Olympic Steel reports Q3 EPS 11c, consensus 31c

Reports Q3 revenue $470.0M, consensus $496.3M. “Olympic Steel’s (ZEUS) strategies for diversification enabled all three business segments to deliver EBITDA-positive results despite industry-wide pricing pressure,” said Richard T. Marabito, Chief Executive Officer. “Macroeconomic trends during the third quarter resulted in lower overall OEM contractual demand, pressuring margins across all segments. Despite these headwinds, we have remained profitable through our diversification into counter-cyclical steel-intensive end products, focusing on higher-margin opportunities such as flat-rolled coated products, and expansion of our fabrication capabilities.”