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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2013

 

OR

 

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

 

Commission File Number 0-21719

 

Steel Dynamics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Indiana

 

35-1929476

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

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

 

 

 

7575 West Jefferson Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN

 

46804

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

(Check one):

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller reporting company o

 

 

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

 

As of April 30, 2013, Registrant had 220,400,174, outstanding shares of common stock.

 

 

 



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PART I. Financial Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements:

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2013 (unaudited) and December 31, 2012

1

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (unaudited)

2

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (unaudited)

3

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

4

 

 

 

Item 2.

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

15

 

 

 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

22

 

 

 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

22

 

 

 

 

PART II. Other Information

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

23

 

 

 

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

23

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

23

 

 

 

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

23

 

 

 

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

23

 

 

 

Item 5.

Other Information

23

 

 

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

24

 

 

 

 

Signature

25

 



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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

477,861

 

$

375,917

 

Investments in short-term commercial paper

 

 

31,520

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

703,896

 

599,499

 

Accounts receivable-related parties

 

49,405

 

42,864

 

Inventories

 

1,170,159

 

1,202,507

 

Deferred income taxes

 

23,564

 

23,449

 

Other current assets

 

24,056

 

20,469

 

Total current assets

 

2,448,941

 

2,296,225

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

2,232,413

 

2,231,198

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash

 

23,400

 

27,749

 

Intangible assets, net

 

408,832

 

416,635

 

Goodwill

 

736,912

 

738,542

 

Other assets

 

106,076

 

105,067

 

Total assets

 

$

5,956,574

 

$

5,815,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

401,407

 

$

344,953

 

Accounts payable-related parties

 

9,225

 

15,144

 

Income taxes payable

 

13,438

 

16,941

 

Accrued payroll and benefits

 

59,488

 

85,802

 

Accrued interest

 

19,290

 

35,306

 

Accrued expenses

 

80,257

 

81,900

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

231,582

 

29,631

 

Total current liabilities

 

814,687

 

609,677

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

 

 

 

 

Term note

 

240,625

 

247,500

 

Senior notes

 

1,500,000

 

1,600,000

 

Convertible senior notes

 

287,496

 

287,496

 

Other long-term debt

 

41,093

 

37,610

 

Total long-term debt

 

2,069,214

 

2,172,606

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Deferred income taxes

 

546,722

 

537,304

 

Other liabilities

 

19,947

 

19,173

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

99,414

 

98,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock voting, $.0025 par value; 900,000,000 shares authorized; 256,333,083 and 255,592,901 shares issued; and 220,333,057 and 219,522,655 shares outstanding, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

639

 

637

 

Treasury stock, at cost; 36,000,026 and 36,070,246 shares, as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively

 

(719,076

)

(720,479

)

Additional paid-in capital

 

1,045,973

 

1,037,687

 

Retained earnings

 

2,111,597

 

2,087,620

 

Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity

 

2,439,133

 

2,405,465

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

(32,543

)

(27,623

)

Total equity

 

2,406,590

 

2,377,842

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

5,956,574

 

$

5,815,416

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

 

 

 

 

Unrelated parties

 

$

1,728,401

 

$

1,905,075

 

Related parties

 

67,295

 

76,965

 

Total net sales

 

1,795,696

 

1,982,040

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Costs of goods sold

 

1,619,432

 

1,780,776

 

Gross profit

 

176,264

 

201,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

65,262

 

64,384

 

Profit sharing

 

6,643

 

8,072

 

Amortization of intangible assets

 

8,127

 

8,992

 

Total selling, general and administrative expenses

 

80,032

 

81,448

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

96,232

 

119,816

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

34,629

 

41,112

 

Other expense (income), net

 

(1,046

)

10,248

 

Income before income taxes

 

62,649

 

68,456

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes

 

21,397

 

26,679

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

41,252

 

41,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

6,963

 

3,898

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

$

48,215

 

$

45,675

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

.22

 

$

.21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

219,995

 

218,996

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

$

.21

 

$

.20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares and share equivalents outstanding

 

238,087

 

236,526

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dividends declared per share

 

$

.11

 

$

.10

 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

41,252

 

$

41,777

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

57,061

 

55,572

 

Equity-based compensation

 

4,753

 

6,123

 

Deferred income taxes

 

10,935

 

9,197

 

Gain on disposal of property, plant and equipment

 

(1,383

)

(739

)

Changes in certain assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(110,938

)

(60,820

)

Inventories

 

32,348

 

(55,090

)

Other assets

 

3,358

 

2,963

 

Accounts payable

 

38,988

 

34,902

 

Income taxes receivable/payable

 

(3,022

)

17,392

 

Accrued expenses and liabilities

 

(43,642

)

(29,856

)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

29,710

 

21,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property, plant and equipment

 

(45,346

)

(45,555

)

Other investing activities

 

33,934

 

(1,864

)

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(11,412

)

(47,419

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of current and long-term debt

 

409,261

 

289,969

 

Repayment of current and long-term debt

 

(305,691

)

(283,448

)

Debt issuance costs

 

(5,997

)

(2,191

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options, including related tax effect

 

7,614

 

1,097

 

Contributions from noncontrolling investors, net

 

411

 

9,506

 

Dividends paid

 

(21,952

)

(21,887

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

83,646

 

(6,954

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

101,944

 

(32,952

)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

375,917

 

390,761

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

477,861

 

$

357,809

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosure information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

49,732

 

$

18,753

 

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

 

$

11,165

 

$

(955

)

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 1.  Description of the Business and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Description of the Business

 

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

 

Steel Operations.  Steel operations include the company’s Flat Roll Division, Structural and Rail Division, Engineered Bar Products Division, Roanoke Bar Division, Steel of West Virginia (SWVA) and The Techs operations. These operations consist of mini-mills, producing steel from steel scrap, using electric arc furnaces, continuous casting, automated rolling mills, and downstream finishing facilities. The company’s steel operations sell directly to end users and service centers. These products are used in numerous industry sectors, including the automotive, construction, commercial, transportation and industrial machinery markets. Steel operations accounted for approximately 59% and 60% of the company’s external net sales during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations. Metals recycling and ferrous resources operations include OmniSource Corporation (OmniSource), the company’s metals recycling, steel scrap procurement, and processing locations, and our two ironmaking initiatives: Iron Dynamics (IDI), a liquid pig iron production facility; and our Minnesota iron operations, an iron nugget production facility and operations to supply the nugget facility with its primary raw material, iron concentrate. Metals recycling and ferrous resources operations accounted for approximately 35% of the company’s external net sales during each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Steel Fabrication Operations.  Steel fabrication operations include the company’s New Millennium Building Systems plants located throughout the United States and Northern Mexico. Revenues from these plants are generated from the fabrication of trusses, girders, steel joists and steel decking used within the non-residential construction industry. Steel fabrication operations accounted for approximately 5% and 4% of the company’s external net sales during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

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

 

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

 

In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the interim period results. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Goodwill.  The company’s goodwill is allocated to the following reporting units at March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,
2013

 

December 31,
2012

 

OmniSource — Metals Recycling/Ferrous Resources Segment

 

$

563,163

 

$

564,793

 

The Techs — Steel Segment

 

142,783

 

142,783

 

Roanoke Bar Division — Steel Segment

 

29,041

 

29,041

 

New Millennium Building Systems — Fabrication Segment

 

1,925

 

1,925

 

 

 

$

736,912

 

$

738,542

 

 

OmniSource goodwill decreased $1.6 million from December 31, 2012 to March 31, 2013, in recognition of the 2013 tax benefit related to the amortization of the component of OmniSource tax-deductible goodwill in excess of book goodwill.

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 2.  Earnings Per Share

 

Basic earnings per share is based on the weighted average shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share assumes the weighted average dilutive effect of common share equivalents outstanding during the period applied to the company’s basic earnings per share. Common share equivalents represent potentially dilutive stock options, restricted and deferred stock units, restricted shares, and dilutive shares related to the company’s 5.125% convertible senior notes. Common share equivalents are excluded from the computation in periods in which they have an anti-dilutive effect. Options to purchase 3.0 million and 3.9 million shares were anti-dilutive at March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

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

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

 

 

Net Income
(Numerator)

 

Shares
(Denominator)

 

Per Share
Amount

 

Net Income
(Numerator)

 

Shares
(Denominator)

 

Per Share
Amount

 

Basic earnings per share

 

$

48,215

 

219,995

 

$

0.22

 

$

45,675

 

218,996

 

$

0.21

 

Dilutive common share equivalents

 

 

1,460

 

 

 

 

1,148

 

 

 

5.125% convertible senior notes, net of tax

 

2,358

 

16,632

 

 

 

2,358

 

16,382

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per share

 

$

50,573

 

238,087

 

$

0.21

 

$

48,033

 

236,526

 

$

0.20

 

 

Note 3.  Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using a weighted average method for scrap, and a first-in, first-out basis for all other inventory. Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31, 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

Raw materials

 

$

526,280

 

$

594,388

 

Supplies

 

277,400

 

278,494

 

Work in progress

 

113,542

 

82,934

 

Finished goods

 

252,937

 

246,691

 

Total inventories

 

$

1,170,159

 

$

1,202,507

 

 

Note 4.  Debt

 

On March 25, 2013, the company issued $400.0 million of 51/4% Senior Notes due 2023 (2023 Notes). Interest on the 2023 Notes is due semiannually on April 15 and October 15, with the first payment due on October 15, 2013. The 2023 Notes are redeemable at any time after April 15, 2018. The redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) is 102.625% during the period April 15, 2018 to April 14, 2019; 101.750% during the period April 15, 2019 to April 14, 2020; 100.875% during the period April 15, 2020 to April 14, 2021; and 100% on and after April 15, 2021, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. In addition, at any time before April 15, 2016, the company may redeem up to 35% of the principal amount of the 2023 Notes with the net cash proceeds from one or more sales of the company’s common stock at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 105.250%, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. The 2023 Notes are unsecured and rank pari passu with all existing and future senior unsubordinated unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all subordinated indebtedness.

 

A portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the 2023 Notes was used to fund the March 25, 2013 purchase of $301.7 million (plus accrued interest) of the company’s 63/4% Senior Notes due 2015 (2015 Notes) pursuant to a tender offer. As a result of the tender offer to purchase the 2015 Notes, the company recorded expenses of $2.0 million related to tender premiums, unamortized debt issuance costs write-off, and tender expenses, which is reflected in other expenses in the consolidated statement of income for the three months ended March 31, 2013.  On April 9, 2013, the company used the remaining proceeds from the issuance of the 2023 Notes, along with available cash, to repay the remaining outstanding 2015 Notes due at a price of 100% of the principal amount of $198.3 million (plus accrued interest).

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 5.  Changes in Equity

 

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

 

 

 

Stockholders of Steel Dynamics, Inc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common

 

Additional
Paid-In

 

Retained

 

Treasury

 

Noncontrolling

 

Total

 

Redeemable
Noncontrolling

 

 

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

Stock

 

Interests

 

Equity

 

Interests

 

Balances at January 1, 2013

 

$

637

 

$

1,037,687

 

$

2,087,620

 

$

(720,479

)

$

(27,623

)

$

2,377,842

 

$

98,814

 

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

 

2

 

7,612

 

 

 

 

7,614

 

 

Dividends declared

 

 

 

(24,238

)

 

 

(24,238

)

 

Equity-based compensation and issuance of restricted stock

 

 

2,906

 

 

1,403

 

 

4,309

 

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

 

 

(2,232

)

 

 

2,232

 

 

 

Contributions from noncontrolling investors

 

 

 

 

 

112

 

112

 

600

 

Distributions to noncontrolling investors

 

 

 

 

 

(301

)

(301

)

 

Net income (loss)

 

 

 

48,215

 

 

(6,963

)

41,252

 

 

Balances at March 31, 2013

 

$

639

 

$

1,045,973

 

$

2,111,597

 

$

(719,076

)

$

(32,543

)

$

2,406,590

 

$

99,414

 

 

Note 6.  Derivative Financial Instruments

 

The company is exposed to certain risks relating to its ongoing business operations. The company utilizes derivative instruments to mitigate interest rate risk, foreign currency exchange rate risk, and commodity margin risk. Interest rate swaps may be entered into to manage interest rate risk associated with the company’s fixed and floating-rate borrowings. Forward exchange contracts on various foreign currencies may be entered into to manage foreign currency exchange rate risk as necessary. No interest rate swaps or significant forward exchange contracts on foreign currency existed for the periods presented. The company routinely enters into forward exchange traded futures and option contracts to manage the price risk associated with nonferrous metals inventory as well as purchases and sales of nonferrous metals (specifically aluminum, copper, nickel and silver).  The company offsets fair value amounts recognized for derivative instruments executed with the same counterparty under master netting agreements.  The company began to designate certain of its nonferrous metals, forward exchange futures contracts as fair value hedges of inventory and firm sales commitments in January 2013.

 

Commodity Futures Contracts.  If the company is “long” on futures contracts, it means the company has more futures contracts purchased than futures contracts sold for the underlying commodity.  If the company is “short” on futures contracts, it means the company has more futures contracts sold than futures contracts purchased for the underlying commodity. The following summarizes the company’s futures contract commitments as of March 31, 2013 (MT represents metric tons and Lbs represents pounds):

 

Commodity Futures

 

Long/Short

 

Total

 

 

 

Aluminum

 

Long

 

2,950

 

MT

 

Aluminum

 

Short

 

3,050

 

MT

 

Copper

 

Long

 

2,813

 

MT

 

Copper

 

Short

 

11,884

 

MT

 

Nickel

 

Short

 

78

 

MT

 

Silver

 

Short

 

686

 

Lbs

 

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 6.  Derivative Financial Instruments (Continued)

 

The following summarizes the location and amounts of the fair values and gains or losses related to derivatives included in the company’s financial statements as of March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012, and for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Asset Derivatives

 

Liability Derivatives

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value

 

Fair Value

 

 

 

Balance sheet location

 

March 31,
2013

 

December 31,
2012

 

March 31,
2013

 

December 31,
2012

 

Derivative instruments designated as fair value hedges -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures

 

Other current assets

 

$

3,417

 

 

 

$

(521

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative instruments not designated as hedges -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures

 

Other current assets

 

$

2,296

 

$

4,024

 

$

(327

)

$

(1,854

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total derivative instruments

 

 

 

$

5,713

 

$

4,024

 

$

(848

)

$

(1,854

)

 

 

 

Location of gain

 

Amount of gain (loss)
recognized in income on
derivatives for the three
 months ended

 

Hedged items

 

Location of gain (loss)

 

Amount of gain (loss)
recognized in income on
related hedged items for the
three months ended

 

 

 

(loss) recognized in
income on derivatives

 

March 31,
2013

 

March 31,
 2012

 

in fair value hedge
 relationships

 

recognized in income on
related hedged item

 

March 31,
2013

 

March 31,
2012

 

Derivatives in fair value hedging relationships -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

5,684

 

 

 

Firm commitments

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

1,316

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inventory

 

Cost of goods sold

 

(6,779

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(5,463

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments -

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures

 

Cost of goods sold

 

$

2,401

 

$

(3,618

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivatives accounted for as fair value hedges had ineffectiveness resulting in a gain of $221,000, and a gain excluded from hedge effectiveness testing of $2.3 million, that reduced cost of goods sold during the three month period ended March 31, 2013.

 

Note 7.  Fair Value Measurements

 

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

 

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

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

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

 

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Note 7.  Fair Value Measurements (Continued)

 

The following table sets forth financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets and the respective levels to which the fair value measurements are classified within the fair value hierarchy as of  March 31, 2013, and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Total

 

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

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

Significant
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3)

 

March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commodity futures — financial assets

 

$

5,713

 

 

$

5,713

 

$

 

Commodity futures — financial liabilities

 

848

 

 

848

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments in short-term commercial paper

 

$

31,520

 

$

 

$

31,520

 

$

 

Commodity futures — financial assets

 

4,024

 

 

4,024

 

 

Commodity futures — financial liabilities

 

1,854

 

 

1,854

 

 

 

The carrying amounts of financial instruments including cash and equivalents approximate fair value. The fair values of short-term commercial paper and commodity futures and options contracts are estimated by the use of quoted market prices, estimates obtained from brokers, and other appropriate valuation techniques based on references available. The fair value of long-term debt, including current maturities, as determined by quoted market prices (Level 2), was approximately $2.4 billion and $2.3 billion (with a corresponding carrying amount in the consolidated balance sheets of $2.3 billion and $2.2 billion) at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

Note 8.  Commitments and Contingencies

 

The company is involved in various routine litigation matters, including administrative proceedings, regulatory proceedings, governmental investigations, environmental matters, and commercial and construction contract disputes, none of which are expected to have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

 

The company is involved, along with eight other steel manufacturing companies, in a class action antitrust complaint filed in federal court in Chicago, Illinois in September 2008, which alleges a conspiracy to fix, raise, maintain and stabilize the price at which steel products were sold in the United States starting in 2005, by artificially restricting the supply of such steel products. All but one of the Complaints were brought on behalf of a purported class consisting of all direct purchasers of steel products between January 1, 2005, and the present.  The other Complaint was brought on behalf of a purported class consisting of all indirect purchasers of steel products within the same time period.  In addition, in December 2010, we and the other co-defendants were served with a substantially similar complaint in the Circuit Court of Cocke County, Tennessee, purporting to be on behalf of indirect purchasers of steel products in Tennessee. That case has been removed to the federal court in Chicago that is hearing the main complaint. All Complaints seek treble damages and costs, including reasonable attorney fees, pre- and post-judgment interest and injunctive relief.  In January 2009, Steel Dynamics and the other defendants filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss all of the direct purchaser lawsuits, but this motion was denied in June 2009.  Following a period of preliminary discovery relating to class certification matters, Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Class Certification in May 2012, and on February 28, 2013, Defendants filed their Joint Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification, together with joint motions to exclude the expert opinions of both of Plaintiffs’ two retained experts. Additional briefing is anticipated on all issues related to the pending motions.  Due to the uncertain nature of litigation, we cannot presently determine the ultimate outcome of this litigation. However, we have determined, based on the information available at this time, that there is not presently a “reasonable possibility” (as that term is defined in ASC 450-20-20), that the outcome of these legal proceedings would have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

 

Although not presently necessary or appropriate to make a dollar estimate of exposure to loss, if any, in connection with the above matter, we may in the future determine that a loss accrual is necessary. Although we may make loss accruals, if and as warranted, any amounts that we may accrue from time to time could vary significantly from the amounts we actually pay, due to inherent uncertainties and the inherent shortcomings of the estimation process, the uncertainties involved in litigation and other factors. Additionally, an adverse result could have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

 

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Note 9.  Segment Information

 

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

 

The company’s operations are primarily organized and managed by operating segment.  Operating segment performance and resource allocations are primarily based on operating results before income taxes.  The accounting policies of the reportable segments are consistent with those described in Note 1 to the financial statements. Intra-segment and intra-company sales and any related profits are eliminated in consolidation. Refer to the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, for more information related to the company’s segment reporting. The company’s segment results for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 are as follows (in thousands):

 

For the three months ended

 

 

 

Metals Recycling /

 

Steel Fabrication

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2013

 

Steel Operations

 

Ferrous Resources

 

Operations

 

Other

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

$

1,011,195

 

$

557,611

 

$

93,797

 

$

19,371

 

 

 

$

1,681,974

 

External Non-U.S.

 

50,117

 

63,517

 

 

88

 

 

 

113,722

 

Other segments

 

61,048

 

276,364

 

578

 

5,395

 

(343,385

)

 

 

 

1,122,360

 

897,492

 

94,375

 

24,854

 

(343,385

)

1,795,696

 

Operating income (loss)

 

119,301

 

(9,824

)

1,530

 

(16,439

)(1)

1,664

(2)

96,232

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

105,007

 

(17,854

)

(76

)

(26,092

)

1,664

 

62,649

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

26,387

 

27,136

 

2,057

 

1,532

 

(51

)

57,061

 

Capital expenditures

 

24,726

 

19,069

 

881

 

670

 

 

45,346

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

2,566,642

 

2,529,951

 

254,176

 

822,064

(3)

(216,259

)(4)

5,956,574

 

Liabilities

 

557,404

 

526,457

 

15,646

 

2,556,590

(5)

(205,527

)(6)

3,450,570

 

 


Footnotes related to the three months ended March 31, 2013 segment results (in millions):

 

(1) Corporate SG&A

 

$

(8.0

)

(2) Gross profit increase from intra-company sales

 

$

1.7

 

Company-wide equity-based compensation

 

(3.2

)

 

 

 

 

Profit sharing

 

(5.9

)

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

0.7

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

(16.4

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3) Cash and equivalents

 

$

445.8

 

(4) Elimination of intra-company receivables

 

$

(49.4

)

Deferred income taxes

 

23.5

 

Elimination of intra-company debt

 

(156.0

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

74.8

 

Other

 

(10.9

)

Debt issuance costs, net

 

31.3

 

Total

 

$

(216.3

)

Intra-company debt

 

156.0

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

90.7

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

822.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(5) Accounts payable

 

$

38.8

 

(6) Elimination of intra-company payables

 

$

(49.7

)

Income taxes payable

 

13.4

 

Elimination of intra-company debt

 

(156.0

)

Accrued interest

 

19.1

 

Other

 

0.2

 

Debt

 

2,247.1

 

Total

 

$

(205.5

)

Deferred income taxes

 

213.8

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

24.4

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

2,556.6

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Note 9.  Segment Information (Continued)

 

 

For the three months ended
March 31, 2012

 

Steel Operations

 

Metals Recycling /
Ferrous Resources

 

Steel Fabrication
Operations

 

Other 

 

Eliminations

 

Consolidated

 

Net Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

External

 

$

1,135,912

 

$

 634,134

 

$

74,892

 

$

 20,732

 

$

 

$

1,865,670

 

External Non-U.S.

 

50,808

 

65,466

 

 

96

 

 

116,370

 

Other segments

 

47,759

 

411,520

 

4

 

3,262

 

(462,545

)

 

 

 

1,234,479

 

1,111,120

 

74,896

 

24,090

 

(462,545

)

1,982,040

 

Operating income (loss)

 

137,308

 

4,163

 

(2,668

)

(16,862

)(1)

(2,125

)(2)

119,816

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

119,078

 

(4,273

)

(4,184

)

(40,040

)

(2,125

)

68,456

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

26,084

 

26,074

 

1,848

 

1,617

 

(51

)

55,572

 

Capital expenditures

 

5,948

 

37,906

 

1,168

 

533

 

 

45,555

 

As of March 31, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets

 

2,677,623

 

2,610,476

 

231,284

 

712,673

(3)

(188,429

)(4)

6,043,627

 

Liabilities

 

494,177

 

574,598

 

14,542

 

2,732,432

(5)

(178,607

)(6)

3,637,142

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Footnotes related to the three months ended March 31, 2012 segment results (in millions):

 

(1) Corporate SG&A

 

$

(7.6

)

(2) Gross profit reduction from intra-company sales

 

$

 (2.1

)

Company-wide equity-based compensation\

 

(3.7

)

 

 

 

 

Profit sharing

 

(6.5

)

 

 

 

 

Other, net

 

0.9

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

(16.9

)

 

 

 

 

(3) Cash and equivalents

 

$

278.2

 

(4) Elimination of intra-company receivables

 

$

(27.9

)

Investments in short-term commercial paper

 

65.0

 

Elimination of intra-company debt

 

(149.6

)

Deferred income taxes

 

26.1

 

Other

 

(10.9

)

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

84.6

 

 

 

$

(188.4

)

Debt issuance costs, net

 

24.0

 

 

 

 

 

Intra-company debt

 

149.6

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

85.2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

712.7

 

 

 

 

 

(5) Accounts payable

 

$

29.2

 

(6) Elimination of intra-company payables

 

$

(27.9

)

Income taxes payable

 

14.6

 

Elimination of intra-company debt

 

(149.6

)

Accrued interest

 

54.5

 

Other

 

(1.1

)

Debt

 

2,333.6

 

 

 

$

(178.6

)

Deferred income taxes

 

213.1

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

87.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

2,732.4

 

 

 

 

 

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 10.  Condensed Consolidating Information

 

Certain 100%-owned subsidiaries of SDI have fully and unconditionally guaranteed all of the indebtedness relating to the issuance of the company’s senior notes due 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2022 and 2023. Following are the company’s condensed consolidating financial statements, including the guarantors, which present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of (i) SDI (in each case, reflecting investments in its consolidated subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting), (ii) the guarantor subsidiaries of SDI, (iii) the non-guarantor subsidiaries of SDI, and (iv) the eliminations necessary to arrive at the information on a consolidated basis. The following statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements and the company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheets (in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

As of March 31, 2013

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

441,989

 

$

22,546

 

$

13,326

 

$

 

$

477,861

 

Investments in short-term commercial paper

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

290,332

 

874,233

 

25,813

 

(437,077

)

753,301

 

Inventories

 

604,370

 

482,512

 

88,668

 

(5,391

)

1,170,159

 

Other current assets

 

51,597

 

8,443

 

6,298

 

(18,718

)

47,620

 

Total current assets

 

1,388,288

 

1,387,734

 

134,105

 

(461,186

)

2,448,941

 

Property, plant and equiment, net

 

1,018,938

 

657,918

 

558,130

 

(2,573

)

2,232,413

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

408,832

 

 

 

408,832

 

Goodwill

 

 

736,912

 

 

 

736,912

 

Other assets, including investments in subs

 

2,745,488

 

25,784

 

8,724

 

(2,650,520

)

129,476

 

Total assets

 

$

5,152,714

 

$

3,217,180

 

$

700,959

 

$

(3,114,279

)

$

5,956,574

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

186,419

 

$

232,442

 

$

63,767

 

$

(71,996

)

$

410,632

 

Accrued expenses

 

104,882

 

91,586

 

10,179

 

(34,174

)

172,473

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

215,991

 

300

 

41,517

 

(26,226

)

231,582

 

Total current liabilities

 

507,292

 

324,328

 

115,463

 

(132,396

)

814,687

 

Long-term debt

 

2,033,955

 

 

198,695

 

(163,436

)

2,069,214

 

Other liabilities

 

172,334

 

2,067,830

 

49,376

 

(1,722,871

)

566,669

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

99,414

 

 

99,414

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

639

 

33,896

 

18,121

 

(52,017

)

639

 

Treasury stock

 

(719,076

)

 

 

 

(719,076

)

Additional paid-in-capital

 

1,045,973

 

117,737

 

479,648

 

(597,385

)

1,045,973

 

Retained earnings (deficit)

 

2,111,597

 

673,389

 

(227,215

)

(446,174

)

2,111,597

 

Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity

 

2,439,133

 

825,022

 

270,554

 

(1,095,576

)

2,439,133

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(32,543

)

 

(32,543

)

Total equity

 

2,439,133

 

825,022

 

238,011

 

(1,095,576

)

2,406,590

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

5,152,714

 

$

3,217,180

 

$

700,959

 

$

(3,114,279

)

$

5,956,574

 

 

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Note 10.  Condensed Consolidating Information (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

As of December 31, 2012

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Cash and equivalents

 

$

322,707

 

$

41,675

 

$

11,535

 

$

 

$

375,917

 

Investments in short-term commercial paper

 

31,520

 

 

 

 

31,520

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

277,428

 

772,868

 

11,293

 

(419,226

)

642,363

 

Inventories

 

564,882

 

536,331

 

107,422

 

(6,128

)

1,202,507

 

Other current assets

 

51,268

 

7,253

 

4,006

 

(18,609

)

43,918

 

Total current assets

 

1,247,805

 

1,358,127

 

134,256

 

(443,963

)

2,296,225

 

Property, plant and equiment, net

 

1,017,587

 

664,332

 

551,903

 

(2,624

)

2,231,198

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

416,635

 

 

 

416,635

 

Goodwill

 

 

738,542

 

 

 

738,542

 

Other assets, including investments in subs

 

2,768,360

 

30,862

 

9,189

 

(2,675,595

)

132,816

 

Total assets

 

$

5,033,752

 

$

3,208,498

 

$

695,348

 

$

(3,122,182

)

$

5,815,416

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

150,191

 

$

219,415

 

$

56,472

 

$

(65,981

)

$

360,097

 

Accrued expenses

 

144,719

 

98,484

 

9,877

 

(33,131

)

219,949

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

14,237

 

300

 

52,595

 

(37,501

)

29,631

 

Total current liabilities

 

309,147

 

318,199

 

118,944

 

(136,613

)

609,677

 

Long-term debt

 

2,140,958

 

 

169,223

 

(137,575

)

2,172,606

 

Other liabilities

 

178,182

 

2,087,957

 

41,581

 

(1,751,243

)

556,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interest

 

 

 

98,814

 

 

98,814

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

637

 

33,896

 

18,121

 

(52,017

)

637

 

Treasury stock

 

(720,479

)

 

 

 

(720,479

)

Additional paid-in-capital

 

1,037,687

 

117,737

 

476,677

 

(594,414

)

1,037,687

 

Retained earnings (deficit)

 

2,087,620

 

650,709

 

(200,389

)

(450,320

)

2,087,620

 

Total Steel Dynamics, Inc. equity

 

2,405,465

 

802,342

 

294,409

 

(1,096,751

)

2,405,465

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

(27,623

)

 

(27,623

)

Total equity

 

2,405,465

 

802,342

 

266,786

 

(1,096,751

)

2,377,842

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

5,033,752

 

$

3,208,498

 

$

695,348

 

$

(3,122,182

)

$

5,815,416

 

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 10.  Condensed Consolidating Information (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (in thousands)

 

For the Three Months Ended,

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

March 31, 2013

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

827,201

 

$

2,015,487

 

$

66,370

 

$

(1,113,362

)

$

1,795,696

 

Costs of goods sold

 

706,387

 

1,914,058

 

95,941

 

(1,096,954

)

1,619,432

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

120,814

 

101,429

 

(29,571

)

(16,408

)

176,264

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

28,686

 

53,992

 

2,138

 

(4,784

)

80,032

 

Operating income (loss)

 

92,128

 

47,437

 

(31,709

)

(11,624

)

96,232

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

22,046

 

12,039

 

1,701

 

(1,157

)

34,629

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

(820

)

(200

)

(1,183

)

1,157

 

(1,046

)

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

 

70,902

 

35,598

 

(32,227

)

(11,624

)

62,649

 

Income taxes

 

11,394

 

12,919

 

699

 

(3,615

)

21,397

 

 

 

59,508

 

22,679

 

(32,926

)

(8,009

)

41,252

 

Equity in net loss of subsidiaries

 

(11,293

)

 

 

11,293

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

6,963

 

 

6,963

 

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

 

$

48,215

 

$

22,679

 

$

(25,963

)

$

3,284

 

$

48,215

 

 

For the Three Months Ended,
March 31, 2012

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Combined
Non-Guarantors

 

Consolidating
Adjustments

 

Total
Consolidated

 

Net sales

 

$

913,193

 

$

2,308,156

 

$

46,835

 

$

(1,286,144

)

$

1,982,040

 

Costs of goods sold

 

785,567

 

2,198,898

 

63,894

 

(1,267,583

)

1,780,776

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

127,626

 

109,258

 

(17,059

)

(18,561

)

201,264

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

27,566

 

54,555

 

2,459

 

(3,132

)

81,448

 

Operating income (loss)

 

100,060

 

54,703

 

(19,518

)

(15,429

)

119,816

 

Interest expense, net of capitalized interest

 

27,217

 

13,606

 

1,710

 

(1,421

)

41,112

 

Other (income) expense, net

 

10,769

 

(1,064

)

(877

)

1,420

 

10,248

 

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

 

62,074

 

42,161

 

(20,351

)

(15,428

)

68,456

 

Income taxes (benefit)

 

15,870

 

16,134

 

353

 

(5,678

)

26,679

 

 

 

46,204

 

26,027

 

(20,704

)

(9,750

)

41,777

 

Equity in net loss of subsidiaries

 

(4,427

)

 

 

4,427

 

 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

 

3,898

 

 

3,898

 

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

 

$

41,777

 

$

26,027

 

$

(16,806

)

$

(5,323

)

$

45,675

 

 

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STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

 

Note 10.  Condensed Consolidating Information (Continued)

 

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands)

 

For the Three Months Ended,

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

March 31, 2013

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

29,373

 

$

14,903

 

$

(17,530

)

$

2,964

 

$

29,710

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(8,837

)

(11,985

)

(6,805

)

16,215

 

(11,412

)

Financing activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of long term debt

 

400,425

 

 

23,980

 

(15,144

)

409,261

 

Repayments of long term debt

 

(304,471

)

(1,203

)

(9,836

)

9,819

 

(305,691

)

Other

 

2,792

 

(20,844

)

11,982

 

(13,854

)

(19,924

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

98,746

 

(22,047

)

26,126

 

(19,179

)

83,646

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

119,282

 

(19,129

)

1,791

 

 

101,944

 

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

322,707

 

41,675

 

11,535

 

 

375,917

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

441,989

 

$

22,546

 

$

13,326

 

$

 

$

477,861

 

 

For the Three Months Ended,

 

 

 

 

 

Combined

 

Consolidating

 

Total

 

March 31, 2012

 

Parent

 

Guarantors

 

Non-Guarantors

 

Adjustments

 

Consolidated

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

(31,015

)

$

58,900

 

$

(7,596

)

$

1,132

 

$

21,421

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(3,436

)

(40,889

)

(21,708

)

18,614

 

(47,419

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

7,330

 

(8,721

)

14,183

 

(19,746

)

(6,954

)

Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents

 

(27,121

)

9,290

 

(15,121

)

 

(32,952

)

Cash and equivalents at beginning of period

 

301,073

 

58,699

 

30,989

 

 

390,761

 

Cash and equivalents at end of period

 

$

273,952

 

$

67,989

 

$

15,868

 

$

 

$

357,809

 

 

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

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report contains some predictive statements about future events, including statements related to in the steel and recycled metals markets, our revenues, costs of purchased materials, future profitability and earnings, and the operation of new or existing facilities. These statements are intended to be made as “forward-looking,” subject to many risks and uncertainties, within the safe harbor protections of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Some factors that could cause such forward-looking statements to turn out differently than anticipated include: (1) the effects of a recurrent slowing in industrial demand; (2) changes in economic conditions, either generally or in any of the steel or scrap-consuming sectors which affect demand for our products, including the strength of the non-residential and residential construction, automotive, appliance, and other steel-consuming industries; (3) fluctuations in the cost of key raw materials (including steel scrap, iron units, and energy costs) and our ability to pass-on any cost increases; (4) the impact of domestic and foreign import price competition; (5) risks and uncertainties involving product and/or technology development; and (6) occurrences of unexpected plant outages or equipment failures.

 

More specifically, we refer you to the sections titled Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Risk Factors in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as well as in other reports which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for a more detailed discussion of some of the many factors, variable risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those we may have expected or anticipated. These reports are available publicly on the SEC web site, www.sec.gov, and on our web site, www.steeldynamics.com. Forward-looking or predictive statements we make are based upon information and assumptions, concerning our businesses and the environments in which they operate, which we consider reasonable as of the date on which these statements are made.  Due to the foregoing risks and uncertainties however, as well as, matters beyond our control which can affect forward-looking statements, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these predictive statements, which speak only as of the date of this report. We undertake no duty to update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Operating Statement Classifications

 

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

 

Costs of Goods Sold.  Our costs of goods sold represent all direct and indirect costs associated with the manufacture of our products. The principal elements of these costs are scrap and scrap substitutes (which represent the most significant single component of our consolidated costs of goods sold), steel, direct and indirect labor and related benefits, alloys, zinc, transportation and freight, repairs and maintenance, utilities (most notably electricity and natural gas), and depreciation.

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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Overview

 

Net income was $48.2 million, or $0.21 per diluted share, during the first quarter of 2013, compared with net income of $45.7 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, during the first quarter of 2012, and net income of $60.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, during the fourth quarter of 2012. Our net sales decreased $186.3 million, or 9%, to $1.8 billion in the first quarter of 2013 versus the first quarter of 2012, while net sales increased $90.7 million, or 5%, versus the fourth quarter of 2012. Our gross profit percentage was 10% during both the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, and 11% during the fourth quarter of 2012.

 

First quarter 2013 external steel shipments decreased 1% as compared to the first quarter of 2012 (with total sheet products shipments increasing 7% and long products shipments decreasing 5%), and external ferrous scrap shipments decreased 4% and external nonferrous scrap shipments decreased 5%. Conversely, steel fabrication external shipments increased 28% in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Operating income decreased 20% to $96.2 million in the first quarter 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, primarily due to reduced operating income of $18.0 million from our steel operations as product pricing decreased more than raw material costs.

 

Comparing the first quarter of 2013 to the fourth quarter of 2012, external steel shipments also decreased 1% and external ferrous scrap shipments increased 19%, while external nonferrous scrap shipments increased 12%. Steel fabrication continued its trend of increasing external shipments, showing a 1% sequential quarter gain. Consolidated quarterly operating income increased 1% sequentially, due primarily to increased volumes across all our operating segments. Within steel operations, increased long products volumes more than offset weaker sheet steel shipments and slightly lower steel metal spreads. Within metals recycling operations, increased volumes were more than offset by decreased metal margins.

 

Segment Operating Results 2013 vs. 2012 (dollars in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Fourth

 

Linked

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Quarter

 

Quarter

 

 

 

2013

 

%
Change

 

2012

 

2012

 

%
Change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel

 

$

1,122,360

 

(9

)%

$

1,234,479

 

$

1,106,900

 

1

%

Metals recycling and ferrous resources

 

897,492

 

(19

)%

1,111,120

 

789,852

 

14

%

Steel fabrication

 

94,375

 

26

%

74,896

 

98,301

 

(4

)%

Other

 

24,854

 

3

%

24,090

 

20,708

 

20

%

 

 

2,139,081

 

 

 

2,444,585

 

2,015,761

 

 

 

Intra-company

 

(343,385

)

 

 

(462,545

)

(310,760

)

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

1,795,696

 

(9

)%

$

1,982,040

 

$

1,705,001

 

5

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel

 

$

119,301

 

(13

)%

$

137,308

 

$

114,808

 

4

%

Metals recycling and ferrous resources

 

(9,824

)

(336

)%

4,163

 

(5,603

)

(75

)%

Steel fabrication

 

1,530

 

157

%

(2,668

)

1,448

 

6

%

Other

 

(16,439

)

3

%

(16,862

)

(17,535

)

6

%

 

 

94,568

 

(22

)%

121,941

 

93,118

 

2

%

Eliminations

 

1,664

 

 

 

(2,125

)

1,811

 

 

 

Consolidated

 

$

96,232

 

(20

)%

$

119,816

 

$

94,929

 

1

%

 

 

Steel Operations

 

 

Steel Operations.  Steel operations consist of our five electric-arc furnace mini-mills, producing steel from steel scrap, utilizing continuous casting, automated rolling mills, and various downstream finishing facilities, including The Techs operations. Collectively, our steel operations sell directly to end users and service centers. These products are used in numerous industry sectors, including the automotive, construction, commercial, transportation, agriculture and industrial machinery markets. In the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, our steel operations accounted for 59% and 60%of our external net sales, respectively. Operating income for the steel segment decreased $18.0 million, or 13%, to $119.3 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to the same period of 2012. While total shipments increased 1% gross margin, and thus operating income, decreased 11%primarily due to an $87 decrease in average segment selling prices per ton shipped versus only a $66 per ton decrease in average ferrous scrap cost melted in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the first quarter of 2012.

 

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Steel Operations Shipments (net tons)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Fourth

 

 

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

Quarter

 

 

 

 

 

2013

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flat Roll Division

 

704,290

 

 

 

658,505

 

 

 

713,770

 

 

 

The Techs

 

151,137

 

 

 

144,615

 

 

 

180,451

 

 

 

Sheet products

 

855,427

 

58

%

803,120

 

55

%

894,221

 

61

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Structural and Rail Division

 

280,897

 

 

 

261,006

 

 

 

262,441

 

 

 

Engineered Bar Products Division

 

112,821

 

 

 

157,489

 

 

 

98,858

 

 

 

Roanoke Bar Division

 

139,950

 

 

 

151,296

 

 

 

127,952

 

 

 

Steel of West Virginia

 

80,707

 

 

 

77,212

 

 

 

73,581

 

 

 

Long products

 

614,375

 

42

%

647,003

 

45

%

562,832

 

39

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total shipments

 

1,469,802

 

 

 

1,450,123

 

 

 

1,457,053

 

 

 

 Intra-segment shipments

 

(32,090

)

(2

%)

(28,057

)

(2

%)

(31,665

)

(2

%)

Segment shipments

 

1,437,712

 

 

 

1,422,066

 

 

 

1,425,388

 

 

 

 Intra-company shipments

 

(93,280

)

(6

%)

(66,119

)

(5

%)

(71,107

)

(5

%)

External shipments

 

1,344,432

 

 

 

1,355,947

 

 

 

1,354,281

 

 

 

 

Sheet Products.  Our Flat Roll Division sells a broad range of sheet steel products, such as hot rolled, cold rolled and coated steel products, including a large variety of specialty products such as light gauge hot rolled, galvanized, Galvalume® and painted products. The Techs operations, comprised of three galvanizing lines, also sells specialized galvanized sheet steels used in non-automotive applications. Sheet products represented 58% of total steel shipments in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to 55% in the first quarter of 2012.

 

Long Products.  Our Structural and Rail Division sells structural steel beams and pilings to the construction market, and also sells standard-grade rail to the railroad industry. Our Engineered Bar Products Division primarily sells engineered, special-bar-quality and merchant bar quality rounds, and round-cornered squares. Our Roanoke Bar Division primarily sells merchant steel products, including angles, plain rounds, flats and channels. Steel of West Virginia primarily sells merchant beams, channels and specialty structural steel sections.

 

Net sales for the steel segment decreased $112.1 million, or 9%, in the first quarter of 2013 when compared to the first quarter of 2012, as total shipments increased 1%and average selling prices decreased 10%, or $87 per ton. There was also a shift in sales mix as sheet product shipments increased 7% and long product shipments decreased 5%, due primarily to lower volumes at the Engineered Bar Products Division.

 

 

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Metallic raw materials used in our electric arc furnaces represent our single most significant manufacturing cost. Our metallic raw material cost per net ton consumed in our steel operations decreased $66 in the first quarter of 2013, compared with the first quarter of 2012. During the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively, our metallic raw material costs represented 65% and 69% of our steel operations’ manufacturing costs, excluding the operations of The Techs, which purchases, rather than produces, the steel it further processes.

 

 

Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations

 

 

Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations.  This operating segment primarily includes our metals recycling operations (OmniSource); our liquid pig iron production facility, Iron Dynamics (IDI); and our Minnesota iron operations. Our metals recycling and ferrous resources operations segment accounted for 35% of our external net sales in both the first quarter of 2013 and 2012. Operating income for the metals recycling and ferrous resources operations segment decreased $14.0 million compared to the first quarter of 2012, due primarily to the use and write-down of higher cost raw material inventory at our Minnesota iron operations, and decreased product pricing at our IDI facility.

 

Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources Operations Shipments

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Fourth

 

 

 

March 31,

 

Quarter

 

 

 

2013

 

2012

 

2012

 

Ferrous metal (gross tons)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

1,342,929

 

1,582,840

 

1,238,143

 

Intra-segment

 

(1,969

)

(1,787

)

(1,248

)

Segment shipments

 

1,340,960

 

1,581,053

 

1,236,895

 

Intra-company

 

(551,921

)

(761,980

)

(572,045

)

External shipments

 

789,039

 

819,073

 

664,850

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nonferrous metals (thousands of pounds)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total and segment shipments

 

279,656

 

291,636

 

251,080

 

Intra-company

 

(3,529

)

(1,958

)

(3,456

)

External shipments

 

276,127

 

289,678

 

247,624

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minnesota iron nuggets (metric tons) — intra-company

 

59,685

 

46,230

 

36,481

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron Dynamics (metric tons) — intra-company

 

64,685

 

56,628

 

57,117

 

 

Metals Recycling.  Our metals recycling operations represent our metals sourcing and processing operations and are the most significant source of net sales in this segment. These operations sell ferrous metals to steel mills and foundries, and nonferrous metals, such as copper, brass, aluminum and stainless steel to, among others, ingot manufacturers, copper refineries and mills, smelters, and specialty mills. Our metals recycling operations represented 93% and 95% of this segment’s net sales during the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

During the first quarter of 2013, metals recycling recorded sales of $835.0 million on shipments of 1.3 million gross tons of ferrous metals and 279.7 million pounds of nonferrous metals, compared with sales of $1.1 billion on shipments of 1.6 million gross tons of ferrous and 291.6 million pounds of nonferrous metals during the same period in 2012. During the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, the metals recycling operations provided approximately 43% and 52%, respectively, of the steel scrap purchased by our steel mills. This represented 41% and 48% of the metals recycling operations’ ferrous shipments for the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively. Sales prices of ferrous metals decreased 17% in the first quarter of 2013 versus the same period in 2012, while nonferrous sales prices increased 1% for the same periods.

 

Operating income for metals recycling increased $682,000 in the first quarter of 2013 to $19.5 million compared to the first quarter of 2012 despite decreased volumes, due to a 6% increase in ferrous metal margins and decreased operating expenses.

 

Ferrous Resources.  Our ferrous resources operations consist of our two ironmaking initiatives: Iron Dynamics and our Minnesota iron operations. IDI primarily produces liquid pig iron, which is used as a scrap substitute raw material exclusively at our Flat Roll Division. Our Minnesota iron operations consists of Mesabi Nugget, (owned 81% by us); our planned future iron mining operations which is currently in the permitting process, Mesabi Mining; and, our iron tailings operations, Mining Resources (owned 80% by us). The construction of the Mesabi Nugget facility was completed in 2009, and initial production of iron nuggets commenced January 2010. Since that time, we have continued to refine this pioneering production process and changed equipment configurations to increase production, improve quality, and increase plant availability. A planned six-week outage in the fall of 2012 was used to complete the groundwork necessary for the implementation of further improvements which are being made in the second quarter of 2013. These modifications are expected to improve production volume. The facility’s designed annual production capacity is 500,000 metric tons. In the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, Mesabi Nugget produced 60,000 and 46,000 metric tons of iron-nuggets, respectively, for use by our own steel mills. Our iron tailings operation, Mining Resources, started operations in September of 2012 and expects to be at full capacity during the first half of 2013. This operation provides iron ore tailings to be concentrated for use by Mesabi Nugget as low-cost iron concentrate in the nugget production process. This is critical to our Minnesota operations as we will now be able to benefit from the use of lower-cost iron concentrate rather than much higher priced third-party material. Losses from our Minnesota iron operations reduced our net income in the first quarter of 2013 by approximately $13.8 million, $4.2 million more than in the first quarter of 2012.

 

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Steel Fabrication Operations

 

 

Our steel fabrication operations represent the company’s New Millennium Building Systems’ plants located throughout the United States and Northern Mexico. Revenues from these plants are generated from the fabrication of trusses, girders, steel joists and steel decking used within the non-residential construction industry. Steel fabrication operations accounted for 5% and 4% of our external net sales during the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The segment achieved operating income of $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2013, compared to a $2.7 million loss in the first quarter of 2012. Modest selling price decreases were more than offset by higher shipments, improved metal margins, and reduced conversion costs.

 

Net sales for the segment increased $19.5 million, or 26%, in the first quarter of 2013 compared to the first quarter of 2012, as volumes increased 29%. However, the segment’s average selling price per ton shipped decreased $28, or 2%, during the same period. Increased first quarter 2013 shipments were the result of continued modest improvement in the non-residential construction market and market share gains.

 

The purchase of various steel products is the largest single cost of production for our steel fabrication operations. During the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, the cost of steel products purchased represented 69% and 70% of the total cost of manufacturing for our steel fabrication operations, respectively; while the average cost of steel consumed decreased in the first quarter of 2013, as compared to the same period in 2012, by $65 per ton.

 

 

First Quarter Consolidated Results 2013 vs. 2012

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses (including profit sharing and amortization of intangible assets) were $80.0 million during the first quarter of 2013, as compared to $81.4 million during the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of $1.4 million, or 2%. Our selling, general and administrative expenses represented 4% of our total net sales during both the first quarter of 2013 and 2012. The decrease in our selling, general and administrative expenses during the first quarter of 2013 as compared to the same period in 2012 was due primarily to decreased profit sharing and performance-based compensation, consistent with the lower levels of profitability in the first quarter of 2013.

 

Interest Expense, net of Capitalized Interest.  During the first quarter of 2013, gross interest expense decreased $6.0 million to $35.4 million, and capitalized interest increased $487,000, to $791,000, when compared to the same period in 2012. The interest capitalization that occurred during these periods resulted from the interest required to be capitalized with respect to construction activities at our various operating segments. The decrease in gross interest expense is due to debt repayment of $175 million during the third quarter of 2012 in conjunction with our refinancing activities, which also reduced our overall cost of debt and extended our maturity schedule. We anticipate further reductions in gross interest expense in 2013, as a result of additional refinancing activities and debt repayments of $100.0 million during March and April 2013.

 

Other Expense (Income), net.  Other income was $1.0 million during the first quarter of 2013, as compared to expense of $10.2 million during the same period in 2012. First quarter 2012 results included $13.9 million of charges related to the partial tender of our 73/8% Senior Notes, and first quarter 2013results included $2.0 million of charges related to the partial tender of our 63/4% Senior Notes.

 

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Income Taxes.  During the first quarter of 2013, our income tax expense was $21.4 million, as compared to $26.7 million during the same period in 2012. Our effective income tax rate before noncontrolling interests was 34.2% and 39.0%, during the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively. The lower effective tax rate in the first quarter of 2013 is due to a favorable adjustment related to 2012 research and development tax credits that were enacted into the tax code in January 2013.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

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

 

Working Capital. Trade receivables increased $110.9 million during the first quarter of 2013 related to increased sales, when compared to the fourth quarter of 2012. Total inventories decreased $32.3 million, or 3%, to $1.2 billion. Our raw materials, primarily steel scrap inventories, decreased by approximately $68.1 million during the first quarter of 2013, with scrap volumes decreasing by 53,000 gross tons (8%), and costs per gross ton decreasing 8%. Our work-in-process and finished goods inventories increased $36.9 million, with volumes increasing by 77,000 tons. Our trade payables and general accruals increased $6.6 million, or 1%, during the first quarter of 2013, as trade payables were higher due to higher production levels, while 2012 profit sharing and bonus amounts were paid in the first quarter of 2013.

 

Capital Investments.  During the first quarter of 2013, we invested $45.3 million in property, plant and equipment, of which over half related to announced growth or expansion projects at three of our steel mills and OmniSource. We estimate total capital expenditures for 2013 to be in the range of $200 to $225 million.

 

Capital Resources and Long-term Debt.  On March 25, 2013, we issued $400.0 million of 51/4% Senior Notes due 2023 (2023 Notes). Interest on the 2023 Notes is due semiannually on April 15 and October 15, with the first payment due on October 15, 2013. The 2023 Notes are redeemable at any time after April 15, 2018. The redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) is 102.625% during the period April 15, 2018 to April 14, 2019; 101.750% during the period April 15, 2019 to April 14, 2020; 100.875% during the period April 15, 2020 to April 14, 2021; and 100% on and after April 15, 2021, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. In addition, at any time before April 15, 2016, we may redeem up to 35% of the principal amount of the 2023 Notes with the net cash proceeds from one or more sales of our common stock at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) of 105.250%, plus accrued interest to the redemption date. The 2023 Notes are unsecured and rank pari passu with all existing and future senior unsubordinated unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to all subordinated indebtedness.

 

A portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the 2023 Notes was used to fund the March 25, 2013 purchase of $301.7 million (plus accrued interest) of our 6 3/4% Senior Notes due 2015 (2015 Notes) pursuant to a tender offer. As a result of the tender offer to purchase the 2015 Notes, we recorded expenses of $2.0 million related to tender premiums, unamortized debt issuance costs write-off, and tender expenses, which is reflected in other expenses in the consolidated statement of income for the quarter ended March 31, 2013. On April 9, 2013, we used the remaining proceeds from the issuance of the 2023 Notes, along with available cash, to repay the remaining outstanding 2015 Notes due at a price of 100% of the principal amount of $198.3 million (plus accrued interest). As a result of this refinancing activity, our overall outstanding debt decreased $100.0 million, we extended and laddered our debt maturities, and we reduced our overall effective interest rate.

 

While total outstanding debt at March 31, 2013, of $2.3 billion was $98.6 million higher than at December 31, 2012, after consideration of the refinancing completed on April 9, 2013, total debt decreased by $99.7 million. Post the debt payment on April 9, 2013, our total long-term debt to capitalization ratio, representing our long-term debt, including current maturities, divided by the sum of our long-term debt, redeemable noncontrolling interest, and our total stockholders’ equity, decreased to 45.6%, as compared to 47.1% at December 31, 2012.

 

We have a senior secured credit facility (Facility) that matures in September 2016 which provides for a $1.1 billion revolver (Revolver). Subject to certain conditions, we have the opportunity to increase the Revolver capacity by an additional $125.0 million. The Facility is guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries and is secured by substantially all of our accounts receivable and inventories and pledges of shares of our wholly owned subsidiaries’ capital stock. The Revolver is available to fund working capital, capital expenditures, and other general corporate purposes.

 

The outstanding balance on the Revolver must be the lesser of $1.1 billion less other applicable commitments such as letters of credit and other secured debt, as defined within the Facility or the sum of 85% of our eligible accounts receivable and 65% of our eligible inventories, less other applicable commitments. At March 31, 2013, we had $1.1 billion of availability on the Revolver, $14.0 million of outstanding letters of credit and other obligations which reduce availability, and no outstanding borrowings.

 

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

 

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The financial covenants under our Facility state that we must maintain an interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.50:1.00. Our interest coverage ratio is calculated by dividing our last-twelve trailing months (LTM) consolidated adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and certain other non-cash transactions as allowed in our Facility) by our LTM gross interest expense. In addition, a net debt (as defined in the Facility) to consolidated LTM adjusted EBITDA ratio (leverage ratio) of not more than 5.00:1.00 must be maintained. If the net debt to EBITDA ratio exceeds 3.50:1:00 at any time, our ability to make restricted payments as defined in the credit agreement (which includes cash dividends to stockholders and share purchases, among other things), is limited. At March 31, 2013, our interest coverage ratio and net debt leverage ratio were 4.17:1.00 and 3.13:1.00, respectively. We were therefore in compliance with these covenants at March 31, 2013, and we anticipate we will continue to be in compliance during the remainder of the year.

 

Cash Dividends.  We declared cash dividends of $24.2 million, or $0.11 per common share, during the first quarter of 2013, a 10% increase over the $0.10 per common share, or $21.9 million, dividends declared during the first quarter of 2012. We paid cash dividends of $22.0 million and $21.9 million during the first quarter of 2013 and 2012, respectively. Our board of directors approves the payment of dividends on a quarterly basis. During the remainder of 2013, we anticipate maintaining our current level of quarterly dividends; however, the determination to pay cash dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board of directors, after taking into account various factors, including our financial condition, results of operations, outstanding indebtedness, current and anticipated cash needs and growth plans. In addition, the terms of our senior secured revolving credit agreement and the indenture relating to our senior notes may restrict the amount of cash dividends we can pay.

 

Other.  Our ability to meet our debt service obligations and reduce our total debt will depend upon our future performance which, in turn, will depend upon general economic, financial and business conditions, along with competition, legislation and regulatory factors that are largely beyond our control. In addition, we cannot assure you that our operating results, cash flow, access to credit markets and capital resources will be sufficient for repayment of our indebtedness in the future. We believe that based upon current levels of operations and anticipated growth, cash flow from operations, together with other available sources of funds, including additional borrowings under our senior secured credit agreement through its term, which expires in September 2016, will be adequate for the next twelve months for making required payments of principal and interest on our indebtedness, funding working capital requirements, and anticipated capital expenditures.

 

Other Matters

 

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

 

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

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

No material changes have occurred to the indicated critical accounting policies and estimates as disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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ITEM 3.                   QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

In the normal course of business, we are exposed to interest rate changes. Our objectives in managing exposure to interest rate changes are to limit the impact of these rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we primarily use interest rate swaps to manage net exposure to interest rate changes related to our portfolio of borrowings. We did not have any interest rate swaps during the three month periods ended March 31, 2013 or 2012.

 

Commodity Risk

 

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

 

Our risk strategy associated with the purchase of raw materials utilized within our operations has generally been to make some commitments with suppliers relating to future expected requirements for certain commodities such as electricity, natural gas and its transportation, iron concentrate, fuel, and zinc. Certain of these commitments contain provisions which require us to “take or pay” for specified quantities without regard to actual usage for periods of up to 39 months for physical commodity requirements and for up to 8 years for commodity transportation requirements. We also purchase electricity consumed at our Flat Roll Division pursuant to a contract which extends through December 2014. The contract designates 160 hours annually as “interruptible service” and establishes an agreed fixed-rate energy charge per Mill/kWh consumed for each year through the expiration of the agreement. At March 31, 2013, no material changes had occurred related to these commodity risks from the information disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012. We utilized such “take or pay” requirements during the past three years under these contracts. We believe that production requirements will be such that consumption of the products or services purchased under these commitments will occur in the normal production process.

 

We have certain fixed price contracts with various customers and suppliers for future delivery of nonferrous metals. Our risk strategy has been to enter into base metal financial contracts with the goal to protect the profit margin, within certain parameters, that was contemplated when we entered into the transaction with the customer or supplier. At March 31, 2013, we had a cumulative unrealized gain associated with these financial contracts of $4.9 million, substantially all of which have a settlement date within the next twelve months. We believe the customer and supplier contracts associated with the financial contracts will be fully consummated.

 

ITEM 4.                   CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

(a)  Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.  Our management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2013. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2013, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

(b)  Changes in Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting.  No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART IIOTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1.                   LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

We are involved in various routine litigation matters, including administrative proceedings, regulatory proceedings, governmental investigations, environmental matters, and commercial and construction contract disputes.

 

We are also involved, along with eight other steel manufacturing companies, in a class action antitrust complaint filed in federal court in Chicago, Illinois in September 2008, which alleges a conspiracy to fix, raise, maintain and stabilize the price at which steel products were sold in the United States starting in 2005, by artificially restricting the supply of such steel products. All but one of the Complaints were brought on behalf of a purported class consisting of all direct purchasers of steel products between January 1, 2005, and the present.  The other Complaint was brought on behalf of a purported class consisting of all indirect purchasers of steel products within the same time period.  In addition, in December 2010, we and the other co-defendants were served with a substantially similar complaint in the Circuit Court of Cocke County, Tennessee, purporting to be on behalf of indirect purchasers of steel products in Tennessee. That case has been removed to the federal court in Chicago that is hearing the main complaint. All Complaints seek treble damages and costs, including reasonable attorney fees, pre- and post-judgment interest and injunctive relief. In January 2009, Steel Dynamics and the other defendants filed a Joint Motion to Dismiss all of the direct purchaser lawsuits, but this motion was denied in June 2009. Following a period of preliminary discovery relating to class certification matters, Plaintiffs filed their Motion for Class Certification in May 2012, and on February 28, 2013, Defendants filed their Joint Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification, together with joint motions to exclude the expert opinions of both of Plaintiffs’ two retained experts. Additional briefing is anticipated on all issues related to the pending motions.  Due to the uncertain nature of litigation, we cannot presently determine the ultimate outcome of this litigation. However, we have determined, based on the information available at this time, that there is not presently a “reasonable possibility” (as that term is defined in ASC 450-20-20), that the outcome of these legal proceedings would have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or liquidity.

 

Although not presently necessary or appropriate to make a dollar estimate of exposure to loss, if any, in connection with the above matter, we may in the future determine that a loss accrual is necessary. Although we may make loss accruals, if and as warranted, any amounts that we may accrue from time to time could vary significantly from the amounts we actually pay, due to inherent uncertainties and the inherent shortcomings of the estimation process, the uncertainties involved in litigation and other factors. Additionally, an adverse result could have a material effect on our financial condition, results of operations and liquidity.

 

ITEM 1A.          RISK FACTORS

 

No material changes have occurred to the indicated risk factors as disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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

 

None.

 

ITEM 3.                   DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.                   MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

The information required to be furnished pursuant to Item 4 concerning mine safety disclosure matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.104) is included in Exhibit 95 to this Quarterly Report.

 

ITEM 5.                   OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

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ITEM 6.                   EXHIBITS

 

Executive Officer Certifications

 

 

 

 

 

31.1*

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

31.2*

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

32.1*

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

32.2*

 

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

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

95*

 

Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

 

 

 

XBRL Documents

 

 

 

 

 

101.INS*

 

XBRL Instance Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.SCH*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.CAL*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.LAB*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.PRE*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Document

 

 

 

 

 

101.DEF*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Document

 


*                 Filed concurrently herewith

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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

 

May 9, 2013

 

 

STEEL DYNAMICS, INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Theresa E. Wagler

 

 

Theresa E. Wagler

 

 

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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