Commercial Metals (CMC) Q3 Earnings Top, Revenues Lag, Up Y/Y

Commercial Metals Company Price, Consensus and EPS Surprise

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Financials

Commercial Metals exited the fiscal third quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $120.3 million compared with $622 million witnessed at the end of fiscal 2018. The company’s long-term debt increased to $1,306 million at the end of the quarter from $1,138 million recorded as of the end of fiscal 2018. Cash utilized in operating activities were $218 million during the first nine months of fiscal 2019 compared with $330 million for the comparable period in the prior fiscal.

On Jun 19, the company’s board of directors announced a quarterly dividend of 12 cents per share. This dividend will be paid on Jul 18, to shareholders of record on Jul 5, 2019.

On Nov 5, 2018 the company completed the acquisition of certain U.S. rebar steel mill and fabrication assets from Gerdau S.A., a producer of long and specialty steel products in the Americas, for $600 million. During the reported quarter, the acquired assets added $453.5 million to the company’s revenues and $56.6 million to its operating income.

Outlook

Demand in the company’s key markets remains strong, driven by continued strength in non-residential construction activity levels. Acquisition, favorable long steel margin and improvement in fabrication segment position the company well for the balance of the fiscal year. The company also anticipates to generate strong free cash flow while reducing debt levels.

Price Performance

Commercial Metals’ shares have declined 27.6%, over the past year, compared to the industry’s loss of 32%.

Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider

Commercial Metals currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).

A few better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materialsspace are Materion Corp. (NYSE:MTRN) , Flexible Solutions International Inc. (NYSE:FSI) and AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (NYSE:AU) , all currently sporting a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Materion has an expected earnings growth rate of 27.3% for 2019. The company’s shares have gained 17.7% in the past year.

Flexible Solutions has an outstanding projected earnings growth rate of 342.9% for the current year. The company’s shares have soared 181.7% in a year’s time.

AngloGold has an estimated earnings growth rate of 90.6% for the ongoing year. Its shares have surged 95% in the past year.

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