Commercial Metals (CMC) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript Summary
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Here are the specific viewpoints from earnings call:
Bullish Points:
1. Historically strong financial results in Q4.
2. North American segment posted 11th consecutive quarter of year-over-year adjusted EBITDA growth.
3. Rebar shipments remained healthy during the fourth quarter.
4. Total finished steel volumes increased on a year-over-year basis.
5. New downstream bid volumes continued to grow by a solid double-digit percentage during the fourth quarter.
6. Enormous investments announced to improve transportation infrastructure, reshore vital manufacturing, and upgrade the electric transmission grid.
7. Anticipated benefit to rebar demand from Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).
8. Value of early phase projects increased over sevenfold on a year-over-year basis during the three months ending in August.
9. Value of state transportation projects awarded year to date through July increased by 18% compared to the prior year.
10. Total state Department of Transportation Highway budgets set to increase by 13% in fiscal 2024.
Bearish Points:
1. Core EBITDA of $1.46 billion in fiscal 2023, down from the record of $1.55 billion set in fiscal 2022.
2. Rebar imports from nontraditional suppliers have put pressure on domestic pricing.
3. Slowdown in the rate at which contracts are awarded.
4. Tightness in the market for construction labor.
5. Tighter credit market for many types of commercial projects.
6. Downstream backlog value declined by 8% compared to the prior year.
7. Challenging market conditions in Europe with sluggish demand and excess supply.
8. High interest rates remain an overhang to the Polish residential construction sector.
9. Deterioration in the market environment in Europe, with pricing and margins declining.
10. Reduced scrap flows into recycling yards due to lower scrap pricing and hot summer in the U.S.
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