 and prior years, and the Company is no longer subject to state and foreign tax examinations for those years. Federal and state tax authorities are currently examining the Company’s income tax returns for fiscal years 2004 to 2008.

Deferred taxes included the benefits from a federal NOL carry forward of $2 million that will expire if not used by 2012 and state tax credits that will expire if not used between 2010 and 2020. A valuation allowance of $1 million was recorded at February 28, 2010 for the federal capital loss and state tax credits that are expected to expire unused in the future. Realization of the deferred tax assets is dependent upon generating sufficient taxable income prior to their expiration. Management believes it is more likely than not that the Company will realize the remaining deferred tax assets, net of the valuation allowance.

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ITEM 2.

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This section includes a discussion of our operations for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and 2009. The following discussion and analysis provides information we believe is relevant to an assessment and understanding of our results of operations and financial condition. The discussion should be read in conjunction with our 2009 Form 10-K and the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the related notes thereto included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Forward-looking Statements

Statements and information included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q by the Company that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include statements regarding the Company’s expectations, intentions, beliefs and strategies regarding the future, including statements regarding trends, cyclicality and changes in the markets the Company sells into, strategic direction, changes to manufacturing processes, the cost of compliance with environmental and other laws, expected tax rates and deductions, the realization of deferred tax assets, planned capital expenditures, liquidity positions, ability to generate cash from continuing operations, the potential impact of adopting new accounting pronouncements, expected results including pricing, sales volumes, profitability, obligations under the Company’s retirement plans, savings or additional costs from business realignment and cost containment programs and the adequacy of accruals.

When used in this report, the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “assumes,” “estimates,” “evaluates,” “may,” “could,” “opinions,” “forecasts,” “future,” “forward,” “potential,” “probable” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

The Company may make other forward-looking statements from time to time, including in press releases and public conference calls. All forward-looking statements made by the Company are based on information available to the Company at the time the statements are made, and the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as may be required by law. Actual results are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those included in, or implied by, such forward-looking statements. Some of these risks and uncertainties are discussed in Item 1A. Risk Factors of Part I in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Other examples include volatile supply and demand conditions affecting prices and volumes in the markets for both the Company’s products and raw materials it purchases; world economic conditions; world political conditions; unsettled credit markets; the Company’s ability to match output with demand; changes in federal and state income tax laws; government regulations and environmental matters; the impact of pending or new laws and regulations regarding imports and exports into the United States and other countries; foreign currency fluctuations; competition; seasonality, including weather; energy supplies; freight rates and availability of transportation; loss of key personnel; the inability to obtain sufficient quantities of scrap metal to support current orders; purchase price estimates made during acquisitions; business integration issues relating to acquisitions of businesses; creditworthiness of and availability of credit to suppliers and customers; new accounting pronouncements; availability of capital resources; business disruptions resulting from installation or replacement of major capital assets; and the adverse impact of climate change, including as a result of treaties, legislation or regulations.

All references to “we,” “our,” “us,” “SSI”, and “the Company” refer to Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.

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General

Founded in 1906, Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., an Oregon corporation, is currently one of the nation’s largest recyclers of ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal, a leading recycler of used and salvaged vehicles and a manufacturer of finished steel products.

We operate in three reporting segments: the Metals Recycling Business (“MRB”), the Auto Parts Business (“APB”) and the Steel Manufacturing Business (“SMB”), which collectively provide an end of life cycle solution for a variety of products through our integrated businesses. Our reporting segments are based on the nature of the business activities (nature of different products and production processes) from which we earn revenues and incur expenses, financial information reviewed by the chief operating decision-maker, capital allocation and performance assessment process, organizational structure and financial information presented to the Board of Directors and investors. The financial results for our reporting segments are consistent with the method and basis in which we internally present and dissect financial information for making operating decisions. We use operating income (loss) to measure our segment performance. Corporate expense consists primarily of unallocated expense for management and administrative services that benefit all three business segments. As a result of this unallocated expense, the operating income (loss) of each segment does not reflect the operating income (loss) the segment would have as a stand-alone business. For further information regarding the Company’s segments refer to Note 14 – Segment Information, in the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in Part I, Item 1 of this report.

Our results of operations from continuing operations depend in large part on demand and prices for recycled metal in global and domestic markets and steel products in the Western U.S. Our deep water port facilities on both the East and West coasts of the U.S. (in Everett, Massachusetts; Oakland, California; Portland, Oregon and Tacoma, Washington) and access to port facilities in Rhode Island, Hawaii and Puerto Rico allow the Company to meet the demand for recycled metal by steel manufacturers located in Europe, Asia, Central America and Africa. Our processing facilities in the Southeastern U.S. also provide access to the automobile and steel manufacturing industries in that region. Periodically, fluctuating or volatile supply and demand conditions affect market prices for and volumes of recycled ferrous and nonferrous metal in global markets and for steel products in the Western U.S. and can have a significant impact on the results of operations for all three operating segments, as can freight rates and the availability of transportation.

Executive Overview of Quarterly Results

In the second quarter of fiscal 2010 our financial results reflected continued strong demand for scrap and recycled metal products and improvements in commodity markets. By actively managing our purchase costs, as well as benefiting from the increase in sales volumes and selling prices in the second quarter, we were able to generate sequentially improving quarterly operating results in all of our business segments. Although we continue to face challenging market conditions, we believe that our strong balance sheet will enable us to take advantage of investment opportunities in the business segments in which we operate, as well as provide working capital which will enable us to support stronger demand and higher sales volumes.

The following items represent a summary of financial information for the second quarter of fiscal 2010:

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Revenues of $564 million, compared to revenues of $407 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2009;

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Net income attributable to SSI of $17 million, or $0.62 per share (diluted), compared to net loss attributable to SSI of ($7) million, or ($0.25) per share (diluted) in the second quarter of fiscal 2009;

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Net cash provided by operating activities of $106 million, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $90 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2010;

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Debt, net of cash of $68 million, compared to $150 million at November 30, 2009 (refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures below).

For the second quarter of fiscal 2010, MRB generated revenues of $489 million, a $153 million increase from the same period in fiscal 2009. This included a $102 million, or 34%, increase in ferrous revenues and a $51 million, or 137%, increase in nonferrous revenues. The increase in ferrous revenues was primarily driven by a

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17% increase in the average net selling price and an 8% increase in sales volumes, compared to the same period in the prior year. The increase in nonferrous revenues was primarily driven by a 78% increase in the average net selling price and a 37% increase in sales volumes, compared to the same period in the prior year. MRB had operating income of $29 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to $5 million for the same period in fiscal 2009. The improvement in operating income was primarily due to increased revenues discussed above, continued management of our cost structure and reduced selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2010, APB generated revenues of $55 million, a $23 million increase from the same period in fiscal 2009. In addition, APB achieved operating income (which does not include operating results from discontinued operations) of $13 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to an operating loss of ($2) million for the same period in fiscal 2009. The increases in revenue and operating income were attributable to improvements in commodity prices and purchasing higher quality vehicles, which included vehicles acquired under the Cash-For-Clunkers government stimulus program, resulting in increased sales volumes.

For the second quarter of fiscal 2010, SMB generated revenues of $56 million, a $4 million increase compared to the same period in fiscal 2009. The increase in revenues over the prior year period reflected an 18% increase in finished steel product volumes sold, which was offset by a 2% decrease in average finished steel product selling prices. The increase in sales tons reflected a slight improvement in demand. SMB had an operating loss of ($2) million for the second quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to an operating loss of ($6) million for the same period in fiscal 2009. The second quarter 2009 operating loss included $6 million of abnormal production costs that could not be capitalized into inventory.

Business Combinations

During the first six months of fiscal 2010, we completed the acquisition of six self-service used auto parts stores for $29 million. These acquisitions are as follows:

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In October 2009, we completed the acquisition of four stores located near our MRB export facility in Portland, Oregon. This acquisition represents our first used auto parts operations in the Pacific Northwest.

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In January 2010, we completed the acquisition of two stores, which increased to four the number of used auto parts facilities that we operate in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

All of the acquired facilities operate under our Pick-N-Pull brand.

In October 2009, we completed the sale to LKQ of our full-service used auto parts operation, which had operated as part of the APB reporting segment. The full-service used auto parts operation is not included in APB’s results of operations in fiscal 2009 or fiscal 2010 because the results of this discontinued operation have been reclassified for all periods presented.

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Results of Operations


	Three Months Ended February 28,								Six Months Ended February 28,
($ in thousands)	2010			2009			% Change		2010			2009			% Change
Revenues:
Metals Recycling Business	$	489,350		$	336,832		45	%	$	805,822		$	738,015		9	%
Auto Parts Business		54,803			31,354		75	%		110,064			72,057		53	%
Steel Manufacturing Business		55,544			51,925		7	%		124,224			150,557		(17	%)
Intercompany revenue eliminations		(35,369	)		(13,432	)	163	%		(81,500	)		(81,986	)	(1	%)

Total revenues		564,328			406,679		39	%		958,610			878,643		9	%


Cost of goods sold:
Metals Recycling Business		443,747			309,827		43	%		730,602			717,122		2	%
Auto Parts Business		32,369			24,825		30	%		66,561			62,747		6	%
Steel Manufacturing Business		55,685			57,039		(2	%)		130,526			185,018		(29	%)
Intercompany cost of goods sold eliminations		(35,219	)		(12,120	)	191	%		(80,169	)		(94,762	)	(15	%)

Total cost of goods sold		496,582			379,571		31	%		847,520			870,125		(3	%)


Selling, general and administrative expense:
Metals Recycling Business		17,692			22,264		(21	%)		31,733			42,701		(26	%)
Auto Parts Business		9,563			8,899		7	%		20,215			18,425		10	%
Steel Manufacturing Business		1,983			1,281		55	%		3,387			3,219		5	%
Corporate		10,423			9,670		8	%		18,772			15,253		23	%

Total SG&A expense		39,661			42,114		(6	%)		74,107			79,598		(7	%)


Environmental matters:
Metals Recycling Business		(532	)		(467	)	14	%		(382	)		(6,080	)	(94	%)

Total environmental matters		(532	)		(467	)	14	%		(382	)		(6,080	)	(94	%)


(Income) loss from joint ventures
Metals Recycling Business		(228	)		(56	)	307	%		(711	)		(1,740	)	(59	%)
Change in intercompany (profit) loss elimination		308			—		NA			258			(572	)	NM

Total joint venture (income) loss		80			(56	)	NM			(453	)		(2,312	)	(80	%)


Operating income (loss):
Metals Recycling Business		28,671			5,264		445	%		44,580			(13,988	)	NM
Auto Parts Business		12,871			(2,370	)	NM			23,288			(9,115	)	NM
Steel Manufacturing Business		(2,124	)		(6,395	)	(67	%)		(9,689	)		(37,680	)	(74	%)
Corporate expense		(10,431	)		(9,670	)	8	%		(18,780	)		(15,253	)	23	%
Change in intercompany profit (loss) elimination		(450	)		(1,312	)	(66	%)		(1,581	)		13,348		NM

Total operating income (loss)	$	28,537		$	(14,483	)	NM		$	37,818		$	(62,688	)	NM

NA = Not Applicable

NM = Not Meaningful

Revenues

Consolidated revenues for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 increased $158 million, or 39%, and increased $80 million, or 9%, for the first six months of fiscal 2010 compared to the same periods in fiscal 2009, with improvements in all business segments. These increases were primarily driven by improved demand for scrap and recycled metal, which resulted in higher sales volumes, increased selling prices from improvements in commodity markets and benefits in the quarter from purchasing higher quality vehicles, which included vehicles acquired under the Cash-For-Clunkers government stimulus program.

Operating Income (Loss)

Consolidated operating income (loss) (which does not include operating results from discontinued operations) increased $43 million to operating income of $29 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and increased $101 million to operating income of $38 million for the first six months of fiscal 2010 compared to operating losses in the same periods in fiscal 2009. The $43 million improvement in second quarter operating income was primarily due to increased sales volumes from higher demand, the impact of improved commodity markets on selling prices and continued management of our cost structure. The $101 million improvement in operating income in the first six months of fiscal 2010 compared to the prior year was primarily due to higher sales volumes and improved commodity markets and $52 million in non-cash NRV inventory write-downs and $16 million of production costs that could not be capitalized in inventory in the first six months of fiscal 2009.

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Included in operating income was a reduction in SG&A expenses of $2 million and $5 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 compared to the same periods in the prior year. The reductions for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 were primarily due to the decrease of $7 million and $8 million, respectively, in non-recurring bad debt expense incurred in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 resulting from bankruptcies and adverse financial conditions experienced by certain of our counterparties in fiscal 2009 affecting their payment ability. In addition, for the six months ended February 28, 2010, we recognized a $3 million reduction in expense for the settlement of a dispute with a customer, $3 million for environmental cost reimbursements from a related party and $1 million for environmental remediation costs that were reimbursed by another participating potentially responsible party (“PRP”).

These reductions were partially offset by a $6 million and $10 million increase in compensation related expenses for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010, respectively, primarily resulting from a $5 million benefit recorded in the first six months of fiscal 2009 arising from nondeductible executive incentive compensation that was awarded and included as nondeductible officers’ compensation for fiscal 2008 but was voluntarily and irrevocably declined in the first six months of fiscal 2009 and an increase in incentive compensation due to improvements in operating results.

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

The effective tax rates for our continuing operations for the three and six month periods ended February 28, 2010 were 34.4% and 31.0%, respectively, compared to benefits of 66.1% and 40.6%, respectively, for the same periods of fiscal 2009, during which we recorded losses from continuing operations. The effective rate for the six month period ended February 28, 2010 was less than the statutory rate because in the first quarter of fiscal 2010 the Worker, Homeownership, and Business Act of 2009 extended the carry back period for corporate net operating losses (“NOLs”) from two years to five years, thereby restoring the tax benefit of the full Internal Revenue Code Section 199 manufacturing deduction we originally claimed in fiscal 2007. This caused a 3.1% reduction in our fiscal 2010 effective rate compared to the statutory rate. We expect the effective tax rate to be approximately 36% for the remainder of fiscal 2010.

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Financial results by segment

We operate our business across three reporting segments: MRB, APB and SMB. For further information regarding our segments refer to Note 14 - Segment Information, in the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, in Part I, Item 1 of this report.

Metals Recycling Business


	Three Months Ended February 28,								Six Months Ended February 28,
($ in thousands, except for prices)	2010			2009			% Change		2010			2009			% Change
Ferrous revenues	$	399,995		$	297,757		34	%	$	632,004		$	610,512		4	%
Nonferrous revenues		87,748			36,999		137	%		170,602			123,515		38	%
Other		1,607			2,076		(23	%)		3,216			3,988		(19	%)

Total segment revenues		489,350			336,832		45	%		805,822			738,015		9	%
Cost of goods sold		443,747			309,827		43	%		730,602			717,122		2	%
Selling, general and administrative expense		17,692			22,264		(21	%)		31,733			42,701		(26	%)
Environmental matters		(532	)		(467	)	14	%		(382	)		(6,080	)	(94	%)
(Income) from joint ventures		(228	)		(56	)	307	%		(711	)		(1,740	)	(59	%)

Segment operating income (loss)	$	28,671		$	5,264		445	%	$	44,580		$	(13,988	)	NM



Average ferrous recycled metal sales prices ($/LT) ⁽¹⁾
Domestic	$	294		$	209		41	%	$	282		$	319		(12	%)
Export	$	298		$	259		15	%	$	292		$	291		0	%
Average	$	297		$	253		17	%	$	289		$	297		(3	%)

Ferrous sales volume (LT, in thousands)
Steel Manufacturing Business		81			30		170	%		203			175		16	%
Other domestic		160			99		62	%		295			229		29	%

Total domestic		241			129		87	%		498			404		23	%
Export		933			954		(2	%)		1,433			1,458		(2	%)

Total ferrous sales volume (LT, in thousands)		1,174			1,083		8	%		1,931			1,862		4	%
Average nonferrous sales price ($/pound) ⁽¹⁾	$	0.80		$	0.45		78	%	$	0.76		$	0.65		17	%
Nonferrous sales volumes (pounds, in thousands)		104,892			76,822		37	%		215,139			184,181		17	%

Outbound freight included in cost of goods sold (in thousands)	$	54,430		$	26,376		106	%	$	79,733		$	61,384		30	%

⁽¹⁾	Price information is shown after excluding the cost of freight incurred to deliver the product to the customer.

LT = Long Ton, which is 2,240 pounds

NM = Not Meaningful

Revenues

MRB revenues increased $153 million, or 45%, during the quarter ended February 28, 2010, and increased $68 million, or 9%, during the six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to the same periods in the prior year. The increase in revenue was driven by increases in both ferrous and nonferrous revenue.

Ferrous revenues increased $102 million, or 34%, during the quarter ended February 28, 2010, and increased $21 million, or 4%, during the six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to the same periods in the prior year. Ferrous sales volumes increased 91,000 tons, or 8%, in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and 69,000 tons, or 4%, for the first six months of fiscal 2010. The increase in ferrous sales volumes was primarily driven by increased domestic demand. In addition, the average net selling price increased by $44 per long ton, or 17%, during the second quarter ended February 28, 2010, compared to the same period in the prior year and decreased by $8 per long ton, or (3%), during the first six months of fiscal 2010, compared to the same period in the prior year.

Nonferrous revenues increased $51 million, or 137%, during the quarter ended February 28, 2010, and increased $47 million, or 38%, during the six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to the same periods in the prior year. Nonferrous volumes increased by 28 million pounds, or 37%, in the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and 31 million pounds, or 17%, for the first six months of fiscal 2010. Nonferrous average net selling prices increased $0.35 per pound, or 78%, during the quarter ended February 28, 2010, and increased $0.11 per pound, or 17%, during the six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to the same periods in the prior year. The increase in nonferrous average net selling prices was also due to increased demand.

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Segment Operating Income (Loss)

Operating income for MRB increased $23 million during the quarter ended February 28, 2010, and increased $59 million during the six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to operating losses in the same periods in the prior year. These increases reflected higher ferrous and nonferrous sales volumes and a focus on managing product sales mix and tight supply conditions, and a $29 million non-cash NRV inventory write-down and $4 million of production costs that could not be capitalized in inventory in fiscal 2009, with no write-downs in the first six months of fiscal 2010.

Included in operating income was a reduction in SG&A expense of $5 million and $11 million for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010, respectively, compared to the same periods in the prior year. The reductions for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010 were primarily due to the decrease of $7 million and $8 million, respectively, in non-recurring bad debt expense for the six month period ended February 28, 2009, resulting from bankruptcies and adverse financial conditions, affecting our counterparties’ payment ability. The reduction in SG&A expense for the six months ended February 28, 2010 was also due to the recognition of a $3 million reduction in expense for the settlement of a dispute with a customer, $3 million for environmental cost reimbursements from a related party and $1 million for environmental remediation costs that were reimbursed by another PRP.

These reductions were partially offset by a $3 million and a $2 million increase in compensation related expenses for the three and six months ended February 28, 2010, respectively, primarily resulting from an increase in incentive compensation due to improvements in operating results.

Auto Parts Business


	Three Months Ended February 28,							Six Months Ended February 28,
($ in thousands)	2010		2009			% Change		2010		2009			% Change
Revenues	$	54,803	$	31,354		75	%	$	110,064	$	72,057		53	%
Cost of goods sold		32,369		24,825		30	%		66,561		62,747		6	%
Selling, general and administrative expense		9,563		8,899		7	%		20,215		18,425		10	%

Segment operating income (loss)	$	12,871	$	(2,370	)	NM		$	23,288	$	(9,115	)	NM

Number of stores at period end		45		40		13	%		45		40		13	%

NM = Not Meaningful

Revenues

APB revenues increased $23 million, or 75%, during the quarter ended February 28, 2010, and increased $38 million, or 53%, during the six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to the same periods in the prior year. In the second quarter, these improvements included a $10 million increase in scrap vehicle revenue, a $9 million increase in core revenue, and a $4 million increase in parts revenue, compared to the same period in the prior year. For the first six months of fiscal 2010, these improvements were driven by a $15 million increase in scrap vehicle revenue, a $13 million increase in core revenue and an $8 million increase in parts revenue compared to the same period in the prior year. These increases were driven by improvements in commodity prices, higher sales volumes and prices attributable to benefits recognized from purchasing higher quality vehicles, including additional vehicles purchased pursuant to the Cash-For-Clunkers government stimulus program, and an increase from 40 to 45 store locations.

Segment Operating Income (Loss)

Operating income for APB increased $15 million during the quarter ended February 28, 2010, and increased $32 million during the six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to operating losses in the same periods in the prior year. The improvement in operating income reflected the impact of higher sales volumes and prices for scrapped vehicles, cores and parts, primarily resulting from improvements in commodity prices, such as the higher non-ferrous sales prices discussed above, purchasing higher quality vehicles, which included vehicles acquired under the Cash-For-Clunkers stimulus program, and the increased number of stores. APB’s results of operations do not include operating results from discontinued operations. Refer to “Executive Overview of Quarterly Results – Business Combinations above.

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Steel Manufacturing Business


	Three Months Ended February 28,								Six Months Ended February 28,
($ in thousands, except price)	2010			2009			% Change		2010			2009			% change
Revenues ⁽²⁾	$	55,544		$	51,925		7	%	$	124,224		$	150,557		(17	%)
Cost of goods sold		55,685			57,039		(2	%)		130,526			185,018		(29	%)
Selling, general and administrative expense		1,983			1,281		55	%		3,387			3,219		5	%

Segment operating loss	$	(2,124	)	$	(6,395	)	(67	%)	$	(9,689	)	$	(37,680	)	(74	%)


Finished goods average sales price ($/ton) ⁽¹⁾	$	556		$	570		(2	%)	$	538		$	730		(26	%)
Finished steel products sold (tons, in thousands)		97			82		18	%		197			181		9	%

⁽¹⁾	Price information is shown after netting the cost of freight incurred to deliver the product to the customer.

⁽²⁾	Revenues include sales of semi-finished goods (billets) and finished steel products.

Revenues

SMB revenues increased $4 million, or 7%, during the quarter ended February 28, 2010, and decreased $26 million, or 17%, during the six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to the same periods in the prior year. The increase in revenues for the second quarter reflected an 18% increase in tons of finished steel products sold which was offset by a 2% decrease in average finished steel product selling prices. The increase in sales volume reflected a slight improvement in demand. The decrease in revenues during the six months ended February 28, 2010 reflected a 26% decrease in the average selling prices for finished steel products sold. The decrease in average selling prices resulted from reduced demand related to continued weak economic conditions and higher sales prices on sales in the prior year that were made before the market declined.

Segment Operating Loss

Operating loss for SMB decreased $4 million during the quarter ended February 28, 2010, and decreased $28 million during the six months ended February 28, 2010, compared to the same periods in the prior year. The reduction in the operating loss reflects the impact of a $32 million non-cash NRV inventory write-down in the first quarter of fiscal 2009 and $6 million and $12 million of production costs that could not be capitalized in inventory in the second quarter and first six months of fiscal 2009, respectively, partly offset by benefits in the first six months of fiscal 2009 from sales made before the market for finished steel products declined. Notwithstanding the slight improvement from the prior year quarter, SMB continued to be impacted by weak overall demand in the markets in which it operates which depressed sales prices, making it difficult to cover its raw material and production costs, and resulted in improved, but still negative, operating margins.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We rely on cash provided by operating activities as a primary source of liquidity, supplemented by current cash resources and existing credit facilities.

Sources and Uses of Cash

We had cash balances of $34 million and $41 million at February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, respectively. Cash balances are intended to be used for working capital and capital expenditures.

Net cash provided by operating activities for the six months ended February 28, 2010 was $16 million, compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $161 million in the same period of the prior year. Sources of cash included an income tax refund of $41 million that was received in the second quarter of fiscal 2010. Uses of cash, which included a $49 million increase in inventory (excluding $35 million of inventory sold as a part of the divestiture of the full service auto parts operations) due to higher purchase costs and higher volumes of material on hand at period end and an increase in accounts receivable of $47 million due to timing of collections.

Net cash used in investing activities for the six months ended February 28, 2010 was $10 million, compared to $128 million in the same period of the prior year. Net cash used in investing activities included $29 million paid for completed acquisitions and $22 million in capital expenditures to upgrade the Company’s equipment and infrastructure, partially offset by $41 million in proceeds from the sale of the full-service auto parts business and other assets.

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Net cash used in financing activities for the six months ended February 28, 2010 was $14 million, compared to net cash used in financing activities of $39 million in the same period of the prior year. Cash used in the period included $10 million in net debt repayments (refer to Non-GAAP Financial Measures below).

Credit Facilities

Our short-term borrowings consist primarily of a one year, unsecured, uncommitted $25 million credit line with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. The term of this credit facility was recently extended to March 1, 2011. Interest rates on outstanding indebtedness under the unsecured line of credit are set by the bank at the time of borrowing. The weighted average interest rate on this credit line was 2.05% at February 28, 2010. We had no borrowings outstanding at February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009.

We maintain a $450 million revolving credit facility that matures in July 2012, pursuant to an unsecured committed bank credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the other lenders party thereto. Interest rates on outstanding indebtedness under the amended agreement are based, at our option, on either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus a spread of between 0.50% and 1.00%, with the amount of the spread based on a pricing grid tied to our leverage ratio, or the greater of the prime rate or the federal funds rate plus 0.50%. In addition, annual commitment fees are payable on the unused portion of the credit facility at rates between 0.10% and 0.25% based on a pricing grid tied to our leverage ratio. As of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, we had borrowings outstanding under the credit facility of $90 million and $100 million, respectively.

The two bank credit agreements contain various representations and warranties, events of default and financial and other covenants, including covenants regarding maintenance of a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio. As of February 28, 2010, we were in compliance with all such covenants.

In addition, as of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, we had $8 million of long-term indebtedness in the form of bonds maturing in January 2021.

Acquisitions

Acquisitions during the first six months of fiscal 2010 were $29 million, compared to $90 million in acquisitions for the same period in the prior year. During the first six months of fiscal 2010, we continued to expand our presence in regions in which we operate and in new locations through the acquisition of value-creating businesses.

Capital Expenditures

Capital expenditures during the first six months of fiscal 2010 were $22 million, compared to $39 million for the same period last year. During the second quarter of fiscal 2010, we continued our investment in general improvements at a number of our metals recycling facilities, including investments in technology to improve the recovery of nonferrous materials from the shredding process and investments to further improve efficiency and increase capacity, increase worker safety and enhance environmental systems. We plan to invest $30 million to $50 million in capital improvement projects for the remainder of the fiscal year, of which $9 million is for environmental projects, including investments in storm water systems and in equipment to ensure ongoing compliance with air quality and other environmental regulations.

Share Repurchase Program

Pursuant to a share repurchase program authorized by our Board, we may repurchase up to 9.0 million shares of our Class A common stock when management deems such repurchases to be appropriate. Prior to fiscal 2010, we had repurchased approximately 5.1 million shares under the program. No share repurchases were made during the six months ended February 28, 2010, thus leaving approximately 3.9 million shares available for repurchase under existing Board authorizations.

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Future Liquidity and Commitments

We make contributions to a defined benefit pension plan, several defined contribution pension plans and several multiemployer pension plans. Contributions vary depending on the plan and are based on plan provisions, actuarial valuations and negotiated labor agreements. Recently, most defined benefit plans have experienced deterioration in their funded status due to the general decline in investment values. We expect to make contributions to our various defined benefit, defined contribution and multiemployer plans of approximately $5 million for the remainder of fiscal 2010. However, as a result of the deterioration in the funded status of the defined benefit pension plans we may be required or elect to make additional contributions in fiscal 2010. See Note 13 – Employee Benefits in the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Accrued environmental liabilities as of February 28, 2010 were $41 million of which we expect to pay $3 million over the next 12 months.

We believe our current cash resources, internally generated funds, existing credit facilities and access to the capital markets will provide adequate financing for capital expenditures, acquisitions, working capital, stock repurchases, debt service requirements, post-retirement obligations and future environmental obligations for the next 12 months. However, continued weak general market conditions may result in the Company further utilizing its available credit lines and curtailing capital and operating expenditures, delaying or restricting acquisitions and share repurchases and reassessing working capital requirements. Should we determine, at any time, that we require additional sources of short-term liquidity, we will evaluate available alternatives and take appropriate steps to obtain sufficient additional funds. There can be no assurance that any such supplemental funding, if sought, could be obtained, or if obtained, would be adequate or on terms acceptable to the Company. However, we believe that our balance sheet at February 28, 2010 and the availability under our existing credit facilities should provide additional sources of liquidity if required.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

With the exception of operating leases, we are not a party to any off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. We enter into operating leases for both new equipment and property. There have been no material changes to any off-balance sheet arrangements as discussed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Contractual Obligations

Long-term bank debt as reported in the contractual obligations table in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2009 has decreased $10 million to $90 million as of February 28, 2010 due to decreased net borrowings under our credit agreements as described above under “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is based on the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Management bases its estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. An accounting policy is deemed to be

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critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, if different estimates reasonably could have been used, or if changes in the estimate that are reasonably likely to occur could materially impact the financial statements.

Goodwill

We evaluate the recoverability of goodwill on an annual basis during the second quarter of each fiscal year and upon the occurrence of certain triggering events or substantive changes in circumstances indicating that the fair value of goodwill may be impaired. We assess the existence of any indicators that imply a potential impairment on a monthly basis.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2010, we performed our annual testing for impairment of goodwill. As part of our assessment of the recovery of goodwill, we conducted a valuation analysis using a market-based income approach with applied discount rates ranging from 8.7% to 11.0% for our reporting segments. The projections used in the income approach took into consideration current and projected future business cycles and did not project cash flows based on the historically high prices and volumes as experienced in fiscal 2008. Based on the results of the first step of our annual assessment of the recoverability of goodwill, the fair values of the reporting segments substantially exceeded their carrying values, indicating that there was no goodwill impairment.

We will continue to monitor our goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible and long-lived assets for possible future impairment.

Business Combinations

On September 1, 2009 we adopted the revised accounting standard for business combinations, which requires us to recognize the assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree at the acquisition date, measured at their fair values as of that date, generally using a market-based income approach. Measuring assets and liabilities at fair value requires us to determine the highest and best use that would be paid by a third party market participant. In addition, following the adoption of this standard, acquisition costs are expensed as incurred.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In December 2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance regarding an employer’s disclosures about the plan assets of a defined benefit pension or postretirement plan and will require additional disclosure regarding investment policies and strategies, fair value of each major asset category based on risks of the assets, inputs and valuations techniques used to estimate fair value, fair value measurement hierarchy levels under pension accounting for each asset category and significant concentration of risk information. This standard will be effective for us for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010 and will be applied prospectively. This guidance will enhance and provide more visibility over our footnote disclosures surrounding the plan assets of our defined benefit pension plan.

In January 2010, an accounting standards update was issued to improve disclosure requirements related to fair value measurement. This update requires additional disclosures relating to significant transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements, along with the reason for the transfer and separate presentation of purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the reconciliation of Level 3 fair value measurements. The update is effective for us in the third quarter of the fiscal year ending August 31, 2010, except for disclosures relating to Level 3 activity, which will be effective for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2012 and will be applied prospectively.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Debt, net of cash

Debt, net of cash is the difference between (i) the sum of long-term debt and short-term debt (i.e., total debt) and (ii) cash and cash equivalents. Management believes that debt, net of cash is a useful measure for investors. In management’s view, because cash and cash equivalents can be used, among other things, to repay

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indebtedness, netting this against total debt is a useful measure of the Company’s leverage.


($ in thousands)	February 28, 2010		November 30, 2009
Short-term borrowings and capital lease obligations, current	$	1,161	$	24,990
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations, net of current maturities		100,143		144,798

Total debt		101,304		169,788
Less: cash and cash equivalents		33,573		19,981

Total debt, net of cash	$	67,731	$	149,807

Net debt repayment

Net debt repayment is the difference between (i) the sum of borrowings from long-term debt and line of credit and (ii) repayments of long-term debt and line of credit. Management believes that net debt repayment is a useful measure for investors. In management’s view, this is a useful measure of the Company’s leverage.


($ in thousands) For the six months ended February 28,	2010			2009
Borrowings from long-term debt and line of credit	$	566,500		$	530,513
Repayment of long-term debt and line of credit		(576,948	)		(566,584	)

Net debt repayment	$	(10,448	)	$	(36,071	)

Management believes that these non-GAAP financial measures allow for a better understanding of the Company’s operating and financial performance. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered in addition to, but not as a substitute for, the most directly comparable U.S. GAAP measure.

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ITEM 3.

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Commodity Price Risk

We are exposed to commodity price risk, mainly associated with variations in the market price for finished steel products, ferrous and nonferrous metal, including scrap, autobodies and other commodities. The timing and magnitude of industry cycles are difficult to predict and are impacted by general economic conditions. We respond to changes in recycled metal selling prices by attempting to adjust purchase prices on a timely basis and by turning rather than holding inventory in expectation of higher prices. We actively manage our exposure to commodity price risk and monitor the actual and expected spread between forward selling prices and purchase costs and processing and shipping expense. Sales contracts are based on spot market prices, and generally orders are placed 30 to 90 days ahead of shipment date. However, financial results may be negatively impacted where selling prices fall more quickly than adjustments to purchase prices or average inventory costs can be made, when customers fail to meet their contractual obligations or when levels of inventory have an anticipated net realizable value that is below average cost. If SMB’s estimate of finished steel product selling prices per ton decreased by 10%, there would have been a non-cash NRV write-down of $1 million within the SMB segment.

Credit Risk

As of February 28, 2010, 59% of our trade accounts receivable balance was covered by letters of credit, compared to 49% as of August 31, 2009. Of the remaining balance as of February 28, 2010 and August 31, 2009, 84% and 85%, respectively, was less than 60 days past due.

ITEM 4.

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

During the quarterly period covered by this report our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, completed an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the quarterly period covered by this report, disclosure controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II

ITEM 1.

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

See Note 7 – Environmental Liabilities and Other Contingencies in the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, incorporated by reference herein.

ITEM 1A.

RISK FACTORS

There have been no material changes to our risk factors reported or new factors identified since the filing of our 2009 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 27, 2009.

ITEM 2.

UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

(a)

None

(b)

None

(c)

None

ITEM 3.

DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None

ITEM 4.

REMOVED AND RESERVED

ITEM 5.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

The 2010 annual meeting of the Company’s shareholders was held on January 27, 2010. 20,672,253 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, entitled to one vote per share, and 5,343,059 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, entitled to one vote per share, were present in person or by proxy at the meeting.

(b)

Wayland R. Hicks was elected a director of the Company to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and David J. Anderson, William A. Furman, William D. Larsson, and Scott Lewis were elected directors of the Company, each to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until a successor has been elected and qualified.

Other directors whose term of office as a director continued after the meeting are:

Jill Schnitzer Edelson

Judith A. Johansen

Tamara L. Lundgren

Ralph R. Shaw

Robert S. Ball

John D. Carter

Kenneth M. Novack

Jean S. Reynolds

(c)	The meeting was called for the following purposes:

To elect one director to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and four directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, and until their successors have been elected and qualified.

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This proposal was approved as follows:


	Votes For	Votes Withheld
David J. Anderson	23,854,747	340,106
William A. Furman	23,002,369	1,192,484
William D. Larsson	23,061,030	1,133,823
Scott Lewis	23,653,063	541,790
Wayland R. Hicks	23,855,405	339,448

To re-approve and amend the Executive Annual Bonus Plan.

This proposal was approved as follows:


	Votes For	Votes Against	Votes Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
Executive Annual Bonus Plan	25,299,854	676,427	39,031	—

To transact such other business (which does not include nominations of directors) as may properly be brought before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.

ITEM 6.

EXHIBITS



10.1		Lease Agreement, dated January 1, 2010, between Commercial One Properties, LLC and Pick-N-Pull San Jose Auto Dismantlers relating to the San Jose North location.

10.2		Lease Agreement, dated January 1, 2010, between Commercial Court Properties, LLC, Pick-N-Pull Auto Dismantlers and Pick-N-Pull San Jose Auto Dismantlers relating to the San Jose North location.

10.3		Executive Annual Bonus Plan filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference.

31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2		Certification of Chief Financial Officer 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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SIGNATURES

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.


	SCHNITZER STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.
	(Registrant)

Date: April 7, 2010	By:	/s/ Tamara L. Lundgren
		Tamara L. Lundgren
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: April 7, 2010	By:	/s/ Richard D. Peach
		Richard D. Peach
		Sr. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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