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| But we'll still have great results and strong earnings in Q4 |
| As you know our steel products business produces the most diverse set of solutions in our industry and were benefiting from this broad range of capabilities |
| Our circular recycling based process gives us a competitive advantage, as more customers look to reduce emissions in their supply chain |
| It's been running a long time and consistently one of our great financial performer and return to the team there does an amazing job |
| But ultimately, what Steve and I just mentioned, are the drivers of can we create EVA for every dollar invested that it's going to return well above our cost of capital to our shareholders, and also giving us a opportunity to, again, improve the overall volatility of our earnings profile through cycle performance is much more consistent over the long-term |
| So the megatrends like towers and structures, the opportunities and sustainability and iconic steel that we're making with zero net carbon footprints, how are we thinking about the manufacturing build out of EVs, battery plants, data centers that, again Nucor is really well-positioned |
| And again, we think it holds a great deal of promise as we evaluate this in the coming months |
| And again, we see some opportunities out there that are compelling that we think the strategies that the team is engaged on are going to potentially effectuate a great long-term outcome |
| I think what's important too, Martin, is to keep in mind, in general, when you look year-over-year, commercial costs are down and I think that's encouraging against the backdrop of what we would have had |
| Again, Seattle has been an incredible producer for Nucor, for our customers, shareholders |
| This investment in West Virginia along with additional galvanizing paint in tube lines, we are adding at other sheet mills will enable Nucor to produce higher margin value added products for a broader set of customers, especially those who value high-quality steel with a lower carbon footprint |
| As Leon mentioned, we're really proud of what our Seattle team has delivered since we bought that mill with the acquisition of Birmingham Steel in 2002 |
| And our team has also done a really good job of positioning us for future success in this market |
| This mill will help us to capitalize on growing demand for rebar in the growing Mid Atlantic in Southeast regions over the coming decades |
| The modernized equipment and processes at this new mill will enable us to achieve both improved margins and lower emissions intensity from our rebar operations |
| One of the bright spots that I've commented too many times, the confidence that we have, and I have in secretary Raimondo, Commerce Secretary or USTR and Katherine Tai, her counsel [indiscernible] they are very accomplished leaders, and they know this industry incredibly well and Nucor will remain a tireless advocate to make sure we create a level playing field of the United States |
| And again, despite some of the rhetoric coming from other competitors, Nucor is positioned incredibly well to make the most advanced grades that they are required by the U.S |
| We're really optimistic about the growth opportunities that we see in the Pacific Northwest and in the Canadian markets |
| And with Nucor's unrivalled scale and diversity, we are favorably positioned to capitalize on these growth drivers |
| Investors have been asking where we are in the cycle of these megatrends and what steel products Nucor is best positioned to supply |
| We are excited about what our teams are doing to create some of the most advanced high-strength steels in the marketplace |
| And so we are excited about those things |
| So the strategy here is really to position Nucor for success for the next 50 years to take advantage of the cost and the efficiencies that we've experienced with our micromill technology as well as increasing our product offerings |
| Needless to say, we're excited for what these megatrends can mean for the U.S economy and Nucor plans to be the leading supplier of the steel with which it's built |
| It's been a good outcome |
| The main driver of this exceedance was better performance in September than we expected from many of our businesses, the most notably in our bar mills and several downstream steel products divisions |
| The investments we're making to grow our core and expand into new markets are generating strong returns for our shareholders, and our team continues to operate efficiently and safely |
| The third quarter was our 10th consecutive quarter were both net earnings exceeded $1 billion and return on equity exceeded 25% on a trailing 12-month basis |
| We continue to see excellent results from our steel product segment |
| Again, it's generating now 40% of our overall net earnings, and that's been an incredible opportunity for Nucor |
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| For our fourth quarter outlook, we expect consolidated earnings to be lower than the third quarter with declines across all three segments |
| As you may recall, initial progress on several of our growth projects was slower-than-anticipated |
| Our raw material segment produced pre-tax earnings of $71 million for the quarter compared with the prior quarter we shipped lower volumes and saw lower realized pricing in both our DRI and recycling businesses |
| For the raw material segment, we expect lower earnings in the fourth quarter due to margin compression and planned outages at our DRI operations |
| With respect to our operating segment results, our steel mills group generated $883 million of pre-tax earnings in the third quarter, a decrease of 37% from the second quarter |
| At the steel mills, we expect earnings to decrease compared to the third quarter results on lower realized prices and slightly lower volumes |
| While volumes declined roughly 4% from the prior quarter, lower realized pricing accounted for most of the earnings decline |
| In our steel product segment, we expect slower volumes and lower realized pricing as well |
| We were having this conversation a year ago, we were all concerned about inflationary pressures in the cost system |
| We attribute this to uncertainty arising from the United Auto Workers strike, higher interest rates, credit tightening, elevated geopolitical risk and concern about another potential U.S government shutdown |
| That mill has been around since 1905 and as that city has grown up expanding that footprint becomes a significant challenge |
| Over the last century, the city has really grown around us, which has limited our ability to grow our capacity and our capabilities |
| As an example, our realized sheet pricing for the third quarter fell by roughly $80 a ton compared to the prior quarter outpacing more modest declines in our cost of scrap and ore base metallics |
| On the operation front, total shipments to outside customers was approximately 6.2 million down 5% compared to the prior quarter, and down 3% compared to Q3 of 2022 |
| With that said, during the third quarter, we continue to work on some of our automation issues, which have impacted our consistency |
| Our utilization rate for the quarter was 77% down from 84% in the prior quarter |
| Again, I think what we've tried to indicate is again, we see some of that softness as we head into the last quarter of this year |
| We're seeing softening in backlog |
| The challenge that we faced with our Seattle facility is it's been in its current location since 1905 |
| But in particular, our largest project in West Virginia was delayed |
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