MOUNT AIRY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Insteel Industries Inc. (NYSE: IIIN) (“Insteel” or the “Company”), the largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications in the United States, today reported financial results for its first quarter of fiscal 2025, ended December 28, 2024.
First Quarter 2025 Highlights
- Executed and integrated two acquisitions, strengthening our competitive position
- Payment of special cash dividend totaling $19.4 million, or $1.00 per share
- Net sales of $129.7 million
- Gross profit of $9.5 million, or 7.3% of net sales
- Net income of $1.1 million, or $0.06 per share
- Operating cash flow of $19.0 million
- Net cash balance of $36.0 million and no debt outstanding as of December 28, 2024
- Improved demand environment and business outlook
First Quarter 2025 Results
Net earnings for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 remained unchanged from the prior year at $1.1 million or $0.06 per share. Results for the current quarter include $1.0 million in restructuring charges and acquisition-related costs, which collectively reduced net earnings per share by $0.04. Insteel’s first quarter results benefited from higher spreads between selling prices and raw material costs, as well as an improvement in demand for the Company’s concrete reinforcement products which were partially offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expense.
Net sales increased 6.6% to $129.7 million from $121.7 million in the prior year quarter, driven by an 11.4% increase in shipments partially offset by a 4.3% decline in average selling prices. Shipments for the current quarter benefited from favorable demand trends in our infrastructure and commercial construction markets, as well as the incremental volume generated from our two recent acquisitions...
Capital Allocation and Liquidity
Capital expenditures for the first quarter of fiscal 2025 decreased to $2.7 million from $12.3 million in the prior year quarter...
Conference Call
Insteel will hold a conference call at 10:00 a.m. ET today to discuss its first quarter financial results. A live webcast of this call can be accessed on Insteel’s website at https://investor.insteel.com and will be archived for replay.
About Insteel
Insteel is the nation’s largest manufacturer of steel wire reinforcing products for concrete construction applications...
INSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES | ||
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS | ||
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Three Months Ended | ||
December 28, 2024 | December 30, 2023 | |
Net sales | $129,720 | $121,725 |
Net earnings | $1,081 | $1,132 |
Contacts
Scot Jafroodi
Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Insteel Industries Inc.
(336) 786-2141