Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation Reports Second Quarter Results
ROANOKE, Va., June 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roanoke Electric
Steel Corporation (NASDAQ:RESC) today reported net earnings of
$6,582,181 for the second quarter ended April 30, 2005, compared to
net earnings of $5,222,056 for the same period last year, or an
increase of 26%. Basic earnings per share for the quarter were $.59
($.58 diluted), compared to $.48 ($.47 diluted) in the second
quarter of 2004. Sales for the quarter were $137,868,454, up 19%
from sales of $116,012,871 for the same period last year. For the
six months ended April 30, 2005, the Company reported net earnings
of $15,768,055, compared to net earnings of $6,755,732 for the same
period last year, or an increase of 133%. Basic earnings per share
were $1.42 ($1.40 diluted), compared to $.62 ($.61 diluted) last
year. Sales for the six months of 2005 were $269,178,437, a 34%
increase from sales of $201,186,556 for the same period last year.
Donald G. Smith, Chairman and CEO, and T. Joe Crawford, President
and COO, stated: "We are very pleased to report that earnings for
the second quarter of fiscal 2005 were higher than the same period
last year, primarily due to an increase in selling prices for most
of the Company's products. Generally, operating levels for the
current period were lower, compared to last year, reflecting more
guarded buying patterns within the steel consuming markets due to
concerns about inventory levels and declining prices. In that
regard, some of the Company's selling prices have declined in
recent months as the cost of scrap metal, our principal raw
material, has declined, and we have followed the industry in
adjusting our prices in order to remain competitive. "Looking
forward to the balance of fiscal 2005, we expect demand to be
sufficiently high and margins adequate to support healthy profits.
In general, the outlook for merchant products appears to be better
in the second half of the year than the first half. Although demand
in the nonresidential construction market has been slow to recover,
pricing has continued to improve, and we are optimistic that
business levels will increase during the balance of the year.
Overall, we remain optimistic about 2005 and support the market
consensus that business activity in the second half of the year
will be an improvement from that experienced in the first six
months." (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months
Ended April 30, April 30, 2005 2004 2005 2004 SALES $137,868,454
$116,012,871 $269,178,437 $201,186,556 COSTS Cost of sales
115,416,009 97,045,170 218,130,475 173,546,548 Profit sharing
2,093,723 2,223,586 4,951,105 3,033,092 Total 117,509,732
99,268,756 223,081,580 176,579,640 GROSS EARNINGS 20,358,722
16,744,115 46,096,857 24,606,916 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES (INCOME)
Administrative 8,182,154 6,743,876 16,026,590 13,709,669 Interest
expense 942,067 809,670 1,793,270 1,932,608 Profit sharing 491,120
521,582 1,185,545 711,467 Interest income (25,262) (57,454)
(47,244) (132,710) Antitrust litigation settlement --- --- ---
(3,061,820) Total 9,590,079 8,017,674 18,958,161 13,159,214
EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS BEFORE INCOME TAXES 10,768,643
8,726,441 27,138,696 11,447,702 INCOME TAX EXPENSE 4,186,462
3,488,615 10,693,000 4,573,232 EARNINGS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS
6,582,181 5,237,826 16,445,696 6,874,470 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS OF DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (INCLUDING LOSS ON
SALE AND LIQUIDATION) --- (26,283) (1,118,263) (197,896) INCOME TAX
BENEFIT --- (10,513) (440,622) (79,158) LOSS ON DISCONTINUED
OPERATIONS --- (15,770) (677,641) (118,738) NET EARNINGS $6,582,181
$5,222,056 $15,768,055 $6,755,732 Earnings (loss) per share of
common stock: Earnings from continuing operations: Basic $0.59
$0.48 $1.48 $0.63 Diluted $0.58 $0.47 $1.46 $0.62 Loss on
discontinued operations: Basic --- (0.00) (0.06) (0.01) Diluted ---
(0.00) (0.06) (0.01) Net earnings per share of common stock: Basic
$0.59 $0.48 $1.42 $0.62 Diluted $0.58 $0.47 $1.40 $0.61 Cash
dividends per share of common stock $0.11 $0.10 $0.22 $0.15
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: Basic
11,143,869 10,938,880 11,090,617 10,935,813 Diluted 11,289,086
11,040,420 11,233,389 11,007,791 This release contains various
forward-looking statements which represent the Company's
expectations or beliefs concerning future events. In accordance
with the safe harbor provisions of the securities laws regarding
such statements, the Company notes that a variety of factors,
including economic and industry conditions, availability and prices
of utilities, supplies and raw materials, prices of steel products,
foreign and domestic competition, trade policies affecting imports
and exports, governmental regulations, interest rates, inflation,
labor relations, environmental concerns and compliance issues and
other matters, could cause actual results and experience to differ
materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements.
Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation has steel manufacturing
facilities in Roanoke, Virginia and Huntington, West Virginia,
producing angles, rounds, flats, channels, beams, special sections
and billets, which are sold to steel service centers, fabricators,
original equipment manufacturers and other steel producers. Four
subsidiaries are involved in various steel-related activities,
consisting of scrap processing and bar joists and truck trailer
beam fabrication. DATASOURCE: Roanoke Electric Steel Corporation
CONTACT: Mark G. Meikle or William M. Watson, Jr., of Roanoke
Electric Steel Corporation, +1-504-342-1831 Web site:
http://www.roanokesteel.com/
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