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Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

RS • • Industrial / General
Basic MaterialsSteelSteel Processing & DistributionSteel Service Centers
AboutReliance Steel & Aluminum Co. operates as a diversified metal solutions provider and the metals service center company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company distributes a line of approximately 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and specialty steel products; and provides metals processing services to general manufacturing, non-residential construction, transportation, aerospace, energy, electronics and semiconductor fabrication, and heavy industries. It also distributes non-ferrous metals products and tubular building products; and manufactures specialty extruded metals, fabricated parts, and welded components. As of December 31, 2021, the company operated a network of approximately 315 locations in 40 states in the United States and 13 in other countries. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, which primarily include small machine shops and fabricators. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.Show more
  • Revenue $13.84B -6.6%
  • EBITDA $1.44B -27.2%
  • Net Income $875M -34.5%
  • EPS (Diluted) 15.56 -31.3%
  • Gross Margin 27.74% -4.5%
  • EBITDA Margin 10.44% -22.1%
  • Operating Margin 8.5% -27.7%
  • Net Margin 6.33% -29.9%
  • ROE 11.7% -35.1%
  • ROIC 10.78% -34.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.20 +10.1%
  • Interest Coverage 29.18 -32.7%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓22 consecutive years of dividend growth
  • ✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
  • ✓Good 3Y average ROE of 19.2%
  • ✓Share count reduced 4.7% through buybacks
  • ✓Efficient asset utilization: 1.4x turnover

✗Weaknesses

No significant weaknesses identified

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y2.84%
5Y4.74%
3Y-0.61%
TTM-0.88%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y8.95%
5Y4.52%
3Y-14.76%
TTM-30.16%

EPS CAGR

10Y12.65%
5Y8.52%
3Y-10.86%
TTM-24.93%

ROCE

10Y Avg14.89%
5Y Avg18.88%
3Y Avg20.08%
Latest12.75%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
ZEUSOlympic Steel, Inc.571.98M50.7925.78-10.03%0.77%2.49%0.73%0.55
RSReliance Steel & Aluminum Co.16.87B322.5520.73-6.56%5.23%9.95%5.92%0.20

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+9.35B8.61B9.72B11.53B10.97B8.81B14.09B17.02B14.81B13.84B
Revenue Growth %-0.11%-0.08%0.13%0.19%-0.05%-0.2%0.6%0.21%-0.13%-0.07%
Cost of Goods Sold+7.02B6.23B7.15B8.47B7.86B6.23B9.83B12.01B10.5B10B
COGS % of Revenue0.75%0.72%0.74%0.73%0.72%0.71%0.7%0.71%0.71%0.72%
Gross Profit+2.33B2.38B2.57B3.07B3.11B2.59B4.26B5.01B4.3B3.84B
Gross Margin %0.25%0.28%0.26%0.27%0.28%0.29%0.3%0.29%0.29%0.28%
Gross Profit Growth %-0.03%0.02%0.08%0.19%0.01%-0.17%0.65%0.18%-0.14%-0.11%
Operating Expenses+1.74B1.8B1.9B2.11B2.1B1.86B2.31B2.5B2.56B2.66B
OpEx % of Revenue0.19%0.21%0.2%0.18%0.19%0.21%0.16%0.15%0.17%0.19%
Selling, General & Admin1.74B1.8B1.9B2.11B2.1B1.86B2.31B2.5B2.56B2.66B
SG&A % of Revenue0.19%0.21%0.2%0.18%0.19%0.21%0.16%0.15%0.17%0.19%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses0000000000
Operating Income+591.3M577.2M666.5M957.9M1.01B723.6M1.95B2.51B1.74B1.18B
Operating Margin %0.06%0.07%0.07%0.08%0.09%0.08%0.14%0.15%0.12%0.08%
Operating Income Growth %-0.08%-0.02%0.15%0.44%0.06%-0.29%1.7%0.28%-0.31%-0.32%
EBITDA+809.8M799.2M884.9M1.17B1.23B950.9M2.18B2.75B1.98B1.44B
EBITDA Margin %0.09%0.09%0.09%0.1%0.11%0.11%0.15%0.16%0.13%0.1%
EBITDA Growth %-0.05%-0.01%0.11%0.33%0.05%-0.23%1.3%0.26%-0.28%-0.27%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)218.5M222M218.4M215.2M219.3M227.3M230.2M240.2M245.4M268.7M
EBIT600.4M575.9M724.2M1.01B1.09B620.5M2.03B2.49B1.78B1.18B
Net Interest Income+-140.7M-145.7M-140.4M-156.3M-158.9M-142.3M-148.2M-53M-4.9M-19.6M
Interest Income1M1M000009.3M35.2M20.7M
Interest Expense141.7M146.7M140.4M156.3M158.9M142.3M148.2M62.3M40.1M40.3M
Other Income/Expense-132.6M-148M-82.7M-107.3M-84.5M-245.4M-70.6M-77.9M1.2M-35.9M
Pretax Income+458.7M429.2M583.8M850.6M929.3M478.2M1.88B2.43B1.74B1.14B
Pretax Margin %0.05%0.05%0.06%0.07%0.08%0.05%0.13%0.14%0.12%0.08%
Income Tax+142.5M120.1M-37.2M208.8M223.2M105.8M465.7M586.2M400.6M261.9M
Effective Tax Rate %0.68%0.71%1.05%0.75%0.75%0.77%0.75%0.76%0.77%0.77%
Net Income+311.5M304.3M613.4M633.7M701.5M369.1M1.41B1.84B1.34B875.2M
Net Margin %0.03%0.04%0.06%0.05%0.06%0.04%0.1%0.11%0.09%0.06%
Net Income Growth %-0.16%-0.02%1.02%0.03%0.11%-0.47%2.83%0.3%-0.27%-0.34%
Net Income (Continuing)316.2M309.1M621M641.8M706.1M372.4M1.42B1.84B1.34B878M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest28.6M30.3M32.8M7.9M7.5M7.3M7.2M8.5M10.5M11M
EPS (Diluted)+4.164.168.348.7510.345.6621.9729.9222.6415.56
EPS Growth %-0.12%0%1%0.05%0.18%-0.45%2.88%0.36%-0.24%-0.31%
EPS (Basic)4.204.218.428.8510.495.7422.3530.3922.9015.70
Diluted Shares Outstanding74.9M73.12M73.54M72.44M67.86M65.26M64.33M61.49M59.02M56.25M
Basic Shares Outstanding74.17M72.28M72.85M71.6M66.89M64.33M63.22M60.56M58.33M55.75M
Dividend Payout Ratio0.39%0.4%0.22%0.23%0.22%0.44%0.13%0.12%0.18%0.29%

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+2.55B2.69B3.05B3.29B3.01B3.11B4.16B4.89B4.77B3.9B
Cash & Short-Term Investments104.3M122.8M154.4M128.2M174.3M683.5M300.5M1.17B1.08B318.1M
Cash Only104.3M122.8M154.4M128.2M174.3M683.5M300.5M1.17B1.08B318.1M
Short-Term Investments0000000000
Accounts Receivable953.1M960.2M1.09B1.26B1.1B928.4M1.68B1.6B1.51B1.4B
Days Sales Outstanding37.240.6940.9339.8136.7538.4643.5934.3537.1837
Inventory1.44B1.53B1.73B1.82B1.65B1.42B2.06B2B2.04B2.03B
Days Inventory Outstanding74.6489.7688.0978.3276.3983.2776.6560.627174
Other Current Assets0000000115.6M140.4M148.2M
Total Non-Current Assets+4.57B4.72B4.7B4.76B5.12B4.99B5.38B5.44B5.71B6.13B
Property, Plant & Equipment1.64B1.66B1.66B1.73B2B2B2.06B2.19B2.48B2.82B
Fixed Asset Turnover5.72x5.18x5.87x6.67x5.50x4.41x6.84x7.77x5.97x4.91x
Goodwill1.72B1.83B1.84B1.87B2B1.94B2.11B2.11B2.11B2.16B
Intangible Assets1.13B1.15B1.11B1.07B1.03B947.1M1.08B1.02B981.1M1.01B
Long-Term Investments0000000000
Other Non-Current Assets81.7M81.9M88.7M87.2M89.3M115.5M129.2M126.8M136.3M137.2M
Total Assets+7.12B7.41B7.75B8.04B8.13B8.11B9.54B10.33B10.48B10.02B
Asset Turnover1.31x1.16x1.25x1.43x1.35x1.09x1.48x1.65x1.41x1.38x
Asset Growth %-0.09%0.04%0.05%0.04%0.01%-0%0.18%0.08%0.01%-0.04%
Total Current Liabilities+989.7M656M703.7M699.1M675.3M613M1.06B1.38B843.6M1.21B
Accounts Payable247M302.2M346.7M338.8M275M259.3M453.9M412.4M410.3M361.9M
Days Payables Outstanding12.8417.717.6914.612.7615.216.8512.5314.2613.21
Short-Term Debt500.8M82.5M92M65.2M64.9M6M5M508.2M300K399.7M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0000000000
Other Current Liabilities118.7M140.8M139.3M174.8M172.1M165.8M294M240M213.9M195.2M
Current Ratio2.58x4.10x4.34x4.70x4.46x5.08x3.91x3.55x5.66x3.21x
Quick Ratio1.13x1.76x1.88x2.10x2.02x2.76x1.97x2.10x3.23x1.54x
Cash Conversion Cycle99.01112.75111.33103.53100.38106.53103.3982.4493.9297.79
Total Non-Current Liabilities+2.19B2.58B2.35B2.67B2.24B2.37B2.38B1.86B1.9B1.58B
Long-Term Debt1.43B1.85B1.81B2.14B1.52B1.64B1.64B1.14B1.14B742.8M
Capital Lease Obligations0000149.5M154.1M162.5M165.2M178.9M214.2M
Deferred Tax Liabilities627.1M626.9M440.8M440.1M469.3M455.6M484.8M476.6M494M537.5M
Other Non-Current Liabilities134.2M102.6M97.2M87.7M99.3M122.5M88M77.5M89.1M83.7M
Total Liabilities3.18B3.23B3.05B3.37B2.92B2.98B3.44B3.23B2.75B2.79B
Total Debt+1.93B1.93B1.9B2.2B1.79B1.85B1.87B1.87B1.38B1.42B
Net Debt1.82B1.81B1.75B2.08B1.62B1.17B1.57B691.9M297.1M1.1B
Debt / Equity0.49x0.46x0.40x0.47x0.34x0.36x0.31x0.26x0.18x0.20x
Debt / EBITDA2.38x2.41x2.15x1.88x1.45x1.95x0.86x0.68x0.69x0.98x
Net Debt / EBITDA2.25x2.26x1.97x1.77x1.31x1.23x0.72x0.25x0.15x0.76x
Interest Coverage4.17x3.93x4.75x6.13x6.38x5.09x13.18x40.26x43.38x29.18x
Total Equity+3.94B4.18B4.7B4.68B5.21B5.12B6.09B7.1B7.73B7.23B
Equity Growth %-0.04%0.06%0.12%-0%0.11%-0.02%0.19%0.16%0.09%-0.06%
Book Value per Share52.6457.1563.9164.6076.8478.4994.73115.39131.03128.55
Total Shareholders' Equity3.91B4.15B4.67B4.67B5.21B5.12B6.09B7.09B7.72B7.22B
Common Stock533.8M590.3M594.6M136.4M122.2M100K100K100K100K100K
Retained Earnings3.48B3.66B4.14B4.64B5.19B5.19B6.16B7.17B7.8B7.33B
Treasury Stock0000000000
Accumulated OCI-99.7M-104.7M-71.6M-102.7M-105.1M-77.9M-68.9M-86.3M-76.7M-115.2M
Minority Interest28.6M30.3M32.8M7.9M7.5M7.3M7.2M8.5M10.5M11M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+1.02B626.5M399M664.6M1.3B1.17B799.4M2.12B1.67B1.43B
Operating CF Margin %0.11%0.07%0.04%0.06%0.12%0.13%0.06%0.12%0.11%0.1%
Operating CF Growth %1.88%-0.39%-0.36%0.67%0.96%-0.1%-0.32%1.65%-0.21%-0.14%
Net Income316.2M309.1M621M641.8M706.1M372.4M1.42B1.84B1.34B878M
Depreciation & Amortization218.5M222M218.4M215.2M219.3M227.3M230.2M240.2M245.4M268.7M
Stock-Based Compensation21.3M24.4M33.4M45.5M51.2M42.2M70.8M65.3M65M56.8M
Deferred Taxes-17.1M-500K-192.6M-9.1M32.5M-13.7M-23.8M-6.7M16.2M36.4M
Other Non-Cash Items60.9M58.9M2.4M37.9M13.1M144.5M14.5M30.6M6.9M24M
Working Capital Changes425.2M12.6M-283.6M-266.7M279.3M400.3M-909.7M-55M1.9M165.9M
Change in Receivables222.5M-31.2M-119.7M-153.3M178.1M136.8M-656.1M105.7M95.6M167.4M
Change in Inventory306.8M-30.4M-186.6M-88.8M211.8M227.5M-505.9M58.9M-41.5M116.8M
Change in Payables-78.9M47.5M34.2M-10.6M-142.5M-43.4M226.1M-237M-89.5M-145.5M
Cash from Investing+-169.9M-505.1M-179.4M-281M-419.1M-188.4M-652.3M-348.5M-483.9M-803.7M
Capital Expenditures-172.2M-154.9M-161.6M-239.9M-242.2M-172M-236.6M-341.8M-468.8M-430.6M
CapEx % of Revenue0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.02%0.03%0.03%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing2.7M-1.5M20M36.5M900K-9.5M23.6M-17.6M8.9M-8.5M
Cash from Financing+-848.5M-100.2M-198.1M-403.9M-840.6M-483M-528.9M-892.6M-1.28B-1.38B
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid-120.1M-120.4M-132M-145.3M-151.3M-164.1M-177M-217.1M-238.1M-249.7M
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing3.7M28M-14.4M-51.8M-21.7M-40.4M-27.7M-44.9M-56.4M-32.7M
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+852.8M471.6M237.4M424.7M1.06B1B562.8M1.78B1.2B999.2M
FCF Margin %0.09%0.05%0.02%0.04%0.1%0.11%0.04%0.1%0.08%0.07%
FCF Growth %4.15%-0.45%-0.5%0.79%1.49%-0.06%-0.44%2.16%-0.32%-0.17%
FCF per Share11.396.453.235.8615.6115.348.7528.8920.3817.76
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)3.29x2.06x0.65x1.05x1.86x3.18x0.57x1.15x1.25x1.63x
Interest Paid82M81.4M72.5M84M83M52.6M59.1M59.7M41.8M37.8M
Taxes Paid204.9M95.1M171.1M228.5M214.3M87.5M444.4M692.4M386.3M244.9M

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)7.72%7.49%13.82%13.51%14.18%7.14%25.2%27.9%18.02%11.7%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)7.33%7.37%8.04%10.88%11.19%8.27%21.01%24.35%16.5%10.78%
Gross Margin24.9%27.64%26.43%26.58%28.34%29.35%30.23%29.43%29.06%27.74%
Net Margin3.33%3.53%6.31%5.49%6.39%4.19%10.03%10.81%9.02%6.33%
Debt / Equity0.49x0.46x0.40x0.47x0.34x0.36x0.31x0.26x0.18x0.20x
Interest Coverage4.17x3.93x4.75x6.13x6.38x5.09x13.18x40.26x43.38x29.18x
FCF Conversion3.29x2.06x0.65x1.05x1.86x3.18x0.57x1.15x1.25x1.63x
Revenue Growth-10.54%-7.88%12.86%18.66%-4.86%-19.7%59.93%20.8%-13.03%-6.56%

Revenue by Segment

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Carbon steel------8.53B9.49B8.07B7.58B
Carbon steel Growth-------11.20%-14.92%-6.15%
Aluminum---2.21B2.15B1.69B2.05B2.66B2.46B2.29B
Aluminum Growth-----2.67%-21.58%21.53%29.64%-7.61%-6.60%
Stainless steel------2.27B2.88B2.34B2.07B
Stainless steel Growth-------26.93%-18.79%-11.46%
Other and eliminations-------369.3M320.9M323.6M
Other and eliminations Growth---------13.11%0.84%
Alloy steel------547.5M---
Alloy steel Growth----------
Toll processing------470.7M---
Toll processing Growth----------
Other.------225.2M---
Other. Growth----------
Carbon Steel---6.29B5.79B4.65B----
Carbon Steel Growth-----7.84%-19.77%----
Stainless Steel---1.64B1.58B1.44B----
Stainless Steel Growth-----3.55%-9.02%----
Alloy Steel---680.7M652.1M436.5M----
Alloy Steel Growth-----4.20%-33.06%----
Toll Processing---415.3M450.7M387.5M----
Toll Processing Growth----8.52%-14.02%----
Other Products Or Services---305.7M348.2M217.3M----
Other Products Or Services Growth----13.90%-37.59%----

Revenue by Geography

2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
United States------13.37B15.98B13.79B-
United States Growth-------19.50%-13.72%-
Foreign Countries------721.6M1.05B1.02B-
Foreign Countries Growth-------45.01%-2.61%-
U8.62B7.87B8.85B10.64B10.1B8.18B----
U Growth--8.71%12.46%20.24%-5.07%-19.00%----
Non Us732.8M746.1M873.7M896.1M874.6M631.2M----
Non Us Growth-1.81%17.10%2.56%-2.40%-27.83%----

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 20.7x. This is roughly in line with market averages.

Growth & Financials

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) reported $13.92B in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 71% increase from $8.13B in 2011.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) saw revenue decline by 6.6% over the past year.

Yes, Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) is profitable, generating $728.2M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (6.3% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) pays a dividend with a yield of 1.38%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) has a return on equity (ROE) of 11.7%. This is reasonable for most industries.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. (RS) generated $662.0M in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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