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NUCOR CORP - Quarter Report: 2023 April (Form 10-Q)

10-Q

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended April 1, 2023

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to ___________

Commission File Number: 1-4119

 

NUCOR CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

13-1860817

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

1915 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina

 

28211

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(704) 366-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.40 per share

 

NUE

 

New York Stock Exchange

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer

 

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

 

Smaller reporting company

 

 

 

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes No

251,222,908 shares of the registrant’s common stock were outstanding at April 1, 2023.

 


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Nucor Corporation

Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

For the Three Months Ended April 1, 2023

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Page

Part I

 

Financial Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings – Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended April 1, 2023 and April 2, 2022

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended April 1, 2023 and April 2, 2022

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – April 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended April 1, 2023 and April 2, 2022

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4

 

Controls and Procedures

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Part II

 

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1

 

Legal Proceedings

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A

 

Risk Factors

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6

 

Exhibits

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Nucor Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited)

(In thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

Net sales

 

$

8,709,980

 

 

$

10,493,282

 

Costs, expenses and other:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of products sold

 

 

6,711,778

 

 

 

7,035,143

 

Marketing, administrative and other expenses

 

 

389,895

 

 

 

524,584

 

Equity in losses/(earnings) of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

1,340

 

 

 

(7,695

)

Interest expense, net

 

 

10,183

 

 

 

43,135

 

 

 

7,113,196

 

 

 

7,595,167

 

Earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,596,784

 

 

 

2,898,115

 

Provision for income taxes

 

 

365,155

 

 

 

671,000

 

Net earnings before noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,231,629

 

 

 

2,227,115

 

Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

 

95,087

 

 

 

131,492

 

Net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders

 

$

1,136,542

 

 

$

2,095,623

 

Net earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

4.47

 

 

$

7.69

 

Diluted

 

$

4.45

 

 

$

7.67

 

Average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

253,608

 

 

 

271,564

 

Diluted

 

 

254,397

 

 

 

272,094

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Nucor Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

Net earnings before noncontrolling interests

 

$

1,231,629

 

 

$

2,227,115

 

Other comprehensive income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net unrealized (loss) income on hedging derivatives, net
   of income taxes of $(
7,800) and $16,800 for the first
   quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively

 

 

(24,575

)

 

 

53,476

 

Reclassification adjustment for settlement of hedging
   derivatives included in net earnings, net of income
   taxes of $
100 and $(1,700) for the first quarter of
   2023 and 2022, respectively

 

 

175

 

 

 

(5,390

)

Foreign currency translation (loss) gain, net of income
   taxes of $
0 for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022

 

 

(3,441

)

 

 

22,692

 

 

 

(27,841

)

 

 

70,778

 

Comprehensive income

 

 

1,203,788

 

 

 

2,297,893

 

Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling
   interests

 

 

95,087

 

 

 

131,492

 

Comprehensive income attributable to Nucor stockholders

 

$

1,108,701

 

 

$

2,166,401

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Nucor Corporation Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

Dec. 31, 2022

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

3,800,034

 

 

$

4,280,852

 

Short-term investments

 

 

817,811

 

 

 

576,946

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

3,661,974

 

 

 

3,591,030

 

Inventories, net

 

 

5,590,852

 

 

 

5,453,531

 

Other current assets

 

 

445,714

 

 

 

789,325

 

Total current assets

 

 

14,316,385

 

 

 

14,691,684

 

Property, plant and equipment, net

 

 

9,862,987

 

 

 

9,616,920

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

 

81,145

 

 

 

80,368

 

Goodwill

 

 

3,914,908

 

 

 

3,920,060

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

 

3,263,385

 

 

 

3,322,265

 

Other assets

 

 

807,580

 

 

 

847,913

 

Total assets

 

$

32,246,390

 

 

$

32,479,210

 

LIABILITIES

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short-term debt

 

$

29,316

 

 

$

49,081

 

Current portion of long-term debt and finance lease obligations

 

 

25,133

 

 

 

28,582

 

Accounts payable

 

 

2,012,092

 

 

 

1,649,523

 

Salaries, wages and related accruals

 

 

759,403

 

 

 

1,654,210

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

1,003,996

 

 

 

948,348

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

3,829,940

 

 

 

4,329,744

 

Long-term debt and finance lease obligations due after one year

 

 

6,616,498

 

 

 

6,613,687

 

Deferred credits and other liabilities

 

 

1,870,082

 

 

 

1,965,873

 

Total liabilities

 

 

12,316,520

 

 

 

12,909,304

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nucor stockholders' equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock

 

 

152,061

 

 

 

152,061

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

2,168,770

 

 

 

2,143,520

 

Retained earnings

 

 

25,762,032

 

 

 

24,754,873

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss,
   net of income taxes

 

 

(165,358

)

 

 

(137,517

)

Treasury stock

 

 

(8,900,124

)

 

 

(8,498,243

)

Total Nucor stockholders' equity

 

 

19,017,381

 

 

 

18,414,694

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

 

912,489

 

 

 

1,155,212

 

Total equity

 

 

19,929,870

 

 

 

19,569,906

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

32,246,390

 

 

$

32,479,210

 

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Nucor Corporation Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net earnings before noncontrolling interests

 

$

1,231,629

 

 

$

2,227,115

 

Adjustments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

 

221,089

 

 

 

195,478

 

Amortization

 

 

58,769

 

 

 

41,411

 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

20,401

 

 

 

26,422

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

(28,193

)

 

 

(18,764

)

Distributions from affiliates

 

 

17,394

 

 

 

1,500

 

Equity in losses/(earnings) of unconsolidated affiliates

 

 

1,340

 

 

 

(7,695

)

Changes in assets and liabilities (exclusive of acquisitions and dispositions):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(67,505

)

 

 

(92,394

)

Inventories

 

 

(138,694

)

 

 

124,201

 

Accounts payable

 

 

394,602

 

 

 

(165,476

)

Federal income taxes

 

 

330,781

 

 

 

672,142

 

Salaries, wages and related accruals

 

 

(858,925

)

 

 

(658,267

)

Other operating activities

 

 

24,485

 

 

 

126,495

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 

 

1,207,173

 

 

 

2,472,168

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

(531,733

)

 

 

(447,682

)

Investment in and advances to affiliates

 

 

-

 

 

 

(63

)

Disposition of plant and equipment

 

 

2,276

 

 

 

7,288

 

Acquisitions (net of cash acquired)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(347,177

)

Purchases of investments

 

 

(468,412

)

 

 

(274,197

)

Proceeds from the sale of investments

 

 

228,086

 

 

 

80,333

 

Other investing activities

 

 

-

 

 

 

(183

)

Cash used in investing activities

 

 

(769,783

)

 

 

(981,681

)

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net change in short-term debt

 

 

(19,765

)

 

 

(21,202

)

Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,093,059

 

Repayment of long-term debt

 

 

(2,500

)

 

 

(2,500

)

Bond issuance costs

 

 

-

 

 

 

(8,388

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

 

 

7,123

 

 

 

16,586

 

Payment of tax withholdings on certain stock-based compensation

 

 

(7,105

)

 

 

(8,512

)

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 

(337,810

)

 

 

(211,558

)

Cash dividends

 

 

(130,525

)

 

 

(137,587

)

Acquisition of treasury stock

 

 

(425,820

)

 

 

(905,324

)

Other financing activities

 

 

(4,272

)

 

 

(3,883

)

Cash used in financing activities

 

 

(920,674

)

 

 

(189,309

)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

 

3,243

 

 

 

3,672

 

(Decrease) Increase in cash and cash equivalents and
   restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(480,041

)

 

 

1,304,850

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash
   equivalents - beginning of year

 

 

4,361,220

 

 

 

2,508,658

 

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash
   equivalents - end of three months

 

$

3,881,179

 

 

$

3,813,508

 

Non-cash investing activity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in accrued plant and equipment purchases

 

$

(36,280

)

 

$

(7,789

)

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Nucor Corporation – Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1. Basis of Interim Presentation

The information furnished in this Item 1 reflects all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary to a fair statement of the results for the interim periods presented and are of a normal and recurring nature unless otherwise noted. The information furnished has not been audited; however, the December 31, 2022 condensed consolidated balance sheet data was derived from audited financial statements but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Item 1 should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in Nucor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Impacts of Enacted Legislation

On August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (the “IR Act”) was signed into federal law. The IR Act provides for, among other things, a new U.S. federal 1% excise tax on certain repurchases of stock by publicly traded U.S. domestic corporations and certain U.S. domestic subsidiaries of publicly traded foreign corporations occurring on or after January 1, 2023. This did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

2. Inventories

Inventories consisted of approximately 39% raw materials and supplies and 61% finished and semi-finished products at April 1, 2023 (37% and 63%, respectively, at December 31, 2022). Nucor’s manufacturing process consists of a continuous, vertically integrated process from which products are sold to customers at various stages throughout the process. Since most steel products can be classified as either finished or semi-finished products, these two categories of inventory are combined.

3. Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment is recorded net of accumulated depreciation of $11.32 billion at April 1, 2023 ($11.12 billion at December 31, 2022).

 

4. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

The change in the net carrying amount of goodwill for the three months ended April 1, 2023 by segment was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Steel Mills

 

 

Steel Products

 

 

Raw Materials

 

 

Total

 

Balance at December 31, 2022

 

$

675,186

 

 

$

2,510,045

 

 

$

734,829

 

 

$

3,920,060

 

Acquisitions

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,740

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(3,740

)

Translation

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,412

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,412

)

Balance at April 1, 2023

 

$

675,186

 

 

$

2,504,893

 

 

$

734,829

 

 

$

3,914,908

 

 

Nucor completed its most recent annual goodwill impairment testing as of the first day of the fourth quarter of 2022 and concluded that as of such date there was no impairment of goodwill for any of its reporting units.

The annual assessment performed in 2022 for one of the Company’s reporting units, Rebar Fabrication, used forward-looking projections in future cash flows. The fair value of this reporting unit exceeded its carrying value by approximately 34% in the most recent assessment. If our assessment of the relevant facts and circumstances changes, including if the expected future performance of this reporting unit declines from the most recent assessment, non-cash impairment charges may be required. Total goodwill associated with the Rebar Fabrication reporting unit was $346.4 million as of April 1, 2023 ($347.6 million as of December 31, 2022). An impairment of goodwill may also lead us to record an impairment of other intangible assets. Total finite-lived intangible assets associated with the Rebar Fabrication reporting unit were $34.4 million as of April 1, 2023 ($36.3 million as of December 31, 2022). There have been no triggering events requiring an interim assessment for impairment of the Rebar Fabrication reporting unit since the most recent annual goodwill impairment testing date.

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Intangible assets with estimated useful lives of five to 25 years are amortized on a straight-line or accelerated basis and consisted of the following as of April 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (in thousands):

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

December 31, 2022

 

 

 

Gross Amount

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

 

Gross Amount

 

 

Accumulated
Amortization

 

Customer relationships

 

$

4,174,632

 

 

$

1,139,923

 

 

$

4,174,724

 

 

$

1,087,834

 

Trademarks and trade names

 

 

364,087

 

 

 

148,032

 

 

 

364,106

 

 

 

142,363

 

Other

 

 

109,746

 

 

 

97,125

 

 

 

109,746

 

 

 

96,114

 

 

 

$

4,648,465

 

 

$

1,385,080

 

 

$

4,648,576

 

 

$

1,326,311

 

 

 

Intangible asset amortization expense in the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 was $58.8 million and $41.4 million, respectively. Annual amortization expense is estimated to be $233.6 million in 2023; $233.4 million in 2024; $232.5 million in 2025; $229.6 million in 2026; and $225.4 million in 2027.

5. Current Liabilities

Book overdrafts, included in accounts payable in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, were $156.4 million at April 1, 2023 ($163.6 million at December 31, 2022). Dividends payable, included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, were $129.4 million at April 1, 2023 ($130.5 million at December 31, 2022).

6. Fair Value Measurements

The following table summarizes information regarding Nucor’s financial assets and financial liabilities that were measured at fair value as of April 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022 (in thousands). Nucor does not have any non-financial assets or non-financial liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using

 

Description

 

Carrying
Amount in
Condensed
Consolidated
Balance
Sheets

 

 

Quoted Prices
in Active
Markets for
Identical
Assets
(Level 1)

 

 

Significant
Other
Observable
Inputs
(Level 2)

 

 

Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
(Level 3)

 

As of April 1, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents

 

$

3,294,514

 

 

$

3,294,514

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Short-term investments

 

 

817,811

 

 

 

817,811

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

 

81,145

 

 

 

81,145

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Derivative contracts

 

 

8,247

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,247

 

 

 

-

 

Total assets

 

$

4,201,717

 

 

$

4,193,470

 

 

$

8,247

 

 

$

-

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative contracts

 

$

(5,870

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

(5,870

)

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash equivalents

 

$

3,182,631

 

 

$

3,182,631

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Short-term investments

 

 

576,946

 

 

 

576,946

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

 

 

80,368

 

 

 

80,368

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Derivative contracts

 

 

34,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

34,400

 

 

 

-

 

Total assets

 

$

3,874,345

 

 

$

3,839,945

 

 

$

34,400

 

 

$

-

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative contracts

 

$

(1,370

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

(1,370

)

 

$

-

 

 

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Fair value measurements for Nucor’s cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents are classified under Level 1 because such measurements are based on quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets. Our short-term investments at April 1, 2023 consisted of certificates of deposit, commercial paper and corporate notes. Fair value measurements for Nucor’s derivatives, which are typically commodity or foreign exchange contracts, are classified under Level 2 because such measurements are based on published market prices for similar assets or are estimated based on observable inputs such as interest rates, yield curves, credit risk, spot and future commodity prices, and spot and future exchange rates. There were no transfers between the levels in the fair value hierarchy for the periods presented.

The fair value of short-term and long-term debt, including current maturities, was approximately $6.07 billion at April 1, 2023 (approximately $5.93 billion at December 31, 2022). The debt fair value estimates are classified under Level 2 because such estimates are based on readily available market prices of our debt at April 1, 2023 and December 31, 2022, or similar debt with the same maturities, ratings and interest rates.

7. Contingencies

We are from time to time a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. With respect to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we record reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We do not believe that any of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Nucor maintains liability insurance with self-insurance limits for certain risks.

8. Stock-Based Compensation

Stock Options

A summary of activity under Nucor’s stock option plans for the first quarter of 2023 is as follows (shares and aggregate intrinsic value in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

Weighted-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

Average

 

Aggregate

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

Remaining

 

Intrinsic

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Price

 

 

Contractual Life

 

Value

 

Number of shares under stock options:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at beginning of year

 

 

837

 

 

$

66.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

Granted

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exercised

 

 

(131

)

 

$

54.49

 

 

 

 

$

15,539

 

Canceled

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding at April 1, 2023

 

 

706

 

 

$

69.04

 

 

7.4 years

 

$

60,364

 

Stock options exercisable at April 1, 2023

 

 

182

 

 

$

63.28

 

 

6.6 years

 

$

16,580

 

 

Compensation expense for stock options was $0.5 million in the first quarter of both 2023 and 2022. As of April 1, 2023, unrecognized compensation expense related to stock options was $1.7 million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.5 years.

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Restricted Stock Units

A summary of Nucor’s restricted stock unit (“RSU”) activity for the first quarter of 2023 is as follows (shares in thousands):

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Grant Date
Fair Value
Per Share

 

Restricted stock units:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested at beginning of year

 

 

1,003

 

 

$

98.66

 

Granted

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

Vested

 

 

(161

)

 

$

94.43

 

Canceled

 

 

(2

)

 

$

58.29

 

Unvested at April 1, 2023

 

 

840

 

 

$

99.55

 

 

Compensation expense for RSUs was $12.2 million and $9.0 million in the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of April 1, 2023, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested RSUs was $50.6 million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 1.0 year.

Restricted Stock Awards

A summary of Nucor’s restricted stock activity under the Nucor Corporation Senior Officers Annual Incentive Plan (a supplement to the Nucor Corporation 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, the “AIP”) and the Nucor Corporation Senior Officers Long-Term Incentive Plan (a supplement to the Nucor Corporation 2014 Omnibus Incentive Compensation Plan, the “LTIP”) for the first quarter of 2023 is as follows (shares in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Grant Date

 

 

 

Shares

 

 

Fair Value
Per Share

 

Restricted stock units and restricted stock awards:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unvested at beginning of year

 

 

209

 

 

$

108.55

 

Granted

 

 

414

 

 

$

171.38

 

Vested

 

 

(406

)

 

$

152.68

 

Canceled

 

 

-

 

 

$

-

 

Unvested at April 1, 2023

 

 

217

 

 

$

145.82

 

 

Compensation expense for common stock and common stock units awarded under the AIP and the LTIP is recorded over the performance measurement and vesting periods based on the anticipated number and market value of shares of common stock and common stock units to be awarded. Compensation expense for anticipated awards based upon Nucor’s financial performance, exclusive of amounts payable in cash, was $7.7 million and $17.0 million in the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of April 1, 2023, unrecognized compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards was $12.2 million, which we expect to recognize over a weighted-average period of 2.2 years.

9. Employee Benefit Plan

Nucor makes contributions to a Profit Sharing and Retirement Savings Plan for qualified employees based on the profitability of the Company. Nucor’s expense for these benefits totaled $162.2 million and $286.9 million in the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively. The related liability for these benefits is included in salaries, wages and related accruals in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

10. Interest Expense (Income)

The components of net interest expense for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

Interest expense

 

$

62,682

 

 

$

44,076

 

Interest income

 

 

(52,499

)

 

 

(941

)

Interest expense, net

 

$

10,183

 

 

$

43,135

 

 

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11. Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2023 was 22.9% compared to 23.2% for the first quarter of 2022.

The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) is currently examining Nucor’s 2015, 2019, and 2020 federal income tax returns. Nucor has concluded U.S. federal income tax matters for tax years through 2014, and for the tax years 2016 and 2018. The tax years 2017 and 2021 remain open to examination by the IRS. The 2015 through 2021 Canadian income tax returns for Harris Steel Group Inc. and certain related affiliates are currently under examination by the Canada Revenue Agency. The tax years 2016 through 2021 remain open to examination by other major taxing jurisdictions to which Nucor is subject (primarily Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, and other state and local jurisdictions).

Non-current deferred tax assets included in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were $13.7 million at April 1, 2023 ($19.3 million at December 31, 2022). Non-current deferred tax liabilities included in deferred credits and other liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets were $1.26 billion at April 1, 2023 ($1.30 billion at December 31, 2022).

 

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12. Stockholders’ Equity

The following tables reflect the changes in stockholders’ equity attributable to Nucor and the noncontrolling interests of Nucor’s joint ventures, Nucor-Yamato Steel Company (Limited Partnership) (“NYS”) and California Steel Industries, Inc. (“CSI”), in both of which Nucor owns 51%, for the three months ended April 1, 2023 and April 2, 2022 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended April 1, 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

Nucor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

(at cost)

 

 

Stockholders'

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Income (Loss)

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Equity

 

 

Interests

 

BALANCES, December 31, 2022

 

$

19,569,906

 

 

 

380,154

 

 

$

152,061

 

 

$

2,143,520

 

 

$

24,754,873

 

 

$

(137,517

)

 

 

126,661

 

 

$

(8,498,243

)

 

$

18,414,694

 

 

$

1,155,212

 

Net earnings before noncontrolling interests

 

 

1,231,629

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,136,542

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,136,542

 

 

 

95,087

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(27,841

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(27,841

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(27,841

)

 

 

-

 

Stock options exercised

 

 

7,123

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,749

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(131

)

 

 

8,872

 

 

 

7,123

 

 

 

-

 

Stock option expense

 

 

475

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

475

 

 

 

-

 

Issuance of stock under award plans,
   net of forfeitures

 

 

43,820

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

24,760

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(323

)

 

 

19,060

 

 

 

43,820

 

 

 

-

 

Amortization of unearned
   compensation

 

 

1,764

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,764

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,764

 

 

 

-

 

Treasury stock acquired, and net impact of excise tax

 

 

(429,813

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,723

 

 

 

(429,813

)

 

 

(429,813

)

 

 

-

 

Cash dividends declared

 

 

(129,383

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(129,383

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(129,383

)

 

 

-

 

Distributions to noncontrolling
   interests

 

 

(337,810

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(337,810

)

BALANCES, April 1, 2023

 

$

19,929,870

 

 

 

380,154

 

 

$

152,061

 

 

$

2,168,770

 

 

$

25,762,032

 

 

$

(165,358

)

 

 

128,930

 

 

$

(8,900,124

)

 

$

19,017,381

 

 

$

912,489

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended April 2, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accumulated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

Treasury Stock

 

 

Nucor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common Stock

 

 

Paid-in

 

 

Retained

 

 

Comprehensive

 

 

(at cost)

 

 

Stockholders'

 

 

Noncontrolling

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Capital

 

 

Earnings

 

 

Income (Loss)

 

 

Shares

 

 

Amount

 

 

Equity

 

 

Interests

 

BALANCES, December 31, 2021

 

$

14,603,794

 

 

 

380,154

 

 

$

152,061

 

 

$

2,140,608

 

 

$

17,674,100

 

 

$

(115,282

)

 

 

107,742

 

 

$

(5,835,098

)

 

$

14,016,389

 

 

$

587,405

 

Net earnings before noncontrolling interests

 

 

2,227,115

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,095,623

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,095,623

 

 

 

131,492

 

Other comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

70,778

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

70,778

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

70,778

 

 

 

-

 

Stock options exercised

 

 

16,586

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(507

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(310

)

 

 

17,093

 

 

 

16,586

 

 

 

-

 

Stock option expense

 

 

458

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

458

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

458

 

 

 

-

 

Issuance of stock under award plans,
   net of forfeitures

 

 

43,098

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

21,170

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(388

)

 

 

21,928

 

 

 

43,098

 

 

 

-

 

Amortization of unearned
   compensation

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,400

 

 

 

-

 

Treasury stock acquired

 

 

(905,324

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

7,048

 

 

 

(905,324

)

 

 

(905,324

)

 

 

-

 

Cash dividends declared

 

 

(134,446

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(134,446

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(134,446

)

 

 

-

 

Distributions to noncontrolling
   interests

 

 

(211,558

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(211,558

)

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in CSI

 

 

431,219

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

431,219

 

BALANCES, April 2, 2022

 

$

16,143,120

 

 

 

380,154

 

 

$

152,061

 

 

$

2,163,129

 

 

$

19,635,277

 

 

$

(44,504

)

 

 

114,092

 

 

$

(6,701,401

)

 

$

15,204,562

 

 

$

938,558

 

 

Dividends declared per share were $0.51 per share in the first quarter of 2023 ($0.50 per share in the first quarter of 2022).

On December 2, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $4.00 billion of the Company’s common stock and terminated all previously authorized share repurchase programs. Share repurchases will be made from time to time in the open market at prevailing market prices or through private transactions or block trades. The timing and amount of repurchases will depend on market conditions, share price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. The share repurchase authorization is discretionary and has no expiration date. As of April 1, 2023, the Company had approximately $661.1 million available for share repurchases under the program authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors in December 2021.

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13. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The following tables reflect the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the three months ended April 1, 2023 and April 2, 2022 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three-Month (13-Week) Period Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

 

Gains and (Losses) on

 

 

Foreign Currency

 

 

Adjustment to Early

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedging Derivatives

 

 

Gains (Losses)

 

 

Retiree Medical Plan

 

 

Total

 

Accumulated other comprehensive
  income (loss) at December 31, 2022

 

$

26,100

 

 

$

(180,216

)

 

$

16,599

 

 

$

(137,517

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)
   before reclassifications

 

 

(24,575

)

 

 

(3,441

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(28,016

)

Amounts reclassified from accumulated
   other comprehensive income (loss)
   into earnings
(1)

 

 

175

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

175

 

Net current-period other
   comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

(24,400

)

 

 

(3,441

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(27,841

)

Accumulated other comprehensive
   income (loss) at April 1, 2023

 

$

1,700

 

 

$

(183,657

)

 

$

16,599

 

 

$

(165,358

)

 

 

 

Three-Month (13-Week) Period Ended

 

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

 

 

Gains and (Losses) on

 

 

Foreign Currency

 

 

Adjustment to Early

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hedging Derivatives

 

 

Gains (Losses)

 

 

Retiree Medical Plan

 

 

Total

 

Accumulated other comprehensive
   income (loss) at December 31, 2021

 

$

1,112

 

 

$

(124,868

)

 

$

8,474

 

 

$

(115,282

)

Other comprehensive income (loss)
   before reclassifications

 

 

53,476

 

 

 

22,692

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

76,168

 

Amounts reclassified from accumulated
   other comprehensive income (loss)
   into earnings
(1)

 

 

(5,390

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(5,390

)

Net current-period other
   comprehensive income (loss)

 

 

48,086

 

 

 

22,692

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

70,778

 

Accumulated other comprehensive
   income (loss) at April 2, 2022

 

$

49,198

 

 

$

(102,176

)

 

$

8,474

 

 

$

(44,504

)

 

(1)
Includes $175 and $(5,390) net-of-tax impact of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) reclassifications into cost of products sold for net (gains)/losses on commodity contracts in the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively. The tax impact of those reclassifications was $100 and $(1,700) in the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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14. Segments

Nucor reports its results in the following segments: steel mills, steel products and raw materials. The steel mills segment includes carbon and alloy steel in sheet, bars, structural and plate; steel trading and rebar distribution businesses; and Nucor’s equity method investments in NuMit LLC (“NuMit”) and Nucor-JFE Steel Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“NJSM”). The steel products segment includes steel joists and joist girders, steel deck, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, precision castings, steel fasteners, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, overhead doors, steel grating, tubular products, steel racking, piling products, wire and wire mesh, and utility towers and structures. The raw materials segment includes The David J. Joseph Company and its affiliates (“DJJ”), primarily a scrap broker and processor; Nu-Iron Unlimited and Nucor Steel Louisiana LLC (“Nucor Steel Louisiana”), two facilities that produce direct reduced iron (“DRI”) used by the steel mills; and our natural gas production operations.

Corporate/eliminations include items such as net interest expense on long-term debt, charges and credits associated with changes in allowances to eliminate intercompany profit in inventory, profit sharing expense and stock-based compensation. Corporate assets primarily include cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, restricted cash and cash equivalents, allowances to eliminate intercompany profit in inventory, deferred income tax assets, federal and state income taxes receivable and investments in and advances to affiliates.

Nucor’s results by segment for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

Net sales to external customers:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel mills

 

$

4,979,257

 

 

$

6,518,609

 

Steel products

 

 

3,275,997

 

 

 

3,323,088

 

Raw materials

 

 

454,726

 

 

 

651,585

 

 

$

8,709,980

 

 

$

10,493,282

 

Intercompany sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel mills

 

$

1,163,632

 

 

$

1,593,258

 

Steel products

 

 

100,361

 

 

 

134,706

 

Raw materials

 

 

3,170,892

 

 

 

3,546,519

 

Corporate/eliminations

 

 

(4,434,885

)

 

 

(5,274,483

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Earnings before income taxes and
   noncontrolling interests:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel mills

 

$

838,388

 

 

$

2,578,854

 

Steel products

 

 

970,802

 

 

 

684,867

 

Raw materials

 

 

58,140

 

 

 

95,853

 

Corporate/eliminations

 

 

(270,546

)

 

 

(461,459

)

 

$

1,596,784

 

 

$

2,898,115

 

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

Dec. 31, 2022

 

Segment assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steel mills

 

$

14,053,600

 

 

$

14,157,229

 

Steel products

 

 

11,318,754

 

 

 

12,087,145

 

Raw materials

 

 

3,466,854

 

 

 

3,383,114

 

Corporate/eliminations

 

 

3,407,182

 

 

 

2,851,722

 

 

 

$

32,246,390

 

 

$

32,479,210

 

 

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15. Revenue

The following tables disaggregate our revenue by major source for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended April 1, 2023

 

 

 

Steel
Mills

 

 

Steel
Products

 

 

Raw
Materials

 

 

Total

 

Sheet

 

$

2,102,694

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

2,102,694

 

Bar

 

 

1,598,128

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,598,128

 

Structural

 

 

638,307

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

638,307

 

Plate

 

 

640,128

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

640,128

 

Tubular Products

 

 

-

 

 

 

438,983

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

438,983

 

Rebar Fabrication

 

 

-

 

 

 

498,117

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

498,117

 

Joist

 

 

-

 

 

 

635,816

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

635,816

 

Deck

 

 

-

 

 

 

485,443

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

485,443

 

Other Steel Products

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,217,638

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,217,638

 

Raw Materials

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

454,726

 

 

 

454,726

 

 

$

4,979,257

 

 

$

3,275,997

 

 

$

454,726

 

 

$

8,709,980

 

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended April 2, 2022

 

 

 

Steel
Mills

 

 

Steel
Products

 

 

Raw
Materials

 

 

Total

 

Sheet

 

$

3,183,063

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

3,183,063

 

Bar

 

 

1,827,731

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,827,731

 

Structural

 

 

783,271

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

783,271

 

Plate

 

 

724,544

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

724,544

 

Tubular Products

 

 

-

 

 

 

610,300

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

610,300

 

Rebar Fabrication

 

 

-

 

 

 

445,232

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

445,232

 

Joist

 

 

-

 

 

 

612,235

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

612,235

 

Deck

 

 

-

 

 

 

550,909

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

550,909

 

Other Steel Products

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,104,412

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,104,412

 

Raw Materials

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

651,585

 

 

 

651,585

 

 

$

6,518,609

 

 

$

3,323,088

 

 

$

651,585

 

 

$

10,493,282

 

 

Contract liabilities are primarily related to deferred revenue resulting from cash payments received in advance from customers to protect against credit risk. Contract liabilities totaled $329.5 million as of April 1, 2023 ($285.0 million as of December 31, 2022) and are included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

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16. Earnings Per Share

The computations of basic and diluted net earnings per share for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 are as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

Basic net earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic net earnings

 

$

1,136,542

 

 

$

2,095,623

 

Earnings allocated to participating securities

 

 

(3,413

)

 

 

(8,420

)

Net earnings available to common stockholders

 

$

1,133,129

 

 

$

2,087,203

 

Basic average shares outstanding

 

 

253,608

 

 

 

271,564

 

Basic net earnings per share

 

$

4.47

 

 

$

7.69

 

Diluted net earnings per share:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted net earnings

 

$

1,136,542

 

 

$

2,095,623

 

Earnings allocated to participating securities

 

 

(3,392

)

 

 

(8,385

)

Net earnings available to common stockholders

 

$

1,133,150

 

 

$

2,087,238

 

Diluted average shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic average shares outstanding

 

 

253,608

 

 

 

271,564

 

Dilutive effect of stock options and other

 

 

789

 

 

 

530

 

 

 

254,397

 

 

 

272,094

 

Diluted net earnings per share

 

$

4.45

 

 

$

7.67

 

 

There were no shares excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per common share because their effect would have been antidilutive in either the first quarter of 2023 or the first quarter of 2022.

 

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Certain statements made in this report, or in other public filings, press releases, or other written or oral communications made by Nucor, which are not historical facts are forward-looking statements subject to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties which we expect will or may occur in the future and may impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “expect,” “intend,” “project,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could” and similar expressions are intended to identify those forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company’s best judgment based on current information, and, although we base these statements on circumstances that we believe to be reasonable when made, there can be no assurance that future events will not affect the accuracy of such forward-looking information. As such, the forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results may vary materially from the projected results and expectations discussed in this report. Factors that might cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (1) competitive pressure on sales and pricing, including pressure from imports and substitute materials; (2) U.S. and foreign trade policies affecting steel imports or exports; (3) the sensitivity of the results of our operations to general market conditions, and in particular, prevailing market steel prices and changes in the supply and cost of raw materials, including pig iron, iron ore and scrap steel; (4) the availability and cost of electricity and natural gas, which could negatively affect our cost of steel production or result in a delay or cancellation of existing or future drilling within our natural gas drilling programs; (5) critical equipment failures and business interruptions; (6) market demand for steel products, which, in the case of many of our products, is driven by the level of nonresidential construction activity in the United States; (7) impairment in the recorded value of inventory, equity investments, fixed assets, goodwill or other long-lived assets; (8) uncertainties and volatility surrounding the global economy, including excess world capacity for steel production, inflation and interest rate changes; (9) fluctuations in currency conversion rates; (10) significant changes in laws or government regulations affecting environmental compliance, including legislation and regulations that result in greater regulation of greenhouse gas emissions that could increase our energy costs, capital expenditures and operating costs or cause one or more of our permits to be revoked or make it more difficult to obtain permit modifications; (11) the cyclical nature of the steel industry; (12) capital investments and their impact on our performance; (13) our safety performance; (14) our ability to integrate businesses we acquire; (15) the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, any variants of the virus, and any other similar pandemic or public health situation; and (16) the risks discussed in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 and elsewhere in this report.

Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this report. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements except as may be required by law. In evaluating forward-looking statements, these risks and uncertainties should be considered, together with the other risks described from time to time in our reports and other filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this report, as well as the audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” contained in Nucor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Overview

Nucor and its affiliates manufacture steel and steel products. Nucor also produces DRI for use in its steel mills. Through DJJ, the Company also processes ferrous and nonferrous metals and brokers ferrous and nonferrous metals, pig iron, hot briquetted iron and DRI. Most of Nucor’s operating facilities and customers are located in North America. Nucor’s operations include international trading and sales companies that buy and sell steel and steel products manufactured by the Company and others. Nucor is North America’s largest recycler, using scrap steel as the primary raw material in producing steel and steel products.

Nucor reports its results in the following segments: steel mills, steel products and raw materials. The steel mills segment includes carbon and alloy steel in sheet, bars, structural and plate; steel trading and rebar distribution businesses; and Nucor’s equity method investments in NuMit and NJSM. The steel products segment includes steel joists and joist girders, steel deck, fabricated concrete reinforcing steel, cold finished steel, precision castings, steel fasteners, metal building systems, insulated metal panels, overhead doors, steel grating, tubular products, steel racking, piling

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products, wire and wire mesh, and utility towers and structures. The raw materials segment includes DJJ, primarily a scrap broker and processor; Nu-Iron Unlimited and Nucor Steel Louisiana, two facilities that produce DRI used by the steel mills; and our natural gas production operations.

The average utilization rates of all operating facilities in the steel mills, steel products and raw materials segments were approximately 79%, 65% and 75%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2023 compared with approximately 77%, 73% and 72%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2022.

Results of Operations

 

Nucor reported net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $1.14 billion, or $4.45 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2023. Nucor's earnings in the first quarter of 2023, which was the second most profitable first quarter in Company history, decreased compared to net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $2.10 billion, or $7.67 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2022, which was the most profitable first quarter in Nucor's history.

 

The largest contributor to the decrease in earnings in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022 was the profitability of the steel mills segment. The decrease in the steel mills segment's earnings in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022 was primarily due to lower average selling prices, with the largest and most impactful decrease at our sheet mills. Sheet mill pricing increased in 2022 by uncertainty, due in part to the conflict in Ukraine, which led to customers building up inventory levels in the first quarter of 2022. Demand for sheet softened as 2022 progressed and customers worked through their inventory, leading to significantly lower sales prices by the end of the year and into the first quarter of 2023.

 

The steel products segment had a very strong first quarter of 2023, with segment earnings increasing compared to the first quarter of 2022. Demand in nonresidential construction markets was robust in the first quarter of 2023, continuing the trend of strong market conditions in nonresidential construction markets we had throughout 2022. The primary driver of the increase in earnings of the steel products segment in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022 was higher average selling prices.

 

Earnings in the raw materials segment decreased in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022 due to the decreased performance of our scrap processing and brokerage operations.

 

The following discussion provides a greater quantitative and qualitative analysis of Nucor’s performance in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022.

Net Sales

 

Net sales to external customers by segment for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

 

% Change

 

Steel mills

 

$

4,979,257

 

 

$

6,518,609

 

 

 

-24

%

Steel products

 

 

3,275,997

 

 

 

3,323,088

 

 

 

-1

%

Raw materials

 

 

454,726

 

 

 

651,585

 

 

 

-30

%

Total net sales to external customers

 

$

8,709,980

 

 

$

10,493,282

 

 

 

-17

%

 

Net sales for the first quarter of 2023 decreased 17% from the first quarter of 2022. Average sales price per ton decreased 18% from $1,641 in the first quarter of 2022 to $1,352 in the first quarter of 2023. Total tons shipped to outside customers in the first quarter of 2023 were 6,443,000 tons, a 1% increase from the first quarter of 2022.

In the steel mills segment, sales tons for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 were as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

 

% Change

 

Outside steel shipments

 

 

4,804

 

 

 

4,539

 

 

 

6

%

Inside steel shipments

 

 

1,231

 

 

 

1,275

 

 

 

-3

%

Total steel shipments

 

 

6,035

 

 

 

5,814

 

 

 

4

%

 

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Net sales for the steel mills segment decreased 24% in the first quarter of 2023 from the first quarter of 2022, due primarily to a 28% decrease in the average sales price per ton, from $1,436 to $1,035, partially offset by a 6% increase in tons sold to outside customers.

Outside sales tonnage for the steel products segment for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

April 2, 2022

 

% Change

Joist sales

 

135

 

179

 

-25%

Deck sales

 

99

 

136

 

-27%

Cold finished sales

 

117

 

133

 

-12%

Rebar fabrication sales

 

279

 

291

 

-4%

Piling products sales

 

101

 

111

 

-9%

Tubular products sales

 

275

 

230

 

20%

Other steel products sales

 

135

 

155

 

-13%

Total steel products sales

 

1,141

 

1,235

 

-8%

 

Net sales for the steel products segment decreased 1% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022, due to an 8% decrease in shipping volumes, which was partially offset by a 7% increase in the average sales price per ton, from $2,689 to $2,872. Average selling prices increased across most businesses within the steel products segment in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022, most notably at our joist and insulated metal panels businesses.

Net sales for the raw materials segment decreased 30% in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022, due to decreases in average sales price per ton and tons shipped to outside customers for both DJJ brokerage and scrap processing operations. In the first quarter of 2023, approximately 93% of outside sales for the raw materials segment were from the brokerage operations of DJJ, and approximately 4% of outside sales were from the scrap processing operations of DJJ (91% and 7%, respectively, in the first quarter of 2022).

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Gross Margins

Nucor recorded gross margins of $2.00 billion (23%) in the first quarter of 2023, which was a decrease compared with $3.46 billion (33%) in the first quarter of 2022.

The primary driver of the decrease in gross margin in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022 was lower metal margins in the steel mills segment. Metal margin is the difference between the selling price of steel and the cost of scrap and scrap substitutes.

Scrap and scrap substitutes are the most significant element in the total cost of steel production. The average scrap and scrap substitute cost per gross ton used in the first quarter of 2023 was $414, a 16% decrease compared to $495 in the first quarter of 2022. The decrease in scrap and scrap substitute cost was more than offset by decreased average selling prices, resulting in lower total metal margins.

Scrap prices are driven by the global supply and demand for scrap and other iron-based raw materials used to make steel. We are currently projecting stability in scrap prices as we enter the second quarter of 2023.

The decrease in total gross margin was partially offset by increases in gross margins in the steel products segment. The largest increases in gross margins in the steel products segment were at our joist, deck, tubular products and rebar fabrication businesses. As we enter the second quarter of 2023, backlogs for the steel products segment are robust.
Pre-operating and start-up costs of new facilities were approximately $82 million in the first quarter of 2023 and approximately $62 million in the first quarter of 2022. Pre-operating and start-up costs in the first quarter of 2023 primarily included costs related to the plate mill in Kentucky and the construction of the sheet mill in West Virginia. Pre-operating and start-up costs in the first quarter of 2022 primarily included costs related to the sheet mill expansion and galvanizing line in Kentucky, the plate mill in Kentucky, and the galvanizing line at our sheet mill expansion in Arkansas. Nucor defines pre-operating and start-up costs, all of which are expensed, as the losses attributable to facilities or major projects that are either under construction or in the early stages of operation. Once these facilities or projects have attained a utilization rate that is consistent with our similar operating facilities, Nucor no longer considers them to be in start-up.
Gross margins in the raw materials segment decreased in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022, primarily due to decreased average selling prices and tons shipped to outside customers in our scrap processing and brokerage operations.

Marketing, Administrative and Other Expenses

A major component of marketing, administrative and other expenses is profit sharing and other incentive compensation costs. These costs, which are based upon and fluctuate with Nucor’s financial performance, decreased by approximately $125.0 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022. The decrease was due to the Company’s decreased earnings in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022.

Equity in Losses/Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates

 

Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates was $1.3 million in the first quarter of 2023, and equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates was $7.7 million in the first quarter of 2022. The decrease in equity method investment earnings in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022 was primarily due to the decreased results of NuMit.

 

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Interest Expense (Income)

 

Net interest expense for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 was as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

Interest expense

 

$

62,682

 

 

$

44,076

 

Interest income

 

 

(52,499

)

 

 

(941

)

Interest expense, net

 

$

10,183

 

 

$

43,135

 

 

Interest expense increased in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022, primarily due to higher average interest rates on variable rate debt. Interest income increased in the first quarter of 2023 compared to the first quarter of 2022 due to higher average interest rates on investments and an increase in average invested balances.

Earnings Before Income Taxes and Noncontrolling Interests

 

The table below presents earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests by segment for the first quarter of 2023 and 2022 (in thousands). The changes between periods were driven by the quantitative and qualitative factors previously discussed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months (13 Weeks) Ended

 

 

 

April 1, 2023

 

 

April 2, 2022

 

Steel mills

 

$

838,388

 

 

$

2,578,854

 

Steel products

 

 

970,802

 

 

 

684,867

 

Raw materials

 

 

58,140

 

 

 

95,853

 

Corporate/eliminations

 

 

(270,546

)

 

 

(461,459

)

 

$

1,596,784

 

 

$

2,898,115

 

 

 

Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling interests represent the income attributable to the holders of noncontrolling interests in Nucor’s joint ventures, NYS and CSI. Nucor owns a 51% controlling interest in each of NYS and CSI. The decrease in earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022 was due to the decreased earnings of NYS and CSI.

Distributions to noncontrolling interests exceeded the amount of earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests in the first quarter of 2023 and 2022. Cumulative distributions to noncontrolling interests have not exceeded the cumulative earnings of both NYS and CSI.

Provision for Income Taxes

The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2023 was 22.9% compared to 23.2% for the first quarter of 2022. The expected effective tax rate for the full year of 2023 is approximately 23.0%.

We estimate that in the next 12 months our gross unrecognized tax benefits, which totaled $151.0 million at April 1, 2023, exclusive of interest, could decrease by as much as $6.2 million as a result of the expiration of the statute of limitations and the closures of examinations, substantially all of which would impact the effective tax rate.

The IRS is currently examining Nucor’s 2015, 2019, and 2020 federal income tax returns. Nucor has concluded U.S. federal income tax matters for tax years through 2014, and for the tax years 2016 and 2018. The tax years 2017 and 2021 remain open to examination by the IRS. The 2015 through 2021 Canadian income tax returns for Harris Steel Group Inc. and certain related affiliates are currently under examination by the Canada Revenue Agency. The tax years 2016 through 2021 remain open to examination by other major taxing jurisdictions to which Nucor is subject (primarily Canada, Trinidad & Tobago, and other state and local jurisdictions).

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Net Earnings Attributable to Nucor Stockholders and Return on Equity

Nucor reported net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $1.14 billion, or $4.45 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders of $2.10 billion, or $7.67 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2022. Net earnings attributable to Nucor stockholders as a percentage of net sales were 13.0% and 20.0% in the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively. Annualized return on average stockholders’ equity was 24.3% and 57.4% in the first quarter of 2023 and 2022, respectively.

 

Outlook

We expect earnings in the second quarter of 2023 to increase compared to the first quarter of 2023. We expect earnings for the steel mills segment to improve in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023, primarily due to margin expansion at our sheet mills. The steel products segment is expected to deliver strong results in the second quarter of 2023, but we believe it will moderate from the first quarter of 2023 due to expected lower average selling prices offsetting higher volumes. The raw materials segment is expected to improve in the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2023 due to the improved profitability of our DRI facilities.

Nucor’s largest exposure to market risk is in our steel mills and steel products segments. Our largest single customer in the first quarter of 2023 represented approximately 5% of sales and has consistently paid within terms. In the raw materials segment, we are exposed to price fluctuations related to the purchase of scrap and scrap substitutes, pig iron and iron ore. Businesses within the steel mills segment account for the majority of the raw materials segment’s sales.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We believe our financial strength is a key strategic advantage among domestic steel producers, particularly during recessionary business cycles. We carry the highest credit ratings of any steel producer headquartered in North America, with an A- long-term rating from Standard & Poor’s, an A- rating from Fitch Ratings and a Baa1 long-term rating from Moody’s. Our credit ratings are dependent, however, upon a number of factors, both qualitative and quantitative, and are subject to change at any time. The disclosure of our credit ratings is made in order to enhance investors’ understanding of our sources of liquidity and the impact of our credit ratings on our cost of funds.

 

Our liquidity position as of April 1, 2023 remained strong, consisting of total cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments and restricted cash and cash equivalents of $4.70 billion as of such date compared to $4.94 billion as of December 31, 2022. Of these totals, the amount of restricted cash and cash equivalents was $81.1 million at April 1, 2023 and $80.4 million at December 31, 2022. Approximately $459.4 million of the cash and cash equivalents position at April 1, 2023, was held by our majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries as compared to $1.04 billion at December 31, 2022.

 

Cash provided by operating activities was $1.21 billion in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $2.47 billion in the first quarter of 2022. The $1.26 billion decrease was primarily driven by net earnings before noncontrolling interests of $1.23 billion for the first quarter of 2023, a decrease of $995.5 million from net earnings before noncontrolling interests for the prior year period of $2.23 billion. In addition, changes in operating assets and operating liabilities (exclusive of acquisitions) used cash of $315.3 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to providing cash of $6.7 million in the first quarter of 2022. The change in federal income taxes, which is largely a function of the timing of federal tax payments, provided cash of $330.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $672.1 million in the first quarter of 2022. The change in inventories used cash of $138.7 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to providing cash of $124.2 million in the same period of 2022. The change in salaries, wages and related accruals used cash of $858.9 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $658.3 million in the same period of 2022. These changes were offset by the change in accounts payable, which provided cash of $394.6 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to using cash of $165.5 million in the first quarter of 2022, a change of $560.1 million.

 

The current ratio was 3.7 at the end of the first quarter of 2023 and 3.4 at year-end 2022. The increase in the current ratio at the end of the first quarter of 2023 compared to year-end 2022 was due to the $499.8 million, or 11.5%, decrease in current liabilities. The decrease in current liabilities was primarily due to the $894.8 million decrease in salaries, wages and related accruals in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to the first quarter of 2022, which was largely due to the largest profit sharing payment in Company history being made in the first quarter of 2023 (based on the Company's record earnings for the full year 2022).

 

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Cash used in investing activities during the first quarter of 2023 was $769.8 million as compared to $981.7 million in the prior year period, a decrease of $211.9 million. The primary reason for the decrease was a decrease in cash used for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) of $347.2 million due to the acquisition of CSI on February 1, 2022. There were no acquisitions in the first quarter of 2023. Cash used for capital expenditures of $531.7 million in the first quarter of 2023 increased by $84.1 million over the same period of 2022. Capital expenditures in the first quarter of 2022 primarily related to the plate mill and tubular products facility being built in Kentucky, the sheet mill expansion in South Carolina and the sheet mill under construction in West Virginia. Capital expenditures for 2023 are estimated to be approximately $2.80 billion as compared to $1.95 billion in 2022. The projects that we anticipate will have the largest capital expenditures in 2023 are the sheet mill under construction in West Virginia, the micro mill being built in North Carolina, the sheet mill expansion in Indiana and the plate mill in Kentucky.

 

Cash used in financing activities during the first quarter of 2023 was $920.7 million as compared to $189.3 million in the first quarter of 2022. The primary uses of cash were stock repurchases of $425.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $905.3 million in the first quarter of 2022, a decrease of $479.5 million, and distributions to noncontrolling interests of $337.8 million in the first quarter of 2023 as compared to $211.6 million in the first quarter of 2022, an increase of $126.2 million. The primary change in the source of cash offsetting these uses of cash was proceeds from long-term debt, net of discount to the public, of $1.09 billion in the first quarter of 2022 as compared to none in the first quarter of 2023. In the first quarter of 2022, Nucor issued $550.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.125% Notes due 2032 and $550.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.850% Notes due 2052.

 

Nucor’s $1.75 billion revolving credit facility matures on November 5, 2026. The revolving credit facility includes only one financial covenant, which is a limit of 60% on the ratio of funded debt to total capital. In addition, the revolving credit facility contains customary non-financial covenants, including a limit on Nucor’s ability to pledge the Company’s assets and a limit on consolidations, mergers and sales of assets. As of April 1, 2023, the funded debt to total capital ratio was 25.1% and we were in compliance with all non-financial covenants under the revolving credit facility. No borrowings were outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of April 1, 2023.

 

In February 2023, Nucor’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend on Nucor’s common stock of $0.51 per share payable on May 11, 2023 to stockholders of record on March 31, 2023. This dividend is Nucor’s 200th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.

 

Funds provided by operations, cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, restricted cash and cash equivalents and new borrowings under our existing credit facilities are expected to be adequate to meet future capital expenditures and working capital requirements for existing operations for at least the next 24 months. We also believe we have adequate access to capital markets for liquidity purposes.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

In the ordinary course of business, Nucor is exposed to a variety of market risks. We continually monitor these risks and develop strategies to manage them.

Interest Rate Risk

Nucor manages interest rate risk by using a combination of variable-rate and fixed-rate debt. Nucor also occasionally makes use of interest rate swaps to manage net exposure to interest rate changes. Management does not believe that Nucor’s exposure to interest rate risk has significantly changed since December 31, 2022. There were no interest rate swaps outstanding at April 1, 2023.

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Commodity Price Risk

In the ordinary course of business, Nucor is exposed to market risk for price fluctuations of raw materials and energy, principally scrap steel, other ferrous and nonferrous metals, alloys and natural gas. We attempt to negotiate the best prices for our raw material and energy requirements and to obtain prices for our steel products that match market price movements in response to supply and demand. In periods of strong or stable demand for our products, we are more likely to be able to effectively reduce the normal time lag in passing through higher raw material costs so that we can maintain our gross margins. When demand for our products is weaker, this becomes more challenging. Our DRI facilities in Trinidad and Louisiana provide us with flexibility in managing our raw material requirements and our input costs. DRI is particularly important for operational flexibility when demand for prime scrap increases due to increased domestic steel production.

Natural gas produced by Nucor’s production operations is being sold to third parties to partially offset our exposure to changes in the price of natural gas consumed by our Louisiana DRI facility and our steel mills in the United States.

Nucor also periodically uses derivative financial instruments to hedge a portion of our exposure to price risk related to natural gas purchases used in the production process and to hedge a portion of our scrap, aluminum and copper purchases and sales. Gains and losses from derivatives designated as hedges are deferred in accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes in the condensed consolidated balance sheets and recognized in net earnings in the same period as the underlying physical transaction. At April 1, 2023, accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes included $1.7 million in unrealized net-of-tax gains for the fair value of these derivative instruments. Changes in the fair values of derivatives not designated as hedges are recognized in net earnings each period.

The following table presents the negative effect on pre-tax earnings of a hypothetical change in the fair value of the derivative instruments outstanding at April 1, 2023, due to an assumed 10% and 25% change in the market price of each of the indicated commodities (in thousands):

 

Commodity Derivative

 

10% Change

 

 

25% Change

 

Natural gas

 

$

14,420

 

 

$

36,040

 

Aluminum

 

$

7,642

 

 

$

19,107

 

Copper

 

$

2,520

 

 

$

6,307

 

 

Any resulting changes in fair value would be recorded as adjustments to accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of income taxes or recognized in net earnings, as appropriate. These hypothetical losses would be partially offset by the benefit of lower prices paid or higher prices received for the physical commodities.

 

Foreign Currency Risk

Nucor is exposed to foreign currency risk primarily through its operations in Canada, Europe and Mexico. We periodically use derivative contracts to mitigate the risk of currency fluctuations. Open foreign currency derivative contracts at April 1, 2023 were insignificant.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the evaluation date.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended April 1, 2023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Nucor is from time to time a party to various lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. With respect to all such lawsuits, claims and proceedings, we record reserves when it is probable a liability has been incurred and the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated. We do not believe that any of these proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, would be expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Nucor maintains liability insurance with self-insurance limits for certain risks.

There were no proceedings that were pending or contemplated under federal, state or local environmental laws that the Company reasonably believes may result in monetary sanctions of at least $1.0 million (the threshold chosen by Nucor as permitted by Item 103 of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and which Nucor believes is reasonably designed to result in disclosure of any such proceeding that is material to its business or financial condition).

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes in Nucor’s risk factors from those included in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in Nucor’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Our share repurchase program activity for each of the three months and the quarter ended April 1, 2023 was as follows (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

 

Total
Number
of Shares
Purchased

 

 

Average
Price Paid
per Share (1)

 

 

Total Number of
Shares Purchased
as Part of Publicly
Announced Plans
or Programs (2)

 

 

Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares that
May Yet Be
Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs (2)

 

January 1, 2023 - January 28, 2023

 

 

1,043

 

 

$

148.35

 

 

 

1,043

 

 

$

932,218

 

January 29, 2023 - February 25, 2023

 

 

808

 

 

$

167.55

 

 

 

808

 

 

$

796,710

 

February 26, 2023 - April 1, 2023

 

 

872

 

 

$

155.53

 

 

 

872

 

 

$

661,101

 

For the Quarter Ended April 1, 2023

 

 

2,723

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,723

 

 

 

 

 

(1)
Includes commissions of $0.47 per share.
(2)
On December 2, 2021, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $4.00 billion of the Company’s common stock and terminated all previously authorized share repurchase programs. The share repurchase authorization is discretionary and has no expiration date.

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

 

 

3

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nucor Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 14, 2010 (File No. 001-04119))

 

 

3.1

Bylaws of Nucor Corporation, as amended and restated February 22, 2021 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed February 24, 2021 (File No. 001-04119))

 

31*

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

31.1*

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

32**

 

Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

32.1**

 

Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

 

 

 

101*

 

Financial Statements (Unaudited) from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Nucor Corporation for the quarter ended April 1, 2023, filed May 10, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL: (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows and (v) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

 

 

 

104*

 

Cover Page from the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Nucor Corporation for the quarter ended April 1, 2023, filed May 10, 2023, formatted in Inline XBRL (included in Exhibit 101 above).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Filed herewith.

** Furnished (and not filed) herewith pursuant to Item 601(b)(32)(ii) of Regulation S-K.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

NUCOR CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stephen D. Laxton

 

 

 

Stephen D. Laxton

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and

 

 

 

Executive Vice President

 

Dated: May 10, 2023

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