RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO - Quarter Report: 2010 June (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010

OR

For the transition period from                      to                     .

Commission file number: 001-13122

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

350 South Grand Avenue, Suite 5100

Los Angeles, California 90071

(213) 687-7700

(Address of principal executive offices and telephone number)

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  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

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

Large accelerated filer  x            Accelerated filer  ¨            Non-accelerated filer  ¨            Smaller reporting company  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of July 30, 2010, 74,266,446 shares of the registrant’s common stock, no par value, were outstanding.

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share amounts)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share amounts)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

See accompanying notes to unaudited consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information and with the instructions of Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation with respect to the interim financial statements, have been included. The results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year ending December 31, 2010. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2009, included in Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.’s (“We”, “Reliance” or the “Company”) Annual Report on Form 10-K.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include the assets, liabilities and operating results of majority-owned subsidiaries. The ownership of the other interest holders of consolidated subsidiaries is reflected as noncontrolling interests. The Company’s investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries are recorded under the equity method of accounting. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

2. Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Guidance

Accounting Guidance Recently Adopted

On January 1, 2010, the Company adopted changes issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) for accounting for variable interest entities. These changes replaced the quantitative-based risks and rewards calculation for determining which reporting entity, if any, has a controlling financial interest in a variable interest entity with an approach focused on identifying which reporting entity has the power to direct the activities of a variable interest entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (1) the obligation to absorb losses of the entity or (2) the right to receive benefits from the entity. The changes also require additional disclosures about a reporting entity’s involvement in variable interest entities. The adoption of this guidance resulted in the consolidation of one of the Company’s joint venture entities, which did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

3. Goodwill

The change in the carrying amount of goodwill for the six months ended June 30, 2010 is as follows:

The Company had no accumulated impairment losses related to goodwill as of June 30, 2010.

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(UNAUDITED)

4. Intangible Assets, net

The following table summarizes the Company’s intangible assets, net:

The Company recognized amortization expense for intangible assets of approximately $14.5 million and $14.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. All other changes in intangible assets during the six months ended June 30, 2010 are due to foreign currency translation.

Based on the current amount of intangibles subject to amortization, the estimated amortization expense for the remaining six months of 2010 and each of the succeeding five years is as follows:

5. Income Taxes

The Company’s effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 were 33.7% and 29.8%, respectively. The fluctuations in the Company’s effective tax rate are mainly because of varying income levels over these periods. Permanent items that impacted the Company’s effective tax rates as compared to the U.S. federal statutory rate of 35% were not materially different in amounts during both periods and relate mainly to company-owned life insurance policies and domestic production activities deductions.

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(UNAUDITED)

6. Debt

Debt consists of the following:

Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility

The Company’s $1.1 billion unsecured revolving credit facility has 16 banks as lenders. On September 28, 2009, the Company amended its syndicated credit agreement to adjust certain financial ratio requirements (primarily related to minimum interest coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio) until June 30, 2010 at which time these ratios adjust back to the pre-amendment levels. With the amendment, the pricing on the revolving credit facility was adjusted to market rates in effect at that time and restrictions were placed on certain uses of cash until June 30, 2010 for acquisitions, dividends, investments, and stock repurchases. On June 30, 2010, these financial ratio requirements were adjusted back to pre-amendment levels and the restrictions placed on cash were removed. Also, with the amendment, the Company extended the maturity date of $1.02 billion of commitments with 14 extending lenders through November 9, 2012, while the maturity date for $80.0 million of commitments with non-extending lenders remains at November 9, 2011. Interest on borrowings from extending lenders is at variable rates based on LIBOR plus 3.50% or the bank prime rate plus 2.50% as of June 30, 2010. Interest on borrowings from non-extending lenders is at variable rates based on LIBOR plus 0.45% or the bank prime rate as of June 30, 2010. The revolving credit facility includes a commitment fee on the unused portion, at an annual rate of 0.40% and 0.10% for extending and non-extending lenders, respectively, as of June 30, 2010. The applicable margin over LIBOR rate and base rate borrowings along with commitment fees are subject to adjustment every quarter based on the Company’s leverage ratio.

Weighted average rates on borrowings outstanding on the revolving credit facility were 3.63% and 3.51% as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

As of June 30, 2010, the Company had $44.8 million of letters of credit outstanding under the revolving credit facility with availability to issue an additional $80.2 million of letters of credit.

Revolving Credit Facilities – Foreign Operations

The Company also had two separate revolving credit facilities for operations in Canada with a combined credit limit of CAD$35.0 million as of December 31, 2009. In January 2010, the Canadian credit facilities were combined into one unsecured facility with a reduced credit limit of CAD$5.0 million. There were no borrowings outstanding on these revolving credit facilities as of June 30, 2010 or December 31, 2009.

Various other separate revolving credit facilities with a combined credit limit of approximately $22.3 million are in place for operations in: a) Asia with outstanding balances of $6.5 million and $6.6 million as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively, and b) the United Kingdom with outstanding balances of $2.2 million and $1.5 million as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.

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(UNAUDITED)

Senior Unsecured Notes – Private Placements

The Company also has $213.0 million of outstanding senior unsecured notes issued in private placements of debt as of June 30, 2010. At June 30, 2010, the outstanding senior notes bear interest at a weighted average fixed rate of 5.7% and have a weighted average remaining life of 1.4 years, maturing from October 2010 to July 2013.

Senior Unsecured Notes – Publicly Traded

On November 20, 2006, the Company entered into an Indenture (the “Indenture”), for the issuance of $600 million of unsecured debt securities. The total debt issued was comprised of two tranches, (a) $350 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes bearing interest at the rate of 6.20% per annum, maturing on November 15, 2016 and (b) $250 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes bearing interest at the rate of 6.85% per annum, maturing on November 15, 2036. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of Reliance and rank equally with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated debt obligations of Reliance. The senior unsecured notes include provisions that, in the event of a change in control and a downgrade of the Company’s credit rating, require the Company to make an offer to repurchase the notes at a price equal to 101% of their principal amount plus accrued interest.

Covenants

The $1.1 billion revolving credit facility and the senior unsecured note agreements collectively require the Company to maintain a minimum net worth and interest coverage ratio and a maximum leverage ratio and include a change of control provision, among other things. On June 30, 2010, the minimum interest coverage ratio and maximum leverage ratio requirements adjusted from amended levels of 2.0 times and 50%, respectively, back to the pre-amendment levels of 3.0 times and 60%, respectively. The Company’s interest coverage ratio for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2010 was approximately 6.4 times compared to the debt covenant minimum requirement of 3.0 times (interest coverage ratio is calculated as net income attributable to Reliance plus interest expense and provision for income taxes and plus or minus any non-operating non-recurring loss or gain, respectively, divided by interest expense). The Company’s leverage ratio as of June 30, 2010 calculated in accordance with the terms of the revolving credit facility was 28.0% compared to the financial covenant maximum amount of 60% (leverage ratio is calculated as total debt, inclusive of capital lease obligations and outstanding letters of credit, divided by Reliance shareholders’ equity plus total debt). The minimum net worth requirement as of June 30, 2010 was $950.6 million compared to Reliance shareholders’ equity balance of $2.72 billion as of June 30, 2010.

Additionally, all of our wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, which constitute the substantial majority of our subsidiaries, guarantee the borrowings under the revolving credit facility, the Indenture and the private placement notes. The subsidiary guarantors, together with Reliance, are required collectively to account for at least 80% of the Company’s consolidated EBITDA and 80% of consolidated tangible assets. Reliance and the subsidiary guarantors accounted for approximately 97% of our total consolidated EBITDA for the last twelve months and approximately 93% of total consolidated tangible assets as of June 30, 2010.

The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of June 30, 2010.

7. Equity

Common Stock

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company issued 508,175 shares of common stock in connection with the exercise of stock options for total proceeds of approximately $12.9 million.

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(UNAUDITED)

Share Based Compensation

On May 19, 2010, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Directors’ Stock Option Plan, which has been approved by the shareholders, 36,000 options to acquire the Company’s common stock were automatically granted to the non-employee members of the Board of Directors with an exercise price equal to the fair market value as of the date of the grant. The stock options cliff vest after one year and expire ten years after the date of grant. The fair value of stock options granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: Expected life – 5.5 years; Expected volatility – 57.3%; Dividend yield – 0.9%; Risk-free interest rate – 2.1%; Exercise price – $44.99.

On February 23, 2010, the Company granted 1,003,400 options to acquire its common stock to key employees with an exercise price equal to the fair market value as of the date of the grant. The stock options vest ratably over a period of four years and expire seven years after the date of grant. The fair value of stock options granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: Expected life – 4.8 years; Expected volatility – 59.7%; Dividend yield – 0.9%; Risk-free interest rate – 2.4%; Exercise price - $42.81.

On July 26, 2010, the Company granted 61,000 shares of restricted stock to certain officers of the Company. The awards include dividend rights and vest 20% on August 1, 2011 and 20% on each August 1 thereafter through 2015. The fair value of the restricted stock granted was $41.24 per share, determined based on the fair value of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. Total unrecognized compensation cost related to these restricted stock awards is approximately $2.5 million, which is expected to be recognized over a five-year period from the date of the grant.

Share Repurchase Program

Under the Company’s current stock repurchase program 7,883,033 shares of common stock remain available for repurchase as of June 30, 2010. No shares were repurchased in 2010 or 2009. Repurchased shares are redeemed and treated as authorized but unissued shares.

Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Other comprehensive (loss) income included the following:

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Accumulated other comprehensive loss included the following:

Foreign currency translation adjustments are not generally adjusted for income taxes as they relate to indefinite investments in foreign subsidiaries. Unrealized loss on investments and minimum pension liability are net of taxes of approximately $0.3 million and $7.3 million, respectively, as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

8. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is currently involved with certain environmental remediation projects related to activities at manufacturing operations of Earle M. Jorgensen Company (“EMJ”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, that were sold many years prior to Reliance’s acquisition of EMJ in 2006. Although the potential cleanup costs could be significant, EMJ had insurance policies in place at the time they owned the manufacturing operations that are expected to cover the majority of the related costs. The Company does not expect that these obligations will have a material adverse impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

9. Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share exclude any dilutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities. Diluted earnings (loss) per share are calculated including the dilutive effects of options, warrants and convertible securities, if any.

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(UNAUDITED)

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share:

The computation of earnings per share for the three months ended June 30, 2010 does not include 2,186,425 weighted average shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options because their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect. Due to the net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2009, no shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options were included in the computation of diluted loss per share as their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect.

The computations of earnings per share for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 do not include 2,171,400 and 3,121,332 weighted average shares reserved for issuance upon exercise of stock options, respectively, because their inclusion would have an anti-dilutive effect.

10. Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements

In November 2006, the Company issued senior unsecured notes in the aggregate principal amount of $600 million at fixed interest rates that are guaranteed by its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. The accompanying consolidating financial information has been prepared and presented pursuant to Rule 3-10 of SEC Regulation S-X “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered.” The guarantees are full and unconditional and joint and several obligations of each of the guarantor subsidiaries. There are no significant restrictions on the ability of the Company to obtain funds from any of the guarantor subsidiaries by dividends or loans. The supplemental consolidating financial information has been presented in lieu of separate financial statements of the guarantors as such separate financial statements are not considered meaningful.

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(UNAUDITED)

Condensed Unaudited Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2010

(In thousands)

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2009

(In thousands)