Overview of key financials with YoY and QoQ context:
- Revenue: $7.076B in Q4 2024, YoY change -13.0%, QoQ change -4.95%.
- Gross Profit: $627M with a gross margin of 8.86%; YoY gross profit down 58.8%, QoQ down 17.3%.
- Operating Income: $386.963M; operating margin 5.47%; YoY -67.15%, QoQ -24.61%.
- Net Income: $287.032M; net margin 4.06%; YoY -66.03%, QoQ +14.85%.
- EPS (diluted): $1.22; YoY -64.74%, QoQ +16.19%.
- EBITDA: $745.063M; EBITDA margin 10.53% for the quarter.
- Cash flow: Operating cash flow $733.368M; Capex $879.141M; Free cash flow negative $145.773M; Net change in cash -$704.799M; Cash balance at period end $3.558B.
- Balance sheet (selected): Total assets $33.94B; cash & equivalents $3.558B; total debt $6.95B; net debt $3.392B. Equity $20.294B; current ratio 2.51; debt-to-capital ~25.5%; interest coverage 7.4x.
- Per-share and efficiency metrics: EPS $1.22; ROA 0.85%; ROE 1.41%; asset turnover 0.208; gross margin 8.86%; operating margin 5.47%.
Notes: YoY and QoQ figures derive from the company-reported income metrics; margins and leverage reflect quarterly variations driven by product mix, volumes, and pricing shifts in steel mill vs. downstream segments.